Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-02-03
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Courts are concetned. No appeal to the
Privy Council is provided for. The matter
OF Exuadition rests entirely with the Execu-
tive II Is thought that there will be no de-
Ivy in delivering the prisoner into the hands
OF the United States authorities
HEADouARTxRs Amy OF Potomac,
January "a.
To endeavor that proper spirit of emula.
ton may be aroused among enlisted men Of
this army, and hefitorious conduct rocogniz-
ed and rewarded, furloughs will be granted
to such men as by attention TO duty, profc-
ency in drill, good conduct on the march and
in battle, and care OF arms, horses and equip
men,s, have proved themselves the best
soldiers in brigades to which they are attach
ed. The following will be the rule Of sp-
poftionment aud selection. To each one thou
sand men present for duty in each brigade
one futlough. and il the excess in over 500,
two furloughs on selections made by brigade
commanders.
Should the excess not reach Eve hundred a
furlough will be forwarded representing such
excess in deficient brigades Of the division,
and il the total exceeds FIVE hundred one fur
Tough will be selected by the division com
msnder. Such furlough will be for twenty
five days, will state that they are for soldierly
conduct under the provisions Of this order
and will be forwarded on the 9th day Of each
month for action at these headquarters.
BY command Of
GEO. @. MEADE, Maj. Gen.
s. F. Bsrstow, A. A. q.
CAIRO Jan. %.
The steamer Eclipse exploded her boiler at
Jacksonville, Tenn, yesterday morning. 1862
persons were on board. of whom there were
SO killed and missing and 90 wounded. All
the guns o. TIE 9th Indiana battery were lost.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.
Beaufort correspondent of the Times,
dated the 25th, states that Sherman's advance
is at Slakehatchie, midway between Charles
ton and Savannah, on the X. X. line. A con
siderable rebel force is a, Ashepod, and rebel
reinfoI cements were sent to Branchvile 20
hold that place against Sherman. Several
cannon from the outworks of Charleston were
also sent to Branchville. 1t is currently be-
lieved from persistent accounts of deserter
that Charleston will be evacuated. Move
ments by the rebels indicate that they are re-
moving heavy guns from James and Sullivan
leland One or two monitors and several
sunboats have joined Dahlgreen's feet off
Charleston. Gen. Saxton has been appoint
ed inspector OF settlements and plantations.
NEW YORK, Jan. 80.
The Herald's Washington, says Blsir's
mission was not an entire failure but discloses
facts that there is confusion, jeilously, suspic-
iona and chickering's among officers; that JEFF.
Davis and his associates admit that they will
be obliged to submit, that all want to make
terms, but no official is willing to assume the
responsibility.
The Tribune's dispatch says two Demo-
cratic members Of Congress state that Blair
told them that Davis entreated him to secure
the passage of the amendment to the Consti-
tuition abolishing slavery, as slavery had in
duced disunion, and the only thing that con-
tinued the rebellion was the hope Of continu-
ing slavery.
The Herald's St. Louis correspondent an
nounces that the rebel Gen. Kirby Smith has
been Sometime negotiating with Macmillan
for the transfer Of all the rebel troops in the
trsns- Mississippi Department to his standard.
II is though he will have some difficulty in
concentrating the schems, as his forces are
n lasless set and will resist their sale.
The Herald publishes the rebel army rost-
er, obtained it says from most authentic
source, which shows their full strength at
only 68, 000. scattered from the James to
the Red river-snd from the Atlantic coast to
the Indian Territory. 1t also shows Lees
army TO be their main dependence.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 28th states
that breckenridge has been appointed Secre-
tary of War.
Hoods farewell to his army is published
Dick Tayer succeeds HIM. No official APP
pointment of Gen. Lee as General -in-C Chief
has yet been made. The War Department:
has no information of Shermans moving to-
wards Augusta.
The Richmond Dispatch announces that
large lot of blankets etc., have been delivered
to Federal prisoners in Richmond. Brgadier
General Hays is in Richmond to attend TO
their distribution. He will pr, badly go to
other parts of the confederacy on similar
GRAND.
The Tribune, in leading editorial, an.
nounces that it has clue 10 a recognition in.
trigue. 1t appears that Jeff. Davis long since
sent the Roman Catholic Bishop, Lynch OF
South Carolina, to hunt up sympalhizsrs.--
The Bishop went to Rome, and assured the
magistrates of the Catholic Church that itf
expancion and performance throughout this
hemisphere depended upon the success of the
confederates. Whereupon the Roman Cath.
Ollie powers Of France, Spain and Austria
under the guidance of the Pope, have formed
secret league pledged to recognize the Con.
federscy after the 4th of March next, on tn,
ground that it had taken no part in the last
Presidential election.
The Tribune also states that the rebels will
burn Richmond if in danger of being taken
80 as to show Christendom they would rath
er be exterminated than subiugated.
WAsHIEGToE, Jan. 80.
Richardson and Brown. journalists who es
capped from Salisbury prison, appeared befor,
the Committee on the Conduct of the Wal
this morning, and testified that the rebel au.
thorities are numbering our soldiers by cold
and hunger, while they might easily supply
them with ample food and fuel. November
rs. many prisoners were without food for AZ
hours. They mention deliberate cases Of
killing and wounding. During the two
months from 18th October to 18th December
the deaths we're 20 per cent. Of the whole
When they left, at the latter date, they wer,
dying at the rate Of Is per cent. per months
NEw YoRK, Jan. 81,
There was an interesting debate in the reb
81 House last Thursday on putting the neeroe