Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-05-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


parole, be having taken up arms against the
Confederscy, after his capture, and before his
exchange. The Wheeling Intelligencer says
Webster obtained a commission as Captain Of
Cavalry from Gov. Piorpoint in November
last, on forged letter of recommendation
In the meantime he was captured by the reb-
els, was paroled, and had returned to his COM
pany but the fact Of the discovery of the
forgery having leaked out, Webster passed
within the rebel lines to escape trial by
Federal court martial. 1t is supposed that,
under these circumstances, no was again ar
rested by the rebels, and tried and convicted
for violating his parole. Not much is known
Of Webster beyond what is above stated. He
was thrown up TO the surface by this rebel
lion from somewhere in Texas or the West,
and was regarded as very ignorant, but dar-
ing and resolutc fellow. lie dealt with the
rebels without mercy and without fear, and is
repor ted to have killed rebel officer, not
long before his second arrest, by cutting his
throat from ear to car.
The scheme of the rebel chiefs for the cap
turc of Suffolk, Va, which has been foiled
by the bravery of Gen. Peck and his gallant
command, is described as follows;
jeff Davis, Lee, Longstreet and d. II.
Hill prepared the plan. Lonstrec' was to
advance with SO 600 men, cut the river about
five or six miles below, cross and unite with
HUI, who was to come from North C'rolina
with $4,000 men through the Dismal Swamp.
All communication thus cut off, Peck was to
be tapped and the James river opened to
Norfolk, where their iron-cads and other
craft could have ready access TO the ocean.
The james, next 10 the Mississippi, Is the
80. /. L.
Longstre crossed with this great army on
five btdses over the Blackwater on the night
Of the lOth and opened on all the approaches
to suffolk excepting one, On the night Of
the I'm he drove in our picket lines. From
that day until now he has Iaborcd to turn our
TANKS, especially the right flank on the Nan
semond river, which for some ten miles is not
over a hundred feet wide, and so is favorable
for crossing.
The best General New York has given to
the war Peck Of Syracuso-with lighting
and with vigilance has bailled all this STRAIT
egy'
Washington correspondents say that the
list Of provost marshals and their regulations
are nearly completed, and that the enrolement
preparatory to a draft will he place in May
Tie talk now IL that the order for the cOnsol-
dation of regiments. under the new militia
law, will be recalled or quietly set aside for
he pi,sent 1t proves to be nearly imprac-
ticable, and there are serious objections to il
which the war committee ought to have for
seen. 1t is definitely decided not to enforce
the law in Gen Hooker's army, as he repre-
SCENTS that it would deprive him of nearly all
his veteran colonels, and seriously damage
the army, besides inhicting gross injustice on
those officers who have vindicated their abil-
ity in active servive. For these reasons com
handlers generally favor the filling up of old
regiments by CONSUMPTION, rather than their
consolidation
Cincinnati correspondent says that Gen.
Burnsido,s order for iho arrest and Transport
tRtion South OF rebel sympathsers will not
be allowed to beCume a dead letter. Two
arrests have already been made under the
order Miss Ia ny Battles, Daughter Of the
rebel Gen. BATH Of Davidson county, Tenn,
and Miss Hattie Booker Of Rutherford county,
Tenn. They will he imprisoned at Camp
Chase. Mrs. Semmes, wife Of the captain Of
the pirate Alabama, who ha, been residing at
Cincinnati all winter, who i. violent in her
dcnunciaton of our goycrnm MT and Of our
cause, hsa been ordered to prepare hers If, to
be sent into the rebel lines.
Before going into the fight at Charleston,
Admiral Dupont had prayers offered on his
flagship, the lrontdes. One Of the cores
| pondcnts says From the admiral down to
/ the powder boys, all humby knoe and listen
to and seek strength for the coming trial, from
shorr touching prayer read by Commodore
Turner. The recollection OF the sight ofthosc
four hundred determined, battlceuger men,
bowling in picturesque gr upes before their
Maker, around the grimest implements of war
will never be ehaced from memory
The subscriptions to the iye-twenty naonti.
al loan exceed all previous subscriptions. -
They amount to two and a quarter millions
The department is still about eight days be-
hind in filling the orders for the bunds bu
extensive preparations have been made tC
increase the facilities, and in few days tn,
order, will be filled rapidly as they come
in. The majority Of the subscriptions are
for small amounts.
The report journal and testimony Of tn,
q Committee on the Conduct Of the War, EN-
brace 1856 printed octave pages relative TO tn
Army Of the Potomac. From this 1t appear
that 81 witnesses were examined OF whom
, 40 were generals.
The proceedings relatives 10 the investiga
ton Of the Bull Run and Balls Blnf battles
: covering over 500 pages, show that seventy
seven witnesses were examined, OF whom p
we're generals.
The Secretary of the Interior has entered
nto a contract with Forbes a Tuckerman t.
transport TO the Haytien i,land of Abache iy
undred negroes, who are free under the con
, .iscation act or the law emancipating slaves i
he District Fifty dollars each is 10 be pail
, or the transportation, and the firm agre
D hat the rights Of property and protection
. hall be assured by the Haytien Government
4 The President has issued proclamatio
: ecaring that the act for the admission of tn
! tate of West Virginia into the Union shall
axe place from and after sixty days from
esterday, proof having been submitted t.
i'm that the conditions of admission, viz
ertain emancipation changes in her con stitu
! ion have been complied with.
/ The personal staff Of General Mcclellan
a ave at last been disposed Of The volunteo
. Ulcers who were upon it are to be immediate
> mustered out of service, and those VIII
|. re officers Of the regular army will be remit
ed to their regImental rank, and most Of thel
] a IL IL.