The New York herald., 1862-10-04


uted States member Of the corps sharpshooters
uniess hs shall produce tho certificate Of person
duly authorized by tbs Of the State which
sho company Is raised that he has in five consecutive
shots at two hundred yards rest made string not
over twenty i've inches, the string of hand at
hundred yards the certificate 10 bc written on the
target used a. the test.
Elias NJ Green, Of New York, late or Texas, has been
appointed chief Quarermaser OF General Heintzlemaus
corps ossDee. with the rank Of lieutenant colonel
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
fne great Military Co mmssion to inquire into the NAL
fsasance OF several officers high rank has not yet got
into working trim The delay required for gathering
she parties and witnesses An immense number Of wit.
ne es have been summoned pro- and CON- and tho Court
adioaf from day to day until the parties ready
ARRIVAL IF PARoLED PRISONERS FROM WINCHESTER.
First Lleuts 'ant James p. Perot OF the One Hundred
,and Eighteenth ennsyvania Corn Exchange regiment,
oeogether with ninety six men Of his own and thirty o.
other regiments have arrived here from Harper's Ferry
Aeutenant Perot is Adutans OF his regiment and was
wounded in the right and taken prisoner al the fight
at Shepherdstown They pafoed at Winchester and
according to their paro they not To fake up arms against
any enemy until exchanged This is done to prevent
par oed men from being ainst the Indians. show
sng concusvsy the rebels league with them
and urge thom their h0lish barbarites The above
prisoners marched from Winchester to Harpers Ferry
under cavalry guard in twenty hours ard sufere
great hardships. Lieutenant Perot says they werd
tweuty-sx hours from Harpers Ferry to Washington
with nothing and that the days he has
had only half hard biscuit to live upon
THE REBELS SENDING NEGROES TO RICHMOND AND
C0NSCAlrTS 70 WINCHESTER.
is stated by refugees from points south Of our lines,
chat the rebels hava ed to Richmond all negroes,
bend or free that they could lay their hands and
have i'm til m isA tho whites and
wards Winchest II.
REBEL KfNTUCKIANS.
distinguished citizen Il Kentucky and formerly
ecer Of Gen. W o. Buffers staff In the Mexican War; has
written letter TO Adjutant General Thomas. in which
recurring 10 that period when the whole staff
in their devotion to the government he says-Now
you and alone are truly loyal William o. Butler is
thorough rebel Russ, his son, is raising regiment o.
rebel troops in Kentucky DR.. Hunt has been from the
beginning Of the rebellion connected with rebel army
untii he crippled for life by being thrown from
As for myself the writer relative OF mine stands
with me, but thank God that he has kept from
o'ing traitor to my country and to Him." The letter
written, expressed. from exubei Of kindly feel
tnss after reading the recent proclamation Of the pre
dent, and the writer says 81 stakeholder Of
my property consists in slaves yet say let all rather
than my government. In my opin on the President will
be sustained by large majority Of the Union Of Ken
tucky. All who do the principles of his pro-
II merely rondellng scceSs. on strength
THE CHARGES AGAINST GENERAL M'powELL.
The friends OF General Mcdowell urgent in their
demands that the request made in his shall
be complied with. He stands before the country
br nded with all the crimes that be imputed
General OF the federal army He has frankly, plainly
ur quvt caly and manfuIly demanded court
or inquiry into the whole of his political
connection with the war Whether or not
charges have betn preferred against him by official au
th rity, he is charged by pubic opinion with offences
cha. demand nvesti sation, and he is surely entitled,
under all the rules Of military JUSTICE the
In estigation he has asked. He of inquiry
that shall be to the people, the proceedings which
shall be reported from day This he is surely enti
tlsd and The failure to accord this justice only induces the
be .ef that General Mcdowell innocent and that the
pal ties who refuse him what he seeks afraid that the
Investigation will upon them the blame which they
willing he shall rest under. Whatever may be Gen.
eral McDowes faults whatever he may have
mted in the campaign under the circum 'tances he is
surely entitled to investigation and since his letter
asking for public inquiry into his conduct has been pub
sshed the people amazed that should not have been
granted and begin believe that there others who
10 be effected by disclosures which will be made
THE COMMAND OF THE MORTAR FLrEr.
Commander David d. Porter has been appointed acting
Rear Admiral commanding the mortar fleet.
PROPOSED NEW POSTAL CURRENCY.
III
currency 1t is to enclose the Post Office, postal
rency, stamp in a circle Of whtc metal, covered by
p CO Of mka making circular metallic case, with the
stump protected from the wear and tear o. It
has been approved all who have 1t. It is
stated that, at the pres Mt rate OF Issue Of
che postal currency, 1t will take eight years
g. bring Ut the Gfty millions authorized by C.ngress
The inventors Of this style OF currency propose get
up the stamps themselves at their cost be allowed
20 metal Lie fhinkt hat bv
poyng the button manufactures OF New England they
very nearly sup y the demand such advance will
De salts actory to the bankers and the public The styles
exhibited TO the Seerctrry Of the Treasury day have
attracted much attention. They practical and unique
and avoid all the difficulties hitherto urged against that
Of currency The advantages of its vastly
weigh all tho disadvantages that be urged. Although
che transferring OF the plates may
oe necessary TO extent, yet by this
there may be infinite saving in space and paper
allowing great OF the stamps TO be thus printed
thereby increasing the amounts required for crcu
1aton
THE MINERAL WEALTH OF SOUTHEASTERN CALI
FORSIA.
The discoveries OF rich mineral regions near Fort
YUMA in the southeastern portion Of California show the
why spectators have been seeking get gran
crom Congress Of the territory in question They FIRST
nodestly asked for superficial Of the dimensions
Of the State OF Connecticut but subsequently came
down to about three millions OF Of what
2hey called the Colorado Desert" represented 10 be
only approachable through Mexican territory only
slightly valuable for agricultural purposes by Of
ation. The committee In Congress who had charge
the memorial for this extraordinary gratuity Of public
lands referred to the Commissioners Of the Land occ,
whe made report that the locality in question part Of
<he great volcanic upheaval upon the Pacific coast,
which was gold bearing, and stretched from
Mexico to the Russian possessions; that IL was In
latitude whore like soils In the Old World made pro-
ahc by human industry OF fruits Wines &c. and nualy,
shat It's susceptible irrigation from the Co.
RADIO, whose bed hundreds Of feet above Il, and
whose flow was ever full On account OF u