Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-07-20

The amendment Of the Hon. John Covode,
TO the army bill is as follows:
"SEc. IL. And he ii further enacted, That
bonus of thirty dollars will be paid to each
OF the three months volunteers on their re.
pnlisting for the war, and that on additional
bonus Of ten dollars to each volunteer be
paid where they re enlist by companies and,
Also that an additional bonus Of ten dollars
to each volunteer be paid when they re-eniist
by regiments, making tho bonus 10 the latter
case, Fifty dollars
Has the endorsement OF General Scott, the
President, and Secretary Cameron. 1t will
pass the Senate by Tuesday and Immediately
become law, by receiving the signature oil
The President.
This section allows a captain to receive in
his new company, or in his re.enlistmeDt pri.
Yates from any other company in his regi
ment. Thus if the captains or lieutenants 10
any company ore obnoxious to the men, they
can secure the boun:y aud fight under OH
GERS 10 whom they have confidence, and men
they can respect An amendment will prob
ably be added to this section, allowing rpgi-
meats TO take companies from any part OF the
brigade.
The object Of Mr.. Covode is not only to
secure the three months men, who are now
thoroughly drilled and equal to the regular
army but to save the expense to the Govern.
ment Of paying the mems expenses back TO
their place of enlistment, aod then their
return in new regiments.
The President says that this should have
been recommended in bis message. 1t is GER
tap now that unless something OF this sort
be done. the efficiency Of the three months
p,en will be entirely lost.
Scouts, to-day, from the New York Six.
teentb, were out near Mount Vernon, and
net two of John Wosbngtou's slaves run.
ring of. They said all the rest we're to be
sent sonth tomorrow to the Rebel army.
The soldiers told them they might 90, when
one went back and brought eight away, end
says they will all go tonight.
Senator Pomeroy will introduce BILL to.
morrow. confscatUg all the slaves in the
Seeded States, aud releasing all their obi.
cations to work for the Rebels.
There is no truth in the report of Gov.
Hicks being shot.
The new firm take possession Of Willard's
Hotel to morrow. They paid 100000 fo-
the furniture and are to pay 100000 per
annum rent.
Brigadier. General Isaac Staat, late of
Newport r. l.. had twenty two children
sixteen of whom were boys aud nine of them
are ir the Naval and litary service. Four
Of them are in the Rhode Island Regiment
four in the Nj Massachusetts, and one in the
Eighteenth New York. The father was in
the Mexican war, and died in 1851, leaving
one hundred and twenty defendants.
Intelligence was received at one o'clock
from Gen. McClellan's command, with further
important news.
ColoDel Pegram, with thousand men, had
made an unconditional surrender. The Colo.
mel who was overtaken south OF Beverly, sent
messenger to Gen. Mcclellan to inquire if,
in case of surrender, he would be treated as a
prisoner Of war. The General replied that,
of course, while 10 his hands he would be so
considered, but he could not answer as to
what disposition the Government would make
Of traitors. He then surrendered uncondi.
tionally. This, we believe, was precisely the
condition on which the surrender Of some Of
the insurgents in the Scotch rebellion OF
l745 was accepted. After they had been
surrendered to the civil authority if we re.
member correctly, some OF them were con.
demned and executed for treason.
Capt. Smith, from Sprns Geld, on Thurs
day morning, gives further particulars of the
battle at Carthage. Ben McCulloch was in
the fight with his Arkansas troops. Gov.
jackson aud Gen. Price were present. but
took no active part. Gen. Raines' son was
killed. The Rebel list of killed will be
between six and seven hundred. A detach-
ment of 100 of Segel's troops left at Neosho
y had been captured. The State officers
wanted them shot, to which M,Culloch would
not agree.
The Richmond Examiner intmates that
the flag Of truce sent by Colonel Taylor
was au argument on the subject Of privateer.
ing, and a threat of retaliation if the officers
or crew of any privateer captured are
hung.
The Third New Jersey Regiment have
erected fence, entwned with evergreen
around the graves of the Ohio soldiers who
were murdered at Vienna. Within the en-
closure they have built mound, neatly
sodded, on the top of which beautiful spruce
tree has been planted. Acts like this not
only prove the refined feelings of our volun
teers, but show with what reverence they
regard those of their brethren who fell il
defence Of the Union.
FoRTREss MONROE, July l3.-Forty five
men of Colonel Bender's Regiment yesterda,
strolled from Newport News without leave
and were surrounded, a few miles from tn,
camp, by a large body of the Confederates
foot and horse. O0e of them, at least, wa
known to have been killed, and severa
wounded. A considerable number of then
fell into the hands OF the Rebels.
LATER.-A messenger has just arrives
from Newport News, stating that twelve G
Col. Beuder's mem are missing.