The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-17

regiment Of cavalry Such place should be hlicd at
least by man having some such experience ss ser
geant in the regular cavalry, and not by mere cvans
who have done nothing but attend caucuses 70 elevate
civilians who cannot distinguish gun from handspke
Attempts have been made to elevate such characters,
against every rule by which such matters should be re-
guiated.
SIR JOHN MURRAY, NOW IN THE ARMY.
report has been current here for days past that
an English baronet Of wealth, by name Sir John Muir
ray" had joined the Omitted States Army. Tho state
men Is entirely erroneous. The gentleman alluded to Is
no other than Mr. John Coppnger, Of New York, and
member Of your bar. His history Is briefly this -
Captain Coppinger, OF the British Army, his father,
but when boy he to this country with his brother
When the young gentleman grew up his mother en-
deavored TO get the into the British service but failed
He then read law in the city Of New York. and was in due
course admitted topactce Mr. Coppnger has never seen
any military service in this any country but Adutant
Of the Ninth regiment New York Militia and he has no
other fortune than what he may have derived from his
earnings at the bar. As to his title to an English
baronetcy, the facts theseis father, the Captain
Coppinger aforesaid laid claim to title Of the
and 1t may be he had good grounds for doing
DO; but he could make that appear before the
tribunal which decides on the the validity Of such
clamsI mean the English House Of Iords Consequently
Captain Coppnger died. believe recently, unbaroneiied
therefore his cond have inherited any such
title from him. Assistant Adutant General Coppnger,
will, doubt set TITS matter right before the public.
CRUEL TREATMENT OF UNION PRISONERS BY THE
REBELS.
While the government of the United States arc doing
the they can under the rules of war take
Of and protect the health OF the rebel prisoners
In their possession JEFF Davis Beauregard, John
ston, all of them, have sent our prisoners to
Castle Pinckney the nearest fort TO the city of
Charleston, South Carolina, where fever prevails
tensively at this season of the year. II our officers
whom they have taken prisoners and confined
in Castle Pnckney survive the present season it will be
contrary to the well known theory of Southerners for
they have always asserted, why slave labor
must be employed that Northerners could survive
the malaria and fevers toat prevail in that section The
rebels may suppose that the confinement of officers of the
Union army in Charleston may prove protection to that
place. We shall see.
ARREST OF sECEssIONIsTs.
squad Of frghfuly appearing secessonsts, evidently
tools Of some arrant knaves down in Prince Georges
county, arrested and up here by Sickles
to-day. Z
II FEMALE REBEL sYNPATHIsERS AGAIN ABOUT.
Some precauton should be taken to prevent women who
suspected Of being secessons from visiting the rebel
prisoners now in confinement in Washington and con-
versng with them from neighborng balconies or win
dows Such things have been done to-day i'll this city
Let astrict vigilance be placed over the traitors.
= F. W. WALKERS CONDITION.
+. W. Walker, SO severely wounded on Saturday by
secessionist, while on visiting tour with detachment
Of Colonel Youngs cavalry in Maryland brought to
this city this afternoon His condition is apparently i'm
proved.
STAMPEDE OF SLAVES FROM VIRGINIA.
Fhere was stampede of negroes-fourteen in number,
men won AZ and childrenin the neghborhood of Lew
,rsvuIe ,oday They came TO our line seeking pro-
lection saving they we're to have been sent TO Manas
s,s this morning General Smith sent them to Washing
ton Thew belonged the estate of the late commodore
Jones They stated that they ft at their bone only
daugnv, the Coinmouorc, lsving oep"'.--
some time ago for Manassas Junction.
THE SPANISH RECOGNITION OF THE REBEL. FLAG.
Notwithstanding the explanations made by Mr.. Tas-
sara the Spanish Minister to Mr.. Seward, on Saturday
The reported proclamation of the Captain General OF
Cuba concerning vessels carrying the rebel flag occupies
the attention Of the State Department today.
THE WORK OF THE POTTER INVESTIGATING cox
MITTEE.
Potter's Investigating Committee continue their labors
and report from time time the OF disloyal
ployes together with the evidence on which the facts
are based Here the functions Of the committee end and
II then becomes the duty Of the department to act.
THE CASE OF gHB DrsLoYAL NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS.
The Post Oos Department has answered all the letters
asking for information regard 10 the New York EeS
Dou Bock and all other newspapers excluded from the
mails. appears from the correspondence that not only
potasters but all other postal agents prevented in
any wise from aiding il their circulation
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE BLOCKADIEG FLEET-THE REBM,