AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BRITTON, Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., JUNE 27, 18G1
OUR FLAG
“ Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls.before usl
With freedom’s soil beneath our feet.
And, Freedom's banner waving o'er us! ”
Five Dollar Bill Found. —A S 5 bill was
found on the street, in Carlisle, on Saturday
last. The owner will call on W. A Miles, at
his store, opposite the mansion House, prove
property, and receive it. ,
A Quiet Sabbath.-— Sunday last was the
quietest we have hod since the war broke out.
There were but few people on the streets du
ring the heat of the day. . .
Hot We atiier, — Tho weather, for tho last
fen days has been exceedingly hot arid dry.
The corn is suffering for want ol rain.
Hat Making.—Our. farmers are busy iq
cutting and housing their hay crop.
Beef.’ —A large train of oars filled with,
fine cattle passed over the. Cumberland Val
ley ; railroad on the 24tli inat., destined for
the "army of invasion” now at and near Har
per’s Ferry. Uncle .Sam takes good care of
his men, no doubt. The hoys have boon treat
ed badly long enough.
OCT* We learn that oitrrcspccted fellow oiti
zch,Wu, M. Penrose, Esq., has been appoint
ed a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Regiment
of Pennsylvania Volunteers. We congratu
late him on his good fortune. This makes the
eighth military appointment from this county;
oil Republicans.
Appointed to a Captaincy. —Our member
of Assembly, We. B.' Irwin, of Mechanics
burg, has. received the, appointment of Cap
tain in the eleventh Regiment. Wo know
nothing of Mr. Irwin’s capacity for this pev
sition, but we wish him success at all events.
The Harrisburg Telegraph congratulates him
thus:
“Wo notice that our clever friend, Wm. B.
Irwin, a member, of the late. Legislature from
Cumberland county, and one of the gentle
men who signed the roll of the Legislative
Guard, has been commissioned, as a Captain
jn the eleventh Regiment of United States
Infantry. We congratulate the Captain upon
his promotion, and have no doubt ho will win
laurels in the service of his country.”
Another Regiment. —Col. J. W. Geary,
trho commanded'the Second Regiment of
Pennsylvania Volunteers in Mexico,has re
ceived from President Lincoln an order to
raise a regiment of volunteers for the war.
Col. Geary is now in Philadelphia, and his
desire is to procure the best military, talent
for officering his regiment, so as to crcdit to
himself and the State which he represents;
■ Camp Wayne.— There are now two full
regiments encamped on Camp Wayne. West
Chester, and it is reported that they are to
have a regiment of Cavalry in a few days.
(C7“Mr. Burlingame, of Boston, has been
transfered from the Austrian mission to that
of China. This change is in consequence of
the refusal of the Austrian government, to
receive him.
Legislative Guard. —This farce Is hand
somely played out. Only 17 of the 120 offi
cers and members wore present on the day of
meeting for enrolment. After soriie discuss
ion as to the ridicule that would be heaped
upon them, they coaxed Gov. Curtin to tell
them that it would be better not to accept
them, as another extra Session might be nec
essary, Bah !
Means What it Says.— -Congress meets in
July next, and it is confidently asserted that
three weeks after it has assembled, there will
bean ‘‘army, of the North of not less than
500.000, troops. The Government means to
make lively but short work of testing the
country to suppress rebellion and strong
work in vindicat : ng the success of tho exper
iment of a people’s Government.
This 1b as it should be, for the last hope of
freedom hang* on the issue, and if wo fail
“tyrants will rule by the grace of God.”
Sad Accident.— A matt canted George
Barrett, baloning to the Fourth Regiment of
Conneoticut voluhteers-*-on their way to* the
seat of war—was almost instantly killed on
Wednesday last at the borough of Columbia,
under the following- ciroumctanccs:—There
were two trains, and while they were in mo
tion, the unfortunate man got off one, and in
attempting to get on the other, ho stumbled
and fell across the track, and the cars pass
ing orer him,, literally served his body at the
thighs. A gentleman who saw the man im
mediately after- the sad event took place,-
informed us that ho was most shockingly
mnUiiated, He lived but a few moments af
ter the sad accident occured. This is anoth
er melancholy warning to those who recklessly
persists tn jumping off and on oars while in
motion.
■ O" There will be no Annual Fair of the
State Agricultural Society this fail. At a re
cent meeting of the Executive Committee, the 1
following resolution was adopted: I
Resolved, That owing to the unhappy and
deplorable condition of our country, it is in
expedient to hold an Annual Fair during the
year JB6l.
Kentucky All Eight I— The Congression
al elections in Kentucky, hol'd last week, re
sulted in the success of the Union eanditates
in every district but one—and by large majori
ties. >■»“
Wilt TIM EVER FIGHT ?
The rebels, it nppears.-nro hotter at retreat
thitn anything else. We do believe they are
more flfeet-footod thnu,the Yankees, particular
ly when the latter are' in pursuit. Wo had
hoped that the traitor' Davis and his rebel fol
lowers would have attempted to put theif
threats into execution, fey disputing’ ground
with the government troops when they entered
Virginia. But notwithstanding all his blus
ter, Datis don’t appear at all anxious to test
the power of the Northern soldiers/ Perhaps
when our bravos approach the city of Rich
mond, the self-constituted “ President of tho
Southern Confederacy” may be induced to
make an effort to retain possession of tho Capi
tol of the Old Dominion. We hope ho will,
for wo desire to see a regular engagement,
just, to lot Southern traitors see tho kind of
men our army is composed of. If wo could
have one real, old-fashioned fight, it would go
far to open the eyes of the South and give’ en
courrgement to the Union sentiment in tho
border States.
Davis, wo see, is writing letters and having
them published, in which he'deplores war and
desires peace. But, ho is either a mad-man
or a skeptic, if ho expects peace on the condi
tions he names, viz:' the recognition of his
Southern Confederacy. That, we toko it'for
granted, will never be oven thought of by our
Government. Jeff, if he desires peace, must
lay down his arms and disband his army of
rebels. Failing to do this, the war must and
will go on, until evory_traitor is Conquered.
It is too lato in the day now to talk about
peace, unless the offer conies With a proposi
tion from the Secessionists to submit to the
laws of the United States and to behave
themselves in future. This is thp only way
they can secure peace; and for their own
sakes we hope they may speedily be convinced
of this fact,
B@f*Tho Herald asserts that" the only two
men yet named ns incompetent or fraudulent,
in connection with tho, Pennsylvania volun
teers, arc both prominent Democrats 1” It was
very proper for the Herald to place an oxola-
motion point after a “ whopper” like this. Is
not our neighbor aware that seven prominent
Republicans wore recently presented by the
Grand Jury at Pittsburg “for fraudulent
transactions in furnishing army clothing?”
And is ho not aware that those men aro now
.under arrest and are soon to have their trial?
Is he not aware, ton, that, tho’proper authori
ties are in pursuit of some twenty others, who
have committed similar outrages ? Hid ho not
read’ the presentment of the United States
Grand Jury at Philadelphia, a few days since?
Why, the editor appears as ignorant and in
nocent. of the doings of the speculators as
a “ sucking dove.” But fiiwspeculators have
yet boon discovered, and they are both Homo*
crats, aye? And pray, who are they? Out
with their names, and wo will help you to ex- -
pose them. We would like to hear, ton, who
the “prominent Democrats” nro who have been
appointed to office by Gov. Curtin or Simon
Cameron ! Those officials luvvo not been in
the habit of doing such things, and we doubt
nor,, if our neighbor will but make strict in
quiry, be will discover, that those two “ promi
nent Democrats” Voted for both Lincoln and
Curtin. Do try and book yourself up a lit
tle, most amiable Herald.
0“Is it hot in exceeding, had taste for the
Herald to attempt to snob us because we held
the Post Office of Carlisle a few years, when
it is well known that the proprietor of that
paper tried to become our successor, and
c.ould'ni ? All the power the crew about that
establishment brought to bear upon the Presi
dent and the Post-Master General, availed
nothing- The “poivera-that-be” appear to have
a very contemptible opinion of the “ old or
gan.”
The President Getting Cross. — ‘A letter
writer from Washington, to Greeley's Tri
bune, says that during a conversation with Pre
sident Lincoln, a tow days since,• the recent
appointments in the army were discussed,
whore the President exhibited much temper,
and declared that “ no more incompetent men
should bo selected to lead our armies, and,if
they were selected lie would remove them as
fast as their appointments were announced.”
The President is evidently getting hi? “ mad
up.” Ho had better bo careful, however, or
his organs here in Carlisle, (if they desire to
be considered consistent, ) will be compelled
to denounce his language as “little loss than
treason.”
No Party Now!—Tho Republicans of
Philadelphia refuse to enter into any arrange
ment with the Democrats ami 801 l men; by
which only ono candidate shall bo run' for
Congress, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of lion. 15. Joy Morris. They
are determined to “ ignore party” by having
the whole loaf or no broad, and have accord
ingly placed in nomination Charles, O’Neal,
Esq., an out and out Republican of the strictest
scot. Tho Democrats have not yot made a
nomination.
(£7* Greeley’s Now York TWiji'nc—thd Re
publican organ of all the North—is assailing
the dishonest contractors must.unmercifully/
and demands their arrest and punishment,
“ Little loss than treason,” again. Old white
coat must bo more guarded.
lC7“The rage for relics of departed heroes
is frequently carried to a ridiculous excess.-
The flags which Colonel Ellsworth seized and
carried, the oil cloth on which he fell. &c„
have been divided, and the pieces are careful
ly preserved by the curiosity hunters. A'
resident of Paterson Now Jersey, boasts of
possessing, and exhibiting a piece of cheese
which the gallant Colonel had in his haver
sack! This has been divided into a dozen
parts and given to as many persons.
(C7”A lotterfrom the tobacco region of Vir
ginia warns the tobacoooheuers of the North'
against using “the weed” prepared in the
S South, as they are poisoning it to. kill off tho
tho Northern mon faster than they can hope
to din i# with powder and ball. ■lf this is true
it is certainly very important to those who in
i m the practice, and we’commend this
notice to their earetul consideration, leaving
them- to judge of thevaluo of the information.
S@“Gov. Curtin has appointed Dr. Henry
11. Smith, Professor of Surgery in tho Uni-1
vorsity of Pennsylvania, Surgeon General of
(he Army in Pennsylvania.
BBZZARDS IN CARLISLE.
l{ appears wd have a few blizzards’in, Car
lisle, its addition to those who have been fol
lowing our armies. We regret-this, for wo
did not suppose our town contained a'single
individual so utterly depraved arid lost fo- de
cency, as to attempt a defence of tho heart
less wretches who have, been robbing the' bravo
men now engaged in fighting for tho Stars
and Stripes.' Rut so it is. One of these'buz
zards—one of these defenders of the specu
lators—contributed two articles lastweek, (one
appearing In the American, and the other in
the Herald,) in which ho attempted to prove
that robbing the soldiers of their rations and
clothing was perfectly justifiable, under a Re
publican administration. Wonder if this itin
erant scribbler is not one of those very con
tractors. If ho is not, ho should bo, for the
man who Will dare excuse or palliate the ooif
ditetof the robbers, (against whom two-thirds
of the Republican and all the Domooruticjour
nals have been thundering their anathemas,)
has certainly a heart in his boson; that qnalifies
him for similar peculations. A defender of
vagabonds is a vagabond himself. “ Birds of
a feather flock together,” is a trite but very
true adage.
Wo arfe a little surprised—not much—that
our neighbors of the American and Herald
consented to lumber their columns with the
miserable twaddle of this pusillanimous scrib
bler. Their “ reserve” must be in a sad plight;
indeed, when they consent to pat in type the
productions of ono wboseigiiorance disqualifies
him from advocating even a good cause, much
less a bad ono. It requires a man of genius—■
a " smart fellow”—-to defend a stupendous
piece of villainy. The big rats must not pre
sume that we will consent to let them remain
in their hides,- while they send out “a mice”
to confront us. We will not even lift our foot
to crush the poor thing. , It would be an un
profitable task to chase down pigmies, and re
fute the rigmaroles of an anonymous writer—
who of course or he would not
conceal his name—and who can spin out a
column of balderdash with as much facility
as the spider spins out of its owii stomach a
web for its lair, or a cord for hanging itself
twixt heaven and earth. Tt is about time, we
think,- that these' popinjay politicians—those
scabs upon society, who arc constantly prating
about their “ patriotism,” and attempting to
decry the patriotism of those who. have always
stood fast to the Constitution and laws—it is
time, wo say, that those masked creatures
'should be made to know their places. If they
choose to set themselves up for criticism, and
to become the defenders of speculators, let
them come out over their own signatures, and
not act the croven, by firing their pop 1 guns
from a concealed battery. The attempt to de
luge ns with wish-wash and slush, for the sac--
rilege we are supposed to have committed, in
defending the rights of onr troops—no less
than eleven of whom are our near relatives—
we can afford to treat with utter contempt.
The scribbler’s effort to be severe, by dealing
in deliberate' falsehood, is evidence of todyism
and malignity. His intimation thatwe placed
a flag over our office only after receiving a
“gentle: bint” to do so,- is a fabrication from
the whole cloth. “Ifo ond, we presume, ever
thought of giving Os a “ gentle hint” on the
subject; and bad the scribbler attempted to
do so, ho would certainly haye received a gen-
tie hick for his pains. The fogs and mists of
falsehood may for a time envelope the holy
shrine of truth, hut they will bo in time-dis
pelled.
As to the material of our “hack-doof mat,”
which “Sumpter” intimates was part of an
old flag, he is mistaken. It is true, as he says,
that it was striped/ but it was the remains of
a child's old shawl/ as, he would have disco
vered, had ho turned it over again. We feel
an interest in knowing who this brave “Sump
ter’’ is. for, tho very night on.which he was
in our hack yard, examining our mat, we lost
a pair of favorite pullets.* ’ Though detesting
a sneak-thief above all others, we Will take
back our; chickens and “ask no questions,” if
the .fear of probable exposure will induce him
to return them.
But, enough. Wo seldom consider it either
necessary of a duty to notice anonymous wri
ters. They generally partake too ranch of
tho guerrilla to be Worthy of attention, , Oar
former remarks have evidently stirred Up the
robbers-and ilieir friends, and they hope, by
low abuse, to attract attention from thoir mis
deeds. So far as wo are concerned, we care
nothing for the opinions of, the Herald and
American; and if they please to employ la
queys to sssail us, they can do so; if it affords
them any gratification. But of ono thing they
may rest assured, that wo are not to he driven
from duty by the billingsgate language of the
tools of tho administration ; nor will we per-
mit the apologists of frond.to whitewash the
short-comings of officials. It is said—now
that old “ honost Jacob Pry” is after the rob
bers of our troops with a sharp a
better state of things is to be inaugurated,
and that tho speculators are to be choked’off
tho public teat. When this happens, then
our censures will cease, but not one hour be
fore. As we said on a former occasion, wo
shall sustain the administration in all efforts
it may make to push forward tho war to a
successful termination. But wo avow our eter
nal enmity, to the robbers of our
appointing broken down political hacks to
command our armies—to military despotism.
As old Patrick Henry said, when assailed
by cravens with outcries of “ treason, trea
son “if this bo treason, wake the most
of it.”
We hog pardon of our readers for devoting
so much apace to a follow who is afraid to
show himself.
A Good Appointment. —Wo learn that
Capt. Breroton, of Pittsburg, late of the Uni
ted States Army, has been appointed by Gov
ernor Curtin to tho Position of Chief of the
Ordnance Department for the State of Penn,
sylvania. It is said that the Captain has bad
much experience in this very important arm
of the service, lie fif scientifically educated
and accomplished, and will, no doubt, fill the
post with credit to himself, and ,witb great
benefit to tho State at largo. As tt is,tbs de
sign of tho State Government to organize a
complete and permanent system of defence
for this State, this bureau has been formed,
and becomes one of groat importance. Wo
understand that the Captain is ordered to re
port himself at Harrisburg immediately—‘Har
risburg Telegraph ,
No-doubt about the above. Capt.-BnEBETON’s
appointment is a good one, and We only hope
I the Governor may continue to select just such
mon. Wo have had bad appointments enough;
'now let us have a few good once.
Letters front Our Volunteers.
From the Sumner Billes.
The following letter ie from ft member oil
Cftpt.Kunjf'e SummerßiflesofCarlisle. When
written, the company wrts at Williamsport,
and all hands were -well i .
f Williamsport, Md., June 19.
This iff tl?o very first chfinco I luivc bed of
■writing to you. "Since we parted, (at Chom
bersbnrg,) I have boon on a tramp every other
day. . We received orders on Wednesday to
get ready for a march, to Harper’s Ferry, ns
wo,all thought. The first afternoon we went
about four miles, and halted'two miles the
other side of Greenosstle. Next day we rest
ed. I was so sore T could hardly get along.
I was hot used to traveling with such a heavy
load, forwc had tairknnp-sncks full of clothes,
our cartridge boxes had fifty cartridges, in,
and it wfls nwfirf on otfr hips. Next day we
wont two miles the other side of Williams
port—that was Sunday.. We had to ford tiro
Potomac rivor; it was over three feet deep,
and was n bountiful sight to sooa whole divi-,
sion crossing, with their knap-sneks and guns
tin their backs, trying to keep their cartridges
dry. The second and third Infantry took the
lead. They went into it like old water does;
then the ninth followed, regular step ana n
well dressed line. The current was so swift
that four or five wore upset. When Col. Miles
saw us crossing, he spofcs In glee to onr Colo
nel, and said they did it beautifully. Then
came the sixteenth, ami the thirteenth 1 brought
up the rear, playing ‘• Jordan.” The banks
of the river were perfectly covered with peo
ple, and I heard that. Frank Leslie’s reporter
and artist was there; if so, try' and. get a
sight at one of the papers. Wo were not al
lowed to halt one minute, but on we Went for
two and a half miles further, With wet legs
and feet, for the water was over our middle.
It put me in mind of Wasiunoton and his
men crossing the Delaware. Wo stopped in
a clover field, where there was bo woods within
gun shot of us. As wo passed through Vir
ginia, every, house displayed an American
flag.- About forty men went with us from the
Maryland side: They had been d.iven from
their homes by a body of Secessionists that
had been encamped there two days before.
Poor fallows 1 They said they came in' the
night time, and took their sons out of bed.
Some women had their bosh amis forced away,
and had not scon them for ten or twelve days.
The state of affairs ar« awful there. The men
in that section of the country arc mostly Union
men; so they say. Some houses that were oc
cupied by Secessionists were entirely deserted,
not a human being to be seen. The houses
were, looked up os if in a great hurry, for
things were out of order in most of them.
Some of the soldiers broke into them, and
took what,was fft to eat, but did hot disturb
anything else.. 1 anv sorry to say that a great
many chickens were stolen by the men. I
cannot altogethcrhlame them; lor wo had very
little to eat. For. raj. part, 1 managed to get
among the farmers, and buy as much'lts would
keep me, and some that begged from me. I
bought a pair of'chickens, and had a fine
; stew, but i got very irftltf of it. Last Mon
dny evening the Regulars, under Col. Miles,
who had command of the whole Brigade, was
ordered to Washington; The command fell
to Col. LoxoftECKE ;, Who is now in command
of the third regiment.. I have so much to
say about the ' surprises We hard had/ our
marches, &C. &C. Last night, directly after
tattoo, we wore .aroused by the firing of
the Piquet Guard. All the regiments wore
in line in ’five minutes, ami for five or fen
minutes the most intense excitement existed ;
but wd soon found how thVmistake was. The
Piquet Guard had been stationed, and another
came around to strengthen them; they thought
them enemies and fired. .. It was dark, and
nobody, hurt/ Meh are being killed almost
every day by carelessness. Last Monday night
a messenger-was ‘shot .by one ofoor Piquet
Guards, 'the poor ijidij cdntd hardly deliver
his message, whiohpwai from Gen. Patter-
Son, to move immtjdsiitoly. hack, when he died.
I have inuch inord to tell you, but time and
paper will not permit.
With much love to all, t remain yours truly,
A Youno Volunteer.
“Carlisle PenciMesP
Extract of a letter to the „&l|tor, dated.
Camp WArfiE, WEST Chester, 1
20, 1801. J
Mb. J. B. Bratton Sir: I send you
a full and complete roll of the “ Carlisle, Fen
cibles,” according to my promise before leav
ing Carlisle. Our company was not full, as you
are aware,-when, we left for Camp Wayne;
blit since then our list has increased to its re
quisite number. Wo are all well.-
Eespeotf ully, &c.
J. D. Adair, O. S.
Captain—V\.< M. Henderson.
ls< Lieutenant— James S. Colwell,
. 2nd “ E. Beatty,
Ist Sergeant —John D, Adair,
2nd “ Wm. M. Henderson, Jr.
3rd “ S. V, Ruby,
4 lit “ Joseph B. Hayerstiok,
Ist Corporal —Win. R.. Holmes,
2nd'. “ Win, W. Harper.
3rd . “ " ■ Charles E. Goddard,
4 th “ Isaac B. Parker,
Musician^-Y an. B, Eby,
■ Wm. S. Monger.
. PRIVATES.
Lewis Bosh, Jacob Landis, Jr.
Charles Bliss, Samuel A. Moßoth,
Wm. Bratton 1 , Charles 11, Mullen,
Charles Breohbitl, James 11. Moore 1 ,
John E; Burkholder, Jacob L. Meloy,
Wilson Burkholder, John. Morrison, •
James Barton, Jr. . John A. Hatchet,
D. Deal Curriden, I). B. B. Novin,
John J. Cuddy, . William Nevel,
Jacob Carp, . /John Otto,
Win. P. B. Dixon, E. W, B. Phillips,
Isaac Elliott, Wilson L.Spottswood,
John W. Elliott, Eob’t 11. Spottswood,
Wm. A. Ensminger, Marion P. Si pe 1 ,
Leo W. Fuller, A. Brady Sharpe,
John H. Gretwoiv, Thomas Sharpe,
Wilson H. Gould, Wm. B. Sites,
Jacob A. Gardnef, Samuel C. Smith,
John P. Harris, David Spahr,
Wm. H. Harkness, Jno. G. Spangehberg,
Charles Harkness, / George Strohni,
James L. Halbert, Charles A. Spicer,-
John H. Hendricks, ‘Jno. C. Sohuonman, .
Rich’d P. Henderson, Joseph B. Thompson,
Edgar W. Hays, ’ Goo. H. Vantlcberg,
John G. Heiser, George H. Welsh,.
John S. Humet, Wm. M. Watts, Jr 1 .
John W. Humer, John L. Waggoner,
John W- Havcrstiok, Cliarles Wunderlich,
Henry L. Heoker, George J. Wilders,
J. H. Kenyotr, George Willmnls,
•Sydney Kempton, Wm. Zimmerman.
BSL-At a mooting of the officers and! m'on
of the Carlisle Light Infantry, Carlisle* Fen
cibles, and Carlisle Guards, hold at Camp
Wayne on Tuesday, tbo' IStlrof Juno ; on mo
tion of Maj. L. Tow>, Capt. R. McCartney
was appointed Chairman, and Lieut. J. S.
Colwell, Secretary.
Maj. L. Todd submitted the following pre
amble and resolutions, which were unani
mously adopted, with throe cheers and a
“ Tiger” for the ladies of Carlisle:
Whereas, The ladies and citizens of Car
lisle and vicinity have kindly and generously
presented tho threat companies hero assem
bled with havelocbs, towole, &o. &o.; there
fore,
Besotved, That wo tender to them our sin
cere thanks for their timely and opportune
gifts, and that We will treasure up tho mem
ory of their kindness as a sure testimony of
their humanity arid Joyalty of mar people.
Besotted, That n Copy of these proceedings,
signed by the officers of tho meeting, bo sent
to tbo newspapers of Carlisle for publication.
K. McCARTNEV, Chairman:
J. S. Cot weld, Secretary,
ORGANIZATION; OF TUB NEW SEDIMENTS.
The officers appointed to the eleven now
regiments added to-the regular army, in con
formity with the President’s proclamation of
May 3d, IBGI, are announced, with the excep
tion of Second Lieutenants, the majority of
whom are yet to bo appointed. These regi
ments, wo understand, are to ho organised
upon.a new system —each.regiment contain
ing about two thousand men. The officers are
taken from the regular army, the volunteers,
and from civil lile. The following will show the
officers of different grades appointed from
Pennsylvania
Colonels. —l Vin. 13. Franklin, late Captain
Topographical Engineers; Andrew Porter,
Idle Brcvot-Licutommt-Coloncl Mounted Pi
ties; Samuel P. Heintzolman, late Brovet
- Lieutenant-Colonel First Infantry.
Liente.nant-Colonets. —John F. Reynolds,
late Brevet-Major Third Artillery; John P.
Sanderson, B. Rush Petrikon.
Majors. —William Williams, Adam J. Slem
mor, late First Lieutenant First Artillery;
Edmund Underwood, late Captain Fourth In
fantry.
Captains. —lsaac N. Moore. D. MeN. Gregg,
late First Lieutenant First Dragoons ; John
11. Sinead, late First Lieutenant Second Ar
tillery ; George Gibson, Jr., Henry A. Ham
bright, William S. Irwin, John J. Parke, late
First Lieutenant Topographical Engineers;
J. D. O’Connell,, late First Lieutenant Second
Infantry ; David C. McKibben, late First
Lieutenant Ninth Infantry; William Hi
Brown, Louis H. Pulonze, late First Lieuten
ant Fourth Artillery: Nelson B. Sweitzer,
late First Lieutenant First Dragoons; Hugh
B. Fleming, Into First Lieutenant Ninth In
fantry; Henry W. Froedloy, Into Lieutenant
Third Infantry; Alexander Piper, Into Lieut
enant Third Artillery; Jacob M. Eystor, Au
gustus 11. Plummer, late Lieutenant Seventh
Infantry ; Edmund L. Smith.
First JJeuteiutn/s.—Spwnll S. Brown, John
B. Johnson, Lorenzo LoraiU, Chas. McK. Loo
ser, late Lieutenant Second Dragoons; Jacob
A. Smyscr, late Lieutenant Third Artillery ;
Efaeh O'. Scott, David 11. Veech,. Thorims Wil
liams, Jr., Chas. P. Muhlenberg, Joshua S.
Fletcher, Jr., Jacob' C. Hover, Walter S. Frank
lin, Joseph Harris, Alexander Murry, Frank
P.- Muhlenberg, Charles P. Dickey, John IL
B. McGlintock, John F Bitter, late Lieuten
ant Fifth Infantry; Robert Montgomery,
John B. Parke, Francis J. Crilly, Augustus
Boyd, John P. Ely.
This list is necessarily incomplete; as a
number of officers are appointed from the Vol
unteers' without designating what State.they
are from. •
John P. Sanderson is Lieutenant-Colonel
of the Fifteenth regiment of Infantry, of
which Fits John Porter,' an old army officer,
is Colonel; and B. Rush Potriken is Lieuten
ant-Colonel of the Sixteenth regiment of In
fantry, under Colonel Andrew Porter, late
Brevet-Lieutonant-Oolonel of the Mounted
Rifle regiment.. The rumor that these wor
thies had resigned appears to be without
foundation, 1 .
The recruiting for the new regiments will
be commenced immediately, The headquart
ers of the Fifth Artillery are established, at
Harrisburg.
How VnuuffiAps Ta SrCR with tKe Mails.
It is just coming to light, that while the Gov
ernment was carrying the mails for Virginia
at its own expense, the leaders of that State
wore engaged overhauling the contents of the
letters, and.discovering who were for thoin
and who -were not,, and intercepting’’ letters
directed to Union men. in various parts of the
South, and withholding money drafts intend
ed to aid them. The Richmond Enquirer lets
this disgraceful fact out, for it publishes a let
ter addressed by Amos A. Rawrence, of Massa
chusetts, to Senator Andrew Johnson of Ten
nessee, enclosing a draft for $l,OOO to aid the
Union cause in the latter State, This let
ter was opened and sent to Governor Harris,
of Tenn., ns an evidence of Johnson’s treason
(I) to the State, or in other words; his loyal
ty to the Union 1 . The Enquirer in publishing
the fact, says “iitoas intercepted in its pas
sage to Johnson, and is now in the possession
of a reliable gentleman of this city; There is
no doubt of the genuineness of the letter.”
The Enquirer of course is very rndignat
against Johnson, but in its eagerness to con
vict him of treason, overlooks the humiliating
position itt Which it places the public officers
of Virginia, who do not scruple to open and
pilfer the contents of letters like common
thieves. ; When the first steps in a revolution
so debauches and demoralises a people,- what
expectation can they have of successfully es
tablishing an independent Government Which
IS to overshadow all other Governments in the
world. ; '
Diplomatic Dinners, &c. —Every few days
we have accounts from Washington of the
“ brilliancy of the 1 Diplomatic Dinners," the
“ Secretaries’ Entertainments," the balls, re
ceptions, parties, and, in general, we learn
that feasting and hilarity sfe the order of the
day amongst the guests. This may he all
very well in its place; hut, in the present
deplorable condition of the country, such
feasts had belter be dispensed with, and the
persons engaged in them should set an exam,
pie of abstemiousness, instead of riotously
making merry in the midst of the general
gloom and distress throughout the land. Such
scenes contrast to great disadvantage with the
universal prostration of business and the suff
erings of the people generally, and should be
dispensed with by those high in authority at
the National Capital. When the civil war
now in progress is over—when rebellion is
crushed out, and prosperity again returns to
our beloved Union —it will be quite time
enough to “ rejoice and make merry" at our
good fortune; but not before.
Pat and Pensions of Volunteers.— -The
following recapitulation affords useful infor
mation to volunteers and their families. Af
ter being mustered info tho service of the U.
States, Volunteers ard entitled to pay, the
same ns regular troops. If disabled by wounds
received in service, or disease contracted in
service, they are entitled to an invalid pension
during life, or as long ns tho disability con
tinues. If any are killed or die in tho ser
vice of the United States, leaving n widow,
she is entitled*to what pay is duo her hus
band, and a pension. If there is no widow,
the child or children of such volunteer is en
titled to tho pay and pension until they are
sixteen years of age. If there is no widow or
child under sixteen years of ago, the other
heirs of decedent are entitled to the pay due
the volunteer at tbo time of his death.
B3TTn South America they find the dia
monds in rivers by turning off the current
from their beds, in the heart it is after tho
flow of passion is turned aside that tho dia
monds are found below it in the depths.
CSS“Tho expenditure for rations and pay of
a regiment of soldiers for a month, is about
$20,000.
From the Zancueter Ex-amv ler, [Republican jjwpn •)
The Army Clothing Fronds.
The Pittsburg Jews and "Ducky’’ Neal In
dicted for Conspiracy and Fraud,
The contract for army clothing-made with
the Frowonfclds and Morgansterns of Pitts
burg, by Charles M. Neal, the State Agent,
has boon the subject of investigation by the
Grand Jury of Allegheny county. Tlio con
tract amounted to $22,000, and it is alleged
that the charges were most extravagant, and
that the State was thereby swindled.out of
about $lO,OOO. Whether tin's “surplus” went
into the pockets of "agents'’ or “go betwcons,”
the public will now ascertain.
On Friday last, the Grand Jury made a
presentment, in which they allege-^-.
That from our own’ knowledge and obser
vation, and from evidence before us, Emanuel
Frowenpeld, Maurice Frowenfei.d, Asher
Frowenfei.u, Abraham Fuowenfei.u, Joseph
Moroansvern, Louis Moroanstern, and
Ciiari.es M. Near, intending to cheat and
defraud the citizens of the Commonypcalth of
Pennsylvania, did, on the twenty-third day of
April,'A. D. 1801, at the city of Pittsburg,
conspire,- combine, confederate arid agree to
gether to deceive, cheat and defraud the citi
zens of said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
of the sum of fen thousand dollars, by divers
subtle and frandolent meanstnnd devices.
Immediately after the presentment had been
road, tbo Court directed the District Attorney
to draw a bill of indictment against the party,
which he promptly did, and a true -bill was
subsequently returned against them. The
Frowenfelds and Morgansterns wore arrested
and held to answer in the sum of $5,000 each.
A process was also placed in the hands of
Sheriff Graham for the arrest of Neal, and by
this time “Buoky” has doubtless given bonds
for his appearance before a Court and jury of
Allegheny county. It is to be hoped that if
the alleged frauds turn out to be true, that
the parties to them may receive tbo punish
ment they deserve. .
If public rumor be correct; these clothing
frauds lire not the only ones that need ventil
ation. There are others which demand a strict
investigation, and the good example of Alle
gheny should be followed and carried oat by
other counties in the Commonwealth.
* From- the Laneaatcr Inquirer,
Paper Generals-'-Mislnhcs,
If the telegraph reports ore correct; the two
paper Generals, Pierce and Schenk, who com*
manded the government forces at Great Beth
el and Vienna; are censurable in the highest
degree. In the first case, Pierce gets as con
fused ns a school boy, allows the men to be so
placed.as to fire into one another, and then in
the face of the foe don’t know, how to com-,
mand them. At Vienna, the Ohio troops are
rushed right upon the enemy’s battery,,and
the first intimation they receive of their pres
ence, is (ho shower of death dealing balls,
grape and cannister crashing into.the cars,
and their ranks. Such soldiers as rally around
the government deserve good leaders, and the
nation will not endnre useless sacrifices of
life by the blunders of inoompetentmen, The
country possesses great numbers of experienee
ed officers, who will take care of their men,
as well ns give account of the rebels. This
is a matter in which the country will demand
the utmost circumspection. Let no man lend
a brigade, regiment, or even company; who
is not equal to every emergency that may arise.
Nothing demoralizes an army so effectually
as lack of confidence ip their officers, These
are no times to sand on ceremony with men.
We cannOt acquit thcnational or State admin
istrations of a partisan bias in their military
appointments. The fact that a man has been
a leading republican politician is hot a prop
er ground for promotion in.tliearmy. It un
doubtedly requires a certain degree of strate
gy and tactics to manage a caucus, or carry
on a political campaign, but politics are not
regarded as the best school for high scientific
pursuits—certainly not for the command of
armies.
Suicide of a Disgraced Soldier. —The
Harrisburg Cnicm, of a recent date, says: - ,
Our readers •will remember a notice n few
days ago of a soldier named Bitter, belonging
to the Iron Artillerists, being drummed out
of Camp for insubordination. The man was
from Pittsburg, but had enlisted in Captijin
Lantzr’s company from Lebanon, and it is on
certain what is real name was, ns he some
times called himself Johannes Steinmetz, and
at other times'A. IV. Bitter/ Immediately
after be. was drummed outof Camp he attempt-,
ed to commit suicide by drowning, but was
resened. : Since then he has been more suc
cessful. His dead body was found hanging
on a tree in (he woods near Geiger’s mill,
about Dauphin, yesterday morning. He had
hung himself with a leather belt, and his
body was in a stooping position. An inquest
was held,- and the verdict of the jury was
death by suicide. ”
He had very good clothes upon his person,
and a book was found in one of his pockets, in
which was written—
“Adieu, lovely world. This is the last de
parture in J uno, 1861. Harrisburg, Pennsyl
vania.”
"To my children—-Sister, my effects 1 wish
to be buried with me, so that all that has be
fallen mo shall be forgotten.” .
The name of “A. W. Rittet, 15th, 1860,
Pittsburg,” is also.written in the book. .
It is supposed that he.committed suicide on
Wednesday,
Truly a sad end, and One that should warn
others against the insupportable disgrace that
weighs down a man after such punishment as
Ritter Was subjected to,
New State Government in Virginia.—
The Virginia Convention, now in session at
Wheeling, passed an ordinance, by 73t03,
providingfof the entire re-organization of the
State Government. It declares null and void
all the acts of. the Richmond Secession Con
vention, .deposes (til the State officers who ad
here and obey the mandates of that body, and
restores the Old Diminlon to its former pos
ition in the Union. Every officer is obliged
to swear allegiance to the United States, and
to repudiate all other allegiance. The Whee
ling Convention on Thursday completed the
work of re-organizing the State Government,
by the election of Gen. Pierpont, of Marion
county as Governor, together with a Lieut.
Governor and Council. In addition ■to the
oaths to support the Federal and State Con
stitutions, tiie now officials are sworn to resist
the usurping authorities at Richmond. Af
ter the inauguration of the Governor, the bolls
were rung, .cannon were fired, and the whole
town was wiled wit delight. A how State
seal and other emblems of authority hare been
ordered.
0”lt is suggested that the federal army
celebrate the 4th of July in Richmond.
The notion is a good one, and wo hope to see
it carried out by asumptutnous and enthusi
astic celebration of the day in the place
specified.
S&* Jo one of the Ohio regiments there are
sixteen brothers named Fisth. They are Ger-
mans.
Ty* Congress meets in extra session on the
4th of July.
THE WAR NEWSI
Henry A. Wise Appointed (e a Re.
bel Command.
We hear from Virginia that Henry. A. Wise
has been appointed Brigadier General in the
rebel army, and assigned the command* of
the Department of Western Virginia; but ho
will have some difficulty in taking possession
of his department, inasmuch as General
McClelland is at work in that direction.
The Defences of the Potomac
Line. .
Washington, Monday, June 17,
The defences on the lino of the. Potomac
are now in the most complete condition. Every
accessible point where a crossing can be made,
from Acquia Creek to Williamsport, is occik
pied by federal troops. But while our forces
are pushing forward, the rebel troops at Man
assas Junction are said to have commenced
a backward movement, and are supposed to
be retiring on Richmond. Tho teams of the
farmers have been itriprossed to carry the
troops away. It is believed at Washington
that with the evacuation of Harper’s Ferry
and the threatening attitude which General
Butler’s advance up the James river assumes
in tho other direction of Kichmoud, that the
rebels cannot now safely withdraw their forces
from the latter point for an attack on Wash
ington. General Scott, ns wo arc informed, is
confident that, so far from having to meet an
advancing force of the rebels, he can compel
them to retire out of Virginia and Tennessee
altogether, and the admirable disposition ho
has made of the army so far would seem to'
indicate the probability of such a result, un
less some unforeseen circumstance should arise
and thwart his plans. The: effect of being
compelled to abandon Virginia without a se
rious engagement would be the inost dispirit
ing on the rebel troops, if, indeed, it did not
wholly demoralize them.
Advance on Leesbn rs:-—Skirmish-
es with I be Rebels.
It is known that the body of troops, of
which Colonel Stiles’ New York Ninth Regi
ment form the advance guard, have advanced
on Leesburg, which is the western terminus
of the Manassas Railroad,. There were said
to be 300 of the rebel forces from Harper’s
Ferry in the town, but the probability is that
they will retire before the federal troops. Two
skirmishes took place on the road as the troops
advanced ; one between, the battalion of Ma
jor Sinead and a'body of Virginia cavalry,
opposite Point of Rooks, in which two of the
latter were killed; and another skirmish
above Great Palls, bn the Potomac, between
a dotatchmentof the Washington Constitution
al Guard and the rebels,: in which one of the
latter fell.
A ftriion Soldier I fling by the
Rebel*.
A gentleman jast arrived from Chambers
burg says that on Saturday last a report
reached that, place that a young man named
Gaff, residing at .Greenoastle, was hang by
the secessionists near Tlarper’s Ferry, 'fhis
report whs confirmed on Monday., A permit
was in his pocket, from Capt, Elder, of St.
Thomas, stating that he belonged to his com
pany; With leave of absence for a few days, to
pay visit to his' rel ations ip Virginia, for-the
purpose of settling some bueincss relating to
estate. This, and this alone, was all that the
.rebels found upon him.*: It was his death war
rant.. Young Gaff was about twenty three
years of age, a printer by trade, and just mar l
fled.
Capture of a Rebel Privateer.
New Yoak,’ Monday, June 17.
On Saturday evening the Southern priva
, teer Savannah was brought as a prize to this
gort by Midshipman McCook, of the United
tales brig Perry, that vessel haying captured
the pirate craft off Charleston, with a.crgpp
of twenty men and one long eighteen poun
der pivot gun. The SaVanah is the - firstpirj
vateer captured, and the first that has received
commission—her letters of marqbe being en
dorsed No. 1.
Weahnets of the Rebels at Ufa
nassas Junetien.
■Washington, Tuesday, June 18.
It was. reported in Washington yesterday ,
by a person just arrived from Manassas
Junction, that tin’s point is by no moans as
tenable us was supposed; and that the evacu
ation of it by the rebel troops is hot more un
likely than their retreat from Harper’s Fer
ry., General Scott, it is said, knew very well
how affairs stood at thot point, and he has ar
ranged his plans to treat the Junction pre-.
piseJy as he treated the Ferry.
Proclamation of Ocn. Beaure
gard.
Headquarters, Dep’t op Alexandria, 1
Camp Pickenj, Juno 5, 1861. J
A Proclamation.— To the People of the Coun
ties of Loudon, Fairfax and Prince Wil
liam.
_ A reckless and unprincipled tyrant has
invaded your soil. ' Abraham Lincoln, regrad
less of all moral, legal, and constitutional ’ re
straints, has thrown his abolition hosts among’
you, who are murdering and imprisoning'
yor citizens, confiscating and destroying your
property,and commitlingother acts of violence
and outrage* too shocking and revolting to-hu-*
manity to be enumerated.
AUrniesof civilized warfare are abandoned,
and they proclaim by their acts, if not oh
their banners, that their, war cry is “Beauty
and Booty. ” All that is dear to man—your
honor and your wives and daughters—your
fortunes and your lives, are involved in the.
momentous contest.
In the name therefore, of the constituted
authorities of the confederate States- jn the
sacred cause of constitutional liberty and self-'
government, for which wo are contending—
m behalf of civilization itself, !, G. T. Benu
; egard, Brigadier General of the confederate
States, commanding at Camp Pickens, Man
assas Junction, do make this, my proclama
tion, and invite and enjoin you, by every-con
sideration dear to the hearts or freemen and
patriots, by the name and memoryof yonr
revolutionary fathers, and by the purity and
snnoity of your domestic fire-sides, to rally
to the standard of your State, and contry, and
by every means in yoirar power compatible
with honorable* warfare, to- drive back and
expel the invaders from your land.
I conjure you to he true and loyal to your
country-and her legal and constitutional au
thorities, and especially to be vigilant of the
enemy, so as to enable yon to give the earliest
authentic information at these headquarters,
or to the officers under his command.
I desire to assure you that the utmost pro
tection in my power will bo given to you all.
(Signed) G. T. Beauregard,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Official— Thomas Jordan,
Acting Assistant Adfi. General.
Sharp Conflict at Vienna--Eight
Ohio Troops Killeil.
Washington, Wednesday, June
Another sharp conflict has occurred in Vir
ginia since our last advices. Brigadier Gen
eral Sohonck, it appears, in pursuance of or
ders received from the chief officer in con J'
maud on the south side of the Potomac, left
the camp at Alexandria on Monday with the
First regiment ot Ohio volunteers, Colon ol
McCook, and proceeded along the Alexandria,
Loudon and Hampshire Uailrond,
guards at the various important points. 4> lo
object (if tbe trip was, doubtless, one of r®*
connoissanoe, and for the protection of
railroad track, which had been injured by
the rebels; and also to look after guerillas, a
the train in which the Connecticut
bad previously passed along the lino had b°°