The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-16
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WASHINGTON, May g. The truth that bot
officers and men to considerable number, dali
arrive from the RAppahannock and proceed t
their homes, is regarded as an additional Ind
cation that the army will not Immediately max
a movement against the enemy.
Gen. Hooker's purposes and the designs o
the Government in c0nnecti(n with the war, 81
far as the Army of the Potomac is concerned
are mere matters OF conjecture, hence there !
no reliance to be placed in the rumors concern
ing them.
There is no truth in the alleged threatening
movements of Moseby cavalry In Loudon coun
ty. They number but $50 men, and no raid OF
the Baltimore i Ohio, or any other road, is a
all probable, or, indeed, possible.
New YORK, May Ga Murfreesboro dispatch
of the 4th says unreliable rum0rs reached
here of great battle at Vicksburg by land and
water.
Another dispatch says the federals were dis
committed Rebel telegrams to the | lth already
received, say nothing of it, and the whole story
is probably canard.
The Tribune Washington dispatch says the
last of our wounded left on the other side of the
RAppahannock have been brought over the river.
As good care was taken of them while they re-
manned IN the enemy's lines as could be reason
ably expected. Our surgeons have been with
them since Gen. Hooker crossed the river. All
the dead of both armies have been buried.
There is reason to believe that the findings of
the court are such as to show that the President
has ample reason for removing Gen. Buell. for
the command of the department of the Cumber
land, and that the government only erred in
posponing his removal so long.
1t is said that the dying words of Stonewall
jackson were request that Gen. Ewell might
be assigned TO the command of his troops.
The Worlds dispatch says: From what |
can learn Gen. Hooker returned to retain his
present command and conduct the army, unaid-
cd by Gen. Halleck, to another advance move
ment, whenever such shall be determined on
his may be considered reliable at the present
time of writing.
The Times Washington dispatch says the
18th section of the CONSUMPTION law to-day re-
celved an Interpretation on the representation
of influential citizens of Illinois, t that the
acceptance of $500 from drafted sn lieu OF SER
vice throughout the West, would degenerate
the enrolment measure, and defeat the intent to
raise an army
Secretary Stanton is understood to have de-
olded that the section was permissive, and not
that 1T is optional with him to re-
ceive the money or reject it. Solicitor Whiting,
of the War Department, is understood to con-
sur in this view. The President is also under
stood to concur in its awfulness and policy.
The clause of the act allowing exemptions at
$500 therefore will practically be ignored.
The Herald Washington dispatch says the
President has been closited for two hours to-day
With Gen Sickles, commander of the Third Ar
ny corps, upon the report of Gen. Huntzleman
elieving Gen. Stoughton from any blame in ref
'rence to his capture The President has de-
ermined to restore him to his rank as Brig. |
General.
WAsHINGroN, May II. The Richmond En-
mrer of the 18th init, contains the follow I
ng
Five or six transports landed Federal troops
It West Point on the 18th inst, who are
hrowing up intrenchments across the point
rom Mattapony to the Pamunkey river.
Chattanooga, May ii. All 10 quiet on eur
rons. There are no prospects of q battle.
Andy johnson has been commissioned as
fajor General in the Yankee army, with au-
hority to organize force of 5000 Tennesseeans
nd 10000 negroes.
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