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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-04-17
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correspondence OF N. ! ENplcSs'
LONDON, March IL, 1862.
l have been so much struck to-day with a
case of post mortem justice, that ! cannot re-
frain from narratng it in the hope that some
living miser may lay the lesson to heart. The
subject of the following "oJitud1y" was the
son of a poor wood.chopper, and he died in
the possession of Sl0,000,000 The London
journals, it seems, are not afraid to engrave
the truth on a mans tomb tone:-
"Thc shipping and mercantile interests were
deeply shocked to learn of the sudden deceass
of Mr.. duncan Dunbar, the wei known ship
owner and merchant. His death took place
this morning just before leaving home for bust
ness, at the moment when his servant was
helping him on with his coat. Mr.. Dunbar
was the owner of fifty 1.-TWO vessels, chiefly of
large size, and his property of every descrip-
ton is roughly calculated at upwards of 81 000,-
900 sterling. lie was q merchant as well as a
shipowner, Spectator on the Stock Exchange
aswell as in foreign and colonial produce a
director in several public joint stock companies;
n man firm and severe, just and honorable.
paving 10 the utmost farthing, and eXaciing the
same. With all his wealth, he is not known to
have contributed to charitable objects. Where
money was to be made he was foremost, but
while he made much he lost much. In one ar
fl00000, and the market for that produce has
never been the same as it used to be since he
went into il. He was induced to embark in
the speculation, in expectation of the Crimean
war lasting for years. Under this impression
he purchased no less than twenty fine large
teak-built ships at Rangoon, and chartered the
whole on h S account, with the rice referred to.
Before their arrival the war was overj rice,
which was previously selling at very high price,
at once fell in value, and continued TO do so,
the stock on hand was greatly in excess of the
demand, it became unsaIeable, and the loss was
extensive.
"Mr. Dunbars investments in various Joint
stock companies were so large that the pros
pect of his shares being thrown upon the mar
ket, has to-day depressed several, particularly
the marine insurance companies. With album
dant means and influence at command fo- do
ing good, he leaves behind him no lasting or
grateful memorial of his name, occupation, OIL
character. Making money and keeping it was
his occupation. He heaped up riches which he
neither enjoyed himself nor allowed to others
and knows not who shall scatter them. In
few words, he was a man of great wealth but
no heart, and his epiaph might he written
He was BON; he lived; he died; he wa'
buried"
This large fortune will fall into the hands o
few neces, and London will he all the richel
for the mean mans death. Its only few day.
since that he said to lady who called to enlis
his sympathies in benevolent cause, that at
was against his principles ever to give any thing
in charity" Won't he feel small when calleC
upon to give an account of his stewardship
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

the purpose OF cutting in, as opportunities may
be offered, between our army AMI its trains and
depoh OF supplies. He Is vigilant aud active
ranger. and is very apt to turn up, like Stuart,
In unexpected places. ct the luckiest moment
Tor success. II will be seen. however. that the
present advance Of General Burnside towards
Richmond is we'll devised for victory in
the front and security in the rear. We
presume, too that, after the narrow escape Of
Washington last summer, he will take good care
that, in advancing upon Richmond be does not
advance upon an abandoned city, with the
rebel army on the back track, two hundred
thousand strong, and hungry and desperate,
pushing for Arlington Heights.
When General Mcclellan advanced from
Fortress Monroe up the Richmond peninsula,
Norfolk was in possession of the rebels, and,
with the steamer Merrmae and other iron
clads, they controlled the James river. They
also held the York river in holding the fort'fca-
tons Of Yorktown. from which it required the
approaches of regular siege to exrsl them
Now, with Norfolk, Yorktown and the two
rivers in our possession, the work required 10
carry General Mcclellan to the Chickahominy
holds good, and remains so much work done
in behalf Of General Burnside; for that his ad-
vance will be supported from the James and
York rivers is too much feared by the enemy to
be doubted. Everything looks well Tor the sue
cess Of the present enterprise of the grand Army
Of the Potomac, and the country demands that
it be pushed forward with energy and with the
sagacity taught by experience, and without
delay.
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

REBEL. APPEALS TO ENGLISH FEARs.--Now
that King Cotton has been fosnd an ineffective
agent in securing the forcble intervention of
England, the rebel journals are shifting their
tactics and are appealing to her timidity. The
last number of the Richmond Dispatch has an
article in which it conjures up a fearful picture
Of her doom in the event of a reunion being Of
fected between the Nonth and South. In the first
place she is to lose Canada; next, her fleets are
to be swept from the ocean, and then the loss
Of all her colonial possessions-the West In
dies, Australia and India-is to follow. As the
reconstruction of the Union will inevitably take
place, whatever course England may choose to
pursue in our regard, we present the above
recapitulation of facts to the careful attention
of Englishmen, with recommendation for
them to consider whether it will not be we'll for
them to conciliate the good feeling of the North
by pursuing frank and honest policy towards
it whilst yet it is in their power. From the
present language of the rebel journals they can
see how ready Southerners would be to concur
in war against them in revenge for the insin-
csrity of their conduct towards them. Those
who play double game must expect to reap
double harvest Of enmities.
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

TIE WAR IN THE SoUTHwEsr.-since the ex-
pulsion Of the rebel Gen. Bragg and his grand
invading host Of seventy-fve thousand men from
Kentucky into the northeast corner Of Tepnes-
see, his army seems TO have melted away. A
portion Of IL may have been sent East TO
strengthen Gen. Lee at Richmond but the
main body, il appears, has been broken up into
dstachments, and scattered along the country
south and west of Knoxville, for. the iudispen-
sable object Of subsistence. The great federal
dspo!s Of provisions ammunition, &C., at Nash
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

ENGLISH MILITARY CRITICISMS ON THE WAR
The London Army and Navy Gazette, in an ar
ticle on the progress Of the war, has the follow
ing remarks on the inaction of our army in Vir-
ginia =
There the North with double the white population Of
the South, all dying TO die for the Union without any
foreign and internal element distract their strength and
attentonwith the command OF the sea- and with
intercourse with all the nations Of the world (which
sell theV munitions OF furnish them with mercs
narcs-wh the control OF the great inland rivers and
water communications-with the most virtuous, nte.
the armores dockyards foundrics and MANUFACTURES
with sulphur saltpetre. charcoal iron, Steel lead the
mand success standing at bay the Northern frontiers
OF Virginia before an enemy which has all the disad
yantages and all the advantages which have fallen to the
lot OF the rederals.
The above is all true, or was so at the time it
was written, the only thing in connection with
it to which exception is to be taken being the
writer's speculations as to the causes of the in
action which excites his wonderment The
North has had oil the powerful auxiliaries Of
which he speaks the New YORK HERALD in
cluded but they have been paralyzed by in
fuences which have been left out of his calcula-
tions. Had he read the debates in Congress in
March last, and followed the articles of the
Union journals since, he would have seen that
the inaction of our forces in Virginia was caused
not by any want of competency or energy on
the part Of our commanders, or of spirit of
enthusiasm on the part of our troops, but by
the obstacles thrown in the way of General
Mcclellan by the radicals, and the pressure
brought to bear on the President for his re-
moval--a pressure which he declared himself
unable to resist. The New YORK HERALD used
its most strenuous efforts to defeat those malign
influences, and therefore our English military
contemporary is correct in setting it down as
one of the most effective Of the forces employed
in the vigorous prosecution of the war.
The New York herald., 1862-11-23
Operatic.

The weather cleared up little last evening" and gave
manager Grau good night for his gala performance The
public appreciated this favor and Irving place thundered
with the rumble Of carriages The performance began
half hour earlier than usual and the house ed up
rather slowly at nrst BY the regular hour OF opening,
however very select and fashionable audience crowded
every part Of the Academy.
Although Mr. Grau had not advertised the fact, n
seemed 70 be generally understood that General Mcce
ian would be present last evening The General did not
attend, however, although Mrs. Mcclellan was 10 .
tired private boz In the dress circle and Mrs. President
Lincoln was present for short time during the evening
Al We semionicaly announced that the Generals pres
enes anticipated but fair 70 state that General
Mcclellan q nrst accepted Mr.. Grau's invita-.
tion 70 attend, but, being detained BY other en-.
gagemens sent Mr. Grau the following note, Of which
no mention was made 70 the audience because no oca
notice had been given on the subject
FIyiH Avnsus Horst, |
Nsw YonK CirY, Nov. "a, 1902 !
ssI am directed py General Mcclellan 10 express bis
regrets that he compelled to deny himself the pleasure
OF attending the Opera ths evening" PROPOSED and 10
tender you his thanks for your invitation Iam SIR very
respectfully, your obedent servant,
N. b. swEiZER, Lieut.. Col and A. d. o.
As 10 usual upon such occasions, there were many
rumors that the brave and popular General was here,
there and everywheren the parquet the dress Circle
tho boxes but he could not be found though at every
pause In the performance opera glasses we're anxousy
ieveled to catch glimpse OF him. aud enthusiastic In
dvduss rushed up stairs and down stairs and through
the corridors 10 hunt him out Evidently the large au-
dieucs desired rather to see Mcclellan than TO listen
The performance: but the performance was amply sun
oiont 10 repay them for thor attendance
III, programme began with the drst act and scene
f,om The third act Of "Sorma," in which Lorin, Me
rcnsi susni and Nsccaferri appeared. Loriai In
good voice. bu, did not sing 10 we'll a IN "Lucresls
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

Borgiap sn the svssfag vEevious horensi was, ~
usual AdnEsabe. and %ss heartily and deservediy ap-
plauded susai did we'll ana haccaiefri dd Is well -
he could. "Ia Travata" ecAowsd, with Guerrabsna
as the heroine and Brignol r Alfredo. We can only
repeat our former notice Of this ast opera GuerrabeHa
acted splenddly and sang enjoyaby brignos excellent
rendition OF bis part is familiar the public BstA
artists we'll ss Amodo, greatly Sapplauded The
extraordinary with which signor Ma zo affected to
conduct the orchestra Was equally insh uctive and
ami nanr
The New York herald., 1862-11-23
Court OF General Sessions.
Before City Judge Mecuus.


Nov 22Tbe following prisoners, convicted during shs
last week. were brought up this msrning before City
Judge NcCunn fer sentence -
Isabella Hughes convicted Of grand larceny. was sen
fenced 70 the state Prison Cor Two years Henry kump,
OF the same offence sentenced 70 Two years
and ak months Imprisonment 10 the state Prison sbsd.
rack Reid the ccored man, convicted ~ mansaugnter IN
the third degree, was sentenced 10 'oe s'Ao o
The New York herald., 1862-11-23

vifle and Memphis were the special objects Of
Bragg in his rapid retreat from Kentucky but,
as Buell. headed him of at Louisville in his
northern march, so Rosecrans has anticipated
him in his retreat Consequently Bragg has
been compelled to move down nearer the bor-
ders of Georgia and Alabama, and to divide his
forces, in order to feed them from the impove-
rished country around him.
Further West, the demoralized rebel forces of
Van Dorn Price and Lowell, which were 80 ter
ribly defeated in their concentrated attack upon
Coriath, have been pursued by Gen. Grant to
Holly Springs. Mississippi We dare say that
when the combined land and naval forces un.
der Gen. McClernand and Admiral Porter get
under way, they will, in conjunction with Gen.
Grant, very soon clear out the armed forces Of
the rebellion from the entire State of Msss-
sippi, including Vicksburg, the last remaining
point on the Mississippi river where the rebels
now command crossing Meantime, under the
general direction of Gen. Butler, the work Of
ferreting out and breaking up the squads of
rebel guerillas in the swamps of Louisiana has
been going ON successfully and simultane
S"''y out HaVui IOTCtS nave Ctcdutu up
whole coast of Texas, including a heavy cata-
logue OF warlike spoils Little remains to be
done to complete the suppression of the rebel
lion in the Southwest, beyond the capture
Of Vicksburg and Mobile for the loss to the
rebels of these two important military positions
will. under the pressure of our land and naval
forces from the Gulf coast and from the North,
involve the loss Of Mississippi and Alabama
Where, then, will be the hope of rescue tc the
rebel cause in Arkansas, Northern Louisiana
and Texas! They will all go by the board.
Thus, while in the East decisive victory on
the part of Gen. Burnside will be followed by
general collapse of the rebellion from Virginia
to Georgia, it only needs telling blow or two
in the Southwest to settle the question, from
Georgia to Texas. Fast and West, too, best Of
all. the Union has the men and the means in mo
ton competent for the work.
The New York herald., 1862-11-23
Ths Nova scottan Outward Bound.
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NONTHKAt, NV ", Tb61
RI. steamship Neva scotiau sailed from oubec M elevcs
c,,et lhs norpins, taxing out ten cabin aud thirty
,syee stee,aqe uasscugerx FOR Liverpool.
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04

Duty: &c p h.
First Sort, 1862. IA oils
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
Sllerin-S Sale.

Cumberland, ss AuGrsT 18th, 1862.
FFNAkEN ON Execution. and will be sold at Public
Il Auction Thursday the twenty fifth day of
September A. ID. 1862 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
at the Sheriff s office in Portland, in said county,,
all the right in equity which Moses Morrill,, of Bux-
ton in the county of York has TO redeem the follow
ing described real estate, viz certain piece par
eel land with the buildings thereon il stands
situated IN said Portland, and bounded follows
commencing the easierly side line of State street.
at the westerly corner OF land of Margaret Reeves
thence easterly by said Reeves land sixty eight feet
more or less TO land of H. W. & A. Deering, thence
nothery and easteriy by said Deerings line nineteen
and one half feet, more less. TO point that will
strike the centre wall through the block of buildings
thereon. thence through the centre of said wall to
State street thence State street TO the bounds be-
gun at. The same being subject TO q mortgage deed
dated Oct. 16.h. 1858, ard recorded in the Cumber
land Registry of Deeds, vol. 2ss page 365 given by
the said Morrill, to David Hall of Portland TO secure
payment of twenty-one hundred dollars, a. follows
VIZ seven hundred dollars in one year hund-
red dollars in two years and hundred dollars
in three years with interest semiannually Subject
also to another mortgage deed. dated Nov. oath, 1858
ard recorded in Cumber and Registry of Deeds book
2ss. page 4s1. given by the said Morrill, 10 Emily
Boothby OF said Portland 10 payment of four
teen hundred and fifty dollars In three years, with
interest reference 10 said deeds being hereby had
Further particulars made known At the time and
pace of sale.
aug2lw8wlO oREN RING, Deputy Sheriff
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice Of Foreclosure of Mortgage.

WHEREAS the Andrescoggin Railroad Compa-
w ny, on the twenty day of September, A.
d. 1853 authorized the issue of certain bonds said
Company 10 the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars, and a mortgage of the property of the COM
pany 10 secure the payment of the same;
And whereas the said Company, in pursuance
thereof, on the twenty eighth day of September, A.
d. 1853 by its mortgage deed of that date conveyed
to William i. Preble John Otis and Samuel Pick
ard, all in the State of Maine trustees for the
holders of said bonds the Railroad of said Company
then constructed and in its situated in the towns
OF Leeds and East Lyermore, then in the County of
kennebec but now in the County of Androscoggin.
and extending from Leeds junction to Livermore
Falls, with all its depots, engine houses and fixtures
and the lands Of the Company at each of said Places
and along the line of SAID Railroad and all It's priv-
leees and appurfcances its rolling stock franchise
aud all the other property of said company of every
description. whether real personal upon the cond-
ton and for the purpose of securing payment of said
bonds the same being dated October Isl, 1853. and
payable in ten years with interest semi-annually
the first days of April and October in each of said
years according 10 the tenor of said bonds and cou-
pons annexed therefor which bonds and coupons
were accordingly issued by said Company. Refer
ence is TO be had to said mortgage deed recorded in
the Registry of Deeds for Kennebec County, in book
l9o, page l42. for more particular description OF
said property and the conditions OF said mortgage;
And whereas the said Preblc and Otis, having de
ceased at legal meeting Of said bondhoders holder
on the 10th day of September, 1850, Jabez c. Wood
man Of Portland, and Philip NJ. Stubs of Strong
duly chosen trustees the places of said PrebI
and Otis respectively, and said Woodman and Stubs
duly accepted said trust;
And whereas the said Pickard, the survivor of the
original trustees, by his deed, dated January l6ih
1851 and recorded in the Registry of Deeds for An
droscogein County in book 23 pages 3o7 and 30s.
conveyed the aforesaid mortgaged property and
franchise to the said Woodman, Stubs and the said
Pickard himself, TO hold upon the same trusts as
aforesaid;
And whereas the condition OF said mortgage has
been broken. and Samuel Wheeler Seth Bass and
Others of said bondh0ldcrs, TO an amount equal to
more than third of the amount of said mort
gage. in different sums, have made application TO us
IN writing, to have said mortgage forecosed for con-
diton broken;
Now therefore, hereby give notice that for
breach of the condition of said mortgage claim
foreclosure OF the same.
SAMUEL PICKARD
JABEZ {. WO0DMAN, Trustees.
PHILIP NJ SrUBBS,
September IL, 1862 w3w13
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
y 4" VUFf AICf ttFtE- :
bags 24c b 100 lbs.
Shot-P 100 lbs 50 q
Soap.
Spiees.

Duty: Ginger Root &c,
Ground Ginger Sc, Pep
per and PsmeRfO l2c,
Clores l5c, Cassid lee,
Csssid Buds zoe. GRna-
mon 25c, Mace and Nut
megs SOC p tb.
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICE 10 hereby given, that the subscriber
~ Charles II. Osgood, of Portland, in the county
6 Cumberland. aud State Of Maine, claims BY mort
gage. A. Executor of and Residuary Legatee in the
last will aud testament of JOSHUA B. OsGooD, late
OF said Portland, deceased, duly approved and al
lowed the following described real estate to wit
certain lot OF land with the buildings thereon stand
ing, situated upon the eastery side of Clark street in
sSd city of Portland, and bounded as follows: Com
mencing at a stake spon Clark street, one hundred
aud forty feet from Salem street formerly Prospect
foet to stake thence easterly eighty feet more or
less to land sold by William Prior 10 Joseph b. Hamb-
lin; thence by said land southerly forty feet thence
westerly eighty feet more or less, TO the first men,
toned bounds. Said real estate conveyed by
William IL Purinton TO John Il. Carroll, by deed of
mort gage dated the third day of October, a. D.,
eighteen hundred aud fiffyye and recorded in Cum
berand County Registry of Deeds, Book 267, page
99, said Carroll assigned the same 10 the Ocean Insu-
rance Company by deed dated the twenty-second
day of January, A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty
SIX, aud recorded in said registry Book, POSI- All
and said Ocean Insurance Company, assigned the
same to said Joshua b. osgood by deed dated the fifth
day OF January, a. D., eighteen hundred aud sixty,
aud recorded in said Registry, Book 3l5 page 3I and
the subscriber claims said mortgage deed and the
premises Thereby conveyed as the Executor and Res
iduary Legatee of the said Joshua b. Osgood as
aforesaid. The condition of said deed of mort
has been broken, by whereof the subscriber
claims foreclosure of the same, and gives this pub
lie notice thereof according the Statute in such
case made apd provided,
Dated this fourth day Of August, A. D. 1861
CHARLES Ii. OSGOOD,
Executor and Residuary Leeatec named in the last
will and testament of Joshua D. Osgood. wSvl2
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
THE MARKETS.
Portland Wholesale Prices Current.

rrected for the PRESS to October /.
,nI d,lk,. nf h..
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04

A CLEVER CHAP.-A gentleman from the
ountry, stopping at one Of the hotels in Gin
cinnati, entered into conversation with one of
the boardsrs, asking questions about the fair,
etc. After few minutes conversation, the
boarder drew his cigar-case, saving
"Will you take Cigar, srs"
@Well, don't mind If do" was the reply.
The cigar was passed to him; also the one
which our boarder was smoking, for the pur-
pose of giving him light. He carefully pla-
ced the cigar first handed him into his pocket,
and took his knife and cut off that end of the
lighted ons which had been in the mouth of
his friend, and commenced smoking, saying
ut AIT often man from the country runs
afoul of as clever fellow in the city as you
are,
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICES Is hereby given that the subscriber, JOSH
~ ua II. Hawkes., of Windham, in the County of
Cumberland and State OF Maine, claims by mortgage,
two certain tracts of land and the budng thereon,
situate in said Windham, being the same conveyed In
mortgage 10 Frank d. Hanson by Samuel r. Kemp
by his deed Of Nav 5th, a. ID. 1851 recorded in the
Cumberland Registry OF Deeds. book 2s2. page 235,
which mortgage was duly assigned 10 me by the said
Frank ID. Hanson, the l4th day of June, A ID. 1859.
Will appear by assignment thereof recorded in said
Registry book 29i page 2iI TO which records here
by refer, for more particular description of said
property. The condition OF said mortgage has been
broken, BY reason whereof hereby claim ioreclo-
of the same.
Dated at wiudham, August 27th, 1862.
w3w1l JOSHUA II. HAWKES..
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
Notice off ForecIosI,re.

IDUPLlC NOTICE is hereby given that Thomas B.
Il Irott and Samuel Trott, of Portland County of
Cumberland, State OF Maine, by their deed dated the
twenty-eighh day of August. in the year eighteen
hu dred and forty-nine, record in the Cumberland
Registry of Deeds, book 229, page 49s. conveyed in
mortgage TO the undersigned, Green Walden, the
following described real estate, TO wit: A certain
piece of land ON Peaks Island in said Portland be-
ing all of lot No on plan recorded in said Regis
try, book G5, pages 3s3, 3S4, 3S5 much OF the
said lot as was conveyed TO the said Trot by deed
dated August 81 lS41 and recorded in said Registry
book 24. page 53l also that the said Thomas Trott
by his deed dated the lst day of February, in the
year lS53. recorded in said Registry, book 242 page
IS, conveyed In mortgage TO the undersigned one
undivided half of the above-described real estate ;
That the condition of said mortgages severally is
broken, by reason whereof the undersigned hereby
claims foreclosure of the same.
GREEN WALDEN.
Cape Eizabeth Sept. 10th. lsa2 w3wl2