The national Republican., 1861-10-07
FROM THE GRAND ARMY.
Yesterday, the usual quiet Of the Sabbatn
prevailed throughout the whole line.

mined, and the result was very satisfactory.
Returning, he inspected Gen. Grahsms brigade
N this side. and found the soldiers In credit
.ble state of discipline
Colonel Marcy, of General McClellau's staff
inspected General Peck's brigade, encamped
beyond Kalorama The brigade is in high
,tate of efficiency, and one regiment, that Of Col.
De Troband, is worthy Of special mention. The
commander and nearly all the officers are
Frenchmen. and have seen service in Europe.
The men are principally French and In disci.
pline are unsurpassed even by our United
States regulars.
ANOTHER REVIEW.
Yesterday afternoon, Gen, Hooker reviewed
Eve thousand troops, in the neighborhood
Bladensburg. A large and fashionable Assem- |
blage of citizens witnessed the review. which |
was unusually attractive.
GRAND REVIEW.
On Tuesday, General Mcclellan will have
grand review Of one hundred pieces Of artil-
lery, with Accomplishments, and four thousand
cavalry. II the weather proves favorable, it
will be the 6best review that has yet taken
place.
FEW SHOTS FIRED.
During the afternoon of Saturday, General
Keyes, with three hundred men, went out near
Falls Church, when the enemy discovered the N
and fred at them. They responded with two
or three shots from Parrott gun, and then re-
turned to their quarters. Our men are gradually
becoming used to the smell Of gunpowder, and
Iii c,r
with battle scenes.
GEN. uOoKER's sHARPsHooTERs
The sharpshooters of Col. Bsrdan's regi
ment are Just now attracting considerable at
tention, but there is a company Of sharpshooters
| in Gen Hooker's brigade, second New Hamp.
shire regiment, armed with Sharpe's improved
rifles, that is destined 10 do most effective SER
vice if placed in position where their skill
can he made to tell upon the enemy. They
were present at Bull Run, aud proved their
efficiency in decided and brilliant manner
With their breech.loading arm they can load
aud iire-in actual engagemebt-ssven times a
minute, and with such skill aud precision as to
pick off officers or gunners at q distance of six
hundred to eight huGdred yards, with the
greatest repidity, shooting eff hand, Or lying
upon the ground. or in any position required.
They are sober, stalwart men, from Concord
n. H., commanded by Capt. S. G. Griffin, for.
merly q lawyer Of that city, are drilled as
skirmishers, and practice McClellan's bayonet
exercise. Considering the celerity of their
movements, the rapidity and accuracy of their
firing. the effectiveness of their sabre bayonets
If brought into close contact with the enemy,
and their off hand shooting at long range, tits
no disparagement to others to say that there
can be no more efficient sharpshooters " in
the army than such riAemen as these.
We had the pleasure of witnessing the target
practice of this company few days, and were
surprised at the frequency with which they
hit the target at the distance of 600 yards
shooting without rests.
Gen. Hooker speaks Of them in high terms o.
commendation.
more ABOUT THE CAPTURE OF THE REBEL LIEU
TENANT.
On Friday scouting party of twenty
men. under Lieutenant Colonel Winslow ant
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York volunteers, stationed at Falls Church
came suddenly upon a rebel picket of fou
cavalry, about five miles from Falls Church, Of
the Fairfax road, AID succeeded in making ON
of them prisoner, with his horse and accou
trements, including sabre, together with thre
: other sabres and two Colts rcvolvers belong
ing to the balance Of the party, who escaped
! Capt Shattuck had been on picket duty 70
u twenty-tour hours previous, and on being rt
lieved, proposed to Lieut.. Col. Winslow tina
: they should 60 oat scouting near the enemy
lines, and make an effort also to surprise
company of cavalry which had been for q do
: or two prowling about our pickets. The proT
osition was accepted. These two officer
s shouldered their rifles, and selecting one ma
l. from company A. the remainder from Captai
!, Shattucks company, started out. FailiIg
dnd the rendezvous Of the company of cavalr
Is above mentioned. continued on in the directio
B. of the rebel camp, as indicated by the beat
n a drum, when soon after they encountered th
cavalry as stated The horsemen had di!
mounted in a dense wood, to gather chestnuti
e one of them being up chestnut tree at tn
o time The attention of the scouting party wa
Al called to the spot by the sound Of voices, bu
the woods were so dense that the number
the enemy could not be ascYtained 1t wa
d decided to make rush at them, which ws
y done, only half of the scouting party bein
: present The noise made by the assailants
getting through the thicket was sufiicier
alarm for three of the rebels to escape, leavin
ri their arms behind, but the poor fellow up th
# tree was less fortunate He had to come dow
. and deliver up his sword On being taken, b
" gave his name as Lieut.. ]. A. Segal, of the fir
q Virginia cavalry. After being assured that n
:, harm was to befall him, he became quite con
/, municative.' He represented that the rebe
: we're in great force between Manassas an
D Fairfax that on the day previous he attende
J. a grand review of troops at Fairfax, at whc
& Jefferson Davis, and Generals Beauregard an
- Johnston, were present. The prisoner WI
taken to Col Lords headquarters, and iroi
thence to the headquarters OF Gems McDowe
# and Wadsworth, where he was closely que
v toned. During his examination, he exhibite
" the greatest amount of sang troid, boasting
y the ability of the rebels to whip the Upio
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