The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-29


datey answered from The saidpont with rifed shot, dis
closing the existence Of battery there The Seminole
BY the battery on the ' shore After she fred
sumciently long, in my opinion, ordered her 20
cease hiring and return TO her anchorage After takg
curve by the nature ct the channel and standing w the
river she fred upon by the battery shore. which
she returned, and while passing the Valley City abe
informed that shot from shore had passed through the
bows OF the said vessel and not having sufficient steam
10 make any progress 70 get out Of the reach Of the
mys battery The enemy coxtinued their Are upon all
To the best OF my Judgment there guns said
battery-one rined gun of extreme range, many Of
sne sho.s curing their irng almost touched the Mary
snd shore NO one was injured during the action The
officers and men fired deliberately and coolly have
the honor to be your obedient servant.
L p. McCREA, Commanding.
To Commander JonS p. GIIu, Commanding Division Of
Potomac Flotia.
SUCCESSFUL PORAGING ExrEDITiON.
foraging expedition started this morning from &C.
neral Frankns DIVISION consisting Of infantry cavalry
and artillery in strong force They proceeded u Edscs
HILL on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad eight miles
from Alexandria. As they advanced beyond our picket
lines the rebels retired to Springfield station mile and
a half beyond Edsell's Hi. From this hill, which our
forces temporarily occupied attachments in various
directions for forage fine view of the surrounding
country was afforded, but earhworks or new con-
structons of the enemy could BIO seen.
The object Of the expedition successful and large
quantities Of hay and oats transported 10 the
camp. Not gun fred either side during these
proceedings The party did not return until late this
afternoon.
company to-day visited the Mount Vernon estate cf
the late John A. Washington, recently killed Western
Virginia, and brought away about eight hundred bushels
Of wheat five hundred bushels of oats and seventy
Eve barrels OF sh-a OF which has been stored in the
Commissary's Department at Alexandria.
STATE OF THR WEATHER.
Mo and piub% hal oan rnc1
Our troops have plenty Of blankets and comfortable
but tho rebel prisoners say their forces suffering
ceedngly from the cod especially the Gulf State troops
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
The following military appointments were made TO-
day.
Edwin D. Morgan Governor Of New York, to be Major
General of Volunteers.
BMGADER GENERALS.
Colonel Harvey Wright, Fifth artillery United States
Army.
Colonel George Wright, Ninth infantry United States
Army.
Army.
Major Seth Williams, Assistant Adjutant General
United States Army.
William X. Strong, Of New York.
Colonel Isaac j. Stevens the New York Seventy
regiment.
Thomas Williams, Fifth artillery United States Army.
Major Inns N. Palmer Fifth artillery United States
Army.
Major George Sykes Third infantry United States Army
William 7. H. Brook Third Infantry United States Army.
William W. Burns Commissary Of Subsistence UDtted
States Army.
Captain j. p Hatch United States cavalry.
Captain D. D. S. Stanley, United States cavalry
Captain John NJ. Brannan, First artillery.
1}rey Mat
The following were also appointed to-day
Captain J. NJ. Potter to be Assistant QuaYtermastcr
United States Army.
Captain George D. Wise, to be an Assistant Quartermas
Ter Of Volunteers.
Colonel Gustavus Koernor, 10 be Aid-dc Camp W
Major General John C. Fremont.
ARMY ORDER.
Tho following order mas been Issued to.day.-
GENERAL ORDER 81.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WARRINGTON Eept. q, 1861.
Thereafter when certificates of disability in the case
of a volunteer forwarded to the commander having
authority grant his discharge, they will be accompa
niedy the blank referred to ia Paragraph 1885, Revised
Regulations, on which the discharge is finally made and
the officer will endorse thereon the orders that be
gives upon the tincate. by this means the discharge
when complete, VIII carry with it the evidence of anthem
ITCHY and the necessity for investigation tho part OF
tie pay department will be removed.
H.-Under the construction put by the War Department
upon second fourth Of the approved July
will be paid alike.
BY order. L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.
OFFICERS SERVANTS NOT TO WEAR UNIFORMS
General Porter, the Provost Marshal has called atten
ton the provision Of the Revised Regulations Of the
army prohibiting officers servants not soldiers, from
wearing the uniform of any army corps This practice
has become a nuisance which the Provost Marshal in
tends to abate
BREAKING DOWN OF PORTION OF THE LONG
This afternoon section Of the draw the Virginia
side of the Long Bridge gave way while herd OF beef
cattle crossing preciptatng mary Of them into the
Potomac. The accident Immediately cut off all commsni-
cation between Washington and the camps tho other
side by this Hundreds of soldiers govern
meat wagons which this bridge every hour were
obliged take out of the way course the George
town and Arlington ferry The bridge will be in order
before twenty -four hours.
THE COURT MARTIAL ON THE OFFICERS OF THE NEW
YORK THIRTY SEy ENyU REGIMENT.
The Court Martial Illegally instituted by excoonei
McCunn has been dismissed by General Nc ean The Off
involved were Lieutenant Colonel Burke (who
in command Of the Thirty seventh New York regncnt
Adutant Murphy, and Captains Kavanagh, Murphy,
Riodan, Doran and Ntzhugh,. These gentlemen have ac-
cord gy been restored TO their command much tho
qualification of the regiment, which is in excellent
condition.
THE COLORADO CAVALRY REGIMENT.
Senator Pomercy, of Kansas to-day received the order
for horses and equipments for the mounted regiment
heretofore authorized TO be raised In Colorado An
fantry iment will also be mustered In from tina, Ter
rtory.
POSITION OF THE REBEL FORCES IN ARIZONA.
Intelligence from Arizona received here states that the
rebel forces stationed follows Three companies
Fort Fillmore, at Pine Alto, one at Tucson at
Fort Stanton and two OF mounted raemcn Fort ,Ds
REBEL RAILROAD BUILDING.
There is reason now to believe that the railroad iron
and rolling stock stolen by the rebels from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad In the vicinity of Aarnsburg, to be
used in making railroad connections with Fredericks.
burg so increase the facilities for transporting large
bodies Of troops 10 Aqua creek.
RAISING THE STARS AND STRIPES IN MA.
RYLAND.
An event OF peculiar significance, considering time,
place and anecs has occurred In the raising
the Stars and Stripes Maryland by Col Halls regi.