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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

FIRE AND Loss or LIFE.-We hear that the
dwelling house of W. IL. French Esq, near
Williston was burned Friday morning and
Mr.. Talcott rerished in the flames. lie was
of infrm mind we understand, and has BEEN
under Judge French's guardianship for some
time. Judge French's youngest son in vain
tried to get him down stairs staying 40 long
A. 10 he burned little himself when finally
he made his own escape.
The fire caught it Is supposed from the
chimney. while the family were at breakfast
and the building being an old one burned
very rapidly part of the contents only wee
saved
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WILLIAM EICH,Ru~oN.
Paymaster Q. : A.

GE~. ". r. Suru.-A special correspond
cnt of the y. y. T.1iuq.. writing from Chat
tauooga Nov. I. .l,ak- o., follow. OF the val
uable service of Gl>. ". F. >viru. ou tie
Doth Of October
To say that tins army now receives its sup
plies from bridgeport by tine river, with short
distance Of wagon hauling. and that the time i-
le>, than q hours between Bridgeport aud Chat
tlnooga is TO state most important fact One
feature Of the fact is that the time between the
tw Cd places has been reiucel from tom a-ye and
Two wecks ey en-, 10 a single day Another is.
that a steamer ut a single trip vii transport more
supplies than 900 wagons could iu four months,
over the rouIe over which the army was before
supplied These are but two features Of the case
sufficiently striking. conclude, 10 illustrate the
importance Of the change in the mode Of supply
ing this army. and 10 show the salue oi Icn- W.
F. smiths splendid movement, which resulted
10 cutting out Lookout Mountain and sciziug
Browns Ferry, and practically giving Us the
river before Hooker came up. There Is no man
in this Department, the benefits II whose fore
sight and skill the army feels. 50 sensiby. as Gcu.
smiths The following complimentary order
explains itself.
.'HEADo'Es Drr'Nr OF rHF CUNHfBLANu,
CHArr ,SooGA, Nov. ]. 1850.
' OEpERs.-The General commanding tenders
his thanks to Brig Gen. Vim. +. Smith, and the
officers and men Of the expedition under hIs COM
maud, consisting of the brigades Of Brig. Gems.
Turchrn and Hazen, the bpat parties under Col.
J. F. Stanley, 18th Ohio, and the Pioneer Brig
ale Party under Capt. Fox, Michigan Engineers,
for the skill and gallantry displayed in securing
permanent lodgment on the south side Of the
river at Browns Ferry, and in putting IN posi-
ton the pontoon bridge, on the night Of the 18th
ult The successful execution Of this duty was
attended with the most important results, an
opening a safe and easy communication with
Bridgeport, and shortening our line Of supplies.
- BY command OF MAJ. GEN. THoNas.
&C. GoDDABn, \. \. G.
Brig Gen " f. Smith, Chief Engineers, DC
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NUMBER TWENTY ONE

stroy the commerce and cities Of these Lakes
ircm OsdcnShurg t, Chicago. almost at a
blow.
Lord Lyons got out Jf bed alter midnight
30 communicate the news to Mr.. Seward
afterwards the Secretary Of War WIS got up
and got 10 the wires OF the military t,lr-
| graph. We hear irOm the Wcst tonight
that by telegram received at Buffalo ON
thursday morning. the slOoJ-of war Michi-
gan was ordered off the mouth Of the Wei
land canal, with approval cf Lord LYONS. To
smash any secesh vcssel thar might come out.
Hon. Preston King has been sent to Non
treal for the purpose Of cOnierring with the
Canadian authorities relative 10 the alleged
plot
THE Discourse BY PRor BrcKnlu. COM
memorative of Capt. John W. Woodward.
lst Vt. Cavalry, who fell in battle near Ia
gerstown. Nd, July 6, 1865, which was dcliy-
cred at Westford Vt, Aug lG, 1868, is Just
now published. The discourse is admirable
both for its thought and IL l,nguagc-intcr-
esting and Instructive to the Old and 10 the
young. For sale at Fuller and French's.
In regard 70 the bombardment Of Sumter.
we take the following, dated Morris Island. /
Oct. 29th, from the Port Royal paper
Four days have elapsed since the fourth bomb I
ardment Of Fort Sumter by Gen. Gillmore's bat
teries began.
Our batteries are now from three-fourths of a
mile to a mile and a quarter nearer to Sumter
than they were when the previous bombarlmsnts
occurred, and as a consequence, the effect of the
present bombariment upon the masonry is con-
sderably more destructive and terrific than be-
fore the whole Of Morris Island came into our
possession. Still we are far from the result. if
we may judge Of the Haunting battle-Hag of the
- Confederaey'' above the ruins, and the contin
nal efforts which the enemy on Sullivsn's Island
make 10 annoy US.
Around Fort johnson the scene has vastly
changed within the past month. The LOFTY tow
er which the rebels had at that point has been
taken down, the dwellings have been removed,
and new batteries have taken their place So tar
they have not been brought to bear against US,
but when the fleet goes IN it is to be presumed
that their guns will be directed upon the iron
clais
The firing of the guns at Gregg, under Cap
tains Shaw and COlwell, has been most satisfac-
tory. Their shots are well directed, and as they
rain against the battered wall, the piles Of ma
sonry dislodge1 and clouds Of dust thrown into
the air. denote the fearful power Of their pro,ect
les. The walls Of the fort-especially the gorge
md the easterly hce-present an appearance
vastly more ragged and honey-combed than they
lid before the present firing began.
The Monitors Lehigh and Patapsco have been I
Ingaged for the past three days, making beauti-
ul shots az Sumter, but offering no reply TO
,loultrie. which at regular intervals sends its
ron compliments towards them.
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GuerilIas have set 6re to large piies oi t'o-
vcrnment wood 5etween Manassas junction
and Fairfsx Court House, and probafly sew
oral thousand cords have been destroyed.
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orricE ~ UNITED STATES PAYNAsrER, }

NO SO BhhAbNA1s ALhAN1s y. I o.. ,
The Pay District which ha. its station here
consists Of that portion which lies west and north
Of New York City ooh To the 3lst Congresson-
al District, inclusive), and the Stateo Vermont
Ii Is portion Of the District which comprises
the military " department OF the East" under
the charge Of VI A. TuoNAs j. LESLIE, New York
City, a. Chief Paymaster.
Within tins sub-district it is my duty to psy 4;
All officers Regular or Noluuteer) ON detach-
ell duty without troops, or on leave Of absence
from the War Department on account Of sick
mes. OF wounds.
Officers aud enlisted men at United states
General Hospitals, either patients pr employees.
who are properly mustered for pay
Parties detailed on recruiting service or to take
charge oflrafted men.
Officers and enlisted men Of the Invalid Corps.
Regiments or Companies IN ihe United state,
service, which have been properly mustered lor
pay.
All who have been hunorahiy mustered out 0r
discharged from the military service ofthe uitcl
States
Provost Marshals. surgeons anil Comm .ss.1n-
cr. OF Boards Of Enrolment
Certificates from the Second Auditor '' f1r ar
rear Of pay and bounty
Persons residing within this District who necl
information on questions rcIstivcto Army Pay or
Bounty. can communicate with tins Office, either
personally or by letter, and receive prompt at
icutiou
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Laws of Vermont, A. ID. 1863.


Designated By the Secretary Of State for PUB
iicatioH IN all the Newspapers.
No. IAN ACT to encourge Volunteering.
is hereby enacted By the General Assembly
Of the State Of FermOAt
Sec. l. Ii any volunteer who may be hereaf-
ter raised under the authority Of this State, 10
serve in the army Of the United States for the
period Of three years, unless sooner discharged,
and who shall be entitled to receive from this
State, pay, at the rate Of seven dollars per
month, shall, prior TO his muster into the United
States service, elect TO commute such State pay,
and signify such election 10 the officer by whom
ne snail be recruited, be shall be entitled to re-
eei-v from The Treasurer Of tins State, at the
time Of such muster, the sum II one hundred
and twenty-five dollars, in which case he shall
not be entitled to receive said State pay Of seven
dollars per month.
Sec. ,. This act shall not apply 10 any vol
unteer who shall have a family residing in
this State, except with the written consent Of the
selectmen Of the town in which such family re-
sides.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov. IL. 1868.
No AN ACT for the aid of DRAFTED Soldiers
II is hereby enacted, Sc:
Sec. /. ANY Town, at Town meeting legally
warned aud holden, may grant and vote such
sums Of money as they may judge best, to be
paid to those persons who have been, or may
hereafter be drafted from said Town, into the
military service OF the United States, or for the
purpose Of paying any debts contracted by the
Seectmen of such Town, to pay any bounty to
such drafted man, sgreably to any previous vote
o fsuch Town, or for the purpose Of defraying the
expense and amount Of bounues TO such drafted
men, which bounties may have been paid 10 such
drafted men by private subscription, or from pri-
vste means Prorided thstnothing in this set shall
be construed to give any Town authority to raise
money to pay any bounty or reward to any
drafted man who shall not, either actually enter
the military service Of the United States, or be
exempt therefrom by having furnished an &C
cepted substitute
Sec. 2. No money payable, or received under
the provisions Of this acc, shall be subject to the
trustee process.
Sec. s. This set shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov 10, 1868,
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cen. Gantt's Letter.

u.Y MORNING. NOVEMBER %. 1863. (
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

rsaalr letter, addressed To- the people
a-,. has appeared under date Of Oct.
tN .ta>TT, iolmcrI a mcmberof the
r-re--, ana lately brigalier gcner-
l,arl service. The letter begins as
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20
News OF the War.

II WAS stated several days ago that two oi
ten. Burnside : most eastern outposts in Ten
nessec had been captured by the rebels, and
that half of the garrison, consisting OF two
regiments and iattcry, had been captured
Gen. Grants dispatch dId not designate the
exact Place where the disaster occurred, nor
did IT state the strength Of the rebel force or
the prol able number OF killed and wouudcl
on our side
The Washington Republican slys Gen
Burnside tclegraphs that the di-astcr referred
To occurred at Rogcrsvillc. in Hawkins
county Tenn. This place Is the termination
Ol the branch railroad of the East Tennessee
a Virginia railroad, and Is situated fifteen
miles from Knoxville. Gen. Burnside also
states that tine rebels captured six hundred
men and four cannon. lie does not mention
the number Of his killed and wounded His
main army Is where it was when the attack
was made on Roeersvillc, in an imprcgnablc
position and in good spirits, subject to the Or
ders Of Gen. Grant, who Is perfectly we'll
satisfied wIth its situation.
Cen Meade has issued the following con-
gratulatory order to his soldiers
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

The Richmond Eromlner Of the 5th INST.
after recounting the manner OF the taking OF
the south hank Of the Tennessee river by
Ten. Hooker says The enemy now have
possession of both banks from Bridgeport to
Browns ferry, which enables them TO bring
their supplies by water tO a point within =
miles Of their camp.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-28

We have a letter from a member OF the 7th
Wisconsin Battery, dated jackson, Tennessee
May the 18th. The writer says that he hears
from so many sources, that there are many
Northern 7eJej8 in Wisconsin, that he can no
longer doubt it. lie says: q am told these
men come in the garb, and under thepretense
Of peace makers. What kind Of peace do
they want Can it be possible that they are
willing to accept a peace, that the soldiers OF
Wisconsin would be ashamed Of? We want
peace-we are tired Of war, but we are not
willing after laboring two years, and undergo
ing tolls and hardships beyond description,
to turn around and say we are whipped; or
that we We're in the wrong. No sir! rather
than accept Of any kind Of peace but the en-
tire submission Of every rebel, south, and
north, as we'll, to the laws and constitution
Of our country, we will fight till doomsday."
The writer thinks that among the northern
cIamorers for a base and inglorious peace, or
for an armistice, are many who were forward
in urging the young men Of Wisconsinto vol
unteer to save a draft, and loud in their prom
Uses to foster, nurture, protect and assist the
families Of volunteers, during their absence in
the cause Of the contemporaries which
they have now forgotten or ~repudiated. In
stead Of aiding and encouraging the families
Of volunteers, they turn and greet the voIun-
teers themselves with a fire in the rear"
The writer closes with the assurance that
the boys Of the 7th Battery are in first rate
health and fine spirits, anxiously awaitin g
the return of Captain II. S. Lee with his
now Rattnrv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-28

Fnrrn for saIe-By reference to our now
advertisements, it will be noticed that our friend
CD WRIGHT, of Salem, offers his tam for sale
The location ia one OF The pleasantest in the com
ty, and would make a capital homestead for any
body. Libe ty has long been noted for its educa-
tional interest and enterprise, and has, indeed
always taken the lead OF the county IN tbeso mat
tiers. The tam is situated convenient to all the
advantages of churches and schools, is under a
good state of cultivation, and possesses, in tact
all the requisites Of a first class farm Any one
in search OF a pleasant home, or desiring TO invesi
their capital in something SIRE, G. mot do bette
than to give friend Wright a call, and examine
his place.
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ri,e nar school Eel

25,OOO copies issued. A new Singing Beck for
Schools and Semin ries, called the Day-cchool Bell, is
now ready. It contains about 900 choice songs, round
catches, duets, trios, quartetts, and choruses, many OF
them written expressly for this work, besides % pages
of the Elements of Music, which arc easy and progress
SiVe.
Amoag the large number of b sautlful pieces mey be
found, "Uncle Sans School," "DOn't you hear the chill
drer coming" Always loos or the sunny slde, "Tne
little iass," ami "Ljttle Lad "Oh, pair tree . .'AHvl
Chorus" Meet meet me bv the running brook" &C.,
It is compiled BY Horace Waters. author Of "SaDbath
School Bgl," Nos. l and 2, "hich have had the eHorm,
Gus sale So 900 copies. Philosopher covers, 25 cts,
$50 per 100; houad, 30 cts, $50 per l 0; cloth bound, I'm.
bosscd gilt, ~ cents, $50 per 100. 25 copies furnished al
The 1910 price. Mailed AZ The retail price.
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Rrorn tr,r - Wiz. Hmtlery.

Keuosaa, May 20 1863.
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citizen of the State Of Ohio, to be placed in
close ~confnment in some fortress Of the Unit
ed States, to be designated by the Command
ing officer of this Department, there to be kept
during the continuance of the war.
II. The proceedings, finding and sentence
in the foregoing case are approved and con-
irmed, and it is directed that the place OF con-
fnment Of the prisoner, Clement L. Fallig-
ham, in accordance with the sentence, be Fort
Warren, Boston Harbor.
By Command of Major General Burnside,
LEWIS RICHMGND, \. A. u.
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The French give up the Attempt on

< "
New York, May 24-The Roanoke, from
Havana, brings news that the French have
been obliged to raise the siege OF Puebla.-
French accounts say on account OF the mpos-
Utility to take the place without reinforce
ment and heavier guns.
English and Mexican sources report the de
feat of the French, and their retreat from Pu-
ebla to Orizaba.
Vera Cruz dates of May II nave been re-
ceived by the French war steamer Sheoe, re-
port that no news had been received from the
army since April 27. That the siege ofPuebla
had been raised or suspended until the arrival
Of achievements and heavier guns.
1t has been found impossible to penetrate
the city with the artillery they had. The
barbados were eighteen feet thick of earth
and Stones, aud the Mexicans had filed houses
Of the first line Of parapets with earth.
The Mexicans again occupy Fort S~anxaner,
which they are repairing:
The British Frigate Immortalite brought
the news that the French had been defeated
and retired eighteen miles towards Orizaba,
to which place Gen. Forey and Staff had gone.
It is understood that they go into quarters at
Orizaba and await reinforccInents and heavier
guns from France.
Operations cannot be resumed before Octo-
Der LIST.
A report says a convoy of one million dol
lars from Vera Cruz has been captured by
Mexican guerlllas.
New YORK, May 24-The North Star from
AspinwaIl, 18th, arrived at 5 o'clock this
evening, with $26, 900 treasure.
The steamer Constitution, from San Fran
cisco, arrived at Panama on the 10th, bring
ing PuebIa dates of April goth.
The French have certainly been driven from
PucbIa at the point Of the bayonet, the French
losing 5000. The French probably retired
to the seaboard, as the rainy season has set
IN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-28

Street HmsprOv, nrcmas.--Street supervisor
c. Scheud. is making needed improvements OF
Main Street. The cutters on both sides haxt
been cleaned and The old sidewalk along Marke
Sduare taken up and a new and.substantial one
laid down. Those from whom poll tax IS due
should pay up promptly that our streets may be
put in rather better shape. We hope that stree
supervisors sill see that all needed repairs auc
Improvement are closed up at once. Though
our streets are as a genereithing kept in good ordeI
there are heree and the r places that can beimprov
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Publisher Of the above Books Z D''71"''' 's" l ore
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Among the most popular are, Shall we know each 9th
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'FThe Captain Cults who acted as Judge Ad-
vocate in the drum-head court martial Of Mr..
V~alIandigham is a brothexof the widow ofthc
late Stephen y. Douglas !"-Iimes.
And The VaIlandigham who was tried and
convicted of treason by that court martial was
as false to Douglas, while living, as he now
is to the cause ofhis country; and it is alto
gether in keeping that the Time, which now
repudiates Or ignores Douglas principles,
should also make q personal war upou his sur
viving relatives.-Chjc. Jo4raaS.
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ssbbat:, sc.,ooI Bc!i, 70. Q.

s an entire new work Of 1872 pages, and nearly 225 tunes
ana hymns. As the music IL little more difficult it is
just the book to follow Bell No. l. Nearly one million
of these Bells have been is-ues and are now ringing
through this and other countries. among the many
choice pieces may be found, "Slall we meet beyond thu
River 20 "There is a Beautiful World - Sorrow shall
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the 100 price. Mailed at the retail price.
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Emmoms, at the Bookstore has all the month
lies for June. Harpers' is a capital lumber. Its
leading illustrated article is an account of the In
dian Troubles in Minnesota, last hummer. 1t will
be read with interest. There are many articles II
this number. alone worth the price, 70 cts. Inc
Atlantic, Continental, Knickerbocker, and God
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cts. they cost. Emmons has also all the Dailies
of the very latest dates always on hand-Illuatra'
ted and Pictorial Weeklies, &c.
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contains IA pages, and nearly geo tunes aud hymns, &
is the most popular s S Book ever issued. Among the
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UL. Grand Egaven Rouae.-We call the
the attention of everybody going East 10 The a"-
vertisement ofthe Detroit 81 Milwaukee halfway
They oFer strong inducements to travellers 10 take
that Route in preference to all oshers-ehoflef
time ami LEES re-tw great items-tlne ana
money. joins W. MERRILL. at the Pier Co. Oh
fee. is agent for the sale Of Tickets Sold here
at the same price as in Milwaukee.
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Rochester Seeding IEeTcers.-Every iara
mer who can, should get a few ofthese celebrated
potatoes for planting. There is plenty Of time
and we believe it will be worth an effort, to in
troduce this variety in our county. Messrs. X. H.
Slosson 4 Co.received a quantity of the MERGERS
last week direct from Rochester Everybody who
has tried them is in love with them, and cnthusi>
astic in their praise, Get some and plant them
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