Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-08


The report received week since that /
money sent home 10y the soldiers, had been /
robbed on the route. i now asserted to be
hoax for which the x Y HerdH is respon- [
sible. y CORRESPONDENT ofthc Boston Journ- I
al dating Acquia Creek April 2jth, says
referring to Adams Express company
The amount Of business transacted by this
company is immense. The packages and
boxes forwarded to the soldiers from "home
keeps two or three steamers Constantly en-
ployed, and since the work of paying of the
troops was commenced, about ten days since,
the amount Of money forwarded by the sol
diers to their friends has averaged the
amount of seventy fire thousand dollars d1,-
L. \ report in the New York Herald day
or two aro, that the company had lost
large amount of money thus sent home by
the soldiers, on the boat between here and
Washington, although without the slightest
foundation caused considerable CONSERVATION
among the forwarding parties, and the re
presentatives Of the company had much DIFF
fculty in persuading the alarmed that the
company was not bogus affair
Cyrus " Field now engaged in obtain
ing subscriptions for his Atlantic cable en-
terprise in Boston 4 meeting Of the mer-
chants Of that city was held on the 18th. and
addressed by Mr.. Field. Resolutions favor
able to his proposition were passed, and
committee appointed to report to an adj
journed meeting
The Boston JogrHsl comments upon Mr.
Fields remarks and project as follows
We are free TO confess that the project Of sub
marine telegraph across the Atlantic which vas
presented yesterday by Cyrus W. Field is An A.
tractive cne-that the successful laying Of the
wire Is possible, and that immense benefits would
result from such a communications-yet II Is not
an enterprise which will commend Itself 90 the
enthusiastic support II Americans. We have
once aidci in laying o submarine cable across
the Atlantic. and IN demonstrating that the en-
terprise j, practicable Our next effort in this
direction should bc 70 establish line, enc fcrui-
rle o. '-i-cf should BE- or .f@cricaa soil. The
British government, for strategic reasons. can
afford 10 lay cable connecting its American
possessions with the British Islands, but we can
not afford TO all in the work. Our relations with
Great Britain are not 30 entirely friendly that
We need dismiss the conviction that a sub-ma-
rno q,b1e wouIi Five her an immense advantage
in case Of war between the two countries. The
most solemn stipulation gulrantying the neu-
trahty Of the cable would not prevent her from
using the cable 10 our Disadvantage, AMI through
us fundamentally the ports OF Boston and New
York ght be blockalel almost simultaneously
with a declaration Of war.
,.,i-cr,. ,,r5sr Rr,tisb control 1-i1i rs,JiI, be
Son ~, an, .rs Who will examine The Iist Cfof-
s,srs Tho ,r,fva Dire,rors The Secretary the
Flo,triciqn and Fn.-irear AMI tho Consultin-
Cor,,,i-,es ,re an Rri+isb subjects Sir ont ~
,yreI~s ftbe ..U,ror,rv Dira,.,,r.,, orlv are
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have , ,'oi,.. i'm ill.,. n,7r,-ar,srt n fairs
10 u Iu'sil'nfhIe ~ led-t "hetAer tni-
reasoning is conclusive
,.,rrest.,ujent Of ia. JrqreVsr writing
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-1y-
NJ NlAItnsvlle' very pleasant town on the
leehe' ound, Tor me nFst TINE on the e1pedi-
ucu an oll-ahl tout mon iamity Inc male
members are all IN New Orleans, but the ladies
were MOI slow 10 express their delght at our sp- .
pearah.e' lhey were much pleased that tne
uana oil me oth W. "nieh came through IN al .
vance Of the column, playing lankee Doodle
No wheat Hour has been seen there for SIX .
months Torn bread 5 al the oreai they nave .
Everything Is enormous IN price oil course IN
Ocaiederate money, except cotton winch has .
heen sel-lns al cents Inc confederate Gov
eminent 20 callell oSned larse lot there
when vas nuIned ana burning as We came IN,
s. al'o was much privaie' ana last night IN the
ais'ant mormon were numerous hres maze Of the
hte KING me mariyrei monarch funeral
pyTes-
LEAVING the village We came out on large
pralHe Wnlch Is precisely Ike our estern ones,
ana on which were roaming droves Of cattle and
horses, poor stock al with few exceptions
sun We manage 10 get All the fresh beef that
: Wanted' rauons oil II beng issued every day.
anu the creole horses are me things Tor servants
ana carts and quite squadron OF the little
coarse rough Fellows are picketed every night
near each regiment sad squadron also con-
sanity beng on the increase
ms SIDE the praiue lays the bayou saigon.