Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-20

able rositionto receive raking fre fran Gu
gunbJsts.
The o.tcers End men were very sisa e
have shot e. those river infes;ers, and cni,
regret tha; they did not remain within ih'
reach Of or guns 3 little longer. As it "a
they claim the honor Of dispensing then END
saving fort Donelscn-
very respectfully,
Your obeiient servant.
LEROY FITCH,
Lieut.. Com 7.
ToCapt- !. VI. penusck. [. :. N Com
rasndani Nsrni Station. Cairo. IL.
/ u the 18th = large and enthusiastic meet
ing q Union men was held 81 Learcnworth,
ksnsss. Resolutions were adopted q the
/ effect that when the government i sssaiiel
] AM sc54sd e. ar means arc used % seluoe
I loyal l=olae frYm tneir allegiance, II Il tine
/ for loyal m-n 70 unite for their cEn Ir1tao-
I ton and tisi al vino SIX f9r pace With
retals, excer; upon Uerms q unc0nditl 5Isl
submission, sre themselves traitors that It
would b 3 stain upon th. fame Of ksnsss q
loyal State q permit tie making q ira
sonable resolutions. and that i ---al not Il
! done, Erd this shall b. carried Uut cone
what may; that death : th- constitutional
AMI legal punishment Of treason. and should
be inflicted up0u traitorr without delay.
while merely inczroeIatins snd then ct last
hbera;iHg them i not legal Punl-hment--
The President Pr.ciamatii n wzs endorsed
and confidence .xurs-sei II the FINAL triumph
OF The GoeernE1.ll-. snd fidelity Wac pledged
70 the Union i; vas finally resolved 70 suF.-
port the Cos l-uuneni through al yiei-sltu5es
% the oa3.
General Orders from ths War Department,
autho-I1il- enlistmenis o. Volunteers into
The Regular Army, have tsea rescinde3.
In eolsesuence Of recent publications injl-
riOus q tlg Union czusa, measures hnve
been taken . arrest and punish correspond
euts who have te-n guilty Of making such
developments. and plans are 20 h. adopt
ed which viii preTea; il future occur-
renoc.
Schooner Z. 4. Detisrt from Jac-ncl 1srh,
reports OF the 20th Of Cape Tiburon. was
CHASED q pirste schooner Retribution, who
fired several shot and shell at hsr. but the
Dettart oUtsailed her. Son after saw the
Retrihution board an eastern huiltscho9ner
which she probably captured.
Kingston papers per steamer Talsnan all
nounce the snival Of the Alabama On the
10Th Of Jan with the Ufhce-s and crew Of tie
Hstterss- The Alabama va severelY riddl-
ed in the encounter. I've fed-rsl niesn-of-yvsr
are reported Of Jamaica. Semnes had a It
cepnon at the Commercial Exchange. King
ston. from The merchants Of the city and was
Justify che-red. The American Consul had
chartered the ship B17ciino . bring the crew
Of the HaiteTas 70 the United States. 4 por-
ton Of the crew Of the Alabama had been b.
fore the magistrates for rev in dining "a
loun
The brig Trenton, when coming out OF
St. Johns, y. P, WIS hailed By the captain
OF Hamburg bar9ue, who reported =, ke
The priveteer AlzhsEs ths sane dsv, 2-th
ak 30 niles T. I. Of $. Jyaas
Us. C5r.=ul General rhaver, e. Ais1an-
dria, kETTt, in writing 70 our G5re-nment.
says Fl even; E spparent grave importance
has just c51s - light ana produced much
excitement N tLst comm unity. On ,heuorn-
ing = tho IN If Janusrv, 450tlack soldier.
from Ialtoa. snl Nubia we're, ~ order u
the Eieer1y u Egypt. taken by railway from
the fertifcsltigns Of tas Bsrrsce, ab5at 100
miles south OF Alczandria, and q, night s-p-
tsrked 0n bcard the French Transport steam
q Ia SeIDe, flr E destination cens-allv un-
ders15o6 - 5c Mexico, with ibc object Of
aiding the French Emperor in BIZ military
operations sEsinsi that ccrutrv. These ne
gr1es were dressed IT ZJu7ve unif1r7rs and
fully armed K is vel understood ;hs; tie
French EInper5r has heeu anxious 20 surulv
ths lessee a hich n Nexioan army hss 81
iers1 from the climate and disease, ~ INC
e1pll ynent of black, and tha Tie.r1v DE-
elded month ago be WIS about 70 send 10
600 o; has men 10 sq-ne place where their
Quality might Dc te-t-3.