Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-12-04

ley, First Lieut.. South Carolinss =. .4,n,o.,
Capt. on Gen. .Bonbam's Sta afn@se
meme, Lieut.. Seventh Sout sarnlin, Va
teers p. w. Cafper. Seventh South Co,oT' ,oO'
Volupteers: +. Hilderbrand, A. NJ W;,a
! Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry, taken at n,a;1o
| vile on picket; Thomas Coleman, c;,;,n"'
Drainesville. dangerously wounded n
! killed or captured all We saw. 1capn,,
| the report without speaking Of the .nI..,.,
manner in which both men and ofSea..I.q
baved. The fine manner in which Nv:
Jones. Byrnes, Second Lieut.. Fifth CarsIIS
and Borrows acted cannot be too bigblv ny
preciated. All acted we'll, and csnnnt , tl, ~,
| publicl! express my admiration for their ,r, r
| ly admirable behaviour.
Very respectfully. GEo, D. Bay,pn
| ts41 Col lst Penna. Regiment Cayalrr
Cpl. ii, l. Biddle, Assistant Adit Gen
Gen. Mccall transmits Col. Bayard's >,
port in the following words:
HEADoUARrERs McCALL's DIyrs,ov
t7Ha ni5 liz Nov. 81, 1861.
/ General s. Vttifums, A. A. G.:
Genera II have the honor to transmit bo.,
with the report Of Col q D. Bayard Frs,
Regiment Cavalry, Pennsylvania Reserve =
a very successful expedition made during III,
last twenty four hours in the direction NJ
Drainesyille, where i had ascertained that
picket force of the enemy was stationed
The men who were sent by the Col. for am.
balances reported TO me strong force oppos.
ed to the Col, whereupon | put tho Fir,
Brigade of Division under arms. a.,.' wiil
klrnes's Battery, was marching to his sub.
port when we met the Co.'s. command return.
ing. The troops all evinced the most praise.
worthy aiacritv ON. the Occasion
GEORGE A. Mccall,
ast7 .n Brig. Gen. Com z. Division.
r@-Col Kerrigen Of New York, it is said
has been condemned to be shot for treason
The court martial which originally tried
and convicted Lanaghan for the murder of
Major Lewis, ofthe Forty-sixth Pennsylvania
Regiment. was reeonEened last week to recon,
slider that case. 1t appears that the first
court was convened by the Commander of this
Division. whereas it was requisite that it
should have been convened by the Cnmman,
der-in-Chief
Lsnaghan's manner was thoughtful, firm,
bat resigned; which. in fact, nas been the
case ever since his imprisonmeut. When,
called upon TO plead. he replied - Guilty :"
for he said. - Committed the deed, and
am willing to suffer for it, although had ne,
cesiFS I'd take ui@ nor any man : lie. lhe
only witness against him. he said, did n ex.
aggeEaie has offence but had stated une or twu.
incidents connected with the affair Of which
the prisoner had no recollection; but as be
had, previously bern partially intoxicated
aud hsti bat an in,lefitnte conception of the
Whole transaction, il wa. possible nothing haii
been nisstated or IN mJdi6ed. He spoke with
much feeling of the officers Of the Provost
Guard, enumerating by name Major Stone
Captain Wenrick, Lieutenants Augustine and
Voorhes, and Adjatant Patch The other
prisoners, too, he said, had respected his con.
dition, and through the canvas of his tent he
had often heard expressed ferysnt hopes for
his welfare and his escape from the extreme
penalty Of the law; but he had no hopes oI
the latter. The sentence of death had been
or would be pronounced against him, and he
was, through the consolation of religion, rea
dy TO expiate his crime lie thought great
forbearance was exhibited towards him that
he was not killed on the spot when he shu.
the Major, and for this he WAS thankful.
lie said: On the opening of this war he
had lefs his hume in good health and with
warm heart, to aid in preserving the Govern.
nent and the Uninn. He served three months
and re enlisted for the war, and up to the
time of the act { n which he expected to suf
fer he had no other object to accomplish, ana
no hostility against any one save the enemies
OF his country. He was crazed, he said
when he fired the fatal shot