Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-01-13

1t is stated that Hood crossed the Tennes-
see at Longs Ferry five miles above Florence
where the water is quiet and only three
tourths of mile wide. Some portion cross
ed at Cheathams Ferry, which is below Flor
ence. Hood came into Tennessee across
three pontoons, one of them hundred yards
above the piers Of the old bridge at Florence;
the second at Longs Ferry, 1--WE miles above,
and above the shoals third at Decatur. On
his retreat, he had issued orders for the sick
and wounded and stragglers to cross below.
rebel Lieutenant, captured, states that
Hood, in official statement, says that he
lost at Nashville sixty three cannon be-
tween Nashville d Franklin, three at
Duck run, six and at Murfrees boro', two
The rebels carried with them, across the Ten
nessee, about 1900 Union prisoners. OF
these, only thirty-hNe were officers, and none
above a captain. The rebels we're not little
chagrined at this fact.
At the Snti-slavery convention held at
Frankfort, KY, on the 4th inst, resolutions
were adopted adnering to the Baltimore plat
form, requesting the Kentucky representatives
in Congress to vote TOR the cons titutional
amendment abolishing slavery, indoTsing
Gen. Burbridge and approving vigorous
retaliatory warfare against guerrillas. Letters
from all portions Of the State were read urg-
ing the convention to take strong anti-slavery
grounds.
The Henderson Times states that Col. w.
A. Bfoadwell, chief Of the Cotton Bureau
trans Mississippi Department, has imported
into that department 90 500 pairs of blankets
10000 pair Of shoes, so 600 yards of shirt.
ing. 500 900 pounds of pow der, 200 00
pounds of lead, 5000 600 ssion caps,
100000 yards gray cloth, and large quanti-
ty Of guns, hardware, copper, satpetre, and
great quantity Of small stores Seventy
wagon loads have already passed through
Henderson, and the cry is still they come.
The New York Post says a number of the
leading merchants of Savannah have already
forwarded to that city fund. for the part OF
whole payment of deots they owed whea the
war broke out, and which they we're then pre-
vented from paying. some, who have made
but partial payments at this time, have given
notice that they intend to clear off all their
obligations as quickly as possible.
NJ. g. B. Lamar, one Of the hottest of the
fre.eaters who went South at the beginning
OF the war, and was engaged in the business
OtoCkhut running, as developed by The Lamar
correspondence published some time since
now figures at the citizens meeting recently
held at Savannah.
General Longstreet is slowly recovering
from the effects Of his last summers wound
and his surgeon expresses the cheerful hope
that he will recover the use OF his right arm
in eighteen months or two years, after tn,
nervous tissue is renewed by a fresh growth
1t is reported in Savannah that Governor
Brown. just before the movement of Hood il
Shermans rea4, near Atlanta, had written ,
message to the people calling convention tt
propose terms Of peace, independent of til,
other States, but Hoods movement discour
aged him for the time. He was afraid o
Jeff Davis. That difficulty 10 removed now
A man 10 Cincinnati has got into trouble
by the publication OF the income taxes. Hii
banker refused him credit on the ground tina
the amount of his tax showed either that he
was living beyond his means, or that he haC
swindled the government and that he woulc
swindle others If he could get chance.