New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-09

was under arms But thess alarms have invar;s,,.
a'he0 throuee the misapprehension Of some prs.. -
un'eer who hss fired upon straggling oouptrvr.s.
,oV ignorant to stop when hailed 1t win be somsti,as
1eiOre our volunteers learn to perform the delicate sDd
dangerous service of pCsets by firing until thsv
Ano" an enemy In force is upos them.
LIE corrected return of the oes of Co NJ tia t...
renn'ylvanla Regiment, in prisoners taken by tIs
troop Of cavalry the I'd ins, is % men instead os
40 and one killed by Bob Swan, the eapts;p of .hs
troop But, besides hese there wers two otb,r MAJ,
taken at the same time, belonging to tbs 9Th Raa;.
ment. Ira Troup and sergt. Palmer, of Scranton To-.
zerne County, had come with mesmse 70 Gen
Negley, from Willamsport where their reximent ,.-
manned, and having delivered had gone ahead of the
brigade and the skrmishers short distance. TIN,
cavalry picked them up hey passed on lib theirpr
oners, and got also valuable horse belonging to DIR.
Trip, of Scranton Surgeon of the 9Th Regiment The
doctor, however, has aced his loss, am told by
fine animal, taken from noted Secessionist named
Lee.
1t is now ascertained that we lost only three men
killed. the mentioned above and two killed on the
battle ground between Falling Waters and Hanesyille,
belonging to the lth Pennsylvania and the wisconsis
regiments. The 1lth man was buried near where hs
fell, and the Wisconsin man, George Drake of Milsau-
kee, was taken to Wilamsport with the intention Of
sending him home. But the warmth of the weather
made it necessary to bury him Immediately and
done at WiIliamsport with great solemnity. He was
taken to Col Lannon's headquarters, where the officer
in command, Capt. Kennedy, had every possible care
taken to honor as he deserved this gallant son of Wis
consn, who had come far to fight the battles Of bis
country, ana the first to fah glorous in the field
neat coffin made and he was carried to the grave
with the flag of the Union wrapped abo1t IT, escorted
BY the two companies detailed from the 9Th and 3ts
Regiments, three companies of Col Lannon's Regiment
with full band of music, and followed by nearly all
the inhabitants of Willamsport. He was buried near
old Revolutionary hero Gen. Otho T. Williams the
founder of the town. and three chapains Of the army
ofcisted He received soldiers burial and hes in
heros grave.
An interesting incident relating TO him is told by bis
companions. His parents are said to be wealthy and
parted with their only with great reluctance but
leaving home the parting words of his mother were,
GO George, but don't show the white feather" Be-
ing shot through the body just below the ribs he died
the spot but his dying thought was with his mother,
and as he fell his next comrade heard him exclaim,
"Oh, what viii my mother say"
saw the poor fellow on the field of battle near
where he fell, having come up Immediately after the
skirmisb. lie was tall, manly fellow, with black
hair and beard and appeared to be about 25 years old.
1t is sad thing to speak of our countrymen as enc
mics, and to recount the casualties their side with
satisfaction, greater than own; but as traitors
and rebels must smother personal feelings and think
only Of our great cause and their great crime.
Yesterday the graves counted aud 70 have been
reported Beside these is known that the rebels took
wagon load Of dead through MaItinsburg with them
their retreat and large number Of wounded three
desperate being left in town, and taxed priso
ner has died.
1t has been very bard to keep the lawless of our
troops and the camp followers from committing out
RACES on property, and number Of deserted houses
have been rhed but the order ssued is peremptory 10
punish plupderers with death, and some viii probably
be shot,
John Cunnipghams fine brick house and barn at
Falling Waters were burned yesterday but ii is not
certain whether this was the work of some Of our
stragglers revengeful refugees, the owner was
noted Secessonist who had persecuted them harshly,
and they were greatly incensed against laH.
The dyssentery has attacked some of our men since
they came here and several have died Of it already
The Fourth of July was partially celebrated by our
camps, but The townspeople did not participate in hs
anniversary very heartily.