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The New York herald., 1863-03-17
INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS.
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER MARION
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Rebel Atrocities Upon Union Men by Texan
Msb, Under Military authority.
Movements Of the Rebels Near
Baton Rouge,
&c. &c.. ~
Tho steamship Marion, Captain Johnson from New Or
ieans March Q, arrived Al this port last evening.
Rebel Atrocity In TSxas.
LOYAL TEXAN TAKEN PNsONER-HE IS TURNKy


LOYAL TEXAN TAKEN PRIsONKR-AE IS TURNED
OVER TO THE MOB AND HUNG.
IFrom the New Orleans Era, March 7.
and nhuman crime, committed by the rebel officers
u Texas and by mob OF citizens.
It will be remembered that the United States transport
Cumbra left this city for Galveston Just previous 10 tho
capture Of the Harriet Lane and the disaster which drove
gunboats from the harbor and that when the Cum
bra approached Galveston all on board supposed the place
TO be in possession OF our troops whereas in fact was
in possession OF the rebels No pilot came out 70 pilot In
the vessel, aud finally boat containing 1--WE
sent ashore These Ave Immediately seized and
imprisoned by the bells.
one OF thom Nicaragua" Smith, who was tried
for desaron from rebel regiment and shot, have
already announced In this paper
Another OF the dve a man named CronaiD, q loyal
Texan, who had lcd from the State and enlisted in the
First Texas Cavalry under Colonel Davis, regiment Of
loyal Texans organizing in this city,
Cronain had been the rebel service and could
not therefore, be tried for dcserCn and the military
authorities turned him to the mob, and he was
hung
TIE only that could be alleged for this baharoua
act, the simple fact that Cronain was IeAan and
had enlisted in the United States service
There ~ large number Of loyal Texans now in this
city who have enlisted In the Of the Union aud
they look to tho government 10 them the pro-
lection II extends 10 the rest OF ts sodiers. II
not mistaken there s now nt least rebelous citizen
OF Texas in prison this city We 10 the ndiv
who came out IN boat anil attempted 10 induce the
Cumbra 10 follow him plot, with view VI getting
her into the hands Of the rebels
The New York herald., 1863-03-17
NsM Iron.Clasis.

Harlan 4 Hollingvworth, of wilmington, nci, hayo
contracted TO build the nst o the nect for
$3.50 900. Merrck Of Philadelphia. another tho
rate. Tho Now York builders viii tho work for
the price named, AZ appears them they muft loso
money at that rate.
IEmgH.--Ths Monitor battery. building at Chester Pa.
nearly ready for service bor urrc, "a POSITION and
her guns viii be put In place during the week
SarGArrcK.-This vessel viii sail IN faw days for q
Southern port. She carries trifed) two hundred
FOUNDER which IL reinforced with gun metal making t
a very formidable gun.
Cu.oA'StAS.-Tho supply shlp Croasslsn viii san With
mails, passengers, kc Tor tho South Atlantic and oth1r
sluadrons wednesday from tho brooklyn Navy Yard
The New York herald., 1863-03-17
Affairs Near Baton Roure,

REPORTED CAPTURE or RED BILL NO. 2 CoNFIRMED-
TIE REBEL CAVALRY ON ANTE RIvER--EpPEcTs OF
THE heavy RAINs.
From the New Orlenns Fra March 81
BosNgr CARHR. Feb. -, 1853.
From pick et station, at Freucr We learn Of the
capture Of the notorious Red Bill No 2
From the Amite there little of interest. TIE confc-
deraie cavalry The country between Port Vincent
and Pontchatoua They never venture this side of the
Amite river.
The rain Of the past few days has the roads al
most impassable.
The New York herald., 1863-03-17
The steamship CIrea ssia AN.

The supply Circassan has nearly finished her
loading sbe Ia u sst this morning for Port Royal Key
West and the Gull squadron, with = largo amount a
ordnance and other The following onoss are Ia
charge of this vessel
W. ". TAtou Acting Volunteer Lieutenant.
q. Ferris and II iAirchid. Aciiug nastcrr
J. IA. lnkcrs aud Dewitt {. k.lh, Acting E1signs.
,. u. Cakins, Acting Assistant Surgeon
- Kednoid, Aoiing Arsftant fayrnaster
=. X Young, II. oskley, X rendIebera sad Tboo A.
Parks, acting Masters Mates
W. Harfsei, Acting flf.t Assistant Engineer
W Typton and Iboo a. Lewis, Ac,Dx second Assstant
kngneors
Fam v siisby, y. w. Tlgrber and ,. 2. uoyd, Acting
Third Assistant Engineers.
Tho following officers, In addition 10 ihoss rspor,sd
last week have born ordered 10 laks pAssase ,ss CIR
case
For the Western Gulf Squadron -tlsoteuahts Com
mandng, . v Jsret,, chas hau,ng,on Ac,ins Master,
T. vhittingon, leting xssters Mater, J. n barry, "a.
r1sent, O. y. rruody, ~. u. Jones g. wieiis, X y.
Burns, T. J. Werner, l. HfyaDi, y. /. IL FA1n, 7. a.
Rasan, G. W Do,ter, G. ", Pierce, ~ l. y. Hoins Aoi
ting AaSistant fnymastef, Aea Clark Aetnx Enssns,
b. y fbbble~. y. W. lie fries.
TIE ClrrsssiAn has been much improved and susosth
ened sinoa har lssi trip so he yiar metal
and VII o. q match tor ths Ala hama o. Tiorida.
The New York herald., 1863-03-17


HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT Tm Cur,
"a NKw CRLEAss March ], 1908. !
g. Owners agents Occupying plantations, or other
landed property, through which tho ,,ii -.-aads
ana teegraph tines OF tho government IN
DcarIsnI Iocatcd bordering upon such lines
viii be held rigdiy accountable for all malicious
ference with, injury 70 the same, within the limits of
their possession. By command OF
Major General BANKS.
Rlp.RD B. IRWIN, Lieut.. Col. .Assial AdJs. General.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-27

BfIL TO PROMOTE TIE SASiIAFY CoNrrr1oN
OF THr AMY. While the sanitary condition
OF the Army i an element Of the utmost i'm
P'rtance in calculating the chances Of cam
Iaisu, medical and military men agree ia
saying that there j. a great lack Of proper
care in reference IN the health and comfort Of
the troop. Perhaps A. much Ia, been done
IN this direction as could he expected. since
50 vast an army has been 80 rapidly organ
ized YET the mortality pre-, silin. IN some of
the camp, causes Us TO feel grateful g., the
man who will do anything TO reform unicni-
able abuses in the treatment Of the private
soldier investigation and reports to various
State Medical societies, show culpablc neg
lect, not perhaps upon the part Of the gov-
eminent, but certainly upon the part of many
of those employed by the government. in ref
erencc to the health oftbe troops. II IL un-
soldierlike - complain, and it i not often
done, but medical men have prvfented facts.
that cannot be csinsaid nor disrecardod. The
New York State Medical Society at late
meeting, were induced to refrain from pass-
Ing resolutions Of censure, and from appeal
ins TO the State Legislature for separate state
action in rcferance to their troops, only by
the assurance that Congress would take
speedy action upon the subject Tho ssni-
tary Bill reported by Senator Wilson of Mas
sachusetts provid,s
LIST. That the Medical Department shall
unite with the line officers Of the army in 50
pervisins tho cooking within the sanc, as an 1
important sanitary measure, and it shall pro
mitigate to it, officers such regulations and
Instructions a. may tend 10 insure the prorer
PREPARATION OF ratiuns for the soldier
ID. That nOOkS shall be detailed in turn
from the privates of each COMPANY Of tr,,I-
in the service Of tie United State. at The
rate OF one cook for each company number
ins less tian thirty men, and two cooks for
each cnrnl@nv numbering over thirty men.
and who shall serve two days each
sd. That the President Of the United
states nc and he IL hereby authorized 70
cause to he enlisted for each cook two under
cooks ut African descent. who shall receive
ior their full compensation $40 per month
and one ration . day, - Of tie monthly
fay "a h. iak,n in clothing.
fth. That ite army rsticr4 =La.l hereaf-
'aF lncir'io loplSr in psopos;i1n 81 .ors
ounces 70 ever loo raiiOns. ard tobacco D.,
furnished the enlisted men hy tbs Commi--
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Secretary American Colonization sociei,

Tue JFRIsING II PoIANp. The latest new
from Europe represent the instruction in
Poland as still in progress. The main body
of insurgents is said TO number 5000, com
manded by Colonel who has served under
Garahaldi There are, also, other divisions
noticed at several points
\ severe conflict took place near Olygencc,
in which the Russian troops were beaten. It
is also reported that the insurgents had taken
possession Of several towns It is reported,
also, that the Government at Warsaw had
begun to stop the Conception. and that all
persons taken for CONSUMPTION on the nights
Of the 2ith and 9th of January, are to be
released. Russian troops were being rapidly
forwarded into Poland.
In view OF the past dealing Of Russia with
Poland any seeming lcnity can Of course
only be taken as a means to gain time, in
order that her troops may be forwarded
in sufficient numbers to efiectually crush
the Instruction. An unsuccessful at
tempt to poison the family of Marquis
Wielopolski was reported. The Russian
Government i said to have applied for and
obtained trusty agent Of the French secret
police 10 organize the French system ia War
saw.
The council OF the Empire at Warsaw has
received an order from the Emperor
to propose several bills Of administrative re-
form for Poland.
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NEW York, Feb. Esd. 1863.
Be

INV lRhks AtD. @Ofls iCNcs
Editors Free Press:
Yesterday was a sarge day.
d day Of bowling O.: wind and flying Of snow, Of
stamping Of feet and blowing Of fingers,
worst day indeed that has been seen in this region
Tor several winters If Washington had been
alive and here he would have had his birthday
changed most assurcdly, never to have his name
associated with such a disagreeablc anniversary.
Fortunately-in enc sensc-it was Sunday, and
50 no preparations had been inside for process
sons, speeches, fireworks, &c, &c, or they
would have been nipped, not in the bud but in
the blossom 4 cold biting northeast wind
blew, gustily carcring round the corners, slam
ming every loosened blind. ra'tling every shaky
window, seeking every crack and crevice, ss il
to come in and warm itself at the bright and
high heaped coal fires. The snow fell fast. and
few before the wind still faster,-whole drifts
flying before the storm and eddying through the
air to seek resting place in every area and upon
every doorstep white sheet would suddenly
let itself drop from the sky. for the minute we'll
nign Yelling from sight even the opposite houses
o. the wind lulled for an instant the fake fell
quietly and evenly. hut thicker snd faster, rs il
crowding down to seek refuge from the wind,
and then q sudden gust would uplit the whole
in white vhirl-wind, snd sweeping the very
stones bare with it's vinss, would bear Of the al
most escaped clyui-leave5 in its strong arms IS
ifnever to le; them 90 but in the Atlantc's waves
that were rushing Up to receive them.
II was bad day. The city cars IAN with
four-horse teams, and had an army Of men
shoyelling the track.
You In the country, with corl, Of wool in the
varl. cluuo, imagine the misery that such a
Storm make, IN this great city. Tine poor are
tllly enough armed against cold ,anyvherc, but
hesc where such weather Is rare. even lc5, pro
vision IS of cot. rc marie ag,ius; 1t than with
SOON. Ia.a bow many miserable ho,cis the cruel
wind drove t.c s.lt hut deadly snow throughout
a0 Chat d,y where r' fires heat laughed at is
a-c.un- and dissolved IL into ,5r.r. where
n.'f I'm. h.' .''-t N'- 'riHi Ten vert 'i JUS
chilling tan-h Ah rL' terrible thing, such
TH..- ..'rn, coming .' .''''"'' AND raging
a, fsrae'E.
9Th waur tHe e'ie NAB ceizri, ani al-'u'
u.r,.'e..sl t.s -uu broke ,u- The hlr,c-t Of
usn Hl boys, women and r.0's th,r began. vha
ei Shovel arl broom applet go every house
ErtHe ih .. -a.,ia- a1 'hc -'srs. Clerks wsr,
fG-y rstlH- say lhc iaH- 0em before their
saan-.'aHc-,- except some fram which the wind
lI.| aHa.Hf r.sr. F4lt Mo. HlT4 travelled in :
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Tour Army Corespondcncel
FROM THE 18TH REGIMENT,
C''T yEAH WoII RrS sHoMs, Va, !

iAMr NFAF WOLF krN SHOALS, VA,
February II, ls63.
Drrr Free Ffrs.
Little or nothing n -'artling
iutsr,.' hs- occurred in the Camps Of the YER
mont Regiments AZ 'the Shoals 90 since wrote
yca hs.. The two uhc 18th and 18th have
nearly fss miles Of picket line 10 guard. and
picket service IS the most imrortan, and arduous
occupation q the men. There have been skir-
mishos between the cavalry outposts, ishts of
rebel patrols, aui rumcrz Of coming attack from
rebel cavalry, enough to keep Us somewhat on
the alert, but the long roll has not sounded. or
hostile shot been frei by Ms. Colonel Blunt has
been Trl~tcine The mon at target firing Of late.
ami they are making sensible progress in prof.
cheney in the modern method Of administering
the kind Of ''hluc pills" which are the ouly,-ure
Cor rebellion. Yesterday anil the day before.
strong fatigue psrtioa crossed the river and de-
-troyel the rebel elrthworks on the heights on
the other 81 e. commanding our csmr> 1t WAS
Misrepresentation, but while the roads arc in their
present condition, we can hardly be in great dan
S-r from rebel artillery The mui in the roads.
where they are no; corlurcyed, varie. from deep
TO ho,tcml,- and the rains. without being very
COZ. tan' or heavy, are frequent enough to keep
the roads from settling A week Of sunshine,
however, would again enable armies to move.
The weather g. quite mill Il j. raining quiet
Is as write, with the thermometer at IS aud
the mercury has been rs high as "a in the
sunshine in our camp during The past week.
The backbone Of the winter. if not Of the rebel
ion, IS broken in THIS region. We shall probably
Not brave more than one more riJst cold spell,
anil shall henlelorth have much warm weather.
The health Of the regiment has improved
during the past ten days, and may now be called
pretty good on the whole. though many of us
suffer from the disturbing effect of the water,
which Is by no means as goo1 here as We have
found in our frmer camps. Co. Is called the
healthiest Company in the regiment, and |, 50
think
The Vermont second Brigade is you know.
portion Of the 22nd Army Corps, Cheretofors
salled the Reserve Corps. Defences Of Washing
toni under command of Mai Gen Heintrleman,
md tho twelfth and thirteenth are on the extreme
5utmost boundary Of the new department Of /
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Paint hearts ~ houc. brave brsrr> IN the
Nrmy-

IN occasional c.rr,spyui.u' wh, has bad
considerable Opportunity 6, lcim from per
soual interview and ccu,cr-a,iou the FEELINGS
Of many IN Tie n'r,iern rar, Of our state.
-ay- that Dee Huui great d,alot laiutllrart-
'incss, of sruuiblmg About the slr,, cludu
Of the war, Of wishing That ,hcir fi,r,ls in
the army we've 1t borne c,uo ,,hu,mi..ht
Of the sovernweuror th. country 30. Bnt the
tone Of soldicr's letters were generally Of
an entirely different character ljcsav,.
4 Sas shown letters or hear parts cstasni read.
from more than two hundred soldiers, and with
the following resul' On, OF tirty-,sr.e lsYer,
which read, only s,re- -ho@ed the men To- b
'ii-heartenoi or -.cL Of Tie army. or de-pairsa--
of success, and these serca received nothing from
home save such expressions as these: 81. When
ycur nine months are up, dpu't never enlist
again in this niger war e. The south amt
half 50 much to blame as the Worth. - We mover
can conquer, . sc. out n come one hundred Ist-
ter from nine-month- men, there ,-eTc frH f,-.-
f'.'4' '''a said t'-y siovi{ ,slie ryrie ore
'hns We vary siiie, the ,nc IN IN. army aic
far n"'c patrio'ic. tlr lbs fllei with .loult. ann
Ears ir le-a hahui ith fruit f.,lin- ,is., ,be
people a, home.
. There Is no den. ing The fact hat our peyrle
at home The majority. too--sc ro, dcinr
trough to encourage cur aalliers Pho. DE- DO,
write le''er7 tia; ,rc hopeful enough. But
There D. d ffacfioa. can -cv i.--it CONES. t.o.
'fo" The uholesope nori- ry,u the army.
h'N seen letters tast rs5rtai weren't COR heir
want Of faith, - Tor their '.fsint heirt-.'' and
NAT, too, from boyz IN ,str regiments not .,
years Oh YET. Our ve1ialt s.llisrs src Al
1sh'-'i'''rioro 'hs parents vill have u Ugh,
or very shame if no, fr- patriosism.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-27

Mr.. Yallandigham denounced the New York
HIorla, as an Abolition paper in disguise
Such Is the startling report by telegraph
last night We have very low opinion Of
Mr.. vallandigham's veracity; but the great
est liars occasionally speak the truth. Now
if he did say what is reported Of him, AMI
spoke the truth also, the community has a
right to he disturbed. For if the New York
World is an abolitionist paper in disguise,
the question at once arises, who knows but
the " Y Herald is another, and the Albany
Atlas and Argus another, the Boston Courier
another, and SO on? Next thing the public
will be anxious lest the Burlington Sentinel,
the Rutland Courier, the Spirit Of the Age and
the Bellows Falls Argus-no. the Argus + Pa
triot, as it now calls itself-are flying false
colors, and fighting for instead against the
negro. Well may the men who went into
rebellion against the Government of their
country, to found Confederacy whose "cor-
ner stone shall be slavery" look each other
in the face and mournfully exclaim "Who
at the North can be trusted now % We COM
fort ourselves, however, under the strong
faith that Vallandigham was false accuser
in this az in a thousand other cases. On the
whole, VIC don't believe him, and We breathe
easier.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-27
Your,

TIM CuvAx.-A clergyman in England
ono SUNDAY, informed hls bearers that he
should divide HE discourse into three parts,
the first would be the terrible, the second
the horrible, the third the terrible horrible.
He went through the fret two divisions with
out producing any serious noticeable effects
He Dow commenced on the third division.
terrible horrible. Assuming a dramatic
tragic attitude, aud wishing 10 bring the sui
phurous lake wildly before the minds eve
Of the nearer. he swung his right arm wildly,
pointing To about the center Of the Church.
with hi eyes seemingly translixed with hor-
ror. BE- exclaimed in startling, agonizinc
tones
Whats that rae there - Sull louder.
whats that zee there Louder vet with
wilder swing Of the arm Whats that
SEE iicsc Here little oil woman in lack,
cried n4t Hilh = shrili. treble tone
Its nothing but iay LITTLE hiark DO he
wont bite n0h0d-yi"
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MARcH MEETING is close al hand

MARCH MEETING is close at hand. This is
meeting which is fully attended, generally
The election of Town officers for the year
ensuing, the reports of the various depart
ments in Town Administration-the voting
Tor Taxes &c, insure large gathering. The
practice now settled for this Town and several
Others, in the state of printing statements in
detail Of the Town business for the year past,
has most beneficial effect. both in promo
ting order and exaetness in the conduct of
the Town affairs and in enabling the people
generally to act on the subjects brough. before
them With IN intelligence vh;eh othcEvise
would be impossible.
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have slipped through their fingers ; many ono
has been caught. Johnny Bull lost his venture
and the rebels much "cou,rabsnd."
The keen wind that almost stripped one Of hat
and coat, very cooling to reportorial real, or
l might have picked up more, and more interest
ing things to tell you. But notebook and pencil
had to be speedily consigned to pocket, and a
retreat made TO warmer quarters.
Yours hastily.
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thrown hundred and fifty yards into the
air
\ new life raft, adapted to iron clads, and
for general purposes was tried at New York
on Friday last and approved. 1t is composed
Of gutta percha cylinders, and can be pro
PEELED very rapidly with oars or sails. When
in use the cylinders are inflated with air.
1t is said this raft viii be adapted in the en-
tire NAVY
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VERMONT ITEMS.

Five children of one family died of diph-
liberia, between January 25th and February
18th, in the town of Jericho.
Jesse Kinds of Brandon, sold and deliver
ed TO c. I. Sweet, of North Bennington,
twenty-six two years old and four yearling
ewes, in all thirty sheep, for the snug little
sum of 5000.
Forty sheep, belonging to Hiram T. But
ton, Esq, Of Clarendon, were drowned On
Saturday night, Feb 9TH. by the ovcrtiowing
of Mill river
The dwelling house of Emerson Hill, in
Berlin, was burned on Sunday, the 18TH to-
gether with most Of its contents. Los e.
timsted at 800. No insurance.
Levi Edgerton, of IIydepark, was 80 badly
injured BY cattle in his harm yard last week
Monday, that it is doubtful if he survives.
The Ludlow Voics saws that on Saturday,
the 9TH inst, a dog sprang through one Of
the large panes in the front window Of a store
and bounded into the street. \ horse be
longing to Mr.. F. J. Whitcomb, that was
tied in front Of the store, took fright, broke
bis halter, dashed across the street, jumped
over a load Of wood, and hitched himself by
the breeching of the barnes upon one Of the
sled-stakes. The hone that was attached 10
the load Of wood began 70 run az fast as he
could under the circumstances ; tie horse
that was attached 70 the stake, had By this
time, destroyed the sleigh. and vas strug-
Cling to he free, but by the timely approach
of several men, both horees we're soon quiet
cd, and no further damage vas done
The vergennes VsrmozteT says that Mr..
Reuben Eaton. Of Addison, has killed FIVE
bushels Of rats On his premises thi- winter.
Waltvn's Journal Of Montpelier say-,
a"robin-red breast" Ina. paid his almost daily
visits to the neighborhood Of Hon. Il. X.
Keith, Of that village. oil winter; even on
the coolest days it perehed upon the trees in
bis yard, and eating berries from the
Mountain Ash" bid defiance To the ele-
mcnt-
On the 18th inst. as jaime, HOLMAN, of
Montpelier. was driving uP Sta,o street. his
hor~c took fright, and running ~ terrific
rate. soon became uumanugatlr When OPP
po-itc the Montpelier Bank the hor-c took
&, the sidewalk. and With such succ,-- that
the forward tert Of tho sleigh, tr,,erse.
struck one Of The lar-c lay winiov- IN the
store IT B,lau. Lovclari a Co.. breaking
ont the ,a-h and five pane OF very large
slas- the shafts then becoming detached
from The 1.i-b. Jim. who hum 20 the
rcin>, tr1u-l, tho horc cup -puding, ."
with uo other damage
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sary department at it. c'~t, and be charged
against their pay. under such reguiaiionz as
the Secretary or War may adopt Ion that
purpose.
5th. That hereafter all the nursez IN ihe
general hospitals shall be employer W Che
authority of the Surgeon General and nos
pital matrons shall receive SO Per month
and one ration day in kind, provided that
the washing OF hospitals may be Slycn 9a.
by contract at price not 70 eNcecd tii' ','''
Of the number Of matTrns authorized icy the
regulations