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GEN. BLUNT's REPLY.



CoL B. Z. Parker, Confederate States Arnly:
SIR:-As you do not designate the locality
of the headquarters of the confederate forces
under your command. as honorable beligerents
always do ! am compelled to adopt this meth
- nd OF communication with you, in reply to your
long TRADE about constitutional liberty, &c.,
about which you appear TO have as correct an
appreciation as a Hottentot, or a South Sea Is
lander.
have the honor TO say to you, after reading
your long lecture, that you need not defer your
proposed acts of retaliation until the Doth of
May. 1t is of little consequence to me to know
what are the instructions of the Government
you represent" 1t is sufficient for me to know
that you and your motley crew are insurgents
and assassinsi that you are organizing within
the military districts Of the Union forces, and
are engaged in plundering and numbering un-
armed loyal citizens, thereby barring yourselves
of all rights and considerations extended to
prisoners of war.
| have instructed officers in command of
troops in the border counties of Missouri land
the same rile shall extend to all territory under
my command) that every rebel Or rebel sym
pathizer who gives aid, directly or indirectly,
shall be destroyed or expelled from the military
district. These instructions will not exempt
females from the rule.
Experience has taught that the bite of she
adder is as poisonous and productive of mis-.
chief as the bite of any other venemous reptile.
Therefore all persons known to be in arms
against the federal authorities in this district
will be summary put to death when captured.
The only constitutional right that will be gran
ted them. will be the right TO make choice of
the quality ofrope with which they will he hung
All those who are in sympathy with your
cause, and whom the military authorities may
not fee justified in putting to death, will he sent
south OF the Arkansas river. They will do we'll
to avail themselves of this my last friendly ad-
moniton.
Trusting that you will fully appreciate the
motives that have prompted me to adopt this
humane policy toward your misguided friends
| have the honor to remain
Your obelient servant,
JAS. G. BLUNT, Maj. Gen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04

Among the many difficulties with which the
farmer has to contend, is one, which, although
referred to by agricultural writer's, yet is ever
regarded by honest, open-hearted men as an
evil of the first magnitude. refer to those
individuals who make it their business, or a
part. of their business to cheat in trade. The
farmer often has occasion to buy, sell or ex-
change horses, cattle, and other commodities of
the farms and in so doing is extremely liable
to be cheated if he does not possess the requi-
site knowledge, tact and judgment. His occu-
patton has tendency to prevent him from ae-
curing the sharp and ready insight into the
character and motives Of others which those
generally possess who are daily in close contact
with their fellow men. lie is therefore liable
to be duped by men who are inferior to MN IN
moral character, but who understand human
nature and the art of cheating.
Let us suppose a case. An honest minded
farmer not fully acquainted with the tricks. of
trade wishes to buy a horse. lie makes in
uuries and spends perhaps several days in the
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Georgia and the Confederate Bonds.


The refusal of the Legislature to ndorse
Georgia's share of the bonds will travel with
the speed of electricity to the North, and from
thence it will be carried Oh tn, wings of the
wind throughot the civilized world. Will not
our enemies consider this action of the Logis-
lature the greatest victory for LINCOLN of the
war? Can any more loans be negotiated in
England and France, when these two great
Powers are informed that Georgia is distrust-
ful of the Confederate credit?
We hear and have heard for months that II.
linois is opposed to the war, and why is it
Because she repudiates LINcoLN's war delt.
Will not Georgia be pat down as opposed to
the war for the repson that she opposes the war
debt of President DAVIS? The Truth is,
Georgia has been in the background ever since
the commencement of the war. Instead Of
being leader, she has been lead. Her people
are 'triotic. At the first tap of the drum, her
gallant sons rushed forward to meet the ad
vancing foe. But the perversness of her ru
lers has kept her in the shade when she should
have been in the front
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04
The Promotion Of Foreigners in the Amer
lean Army-IiOw IL Affects A ristoc ratio
England.

The promotion Of Foreigners in the mer-
lean Army-IiOw IL Affects A AristOcraIic
England.
The English press is Mt present greatly exer-
csed over the rapidly increasing tide of emigra-
ton from Ireland to this country. Within the
last two months a new and powerful impulse
has been given to the outpouring from the Green
Isle, and England, terror-struck at so formid-
able blow at her own vitality, is looking anx-
ously around for the causes that have led to
this "going OUT of the Irish people. A good
many fanciful, and in some cases very absurd.
theories have been assigned for this rush of
salwNrt young lrishmen to these shores. One
very plausible reason given 10y a sapient cor.
respondent of an Irish newspaper is that it is
"the result of the teachings of emissaries who
have passed over from the other Uhis) side of
the great ocean-their object being to provoke
emigration and to get ahle-bodied men within
the meshes Of the provost marshal, who watches
their arrival and hurres them away to the field
Of battle" Everybody knows that this is all
nonsense, and the rawest emigrant in The coun-
try could not fail to see through the lalsehood
in moment. The truth is that England is
greatly alarmed at the apparently settled pur-
pose OF the Irish to leave their country Tor a
time, and totake up their homes in a land where
they will not he despised, but promoted TO the
highest honors in the gift of free people. No
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have thus obtained all their shoes and clothing.
Important arrests are being made by Gen. Heck
man, who has seized all the goods belonging to
the merchants in Newport. who have carried on
trade amounting to many thousands of dollars.
The safeguards and passes are in the hands of
severol hundred disloysl citizens. reaching from
one end of the department TO the other, ihr ough
whom the enemy have received enhless quanti-
ties Of supplies. Stringent measures are being
adopted by the military naval and revenue Off
GERS, who are endeavoring TO break up this ex-
tensive traffic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04
Gen. Blunt on RcbeIs.-Shc Addcrs aud
Hemp.


One b. F. Parker, styling himself colonel C.
S. A., in command of confederate forces in Jack
son county, Mo-. writes long and rambling let
ter to Gen. Blunt, notifying him that unless he
hereafter treat, rebel spies, guerlilles, bush
whockers, and their female aders and abetters,
within his district, as honorable prisoners of
war; when captured, he parker will, on and
after May 20, retaliate on five Union citizens or
soldiers for every one of the bandits who may
be executed. The threat is accompanied by an
extended dissertation on the constitution, and
the usual swash about the southern chivalry be-
ing resolved to suffer determination before they
will surrender to an ignorant and inferior race.
Gen. Blunt replies to the confederate officer as
follows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04

Under this title General Banks, in an order
dated at opelousas on the lst of May, declares
his intention to organize a corps ofback troops
consisting of IS regiments which are to have
only five hundred men each, in order to secure
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04

Gen. Hickman, in command at Morehead
City, n. c., has recently discovered several un-
derground channels through which the enemy
have been receiving supplies OF all kinds,
bands, including Virginia cavalry company,
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CURE ESTABLISHMENT

Is open throughout the for Patients and Boarders
New BATHING ROOMS and other improvements are to be
made in the Institution during the winter One of the
experienced and widely know Physicians in the United
expected to take charge Of the Medical Department
P b. FRANCIS, PROPRIETOR.
Drattleboro, Jan. l. lS53.-tf-l
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Letter from Mr.. Chase.

The following is correct copy of the letter of
Mr.. Chase to the Loyal National League, in re-
sponse to their invitation to attend the Sumter
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Grent Britain.

From the Atlanta (GA) Intelligcncer
Presuming now that the North is the strong
er in the war being wagedsupon the South,
Lord RUSSELL talks of England's Friendship"
for it. Let Ia change come DER the spirit of
his drram," ana he would talk of Friendship
for the South just as glibly! Away with all
such "Iriendship! :" FAlse-hearted, hollow
hearted England, the time will come when your
frien ship will not be needed at the South.
True, TO the South your friendship is due; but
such debt England never paid While for a
long series of years the North has been its
meanest rival and its bilteres reviler, the South
poured wealth into her lap, and would have
sustained her industry. We know her now,
and thank God that we do! Let her friend
ship be bestowed upon the Puritan North we
want none of il ,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04
'When | can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I'll Lid farewell to every fear,
And wilma mo yvaaniuo, ava

And" said he, "there was Christian brother
in the brush near me. could not see him,
but could hear him. lie took up the strain
and beyond him another and another caught it
up all over the terrible battlefield Of Shiloh.
That night the echo was resounding. and we
made the field of battle ring with hymns of
praise to God -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04

A dividend of four per. cent will be paid to
stockholders flhe Vermont & Canada Railroad,
after the 25th inst.
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LIST OF AGENTS.


a. DUNKLEE,
=. +. PERRY, West Brattleboro.
q. W SrEBBINS, Brookline.
LYMAN BURR, Dover.
WM. II JONES, West Dover.
s. II SHERMAN, East Dover.
W. y. WILLIE q, Dummerston.
s. W. WILSON, West Dummerston.
j. DUNKLEE, in , Fayetteville.
N. 5. WEEKS, Grafton.
ELMER VI lSON, Guilfori.
y. L SfBLEY, Guilfird Centre.
,. ~ frfvnfNS IN, Green river.
STEPHEN NILES, Halifax.
A. II. TUCKER, West Halifax.
JAMES W. HATCH, jacksonville.
ELLIOT ". KELLOGG, Jamaiia.
DAVID ARNOLD, Londonderry.
II. o. TYL Il, South londonderry.
G. r.. BRUCE, Marlboro.
WM HDUGHr0N, putney.
@. W. Gil NSE. Sadawga.
N. CHENEY, Townshend.
L. W. PAGE, West ,wnsheud
ADDISON WlIlTHED, Vernon.
HOLLAND PLtMpTON, Wardsbora.
LIB WILDER, West Wardsboro.
s. PErTEE, South WarlsbOro.
II. G. LANE, Westminster
ID. W. lIAMLIN, West Westminster.
II. n. lIIX, Whitingham.
LUClUS WALKER, Wilmington.
WM HlRRIS, in Windhnm.
EZRA PIERCE, IR., South Wndham.
IL. q. COOLIDGE. Chesterfield, N. II.
L. NJ. FORBES, Winchester, n. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-06-04

Songs UPON THE BATTLE FIELD.-A brave
and godIy captain in one of our western regi-
ments told US his story, as we were removing
him to the hospital. He was shot through
both thighs with a rifle bullet wound from
which he could not recover. While lying on
the field, he suffered intense agony from thirst.
He supported his mead upon his hand, and the
rain from heaven was falling around him. In
a little while little pool of water formed un-
der his elbow, and he thought if he could only
get to that puddle he might qucnch his thirst.
He tried to get into a position to suck up
mouthiul of muddy water, but he was unable
to reach within foot of it. Sud he, II never
ielt so much the loss of any earthly blessing
By-and-by night fell, and the stars shone out
clear and beautiful above the dark field and
began to think of that great God, who had
given His Son to die death of agony for me,
and that He was up there-up above the scene
of suffering, and above those glorious stars !;
and felt that was going home to meet Him,
and praise Him there's and felt that | ought
to praise God even wouaGed and on the battle
field. could not help singing that beautiful
hymn,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09

Johsson I'm Command mt Manchester
Morgan Uuder Arrest - HE Bsni
| Threaten to Disbnad-The Rebels aav
shcy will be in Nashville I'm 15 Days-
Negroes 10 be Used in Censsruesins
our Fertilization.
Special Dispatch to The N: Y Tribune.
MuKrRxsssoEo'. Friday Nay Q, Ie6a
Trustworthy Information from MANCHESTER repre-
sents that johnson is in command there.
Gen. j. H. Morgan is under arrest for refusing to
obeny Gen. Wheeler, who has been placed over
him. Morgans men threatened to disbapd.
The Rebels think We are poorly fortified here, aud
will fall back to Nashville when attacked They
say they will be in Nashville IN fifteen days
Major Wies. Provost Msrsha-G General, 10 organ
izng negroes in this department into brigades TO b
armed with spades, axes, picks, &C., for building
Notifications digging trenches, and for general
fatigue purposes 3D.
Squads or 30 each will be placed under an East
Tennessee refugee rs overseer One woman will
be allowed O. cook for ten men, and officers viii be
appointed 10 superiItsnd paying and providing gar.
risou equpage. N
Major w. thinks he will have $50 10 Q few days,
The rest of negro women aud children will be sent
to the rear of Gsllatin 70 work on plsn.atiouA 70
raise provisions appropriated to their ~.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
Ices Goas Fearful.

The Washington Star OF Thursday evening says;
Yesterday, General Milfoy captured Rebel
officer, on whose per, on was found esh dispatch
from General Lee, stating that Ills tRebelD lors had
been fearful"
Nor UNDER ARREST Brig. Gen. Averill wee
ordered 10 report TO the Adjutani-General OF the
Army in Washington, being relieved from com
msnd Of the "a Cavalry divisson, Amy OF the Pc
tomac The stslesent that be nss been under arrest
10 an error.
The Richmond Wig Of the 4th inst. reports that
Major Chanting Pnee. of Gen. Stuarts stan, VA
l.lled in action.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
vous day, that he must fall back on fredericksburg
az he was too far away to render him aid

az he was too far away to render him aid.
All day Monday tho enemy were taking positions
for attack. 1t remained for Gen. Sedgwick but to
scour the country and select points to fall back upon
in case Of need, toward Bsnkss Ford, where he
could recross the Rsppahsnnock and find safety.
line was consequently Termed toward that point,
which the enemy tried to break by desperate
charge. Howe formed bis Division in line Of battle
TO the rear aud made prisoners the entire 25d Gsor-
gia Regiment. He was again attacked and fierce
contest ensued. His left the brigade OF Neil finally
gave way under heavy pressure, but his right, COL
Grants Brigade, was enabled to hold lite ground.
Gen. Brookss Division, at the same time, received
q tremendous charge. and repused tho enemy with
the aid of his artillery, under Col. Tcmpkins. But
ler's Battery, add Wbeaton's aad Burnham's
Brigades, were sent 10 the relief Of Howes left
which speedily reformed, and, with the rest Of the
Division, held its position until dark.
The enemy being in great force it was thought
advisable by Gen. Sedgwick TO retire. Brooks
therefore, Immediately fell back and took possession
Of the crest to the right and left of Bankss Ford
together with the rife-pits dug by the enemy, and
was followed by Howe. and Newton. They were
then ordered by Gen. Hooker to recross, which they
accomplished during the night and early morning
under heavy fire Of shells.
! Sedgwicks Corps has reason to felicitate itself
upon lie able division and brigade commanders.
Attacks were both made and repulsed with skill
coolness, and determination. In the different fgbts,
/ from Sunday &C 10 Monday night ], 100 pris-
oners IL guns, aud stands of colors were taken
By the corps. Among the guns those Of the
well-known Washington Artillery, taken by Burn
hams Light Brigade. Sedgwicks loss numbers
over 6, 900, in killed, wounded, and missing. No
prisoners were taken from him 10y the enemy, beyond
the wounded be was compelled to leave upon the
field in retiring and Lieut.. Farrell, Of his stst, cap
tured while carrying dispatch. He Adjutaot.
General, Lieut.-Col. McMshoD, had horse killed
under him, and Lieut.. Col Kent. also of bis staff
received a wound 10 the band.
The main body of the army ia also recrossine to.
day, and returning through the rain TO make itseIf
comfortable in the camps from which it started.
Like Bluee's spider, the Army OF the Potomac has
made another leap, aud failed, but, like that ire
pressble insect will again and again repeat the pro-
GEES With each attempt, it tremendously weakens
al enemy that Cannot reeuperste itself. The late
plan was weil-conceived by Gen. Hooker, and
would have been successful had hot constant rain
impeded his operations, and given his opponents
time TO call reenforcemepis from even the exrems
South.
The Swiss General Fsgardi left here yesterday
for Washington much pleased, apparently, with the
fighting qualities Of troops and highly eulogstie
Of the generalship of their commander.
T. NJ. NEWBoULD.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09

A Captain Of the llth Massachusetts, Regiment, in
letter to his father now in Washington, appears to
appreciate the situation in the rgh. spirit, as the
following extract abundsntly shows:
"After some days fightiI &. We licked them yee-
terday 1911 like the -. Day before yesterday
our regiment whipped whole brigade. Old Joe 10
trump, aud clubs are trumps at that. Seven OH
GERS of ours wounded. Two Lieutensnts will die.
killed, wounded, 1snd missing. The killed and
wounded will certainly be one hundred men. /
never saw men fight better. After our regiment was
ordered back, ! fought my company with Jersey
regiment and helped to take Elk stands of their dirty
rags. Every body Thought me dead, but am alive
YET. inevd TO live to my father land civilized
again. shook hands with Sickles in the middle Of
the fight. He asked me what / was doing there,
with my regiment ordered back. 1 said was fight.
ing OF my own hook. lie said that was what he
had been doing all bis hfe," &C., DC.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
The Attack ou Grand Calf.

The Secretary Of the Navy has received the fol.
lowing dispstch:
FLAGSHiP BENTON Brow GRAND GrLp,
MISSISSIPPI April 2s, 1862
Hon. GIDEON WKLLKs. SsreiaryQ As Macy.
have the honor to Inform you shat by an arrange
ment with Gen. Grant, attacked the batteries at
Grand Gulf this morning, which were very fornid-
able. After fight of five hours and thirty minutes
slenced the lower batteries, but failed to aenee
the upper one, which high, strongly built, bad
guns of very heavy CALLER, and the vessels were
unmansgeable in the heavy current. 1t fred but
feby toward the last. and the vessels all laid by
and enfIaed it, while went up short short dis
lance to communicate with Geo. Grant, who con-
cluded TO land the troops and march to q point
two miles below Grand Gulf.
l sent the Lafayette back to engage the upper
batteries, which she did, and drove the perons out
of it, ~ it did not respond after few 6ses. At
D. M, we attacked the batteries again, and, under
cover of the fire, all the transports passed by IN
good condition. The Benton, Tuscumbis, and Pitts
burgh were much cut up, having "a killed, and IS
wounded, bat they are all ready for service. We
and the army in the coming the other side, and
march on Vicksburg.
DAVID d. PORTER, Acting Rssr Admiral
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
HIGHLY IMPORTANT OPERATIONS.
Destruction Of All the Communica-
ITEMS With Richmond.
Advance to Within Three Miles OF
the City.
The Operations Carried to the James Rlvsr
DESTRUCTION OF THE CANAL, ETC.

WARRINGTON, Friday, May 8, 1853
The following was received at the Headquarters
Of the Army this afternoon:
yorktown, Va, Thursday, May !, 1852
To Major.Gsn. HALLscK.
Col. Fitzpatrick, with his regiment, the Harris
Light Cavalry and the rest Of the 18th Illinois, have
Just arrived at Gloucester Point, opposite this fort
They burned the bridges over the Chickahomny,
destroyed three large trains of provisions in the rear
Of Lees army, drove in the Rebel pckets to within
two miles Of Richmond, and have lost only one
lieutenant and 30 men, having captured and paroled
upward Of 800 prisoners.
Among tho prisoners was an ard Of Gen. Winder,
who WAS captured with his escort far within the
u4sepcbments outside Of Richmond.
This cavalry have marched nearly geo miles
since the Sd Of May. They were inside Of the
Notifications of Richmond On the 4th, burned all tht
stores at Ayle.ts station, on the Matapony, on tt
5th destroyed all the ferries over the Panunky anc
Mattspony, ard large Depot Of commissary stores
near aud ADORE Rappsbsnnoek, and came in here II
good conditicu.
They deserve great credit for wkst they hav'
done. 1t 10 one of the inest feats of tbe war.
RUFUS KING.
| ..... Brisad.er.Gensrsl ConmHading this Post.
The more that 10 known Of tho exp edition OF Gen
etonemsn, the more numerous and daring the OK
Yloits lis forces appear, and the wider tho rang
kof his OF erations One detschment went as fsr q
lCharlor esvills, smother to Colum6a, on the cana
| which feeds the Tredegar WORKS. Gordonsvill
was lbs only phce Of importance not visited, Ger
Ayeri.l not having followed out his instructions.
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LATE sOUTuERM NEWS.

kveeo or the Georgia New Militia Bie-How
the Reseis Treat Pcr~ons Ciniaing ths
Benesraf Fercign Aiiegiance-Comm u
nicusi~s II eswees Lowisiana and Texas
FonIRns MessoE, Thursday. Nay T. 1851
ate Southern papers contain the following items;
o}ov. Brown of Georgia has vetoed the State
Gnard new Militia bill.
The Shreveport (I.a.) Gos,tte recently published
card signed by lUO foreigners, who, fearing the
draft took this course to notify the people that they
were Fireman subjects, and owed no allegiance to the
: State Of louisiana. A Mr.. Courtade one of the
S<ners Of The card WIS taken out Of his bed, and
tsrred aads ,toued the SAME night, and the Rogues
March wss played before lhebusiness houses of the
. nemainder.
A line Of courers has been established by the
0overnmeut for the transmission of official docu-
ments and late dispatches from Shreveport to Ne.
xssota, there with the railroad TO Hous-
ton, Texas. The telegraph line is being rapidly
built from c. mden, Ark 70 Shreveport, for military
purposes.