The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-14
OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE.


Otserra,ion-freais Of the At,sIs,ppi Rieer fltays
Appointments &c., &c.
In my euer or June 20, which appeared IN the gsR,tu
OF tho 81 tnst stated that private Ia Coopet waaces
tEieveoth regiment had tat his head shaved aAd Wal
drummed OUT Of camp oy order Of Lieutenant Colonel j.
Warren Filter. received my inform alton head
quarters aud supposed IL correct did other
Respondents who gaya the particulars to thor several
Joufnas, buf seems our informant at fault Il wss
Lieut. co Burgess Of Col Lswiers shteenthl regiment
aud not OK Lieut. Colonel Filler, ordered tt Outrage
to he pcrpetrated. The mistake ia very natural one
both Cololel wals6es and Gotoaci LAWYERS regmeuts
being eneamped AT Brds Point aud Leueua ant Coionei
Filter cout mstai,d the daS snd the names Of the
Colonels soundlDp 70 much ahkp-acconpts for my In
10 msnts eror rbe e,ronm-,spce has crested vast
deal % tes Va he camp hut do lean that any pun
shth has b7eu visited upon 'ba heaa OF the ofendfug
ohlrial SurelJ, b. az. derleciion overt act aver
called for ihnr0Ngb investgaop this Ia ono " mas,
tiers no, what o1escs AT tho start have been CON.
m'ned; there q % deal with blenders legally
ana VI hout resorng ~ mNb violence tho caprcs "
p'ty official. aud the moneut such case tns IA al
loved 10 pass By nnuoticed aud unrebuked, IL es.
taolshrs prec'dent Tor Mo display OF an
unwsr'ap'aele assrmpucn OF poWer, nv iriespou
sioe cnicets ni tho lower grades, "a dsmoraliziug
to the army as is outrageous to the rtgds
Het ntD' We fs-i vhtnons iaHlaDa,oo when ~s hear
orresd OF UUou men AT Tho South beipg oJ.o 10 IN
aisn.es similar 70 'he Que perpeT>ed the other day a.
Bfds P0ot ana pe'haps he repe t.on OF tia st,'es
told by Soutbera eugefs Of and inaus
up'o them, has doas foster he spri, VI rove
Ia the bteses OF our No,bero DC pie Than any her
single one or .ees OF osc1Fepces But u
,hs, when our authorities PEI NIT su ecenea " trans
pre-, or pass them over WITHOUT The most thorough
vtsueaton they Gente themselves to the vel
tbose ~ ihs south whom tbe condemn aud vate heir
clam 10 being more just and law abiding pc pie than
TIER more 90 cal feloee
The great ten inch des,ne for For. Prem.
tss arrived isst night, via the limos Central Railroad
from h,tshure toge'her with ell The furn,tute equip
pen's necessary 10 ,,s uniting and service Il
Tue OF fDft 1Hst advance OF The
masaztpe. and raised 10 a efficient h.ight ~ clear
is more dim nuuve brothers. and st have ianve 10
enough 10 s~esp the river 10 every reotion
fes'e'osB a''e'oean be " B,o~n steamer took
board Gen pyentss sDd detachment OF Office and pr,
Vates, aod proceeded dosn the river as lar Lucas
Benz, come fesn mirs hating vt Norfolk ant 6iuters
Point 10 hissonrt ,sconDoitre, but not beng abe
discover any evionces Of reoey the party re'uroed
without &C dent or Incident The Missouri, rebels hss.
evacuated 'her b)d'os ami homes 10 this part o, he
country, ana Ned 10 he swamps in tho interior to
Memphis or ATkS pes
Toe Mississippi river Ia PLAY ing some queor p anks
this year, Is entirely char kng 'ts chanDei u It
Continues to uash vay BIRDS Point for a yosr 10
cOms as rspdi, as u has for he last two three
weeks Fort Prentss, in Cairo, will DO AT teas,
mtfs from ,he up oste shore Within tho past IN 90
weeks strip Of Land mile in leog'h aoo sOme
Ave hundred rect IN wt,h has been washed away The
river Is very low anu there OF ing for
me ppenomehoo ailess Is Thar nature bss become
ashamed OF toe part that this secession section If Mis-
soai 10 Day a, and 30 bas set hor elements wok
reduce hor geography che depot building at Birds
Point WIN probably fal INTO the river in tho OF
day o. two
the appointment OF General Fremont to this division
OF the army Rtves tho dnst unqualified eatstSctin 10
the others and men and all o kiug olsy for hts
arrival hcts ana ,he inauguration Of down move.
ment.
OUR HAGERSTOWN CORRESPONDENTS.
aAsEasrowN, July 10, lseL
The Effects o, the War upon the En.rpr,se Of Our PEG
pie New Impetus 10 be Gtpen 10 Busaess- AGai,s at
karlinsbuv0-Mo~meras Of 7roops-Ths De,ructson Of
the Engines on ne Hatsmoys and Ohio Rai,road--IA
State Of The Crops, DC.
Continuing the vein Of DISCOURSE with which closed
yesterday, wish to add word rcspoc,og tho eject
which tho present war will have upon Virginia In q
word papabe shat the potency OF the South gone
forever Tho termination OF hostites win not termi
nate the revolution which win succeed when those who
GO soldiers return again ciizcns, bke up re-
sdenCe upon the sacred SOIL and transform every
with which they brought into contact amid the walks
Of social and bueness HE.
The present march ID but the exploring expedition,
and those who compose will not return ignorant II
not Nor,herner's dwpoeition TO allow opportunities
70 escape nor arc they so tenacious Of home not TO
be able TO leave for good chance At business else
whore These things will occur inevitably, and the.
"Firss Families" may well conclude tina. their ex
cusve ratoorato and ancient sway il destined TO melt
before the sctve and energetic inroads Of the North
The farmer soldiers will thousands OF acres Of
waste and exhausted coil which beir kbo Wedge and in
dustry o. the mechanic socirrs will d,scove,
thousands OF sites for ia tOflss, and emar oppOrtun
ties Of which tho fossil chiva IF the CID Dominica
wholly nsepsibIe; apo thus viii Northern men, win
Northern IDEAS and opinions CRATE to and become tns
righ,ui cnzena Of erano old state wb oh has commit
ted the error Of her life time by enrolling herseH
tho banner Of rebellion.
There his occurred change In the status OF affair."
at Martneburg Sunnry orders 10 march have been ID
sued during the pat few days. but were ooua,ermsnded
cbe chances of Johnston making atand at Bunker III,
eHtyCmelg beiieV he gradually
toward Winchester wnere az rybody eyreos he vii
really ngdt. IL must puzzle even General Scott 4
msn0uvre recp1usive 70 the Virginia crab sJs.em O
tactics; until now his enemies have always Oonfronte
| bna.
Yesterday afteypson the Fifth Nov York regimen,
Colonel schwsrzwsedar and the rwelfh Colonel Bu,sr
Aela took up their march for wasport having resse
in awood near town during The day General sancfor
accompanied them, and they are considered to he lie
cidcdy the most soideriy looking body yet here
They accompanied BY Dodworths magnificent braa
band.
To-day a special train arrived from Harrisburg bring
ne the battery OF two risd canoon attached 70 the Ne~
last sunday evening The sscona Masssohuse,.s
10 e1pcc ed here some time tonight
General Johnston in Tag Of truce TO- day, but
that game nearly "played out, ckets sharp
enough to hobbe the agman and take his despatch u
headquarters themselv-s. Am not informed what Il
pair Of eyes within our lines wes moAt beautifully de-
issted. {, l'l G,l1t -
Gentlemen from Msr,Insburg intimate that the officers
OF tue Baltimore and Ohio Railroad suspected OF
being in COLLISION with the rebels for tho horrible
burning and insane destruction OF the large amount Of
rolling stock damaged ~ that place The facts rather
too; AND especially sgnfcant Ia, that on
this particular night no. engine into the
round house or machine shop both adjoining tho track
That sixty odd cntin should reaatu out pPh t
with buildings 10 accom- modatc tbem at hand, Ia mat.
ter Of evidence which railroad would consider
zuey singular udcious and unusual TO say the very
least. cyI.
This entire section treated 10 day will maguih.
cent rain, which, after late drought indie led
eho Of gold. Corn and have been suffering for
~eeks, particularly the former, but wo all Ugh.
for time 70 come Tho wheat crop has been
eauaed 10 this valley the shocks stand big plenty
aud have yet To hear the drst complaint Of csec
disease TO which our cereals Incident "Prase
Sod, from whom all blessings fow' for II does seen,
providentia that, although the horrors Of civil are
upon IA, will not be confronted bv gaunt visa ged
FAMINE, and that while money and employ so
scarce, the poor mans family will still have the staff OF
life ~ cheap rates snd plenty In the market.
TIE RELIANCE AND THE REsOLUTE.
CORRECTION by A NAVAL OFFICER. sa
iUsiysD STATES 5TxAuKR RKiJAx1l
Navy YARD, WASHINGTON, July Z, 1891. I
Since the srriva OF the flying nolla in the waters OF
the Chesapeake this vessel has been frequently ms
named In your accounts. When nrst arrived In the
Bay the Water Witch here such vsssel down here)
or the Young America got the credit OF work. but
lattery II has alost invariably been assigned to the
Resoute For instance al the Aqua creek fight Satar.
day June the Reselute Is named in place OF the Rei
ance No were there: she In Washington At Ms-
OF the Reliance. shc was down on St. Marys ut the
tna and ePc fActinR Matter Rutdl mot