Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-03
WASHINGTON. July %.
FIELD OFFICERS TO BE COURT MAsTIALED.

FIELD OFFICERS TO BE COURT MARTIALED.
1t is rumored that four field officers ore to
be court. martialed for uusolderlike conduct on
the battle field at Bulls Run last week. One
is charged with taking refuge behind a stump
during the fight; another with out. asnking
hay stack aud gaining its rear; while The two
last occupied" the back of horse and fed
ingloriously, as their regiments were engaged
10 Sighting.
TWENTY. NINE REBELS CAPTURED.
Capt. Tompkins, of the United States Ca.
valry, captured twenty nine Rebels back Of
Fort Corcoran this morning.
THE ILLNESS OF COL. FARNHAM.
Col. Farnham, Of the New Y ork Fire Zou.
aves, who was so severely wounded 10 the
Bulls Run 6ght as to cause temporary insan-
ty, and his consequent removal to the Insane
Asylum, is reported as doing well to-day, and
| is out OF dagger.
THE REPORTED ROUTE VIA LEEsBURG TO WASH.
INGroS.
! The reported intention of Beauregard to
/ make demonstration on Washington by way
Of Leesburg, does not alarm the Government 0 /.
! They are 10 q condition to intercept any
such movement on the part OF the Rebel or.
my.
WAsHINGroN July 80.
A large proportion of the army appoint.
ments will not be confirmed by the Senate,
as General Mcclellan will not have incompe.
tent officers 10 the army. They will all have
to undergo an examination.
General Runyou goes home immediately to
raise five more regiments.
The reports that Col. Slocum, of New
York Twenty.seventh, and Col. Farnham, oI
the New York Fire Zouaves, had become
insane, is not true. They are both impro.
wing and will soon be restored to health.
1t is reported that hereafter no passes will
be issued 10 strangers to cross the Potomac
except by General Mcclellan. He is deter.
mined to enforce the most strict police
arrangements. Not even the commissioned
officers will be allowed TO pass over the Long
Bridge without passes. The orders 10 regard
TO the sale Of Intoxicating liquors to the
soldiers will be strictly enforced. Any
person caught furnishing the soldiers witt
!; liquor, from pocket-6ask, will be locked u
10 the guard house twenty'four hours.
Colonel Baker received authority to raise
five thousand men, including one regiment o.
Cavalry.
Besuregard has sent parties of troops into
!, Louden county. Virginia TO procure provi
sions and wagons.
: General Robert Anderson paid his respects
to the Secretary of War, to-day.
: Sr. LOUIS, July 30.-lt is stated on relia
: BILE authority that General Watkins. whC
has been in command of the Rebel forces il
Southeast Missouri for some time past
resigned on Saturday last, and strongly urged
al! of his troops to dsband and have nothing
a more to do with this rebellion. Mr. Wat
I kins is man of large property, and the
). reason assigned for this sudden change o
r conduct is the contemplated passage of tb,
con6scstion bill by Congress
o BALTIMORE. July, 30.-A prominen
f Marylaudsr who visited the Bull Ron battl,
field last Friday, says that large numbers o
the Federal dead still remained unbured
also, that many wounded soldiers are stil
being brought TO Manassas. The stengtl
/ and Appearance OF the battle field, he says
is awful.