The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-23

-ou nave READ ID he papers ABOUT our LAX
Providence canal before this time. = 4 was on
,he ground when the levee WAS cut and the Wa
Ger let into the canal. The aOjaeen, country Is
many feet lower than the river; the men only
cut ID channel four fees wide at first, hut, with
in twenty-iOur hours 1t had made ltsetf a chan
mel OF IL hundi ed yards in width it Is bend
of the river where ,he current strikes the btnk
vib great force, and 0f course IL rushed tbro'
sSe gap with almost irighial velocity. oa TAe
WAGER has been ruRnog Eearly isonth bus tcs
earnest still GowB wiLh undated strenS.a s9d
velocity. Fun onr-shira of this SSsse Is iaQn
dated and completely del"psh.sod ia .easv-
qaence of it. .... ........-... ......,, 5say
In camp like ttis there srs incidents ocesr-
ring every day Which will b. intel rstlnR to yoa
and viii ssli you \ lew vi tA;m. A5olt NV
mied from our camp il large plantation owned
oy aeman who is Major Ia a gserrilla band.
His wife remained ut home unmoested by oul
troors. One night about four W. eks ago he
came home to visit bis family, and Was accom-
panied by thirty OF his banp. Their horses
we. e put into the stables, and the meo occupied
large log house tnat was built for u granary,
After all was quiet, one of his negroes caue
Into our camp with the int lligence OF his arri.
val, and offered to conduct party to the place
t. capture them, Fifty men were immediately
dispatched 'nder the guidance OF the negro.
They arrived at the place about an hour before
day break. The rebels were so unsaspiclous OF
danger that they had no sentlnels posted to give
the alarm, anu the negro conducted the officer
who commanded the party-wlth a few of the
men--into the house, when he lighted cancie
and led them into his master S room, where they
found him sleeping soundly. They awakened
him and took him along Meanwhile the rebels
IN the log house had been alarmed by the bark
ing of dog, and found that they were in a
trap, and prepared to defend their position.
They could fire their carbines ut our men,
through the spaces between the logs, with dead
ly effect, without danger to themselves The
Captain sent into camp for piece OF artillery,
which was promptly furnished hun. They tired
u shell at the building, whlch struck the ground
close by and MADE. the bark and splinters fly
from the logs, when it burst. Before they had
time to reload the rebels hung out a white. flag,
and surrendered Internationally. They were
brought into camp, horses and all they were
a hard looking CROWD assure you, The negro
was handsomely rewarded, and our General got
him treman's berth on one of the steamers
q The First Kansas reg ment, of which | have
spoken. before, IS encamped near US. One Of
the members OF that regiment, Sergeant died
in the hospital two weeks ago, Alter death
bis comrades discovered tn ttheir com panicn, by
the side of whom they had marched and fought
for almost two years, WAS a-woman. You may
imagine their surprise at the discovery. went
to the hospital and saw the body after it was
prepared for burial, and made some inquiries
about her. She was of rather more than ave.
rage size for a woman, with rather strongly,
marked features 80 that with the AID of man s
attire she had quite masculine look She en-
listed In the reglment after they went to Mis-
souri, and coDseq enly they know nothing of
her early history. She probably served under
an assumed name She wac in the battle OF
Springfield, where Gen. Lvon was killed, and
h fought in a dozen battles and skirmishes -
She always sustained an excellent reputation,
both as a man and a soldier, and the men all
speak OF h0r in terms of respect and affection,
She was brave as lion in battle, and never
hinched from any duty or hardship that fell to
her lot. She must have been very sNrewd to
have lived in the regiment 30 long, and preserve
her secret so well. Poor girl she was worthy
of a better tate. Who knows what gIief, troub-
10 or persecution Induced her to embrace such
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