New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER H. 1861

Frederick and NEWMARKET. A regular guard lie now
stationed in the latter place to preserve order and
preyent the sale of spiruous liquors to the soldiers
The Sd Brigade, Gen. Hamilton, is about one mile
soutb Of the first, on by.road, and about the same
distance north of the Baltimore and ONO haiFoaa'
The cites of the regiments have been selected with
a view TO comfort during the approaching WINTER
They are generally situated southern slopes, Win
forests on the north and vest and in the immediate
vicinity of considerable streams.
Capt Knapps Pennsy lyania battery, which was
originally intended az an adjunct to Col. Geafy's
regiment, has recently been attached TO tbs division
and placed under the control Of Capt Best, the senior
artillery officer This battery Is composed of six 10
FOUNDER Parrot guns section Of which was yester'
day dispatched to the Point Of Rocks.
So soon as the proper stables and huts shall have
been erected, Capt. Best will open school to In
struct the officers of the battalion in artillery prac-
tice. TIE battalion officers at present are, Capt.
Beet 4th United States artillery commanding; Lieut.
Muhenberg of Pennsylvania, Adjntant; Lieut.. Cush-
ing formerly of the Rhode Island battery, Quarter
MASTER and DIR. Weir, nephew OF the great painter,
Surgeon.
Yesterday, Paymaster Richardson paid Wait to
the 9th Indiana Regiment, and distributed three
months earnings to the officers and men, out OF
which not less than $4,000 will be sent home. On
the lst of January this regiment VIII nave oeen III
the service five months and tits due tothe men state
that their conduct and discipline has been in the hgh
est degree exemplary. Col. Colgrove, now absent
in Indiana, commands the respect Of every member
Of his regiment The health Of these hardy North
Westeruers is good, tie regiment having passed
through the ordeal of the measles.
The indiscrimiuate use Of bad whisky, procured
generally from country groggeries, caused great
annoyance along the route from Jamestown mtber,
aud in some instances was near producing serious
results.
On the third night after leaving Jamestown, the
Goth Penrsy lvania Regiment biyonacked on the
MonOcacy, below the Junction Permission was
granted the soldiers 10 procure supper ut The farm
houses. One OF the prlvates Of company Z, an
IrishIuan named Alexander Lynch, in state OF par
tL intoxication, offered insult to LADY, when he
was promptly seized by Major Scott; but before as-
distance could be called Lynch made furious assault
upon the Major with heavy Western knife his
the latter wrested from bin, but quick as thought
Lynch drew a second and smaller knife, and would
have killed his officer had not Lieut.-Col. Perbam
arrived just in time to avert the blow and secure tne
weapon. The eulprit is now in prison, awaiting
trial.
During the .ame night Quartermaster Sergeant
Hoppel OF the same regiment while reposipg on tue
ground wac kicked by vicious horse, belonging to
the wagon train discovering his entirely from his
head, and facturing his skull. Assistant Surgeon
Jackson war thrown from his horse, disocating his
knee, when leaving Jamestown. Surgeon Duhee
of the 18th, being absent, the Surgeon OF the 9th
Indiana Regiment was called upon to attend the in
jured men.
of the sickness in the army when it appeared that
Cen Banks's Division was the healthiest by con-
siderable per centage.