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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
A man calling himself VIM, Crawford, was

A man calling himself VIM. Crawford, was
arrested in Philadelphia on Wednesday,
Four cases Of goods purchased by him, to be
run down to Dixie, were seized in the Adams
express office. A mail from Philadelphia
"Copperheads," $4,000 in Carolina bonds,
and 81 200 in Southern funds, were found
on his person.
The general term of the supreme court for
the district of New York decided, on Satur-
day,that United States legal tender notes were
constitutional, as to debts contracted before
the passage of the law making such notes
legal tender. All the four judges concurred.
The Boston Congregationalist now prints
a weekly edition of over 10000 copies
larger than any other religious paper in New
England. 1t has achieved success by deserv-
ing it. There is no better UNCONVENTIONAL
paper, and It's secular and miscellaneous de-
partments are inteiligently and freshly got up.
Fernando Wood has replied to Senator
Wilson as to the conscription law, and says
he is for obeying it till it is judicialy declar-
ed void, but shall not yield his right to de-
nounce it.
A good story is told of President Lincoln.
A personal friend said to him: "Mr Presi-
dent, do you really expect to end this wal
during your administration ?" The President
Tin reply. Can't say, can't say, sir" The
querist-" But, Mr. Lincoln, what do you
mean to do?" The President" Peg away
sir; peg away. Keep pegging away"
TRENTON, n. j., April 3. Charles Lewis
was executed to-day for the murder OF James
Rowan. He died without utterihg word
and with astonishing frmness. He refused
all religious advice, but TO prayer in his call ht
made no objection. He refused this morn.
ing, under advice of his counsel, to leave hi.
child what all supposed he had, somewhere
about $1,000. He repudiated both his wife
and child.
| Nathaniel Fillmore, father of ex-presiden
Fillmore, died at East Aurora, n. y, Satur
day morning, at the age of 80. He wa
born at Bennington, Vermont, and has Away
been farmer. but man of good intellec
and many striking traits of character. HI
visited his son while president, this being tn
only case where a president has received hi
father at the White House.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Interesting Intelligence from New Or
leans.

New YORK, April ,, The steamer Gov
ult., arrived this evening. Among the pass
engers are the officers and crew of the stea-
mer Bio Bio.
Fugitives from the rebel lines continue to
arrive with reports of great restitution.
Quite contrabal.d trade has been discov-
cred, in which certain persons sent articles to
plantations near the rebel lines, when. at a
favorable opportunity, they were seized and
transported to the enemy.
Cotton in small quantities continues tosbe
received at New Orleans.
People in the country parishes of Louisl-
ana are said to be actually in starving con-
dtion.
Six rebel prisoners arrived at New Orleans
on the 18th, in a ragged condition, one o!
whom was formerly wealthy citizen of New
Orleans.
The rebels in New Orleans persist in the
statement that Fa-ragut had been captured
and much solictude is fpl. by the nionsts
to hear by way Of the North of his safety
which was probably graiifed on the 26;h, a,
the Cromwell passed the steamer Star Of tn.
South going up the river that day.
Gen. Banks mad re-e,tabiished his heal
quarters at New Orleans having Just returned
from visit to Gen. Weitzers command al
Berwick's Bay.
1t is reported that Gen. Growers brigade
had been sent to reinforce Weitzel, who i,
holding a strong position.
/ Lieutenant Fonteroy, captured from the
frigate Mississippi, is to lie exchanged for the
rebel Captain Ioungb!ood.
No official report of Dudley's expedition
opposite Port Hudson is yet received at New
Orleans.
A new plan of operations is said 20 b.
adopted, involving expeditions to clear thu
rebels from Atchafalaya and Red rivers, thus
cutting off the enemy's supplies from Texas.
The rebels have n strong fertilization a
Butte La Ross, and it is reported that tn,
ram Queen of the West is located there.
The secesh report that Magruier and X irb,
Smith have Joined their forces, but this i.
discl edited, as it would place Texas at tn,
mercy ofour navy.
The failure of Gen. Banks to attack Por
Hudson is said to be owing to the fact thai
Farragut started the fleet a: night. instead
of just before daylight, eight hours before tn
time agreed upon, thus preventing Gen
Banks from getting his artillery in posi-
ton to draw the rebels from the intrench
ments.
Gen Banks and Cen Grover are reported
to have been within 600 yards of the rebe
batteries the night the fleet passed Por
Hudson.
There is nothing from Galveston.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
A hard fought Battle in kentucky.

The following has been received at the
headquarters of the army:
LOUISVILLE, Wednesday, April 1, 1868.
MAJ. Gen. II. ". HaNeck. Geaeral-in. Chief.
The following dispatch has been received
from Gen Gilmore, giving the details of his
successful attack upon the enemy in Central
Kentucky:
"SoMERsET, KY, Tuesday, March 81, 1868.
attacked the enemy yesterday in strong
position of his own selection, defended by
six cannon, near this town; fought him for
five hours, driving him from one position to
another; finally stormed his position, whip
ped HIM handsome y, and drove him in con-
fusion toward the river. His loss is over
300 in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The
enemy oCt-numbered US two to one. and
were commanded by Pegram in person. Night
stopped the pursuit, which will be renewed
i'll the morning.
we captured two stands of colors. Our
loss in killed, wounded, and missing will not
exceed 30. SCOTS famous rebel regiment
was cut off from the rest and scattered.
GILMORE, Brig.-Gen."
The entire rebel force has been driven out
of Central Kentucky, and much of their
plumber has been recaptured. Their repeated
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

force has been greatly exaggerated, as well
as the amount of plumber taken BY them.
l have this moment received second dis
patch from Gen Gilmore, dated this morning,
from Slagal's Ferry, on the Cumberland Riv-
er, as follows:
Il moderated the enemy's force in my first
report of yesterdays fight. They have over
$500 men, outnumbering US more than two
to one. During the night their troops re-
crossed the Cumberland in three places. We
have retaken between 300 and 400 CATTLE
Pegram's loss will not fall short of 500 men.
GILMORE, Brig Cen"
The alacrity with which the troops were
concentrated, and the vigor and gallantry OF
their attack are highly commendable.
A. f. BURNSIDE,
Maj Gen. Commanding.
Clukes band of rebels have been com
pletely dispersed by the 10th Kentucky cav
airy.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
The First Vermont Brigade.
From our Regular Correspondent
BELLE PLAIN, VA, I
March 80, 1863. {

BELLE PLAIN, VA,
March 80, 1863.
There is no news of Importance to COM
municate from the army, nor could we be
permitted to divulge the little that comes to
our knowledge. The opening of the spring
campaign by Gen Hooker may seem to you
unnecessarily delayed, but to US, it appears
wise and reasonable. To move in the mud
We have had this month, would have been
voluntary surrender of his army. He has
now under his command probably the best
appointed and disciplined army the sun ever
rose upon, splendidly equipped and furnished
throughout, and depend upon it, though l
claim no prophetic power, that when it moves
it will be with the overwhelming and crushing
pouer CT the Car of Juggernaut upon its
victims, but with the velocity of locomo-
tive and that move will undoubtedly begin
before you receive this letter.
An expedition under Col Fairchilds of the
Wis. I'd has just returned from visit to
Westmoreland and Richmond counties. The
county seats Montross and Warsaw were WIS.,
tied but no mails were captured. A few
prisoners aud refugees were brought away
and about fifty contrabands, four or five
thousand bushels of grain, fifty mules and
horses and quantity of other property, all
amounting to nearly $4,000. Large lots of
corn and wheat were found and left untouch-
ed after securing what they could bring off,
No rebel force was found and no union SEN
,iment, especially among the wealthy portion
of the Inhabitants; while among the poorer
class some union feeling was professed, but
as class, they seemed to have so little indie
that not much confidence could be placed in
what they said They seemed to lie more
anxious to escape the rebel CONSUMPTION than
to espouse the couse of the Union. Hun
dreds of slaves would have been glad to
come off, but there was no transportation for
them as that was not the object of the expe.
dition. Col Fairchids, the commander, by
whose politeness was allowed to be one Of
the company, reminds ne of Col Blunt OF
the 18th, gentlemanly, yet brave and ener-
getic.
The effect of the Presidents proclamation
is very visible here. The mail boat comes
in daily loaded with returning soldiers
Some who have been home on furloughs
and many who had none, or, had extended
them; Indefinitely and their numbers must give
the army heavy reinforcement.
The oldest inhabitants here say they sci
dom ever knew so backward spring, tn.
winter wheat is but just up and very little
seed if any, is put in yet on this Peninsula
1t is very cold and wet yet, roads are almos
impossible. so bad that much of the forage
is carried from this station to camp upor
mules backs. The engineer and pontoor
train stationed here are daily practicing thu
laying Of bridges in the harbor. They are
nimble fellows and will but them down very
fast, length, 20 feet, in three minutes, ant
we do hope the next time they are needed
they will be on time. y
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The elections in Rhode Island and Connect
icut have resulted in unqualified and unmis-
taxable victories for the government and for
the war. In Rhode Island James Y. Smith,
the loyal candidate, was elected governor by
nearly 5000 majority; and Thomas A.
Jenckes of Providence and Nathan F. Dixon
of Westerly, both republican unionists, are
elected to congress. The legislature stands,
war &c, peace 26.
Connecticut followed suit on Monday, out
doing herself in her devotion to the Union
and the dearest interests Of our county,
Gov Buckingham and the entire state ticket
is elected by some 5000 majority; three out
of the four members of congress are Union
men, together with fifteen out of the twenty
one state senator's, and large majority ii
the house. This is great victory for the adj
ministration, equal to a Waterloo defeat to
TIE copperheads of the North generally.
They will now probably retire to the dens
and caves of the earth where they belong.
This is very gratifying to Union men every
where, as the opposition in Connecticut took
open aud defiant ground against the admins
tration, and were bold in their reasonable
resolutions and talk. The voice of Connect
ticut on Monday will put qnietus upon
Northern traitors, and will make Southern
traitors tremble.
The war news is conflicting ard unsatsfac-
tory. the rumor has been clrrent about the
country that Charleston was taFen by the
federal forces, but the government at Wash
ington up to Monday night had received no
official intelligence to that effect. Charles
ton papers received at Fortress Monroe &C
knowledge that the bombardment had begun.
We cannot credit the rumor that Charleston
is taken, for from the best accounts that We
have We consider the defences too formidable
to be overcome in day. However, if the
siege of Charleston has not already begun 1t
is doubtless Immediately impending.
Our forces evidently met with temporary
repulse at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and
the Yazoo Pass expedition is at dead lock.
We consider the reduction of Nicksburg
only question of time. 1t must and will
fall when everything is ready, though it may
not be yet awhile
The army of the Potomac is yet prevented
from advancing by the awful Virginia mad.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

The policy of the government in reference
to cotton and other southern productions has
at last been fixed. The agents of the gov
eminent are to give certificates of the re-
ceipt of such goods as may be voluntarily
surrenderel by parties in rebeldom, and
special permits to purchase are to be issued
to loyal persons. The permits will designate
the particular localities in which they are to
be USED by setting out geographical bounda-
ries of the district where the purchase may
be made.
On Wednesday forenoon last about so feet
in length of the wall enclosing the state pris-
on at Concord, from the top to the lower
course of stone, fell down. No attempt was
made by any of the l07 convicts to escape.
A Temporary wall aaS soon erected.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Further Particulars.
CAPT. FLINT AND 1T. CIRCUIT KILLED.
WASHINGTON, April /.

i.
WASHINGTON, April l.
On Tuesday last the rebel captain Mosby
visited Centreville with his notorious guerilla
band, numbering about sixty, dressed in fed
eral uniforms. They left Drainesvi.le or its
neighborhood. and on Wednesday morning a
squadron of the lst Vermont cavalry came
upon them at plantation where they were
blvouacked. Mosby' men were dismounted
and received our cavalry with fire from be-
hind teI.ces, which stampeded some of the
raw soldiers. The fight soon became desper-
ate. Mosby threatened his men with death
if they tiinched, and himself wounded Capt
Flint five times with his revolver, killing him.
Lieutenant Grtut,o the Vermont cavalry land
seven men were also killed Our loss was
about sixty killed, wounded and prisoners.
M3sby was in the house upon the planta-
ton when he was surprised but We learn
that he rallied his men with lightning like
CELEBRITY, and when our squadron broke he
pursued and hacked then severely. The
guerilla chief received severe sabre cut on
the forehead.
We learn that the Vermont carbine COM
panies delivered their fire upon the enemy
with good effect and then opened to the
right and left to allow the sabre companies
to charge; but they did not come up to the
work
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
How the Army Loves the Copperheads

One of our boys who is serving in the ar
my Of the Potomac in a Massachusetts regi
ment, writes from Belle Plain March 90
81 don't think the army was ever so full
of patriotism as now. Every man seems de-
termined to do his utmost We can guess
what is before us for we have had experience
we know that we have hard work to do
and we mean to do it. Let the Copperheads
say what they please, if they knew how this
army hates ttem they would say less about
decentralization, peace, etc. The army is ready
to man to follow our brave hearted General
wherever he leads"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Miss Anna Dickinson.

The person bearing the above name is a
pretty young Quakeress from Philadelphia
who spent several weeks in New Hampshire,
before the election, making political speeches.
OF course she goes for the Union. After
the canvass was over in New Hampshire she
went t. Connec ticut, and if We may believe
the reports Of the newspapers, private letters
and individuals, she is a trump-a woman,
possessing very rare qualities as an orator,
and great personal attractions. She electri-
fies her hearers, who are soon lost under the
witchery of spell never before felt. One
of the Hartford papers in describing her as
she appeared before grand audience there,
says: 'As she went on mingling argument,
invective, pathos, sarcasm, irresistible appeal.
we felt that she had the passion of the South
and the brain of the North on fire with in
spiration. 1t was Portia making state
ment; it was Pythia prophesying: it was
better than either, an American woman, cul-
tivated, trained, endowed, devoted to the no.
Her perolation we have never heard equaled.
With figure dilating, face imprisoned, eye
flashing, she poured forth that wonderful il
lustration and appeal, and the audience,
GREATNESS, almost translated, hung upon her
words, and when her voice ceased but slowly
regained their self-pcssession, and broke
into cheering and the most ex,ravagant dem
onstrations of delight which continued several
minutes
"Sister Anna spoke at Middletown las t
Thursday evening to an audience of over
1000. The copperheads endeavored i'll
every possible way to break up the meeting
turning of the gas and raising the cry of fire,
ringing bells, &c. When the gas was turned
off the unmoved speaker said: Il read my
bible. read Ct the prince of darkness, and
Judging from the present display. some OF
his children are present l read natural
history, too. read OF creature that loves
caves and dens and holes in the earth, dank
and dark places,-ard | suppose from the
last fact that some o. them are in this hall
copperheads, believe they are called" On
the platform behind Miss Dickinson sat Mr.
Jcrckes of Rhode Island, the republican
member Of Congress who had been elected
on Wednesday by an overwhelming majority
AS the annoying bell continued to ring, thu
speaker turned and said s. have beer
wondering why that bell was ringing.
suddenly bethink me. They are rejoicing
over the glorious victory in Our sister stat
of Rhode Island, and showing due respec
to the man, elected by over 1000 majorit,
who honors us with his presence tonight.
, The audience, electrified, rose to its feet an
t cheered again and again for Rhode Island.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

A NATIONAL FAsT.-President Lincoln has
appointed the 30th inst, for a National Fast,
to be observed throughout the loyal states.
Both the governors of Maine and New
Hampshire, who had already set apart day
to be observed by their states, postponed
their fasts until the Both.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
Cavalry Skirmish at Draine>ville-Ver.
mont Cavalry engaged.

New YORK, April 3. The Tribune's
Washington dispatch says there was caval-
" skirmish Wednesday morning near
Drainesville, between 100 of the lst Vermont
Cavalry, under Capt Flint, and about an
equal number of rebels under Capt Mosby
Our side got the worst of it. Flint was
killed and several prisoners taken. The reb
ell captain was severely wounded.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10
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New YORK, April B. A special dispatch
from Washington to the Post says the Yer
mont cavalry, supposed to have been captur-
ed by the rebel Mostly in a skirmish at
Drainesville on Wednesday, have returned.
1t is believed that others who are missing
will return.
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-10

Inc virginia Legislature have agreed upon
Oil 10 take possession of the salt-works
IN washington County, and to work them
upon State account. VIVIAN '''
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