Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-05-15

The Tribune reports the arrival of Gen.
Stoughton, of Vermont, exchanged. He
sta es that on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Richmond was palsied with fear Not sol
der was in the city or in Petersburgh, The
forts were manned by citizens and employees.
Gen. Stoughton expresses the opinion that
five hundred resolute soldiers could have cap
tufed the city, carried off jeff Davis cabi-
net and his congress, and liberated every
Union prisoner. Even the guards at the
prisons were wounded men who limped along
the beats. Two Of Stoneman's scouts were
taken by a squad of cavalry within mile Of
the rebel capital Gen. Stoneman had de-
stroyed the locks of tie James River Canal
at points 80 and 20 miles miles above Rich
mond lie had rendered the railroad useless
for 80 miles, hall the distance from Rich
mond to Fredericksburg. The nearest bridge
destroyed was not more than four miles and
halt from Richmond on the Chiokamahom-
my. That over the Pamunky is also destroy
ed. Gen. Stoneman also captured and de-
stroyed the rolling stock of two trains, cap
tured 500 horses turning loose as many worn
out ones of his own, and brought away with
him three times as many prisoners as he lost
Nowhere did he meet with organized ress-
tance.
stoughton was told by rebel officers who
weru at Charleston during tine recent attack,
that Sumter was on the point OF surrendering
when the Monitors withdrew. Several shots
passed entirely through the fort, piercing both
walls aud falling into the water beyond.
The demonstrations Of General Hooker has
proved no disaster, but simply failure, ow-
ing to the impracticabIlity OF the posiuon.-
Less than threc.eights of the whole force was
engaged The ground being covered with
forest and without and practicable road
Our entire loss does not exceed 10000 The
rebel loss must have been double this. Hon
orable to the army but lamentablo to the
country-the greatest proportion OF them are
in killed and wounded. Our loss in prisoners
does not exceed 200. We lost eight guns
and took the same number from the rebels,-
The General and the entire army are IN excel
lent heart for new movement
During the last week $4,000 nickels were
coined al the United States Mint. This Is
at the rate Of $27, 500 per annum in the
manufacture of that insignificant coin alone.
The tranactions at the Mint beyond the coin
age of nckels do not amount - much at
present. Very little gold i, converted into
currency, owing in part to its present scarcity
and high premium. The deposits from Dem
yer are, however, increasing, that place being,
at the present time, the principal point from
which the metal is obtained.
Brigham Young, Governor Of Utah, goes
in for kindness to the Indians. lie says -
II will. comparatively speaking, take one
plug OF tobacco, shirt and three cents worth
of paint, and save more life and hinder more
Indian depredations than they can by ex-
pending millions of dollars vested in an army
TO light aud kill Indians That is so.
The American Bible society has lately
granted 80 900 volumes OF the sacred scrip
tures, chiefly New Testaments in English and
German, in value not less than Sl0,OOO,-
to the Christian commissions, for free distrl-
button in the three western armies, command
ed by Rosccrans, Grant and Burnside.
Burlington is now ahead on taxable dogs
2GS.