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Recruiting stopped.

BY orders received from headquarters the
volunteer recruiting service throughout the
North and West has been suspended. Mr.
Stimson, recruiting officer at this place, has
received such orders and his office is now
closed and he started to join the Vt. Sd at
Newport News on Tuesday last. This looks
as though the government thought they had
men enough in the field to finish up this re
bellion: and in view of the fact that the re
bells are straining every nerve to get recruits
it is quite significant.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
Slavery at the Nations Capital.

The United States Senate passed on Thurs
day the bill providing for the abolition of
slavery in the District Of Columbia by vote
of 80 to II. All the anti-republcans who
were present voted Nay. Before the bill
passed an amendment was adopted provld-
ing that no one who has aided the rebellion
shall receive any of the compensation provid-
ed by this bill. Another amendment was a.
dopted appropriating 100000 t. aid volun-
tary emigration of the manumitted slaves to
Hayti, Liberia or elsewhere. This bill pro-
vides that "all persons held to service or la
bor within the District of Columbia, by rea-
son of African descent, are hereby discharged
and freed of ard from such service or labor.
We do not know, but can see TO reason why
this bill will not pass the House,be signed by
President Lincoln and become aw-which
event viii certainly be one great step in adj
vance.
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Il Large holders Of oil are industriously
circulating the story that the oil wells of
Pennsylvania are drying up-hoping thereby
to raise the price Of their wares in Market
Our readers need not be alarmed at these ru-
mors. Learned men have long told us tina,
the whole interior of the earth was in a Ii,
quid state, and it has lately been ascertained
that instead of being red hot lava, as hereto
fore supposed, it is kerosene oil; thus it vii
be seen that the supply is fully equal to the
demand; and the entire expense of this valu
able illuminating material will be only the
cost of pumping and transportation.
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THE w AR.
THE UPPER POTOMAC.
A Brilliant Dash.

\ special dispatch to the Philadelphia En-
quirer from Middlebury, Loudon county, Va.
via Baltimore, the 4th, says that Col Geary's
advance encountered 300 of Stewards and
Whites cavalry and forced infantry at Mid
dlebury, Va, on Saturday, the 29th ult. He
marched from Philamont in the morning and
drove in the rebel pickets outside of Middle
bury, when he entered the town and discov-
cred the infantry in retreat and cavalry post
ed to make stand. A gun was placed to
command the main street, and the 2Sth char
ged the rebels with bayonets on double-quick
driving them beyond the town. They halted
in a hollow, but were driven off with rifles
and again stormed from thicket two miles
distance by shells from guns in our hands,
The excitement was great during the charge
through the town-our men dropping all SUI
perAuous clothing in their easerness to chase
the rebels.
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10 the Editor Of tic CaledOuidn :

10 the EditOT Of tie CalCdOnidn
The recruiting officer who advertises for re-
cruits in this village for the Vermont regi-
ments, is in error in saving that good cloth
ing, subsistence and medical attendance are
provided free Of Charge" BY an act of the
Legislature, approved Nov 81, 1861, the gov
ernor was directed to "arrange with the gov
eminent Of the United States for, and obtain
payment to this State, of the Just value of
any clothing that has been or may be fur
nished or supplied by this State to the Yer
mont Militia or volunteers" &C., and it is
understood that the general government has
since required payment from each of our
volunteers in service, for the value Of cloth
ing furnished him by the State.
There seems also to be misapprehension
as to the claim of new recruits to the s. pc,
month to which our regularly enlisted volun
teers are entitled. The act of April Goth
"for raising six special regiments" provides
that "the 9Orernor is authorized and required
to establish such recruiting stations and APP
point such recruiting oficers as he shall think
fit," &C., and it provides that the non-com
missioned officers, musicians and privates 81
recruited and organized, shall receive
seven dollars per month each in addition" t.
the pay provided in the army of the L. S.
In several instances, volunteers who wer,
enlisted last year by recruiting officers, no
commissioned by the governor, after joining
the regiments in the field, and after bein!
disabled and honorably discharged, were un
able to obtain any pay, either from the gen
eral government or the State, owing to tn
fact that they were not legally recruited un
der the authority of the State, nor regularly
mustered into the L. S. service.
ERAsTUS FAIRBANKS
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POSTSCRIPT !!

A despatch to this place Wednesday fore
noon (which will be found in another col
umn) says big battle has been fought at
Pittsburg, Tenn, ION the Tennessee river,
but few miles from Corinth,) in which the
enemy was routed. The divisions of both
Gems Grant and Buel were in this battle, and
Gen Grant was still pursuing the flying reb-
els. The loss was heavy upon both sides
but how great, is not stated.
Gen Halleck telegraphs the War Depart
ment that Gen Pope has captured, of the
retreating Island 10 garrison, three generals
GOO0 prisoners, 100 siege guns, several field
batteries, and an immense amount of small
traps, and all without the loss of man =
Hip, hip, hip, hurrah.
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burg, Tenn, yesterday, but were rs,,,,
with heavy loss.
Gen Pope has captured three Dam,
5000 prisoners, 100 siege guns and >a,s'
field batteries with an immense op,,,i.,.
small arms, tents, wagons, etc. Oar -.
is complete. We have not lost man
(Signed) HALLEck. Ma.
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ANOTHER BIG BATTLE!
A FIGHT AT PITTSBURG, TENN.
THE REBELS ROUTED AND
STILL FLYING.
THREE GENERALS AND 6OOO PRIS
ONERS TAKEN AT ISLANDlO.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington. }
April s. 1860 {

April s, 1862
The secretary of war received letter this
p. m. from Gen Wool, stating that at , o.
clock yesterday p. m. nothing was doing at
Yorktown except preparations for attacking
the Notifications. That the enemy's force
was reported to be 10000, and that at ? D.
m. the Merrimac, Yorktown, and jamestown
and four tugs were lying at Craney Island.
The following message was received by the
secretary of war this evening: On the 9TH
instant the rebels in overwhelming numbers
attacked our forces at Pittsburg Landing
The battle lasted from morning till late in
evening and resulted in the complete defeat
of the rebels, with heavy loss on both sides.
Gen Grant is following up the enemy. Gen
Buel has arrived, and divisions of his army
were in the battle.
Zen Fope is securing the country around
Island No. 10. and so far has captured Gen
Mccall and 1000 men.
The following was received this evening:
MERRIwEATHER's LANDING,
April s.
Zen Paine's division marched forward TO
Upton village last night and captured Gen
Mccall and staff and 1000 prisoners from
Arkansas and Louisiana, and large quanti-
titles of stores, ammunition and other prop
erty.
Gen Pope's movements have been COM
plete success. He will move liz the direction
of Island No. 10 to capture all that is left.
ST LOUIS, April S.
The enemy attacked our works at Pitts
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r. The following is short extract from
private letter from a St Johnsbury boy
now soldering in Gen Banks division in
Virginia. 1t was his first time "under fire."
and though no one was hurt, it was playing
with dangerous weapons, as all will see:
"Last night our regiment got orders to be
ready to march at o'clock this morning.
The orders were not given until midnight, so
that many did not know until they were call
ed up by the long roll We fell in prompt
y, without any breakfast, and started. We
were joined by four companies Of cavalry and
four pieces of artillery, only FIVE companies Of
the 18th going. We marched out eight miles
and got sight of the enemy drawn up in line
of battle, commanded by Col Ashby in per-
son. Lieutenant Colonel Batchelder of our
regiment having command of the federal
force. AS soon as we got in sight of them
our cavalry were thown out as skirmishers
the artillery and infantry remaining in the
road As We advanced we sent them our re-
CARDS in the shape Of couple of shells, one
of them striking in their midst and doing
considerable damage. But we could not &c,
within rifle range Of them, they retreating as
fast as We advanced, their object being tc
draw US on to where they had lot of artile
ry, but they did not succeed. As soon as We
reached small town about 8 miles from
here We halted, the cavalry and infantry re-
naming in the road and the artillery taking
position on the right and left. We had no,
been at rest FIVE minutes when our guns O.
pened on them. They replied and with very
good aim, for shell struck and exploded
not eight yards from the center of our com
pany. tell you, began to think it was a
rather 'shitish' place to be in. The way the
boys went down or their faces in the road
was caution; and that was all that saved
their lives probably for none Of US were hurt
in the least"
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g The radical change in the spirit of
the national government on the slavery ques-
ton is we'll Illustrated by two recent facts, as
stated by the New York Evening Post -
president Lincoln has just pardoned the
Rev DR. Gordon of Ohio, imprisoned for re-
fusing to assist in ensaving fellow man.
He refused to pardon Captain Gordon, the
African slave-trader. Under the administra-
ton of Mr. Buchanan, when Davis, Flovd
and Yancey were supreme, the case would
have been reversed. The Gordon who had
enslaved hundreds would have been pardon.
ed, and the Gordon who aided one man to
freedom would have languished in prison."
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Island No. 10 is ours. After long siege
in which fears were mingled with hopes, in
the words of the despatch found in another
column, 'the men, guns and transports are
in our hands" The number of prisoners ia
Ael is not known, neither the loss of life in
its capture. This is another great victory
the greater for being so strongly contested
! effect upon the battles about to be fought
in Virginia and Mississippi cannot but be
salutary.
Large armies are concentrating at Corlnth,
Miss, and great struggle cannot long be
DELAYED in that quarter Men who have been
under fire will be in at that fight, as large
share of the army that captured Fort Donel-
son is now at Corinth
Gen Mcclellan is marching his army "on
to Richmond by the way Of Old Point Com
fort and Yorktown. The latter place he has
invested and already the rebels there are get
ting a taste of bombardment. Little Mac
will not stop long before he reaches Rich
mond. 1t will be remembered that the Yer
mont brigade is in this army.
The Merrimac is reported every few days
as being about ready, or as receiving her
coal preparatory to another foray upon our
fleet in Hampton Roads, but at last accounts
she had not made her appearance.
We are on the eve Of great events. The
clouds are lowering all about the horizon, land
when the storm is over we believe the stars
and stripes will be visible over many field
of conflict.
Election was held in Connecticut on Mon
day. Gov Buckingham was reelected by a
largely increased majority over last year,
The entire Union Republican state ticket
was elected, and the legislature is two-thirds
republican. The secesh will have to "cry
small in the wooden nutmeg state.
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All letters from Com Foote's feet al Island
No. 10, show that while very little, apparent
ly, is being done on either side, that both the
assailed and the assailants are labtring WITH
tremendous energy and untiring perseverance
to accomplish their respective purposes y
fearful contest will soon take place there
The Assistant Secretary of War. who lei. ioE
Washington only few days before, returned
post haste on the 29th and held an in,rry!e"
with Com Foote.
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Briefs.

Gov Sprasue was reelected governor of
Rhode Island, Apri! >, as everybody expect
ed he would be.
Fast in Connecticut, Friday, April is.
Ebenezer Magodin, the rebel brother Of
the governor of Kentucky, who was senten-
ced to be shot for violation of his parole, has
been respited by the president
Gov Washburn of Maine declines being a
piidate for reelection. He has been gov
ernor two years, and good one too.
A United States tax of one dollar on all
living four-legged dogs after the first of May
next All right
Ripe strawberries sell in New York at -
cents dozen.
Col Holiday, of the Vt. cavalry regiment
committed suicide on Friday, during a fit of
dependency. This cavalry regiment seems
fated.
Gen Shields is improving. Ditto Lieu,
Worden, who will resume command of the
Monitor when he RECEIVERS.
There are 100 men at work in the Spring
field Armory, and in the month of March
they made 1880 rife muskets, and vii
make as many more in April.
They are getting up Turkish bath il
New York, in which genuine Orientals vii
figure as managers.
Coffee sells at >l.25 per pound and suga1
at forty cents in Richmond.
The pirate Sumter is at Gibraltar, out O
coal, out Of money, her crew mutinous. an(
in no enviable predicament generally.
Mr. .Ames Of Chicopce has presented Con
Foote with sword and Lieut. Wordeu wit
q cutlasS
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r. We have been shown kernel of pow
der such as is used in the big Union gun at
Fortress Monroe. 1t was about as large as
a good sized chestnut, and looked ike piece
of black lead The gun weighs j2,O0j pounds
and the charge, each time it is fred costs
seventy five dollars.-Montpelier Freeman.
1t might be added that this gun Carries a
ball weighing 400 pounds : miles. One good
DOB from it would send the iron monster
Merrimac to Davy Jones locker. The trou
Dle would be, however, that this gun nigh,
be fired fifty times without hitting the Mer'
rimac.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

Pieasure-tourirg and sightseeing al Bu.-
Run ard in the vicinity Of Manassas art no;
Yet safe. \ private OF the Lincoln cavalry :
said to have been shot dead. the other day,
upon the former field, and one of the Hairs
cavalry was assassinated at long rife range
from the cover of wood. two miles from
the Junction.
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From Fortress Monroe.
TIE MERRIMAC.

The latest intelligence received at Fortress
Monroe in relation to the Merrimac is dated
at Norfolk, Friday night. At that time she
was coaling up at the navy yard, and was ex
pccted 20 come ont on Saturday. She has
two new guns on bard. 1t has been report
ed that Commodore Hoilins would command
the Merrimac, on her next trip, but the name
of Capt Pegrim is the latest mentioned il
that connection. The Yorktown, Teazer
jamestown, and four other gunboats are a
Norfolk.
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C The Courier is hostile TO the Prcc@-
nation Of Gov Holbrook for 4 Fast, because
he requests that PRAYER NAV be offered in b.
half of those who are IN bondage" Could
Satan himself have suggested ar objection 10
the Proclamation of our excellent Governor
more dRticiristian and inhumaa ?-PR-laaa
Herald
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ANOTHER VICTORY
Com. Foote Makes a "Ten Strike %
MEN, Guns, AND TRANSPORTS
CAPTURED.
THE MARCH ON RICHMOND
YORKTOWN BOMBARDED.

CHICAGO, April $.
The following dispatch was received from
Cairo this a. m. The steamer Alps arrived
this morning bringing the second master of
the gunboat Benton with dispatches from
flag officer Foote announcing the surrender
10 him at midnight of the entire position
The men, guns and transports at Island No.
I'D are in cur hands. The number of prison.
ers is not known, nor the amount of ord
nance stores.
FORTRESS MONROE, April s.
Nothing has been done to-day in front of
Yorktown but a reconnaissance and some can
nonading at long range. A telegraph has
been built to headquarters near Yorktown.
The steamer S. Il. Spaulding came in this
morning from Ship Point. The rebel works
abandoned there are quite formidable. They
took off their guns, but left their barracks
complete.
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From Fortress Monroe.
The Advance Towards Yorktown.
SUMMARY OF OFFICIAL NEWS.

The following summary of intelligence re-
ceived by the war department up to 10 o.
clock Monday night, of the operations at
Yorktown and Fortress Monroe. On Sum
day, the enemy's works were carefully exam
ined by Gen Mcclellan, and found to be very
strong and the approaches difficult. The
enemy were in force, and their water batter
les at York and Gloucester, are said to be
much increased. There was sharp firing on
the right, but no harm done. Our forces
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A LARGE MAIL.-The Nevbprn N. [.

A LARGE MAlL-The Newbern n. L.
Progress states that on the 9th, PosimaS.rG
Reed received monster mail from the Nor,
containing some fifteen thousand letters. l.
side some fifty bushels Of newspapers. Tie
letters Were distributed by him, with the I'D
Of half dozen assistants, in t,ro hours aa,.
len minutes. Who Will dare assert that 1t
federal army is not composed of reading
men,
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The Attack on Island No. 10.

The firing al Island No. 10, Friday night,
disabled the floating battery of the rebels
One shell struck directly in it, killing three
toward Foot Island. The firing en- Saturday
was more active and has done good execu-
ton.
The correspondent of the st Louis Repub-
lican, writing from the flagship Benton, on
the evening of the Sd, says: An attempt was
made this morning 10 tow the rebel floating
battery to point where it could command
our mortar boats. \ brisk fire was opened
by our mortarS, and in the course of half an
houl the battery was struck several times.
spiin,ers being thrown in all directions, and
several beams were displaced. One shell ex-
ploded directly inside the battery, when it
was at once submerged to the waters edge,
and towed out Of range He confirms the
burning of the steamer Winchester by our
shells. The Skillful firing on Friday made
the enemy very uneasy and cautious. All
their tents are removed out of range. Advi-
ces from New Madrid confirm the previous
report of the erection of rebel batteries oppo-
site that point. All is quiet there. The rv-
er is falling rapidly, and troops can soon be
landed at any point along the banks.
A FEDERAL GUNBoAT RUNS THE GAUNTLET.
A dispatch to the secretary of war, dated
New Madrid. April 9TH, states that Friday
night Capt Waugh, with the gunboat Caron-
deet. run the gauntlet at Island No. 10, and
is now available to Gen Pope. She was fired
on by the Memphis batteries, but not struck
once.
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q We are happy to learn that Major
Benjamin Alvord, native of Rutland, and
who is we'll known in this vicinity, has been
appointed by the President, Brigadier Cen
eral.-Rutland Herald.
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PaTsOn BrOWnlOW at Cincinnati,

There was public reception of Parson
Brownlow at Cincinnati, Friday night, and
it was an immense affair. His speech was
listened to with profound attention. Reso-
lutions were adopted demanding a vigorous
and unceasing prosecution of the war, the
punishment CT leading traitors, and that the
flag Of the Union shall again wave over the
walls of Fort Sumter, and from every other
building in the Union; also expressing the
warmest sympathy with the distinguished
guest, and calling on the federal government
to afford chance to return loyal Union men
especially those of East Tennessee.
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"kEWAED OF MERIT Subserviency to the
South has become chronic with the Democra
c;y' 1t was exemplifed two years ago in hol
Ding their National Convention in the hot.
bed of Treason. 1t was -xemplifed the 9th.
er day in appointing Nallandig CHAM, the con.
trere Of traitors, President of their Congress.
sional Caucus. Vallandigham was Kissed of
the field by the Ohio troops last summer for
his utilization with the Rebels; but Vallan.
dlgham is Amounted high priest of tn.
Democratic church, because in honoring him
they hold out an olive branch to their "nat
ural allies" in Dixie.-Albany Journal.
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kentucky AND TENNESSEE.
THE REBEL FORCES At CORINTH.

\ dispatch from Savannah, Tenn, April
1st, states that the rebel advanced camps at
Corinth, where Beauregard is in command.
within six miles of our advance from Pitts
burgh, and there is but five miles between
the rickets Of the respective forces at Purty,
where the rebels have four or five regiments.
The rebels claim a force of hundred thou
sand all told.
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POSITION AND STRENGTH OF OUR ARMY.

On Sunday, the Both, one division of Gen
Buell'S army was within days march of Sa-
vannah, and reports were in circulation that
Immediately upon Gen Halleck's assuming
command in person, four or FIVE corps &c az
NEE would be organized under Generals
Grant, Smith, Wallace, Buell. and McCler-
Eand. There was now and then little Skin
mishing with the rebel batteries at Eastport.
A telegraph line to Nashville is IN course of
construction.
A gentleman at New Albany, Ind, on
Tuesday last, states that on the evening of
March % the advance of Buell's army arrived
on the Tennessee river, opposite Savannah,
and commenced crossing the river Sunday
morning, then forming junction with Grant.
! In the early part of last week he sent force
to destroy the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road, which was accomplished by tearing up
ten miles Of track, breaking connections be-
tween the rebel lines. But before Saturday
morning the rebels had repaired the track,
and were constantly receiving reinforcements
of men and munitions via this road. The
enemy are said by scouts to be strongly for
titled at Corinth, and among the hills for 10
or Is miles towards the national camps at
Pittsburg. Their available force is believed
to be $4,000 to 10000 men. The united for
ces of Buell. and Grant are sufficient to meet
and conquer this large army, and the nation
al supply of artillery is superior both in cali
bre and number of pieces to that of the en-
envy.
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THE DAMAGE TO THE MERRIMAC.

The following has been received at the ma
w department in regard to the Merrimac -
When she ran for Norfolk on Sunday, the
9th of March, in the evening. she had seven
feet Of water in her hold. One shot from
the Cumberland ridlled her, and one shot
from the Monitor diSmounted two guns
The Monitor put ball through the boiler Of
the Patrick Henry, and killed two men and
scalded Others