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

MENPHIs, Aug. Q.
A company OF CHR. scouts. humbering go
men. organized DO North Alabama 10 June
last. are resisting The rebel conscrpuon act,
and have thus for avoided every effort 10 cap
ture them They report 90 Gen. Dodge at
Corinth that their number is increasing daily.
They have either capiared or driven out every
officer sent TO that region to enforce the con-
,criptior
Iete from pri,ates in Bragg's army re.
port thut he Is rctreaung at Atalanta
considerable number OF deserters who have
retained their arms are In the mountains near
Pikeviile Ala, and are organizing with the
citizens 90 resist the conscrpuon
The efforts to enforce the cons ripion in
West Tennessee have been pretty generally
broken up by the vigilance Of Gen. Hurlbuts
army
HALrFAx. Aug, S
The steamship Georgia, from New York for
Liverpool, ran ashore on the North Fast bar
Of Sable Island in d dense fog, between one
and two O'clock un the morning Of the 4th.
The passengers and baggage were all saved
aud brought 10 Halifax by the Revenue Cut
ter Bearing. which arrived here to-day
FoRr Blunt, I. T., Aug. ?.
hattie is imminent az this point. Since
our victory at Honey Springs on the l7th ult.
the rebel. have been reinforced by returning
Of Cooper's force, 1000, augmented by Pabel's
Arkansas brigade, $500 strong and Bagley's
Texas brigade 500 strong.
The Union force here is bat 2300 efficient
men The 18th Kansas infantry and battal-
ion of the Gu Kansas cavalry, in all 500
men, are making forced marches from Fort
Scott and are xpected here GA Thursday.
About Sunday next Gen. Blunt will cross
and attack. The Gen. says be will make 1t
light or foot race. In attack lies our
safety We cannot stay without being sur
rounded. and we cannot retreat without dis
aster. We believe in Blunt and victory
Three brothers were heirs TO their fathers
oxen. seventeen in number. By the Moham-
medan law of inheritance the eldest brother
was entitled TO one-half, the second to one
third, and the youngest to onerninth OF the
whole number As the animals could not be
divided without destroying them, the subject
was referred TO the decision Of the command
er of the faithful, Ali. The caiiPh added an
OK to the number and then made the division.
This gave aoh brother more than his share
the eldest nine, the mex six. and the
Youngest two--and yet left to the prince the
OK he had added
On Wednesday last 10 the Circuit Court
Of the United States sitting at Louisville,
Ky, Thomas C. Shacklett indicted for trea-
son against the United States, was found
guilty aud sentenced by the Hon. Bland Bal
lard, presiding Judge to imprisor ment fol
ten years, a fine Of $4,000, and the forfeit
ure of his slaves.
1t is good sign Tor the Union cause tina
several of the most wealthy and Influential
citizens of Norfolk and vicinity have latel,
taken the oath of allegiance to our govern
ment, and are serving on Juries, &c. Othe
citizens OF like character will take the SAINT
course
II Gen. Grant had retained the rebel ofhcerI
who surrendered at Vicksburg, instead of pa
rolling them, we would have had now IN GU
hands over four thousand of the enemy
commissioned officers
A Provost Marshal at Pittsburgh, Of hi
own motion, with no color oflaw ordered thu
infection of fifty lashes upon an alleged dc
serter within his district, and superintende'
himself the execution Of this infamous sen
tence.
Judge Cadwallader OF Philadelphia Of th
United States District Court has decided tina
any one who resists the draft participates ]
the rebellion.