The national Republican., 1861-11-18
Ar MY AFFk AIRS.
PRISONERS CAPTURED NY THE REBELS.

PRISONERS CAPTURED NY THE RhBtLS.
On Saturday evening. u detachment Of the
,pkrtc,h New York regiment went out with
four teams beyond Falls Church, about 81
miles towards Fairfax CJurtHouse, for the
purpose OF procuring forage. They stacked
their guns, and, having found some corn, pro
ceeded to husk it, and to load the wagons
When they had nearly flushed their work, they
were suddenly charged upon by force Of
rebel cavalry, which came between them and
the place where they had stacked their arms
and took them all prisoners without firing
gun, and marched them of towards Fairfax
Co,utliouse, with all their forage, wagons.
and arms. When the news Of this disaster
reached the Thirtieth, the whole regiment
started iu pur,u t. and followed in the direction
it was supposed the rebel cavalry had taken
but without sue less.
SELLING COMMISSIONS AND swlNDLlNG sOLDIERs.
We have been informed by persons whose
words are TO be respected, that the Colonel Of
certain regiment now in the army of the Po-
tomac, drives quite trade In the sale Of Com
missions. lie manages to get rid Of his officers
ard then fills the vacsucies In the way indi
Gated. And, also, that he compels the officers
and men to pay him, for the arms clothing,
&C., which were given to the regiment, by the
New York Union Defence Committee. These
are serious charges, and we ask SIMEON DRAPER
to Investigate the latter charge, that Justice
may be done 10 the Com mittee and to the swind.
cled soldiers.
REVIEW NEAR ALEXANDRIA.
On Thursday, between twelve aud fifteen
thousand troops were reviewed near Alexan-
dria, by Gen. Mcclellan and Prince do Join
VILE, with the staff offlc ers. The forces re-
viewed were as follows:
Gen. Kcarucy's Brigade The First, Second,
Third, and Fourth regiments, New Jersey vo-
| lunteers.
Gen. Slocombs Brigale--The Sixteenth,
Seven eeuth ard Twenty sixth regiments New
York volunteers, aud the Fifth regiment Maine
| volunteers.
Gen. Newtons Brigade-The Eighteenth,
and Thirty-Grst New York. First California,
! and Fifty-fonrth Pennsylvania vOlu nteers.
Aruolds Battery, New Jersey battery, and
First Massachusetts, battery, with six comPs-
nirs of Lincoln cavalry.
| PAID orr.
The District regiment, Col. TAFT command
ing, now encamped on Meridian Hill, received
two months pay on Saturday. This will prove
! real God-send to the families of the District
volunteers, many Of whom are but ill-provided
| for. owing to their absence from home In the
service of their country.
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
1t il stated that the President will room is
sue a proclamation calling upon the governors
of the different States to furnish two hundred
thousand additional men before the first Of
January.
WINTER QUARTERS.
The Eleventh and Fourteenth regiment
United S ates lnfantry are to be hutted during
the water at Perryville, Md. Sixteen hundred
regular troops will thus be quartered and form
camp Of instruction. Eight hundred of these
troops are already there.
TIE TENTH LEGION,
From Newburg, New York, has gone TO the
wars. As they marched down Broadway, New
York, they sang the popular soldiers song oi
|
ity Of Nowburg say they are glad the Legion
has left there, inasmuch as they can now kael
up their fences.
srRENGTH OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
The volunteer service now numbers foul
hundred aud eighty thousand men, leaving bu
twenty thousand more enl stmeats to reacl
the number authorized by Congress.
PROMOTED.
= Private Nelson Thomasson, OF the Sturgi
: Riaes, Mcclellan Bjdy Guard, has been ap
pointed second lieutenant in the Fifth infan
try. lie is native of Kentucky.
THE CAMERON RIFLE HlGHlANpERs
u Col. S. NJ. Elliott has nearly completed tn
above organization, and has commenced form
:, ing third regiment, which, when completed
- will be attached to the other regiments, an,
s formed into q brigade TO be known as th
Brigade of Cameron Highlanders.