Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-09
Condition of she south.

burg and Port Hudson. Great complaint
is made of the violence of the rebel sol
diers and their depredations, and Richmond
/ is evidently under reign Of terror. The
congress had passed and Davis had signed
war tax bill and a bill for the impress
ment of property. II provides for Just
compensation, in confederate money, which
the owners of property must take or get
nothing. The Virginia Legislature is TOT
lowing this example, and has authorized
the impressment of salt works by the state
executive, and has passed an absurd act to
punish speculation in articles of food, 1t
forbids any dealer making over five per
cent. on any article, and its effect must be
to stop trade altogether.
The Nashville Union has reliable ntor-
nation that about the middle Of March
twenty women in Atlanta, Ga, maddened
with the sight of their starving children
at home, collected in a body, and broke
into and plundered several groceries OF
meat and flour, in broad daylight Deaths
by starvation are by no means uncommon
in that region. The Union thinks that
before long the Southern people will rise
EN- masse against their tyrants, and swing -,
sheGi up 10 the nrsJ Tree,
| In illustration Of lie ngor of the con-
federate subscription, Mr.. Gere writes from
New Orleans to the Hampshire Gazette
that noted LAWYER of that city named
Elan. while in the back country, was fur
nisbed with a musket and ordered 10 re-
mort at Port Hudson. In vain he urged |
his legal exemption by the ownership OF
twenty negroes; he was allowed only live
DAYS to arrange his affairs, and he ooeyeG
the summons and is now IN the reoei
ranks. A man and his wife arrived IN
New Orleans who had come from 2OO
= miles up the Red River region in dugout
: ca zoe, having been twelve days on the
: wav. The man had been hiding IN the
2 woods since last September to eyade the
: consumption. One of his nelghbors who
2 refused to 90 into the ranks was promptly
: shot.
4 The planters complain that the conted-
t crate soldiers show no more regard TO
h property IN negroes than do the " Yankee
N hirelngs." The confederates find 1t con
h venient to have black servants, and wei
10 come them to their camps. Mr.. Il. b
rs Elsbury OF Mobile, Ala, advertlses a re-
+ ward of $1,000 for his boy Taylor, who
strayed off with VaUghn's Tennessee brig
ade. The boy is described as "dark com
~ plexion, large eyes, and has sore on ont
m of his SHIN bones recently cut with an ak
. He Whistles like a hooking bird. Al
~ military and civil officers are requested t(
on look out for said boy, as such thefts have
&C. been too common of late"
|. The jackson Misslssippian, Of the IN
n0 ult., saws: at is said that, In retaliation
'ly for the order of Gen. Pemberton, stoppln
nv supplies from being sent to Mobile by rail-
= road from this state, Gen. Buckner has Is
IN sued similar order IN regard to supple
er- from his department coming IN this dlFel
on ton Hence we learn that -four advance
bis in this city yesterday TO $llO per oal
rel" 49,,
The Richmond Dispatch of the 28th III
oh reports provisions still going up, cause use
:. partly by lack of transportation iacil
ny ties. and partly by the hesitation of pr
Ter ducers to send supplies to market, throug
- fear of impressment" Some Of the pnc
:. are, bacon $3.50 to SI75 per pound &C
:" fee, S4.38; brown sugar, SID; lou
It's $50 to 500 per barrel, according to qua
: is itv salt. 40 cents per pound,
GEN. BURNSIDE AND THE ARMY {
~ THE PoToMAc.-An interesting portion
nm the report of the committee on the coadu
-. of the wal is that relating to the mann
in which the second movement contempIa
- ed by Gen. Burnside, was thwarted
M W. y
ouo interference.
"i0 ssThe second movement c0ntemplat
ese bv General Burnside was prevented
son the interference of General john Cochra
. and General -ohn Newton, who visit
'S' the President and told him the army
Der not in condi on to make movemt
the safely. and that the soldiers had no cor
dence in Burnside. The cavalry eXpe
ton had started the brigade Of infant
God detailed to accompany it had crossed
Ga Rappabannock at Richards Ford, and
i'' turned by way of Ellis Ford, leaving
who way clear for the cavalry to Gloss at X
S to Tvs Ford. The day they had arranged
tho make the crossing, Gen Burnside recelN
from the President the following telegra
iers have good reason for saying that J
must not make a general movement WI
out letting me know of it, Gen. Blu
v a side went at once 10 Washington TO
four what this meant Gen. Burnside inform
g the President that none Of his officers /
a. been informed what his plan was. and Il
and proceeded to explain it in detail to
ack president. He urged upon the Presld
to grant him permission to carry 1t {,
but the President declined to do so at tt
to time"
t IS Gen. Burnside demanded the d'Sm
roI of the Generals who interlered with
WV plans, but his request was not comp
d 10 with. Another order which he proPc
OF to issue, dsmissing certain officers and
rving out the sentence Of death upoi
nine number of deserters, was virtually $
.ors pressed nv government, which led to
that resignation
hart REGTMENrAL CONSOLIDATION. -