New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-23
FROM BUE:NsxDE's ARMY CORPS.

Sma, Iiid the South generally are paving dearly II
one respect for their ignorance. The amount O
counterfeit Conf derate money in circulation mus
be enormous, and if nothing else were likely to de
bsse its value this viii eventually drive it from cir
culation. Thanks 70 the unskilfulness of Southern
arszsns, the Rebel evidences Of Indebtedness are
printed in the lowest style of the art, and the vg-
nettes can lie copied by the merest bunglers. have
seen notes issued by leading Southern cities and cor
poratious, and by the Rebel Government itseIi,
which had been engraved on wood or stone IN a
style which would have disgraced sccond-rate
house of the past generation. This is essy accounted
for. The plates Of almost all the Southern banks
and corporf tons are in the "plate-room OF tue
American Bank Noie Company III the Merchants
Exchange, ~ Y, and the skilled engravers OF the
country reside "a. the North and are loyal men. AS
consequence the Rebel Government and It's cities,
banks railroads, and other corporations casnot issue
bonds or bills in such style OF mechanical excel
lense to protect their purchasers aganst counter
feiters; aud 1t Is highly probable that the Southern
country ia ut this moment flooded With limitations Of
every corporation or bauk-note which will pass cur
rent IN any locality. The traffic in them is carried
on freely and openly by army suffers and stationers
in such Virginia ci'Ies occupy. Counterfeit
Confederate $j's, sos, $20's aud sl0O's can be
purchased at five cents each almost anywhere, aud
tie smaller notes-dollars and fractions of dollar
of Richmond, and other Southern city corporations
Ac cNtu iuOfc ricniy. 4 nave ne2Tu OF numerous
instances OF these bogus shinplasters being passed
among the country people for poultry, eegs, corn,
bacon, and other provisions, aud recall one case
where soldier o0u- ut uorse tOf go with a SI00
biz (which eost him cents after the owner had r.
fused the "green-back " legal tender notes OF Unci.
Sau.
Decidedly one Of the institutions of our army
if the travelling portrait gallery. camp is hardly
pitched before one OF the Omnipresent artists in
coiodion aud aniberbead varnish drives up his two
kor oh nj lazy and
packs ms chemicals Our army here ia now so large
shat quite company Of these gentlemen have
gathered about IRE amount Of business they
find RENAL kable. Their tents are throDged from
morning TO night, ana Z" while the day a.eth ="
their golden harvest rams on. Here for Instance,
near Gen. Burnside's headquarters, era the COM
bined establishments of two brothers from Pennsy,-
wanna, who rejoice ia the wonderful name Berg-
stresser. They have followed the army for more
than year. and taken. the Lord only knows, how
MANY thousand portraits. Ia one DAY since they
came here they took IN OF the galleries, so am
told, 100 odd pctnres 81, ION which the net profit
wac probably 20 cents eacB.l III anybody knows an
easier ana better way of making money than that,
she public should know il. Inc style Of portrait
effected by these travelling army portrait makers s
that known TO the profession as the meIalnoIype,
which 10 made by the cOlOdlon process on y sheet
iron plate and afterward set with amber-bead
xarnish.
wish could speak as kindly of another class OF
camp-folowers-the suffers. These nen-who per-
grandchildren, aud wuo viii have their portraits
done IN full suit OF Iegimentals, sword and all
hunger and thiret OILY for gain. Not con ented
with the profits they might reap from legitimate
traffic with the poor soldier they violate the articles
of war and sell poisonous liquors fabulous prices
men who have strength OF mind to resist their
establishments. II matters Lot 10 them that the sol
dier debsses himself until he becomes mere brute;
that be loses caste in his regiment aud s punished
with buckIng and gaggiLg. aud extra guard duty;
Z Is "A UAX ar
made to stand on barrel hour alter hour for nsnb
ordinate conduct; that riots and rows Oueide
and inside camp; these carriOn crows care nothing
for this the injury which results 10 the service.
They c;rns out TO make money, and they viii make
st and consequences may ia d Tor all them. Mr.
Wilson may talk about his Sler bills much as he
pleases and get "a many OF them enacted as he cam
the LIQUOR ariH find It's way into the soldier can
teen, and thence 10 his head. i have known sol
diers nay s. for q small bottle of whisky that was
only cne remove from proof spirits, end that remove
probably MADE with little iusll'on ana creosote
Well when such fiery waters as these ar. taken
INTO the ttonlacb il would be strange indeed II the
nerves were not irighttully OyeF-stImulated, ana
sbe victim made ready for any act OF violence.
have seen sooier, Just before q battle drink the
stuff until be was thoroughly drunk, and them as
his regiment got under fire, rush IN and hight hke e
mad DEVIL Down with the suffers, NJ. Wilson,
and substitute some kind OF EeanentM grOcorv
store which will he under decent government, or 90
away with the thing altogether, which would 10
doubt be best in the long Iln
All day Yesterday and far into the night troops
were arriving by the cars. We have very large
ARTILLERY force already gathered here and the bat
ferries are so disposed 10 completely command
fredericksburg, and is envlrons, hd Tic approaches
on this side. Our pckets thrown Out twenty
miles AND it will hot be easy for even 80 vliy u
xnso as Stonewell jackson to lake Burnside by sur
prise. The railroad wbarI at AcquIa Creek BIAS
ALREADY become too Small for the increased business
aud understand thai Capt. Williamson, I0pograpb-
zeal Engineers Will at once proceed TO Construct
another aud larger lie has recently arrived
from Newbern with his chief assistant, Mr.. II. c..
Tiebrown, and opened an Office at Headq dsrers.
Nr. killsbrOwn bao for some wees been at Wash
ingon, n. c.. constructing tortihca,Ions, which
will be strong enough 10 protect the place IRON any
land attack that Is likely 10 be made.
Bad as the hasco i'll the m Rhode Island wac, 1t
as made worse by the foolish conduct Of one of the
esptains, who, on being asked Why be absened him
sea from battalion drill, replied by note to Col.
Steere saving that the last time he had been at
drill be had been shocked at the manner IN which II
was conducted. OF course, such giarlnR insuDoIdi
nation as this could not be parsed over by COL
Stesre and the was accordingly submitted to q
court martial, which returned verdict OF guilty
and ordered Capt. Brown 10 be publicly reprimand
cd from headquarters AID disulisesd tho service
Here is the reprimsnd
HsADouAKrxRs NINTH Amy CoRPs.
Near Fiedei.ctsbmg, Va, Aug l3 1852
GENERAL ORDER No. 9--Whsreas, Capt Jeremiah Brown
cosvicred by General Court Martial lately held under
General Order from these Hesdquar'er' Of violation OF tho
Yory-fourh Ninh and Sixth Articles Of Wsr aud hs bee
sennced by Court to be publicly IeprimsDded in Gene
Ia Ocers from these Hedquarers and to be dismissed ~
service which sentence has been approved Ihe" ORC ba
known officers nouconmsioned officers. and pvsto
oil this command that the sad Capt Jeremiah BTowa
hereby publicly reprimsnd for having EXHIBITED pi.t
Standardization, highly reprehen bo and inexcnssbe IA OIL
officer and dstruetve OF the welfare and discipline CT hii
command and is dismissed the service Of the United States
LEWIS RICHMOND, A. A. @.
Thus by an act of egregious folly, Capt. Brown
ma Ia elarsf IA.