Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

a single week. The London Times in the mat
ter Of the st. Adams raiders, was disposed to
favor the interests of the United States.
A Washington telegram says that the gov.
eminent is very much pleased with the recent
action of the Canadian authorities, and that the
passport system will be abrogated so far as it
relates to Canada. 1t will be retained, howev-
en- upon the New Brunswick line, on account
of the general and persistent unfriendliness Of
New Brunswick. A Massachusetts gentleman
has the credit of influencing the Canadian min
istry TO change the policy OF Canada in relo-
ton TO the United States.
The attorney general OF Tennessee is at
Washington, with petition Endorsed by Andy
Johnson, that the military rule may be ended
in Tennessee and the state be allowed to re-
sumo its civil functions.
The New York Herald prints full roster of
the rebel armies, which it says is authentic
Their aggregate strength is 16S, $50 men of all
arms but the only army on which they rely is
Lees which numbers 1850. the army Of
Tennessee is 10000; that of Missouri 900 /;
the rest of their troops are scattered over the
country in small bodies, except some 900 in
front of Sherman.
The Delaware Legislature has elected Willard
Salisbury (democrat) TO the United States
Senate for another term. Salisbury had 10
votes, and L. G. Bradford (republican) had 10
votes.
Vice President Stephens, Hunter of Virginia,
and Campbell of Alabama, have gone as unofli-
cial commissioners of peace TO Washington
What their precise object is and what they ex-
poet to effect, is not yet known. A few days
will tell. We can make no peace short of I'M
| conditional surrender.
A despatch from Macon, Ca, dated Jan. 2S,
coming through Richmond papers, says :-Pri-
yate advices from Savannah say that Sherman
commenced a movement on South Carolina on
the 18th, with three columns, the main column
going towards Charleston, taking with it nearly
all his transportation. The other two columns
are in light marching order and moving by
separate roads towards Branchvie. Gen. Hill
has issued orders requiring all non-combatants
to leave Augusta"
There have been disastrous fires in Savan-
nah, one on the 9th ult., destroying much
properly, but without loss of life and another
on the morning of the 2Sth ult., destroying two
squares in the third district. Some iend had
placed a key of powder near the arsenal with
the design, it is thought to blow up the city by
firing the arsenal which contained about 80 tons
Of powder.
The New York Tribune of Wednesday has q
list of about 400 Union prisoners that died in
Salisbury, N. c., during sixty days ending Dec
Is, 1864.
A resolution in relation TO measures of retail.
iation passed the Senate on Tuesday last in the
following form THAT in the judgment Of
Congress it has become justifable and necessa.
ry that the President should, in order to pre-.
vent the continuance and recurrence of such
barbarrities, and to insure the observance by
the insurgents of the laws of civilized war, re.
sort at once 10 measures of retaliation, and he
is hereby directed TO retaliate upon the prison
ers OF the enemy in such a manner, in con.
formity with the laws and usages of war among
civilized nations, as will deter him from the
preparation in future of cruel and barbarous
treatment of our soldiers Congress does not
however, intend by thi, resolution to limit OF
restrict the power of the President, but only tc
advise and require resort TO retaliation as de.
handed by the OCCASION"