New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17
40 OF THE NEW-YORK 18th MISSING
TROUBLE IN THE NETWORK 10th.
Special Dlsoslch to The n. Y. Tnbuns.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Aug. 10, 1861.
ENGAGEMENT WITH REBELS Al MATTHIAS POINT.
Yesterday, at II o'clock, Commander Craven
ordered the Resoluts aud Reliance TO make o
Reconnaissance Of Matthias Point. The Resolute
returned at B. Lieutenant Budd, her commander
making the following rgpOtt
~. s. SrsAMYK Rfs0LUTE, Aug. l6, 1861.
"SIR: In obedience 10 your orders, preceded
down the river to make examination Of Matthias
Point and tLe immediate vicinity Nothing Indicating
hose movements could be diseoye ed At or about the
Point.
"Fesling that a schooner was ashore at Lower
Cedar Point L thought l. advisable to go down TO her
and get her Of, ii possible. boat the
Virginia shore short distance this side Of Perrin.
mon Point aud dispatched an officer and Eve uen u
a boat for the purpoee Of capturing her.
They had just reached her, ard were in the act of
making fas, when % yollty Of mnslotry was fired from
lhe adjoining bushes rot than five or six yards
distant, instantly killing three Of tie boats crew,
aud woundinR another. ] immediately opened tire,
throwing shell to the that sheltered the enemy.
"Afler four or five rounds, ttey were driven ont,
running in parties Of three four in different direc
tous, some Of them uto dwel'ing.houses on the
night. TIE survivors Of the boats crew succeeded in
getting her or from the shore. While firing, the
Rslinlce, coming mp at tlis moment, commenced
throw ing shell al tle nyDg enemy, and also sent
boat TO asss, in getting NY boat OH
Nothing WIS left behind. Ny boat is completely
rdJled, particularly in the after part. The attacking
party numbered about thirty The following persons
were Ailod and wounded. Killed Geo. Fuller mas
ters mate; George Seymour, and Thomas Fuller,
"a NAnlt,
that escaped shat the boat on the shore had
two casks in her. was unablc to secure her..
GEN. ANDERSOS's DETACHMENT.
Kentuck! and Tennessee have been constituted
tie Department of the Cumberland" under
the command OF Gen. Robert Anderson
PAYMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.
A general order mas been Issued directing that
at the end Of this month, aud every two months
thereafter, all volunteers shall be mustered tor
pay. One copy of the payroll is to be sent to
the Adjutant- Generals Office two to the Pay
masters of the district or post where the regi.
Inent is stationed aud the remainder at head.
quarters.
THE POSITION or 4 VOLUNTEER SOLDIER.
The point Of the very important army order
published exclusively in TIE TRIBUNE to-day, is
that every man who enlsts in volunteer regi-
meut becomes that instant q soldier of the United
States, as such receives pay and ratious, is
transported 20 a camp or rendezvous, and in
case the regiment ia which he has enrolled hiui
self BE- not up to time, is liable TO be transported
~ another.
TnE INsuBoRDINATES OF THE NEW-YoRk
THIRTgESTn.
The following are the names Of the 3? mem.
bers of the 18th Regiment, N. Y. ", who re-
fused to do duty on the 18th August, ard were
disarmed and marched oil. They sre TO be de-
tailed for duty in the Gulf Cf Mexico.
Compgny D-John Marks, sergeant, Rochester, n.
Y; - Mcmahon, corporal, Rochester, n. Y.
C0mpauy E-Richard Ambrose, private, Charlotte,
N. v. Wilber ID. Cook, private, Rochester, n. Y.
John Cowell, private Rochester n. Y; James llag-
yey, private Charlotte, N y; Henry Tracy private,
Charlotte N. \.
Company F-Robert Donaldson, private, Ssotts-
Vile \. W Augustus Griffin, private Victor n. Y
Warren l.. Peck, private, Rochester, n. y. Seneca
Ralph, private, Fairport, ~ T.. Fred RAYMOND mi.
waite, Union, NJ " William Williams, private hoch-
ester, N y; james r. Van Ettsn, corporal, Han
iords Lanliag, y. I.
ComPaay H-Robort Co.groye, private, Wcst Wal
worth, N. T.; William Cosgroye, private, West Wal
worth, n. vi Lyman May, private, whitehaven.
Pa Columbia Page, private, poaiied, n. III Daniel
hegosee, sergeant, Rochester, n: y John sardu,
priyA,es Roehesier, n; Y; Louis vahne; private
T.. Johp Suith, private, Roshesser, N. Jacob
Schioar /pnvate, Rochester, n. III Joserh Zeigler
private, Rochl star, n. u. William McCrea private
Rochester, n; X; Eiram Fills private, iilsSais
Company I--.Iohn M. Hackney, private Rochester,
Y. H,nry kuyps, private, Rochester, A. L.