New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-29
tnnd chem nailed up in tho.eeiling of the se's'-

They found them nailed up ID tne''''e
sioniss houses, 80 am informed .o,,ron in this
The falling hack of General Bankss 0olu% of
direction was undoubtedly to prevent the asnres Of
Jeff. Davis from carrying out their ni,u ,b,,uch
1.a. ~.n:1 80 n,noh a. for any other object 'nC's
go, ,o,;tion on the Potomac placed US * g
~. :. ,hs s..rey Of the eDsmys artillery f0m 'n'
nights on the other shore -. .o,d;t;on. and
Tb. armv ia now in pretty gooc 0nuN, ~
General Banks is doing everything IN '"o s oon,.
r,on ,o still further remove ali JuS' '"O9S "
plant. ,or,a onnrebension
On the 2od of August there was some apprehension
~ aerious trouble on the part OF some volunteers
,rbo claimed that their time OF service had EXPIRED
Ahou, 100 in an Elmira regiment were arrested ana
disarmed and are yet under guard. i presume they
viii eventually return to duty. The promptitude with
which this spirit of insubordnation has been met and
ouelled has already worked charmingly.
The New.York 2Sth Colonel d. Donnelly), which
is the pride of the whole Division, is one in which
the Empire State may feel justly proud. 1t
is one Of the regiments from which no COM
plant was heard 30 long as we were in pur-
suit of Con. Johnstons army OF Rebels toward
Winchester; but when they were commanded TO turn
their back upon the enemies of the country at bunker
Hill and Charlestown by Gen. Patterson, they began TO
show dissatisfaction and even complain OF being TOO
unwell, good many of them, to travel COL Donnei'
ly was SO dspleased with the order, that he command
ed the Stars and Stripes to be rolled up and put IN
wagon. When asked why he did not carry his colors
he reped that he would not show his fag IN retrea
His officers sympathzed with him.
day or two before leaving Berlin, our picket wal
fred at by party of Secessonists, who suddenly ap
| reared ON the Virginia shore of the Potomac. The
bullets few in all directions, and Sergeant Gillespie, o.
Company II, had bis pantaloors grazed with one. NO
body was Lit, but the boys were thrown into great
excitement by the apparition. As but few oil lhen
were armed, they commenced Bull Kun ior 'he
camp but il was for their rifles, which they returned
with at doute-quick," and poured fire into The
Rebels which set them scampering of In hot bas'e.
| dontknow whether anybody was hit or not. 1t was
q long rifle shot, about half mile but the Rebels
consider themselves unsafe from the range OF those
| tarrible rife balls even further of than that.
The 2Sth men ere anxiousy expecting new shoes
and Uniform the old being used mp. They have done
as much hard labor at least any regiment IN the SER
vice notwithstanding Gen. Patterson course prevent
ed them from succorng their brethren at Bull Run, By
keeping Gen. Johnston from going thither and their
wants should be promptly attended TO by the Goveri'
ment. Col Donnelly and bis officers are doing III
they can to have these wants supplied but the erlo'
seem to hang fire somewhere Isit the fault OF any o.
| Gen. Bankss staff There is reason nor sens2 IN
deriving men so long Of their just rights Wherever
! the fault lies it should be promptly exposed.
Through one cause and another, the @Sth has faIen
below the requisite regmantsl force; and to remedy
this an officer has been detailed 70 recruit the requisite
number. sra Tt
There is an eaor. being msdo 10 have lhe regiment
regularly supplied with bread instead Of the sea-bis-
cult now furnished It. trust this may be effected
Immediately. Nothing would tend 30 much TO resoI G
contenrment among the men. Crackers viii do w3ii
enough when nothing else be procured but in this
land of plenty, where -four and corn meal are 20 be
, had in abundance, they are simply unfit for use.