Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-08-14
FRoMwAsHrNGToNA AND uCnNrY

The Washington Star has information from
the south to the effect that on Wednesday
last Lees whole army, with the exception of
"A brigade or so around Fredericksburg, with
5000 infantry and his cavalry, with which be
is making show of holding Culpepper Coun-
~, is being concentrated on the Rapidan IN
the vicinity of Gordonsyille.
He is now engaged 10 rather bitter CON
troyersy with Jefr Davis on the subject Ore
Inducements. JEFF avows his inability to fur
nish them. and Lee replies that if that be so,
Davis must prepare to see him (Lee) give up
all Of Virginia north Of James River, as it
will be madness on his part to risk the force
he has left north Of that river as matters now
stand on the Rappahannock
The slave woman Catharine Burk, arrived
from Richmond, reports great excitement in
the Lee family over the expected hanging Of
sa~yor aud Flynn, by the rebel government.
The people air demand that the sentence
shall be executed next Friday, while Cen
Lee, whose son Fiz Hugh Lee is held by our
government as a hostage for Sawyer and
Flynn, demands that Lee shall prevent their
execution and threatens that II his son
is hung by the United States in retaliation,
that he will resign his position in the rebel
army, and leave the Confederacy in disgust.
A Washington letter states that letter
has been received in this city by way Of a
flag of truce, stating that jeff. Davis con-
tinued quite i'll in Richmond, and that doubts
were entertained Of bis recovery. lie has
been i'll more or less for several months.
Information has also been received h-re to
the effect that Gen. Lee had addressed let
ter to JEFF. Davis calling upon him not 10 in
augurate the the work OF retaliation by hang
ing the two Federal officers now confined at
Richmond, as the Federal authorities had de-
clared their intention 10 hang in return his
son, Gen. VIM. f. Lee.
II this results be declared hif intention to
throw up bis commission. lt Is not believed,
however, that the rebels will hang our officers,
as protest has also been forwarded to them
by the rebel officers in confinement at san.
dusky, Ohio.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug. IL.
dis Eroe'ieney Hofatio seymour, Governor
Nep York
Yours Of the 18Th inst, with Judge Adyo-
cate General Waterbury, report. vas re-
ceved to-day. Asking, you to remember that
consider the time as very imporIan' both to
the general cause of the country and to he
soldiers in the field ! beg remind you that
waited at your request from the 1T until the
9th inst, to receive your communication dated
the 3rd
In view Of It's great length, and the known
time aud apparent care taken 10 It's prcpara-
lion, did not doubt that 10 contained your
full case as you desired to present it. 1t con
tanned tbe figures for twelve districts: omit
tng the other nineteen, as | supposed, be-
f,uDA ga, in fl
as to them. answered accordingly
In doing 20 | laid down the principle TO
which proposed adhering, that is, to pro-
coed with the Draft, at the same ume using
inialible means 10 avoid any great wrong
With the communication received to day you
send figures for twenty EIGHT Districts, inclu-
ding tbs same sent before, and still emitting
three, for which | suppose the enrolments are
not yet received
In looking over the fuller lists of twenty
eight districts, find that the quotas for six
teen OF them are above 2 700, and six are be-
low 1000 Applying the principle to these
new facts, The 9Th and 18th districts must be
added to the four in which the quotas have
already been reduced TO 1900 for the first
draft, and with these four others must be ad
ded to those to be re-enrolled. The correct
case will then stand the quotas OF the I'd, an,
5th and sth districts, fixed at 2 200 tor the
first draft.
The Provost Marshal General inform me
that the drawing is already completed in the
10th. 9Th. 18Th. 22d, 24th, 26th. 27th, 2Sth,
29th aud 30th Districts. In the Others ex-
cept the three outstanding the drawing Will
be made upon the quotas as no~ fixed
After the hrst drhit, tn ? id. An, 9th OH
7th, Sth. llth, 2lst 2jih, 20rh. and 3ls
hsuurts ~dl helv-eutolttd Tor the purpose
and IN the manner stated ~ my letter Of Tue
7th inst.
The same principle will be applied to ID,
outstanding districts when they shall come in
No part Of my former letter is repudiated %,
reason of not being re-stated in this or fol
any other cause.
Your obedient servant,
(Signet) A. LINCOLN.