The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-23

guafueimsster today protested In the mama .
euG war Deparment, against the payment h
~ r, any uliis iOr damages sustained by uwn
| ets Ci property where ebcampments ar. Ioc,,eJ
Dui he will certify 10 such claims based on min
s,nes Of equity, leaving it TO Congress or IN,
| court Of claims to authorize the piymen, tn,
cause OF this procedure Is supposed 10 be IN.
act that much Of the federal coin here oCorc ds
buried foi this purpose has found It's wav 10 IN,
| secession iide OF the Potomac. 1t is understood
however, that supplies for forage and subsi.,
chce Sre not included in this protest
AN ADVENTURE.
Yesterday an unauthorized scoutinp p,r,v n,
tie 3ith New York regiment went Scr,ss ,bo
TOtOhlao lear the mouth Of the Senaca. and
were attacked by superior party of IN, enemy
tine OF our men was killed outright and .ev.,,i
"ere wounded One of the later WAS shot
through the check, but He'd, pursued by the At
lacking party. Ga reaching a or, elk Le thrSx
IN hts gun and plunged in himself. Living on
me bach, end resting his head upon STONE.
WIN ms mouth and nostrils above the waite. he
eVadcd the pur.u'rs. aud after three hours sui
W'f-i"n he crawltd to the shore Of the river -
w C"npari, ns, who were concealed ON the
MARY LAM side discovered and rescued him.
"hl'e Hakfg vain attempt to swim acro,s.
INCREDIBLE DISCRETION.
II Is reported that a lieutenant and several
men, belonging 10 one Of the River CunrI rc,,i.
Ileh's' crossed the rver secretly and are be-
heVed 10 have deserted 10 tho rel,els Tho
names Of the officer and regiment are withheld
lntil the report can I've verified, but the autho.
ity is conceded to he reliable.
TOO NKIGIInORLY 1T IIALg.
Our own and the enemy's pickets arc said 4, y,
frequently meet on one or the other shore of tho
Potomac. aud pas the time in social intercourse
occasionally Iartaking Of each Others bo.pi.
talitv ~
f,r some da,s past CONVEX alions have been
led hs'ween our own and the rebel p,cke,s
lr.m which IL hn, been discovered that tho l,,tc,
belong fo She Second Richmond Cavtlr,. who
were anxious to exchange la'e Richmond piprt,
if t'' leading Union journals, but our pcLcts
declined To reciprOca'o.
FoETirICArIoN BROKEN ur.
Ills morning at daylight il wa disc ,vcred
hv Geo. Stones pi,kct- near Conrad Ferry.
nat th' enemy during tho previous night had
con me- ced, aud partially constructed an en-
cnchmrnt ON the Wig mia side, about 500 feet |
from the shore, upon slope ficing the river. |
Ono ~ our light batteries opened upon II about |
. O'Clock, and after twenty or thirty rounds no |
hing WIS TO Zoe seen 4 the enemy, and bur l.t,l. |
81 the rc'ultA Of their labOrs.
FAITHFUL oFFiCRR.
Lieut.. Col. Seward, nephew Of lion. WIN. II
'"ard, ScCetnry Of State rcc..u ", from ~
10 us inispp,itiOn, withdrew fran tho c,,,,.
rand &C tio New York Nineteenth 70. man,
ud proceeded 10 Washington, where he tandnr-
d his Resignation, but before liz accept .ncc n
nm"r reached him tia a battle between 4, 81.
nor force Of the enemy and the division 10
'hich hrs regiment vas attached was inmi.
~, and Notwithstanding his ply .ictl de.
my hc withdrew 'he resignation and immc.
lately i'joircd his command.
4 VETERAN COLONEL.
Among The most efficient regiments or Gc,
\ ms nj 4. L.. n.
rr Vol. Murphy. This officer iose 10 The ,,.nIo
Lieutenant Colonel in the war Of 1S12Ij, md
III retains the vigor Of early manhoui nj.
giinent Joined the army al Sandy Hook, and
+ commander, As well as his officers. have
rriorm'd all the ariuous marches on foot
$ 'ncampment drills and discipline, are co..
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