Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-09-01
NKw YoRK. Aug. 26.

ine steamship Brother JOhnathan from
San Francisco, 2Sth for Portland, Oregon
and Victoria, with between two and three
hundred passengers was totally lost near
Camp Lincoln, Oregon, July 3oth. Odly
fourteen men and one woman were saved
Among the passengers were Brig. General
Wright and family. Lieut. Waite, Surgeon
A Ingraham Of the army, and Chaddock Of
the revenue service. No particulars received.
The pirate Shenandoah had destroyed the
barque Susan Abigail near the Anadyr. The
Susan Abigail had San Francisco papers Of
lOth OF July containing accounts OF the col
lapse Of the rebellion but Waddell the pirate
Captain would not credit them and announced
MS intention Of burning every American ves-
sci he could find. After destroying the
susan Abigail, the pirate towards Behring
Straits and the Artic Ocean. At St. Law
renee he burned tha ship General Williams
OF New London and next morning burned
more vessels. The barque Gen. Pike had ar
rived at San Francisco with the crews OF
seven vessels. The Gen. Pike was boarded
by the pirate and 27l officers and men of the
destroyed whale ships put on board for San
Francisco 1t is believed the pirate will GER
tainly destroy fifty more vessels. as they were
all to the north ward. The Pacific Ware
house at San Francisco had been destroyed
/ by fre-Loss $3.50 OOO
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. %.
X. II. Gillett, one of the counsel of JEFF.
Davis, in note to the Argus, says Davis has
no more information concerning his trial than
Others have. In a letter from Davis, dated
! 18th inst, to Gillett, he says: 81 am still
ignorant Of the charges against me, the
source Of them, and the tribunal before which
am to answer. Your letter gives me the
first notice of the Washington Indictment
Davis requests Gillett to have a conference
with CHARLES O'CcnJr, his only other coun-
sci, so they may be prepared for the trial
whenever it may be brought on with as little
delay AS the nature and Importance of the
case will permit. direct application to the
proper department, asking to be informed, if
not improper, when, where and before what
tribunal Davis is to be tried, remains un-
answered, because, as is supposed, neither
has been actually determined by the Pres
/ ident.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.
Edward B. Ketchum was arrested yester-
day afternoon, at a house in West Twentieth
street. He has not besn out of the city He
had an interview with many Of his friends
and victims and with his father. He was
also visited by his wife at the Station house.
he has been about the city frequently during
the past fortnight, but has avoided his former
friends. He had about $50, 900 when arrest
ed. AS yet no complaint has been made
against him. The creditors of Ketchum, Son
& 90, will meet here next Monday to hear
statement of the financial affairs Of that firm.
The assets are likely to reach sixty cents on a
dollar.
A Brownsville, Texas, correspondent Of
the Herald, dating 9Th, states that an ex-
rebel officer boasted that Sterling Price had
been made Major General of Maximilianss
, troops and was empowered to raise a cavalry
force OF $4,000 men from disbanded rebel
armies also that several other rebel Generals
have been commissioned by Max, and it was
intended to have 100, 900 rebels in Maximil-
lian's service within year to keep watch Of
Sheridan on the Rio Grande. Everything is
quiet on the American side Of the river. Our
officers at Brownsville recently gave banquet
to the Emperor's officers, together with Gen.
Slaughter and several other ex-rebels. 1t is
almost the universal belief among the Amer
lean officers that they will be ultimately or
dered to march into Mexico.
A Harrisburg, Pa, dispatch states that
the grand jury of Franklin county, Pa, has
found the bills of indictment against Nc
Causland and others who caused the burning
OF Chambersburg. Gov. Curtin has made
NPN" euo ko'ctdofb VI OAu VIZ
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland for these
men and has sent officers to take them iuto
custody.
Brownsville, Texas, dates of the 10th cay
the railroad to connect Brazos with Browns
vile has been commenced and several miles
OF track laid. The telegraph line would also
be completed in few days.
Brownsville is growing amazingly. A
lucrative trade has commenced with the
Mexican Rancheros on the upper Rio Grande.
The Tnbune's dispatch says Gen. Grant
remarked recently that sufficient evidence aad
been adduced during the late coma piracy tri-
ais and since to convicrJef. Davis of con-
spiracy in the assassination of President Lin
coin and that the fate Of the cons pirators set
tied that OF jeff
The Herald's dispatch says The Emperor
Maximilisn recently sent letter OF condol-
ance on the death Of Mr.. Lincoln to Presi-
dent johnson, but the letter WAS refused &C.
ceptance on the ground that no such title as
the Emperor Of Mexico was known or recoR-
nized.
Panama dates OF the 18th state that tho
place is greatly excited by our invasion Cam
ca Business was paralysed, Military i'm
pressments we're going on and forced loan
was being collected from the Merchants. 1t
Is reported that about dozen deserters from
the American army and navy have been en-
gagged in pratical operations on the coast Of
Honduras, and murdered the crew of small
schooner and subsequently capturing other
vessels with it. They were last seen near
Cuba with an English vessel in pursuit.
fxEoUrIyE OFEIoE. DEPT. OF STATE,
WAsHISeroS, Aug. %.
Pardoned prisoners asking passports as
citizens of the United States, and against
whom no special charges may be pending,
will be furnished with passports upon sppli-
cation therefor to the Department Of State in
the usual form. Such passports will, howev-
er. be issued upon the condition that the ap-
plcants do not return to the United States
without leave of the President. Other per-
sons implicated in the rebellion. who may
wish to 20 abroad, will apply to the Depart
ment of State for passports and applications
will be disposed OF according to the merits Of