Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-30

man, The ffirnd Of the poor ; and his death win
be keenly felt by hundreds Of our citizens, who
enjoyed his hospitality, his society and his conf
dence.
couRI-MARIIAL DISMISSED
The court-martial Illegally instituted by Col.
McCunn, has been dismissed by Gen. Mcclellan.
The officers involved were Lieut. Col Burke,
who is now In command Of the Thirty-seventh
New York Regiment, Adjutant Murphy, and
Capis. Kavansugh, Riordan, Doran, and McHugh.
These gentlemen have accordingly been restored
TO their commands.
AIRPORT.
10 10 believed around the War Department that
the two Maryland regiments In JohnsOns and
Beasregard's army, have seeded from .'Secesh. /"
That 10, thrown down their arms and absquat-
ulated; on the ground of dissatisfaction with the
failure to invade Maryland, or something Of the
sort. We place little faith in It.
AFFAIRS AT MuNsoN's HILL
Especial correspondence Of The Star
MUNsoS's HILL, sept %, 1s6l.-Editor Star
Your correspondent came up to this famous local
ity this afternoon, and found things much changed
since his last visit, when the pickets on either
sies at each other under cover In the corn-felds
between this place and Bailey's Cross Roads,
three-quarters Of mile distant. Now the road
(heesburg turnpikc) leading to the hill was lined
with visitors in carriages, on horseback, and on
foot, pushing boldly along to get close look at
the much talked of eminence
Among the visitors just leaving as / arrived
was Secretary Seward.
The New York Thirty-seventh regiment was In
occupancy Of the hill-at least such portion of the
regiment as was not Struggling around the neigh
borhood committing depredations The deeds Of
this regiment formerly McCunn's) done on YES
terday will doubtless receive an investigation at
the hands Of Gen. Mcclellan. They were GER
tainly Of the most disgraceful character. Several
dwellings, with barns and outhouses, were set
on nre and wholly consumed. Amongst these
was the house and barn Of Rev. Mr.. Lipscomb
Valuable furniture, pianos, large mirrors, feather
beds, &c, were destroyed wantonly, and in one
instance The omcer OF cavalry regiment was 80
much incensed by these outrageous acts Of van
daiism that be compelled the mlscreants to sus-
pend their villainous work at the point Of the
pistol.
This (thirty-seventh) regiment will need some
active discipline to make it any credit to the SER
vice On Yesterday Lieut. Col Burke found IL
necessary to shoot private William Moran through
the head for insubordination. The men of the
regiment were murmuring their discomfort at this
prompt punishment into the ear of every visitor
and were not at all 10th to use such phrases as that
poor Moran was murdered for doing nothing
at ALP
Later In the day saw an officer "a captain) Of
this regiment endeavor to raise a squad, first by
entreaty, next by imperative orders, to 60 with
him to put a stop to the depredations of their
comrades Three or four Of them finally obeyed
with very bad grace, the inquiry having pre-.
viousy passed amonst them, g Shall we go!n
The fort' on Munson's Hill i find to be per.
maps 3OO yards long, in the circuit Of its parapet
the whole being nothing more than infantry
oreastworks, having, however, a rather formida-
BILE "Quaker" gun, In the shape Of an ash log
with dab Of black paint at the butt to represent
tue muzzle. Such other and more valuable guns
as they may have had here, had been carefully
removed by the Confeds when they withdrew
their Pickets previously. At the earthwork to the
rear OF Munson's Hill, the retreatng Confederates
had left six sections of stove pipe mounted in the
SIX embrasuresi and some rather ormidable-look-
ing (at distance) earthworks upon Mason's n i'll
proved, on the occupation of that point by our
troops, to be just about Of the same bogus nature
The stars and stripes, which have displaced the
:" stars and bars'' he'e, now float from small
pine tree nearly upon the apex Of the bill There
Is quantity Of straw on the westerly slope Of the
hill, but nothing to indicate that the enemy has
ever been here In any force
The bivouao Ar Of U~I tIvvps now ue seen
Two or three miles in advance of this point to-
wards the enenys lines, and our pickets are
nearly up to Fairfax Court House The GaribaldI
Regiment il bivouacked at Bailey's Cross Roads,
and the New York sth German Regiment), by
the Arlington Mills.