The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-27

f'''' ~ his, i1fIN. El.--Ihe aCcOmDlisl-
60 tu,d''r and Executive officer, Captain Robert
Williams, \ .istant Adjutant-ticneral. attached
to General Banks division, has accepted the
command Of a regiment Of Massachusetts cay,l-
~, FIX companies Of which have already been
raised and equipped. II is expected that he will
leave here In about ten days worl in regard
:" W.T. lh.s .llay not liz inappr pirate here. lie
r. cIilcn OF Virginia, but unlike mot of his
male relatives, who are officers uf the Cunl,slcr.
ate any, ho mainod firm 10 IN, Uuim c,u,e.
,A.voN pleasing inc dent occurred in the ctmp
~ 'hc Icrust ivauia both regiment, vcatrr,I,y
~ the rquc-t Of Col. Murphy and the Pro,,s,.
ant 'hp'ain Of the regiment, the Reverend
fain,r y ugh"rty, Of MONTGOMERY county, lie.
hrhtod Ms lu The camp The whole re- iimcni.
With uncovered heads kncelol AMI received tn,
addiction.
InE 3irH SEw YORK REGIMENT.
Tho health Of the 18th Regiment of New
N"'h, GOT. Ledue, is generally good. This roy
in'ont bas been performing arduuus riyer-putrd
dLiy, ninc miles in extent for nine weeks, The
r'r meht is in Gen. Stones brigade. II is a
n'iiceable fact that the officers and men of this
regiment, on the last payment, scnt home TO
Their families and irtuds tho sum OF Ill 900.
FROM rmr VIPER POTOMAC.
The latest advic,s from the Upper Potomac.
state that Capt. CBrne-, formerly Of the rebel
army, was at Dam No l, with company of
loyal Nlrginians performing picket duty.
NJ Whliamspolt and lliger,town our forces
nave been considerably Strengthened On the
Virginia side OF the liver, from Uarper's Ferry
20 Dam NJ. ., there were about 100 rebels OF
Henderson,, Rhinchsrdt's anl Turner Ashby's
'Cips. IL Is said that Capt. Henderson was re-
Gently killed IN Jefferson County by one of hi,
? iyatcs named Miller. There ar5 about 5OJ
tot soldiers in and around Martipsburg but
,hey w,rS generally employed taking up tho
u"k o' INC baltimore and Oaio Railroad from
Opcqn,n bridge 10 Duffiold's Station. a distance
o. twelve miles, and Fix miles above Hirp,r's
Ferry. The Iebcls have succeeded in CARVING
'h throo Of the new locomotives, aud w,rS en-,
gagged IN taking to pieces four others The loco.
motive, aS well as the iron rails have een drop.
ltd at Stovcnson's Station, the nearas' point on
the HaIPeI'r Ferry and Winchester X iiiroad.
Nothing has been done towards laying tho
track lrCm Winche ter to Strausburs on tho
Manassas ruad. The reason given IL. that tbey
have N cross-tr,cs. At Charleston there were
but two companies OF rebel militia, who are Le
ing used as laborers. At Winchester there are
from J, 900 10 1000 rebel militia, who are half
clothed, hall shod, and half starved. They.
also are being used as lborers. Their condi.
tlon II ceplt hole in the extreme, and they
perform the duties required of them with the
greatest roluctaLce.
NEWS Oh GEN. JOHNSON.
II.
Springs, whore he had been staying for several
days for the benefit Of his health. OF this fact
there can lie no doubt.
rnE BARnARITY OF sECEssIoSIsrs,
The following is related as an exempli6ca-
ton OF rebel barbarty. A commssary named
James killmer, residing at Tuscarora, tour
miles above Martinsburg, went to a closed
store In the latter place, owned by union
refugee named Charles Wesphal, well known
IN baltimore and Berkeley county. His family
stll occupied the private part Of the HOUSE,
Mn. WesphSl was in a delicate condition,
kllmer demanded the key of the store to So
euro, IA he said, some groceries therein, The
lady refused 10 give it TO him. stating there were
no groceries there. The brate Killmer then
struck her violent blow Frustrating her, and
sausing an almost immediate abortion. She
now lies ut the point Of death, past recovery.
killmer was accompanied by man named
Thos. T. Hollis, constable Of Martinsburg.
MR. Nesphal called ON him Ia interfere hut he
efustd, saying IT, Klllmcr, damn the Dutch
Sitches, Kill them all. There was great ex
'itement amon: tho population at the out
age, Tut tie arm Of the law was power
Iess before the usurpod military authority.
a SOLDIER 10 III HuNG.
The privat" lanahdn, who was mentioned in |
, pr,Nlnus ditpitch Ms the murderer Of Major
Lewis, oi the Fortv.sINtn regiment of p. nnsyl |
'anin, was tried Yesterday amd found guilty of |
murder. Hr vii he hung ~ soon as his sen. |
orce is confirmed 10y the authorities at Wash |
nGton.
TilS loGNr oF ROCKS skIRMIsI,
fr'dci ict, Nd S,pt. 23.-Advices from Col |
icaTv = colunihnG ~ the Point Of Rocks, brings
niomu'on ihaf the coutct there on the 18Th |
instant, resulted m phel los of eighteen Kill |
II. Ore -hc'l a'uGc from our batteries killed
light seceSsiOni.ts.
fuE RtntIs TRor uLEsuME
Not day o. night l.dssr4 hut the rebels make
heir appearance ~ some point an the ",cccsh' |
de OF the river oTllrie Cuiolcl Gcary's line
guard, keeping hi- force in a constant s'atc
I bodily exercise. lie ouly uses hi, ar
IlleIy when be knows it will be effective.
rre-T 1T las. H. CIny mud sixteen or nj. |