The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-13
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4 O'CLOCK u. M.
FROM WASHINGTON .

New YORK, Feb. 49, The Tribune Wash
ington dispatch says the complete plans and
specifications of our gunboats on the western
waters were found among the effects Of the reb-
els captured at Fort Henry.
1t is not improbable that Gov Wright, our
late minister at Berlin, Douglas Democrat,
will fill the vacant seat Of Bright.
The Virginia roads are improving. A few
days of this sunny weather will render them
traversable by infantry and artillery.
A statement was made in the hotels this even
ing that it is more than doubtful if the Senate
will sanction the presence of II legal lender
clause in any scheme of financial relief
The Times Washington dispatch says that
city is wildly jubilant to-day over the avalanche
of war news from Gen. Burnside s and Gen. Hal
leck's regiments.
Gen. Mcclellan s star is in the ascendant and
his enemies who have lately been disgracing
themselves by vulgar abuse or him are covered
with confusion. 1t is said that the correspon-
dent of another New York paper besides the
Herald, who affected an intimacy with Cabinet
secrets in Cameron S time, will be required to
divulge the source of this information.
A shoe-dealer was arrested here to-day on
charge of treason, ho having been communica-
ting with the enemy. The charges against him
are alleged to be very serious in this respect.
The Herald's Washington despatch says the
Senate was in session until nearly o'clock this
evening on the Treasury note bill. 1t was in
tended to push it through at once, and it would
have been done, except that when vote came
to be taken there was no quorum. 1t will be
passed Thursday.
Doctor Luther v Bell, Surgeon of Gen. Hook
er s Brigade, died last light.
FROM FORTRESS MoNRoE-YEsTERDAY NEWS CON-
FlRMED.
Feb. -. There was no flag of truce to-day
No arrival from Hatteras as yet.
As the Steamer Express was coming down
from Newport News this morning in her regular
trip, a man was picked up in small boat who
left Norfolk yesterday, and made his escape
from Sewal's Point IN u small boat. He con-
firms all the previous reports, and adds that
Norfolk has been placed under martial law, and
that volunteers to defend the city are called for
in vain.
The work on the Merrmac was stopped on
Saturday, and she is now "a. the Navy Yard
drawing SO much water that she can't get out
even if ready for sea.
The greatest alarm prevailed at Norfolk, and
an attack was momentarily expected There
are said to be only about 200 troops at Sewall S
Point 1t was rumored at Norfolk that the de-
feat at Roanoke Island was owing to the treach-
cry oc North Carolina troops
FROM THE TENNESSEE AND CUMBERLAND RIVERS
EXPEDITION.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 3. The Democrat learns
that Com Foote with three gunboats, left Cairo
for Donelson Tuesday night. Another was ex'
pected to join them at Paducah
In consequence of the high watcr and unusu-
ally rapid current in ali the rivers the fleet was
not expected to reach Fort Donclson until this
morning, and it is presumed an attack will not
be made until there is q complete readiness on
the part of both the land and Naval forces
News of the result cannot be expected before
| tn ninh or to-mOrrOW morning.