The national Republican., 1861-11-30
MILITARY MATTERS.

COMPANY K, TWENTY THIRD NEW Y0Rs REGIMENT,
ON A RECONNorTERlNa EXPEDITION.
Company X, of the Twenty third New York
regiment, encamped on Upton's Hill, few
days ago, in company with other troops, started
on o accommodating tour In the direction Of
Fairfax Court House, with the fierce determine
tion to avenge the fall Of their comrades Of the
Brooklyn Fourteenth, killed In the skirmish Of
Monday last, and to slay or capture any speci-
mems Of secosh that might be unfortunate
enough to fall in their path. They "skirred
the country round" for miles, but nary rebel
was there to be seen
Despairing Of finding the Black Horse Cav
airy or their sffsctionate friends Of the Eighth
South Carolina Infantry, and determined that
their steel should taste blood, they made q
number of brilliant and successful, though
bloody charges, upon the farm yards and hen
roosts which lay on their return path. A large
number of feathered rebels were captured,
almost every member of the company making
one or more prisoners, which were Immediately
put to death and into their haversacks. But
one of the rebels showed fight, he being an
aged specimen of the genus turkey. He was,
however, quickly dispatched by blow over
the head with the butt end Of musket, an
easier job than the digestion Of his body, which,
We are assured, by one who partook Of bis car
case, has not yet undergone that operation.
Company X had all the fowls they needed on
Thanksgiving Day.
A REcoNNOIssANcE.
On Thursday, two companies of the First
New York volunteer cavalry, under the com.
mand Of Capt. W. H. Boyd, went out on q re-
connoitering expedition towards Fairfax Court.
House, and when within mile of It, they dis.
covered large rebel force of infantry and
cavalry. Rife pits had been made across the
turnpike, within which number of the infan-
try were concealed, while they were sustained
by q squadron Of cavalry in the rear. Our
cavalry deployed through the woods, and
threw out scouts an either flank when brisk
skirmish ensued, which ended in the retreat oI
the rebels to the Courthouse after one Of
their cavalry had been killed. Ga our side
nobody hurt, and all returned to their quar-.
ters
MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
The following military appointments were
made yesterday:
Major R. Copeland 10 be assistant adjutant
general Of volunteers, assigned to Major Gen.
eral Banks staff.
| Richard R. Crawford to be second lieuten
ant of Seventh infantry, United States army.
Captain Frank Breck to be an assistant adju
tant general United States army; ordered t.
report here.
Vim. P. Sanders to be captain in the Sxtl
cavalry United States army.
Joseph c. Audenried, to be first lieutenan
Sixth cavalry United States army.
Joseph G. McKibben to be an aid.de-camp L
Major General Halleck, with the rank of col
onel, formerly member Of Congress from Cal
ifornia)
| John Haskin to he an aid-de-camp to Ma
jor General Halleck, with the rank of colonel
| WINTER QUARTERS.
An order has been given by General Casey
to procure lumber, for the purpose of erecting
winter quarters for Colonel Davis Rnggold
regiment, and the other regiments Of his divis
ion. Huts are being erected on the groundl
east of the Capitol for the accommodation ol
the artillery and cavalry regiments. Large
quantities Of lumber are now in the neighbor
hood of the city, and constantly arriving b.
each train.
Nur Camn Corresnonde
LANGLEY, Va, Nov. 20, 1861.
DR.. Alexander, of the First Pennsylvania
Reserve cavalry, who was wounded in the re
cent skirmish at Drainsville, died here thi
morning. C.