The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-31

the President must know better than do what proper
the power Of restitution TO rank Still, tho example
Is not very anmatng TO the mon and the position OF an
officer in the regiment from which he was ousted cannot
be very enviabla,
We have also had two deserters from the rebel camp
Big Bethel, who to the outer pickets of General
Phelps brigade at Newport News This morning tho
steamboat Express, plying between here and the last
mentioned station brought them to tho fort in charge Of
Provost Marshal Jones' The statement these men give
is very contradictory and not to be relied on They say
that the rebel force OF about 900 men Is ntenched az
Fig Bethel that il has penty Of artillery and ammuni-
ton but that clothing very should judge tho
thing from their seedy appearance Gen. Phelps
sent the following letter to Gen Wool explanatory OF the
appearance Of the prisoners at the picket station
CAMP BUTLER, NEWPORT News, Va, Oct. 2e, 1891
Capt. WA D. wnrrIs, Assistant Adjutant General,
Fortress Monroe, Va :-SiR--Two men have come
in to pckets tonight. aud ! shall send
them tomorrow morning. Their names arc VIM.
Dennis aud Andrew smarss, and they say that they
belonged tho Terh regiment Of Georgia Volunteers ara
came from Bethel this morning, where there are Several
thousand troops, intrenchmcn,s with artillery &c, &C.,
the troops being Occupied present in erecting log hus
j. W. PHELPS,
Brigadcr General Commanding.
The deserters We, treated, and, for better secu-
ry were sent TO that delightful residence opposte to
the fort and known as the Rip Raps. General Wool says
he will be compelled to clohe them 10 hide their naked
ness.
Before the weather gets much colder IL is tho general
impression that descrers from the rebel ranks
will Join us, the supply Of clothing and blankets Is as
government II Jack Magruder does not clohe and take
Of his better than they treated at present his
boast Of battle with our rooIs will end In smoke with
very little powder and ball TO make IT, Hungry and
ked mon won't fight; and the contrast between
bust and well clad volunteers and the rebel mob calling
themselves Confederate soldiers Is apparent and, no
doubt chafc tho disafected rebels 70 the core
being provided equally as we'll
The Sabbath passed Off very quiet religious
having been Performed In tho fort chapel and by all the
regimental chaplains Of the division.
OUR NEWPORT NEWS CORRESPONDENCE
CAMP BUTLER, NEWPORT Nkws Va, Oct. 90, 1851
Quiet All ROund-A Scouting Aduens,rc--Ns,es from
Richm 1nd-What The Despatch Saw-Cyima1 ana In
action the Worst Enemies 5 the Sosah-"Look on THIS
Picture and on 7hae'--Sae by auction Down Soutl-
Appointments on General Phelps SsaG, de-, dc.
Since my last letter quetness has "reigned supreme"
in this neighborhood have omitted to mention that
scouting party of tho Seventh New York Volunteers on
Sunday last, about Ave miles from camp, met with
party of rebel cavalry and fired upon them One of them
seen TO throw up his and then fall forward
upon his horse If severely wounded but the exact
state of the could not be ascerained o. the whole
party rapidly withdrew, without showing tho least in
clnaton to give battle although the number Of their
force was not much out Of proportion to ours On the
following day Captain silvie, OF Company A. First New
York Volunteers in command Of scouting party found
near the Same spot bowie knife and Sharp's rife,
which he brought with him into camp evidence Of
the sudden fight of these gentlemen of the road as
they very properly styled themselves.
An officer Of the First New York Volunteers found
yesterday several miles from camp copy Of tho Rich
mond Despatch OF Friday, Oct IL. copy from It the
following editorial which corroboratcs tho statements
made by all the contrabands who have fed from the
rebel batteries this neghborhood as to the amount OF
suffering from disease
Orr woRsr ESxMEs.-The most dangerous enemies
whom the South have to fear disease climate and mac
ton The public eye fixed upon the armed host of in
vaders the principal object Of concern when in fact
the grand army Is Of the smallest dangers wo have to
apprchend Every military under stands the vast
importance of an efficient system Of supplying proper
food and clothing to soldiers and Of taking the ecc.
tual measures TO prevent disease All the great com
manders OF the world have looked to these departments
with as much soctude and energy 70 the battle field
failing to recognise and the principle that
the most destructive enemies of the soldier to be
found In his own camp. The Confederate army has now
nearly finished summer campaign, in which tho baltic
OF Manassas was merely episode not TO be compared
In its tragic features to tho silent and deadly struggles
with sickness and privaton which constitute tho real
battles Of every We expect our gallant so.
diers to triumph disease climate and we confess
look forward to the coming winter with the pro-
found socitude that measures should be Immediately
taken for tho preservation Of the health comfort Of
the army We learn that there is already great suffering
among our noble volunteers in Western Virginia. bleak
and variable climate, where the winter sets In carly
and whore the difficulties of transportation would seem
70 require the most prompt and systematic preparation
FOR the supply shelter ana clothing Of our troops Tho
subject is one Of vital and pressing importance.
With what sincere satisfaction do we look from this
picture to the beauty and hcathness Of our own camp
During the Ave months that this post has occupied
by Union soldiers there has not occurred than half
dozen deaths from disease. This 10 owing only to
our close proximity to the river and the excellent drink
ing water which we have in abundan CO. but to the clean
illness Of the camp to tho fact that the soldiers are
kept in constant employment Nothing breeds disease
and vna thntSt
tlemanly" laziness which distinguishes q Southern
soldier
mond paper cannot forbear to copy the following
ton notice.
srssnAsrs sMsIn pursuance Of an order Of the Hust
ngs Court OF the city OF Richmond made the 18th Of
August, 1851 will sell to the highest biddor for cash.
In front of the City Hail. Monday the 18th day Of
October 1851 that being court day. very likely free
named Washington Brown ordered by said court to
be sold into absolute slavery for remaining in the Com
THOMAS u. DUDLEY, Sergeant Of Richmond.
This Is an exact copy Of the advertisement. 1t is very
likely that this every likely free man, named Washing
TOM has his peculiar ideas Of the words "common-
wealth. and "Southern independence"
BY general orders No. 81. dated headquarters Depart
men. Of Virginia, October Is, Major VIM P. Jones,
Aid deCamp has been appointed Chief Provost Marshal
of the department No passes will In future he granted
persons visiting these camps merely for pleasure TO
crafty curiosity.
The following are the appointments which have so FAR
been made on General Phelps staff
Aide do Comprehension T. Christensen, OF Newport,
Lieutenant OF Volunteers and Acting Provost Marshal
Camp, Butler.
Assistant ABUNDANT General-Capain Hiram Stevens Of
Vermont
Commissary Of subsistcnce-Captan Bowdish Of Yer.
mont.
Brigade surgeon-Dr. Josiah Curtis Of Massachusetts,
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
OK BOARD UNITED STATES TRANSPORT ALsAsY,1
ANCHORED OFF FORTRESS MONROE Oct. 20, 1851.
Passts0 the Rebel Baacries-Actirity Of the Reoes-Lorge
Nssnter Of Vessels Waiting to Go Up, de-, dc.
We passed the batteries the Potomac river IN fbe,
without serious injury and Captain Chadssy constrain
cd 70 think that every available point between Indian
Head and Aqua Crock ia fortined-we or other wise
Without knowing it (being in dense fog and tho moon
behind cloud) run rather close the Virginia shore
and all along between the two points mentioned above
heard distinctly occasional discharge Of musketry