Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-08-14
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News Items.
Several OF the rebel regiments captured
at Port Hudson passed formal resolutions
of thanks to the New York Zouaves, l65;h
regiment, for their courtesy and generosity
to them after the surrender. There, as at
Vicksburg, the utmost good feeling was at
once established between our soldiers and
their prisoners.
All the rebel officers in our hands are be-
ing gathered together at Johnson's Island,
Sandusky, Ohio, where they will be kept
until a satisfactory reply is received from
the rebel authorities in answer TO the Pres
ident's order Of retaliation.
President Lincoln has forwarded to- the
wife of the lamented Brig. Gen. George c.
Strong Major Generals commission, bear
ins the date of the battle on Morris Island
In which he received his mortal wound
Parson BrownIow has seen Union ply
stefan just released from Libby prison al
Richmond, Va, who confirms the statements
that ex-governor Aiken, of South Carolina,
is confined there for his loyalty TO the IN
ion. So many ounces of bread and mea,
were dealt out to each prisoner per day, and
The venerable old gray haired patriot re-
eeived his daily allowance, while the boys
in prison volunteered TO do his cooking for
him. Mr.. Aiken is the largest STAKEHOLDER
in the South, and the wealthiest man in
South Carolina but with him slavery is
not rebellion: he re Union man, and ad-
heres 10 his integrity at the loss of liberty
and property His cruel confinement has
been kept secret from the outside world
and it has been kept out of southern papers.
because his vilIainous prosecutors were
ashamed 10 let his Imprisonment be krlown.
Gen. Grant reports that in his operations
he has paroed 1000 men, and sent abo,
5000 north as prisoners. making $4,000 cap
tured by him since The lst Of April. In ad-
dition to the 5000 head of cattle and 50O,-
600 rounds of ammunition captured near
Natchez, he has taken over 1000 mules, of
which he has sent 1000 TO Gen Banks.
Gen. Grant has adopted the plan of hir-
ing out the freedmen TO their old masters,
under proper restrictions and guarantees,
wherever il is practicable. In the region
back of Natchez, planters having colt, n
crops have offered their old slaves half their
crop if they would take hold and gather it
but in number of these cases the offers
have been refused. The negroes, however,
will work for nothern men or fer the gov
eminent gladly.
Gen. Meade has been claimed as a demo
crat and Catholic. The Philadelphia
North american, which knows, says: His
family reside here. His sons hare been
drafted here. lie is a member of the Prot
estant Episcopal church, and his family
holds a pew, where it has long been in reg
ular attendance, in St Marks church. Gen
Meade's relations in lie, as regards politics,
have ever been wing. his Iampy are an
wings, and though opposed to the anti slav-
cry agitation before the war broke out, II
general has since become an earnest sur
porter of the whole war policy of the ma
tional administration, like Burnside, Grant,
Roseerans, and other conservatives"
Hundreds of New York rowdies, who es-
capped to Philadelphia TO avoid arrest for the
crimes they committed during the DRIFT
riots, are selling themselves as substitutes
for drafted men, as the easiest method Of
escaping starvation or The penitentiary.
Arrangements have been raaee TO pur-
chase part OF the battlefield at Getiys-
burg for cemetery, IN which it is proposed |
to gather the remains of our dead. The
ground embraces the point o. The desperate
attack made upon the left centre of our
army. Eight ether States have already
assented with Pennsylvania in this project.
The work Of eoading tunnel under Lake
Michigan tor the purpose Of obtaining a
supply OF water for the citizens Of Chicago,
who are compelled to drink whisky now al
together on account Of the impurity Of the
water, has been definitely decided on, and