Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.

miles from here and stole number OF hoTses'
Gems Mcpherson and Logan drove them
to the Tennessee river on Friday.
New YoRK, April
Gold, l67 Id,
Gen. w. f. Smith will have the command
Of the troops in General Buffers department
and personally conduct military operations.
Gen. Meade in a written statement to the
Committee asserts that he never issued an or
der to retreat on the 2nd Of July at Gettys-
burg. 1t seems too have been written by
Gen. Battlefield, without orders.
The special orders Of the government are
being carried out in the General Hospitals
here to provide for the reception Of the woun-
ded men from expected battles.
Memphis dates OF the LIST inst. give the fol-
lowing particulars Of the movements Of the
rebels:
Central Chalmers, with rebel force num-
bering $500 men, is reported to have been in
Grand Junction, Tenn, on the 29th ult.-
Other rebel forces we're at Bolivar at the same
date Geo. Forrest was at Trenton at the
latest advices.
1t is reported that the 9th Tennessee caval-
ry, Col. Marsh, about 600 strong, had 6gh,
near Somerville, Tenn, on the 3Oth ult., with
about 500 rebel cavalry, supposed to be part
of Gen. McCullough's command. Our forces,
after fighting three OF four hours, and finding
themselves largely outnumbered, fell back
leaving fifty or sixty killed and wounded in
the hands Of the enemy.
rebel surgeon is detained in Paducsh as
a hostage for p. T.. Hood, captured and car
ried away from the hospital there by General
Forrest. Thirty or forty sick soldiers taken
prisoners at the hospital at the same time,
were kept ten miles back of Paducah on the
night of the battle on damp g,ound without
shelter or fire, and marched off the next day
without food.
The Louisville journal fears that Forrest
has gone to capture Fort Donelson, as the
garrison is small and the resistance to be e1-
pected necessarily feeble The seizure OF
that place would be of no real consequence
to the rebels, but their capture Of the first
fort from the Union forces would satiate their
longings OF pride, and no risk would be
thought by them too great to accomplish the
undertaking.
The Washington correspondent of the N
Y. Evening Post says
"Maior Gen. Meade has been at the Cap
itol the most Of the afternoon with General
HUMPHREYS and one of his aids. He was be-
fore the Committee on the Conduct Of the
War for a considerable length Of time, testi-
flying, as l understand, in relation to the bat
tie of Gettysburg General Meade stands
well before the committee, and the evidence
taken does not injure his reputation. The re-
lations between Gen. Grant and Gen. Meade
are very cordial, and the estimation in which
the former holds the latter can be seen when
the fact is known that he desired to put Gen.
smith ("baldy' Smith) into position very
close to himself, yet has concluded that the
interests OF the service require that General
Meade should be retained as commander Of
the Army OF the Potomac.
1t should be remembered that Gen. Meade
desires to be relieved. and has made the re-
quest to the President General Smith re-
mains in New York awaiting the orders OF
General Grant.
1t IS stated by gentleman just from For
tress Monroe that Robert Ould, the rebel
commissioner, was engaged Tor Tour days with
Gen. Butler, going over and revising the e1-
change account, and 1t is believed that nego-
lions have been effected for an exchange Of
all prisoners.
A Washington dispatch to New York pa
per says that the Government intends to call
out all the organized militia of the States for
1917 N~NfJ
and the militia OF the District OF Columbia
viii be called to occupy the forts around
Washington, 30 that the veterans can be put
into the field
NEW YORK, April 5.
Gold, l,60.
While Gen. Grant was at Fortress Monroe
the preliminaries for satisfactory exchange
OF prisoners were concluded and approved by
him.
1t is understood that Gen. Mcdowell will
command in California.
Gen. Sickles will soon have an important
mission.
The Herald's Alexandria dispatch OF the
4th says A brief visit to the Army OF the
Potomac resulted IN the discovery OF nothing
new. 1t has rained seven out Of the past ten
days.
The camps are in most horrible condition.
1t will take four weeks of sunshine to dry the
ground so that any part of the army can
move. The reorganization is nearly com
pleted and the troops are becoming reconci-
led to the new order OF things The report
that the suffers had been ordered out of the
army is untrue. Col. Donohoe of the 10th
N. II. has been exempted from dismissal
from service, satisfactory defence having been
made in his case.
At the election in Lesvenworth, Kansas,
Joseph L. Mcdowell and his entire ticket
ware alertad NV from 600 IN Q0O rnainrity