The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-01-02

ms expedition mas arrived AT we" Olleai!s'
and the General has assumed command OF
the department of the Gulf. Gen Butler has
been ordered 10 report Immediately at Wash
inston, a, which place he has probably arriv-
ed before this. 1t is rumored that Butler
will have new and important command. 1t
is supposed that Gen Banks has sufficient
force, and the opening Of the Mississippi is
ea,!y looked for. A portion Of the fleet took
possession of Baton Rouge on the 18th, the
rebels retiring before them. Gen Banks is
sued proclamation Immediately on his arri-
val at New Orleans in which he says it is his
dntv to assist in the restoration of the Gov
eminent of the United States, and &c desires
to secure to every class all privileges consist
eat with public safety. He relies upon the
cooperation and counsel of all loyal and well
disposed people, and upon the manifest inter-
est of those dependent upon The pursuits of
peace, as well as upon the support Of naval
and land forces. He will treat as enemies
those who are enemies, but gladly regard as
trends those VINO are friends
Gems Butler and Banks met as old friends,
and tie former abdicated and the latter as
sumetl command with the best Of feeling be-
tween these two and their stats.
he Alabama e. 29o y has made another
strike near home and captured the California
mail steamer Ariel. The Ariel was over
hauled near the eastern coast Of Cuba, on the
lth inst. The pirate ship came down upon
the Ariel with the American flag floating at
her peak, but when she got within half a
mile she hauled down that and ran up the
rebel r'g. She fired two shots at the Ariel
one OF which passed over her hurricane deck
and the other cut into her foremost. when
Capt Jones ordered the ensign hauled down
and his vessels stopped. The pirate captain
took what specie there was in the vessel
(Sj,j00) and arms, and parOleu the officers
and marines, and after OBTAINING her several
days let the ARIEL resume her voyage. She
went on to AspinwalI and returned to New
York IN safety. II the Alabama should over
maui California steamer inward oound she
would get rich haul OF treasure, as nearly
every one has from one to two millions IN
sold. lheFe is Sfea; cry tor the govern
meh1 10 IL on' ileet 10 pursue anu capture
TINS pirate ana her crew, out the chances OF
hn,lnS her are ABOUT equal To that OF hiding
needle IN hay-mo~. She Will make her
olshes, Ike S'uartS cavalry and then retreat
where federal vessels "ou!d not THINK OF
LOOKING 10Y hef.
we give 'he s'S' Oh Je' l'aVisS fetai!ato-
~ Pfoc-ama''oh' IL Is mere oiooo'hrst!
o'"'aoo' anu - particularly iii-'imea as II Is
ua'eu Se'e''i oays a''ef oeh nutier hao sur
rendered the department "f the uulf INTO
The hands OF Ten banks.
"A n'oS' sisah''c system Oh 'fauo mas peer
o'Sco'ereo at We" iol"' WHICH SHOWS TIA
government mas oeen S"lhuleo out OF no
'eSS '"'" '''''o''' 1t see''is '''a' ABOUT on
''iousa''o persons are Implicated Ia an ogan
Neu system 81 'fau0 "hich mas oeen IN oper
alion Tor some more than a year IN that city
lhefe mas oeeh systematic me'n"d OF SWIM
o'''s oy means OF 1ofSeo ORDERS Tor suosist
ing recruits ana buying up CLAIMS, tn
amounts OF which were afterwards Target
increased IN many cases the names OF com
manning olicefS OF regiments were forge'
Tor large amounts ana the claims paid. AT
'e"'oh was at last called TO these matter
ana e'ncIent measures taken to detect an
expose the vany.
In consequence Of the danger attendin
The shipment Of treasure by the regular Cali
tornia steamers, the Navy Department ha
sent the war steamer Connecticut to Aspinwa
to bring such gold as may be there waitin
transportation.
That odd gun" still "scatters." &c
Foster has returned from his expedition t
Goldsboro. The affair was skillfullv mauae
ed but it is barren of results The railroa
and telegraph were DESTROYED at Goldsbo,
and bridge burned. but it is very probah
that all the damage has been repaired beiol
this time. Gen Foster has been to Wasl
ington, as is supposed, to ask Reinforcement
Had his force been sufficiently large to no
the points captured, or to have moved 70
ward to other important places his exred;tie