Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-29
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.

HISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHbS.
LOUISVILLE, KY. April 49,
Rev. Calvin Fairbanks, who was implicat-
ed with Della Webster iu enticing slaves
from Kentucky several years since, and who
had served IL Of sentence Of Is years in
the Frankfort penitentiary, was pArdoned by
It, Gov. Jacobs while performing executive
duties duaing Gov. Bramlette's absence from
the State.
New YoRK, April 81.
Gold sl,eo.
The Times Washington correspondent
says Positive information is received at
headquarters that Longstreets Veterans have
joined Lee. Longstreet went to Tennessee
with 1900 men, but returns with less than
1000. Scouts just in from the lines report
troops arriving atGordonsville fromJ ohnston's
army and Charleston. Rebel conscripts are
coming in daily.
The Times dispatch says Gen. Shepley has
arrived here with important dispatches from
Ger. Banks relating to army operations.
Gen. Dana has also arrived and will prob
ably have a command in the East. Gen.
Grant goes to the front in the morning by the
first train. Mail communication northward
with the Army of the Potomac is suspended.
About forty deserters who took the oath were
sent north to-day.
The Herald's dispatch says The transfer
of men from the army to the navy has at last
commenced. Four hundred are already col
ected at Baltimore from the Army of the
Potomac.
Gen. Butler has written very spirited let
ter to high pu )lic officer here, of which the
concluding paragraph reads as follows:
"lf the arrangement proposed be carried
out, it would have the effect of making me a
mere recording Secretary for the will of
Maj. Gen. w. u. Smith, who would be the
real commander. To this | cannot submit
The Office OF Civil Mayor of Old Point Com
fort is not the sort Of service for which was
mustered in ; therefore respectfully ask to
either be relievedal together from my position,
or to have under the General-in- Chief, sup
RENE control and direction of any military
movements having their base within the linn
its Of my Department"
WASHINGTON, April 81.
Gen. Grant left for the front this morning
attended by large party OF officers and it is
understood that the campaign is to be com
meaced. There are indications that the reb-
els are raising large force in Virginia and
that diversions in Kentucky and elsewhere
are only intended to cover concentration of
force against Grant.
Forty estates have been seized in Alexan-
dria during the last few days and are now Of
fered for sale by the Government
Gen. rhomas's official report of the battle
of Chattanooga makes our losses $40 killed,
3,28l wounded l45 missing. Forty pieces
ofordnance, 2S artillery carriages, 26 oaissons,
1886 rounds Of artillery ammunition 6l75
stand Of small arms, mostly Enfield 28 cav
airy sabers $40 infantry accoutrements;
5ll bayonet scabbards 1911 cartridge pouch
es 439 cartridge-boxes; 149 cartridge-box
plates; l65 cartrdge-box belts l65 waist
belts; l49 waist-belt plates and $4,000
rounds infantry ammunition were captured.
The guerrilas recently made raid on the
cotton plantations an Tensas, La forty miles
below Vcksburg, and captured large num-
Der Of negroes and mules. They carried off
w X. Allison of Ill.,, and after reaching l.
safe place compelled him TO dig his wn grave
and made his own negroes bury him This
statement is derived from the superintendent
of the plantation aud is reliable. The guer-
rillas are determined that the abandoned
plantations shall not be worked.
An Alexandris (La) letter OF the Stn inst.
says almost everybody, including leading cit
liens, is taking the oath of allegiance
Scarcely any crop will be made this year, and
absolute distress for the neoessaries Of life is
Inevitable On one plantation, however, they
have begun work on the free labor plan, aud
are already planting cotton. The great lack
is mules for plowlng, etc, all having been
seized for transportation Of the army.
such has been the loss Of cavalry horses
by neglect that authority has been given to
Generals commanding departments to dis
mount and transfer to infantry regiments from
the same State any mounted man whose horse
is, through his neglect, rendered unfit for
service, and to take from the infantry regi-
ment a substitute.
One of the congressman elect from Arkan-
sas, Mr.. Rogers Of the I'd district, is con-
seryative, or constitutional Unionisti' the
other two are radical ant-slavery men.
The Henderson IN o. Times advises the
people to keep out Of the Confederate army,
stay at home and defend themselves.
The Raleigh Progress says the people are
starving. Hotel charge $50 per day. Many
OF the best families are ON half rations.
The Washington Journal is gloomy at the
prospect of affairs in the Confederacy, and
deplores the sad lack OF food and the bad con
dition OF the coming crop.
The Fayetteville CarolInian laments the
high prices and lack of food, but takes COM
fort in the announcement that several hun
dted Springfield rifles manufactured dali
ly IN the armory there for Confederate ser
vice.