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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
FitZ John Porter.

One of the Washington correspondents
writes that Gen Porter had narrow escape
from death sentence-that one vote of the
nine was all that saved him from being shot.
We consider it very unfortunate that the one
man did not agree with the eight. In short
we believe Gen Porter deserved the traitors
death, and that if our government would
execute some of the traitors both in and out
of cur army, when proved guilty, it would
advance the cause of the North more than
to recruit an army of 10000 men. Our gov
eminent has dallied with treason and traitors
long enough. 1t must crush those who come
within its power or they will overthrow the
government.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
The Twelfth REGIMENT.

Capt Roundv and Lieu,S Russell ami Tar
bell of company |. from Saxton's River. have
resigned before taking the required o!Iicia,
examination INTO their capacity as officers
First Lieut. &. +. Di!nuick. OF coIIpany \.
is promoted to be captain of company |. l.,
Geo II. Riseow is appointed to tie vaeant-y
in company A, and detailed for duty as quar-
te.masier. Second Leu. Vim. LOOMS %
company {, is promoted to the first lieuten-
aacy o: company |. SerScan, Major T.. d.
Rcdinston, is promoted to the second lieu
tenancy of the same company. Private c.
g. Benedict, Of the Ere. Press. is promoted
70 be second Lieut. O: company {. Lieut.
LOOMS, who is one Of the most capable.
promising and popular officers of the resi-
ment, would lie greatly missed in company
t, were not the vacancy made by his promo
ton 50 admirably filled by the promotion OF
Lieut. Benedict. DR. y. ID. Ross. of Middle
bury. has been appointed second assistant
surgeon OF the twelfth, which has Of late been
under the sole care of assistant surgeon
Conn.-Itmes.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Capture of Il British Steamer attempting
to Run the Blockade.

The Richmond Wing of Saturday announ-
ces the capture by the federal fleet of the
British propeller Princess Royal, Capt Law
son, while attempting to run the blockade at
Charleston. She was making her way in on
Thursday morning, before daylight, was sud-
denly surrounded and her officers compelled
to run on Long Island beach, where she was
captured. The Princess Royal had vaua-
bic cargo, consisting of eight Whitworth
guns, four steam engines for gunboats, rifles.
powder, &c. The bulk of her freight was
about 400 tons. A party of English work
men, skilled in the manufacture of projecties,
were captured with the vessel. The pilot and
one or two of the crew escaped on boats, and
reached Charleston. The Wing says impor-
tant dispatches from Capt Maury to the rebel
government were saved by these persons.
A dispatch from Washington says, the
Princess Royal has on board six hundred
barrels of gun powder, two Armstrong guns.
a large lot of machinery, eight hundred and
eighty bales of sheet iron. five hundred box
es of tin, one steam bakery, one hundred and
forty-four bales of ordnance. ninety-fve cases
of boots, two hundred and twenty nine bags
of coffee, and other valuables.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Letter from a Hospital.
WARDMASTER.

Letter from a Hospital.
L. s. GEN. Hospital. BRATTLEBoRo,
February 2, 1868.
Mr. EDITOR: As nearly every town in the
eastern part of the state is now represented
in this hospital, few words in relation to
matters here might be of general interest
There are already some $50 patients and con-
valescents here from the South, and more
expected soon, and it must be gratifying to
friends at home to know that the sons of Yer
mont can have comfortable quarters and good
treatment, in their own state and within Wis
| iting distance of those who love them. Al
ready have friends come from the most dis
tant parts of the state to see them. The To-
cation of general hospitals in each state, pro,
posed to the general convention, by the gov
errors OF the loyal states, at their meeting
last September, must be considered a phi.
anthropic plan, and although cur state is moi
quite prepared to receive all who would like
to enjoy the benefit of the plan, yet all who
have returned to the state have been comfor
tabiy provided for in this hospital and bar
racks, and at Burlington. The original hos
pital building heie, cheap, warm, we'll venti-
lated, built at the west OF the camp ground
by the state since last Sept, and now as
sumed and QUILTED by the Genera, Govern
ment, is filed with 100 of the sickest ans
wounded. while the barracks and officer
quarters, of one of the regiments, in all y
buildings, already moved near to the mair
hospital and rapidly being plastered and fiji
ished, by the state government, will atfort
good and pleasant Accommodations for 4O(
when the ladies and other benevolent persons
shall have furnished the necessary beds ant
bedding. The personal supervision and il
I terest manifested bv our Governor and tn,
energy and perseverance of DIR Phelps, SHOULD
only be met BIZ the charitable OF the STATE
with the same spirit of benevolence. Thos,
in your vicinity will be glad to learn tina
/ DIR Story \. Goss, formerly of Waterford, i
assistant surgeon. and does the prescribin:
for the patients. occasionally advised by ID
Phelps, and think ali can be assured of III
very best of medical treatment, Judging b
the past.for otthe - pretty sick boys,left her
when the regiments went off, only one died
and some recovered which | think would nc
if they had been at home. Only one has die
OF the MANY quite sick lately from III
south. From my own experience, thin
the generally entertained dread Of going int
hospital for treatment. Is without Just cats
in most cases. W. nave good cooks. VIII
prepare better food. $50 the sick and wounde
saw than they Go'south. and nurses nor
careful and faithful; and although in sue
ill establishment everything may no. be d
everybody would like. yet think the gener.
intention and management Is good.
We shall all hail the day when war sha
cease and righteous peace send us all TO GU
homes, but Ii. then LEI Ill try to do. by on
means or another, what they can to establish
liberty and relieve humanity. u.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

The rebel steamer Oreto (now called Flor
iGa,)which escaped from Mobile harbor on
the 18th, proceeded directly to Havana and
coaled, and has since been doing smashing
business in the way of capturing American
merchantmen. Four are reported captured
and burned already, and if this sort OF thing
is to continue, she will Guido the notorious
English pirate, the Alabama.
1t is said that Gen Burnside has been Of
fered the command of a new department., to
embrace the states of North and South Car
DINA. Gen Burnside has the fullest conf
dence o. the Government and the people,
notwithstanding his unfortunate connection
with the army of the Potomac, and it would
give general satisfaction to see him back on
his old and successful field of opes.tions.
The rebels under Gen Pryor crossed the
Blackwater in the night of the 2Sth ult., but
were met and defeated by Gen Corcoran's
brigade the next night, and taught lesson
they will be likely to remember for some time.
We hear nothing more of the fight reported
by the rebels to have taken place near Savan-
nah, but have further intelligence from rebel
papers, of the capture of federal ga,nooat
off Charleston harbor. A private letter from
Beaufort, N. C., which has found its way in
to the papers, places the strength of the ex-
petition which recently sailed from there at
over 200 vessels, and 10000 men-a force
that will have to perform important services
to realize the expectations of the people.
Count MERCER, the French minister at
Washington, denies that he has been party
to any scheme or proposal to bring about in
tervention or meditation in our war to sup
press the rebellion, and further denies that
any proposal to that effect has ever been
made to him. Of course this puts at rest the
statement of the New York Times that Mr.
Greeley has been intriguing with Mr. MERCER
fer mediation.
Our generals are being dined and feted
like returning conquerors. Gen Pope, Gen
Mcclellan and Gen Wool are each taking
their turn in the large Atlantic cities. Would
not it be well to wait until some of them had
won victory, saying nothing of the putting
down of the rebellion
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
A Prophetic Rebel Editor.

The Richmond Examiner of the Goth has
a remarkable article on the prospects of the
war. which is too true to give much encour.
agement 10 the rebels who read it. After
conccdins that the Yankees hold what the,
take. and that year more OF such progress
As they nave already made will leave them
masters Of the South, the Examiner goes on
10 saw
line onward movement of Rosecrans
toward Alabama, the presence of Grant in
North Mississippi, and of Curtis in Middle
Arkansas. to say nothing of Banks at New
Orleans and Baton Rouge, set at rest the sill
Iy dream that thin strip of sea coast only is
in the possession Of our foes. The truth is.
the Yankees are in great force in the very
heart OF the contsCeracy: they swarm on all
our borders. they threaten every important
city belonging 10 us. and nearly two hundred
thousand of them are within two days march
Of the confederate capital. As the past has
been. So viii the future be. unless something
Is done. and that speedily. TO fill up the shat
tered ranks of our armies in the West. Ex-
emp,ions must be diminished. The system
Of details must De adopted. Young men
must not be permitted to eyade their duty
by slipping into safe places. Complaisant
friends must turn a deaf ear 10 their enirea-
ties. Able bodied men must not be allowed
70 stay at home on the prelext of attending 10
twenty negroes. Here in Virginia there are.
in many places contiguous plantations, num-
bering in the aggregate hundreds of slaves.
without solitary white man left to guard
them. The gentle authority of Indies has
been found amply sufficient to control the
obedient African population. If within the
next two months We do not add seventy-fve
or a hundred thousand men to our forces in
the Southwest We shall come 70 grief. Ii We
do add them we are beyond peradventure,
and next summer will witness the final tri-
umph Of our arms"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Worth Remembering.

1t will be well for good citizens TO bear in
mind that the men who carry bludgeons, and
the party that employs rufians,-whether to
intiniIate men at the ballot box or in the
counci! chambers, actively sympa:hize with
the South in the present struggle, and are
determined to perpetuate slavery i'll this
country. Look at the dissraceful proceed
ings at Albany, for instance, and remember
this fact, that the revolver and bowieknive
buliies of the North 60 hand in hand with
their brethren in the South, and both pat
tern closely after their great prototype, the
Devil.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Shameful Scene in the Senate,

A shameful scene occurred in the United
States Senate on Tuesday of last week. Mr.
Salisbury made long speech on the bill to
idemnify the President and others for the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. and
was called to order several times. when final
ly while censuring the President he called
him an imbecile; the vice president called
him to order and requested him to take his
seat, Mr. Salisbury refusing, the sergeant
alarms was ordered to take him in charge
Mr. Salisbury was taken out Of the Senate
chamber, but soon returned and commenced
speaking again. The President ordered hin
to take his seat, which he did after making
use Of considerable disgraceful language.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

REDEMPTION OF POSTAGE STAMps.-There
were presented at the Post Office here for re-
demption during the 80 pays prescribed BY
law, 224 packages of postage stamps which
had been used for currency, amounting to
the sum of SLOT. Of this amount, $780,.
"a, was redeemed in bank bills ard postal
currency. Of the balance, S54,5 80 was in per.
fectly clean stamps and was returned to the
owners, and $62,1S, was in worthless stamps
some that had been cancelled and washed
some of the old issue, and some revenue
stamps.-Burlington Free Press.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
What the Northern Traitors are
Doing.

The slavery sympathizers at the North are
doing terrible work. That which was at
first small speck, no larger than mans
hand, is growing into large proportions. The
disloyalty at the North, which one year age
dare not show itself, is now becoming open
and bold. There must be revival of pat
riotism or We are lost. The traitorous crew
in our own midst must be crushed before we
can crush the traitors in the South. \ cler-
syman, now chaplain in one of the Illinois
regiments thus forcbly closes letter to his
brother, worthy citizen of neishborins
town:
"No, my mind has not changed respecting
the war the last six months. am not very
hopeful of the result am fearful the dav of
our salvation as country is past. We could
if let alone whip the rebels out in time, but
that we shall be dare not hope. The coun-
try now has more to fear from the Northern
Democracy than from the rebels. 1t is ben,
on mischief. almost expect to see civil war
in the free states before we are done. The
rotten democracy is determined that slavery
shall die. Already it is kindling fire which
will produce conhagration in our own midS,
unless God mercifully gives speedy victories
to our armies. 1t will take advantage of the
delay in supressing the rebellion and indame>
the popular discomfort at the progress of thu
war. The worst features of this crisis fea.
are vet in the future. No man can foreset
the end, hope it may not be so disastrou,
as fear, but it is certain the Democracy are
doing fearful work. If the country is ruin
ed it will be by home traitors who succeed il
dividing the North and Gripping the Gov
eminent. In Vermont where all are uncon
dtionally loyal with insignificant exceptions
you know little of what is going on in som,
other states. Look at the sayings and do
ings of the Democratic legislation of TIL
state now in session. 1t represents the ami
; mus ard plan of the old pro-slavery, traitor
Gus Democracy. 1t is in league with thu
rebels, and designs to compel a cessation o
hostilites, in order to get up national con
vention, in which southern rebels shall hav,
seats, to reconstruct the Union with SLAYER,
as the cornerstone. | for one much rathe
the Southern Confederacy should gain its in
; dependence, than have such Union. MAY
: God deliver US from such inlamy. We hat
! better fight ten years if necessary, than TAKE
the viper again into our country's bosom"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

Killed in hattie near Fredericksburg. Dec Is.
Capt " Qumby. aged p. son of Dea Thomas
Quimby of Lyndon
In ST Johnsbury Center, Jan IS, of eonsump-
ton, Lorenzo Sylvester. aged AZ
In Boston. Mass. in 20, after a long illness.
Joseph VI Pope, son of the late John Pope,
aged Dc
In Irasburg. on the 18th inst. of diptheria, Ms
w Barry, aged 2o-
In the woods near Fairfax Court House. Jan
u, of small pox. Benz Austin Stratton of Fairlee,
aged Is, member of Co IL, 18th Vtreg
in Newbury, Jan 4, Mr. John Haseltine, aged
IS.
In Bradford, Jan l6, Mr. Daniel Houghton,
aged 30
In Norwich, Aug 9. 1862, Lille Florence, aged
months. Feb 2 Minnie Gertrude aged years;
only children of Charles and Emma Nye. Feb l,
Lee, only son Of George and Salome Johnson,
aged 6 years.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Cambridge Cattle Market
WEDNESDAY. Feb 4 ikea

"WEDNESDAY, Feb 4. 1868.
At market 200 Cattle, mostly Ras,,..
90 Stores, consisting of Working Over :, @sa
and one two and three years olds. >'"H'
hIcEs-Market Beef-Extra s,a5
hrSt quality $3.50 S6,75; second do :, w
$500; third do $500 5000. ordinary.
Working oxen-S00. 600 oOo
Cows and Calves-Se0. %, a. aai.
learlingS->A.00 5000
Two Years 0ld-Sl9 20.
Three Years 0ld-S2l %
sheep and Lambs-9050at market. F,,-.,
selections. $50 500 CSC; in lots. - =
0.00a 90. S7,''
Spring Lambs-S0. 90 600.
Swine-0 AT market
Hides SIC per H.
Calf Skins DC per 10
PeltS-S2.00 225 each.
Tallew-S 4 Sc per H.
Veal Calres-from 50 TO 5000.
RENAgks.-There was not so lar,-. g..
last week. Sales were qnick An 4 most of ~, -,
tie were sold at an advance Of last week. ,,ri..
but owing 10 the extreme cold wea-hcr-l5-
low zero-but few of the droyers took their.
from The barns The sheep were al sod ~
day The prices of two weeks since were r.,4-,.
obtained.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

JOB PRINTING. Every kind of print-
ing is promptly executef at this Office, in
the best style and at the lowest prices.
The facilities of the establishment are OF
the first order; good wOrkmen are EN-.
ploycd, and additions of type and other
made 10 keep fully up with the times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
MARRIAGES.

In East st Johnsbury. Ian Is. by Rev Bow
ers, James B Wallace and Mary E Kenyon. both
Of Concord.
In Haverhill, Jan ). Ira D Clark of Haverhill.
y IL, and Susan A Smith of Topsham-
In Kirby, at the residence of the brides father
Jan Is, by Rev P \ Granger, Rev Nelson NJ
Granger of the Vt conference of the N L Church
and Elizabeth P Brown.
In ST JOhnsbury. Jan %, BIZ Rev VIM Scales
Austin Paige and Mary Stone.
In Cabot. Jan 20, by Rev s F. Drew, Byron
J Lance and Mary Paige, both of Cabot.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Gen. Burnside's Failure.

We desire to call attention to an article
upon the first page from the pen of Mr. Ray
mond of the New York Times, giving an ia
side view into the causes of the failure Of
Gen Burnside in his Virginia campaign. BY
this account it appears that the treachery and
want of cooperation of his subordinate Off
GERS lost the Gay to Burnside at Fredericks-
burg. And even farther back than that ::
when Gen Burnside took command of the
army his intention was to move rapidly to
Falmouth, cross the river and occupy the
nights of Fredericksburg, and thus compel
the enemy either to fight him there or fall
back upon Richmond. This movement failed
because the very essential pontoon bridges
were delayed, Why these pontoons did not
arrive has not been decided, but it certainly
was not Gen Burnside's fault And under
the circumstances and in the way this matter
of pontoons is left, We may infer that it was
base treachery that kept them back. And so
it was in every attempt that the commanding
general -disloyalty thwarted him.
Gems Franklin and Sumner have been re-
lieved of their commands, we hope never to
be entrusted again at the head of army corps
1t is fact We believe that the old army Off
GERS, as general thing, had rather sacrifice
FIVE thousand lives and jeopardize the Repub
lie than to see any other general but them
selves or their favorites succeed. When thu
President orders men to he shot for such fla
grant outrages as have been proceed agains
some of our generals then we shall hope tt
see reform among the old army officers, ant
successes in the field.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Horrible Ontrages by GuerriIias,

ST. Louis, Jan. 22.-Gen Mclean. com.
handing a. Jefferson, sends to the Democrat
letter from Col Pennock, of the 9TH cavalry.
Missouri militia, dated Independence. Jan.
il. stating that five of his men were murder
81 the week previous by guerrillas. The sol
diers were all shot, and their heads and bod
les horribly mangled. The faces of some
of them Were cut 10 pieces with boot heels.
Powder was exploded in one mans ear, and
both ears cut of. Whether these barbari.
tiss were committed before or after death, is
unknown. Col Pennock saws ten of those
men, with their wives and children acting as
spies, are equal to twenty-five of his troops
Guerrlllas are threatening the Union women
of Jackson county, and the wives and chill
dren of some of the m st NOTORIOUS have been
arrested, to prevent them from executing
their threats. They have also levied assess
ments upon the loyal men of the country
and are collecting them rapidly. Some Of
those assessed claim to be Southern sympa
tuizers to avoid paying. Col Pennock adj
vises that guerrillas' wives be sent ont o.
the country.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

HE MARRIA,E OF TIE LLIIPUTS. The
war is thrown entirely into the shade as a
matter of talk and speculation, by the in
tended wedding of Gen Tom Thumb to Miss
Lavinia Warren, which is to come off Feb
10. President Lincoln, Gen Scott and other
notables are invited to the ceremony, which
is to take place in New York.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

The New York correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal says A. I. Stewart of New York
has refused to sell cotton goods at any price,
and is engaged in buying up all the goods he
can get and filling up empty stores and ware
houses with them. Last year, owing to his
connection with the government, Mr. Stewart
was much more successful than ever before,
but We trust he won't make anything by this
last Jew-like movement.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

DIR Enoch Blanchard. who formerly prac-
ticed in Lyndon, and who was assistant sur
geon, has received the appointment; Of sur
geon in the place of DIR Kelley resigned. We
have also two assistant surgeons that joined
us soon after We arrived here.
! WARDMASTER.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06

TO The LADIES'. The celebrated DT l. Dix 49,
larry Invites all ladies' who acsd 4 medical - -
adviser. 10 call Al lls rooms. NJ Il, kI.oOII -
Mass, hieh Trey viii lad arranged Tor t'iT 300
cOinmolaIlel-
DI DIN having devoted over twenty years Q ,'
ncu!ar branch 81 the treatment ui all d!>ra-t> m
females II l. now conceded by all doth IN 1l
and III kuTOie that lac eAgcS all vihe knpSci -4.-.'.
e'> IN The safe speedy a, Il eiieCiaal treSuv.r
male CoInil ants
HIS iiieiiciie> are prepared with fhe eAar,> o.
Removing al diseases. >lCii debility. Weaklir.
uTai suilTessloil>- enlargement Ui The NaInt
charges which TOW from a mortid>Iate a., ftr It.s
doctor l. oN iully prepared 10 treat IL H. i,ea- q
both medically and sur-ically all diseases 81, a
, SEX. and ihey are respectfully invited L. cal -
No. Il ESDICoTT STREET. BuSTVN-
All lc;1v.> requiring adsice must contain
ensure answer
Boston. Jan. /. lSs3-l wear
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
The Ninth Regiment.

Loot iiv."~" .;.!s IN irrmar'y nf Rnr-
ington, has been promoted to the eaptaincy
Of company {, 9Th Vermont regiment and
Quartermas,ers clerk Theodore s. Pen of
Burlington. has been promoted to the second
lieutenancy in the same company
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
Cure that awful Cough before il Is TOO

late This certifeS that l have used n. H
Downs Elixir in family for last wears and have
sold il Tor the last - and believe be the hes
medicine in Tor The complaints for which is
mended- Signed Z. n. PUTNAM.
Reader need We say moTe-the above Is from the Hon
ID Putnam ask J. {. Bins cham Hoyt & Green. ST
John>bury ii what he says true sold by al medicine
dealers. Re;ails a5c. sec andS 81.
JOHN +. HENRY CO, Proprietors.
1sl5SJ Waterbury, VT
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-06
The Vermont Regiments
The Eleventh Regiment.

The following promotions have recently oc-
Cured:
lst Lieut. Aldace F. Walker, of battery B.
has been made captain of battery c, in place
of Captain Hyde, resigned.
2nd Lieut. Orlo H. Austin, of battery F,
has beer made lst Lieut. of battery |. in the
place of Lieut. Tucker, resigned.
Sergeant Major Wright has been made End
Lieut. in battery +, vice Austin promoted.