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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

No PAFER MoxET N CALIToRSIA-To a
believer in hard money, this account Of bank
ins must be good news
There is no paper money in California. The
Constitution of the State prohibits banking.
and the creation ofpaper to circulate as money
No bank-notes have ever been current in this
State or on this coast nor are hank notes used
on any part Of the coast between Acapulco and
Sitka and We arc 50 far from the countries III
which paper money Is current, that no attempt
is made to introduce it here. In our banks there
are great piles of double eagles, but no bank
notes arc visible. Wherever you so. or whatever
YOU buy, you sec only gold AMI silver people
do not think of paper
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

WI>1 NReiNn.-Thc following j. the
amendment to the state Constitution recent
l. accepted by the people nf West Virginia
hv an almost uhanim ,u- vote
.sThe children Of slaves born within the limits OF
this State after the ith Of July, 1858, shall he
free and all slaves within the said State who
shall al the time aforesaid be under the age Of
ten years. shall - fTse when they arrive at the
age cf tWenty--iIe years and NIL slaves % er ten
ana under tWeniy-one year shall BE- free when
they arrive at the age Of twenty-five y ears and
no slaves shall he permitted to come into the
STATE for permanent residence therein
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

Os-1Brc1Io>s is tHtFrLero> 0sFr.r
Desertcrs report the fllovuS
" There are three lines IF distractions M
Charleston harhor. The first line consists ct q
cHcrauI DC fric-c, made Of palmetto l9-. and
chain cable The logs are sharpened at the crls.
and capped with iron the points just below the
surface II the water, and at an inclination nf
f5rtv-fys degree. This line extends from Fort
Sumter to Fort Moultrie The second line ls
about fftr yards IN the resr Of the hrzt. and
consists Of one immense chain cable. rlaccl q
few feet below the surf'ce Of the water, huoyc'l
I'd at intervals hy large buoys. The third line
Of distractions consists of sunkon blocks made
Of palmetto logs, filed in with stone or other
weiEhty material. Tho channel parts OF
these distractions are 80 arranged shat
tho Rebel vessels can pass through them.
When they are closed at night. or in case
Of sn attack, these channel ways and cbsiruc-
tious have Internal machines attached to them.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

PERsoNAL.--A correspondent II the Boston
Trapeier writing from Nc'e Orleans says
Surgeon H. II Langdon, Of the Sth Vermont,
has resigned :. also Lieuts. f. X. Prouty and
I. ". Green. Of the sth and Lieut.. VIM
Osmond, Of the lst Vermont Battery.
Mr. Tenpey is the master bridge builder on
the Vt Central r. r, we are informed, and
not Charles II. Clark, a. stated by several Of
our exchanges
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

y. Y. ArfMEs.-The few last days Of the
Albany Legislature are full Of great events.
Mr.. Hastings the editor Of spicy Albany
(N.Y.) paper named the Knickerbocker and
a reporter in the Assembly, and Mr.. Murphy
the mcmhcr from Eric county, got into a
fight in the Assembly chamber recently
There wac delicate bit Of legislation on
which they disagreed and they undertook to
settle it in their own way. They were unior-
tunately intcrfered with before they had ad-
iusted the difficulty to their satisfaction
Murphy l. the member who assumed the
speaker chair during the introductory row
of the session.
Mr. Callic,t it seems las been declared
entirely innocent by a resolution Of Assembly
adopting the investigating committee E major
ity report. Mr Callicot it i- stated spoke
an hour in hi, own defence and made deep
impression upon the members.
The Broadway q. y railroad hill has
produced great excitement. both in Albany
and New York \ tdegrarhic dispatch says
it Passed the Assembly Wednesday eve, The
Common Council of New York city, on the
other hand. sprung a trap ou Tuesday, iu-
tended 90 choke the hill They assembled
ostcp,ihlv T., las, resolutions relative o. the
death Of Col Kimhall Suddenly i, became
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01
The Ncw York H,rald .ar.

It is the intention Of the President TO assign 90
active duty in the field, every military officer oi
every grade who is fit for feld service. The eX-
ccution Of this order viii remove hundreds Of
officers from offices in Washington and other cit
les, whose places are to be hllei with those who
have. by wounds or sickness, been rendered IN
sble to perform active duty elsewhere, but arc
entirely competent for Office work. The proposed
order is regarded as Just and humane.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

Tire report, j-urugl aud tc-ti-
monv % the Committee uu the Conduct Of
the War, embrace 80 printed octave laScs
relative To- the Amy Of the Potomac. From
this il appears that iiltv->cvcn witnesses were
examined, of whom forty were Generals
The pruceedin-s relative tn the Investigation
of tie Bull Run and Balls Bluff battles,
covering over 500 pagc6, show that seventy
seven witncsscs were examined, of whom -
wcr,' Genrral-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

The New York HeraH publishes what
pretends to have been an order Of Gen. Burn
sides dated Jan. 23d, dismissing from the
service subject to the Presidents approval
Gen. ". I. IL. Brooks, for complaining
of the policy Of the Government, and for
using language tending To dcmoralize his
command. Gems Newton and Cochranc, for
soins TO the President Of the United States
with criticism, upon the plans of their cou-
msnding cffccr; an'l relieving from duty
Gons. Franklin. " T. smith, cochrane and
others. Possibly this is the order mentioned
l,v the Committee ON the Conduct Of the
War. which was never issued.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

The poet LongiellOw has son who holds
a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the lst
Massachusetts, Cavalry He enlisted rs a
private in McCartney's Battery Of MassaehU-
setts Artillery, and his commission IN the
cavalry was conferred upon him, solicited on
account Of his known superior horsemanship.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

The FRENCH IN MExIoo-The rep)r-
the operations Of the French in Mexico, are
as contradictory and uncertain, as any from
our own armies 1t was stated the other
DAY that the French army which certainly
il investing Pucbla-had bombarded the
place, gained possession Of the outer works
and held the Mexicans at their mercy. Next
came the Mexican side Of the story,-that
the French had been routed. losing 5000
men and GO guns, and that 1000 Mexicans
had marched to occupy Orizaba. Thursday
comes French report,-that each division
Of the Mexican army had been defeated, one
trying to force its way into Puebla, the other
TO force it, way out, and that an offer Of ca
pitulation had been made and refused. With
this Is rumor, however, that Gen. Forcy
had been defeated.
The truth Of the matter will probably ap-
pear in time. Perhaps both French and
Mexicans have been defeated
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01
4 letter from Gen. Grant,s army sars

At Helen, the new negro regiments are pro-
zressing rapidly. In three days after Gen.
Thomas left for Vicksburg, the first regiment Of
Arkansas infantry Of African descent was filled
to 800, and hy this time comprises thousand
troops The held officers are Col. Wood, Lieut.
Col. Campbell and Mai. Burson, formerly of In
diana regiments. Col. Wood was formerly min
lister Of tlfe Baptist church in southern Indiana,
having been previously British officer in the
West Indies, in command Of black troops, lie
.ays nc knows they will make good soldiers, and
he engages in the enterprise for the glory of God
1 letter from Washington, y. C., while
under siege. say
In consequence Of the weakness Of tho garrison
Ger. Foster organized battalion Of blacks t,
assist behind theearthworks. There are no such
enthusiastic SELLERS in the department as they
They begged tha privilege of having guns IN thel
hands. and almost quarrelea for the preference
They declared they would sell their lives as dear
ly q. r..--il'le aud rapidly gained the good cpln
ion Of the -rliiers Some Of them lie behind tn
breastwvrbs with spelling book in ono hand an
y nru ket IN the other
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

Tic ath vermont letter in ~ kutllnd
Her1Y l.atcs. i nor ercsmYel near Suf *
Va, harins stayed hut four day at F'i're .
Monroe, and having been ny tic Jamcs Riv-
or as far as Citv Point
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01
\ correspondent of the y. Y. CoDwero'a
idrerfiSer sav@

\ correspondent Of the y Y to7'7''rf'a'
idrertiser savs
Admiral Dup0n;'s friends are ranying to his
support, and they do not spare MIR Ericsson OF
Engineer sinners in their desire 10 show that the
naval commander did all that could he done.
Yet they adroitly avoid these questions ls', DID
not the obstructions alone prevent the monitors
from passing Sumter and Moultrc, 2d. We're
not contrivsnces, sanctioned by the Navy De-
partment, prepared for removing these obstruct-
ions! And 81, were those contrivanccs usc'i,
or were they cast aside as new tangled notions
1t may be that replies may be given to these
interrogatorics by the return Of the iron-clads,
fitted with the once rejected obstacle re1rovers
The world is mine oyster said Falstaf; and
Admiral Dupont Will have TO open Charleston
harbor or give way 70 some who can fight in an
iron box" as well as on holy-stoned deck, with
a crew in white shirts and pants Assistant
Secretary Fox, who has had the capture Of
Charleston under his special direction. " vii
never give it up so. Mr.. Brown, for twill never
do to give it up so.''
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

1HE NEw C,Nu AROUND NlcKsBuRG. This
canal commences at Duckport about five
miles above Young's Point, and is intended
10 reach Walnut bayou. which empties INTO
the Mississippi at Carthage. It is seventy
feet wide. and its bottom i eight feet below
the surface Of the river. Ii was commenced
and rarity finished under more favorable cir
,umstances than attended the other canal
enterprise, and it will doubtless prove as
successful AZ wished.
The levee was cut on the 18th, and the
water rushed in with terrific force, carrying
hu.c masses of Earth with it and lodging
them far down the zidcs # the canal. The m
tentlon Is to run small -tcrn-lvheelers through
loadcd with supplies f"r The troops at Car
thage, but i ths proves iDpractIeabic tc
load flatboats and yawls and pilot them
across after the most easy method.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

After quoting John Locke, that blind
man took his idea Of scarlet from the sound
of a trumpet, witty fellow says that hoop
skirt, hanging out Of shop door, always re-
minds him Of the reel Of a belle
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

..o1Hrr .o-csz, Fzcr.y, --: COM
uenecmcnt has bocn made fuI the orssniza-
tion Of regimen; among the colcred popu-
alton of the District Of Columbia
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

Moro Mass Mrr1INe.-A Lake Pru'l-
dcncc correspondent of the New York Post
.,ivc- an account of a mass meeting OF about
thousand negroes at that place. About
FIVE hundred Of them were ablc-bodied men,
aud the rest women and children, all Of
whom assembled from the plantations in the
vicinity az short notice. The meeting was
OPENED with PRAYER by an aged ard vcnera-
be negro. and the most devout attention WIS
raid hv the blacks, The account proceeds .
The nerroc. were then addressed hy Colonel
Kick. who told them that the policy Of the gov
crumcut was 10 clothe, feed, arm and organize
into regiments all the men capable Of bearing
arms. while, under the protection Of these regi-
mcnts and with their assistance, the women and
children were to remain on and cultivate the
plantations for their own subsistence-the pro-
duct Of their own labor 20 he their own proper
g..
After telling them Of all the advantages they
would secure by becoming soldiers. and also Of
all the risks they would run, and the dangers
that would he peculiar to them because they
were negroes, he said " Now, after explaining
these things TO you, | want TO know how many
Of YOU are willing to become faithful, obedient
sollicrs, How many Of you are willing 70 fight.
and If necessary, to die fighting for the flag, for
the government AMI for your freedom; Those
Of you who are willing to DO this, hold up your
hands" In an instant nearly i've hundred
hands we're lifted in the air. When the women
were called upon to express in the same manner
their readiness to 90 on the plantations as they
should be directed, and work for their own sub
sistence, their show of upliflel hands was as
unanimous as that of the men.
think that no one who witnessed the conduct
Of the negroes to-day could say that they do not
understand their position; that they are into1i-
Gated with any visionary insane ideas Of freedom
and life of ease; nor could any one doubt that
the greatest desire Of their lives is to be frec"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

The Boston Traveller save
In Vermont much dissatisfaction is 'S-
pressed because Of the course Of that States
representative in Congress, and 1t is believed
that they will L. consigned t' oblivion.
which would seem % he their due.
1t would be odd, if,beinc mortal, thc l..'-
CATION had not done things that werenot -atls-
factory 10 their constituent, hut We don't '.,-
lievc there Is any cause for general com
plaint, or that the Representatives ere To- be
,obliyionatcd" on that ground.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

4 god deal las been already said about
the unfortunate affair at pnin-,illc, where
Capt. Flint was killed and -, many of the
Vermont cavalry captured. 4 private letter
from one of tn, officers engaged, has been
sent u, from which rc extract the GLOWING.
giving some additional particular
q. Our force under Capt. FLINT. of l35 men,
were IN the following order; Col Licut. Grou,,
Co B. Lieut. Woodbury. Go. G. L'eut. Holden.
Co A. Lieut. E.Ivsryls 60. u, Ii,u;. TrIsscl
Co. C. Capt Bean were marching by tvos.
. following the trsil msle by the enemy the night
before We left the pike near Broal Run, the
road following the Run through the woois We
came To- a cross road and were so confident Of
success, that Capt. Flint told me to 20 back and
pct ten or twelve u my men there 20 prevent
any Of the enemy from escaping.
The head of the column soon came to an open
field and discovered the enemy posted in and
. about some buildings inside of q harm yard.
seventy rods from the woods Il appear, Capt.
Flint thought he hsd surprised them or that
they would not show much fight for he did not
stop to form his command at ali, although ad-
vised to do SO By Lieut. Grout. hut charged
straight to the yard Just as We were marching
by twos and the companies were not very well
closed up. The rebels held their FIRE until We got
near, then delivered a murlerous volley-the
carblneers returned their FIRE but without effect,
as carbincs are not very effective when men are
mounted on raw horses. Cos and were Of
course perfectly useless with their sabres as the
enemy we're iehind high and strong rail fence.
Companies 2 and G did not come in to the field
until the others had charged down as they were
not so well closed up. As coon as they came in
they f5rmc1 an imperfect line. The other Coz
finding the FIRE too hot for them were compelled
10 fall back ont Of range. The rebels taking the
movement fer \ retreat or repulse came cut Of
the ward aud charged them furiously. and in fac
made it retreat Now was the moment Fl
Co D and G to charge hut they did not. Capt
Bean instead Of charging attempted to stop th'
others ron running, so instead Of stepping tn
retreat he Lost the day and the whole comman'
ran. supposed Of course Bean would charg
and give the other men an opportunity to rally
hut It vas not done lie had twenty-four me
) Of his Company and Company D had twent
men. The men scattered considerably. som
running through the woods great many sur
r rendered in the field Lieut.. Woodbury. an
, Capt Bean ran ahead and stopped the men O
top Of tho first Hill on the pike. The men tha
, rallied on the hill broke just before l came "
Some left the pike and ran in the fields. Ou
loss was five killed, seventy-eight prisoners an
several wounded
feel deeply humiliated and ashamed Of ii
Il whole affair and cannot help but blame mysel
+ although did not perhaps have the opPortunit
= to DO very much.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

NATIONAL ACADEMY of ScIENoE.-Ihe Ma
tional Academy of Science, Incorporated at
the last session Of Congress, met Tor organl-
zati5n on Wednesday the 90 in the Chapel OF
the University Of New York Senator VIII
son called to order, and spoke briefly OF the
earnest purposes and lofty aims of those who
were To take part in this great national
measure. Professor Agassiz made state
ment Of the fundamental principles upon
which a great and permanent edifcc Of science
should be based, and expressed the pleasure
he felt in connecting bis first public action
as citizen Of the United States. with the
orcsni s,tion Of go important an institution
lie also expressed the hope that the first great
good resulting from the organization OF an
American Academy, would be to render sci
ence in America independent Of the opinion
of foreign Acadcmicians Professor Henry,
SECRETARY Of the Smithsonian Institution
was elected temporary President. The roll
being called, it was found that out Of 80 cor
porators named in the hill the following 81
were present
ProfAgassiz, Stephen Alexander, \. y. Bache,
? Barnard. J. + Barnard, L. 5. \ W H.
{ Bartlett. L. ;. u. G.; Profs Caswell, Coihn,
Dam. C. II. DAVIS, L. :. y, Profs Wazer, Vol
co,t. Gibbs, Jw. Giles. L 5. \; B. y. Gould,
Prof Guvot. James Hall Joseph Henry. Hilyard'
Hubbard. L. : y o. .; Profs Leidy, Lesley,
Ncwbcrrv, Newton, Peirce, Nauman Rogers X
Rogers, W. T. Rogers, L. VI Butheriord,
Joseph Saytou, r. Stilliman. Jr., Joseph VIM
lock
The rsst were absent on Government duty,
or in distant parts Of the country. some
very natural regret wns czpro j that the
restriction Of the number Of cgrporators to
fftv. excluded several names well known 70
scicucc.
4 committee Of nine was appointed to
DARTS form Of organization.
Thus has been commenced movement
intended ., result in an institution, that
NAV ,ycutually rival the iar-famcd and ez-
elusive scientific associations Of the Old
World
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

Te .-e i-so->ed tha. R.7 J. S.-E-zt,
Chaplain Of tie 18th Vs--on., d;ei a. FaiI-
fax Station on Wednesday. His remains
will be forwarded to his friends in Williston.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

There has been smart fighting in that De
Iartment lately, and the 9th may smell gun
powder again soon, after their long idlcnoss
at Chicago.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01
By the President,
WILLIAM IT, SEWARD. Secretary Of State

Gen. Dixs official statement OF the late
operations near Suffolk, is as follows
FORTRESS MoyEor. April Ia.
To MAJOR General HaHeek. GeHeroi-io-
Ci'ef
| deem It due 70 the forces at Suffolk to
notice briefly their sallsnt conduct during the
last six days
On Tuesday, Gen. Peck's right wing was at
tackled, and the enemy's advance was calamity
met by Gen. Fosters light troops, and the for
mer were driven hack to their Inc Of picsei-.-
Anderson's division was engaged at the same
time on the water front with our cunboais and
bstteries, and suffered materially
On Wednesday, rebel battery If H-poundcr
rffel guns, was silenced efcctually, and an at
tack on the Smith Briggs, an armed quarterrnas-
ter's boat, was repulsed.
Repeated attempts have been made upon onr
lines, but have all failed.
The storming of the eneIuy's battery near the
west branch Of the Nansemond, by Gen. Getty,
and the gunboats under Lieut.. Lamson, of the
Navy. snd the capture Of six guns and 200 pris-
oners, closes the operations Of six days against
the enemy's large force very satisfactorily.
Sigued, JOHN A. DIN.
Major General
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

U,v,cr ro rur RrBFLs.-A letter from
Helena. Ark. To the Philadelphia Press
saws that the Yaz,o Pass Expedition has de-
-troyci all prospects of crops of any kind on
the Yaz,o Pas. on the Cold Water and on
the Tallahatchic. The cotton, cotton gins,
plantation house,, and negro quarters were
destroyed The greatest loss was the cotton
which was burned 10y the rebels themselves
They lost, also. many negroes brought out
under the President Proclamation y part
of the negroes that e-,apei m consequence
cf tho Yaz,, Expedition, arc being drilled as
Fsle-ai soldiers at Hclcra. /; is supposed
that tbc breaking Of the lcvccs IN getting
INT, tine Pass. win destroy tho country adj
a.rf.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01
The Admi,,ion of West Virginia 49, Il
state.
A PROCLAMATION

a PRptLANATION.
Hy rur rRtslpTSr OF THr rNITtD SAT-, or
AYEEICA.
Whereas, hy act Of Congre>. approved the olst
December last, the State Of West Virginia
was declared 10 be one Of the United States Of
America, and was admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States in all
respects whatever, upon the condition that
certain changes should be duly made in the
proposed Constitution for that State
md whereas, proof Of a compliance with that
condition as required by the second section of
the set aforesaid has been submitted 10 me;
Now. therefore, he il known. that !, ABRa-
HAM L1xcoLS, President Of the United Statcs, DO
hereby. in pursuance Of the act Of Congress
aforesaid, declare AMI proclaim that the said
act shall take effect and be in force from and at
ter sixty DAYS from the date hereof
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal Of the intel States
to he affixed
Done at the City Of Washington, this twentieth
day ofApril, in theyear Of our Lord one
IUsl thousande eight hundred and siNty-three,
aud of the independence Of the United
State the eighty-seventh
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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