New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08

yorpin0 ipsrection aud that officers and men shah
alike nee their influence 10 insure the utmost decOrum
and ouet on tia. day. The General commanding re-
CARDS hs as DO idle form. One days rest in seyen is
necessary 10 men and animals, More than this, the
obseryaDce of the Holy Day of the God OF mercy and
''''''' '' ''' eEoRsE B, MCCLELLAN,
Maor.GenefLl Com mGrdirg
A IEuTFNAST-coLoNEL CAsnERED.
Lieut. Col Francis b. O'Keefe, 18th New
York, found guilty by cOurt-martal Of drunken
Eess 90 three spe ,ificatOns, and Of absence from
hls regiment without leave, has been cGshiered
from toe service.
COCRT-NiARII6L SENTENCES.
Tie General Court Martial, for some days in
sss,on OF Alexandria, adjourned this afternoon.
Ii eentenced about thirty volunteer soldiers to
be thot for strictly military ofenses such as
sleeping on their posts, desertiDg their posts,
permitting perions TO pass without the counter
,ign, ard for endeayOriDg 10 strike officers.
number of others have been convicted Of minor
cfenses, aud sentenced to imprisonment in the
Penitentisry, or TO working with ball and chain
ID quarters Wm. Scott of Company ii, Sd
Vermont. having been convicted of going TO
sleep on he post second fine, we believe, is
sentenced TO he shot on Monday morning
CHANGE or COMMAND.
Brisadier-G General Ii. W. Socum, formerly
Colonel Of the Twenty New-YOrk Vol
unieers, to-day took command of the brigade
bltterte under Col. Davies, comprising Sixteenth,
Tesntysixth, and Twenty seventh New-York and
fifth Maine.
PICKETs TAKEN-TATTERED REBELS
On Thursday afternoon three men of Company
G, Twenty. sixth Regiment, being picketguard
Under Eusgn Nell, stationed at a tavern on Lit.
lie River turnpike over Hunting Greek, were
taken prisoners while scouting three miles beyond,
by 200 Rebel cavalry. Ensign Nell escaped by TAX
iDg 70 the bush. The Rebels were well mounted,
but barefooted and uniformed only n rags and
straw bats. They stripped their captives stark
naked, carted them away, and greedily divided
iheir clothes and rstions. Three companies of
tie Twenty-sixth were at the time taking their
tcyn il guarding the whole left flank Of the army,
sjz miles in length.
RECRUITING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
By special order isEued to-day, Gov. Curtin
,s invested with the same rights and respOnsi.
bilities respecting troops raised in Pennsylvania
which we're conferred upon Gov. Morgan in New
York, by General Order No. ~, published yes
terdsy.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments were made to-day:
BIigadier- Generals: Charles n. Thurston, Aid 10
Gen. Scott and an officer in the Mexican war;
Wills A. German, Ex-Governor Of Minne,ota;
slto Of Mexican fame, and Daniel Butterfeld of
tie New-YOrk l2tE; Major VIM. A. Stokes Of
Ire 18th Pennsylvania Infantry; additional ray.
Daster, WIN. NJ. Wiley. Brigade Commi,sa-
RES; Capt. John Clark, Msss.; ditto N. J. Sap
p.bgton, Maryland; ditto james n, SandersOn,
New.York; ditto Samuel Gsmage, California;
josiah NJ. Lucas, District Of Columbia; AleIaSaer
Nj. Lloyd, Pennsylvania; JudsOn w. ShenksD,
New-YOrk; Benjamin Z. Walker, Indiana; Gas.
p. TTedericks, New-York; Eylem T.. S. Schtsak,
Ohio.
GEN. SCOTS STAFF. x
Coz Van Rensselaer, and Lieut.. .Ct1onels %sO
W. culum, Schuyler Hamilton and Edwsrg gH.
Wright, Gen. Scotts Aide, were to-day Am-
ni"iored a, COlone,, with pay and allows1es
o. CelOpes of cavalry
PICKET WORK.
There has been sharp work to-day smons bhe
fckets near Nunson's Hill, and the corni3 Dds
which divide the ines OF the two armies sse
been full Of activity. In the aftersou d No.
'ition vas shown by the rebels to ,end e..
siderable force down toward Bail,1's Ckw
Roads, snd although they abandoned tl,e pla y
number of officers sanntered down iae bu Nj
whore they stood defantly in fill yies, an tw
mark 10 our shsrpshoOters, who we're hcw,Sr,
'srhideb 10 fire Gpon them.
THE REBEL ETEEscHNEyTs
The intrenchnlents at Munson's Hi sype,y to
te nearly completed, and the Rebels were tc Nay
occupied in planting heavy guns IN posi- Sn.
Their principal point Of attack sgains our L.
etc is deserted barn on the left of Little ~ er
turnpke, which is constantly filed with Il ,ir
psrksmen, the beat Of whom has been d,E ~.
cred to.be negro.
SICKNESS IN CAMP.
The inevitable exposure of many Of Onr tre;ps
during the recent rains, without tents, in The
pressing labOrs Of entrenching, has sent laige
sddislors 10 the hospitals SIXTY from one Illli.
ana regiment came in to-day. They have moth.
cry care, and viii soon be again under arms.
STOPPING Run SELLING.
the Provost Guard are actively engaged in
preventing the sale Of liquor 10 soldiers. Last
night sbey arrested twenty-five pess0nt for that