The national Republican., 1861-09-17
MILITARY MATTERs.

.ue mat "the officers Of this regiment who
ave been on trial have been dismisssd." |,
GoyIRNMENr HoRsss-It 10 said that Gov
rnment horses are improperly transported
hat they are shut up in CLOSE cars and kept
,ithout water; consequently, In one lot lately
rived here, $50 had the distemper. The
'enusylvania contra ;tors are said to have
efranded the Government in the purchase Of
orses. An investigation Is to be hal.
The Inspector at Perryville, Md, 10 the last
en- days, has condemned between 400 and 500
Irmy wagons, and notified thsmanufacturer to
emoye them. .af. 40 "I.ng ...n. /
Major s. D. Sturgis, second dragons, U. s.
L.. who distinguished himself at the battle Of
Wilson's Creek, has been appointed brigadier
general In the regular army. He is Penn
,ylvaniau, and graduated at West Point.
Major Greer, Captain Gregg, Captain Myers,
Captain Mason, Captain Hancock, Lieutenant
Inman, Lieutenant Ball, Lieutenant Alexander,
Lieutenant Harker, DR.. Steinberger, Major
Allen, Lieutenant W. Iugerton, and Rev. II
Lewis, u. s. N, have just arrived from Cali
fornia. or.
Coloue, F S. Bolton, fourth artillery, Q. s. A,
died in Brooklyn, few days ago. He was
native Of Maryland, and received his frst com
mission in 1912. He distinguished himself In
the Mexican war, aud was afterwards In com.
mafd Of Fort Trumbull Conn. He was pro-
NOTED to the colonelcy Of the fourth artillery, In
1857
Senator Wilson is raising two regiments in
Massachusetts,.
UNITED STATES SHARPsHooTERs.-New Hamp-
shire has contributed company TO Colonel
Berdan's sharpshooters. They are all OF excel
lent moral character. and OF good social po-
sition. Their captain is A. B. Jones, stalwart,
handsome and hghly educated young man. he
is wonderful rifle shot, having made ten
shot string OF seu,n inches from rest. The
average Of the whole company is under thirty
inches. .n
Lieut. Poe, who directed the late reconnois-
sance from the Chain Bridge to Lewnsvllle,
and Can't. Griffin, of the battery, speak in the
highest terms Of the couduct OF our troops, who
bore a hot fire OF shells from the rebel battery,
which might have shaken regulars, without
linching, aud we're eager to charge the foe.
CHApLAINs.-A chsplsin's pay is $50 month
and three rstions q day, valued at 81 cents,
eight dollars q month for servant. and the
same amount for forage, If he has horse.
He must buy his own horse, but the Gov
ernment will pay for 1t II lost in the ser:
vice. In some regiments, the chaplain must
get the men together on Sunday morning ss
best he can, while In others the colonel does
not dismiss the Sunday morning inspection till
after divine service. ... ....a a..r I'
Benton Barracks, at st. Louis was grandly
iuauguraled on Friday last. A splendid set OF
national colors were raised, and an immense
body of troops mustered there were reviewed
by Gen. Curtis.
Our wounded soldiers in Missouri are held as
hostages for the safety OF rebel prisoners now
in Possession of the Union forces. DR.. Frank.
lin, surgeon of Gen. Lyons brigade, was told
that for every rebel shot or hung under Ere
mont's proclamation one of our wounded sol
diers would be shot.
General Mcclellan has ordered that hot cof-
fee be served to tue troops immediatly after
reveille roll-call to guard against the effect Of
malaria. r.. .,.......
The venerable Rev. John Pierpont is named
as chaplain OF Henry Wilson's regiment.
The Virginia "Saake Hunters" under Capt
Bragg, belonging to RUsecrans's command, are
said to be unusually effective. The men are
daring and fearless beyond belief, and have
done more dangerous service than any body o
troops in the army. They are armed witt
MIME rifles and sword bayonsts, and go where
and when they please. They frequently pas:
the rebel pickets, aud sometimes even enteI
tncir camps, passing themselves off as rebels
They 20 sometimes on foot, and when it Is NOR,
convenient they are well mounted. Thei
horses and clothes do not cost the Government
anything They are the most efficient spies W,
have, and much valuable information Is OBJ
tained through them. The "Snake Hunters
: LIFT Camp Carlile with the first Virginia regi
ment on foot, but have since come In possessiul
of horses. They never belonged to any regi
7 ment, aud were never regularly enlisted.
Uniforms and equipments are constantly
y arriving at Washington in large Quantities.
q The CAMERA OBsCUEA IN PLACE OF BALLoo
h REcoNNoTERIHG.-GeO Raphel Of New YOrE
n recommyds the use Of the camera obscura u
n Washington, for making observations as to tn
y position of the enemy. He says that by elvs
a. Ting the camera seventy-tve feet, objects n
,a larger than u dog Can be seen ut fifteen mile
r. distance. This process, Mr.. Raphel says
much easier, cheaper, and certain than th
balloon.
A printer, named Joseph McCullagh, late
the Cincinnati Gazette, has been appointed b
q General Fremont to the post OF correspondent
:, secI etary aud ranks as first lieutenant.
es The war expenses of Pennsylv mia, settle
r. up to the 3lsL of August, amounts to Sl,5l5
m 7l64O.
e. A female soldier was lately discovered
Capt. Kuhn's company, in camp Curtin, me-
nj Harrisburg, Pa. She Is a handsome, plum
m maiden Of only sixteen, and was SO thorough
disguised that she passed inspection, al
performed all the duties of a soldier, wiho
3. suspicion. She was On guard when her faith
OF came to search for her.
CoNTRABAND GUNNERs-A large number
.a- Fort Monroe contrabands" " sailed with t
Is naval expedition which captured the Halter
Ay forts. They were chiefly employed as coal hes
go ers, fremen, and cooks on board the fe
me me But their loyalty and fighting propensit
me were g atifed by allowing them to work O
'se of the 32-pounders on board the Minneso
They handled the piece in excellent aud eiiicit
M style, and displayed the most daring brave
Ier The New York Union Defence Commit
ted have made their report, in which they say tt
i'm, have given aid to IL 900 families thus distr
uting S23OO00. Various imp POSITIONS W,
as practiced upon them. Instances occurred
OH soldiers certificates being given to kept n
our tresses, who drew the money as wives; sol
re- times two wives Of the same soldier claim
ny, relief, and in some cases not only the wife
e. the mother and sister claimed separate n