Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-08

GEN. GILMORE AND ADM JAM
GRrN. In the Morris Island correspond
ence of the New York Times we find the
following relative to the rumor about I'M
friendly feelings existing between General
Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren:
An impression having gained cOnsidera-
BILE ground in the North TO the effect that
Gen. Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren are
and have been at variance in regard to
the matter of prosecuting military opera
tons before Charleston, it may be we'll to
state on the best authority that no tounda-
ton exists for such belief Both parties
well understood before embarking on the
expedition the work each was expected TO
perform. That the capture of Morris Is
land and the reduction of Fort Sumter
ended the programme laid out for Gen.
Gilmore is freely admitted by all con-
cerned
A correspondence passed some time ago
between the two commanders, relative to
the exact condition of Sumter, Gen. Gil
more maintaining that the fort was practl-
cally and effectually silenced, while Ad-
miral Dahlgren entertained suspicion
that the structure contained guns in work
ing order on the channel side. Although
this difference of opinion existed, the par
ties expressed their views in terms pain
but free from all animosity.
BY request of Admiral Dahlgren, Gen.
Gilmore ordered that the land batteries
should be again turned on Sumter, the fir
ing to be continued one day. The bonn
bardment was accordingly reopened but
revealed no new results. Since then the
navy has not had occasion to operate di-
rectly with the army, a circumstance
! which prevents the interest of the enc
from conflicting with that of the other and
| favors the suppositlon that the friendly re-
lations between the commanding officers
are not in any way impaired.
LETTER FROM Gov. ANDREW. Tn
following characteristic letter from Gov.
Andrew was sent with the iron necklace
that is now on exhibition at Williams &
Everett's, and which was taken from
the neck of slave girl who was nearly
white:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, !
Executive Department, :
Boston, Sept, 10. J
To Messrs. Williams & Everett.
Gentlemen: Your rooms are visited
every day by mulntudes of cultivated anG
refined Massachusetts women, attracted
by your displays Of art. | send YOU witt
this note an iron yoke, surmounted by
three prongs, which was cut from the neck
of 4 slave girl, nearly white, in New Or
leans, who was liberated by military au
thorty from foul aad narrow dungeon
where in darkness and fear this poor chile
of sorrow had borne the double torture 0
confinement and of this painful instrumen
: for three weary months She would hav
borne it indefinitely had not our arms de
livered her, as they did many more, iron
her oppressors. Her offence, as it wa
stated by her mistress, was, that sh
ruined away An officer of Massachus
etts volunteers, whose letter I inclose I
YOU, sent me this memento Of barbarisr
soon, trust, to become wholly extinct
And send it to YOU in the hope that yor
, will permit it to be placed on exhibitlonfo
few weeks in your rooms, where tn
sight of it and the story of the poor chic
E who wore it may remind the mothers
: wives and daughters, under whose eyes
may fall, of some of the good done b
those whom they have sent from the
= fresides to encounter the hardships
war.
am, very truly yours,