The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-15
Agents for The Caledonian
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Three of the crew of the Star of the West
captured long time ago by the rebels, es-
capped from the prison at Richmod few
days since, and arrived safely at Fortress
Monroe. On. of them wears suit of ordi
nary blle cloth which cost him 81 1000 in
Confederate money it cond be bought here
for less than so in greenbacks.
No orders have as vet been issued respect
ing the removal of prisoners to Gen. Buffers
Department.
The bill to extend to the lst of March the
bount;eS TO volunteers passed The Senate in
the precise form in which it left the House,
and therefore only waits the Presidents sig
nature to become a law.
Dates have been received from the city Of
NJ xico to Dee. odd, and San Louis Potos
and Morelia to Dec. Is. On the 18th, Gen.
Jraga, with 1000 Mexeans, attacked the
French army, intrenched at Morelia, and was
repulsed with the lost of 2OOO killed and
wounded
The Herald contains an intercepted rebel
letter OF Dec.3l which state that Longstreets
forces are with Lee, and that the latter has
matured, and is about to consummatea series
OF maneuyers, and bloody battles too. The
writer says the day cannot be far off when
we shall embrace each other in Maryland, in
the old homestead. in Baltimore, beneath
the victorious cross of the free and reorganz-
ed South.
The commissioners appointed for the relief
Of the sufferers by the Indian hostilites in
Minnesota have reported, after being in seS-
sion at ST. Peters, Mimi, for five months,
working from twelve to sixteen hours a day.
Nearly 1000 witnesses were examined,
whose testimony covered about 10000 sheets
of legal copy paper. From the evidence it
appears that about 500 men, women and
children were butchered by the savages. 1t
is estimated that Sj,OO0,0OO will not rem-
burse the people for the damage inflicted by
the Indians on the frontiers of Minnesota.
The government holds about $3,OOO,OOO
forfeited by the rebeious Sioux, which will
be used in the above claims, and Congress will
pass bill appropriating 81 ,OoO, 900 to meet
the balance due, in the amount awarded by
the commissioners.
A Norfolk letter to the New York Times
gives particulars of the recent expedition in.
to North Carolina by Wild's negro brigade
The net results of the expedition we're: be-
tween 2OOO and 5000 slaves were released
from bondage. of whom $50 were brough,
in; also, horse, and mule teams, and from
80 to 10 saddle horses. Ten dwelling houses
aid many thousands of bushels of corn wer,
. burned, and 100 rifles, infantry equipment.
Nc, fell into our hands. The brigade los
twelve killed and wounded, and one prisoner
The New Hampshire Union Republican
State Convention met at Concord on Wed
nesday the 9th inst. The action of the Con
venton was entirely harmonious. Resclu
tons endorsing the policy of the administra
ton and declaring Abraham Lincoln to b
the choice of the people for reelection i
1864 were unanimously passed. Joseph A
Gilmore was re-nomnated for Governor An
Person c. Cheney for Railroad Commission
err.
Mr.. Home of Wisconsin, few DAYS az,
submitted to the senate a joint resolutio
calling on the President to call out one mi
lion volunteers for ninety days expressly
lberate every union soldier now held a pri
oner by the rebels and requesting them
appoint Gen. l. S. Grant their comman,
or.