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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11
From the Potomac.

\ friend has kindly permitted ua to make ,he
following extracts from recent letter rom L.
member Of the 9th Vi. Regiment
Dr. Chandler, SEN Is here. DR.. c. Jr s
improving We carried him 10 our bosIlta.
near Cham Bridge tins afternoon, aud lay
just returned he viii probably 60 to the cl,y
N day or Two. and If he can get long enoug
leave oi absence, may 20 bone
Day before yesterday we had furious gaze
that blew our tents down, tipped over wagon,
and made things quite lively. II dried up tns
mud a good deal, 50 did the pleasant weathe.
yesterday and to-day bat it Is raining to night,
Ia ong rain, probably
! se3 Messrs. Shepard and Reed from Mont
pelier here to. day
We celebrated TIE 22d oy listening to Wa.,i,-
lngton's Farewell address, in the daytime, ana
having bJntles, speeches, &C., III the evening
Col. Lord came back day or two before, ana
was warmly greeted by the whole Regimen;
| His hand Is nearly well. While the Vermont
brigade were drawn out in fall force Ont All
with four baltcaies in their rear, u listen
Washngton's Address, the Cameron drug0on.
came IN at full charge with squad OF mounte-
prisoners They passed near enough to let the
prisoners have good view ot tie brigade, an
hear lew Of Wasbingtous words cspecial,v
applicable to them. and then took them i-
| Headquarters, wherea news-boy met them shout
Ing " Here Is the Philadelphia Press --another
great Union victory in Iennessee-50, 600 rebels
captured Al the same time contrahana
that has been about here for few days, shout
ed " Dar my ole nassa, eartIn ruune1
away from him bout two weeks ago, an now
! he : done lollered me, sure nough. Mighty
| glad to see him under dc circumstances lis
name is John Fog. He got cotcht dis time,
&c We do not know how soon we may have
to meet the enemy, but we are ordered % -
prepared to advance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11
Washington as a Hunter

Gen. Washington with regard Qx-hunt
lng, was a representative man IN III. day, ana
was probably one Of the best riders Of his time
an accomplishment which gave him dignity anG
| efficiency when he became commandments.
Of the Revolutionary army Ills lardte horse
after be TOOL, up hls residence at Mount Vernon.
was a splendid iron gray, approachn; to blue
rejoicing in the name Of Blenhein. Ills house.
az the time referred to, was the central point.
not only from the vicinity, but lrom Maryland,
for gentlemen VINO were lond Of the chase these
friendly visits frequently extended for weeks,
ana each day made memorable by unb0unded
hospitality.
Washington dressed for fjK-hunt must have
been a splendid specimen Of u man, h.. tine per
son set Oh by the true sporting costume Of blue
coat, scar et wai,tcoat, buckskin breeches, boots
with yellow tops, silver spurs. velvet cap, and
snowy whip-handle supporting ong taper
iag bat heavy lash. Thus adorpej andaccom-
pamed by lllll Lee, bis huntsman, at the head
OF his friendly retalners, at an early dawn he
took the held, and in the exc ement Of the
chase none rode more gallantly and no voice
more cheerily made the woocit 0ds ring thar
his. The iOxcs hunteA at .t'i' Tne were tn,
gray species Dut there ss.sv1l ecepa0n, i
black fox, that Washington frequently hunted
but without success This animal, the history
OF which would 10 douot be curious, would blC
defiance 10 all other pursuers running from ten
10 twenty miles, dlstancing both dogs and horses
1t was a boast OF Washington, that his pack
numerous rs 1t was, ran SO close that they could
be covered with "a blanket--au expression that
is suggestive as volume could be Of the nice
sense he had Of the proprietes Of the sport,
ana OF the critical eye and judgement that he
brought 10 bear IN lis enjoyment. Washing
ton 5 hunting establishment, though not entire
ly destroyed, was comparatively neglected while
he was absent at the head Of the army but on
his return, Lafayette, with thoughtful appro-
clation OF his old commander iondness for field
sports. sent him pack Of French hounds Of
unusual size aud speed, which Washington re-
ceiyed with liyelIest expressions OF delight, and
which he used in favorable weather rs often as
every other day in the week generally starting
before sunrise, and returning home to breakfast,
made doubly appreciated hy the exercise and
excitement in the hraclng morning air.
Occasionally the lady visitors OF Mount Yer
non, mounted on their palTeys, would go oul
as charming witnesses ot tie sport and that
they might gratiiy their wishes without endan-
gerng lie or limb, Washington caused roads 70
be cut through various place. in She woods, SO
that, by . short cuts the most eligible places
to see the chase could bereicaed. On these oe
casions, Washington was especially conspicuous,
taller and finer mounted than any OF his com
ranions lie neither spared hmsa. nor his
generous steed, mliutanna what seemed tC be
his inherited place, the lead at the death yield
iuy IA ma, man the hnnbr az the brush II B
Iborp Hery1's Monthly
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11
Sensations During Battle.

\ One whO has recently beer IN battle, aud = a.
desires 70 satisfy the curiosity of those who d.
sire TO know how men unaccustouied to s,aI,
fire, felt when first under il, says
do not suppose | have much physical or
moral courage, bat the sensations under fire.
Judging from my experience are different from
what is expected
reasoning man at first feels alarmed. ani
his impulse is to run away , and il he has no
reason to stand, he probably does run bur ~
each exposure he grows less timd, and after
hearing canister and grape ab-ut his eals
dozen times, begins to think he is not destined
to be hurt
lie still feels uneasy perhaps but the dan
ger becomes fascinating, and though he don;
wish to be hit, he likes to have u narrow e,car.
and so voluntarily places himself in a position
where he can incur more risk
After little while, he begins to reason the
matter reflects upon the Doctrine of Proba.
blllties, and how much powder and lead is nee
essarily wasted before any man is killed or woun
ded.
Why should he be, he thinks, 50 much more
unlucky than many other people? and he sSou
can hear the whiIling of bullets with tolcra.
bic degree OF equanimity, though he inyotguta.
rlly lodges or tries TO dodge the cannon bal
or shells that so bowling around hls impeliats
neighborhood
In the afternoon he is quite different crea-
ture from what he was in the morning, and iu.
voluntary smiles to see q man betray the SAM
trepidauon which be himself exhibited isn
hours before
The more he is exposed to hre the better r-
can bear it and the timid being Of to day /,
the hero Of tomorrow and he who runs irom
danger on the first battle field will run intoitoa
the next and court the hazard he once :.
dreaded
Thus courage. AS it is styled, is little more
with most men than custom and they learn -
dcspse what has often Threatened without
causing them harm Il wounded, they learn
wounds are less painful to bear than they had
supposed and then the doctrine OF probabilities,
teaches them once more they are less liable q,
be wounded again. Sa the mental process g5s,
on until the nerves become by degrees the sub.
jects of will and he only fears who has n.
the will to be brave
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11
4flistcllallp.
Sketches of Western Scenery, &c.--No II
m HoN u. T.. THOMPSON
PRAIRIE pr SAC.

PRAIRIE pu SAC.
After following tor a mile or two the densey
wooded road leading southerly from the Devils
Lake, over the high rilgy country, winch passes
under the name oi tie Bauboo Bluffs, you un-
ryt4.ctsdly come uut 30 to tie brow ol an alb
ralt and commanding dcch,lty, when seem
ol almost unuailed maGnitence suddenly
bursts on YOUR view Directly before YOU, with
rs broad and aI-.ueadmg oAHnsc, and rs bold
ara picturesque Surroundings hes the noted
Prairie du sue. Che old and idyory,c home OF tac
ore. p.lulous and powerful Indian nation, tom
wi m tue name OF tue place was derived.
iu.s splendid prairie rs nearly ten mieS IN
l,ustb and dnouJ i've in average breadth. In
s..apc 10 is nearly perfect oval. and around ITS
whole border stretches long lines ut enclrchng
mountain elevations sometimes RISING To the
bcirht oi abont i've hundred feet above the level
of ,he prairie and everywhere SO closely con-
pett,d as 10 appear. IN the distance, like one
continuous rldce. running around the whole
valley. and with the broad intermediate ex-
pausc, constituting vast oval basin, almost as
nsrFect in shape as if moulded by nature with
the purpose Of trying her skill ON form OF
ho.4ty. DUST within the rim 0l thus natural
basin. andeloug its whole eastern circumference
geatly course the hrigh, waters Of the majestic
Wisconsin, while ITS Copious tributaries, the
Ot,er and lion y Greeks 50 come N, and How
along under no less bold and circhng bluffs OF
the western circumference, as 70 make an almost
ue.is.t counterpart To the eastern, and thus
iar.. ete the circle around nearly the whole
ursir.e Of sparkling streams as well as OF I'M
uosiu., mountains. Out OF the summit Levels ol
the-a enclosing ridges, abruptly rise two round
rocky. t1wel-uSe emiucncys one on tho east
side +, HE valley and one on the vest oNertop
pipc all others and seemingly standing Up ike
Giant s,utncs to ban, each other from the oppo-
sl,e ramparts. or to handy from side to side OF
arrest and receive on her own heads the thun-
derbos descending for their victims to the plains
below.
The view Of tins prairie and lis environs from
tbe .,nnd-point we nave assumed is singularly
striking and picturesque at any season OF the
wear. but in early summer, when the groves anC
mountain forests are clothed in their greenes
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11

! perty 81 ,his place. Is to Be found 4 seclu
sion, or distance rom good naygatA US ami
railroads The W isconsin, it 'tr5 largo
river, and Immense quantities q ,er are
yearly RATED down it from che Mo- Pine
rics To tu3 great benefit, no doubt, Lis and
other towns below. Bat Its ehan are 80
shifting, aud It's wide spread waters for the
most part OF the year SO shoal as tnder 1t
almost wholly useless for steamboat cation.
or any other purpose save those OF rang lum-
baT. And She nearest railroad state that Of
Maz5manIe, on the Milwaukee and arie du
Chen railroad, is eight miles distan And t
Is This circumstance alone that prey .le place
from the rapid growth Of the mosf, red VII
lages Of the State aud this also, prevents
this romantic and fertile valley, an. is pretty
villages, from being better known DE public
abroad, and known. too, as one Of most de-
sirable faces for settlement and resiace il the
whole Western country. And even ii is, the
farmers GA the prairies, and al eIes in the
villages, are steadily advancing in q. read to
wealth or independence. The placc dereore,
Is sure Of a healthy and permanent glwth, till
such time shall come. as come thej entually
viii, when the business and prcd-s of the
place Shall command more imnedhe railroad
communication and then Sauk will rleed have
bright future before her.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11

\ newly imported old Welchman out Ia " j..
consin was persuaded to 20 to church on Sunla,
rs soon as the minister, who had long beard
began his first prayer, tho old man was seen &
weep. le also shed tears during the ssc,ad
prayer, and at the beuediction the old fellow Ill.
mos, blubbered out. On leaving church one oi
tho deacous said 10 him" Friend Grll6tls, you
seemed to be much affected with the minister
prayer to-day - "Vell, no TINS you be ms
taken; no understand yot be say much -
4" Why, then, did you shed tears . " o, dear
SIR, it's because when he puts up his face 70
pray, he makes me tnk OF one beautiful goat
used to have in the old gundree; and de poor
cretur died and was worth dree guineas On.
can't help cryin' ven tink OF her =
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11
(Oar War Correspondencel
From the First Vermont Cavalry.
'I0f NNNAIWLIS, MD, Z
March 4, 1862. {

CANT HARRIS ANNAPOLIS, MD, I
March 4, 1862.
Although our present state Of masterly IN
activity is not favorable tor the production of
material Tor an interesting letter, yet will ven
ture to write a line for your excellent paper,
hoping that it may prove acceptable 10 our
friends. who we know teel Il lively interest in
our welfare. il not to the general reader The
weather here is, as the Almanac makers say,
variable. yery,-altcrntting from raia to sun
shine. from sunshine 10 rain, with an occasional
snow storm, just to relieve the monotouy.
The most important event that has trnspired
with us tor some time, the resignation of Col.
platt aud ,he appointment OF Capt Holiday,
Of the regular service, as Colonel OF the FIRST
Vermont Cayaly. We rejoice that the change
has been made. for Col. piatt, although clpa-
bic. efficient man in his place, IS no military
man. Ournew Colonel puts us through accord.
ins 10 army rules and regulations. Ii an order
is issued. he takes good sure that II shall be car
ried out to the letter, and there is already u
marked change in our affairs. lie also takes
care to inspect the men, their arms, clothing
and quarters, and the result is already apparent
in the clean faces of the men, and the improved
state of the blacking on their boots. II any
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-11

From a letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer,
we select the following description Of the ad-
vance Of Gen. Banks Column into Virginia
. In accordance with plans which at present
it is not advisable to explain, it was decided at
Washington hat an advance movement Of the
extreme right wing Of the army, stationed al
and near Sandy Hook and Frederick under
Gen. Banks, should be made Cen Mcclellan
visited the spot, and the details having been ar
ranged. the carly part Of last week was chosen
for It's c0usummatOn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-06

A traveller writes to the Straits Tunes an sc-
count of Journey through siam, in which he
describes q gorgeous Buddhist temple in
Avntha the old and now ruined capital: So The
temple itself was very grand, Of immense size
and hight, marble pillars supporting the roof,
the walls literally covered to the hight Of about
twenty feet with small gIlded inches containing
figures Of Buddhs. There must have been
thousands Of these little idols, sud the value may
be Judged on rejecting nat sll these images,
from the largest, measuring sometimes one hun
dred and twenty feet in length, TO the very
smallest, are made of clay ineased in copper,
and that again covered with layer Of pure
gold" Of another he says: Inside and out
side, the building itself, you would say, was
made Of gold and precious stones but the artl-
cles of ornament which you find inside, there Is
no mistake about. There is massive silver
mat of nearly half an inch thick entirely c0ving
the floor, with vases Of solid gold, chandeliers,
images of Buddha, all made Of pure massive
gold; the curtain surrounding the shine is
cloth of gold the walls themselves, plated with
gold thiek as ships yellow metal, form splendid
contrast TO the fimsey gimcrack decoration CT
the smaller temples, which line the banks Of the
river" We fear such wealth as this may prove
too much for French eupidity. Already the
French in Saigon have had d diplomatic dispute
with the Siamese kings as to the possession OF
mart OF CambOdia.
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District of the Mississippi.
HEADQUARTERS JACKSON Mississippi,
September & 1862

HEADQUARTERS, JACKSON, Mississippi
September 3, 1862
General Order No. q
To preserve order among military persons and to
4 prevent improper intercourse with the enemy by
either citizens or soldiers the following persons viii act
temporarily as provost m4rshRs at tee psints deslg-
mated, viZ=
viczsburg and Warren county, Mississippi Captain
@. A. Taylor.
Jackson and Kinds county Mississippi Jas. D. Stuart
Saint Helena parish Louisiana, Judge G. w. Martin.
Saint Tamany parish Louisiana, Jules l. B anc
Livingston parish, Louisiana, T. G. Davidson.
Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana, r. A. Hunter.
Port Hudson, Louisiana John G. Miller
East Felicana parish, Louisiana, d. q Hsrdee
West Feliciana parish, LOUISIANA j. II. collins
Ascension parish, Louisiana Captain Samuel Bard
Adams county, Mississippi, A. h Fsrrs.
Jefferson county, Mississippi Howell Hinds
Claiborne county, Mississip ppi -.
wilkinson county Mississippi J. h. Simns
Madison county, Mississippi, DR.. ~ j McKie.
Yalabusha county Mississippi. r. H. Forester.
YazOo county Mississippi, II. c. Tyler.
Il Martial law having been abolished, the duties Of
the provost marshsls above named, will be confined
strictly within their proper military jurisdiction, III
conformity with the customs OF Wal, and the following
articles OF war:
Article So Whogoever shall relieve the enemy with
mooey vietusls ammunition, shall knowingly har-
Dor protect enemy shall suffer death or such other
punishment shall be ordered BY the sentence OF court
martial
Article 81. whoever shah be convicted of holding
CORES Epondenee with, or giving intelligence to, the
enemy either directly indirectly, shall suffer DEATH or
such other punishment shall be ordered by the sen
tsncs Of 3 court martial
Article So All public stores taken in the eneny's
camp towns forts magazines whether Of artillery,
ammunition, clothing forage, provisions, shall be Sc
cured for the service Of the Confederate States tor the
neglect Of which the commanding officer is 70 be
ausWerabie.
Article - Every officer provost marshal TO whose
charge prisoners shall be committed, shall within
twenyfour hours sfter such commitment soon as
BE- shall be relieved from bis guard make report 10 writ
ing 70 the commanding officer, Of their names their
crimes, and the names Of the officers who committed
them the penalty Of being punished for ds0bedience
neglect at the discretion OF 3 court martial
III AL correspondence with this department will be
held wi the district provost marshal Colonel james
o. Fuqna, at these headquarters.
By command OF BrigsdierGenersl RUGGLEs.
ge19-Im n WOOE 8 A O.
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McCIeIian's Report OF the Battles in
FRuryiaud.

To the Associated Press, North
WASHINGTON, September 3O-The following
report Of the victories Of South Mountain and
Antistam has been Forwarded to the headquar-
teIs Of the army Of General Mcclellan:
"NRAR SHARPsBURG, Sept 2y-I.30 p H.
10 MajorGeneral H. W. HaiIecs, Gsneraiia-eLis
S. A.:
some OF the results Of the battle OF South Noun
tain and Antietam:
"At South Mountain our loss was 443 dead,
1850 wounded, and rs missing, total, 2,3I5.
AT Autietam our less was 2,0IO killed g4I6
wounded, and l, ,044 missing total, - ago.
Total loss in the two battles, Il 79l
"The loss Of the rebels in the two battles. as
near as can be ascertaiDed from other data, viii
not fall short Of the following estimate:
Major Davis, assistant inspector general
who superinteuded the burial Of the dead re-
ports about 5000 rebels buried upon the field
Of Autietam By cur troops. Previous to this,
however, the rebels had buried many Of their
own dead upon the distant portion of The battle
field, which they occupied after the battle, prob
ably at least 500
''The loss of tine rebels at South Mountain
cannot be ascertained with accuracy, but as our
troops drove them from the commencement of
the action, and as much greater number Of
their dead was seen On the field than of our own
men, II IS not unreasonable TO suppose that their
loss was greater than ours. Estimating their
killed at 500, the total rebels killed IN the two
battles would be 1000.
According to the ratio OF our own killed and
wounded, this would make their loss in wounded
1872
"As nearly as can be determined at this time,
the number OF prisoners taken by our troops in
the two battles will, at the lowest estimate,
amount TO 5000 The full returns viii no doubt
show a larger number. OF these about 1 200 are
wounded.
" This gives rebel loss in killed wounded
and prisoners Of p 542.
at viii be observed that this does not include
their straggiers, the number of whom is said to
be, by citizens, very lasse. It may be safely
concluded that the rebel army lost at least
10000 of their best troops.
q From the time our troops first encountered
the enemy in Maryland until De was driven
back into Virginia, We captured thirteen guns,
seven caisS0ns, and nine hmbers, two field
fOrges two caisson bodies, thirty-nine coloTs
and one signal flag. We have not lost q single
gun or q color.
"On the battle field Of Autistam II 600 small
arms were collected, besides the large number
carried off by citizens and those distributed on
the ground to recruits and other unarmoi men
arriving Immediately after the battle
At South Mountain no collection Of small
arms was made, owing to the haste of the pUr-
suit from that point. -Four hundred were taken
from the opposite side of the Potomac
(Signed) "GEO. MCCLELLAN,
50 Major General COmmandinv."
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The Accident 90 tl,e Great Enstern.

The real facts III relation o the disaster to the
Great Eastern have never been laid before the
public. The following is believed to be cor
rect narrative:
It will be remembered that on the voyage pre-
viOus to the present one the Great Eastern came
to New York by the bay Of Long Island Sound.
and at that time narrowly escaped a similar &C
cident.
She arrived off Montauk early in the morning
on her late voyage, headed in for Montsuk Point
aud in the same close proximity to the shore as
on the previous voyage, although her pilot on
that occasion had expressed his surprise that she
had not struck He informed the captain of his
narrow escape, and warned him agsins incur
ring similar risks in the future.
The Great Eastern passed the pilot beat and
stood boldly into shosl water when her engines
were stopped and she then drifted on at the rate
of about three knots per hour Shortly after
her engines had ceased 70 move, she struck on
rock and finally drove on over it. The rock lies
about two and half miles TO the eastward of
Montauk Point aud even in ordinary weather
the water has the appearances of being shoal
In about five minutes after she struck the pi-
lot Mr. Joseph Dayton, Of New London, went
on board and took charge of the ship. One of
the first remarks be made on going on board
was. "YOu are in a dangerous place. to which
the captain replied, "She has struck on a rock,
L am sITalQ.
In the course of a short time it was found
that the water was entering the ship and all the
pumps were set at work to keep her free But
in spite of their combined efforts, The compart-
ments aft rapidly filed with water, and the stern
Of the ship settled down so that she drew thirty
feet of water, when her anchors were let 90 in
Flushing Bay
At the time of the accident the captain our
reporter was informed, was in bis cabin asleep,
and most of the officers were amusing themselves
in the saloon, the deck being left in charge of
young officer.
The public have not been allowed to visit
her, nor could any information be obtained from
her officers and men.
The bottom of the ship has been examined,
and it is found that the rock has made a hole
about eighty feet in length by about three feet in
soidh. The opening is by no means in a straight
line, thereby rendering it more difficult 10 re-
pair.
As yet do decision has been arrived at in rela-
ton to the manner in which she will be repaired :;
but it is not unlikely that additional steam
pumps will be put on board, and she be taken to
some place where there is great raise of tide,
where she can be besched.
She still lies in Flushing Bay, and from pres
ent appearances she will remain there for some
time-Ne1o Yori; Commercial Ad1eHiSsr.