The national Republican., 1861-08-10

seniority Of captains commissions, as follows;
Company A-Captain May.
Company F-Csptain Lindley.
Company D-Captain Jacobs.
Company I-Captain James johnson.
Company C--Captain Hamilton.
Company H-Captain Kelley.
Company E-Captain Wilson.
Company K--Captain Williams.
Company G-Captain Clark.
Company B-Captain Dudley.
They went into camp north Of the city yes.
terday afternoon.
ARRIVAL OF RECRUITS.
Fifty three members OF the third Vermont
regiment, who we're left in the hospital at st.
Johns with the measles having recovered, came
on to join their regiment and arrived here at
SIX o'clock yesterday morning. They are sp.
parently in good health, and anxious to give a
good account Of themselves.
A number Of recruits for various other regi.
ments also arrived during the day.
OUT ON PARADE.
Captain Gary's new cavalry company, the
Mcclellan rangers, with about eighty men, were
out on parade yesterday afternoon, and pre-.
sented very handsome appearance.
THE ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
The FIRST artillery Pennsylvania volunteers,
which arrived Wednesday night, have taken
up their quarters at the Arsenal. They will
receive their horses, and the remainder of their
cannon, in few days, when they will be fully
ready for active service.
wITHERs's BAND RETURNED.
That favorite " institution" of Washington,
Withess's Excelsior Band have returned home,
their term of enlistment having expired. This
band accompanied the New York twelfth to
Harper's Ferry, and afterwards returned to
New York with them, where they we're the re
eipients Of many compliments. They describe
the reception OF the twelfth in New York as
being little ahead Of anything they had ever
dreamed on" let alone seen.
MUSTERED IN.
A company Of our Washington young men
were yesterday afternoon mustered in the Cali.
fornjs regiment, Col. Baker. The company 10
not yet full, but in o few days the requisite
number will be made up. The officers are Will
liam E. Waugh, captain, and Charles N. Lam.
mond and G. G. Tucker, lieutensnts. We have
no doubt but that our Washington boys will
give . good account Of themselves with the
California boys.
RETURNED FROM VIRGINIA.
The eleventh Massachusetts, regiment yester.
day afternoon came up from Shutters Hill, and
PIOCccuco out ou tuc Dlbucu6uuTB EOou'
THE sIcKLEs BRIGADE.
The three regiments of Colonel Sickles's
brigade, which left the city on Thursday, are
now encamped on the Maryland shore, nearly
opposite to Alexandria.
MpRpER OF TEAMsrER.-Ye esterdsy morn
ing, about nine o'clock, as the twenty y.sixtt
Pennsylvania regiment, Colonel W. +. Small
were on the way to encamp near Bladensburg
and when just below the Government Printing
Office, in" "Swampoodle," a soldier named DAME
Roberts, belonging to company I, shot thu
teamster of his company, named Wolfe, kill
ing him instantly.
Roberts and others had been detailed as
guard to the wagon, and, when at the spo
named, he went to the tesmstsr, and asked Il
ride in the wagon but Wolfe refused to let hin
get in as the team was heavily loaded. Rob
erts then cursed the driver, calling him ID
s-n of b-h, when Wolfe dismounted ant
walked toward the soldier, who immediatel,
levelled his musket and fred, the charge o
ball and buckshot entering his left side nea
the short ribs, iuacting most horrible wound
which caused almost instant death.
Roberts was Immediately arrested and taker
to Jail by Lieutenant J. R. Hadley. Justic'
Donn soon made his appearance, and, after th
elected, committed him. The prisoner appear
ed to be very little concerned about the affair
and expressed no regrets for committing tn
atrocious deed.
The murdered man, Wolfe, was placed in
wagon and taken to the jail, where an inquei
was held yesterday afternoon by Coroner Woot
ward. The verdict ofthe jury was, that he can,
TO his death by the hands Of Daniel Robert
Wolfe, we understand, resided in Baltimor,
where he has wife and two children. He
said to have been a steady young man, and ws
much liked by his fellow. teamsters,
The wound is one of the most horrible v
ever Witnessed the orfce being large enoug
to thrust in mans hand. One of the ribs W.
shattered, and the lungs and heart are horribl
mutilsted. Through the opening, the heart an
other organs are plainly visible.
Colonel Small has asked that the prisoner
returned to him for trial by military authort
(courtmartial,) and the prisoner has been cor
mitted for the action Of the authorities. In Il
meantime, he has been heavily ironed, and
kept closely confined.
ARRIVAL OF THE FREEBoRN-Rebel Mo,
ments Dopn the Riper.-The steamer Freebol
arrived yesterday morning from cruise in Il
Potomac for stores and supplies. The Fr.
born is kept busy in watching the vario
iplets and creeks between the fort and Aqu
Creek, and in overhauling and destroying ,
boats of a suspicious character.
On Wednesday night, the steamer Geor
Page, which has been painted black al
mounted with six guns by the rebels, attempt
to run out Of the creek, but was engaged
the Ice Boat, and, after few Shots obliged
beat q retreat, and put back in her hidiI
nlace. The Ice Boat and the Pocqhontas ke
sharp look out at the creek, and occasional
throw over q shot or shell, to let the rebt
known that Uncle Sam is about.
1t is reported that the rebels have erected
battery about midway between Aqua and !
tomac creeks. Batteries are said also to be
the course of erection at the White House.
schooner ranorta that abe saw five hoat-lOa