New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-08
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| Gen. Seymour, the new COMMANDER OF the
Pepnsylvans Reserve Corps, graduated Ut Wet
Point, in NcClelian's class and served with great
dist notion as Nh artillery officer in Mexico AL! the
world knows his serv. GO ~ Fort Sumter, with the
gslIan, Anderson. After raising u company Of the
JIh United States Artillery, in which regiment he 10
= captain, he commanded Camp Cameron, at Harris
burg, for several months. There he organized sev.
eral batteries and was appointed Chief of Artillery
to tho Receives, entirely recognizing that arm IN
! the interval be ween Manassas sud Alexandria In
May he was appointed Bngadier-Geuera, and as-
rgnsd tho command OF Ord's old brigade in ths Re-
nerves, that brigade which won the battle Of
ID rainesvie. His service since bis asi gnment has
been aiduous dangerous, and very effective. At
Msehauesvi!e, OH The 10Th Of June, the bngedes of
Sc, mour and Reynolds repused the direct attack of
tho enemy, and drove them back with great loss.
At Gsinss's Mil, on the 9th, he WAS sgair disuu-
guished, and Al New.Market on the 29th, he Was
the only general officer loft to the Reserves, having
I bad, on both OCCASIONS some very narrow escapes
I f,om Dc ath and Capture. On tb. night Of June 80
his command wss particularly distin uished in cover
ing other divisions when they in great peril,
and he succeeded in bringing OF the Reserves
when there was AN imminent danger Of their being
captured.
The theatrical feud between Mr.. Dion Bouci-
esult and Mr. Benjamin Webster, in London, is as
.umirg new bitterness. Mr.. Webster suddenly ex-
hibiis more bad blood than is usua'y spiiled in
ir.t-class uelodrams. Mr.. Boucicault, tie other
hand, secms to be- winning opinions which sre in
dor Die serse golden by the dignifed manner in
which DO has conducted his side Of tho controversy.
The trouble all ero.- from the fact that Mr. Bouci-
cault insisted on bic right in bringing out 1.-THE Col
cen Bawn at Drury Lane Theaier while he was
! stl associate manager with Mr.. Webster at The
AIDE phi To counleract this, and especially to spite
his adveisary, Mr.. Webster aso announced The
Colleen Bswn," bat found that the manu-crip
was al in the bands OF Mr.. Boucicaul,. whose pm
vsie properly 1t is. afr. b., however, good-na-
turedv rent tho muris to the Adelphi, wishing in
this, as in al! previous eases, to meet Mr.. WIS
wishes in every way thar he could consistently DO
20. Mls. Boacicault <as the peace ue-senser, ard
the bearer OF the music, and the result OF her ylst
wac the following brutal noe:
"June %. 1862.
my DEAR HRs. BoroicArrr: To save yon IRON any
u.r.ona annoy anee. request that you will hot pre-
en. So ,ri either bark OF this theier during
tie yrs.ea, position OF Arain with Nh Boaee,T srg,
and va. formally excluded by orer Of his rival.
Accordingly there are to be fresh legal proceedings.
Public opinion is wholly gu the side Of the author OF
"Ine COLLEEN BayD.'
The AccNmatislon Society Of Great Britain
gave d dinner in London last month, at which The
best known Of the titled bon pgGats about town as.
/ sisted. The object was To Introduce the most re-
mote ard hitherto unrecognZed Of foreign dcicacies-
and ~ secure for them, If possible tie symlathy oil
III. British stomach. Toe bill of fare included bids
nest soup fTorl China; sea-slug soup, from Japsn;
doer's tendons from Tertiary; sea-weed Jelly, from
Austr,.lia aud other distant aud face'iOus viaIds.
! Mests from all quarters of the Globe including the
headquarters, wer, upon the table, and vegetables
| " hich might have been trained AROUND tic North
Pole sent forth stimulating and o1oious Appeals. THE
appe tie Of the British nobility sustained lie repua-
zion for vigor on tbis OCCASION and are pleased
10 learn that generous approval Of Oriental taste
was vouchsafed, and that the sitlings of tho House
Of Lords were not subsequently interrupted b. the
Indigestion of any Of its members.
Mayor John Wentworth of Chicago recently
made u speech at q meeting in Charlestown.
Mass. lie began by saying, she did not know
what Massachusetts had done in raising men for the
war, Lut ho knew what she ouyh to do" II Mayor
WENTWORTH gnorance ia unaffected, he must have
been asleep Tor tLs las. year aud abalf. IL is odd
enough to bear of All American citizen even from
the remote wilds of Chicago, declaring that hs does
not know what Massachusetts has done for thi. war
and telling an asserh!agc of Massachusetts, men
that the honor of their Safe is Mt stake, and men
must be had, if not voluntarily then Unfortunately"
If Mr.. Wentworth goes in this way, he will
speedily win the reputation Of holding the most
original and independent views on the subject Of
patriotism which this country has listened to.
1t is feared that Major Chandler Of the let Mas
saohusets Regiment killed in the course of the
battles before Richmond, as he has not been heard
from since. Major Chandler was a gallant officer
and an accomplished gentleman. lie took part IN
the int active scenes Of this war; Before tie battle
Of Bull Run, lie commanded defensive detachment
of infantry on do Maryland shore of the Potomac at
Great Falls, tho Virginia bank having been chosen
by the Rebels as point from which TO make hostile
demonstrations Major Chandler was at the front in
the first march into Virginia, and was with bis reg