Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-18
FROM PENSACOLA.

Correspondence Of the Mobile Evening Nevsl
BARRAscAs RKDoUBr, April 5, lssi.-I can have moth.
ing to do with newspaper correspondence that being In
consistent with the articles of war But DESIRE by
casualty in my company. The only caames that have
hapnened 10 nv men, since they have been 10 service
are the folio wings On the morning Of the 26th OF March,
private Hartman Long, while on post ss sentinel at the
Redonbt nv careessness aud accident blew of his left
arm below the elbow by the discharge Of his musket
he was leaning on bis gup with bis left forearm over
ths muzze lie careessy placed his foot upon the cock
and the gun was discharged the ball and bucksbot pass-
inc through his and frghtfuy mulating IL. For
tunstey was near enough to have tight ligature put
All I'VE he wound and prevent fatal loss of blood be-
fore the surgeon could arrive But for my presence be
would have bled to death. sent him TO the hospital
and his arm was imme dately ampuated He is rapidly
ccnvalescing Long is quiet amiable young man,
sbout twenty years Of age and resides in Mobile.
On the 27th March, being election day for field officers,
the friends of candidates smugged whskey into my
camp and made about twenty Of my druhk. There
was of course considerable fighting and INSTRUMENTATION
in consequence. / returned at o'clock that night to
INV quarters and found that of my sergeans Doher.
tv and Patterson wounded in QgeDg iasubordins-
finn and was informed that Corporal McCeifea had
killed priyste Frederick w. Walters. | Immediately
sent the corpse the dead house. and placed Corporal
McCase under arrest until court OF inquiry could b,
held upon the case. reported the facts ia my morning
repor on the next day. and asked fer court OF Inquiry
/
therefore released Corporal AcCaee from arrest have
carefully inquired into tie facts of the killing of Walters
and find them follows:
Walters and another were quarreiug or fighting.
Walters being drunk, boisterous and rsubordinse.-
Corporal McCaee arrested Walters took him into the
re1oubt and ordered him down into the subterranean
dungeon Walters refused to 60 and hcCGffse having
taken off his bayonet 10 avoid hurting Walters, was
pushing him down the dung steps with the muzzle OF
his gun Walters sez d McCeaees gun and attempted
to wrest from him, upon which McCafee shot him
through the heart Walters was generally quiet man
and a good soldier. lie WAS a German, and had
been 10 some OF the German armies. T1ongh he de-
served his death, regret that some worse man had
not been killed in his STEAD As it is done, highly
approve the rmness and sternness OF Corporal McCue
in killing Walters. | had ordered ak the officers TO
kill instantly any man who should ress. them. Corpo-
raj McCeiee is young OF splendid appearance, fine
intelligence great GOODNESS and courage, aud ode Of
fcer. His character Is without stain or reproach
Being stranger in Mobile he was armed with Derrin-
ger pistol and being assaulted he drew 1t in his def nee.
For this innocent conduct he held to
an Indictment which the Grand Jury had too much de-
cency 10 find This il the fact 10 which low fell.
low alludss in spaper communication against him.
With the exception Of the above casualties my COM
pany are alive, uuhurt and we'll have, except Long,
oulg men n the hospital and have sent them there
merely for repose abstinence and regimen. They are
slightly unwel but can be brought any day into the
field of battle.
Ny offset in reporting the facts Of the killing OF Wal
terra to do justice TO EXCELLENT young man. and an
admirable ofhcer-Corporal McCaifee-than whom 10
company in the army has better non-commssoned Oh
hctr. Respectfully, Ben LANE PosEY,
Captain of the Red Eagles"