New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-01
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
M0yEssCNTS OF GEN. MCDOWELL
THE DErENSES OF RICHM0ND.
The Case of the Officers of Tie esd,
THE REBEL BARBARITiE5.
ase of the Officers Of tie esd,
THE REBEL eARHARiTiEs.
eONEISCATION AND EMANCIPATION
THE PROGRESS ON TIE TAX BILL
w..ulverov. Wednesday, April 30, 1852.

We have dispatches day later from treoeTisAt-
burg, but they embrace nothing important. Gen
Mcdowell bad been fully provided with means Of
crossing tie Rappahannock, but 40 immediate for
ward movement anticipated
THE DEFENSE OF RICHMOND.
A refugee from Richmond who left that city on
the Goth inst, and whose truetwouhness is vouched
Tor by Union men, having been driven out Of Fred
ericksturg, although 1t is commanded by our guns,
sought protection within our lines, tells story At
variance with information previously received. lie
says that there are only 5000 Rebel soldiers between
Fredericksburg and Richmond Of WHOM one regi-
ment, the 3Oth Virginia, is muiinous, and has been
partly dsarmed; and that The whole force If urder
the command Of one General Field lie adds that
She guns once mounted en- tie Notifications AT Rich
mond have been taken 20 Yorktown, where Is
Rebel army Of 100000 men. Ii may be thst this
story is a lure to euuce Gen. Mcdowell forward.
ORDER RESPECTING The sURGECN-GENERhL.
The following General Order has been issued fon
The Adjutant- Generals Office:
First: assistant Surgeon William \. Hammond. L. A..
having been appointed BY The lTeidcut srrseonGeueri
with the Of Eng CIerG under the sct Hpi Owed
April 10th, 1867 will enter without delay upon the duties Of
Ssooad Applications for transportation for The Ismov, Of
sck for nurses and for supplies or Tue 81 "a, W boz
hereafter made to tue SurgeouGeuera Tic SnrgeoaCrsei
% also authorized 70 give Iasses his disseol io pIyse
E0alcIl,
TIE CASE OF COZ. CROCKER AND MAJ CASSIDY.
Gov. Morgan declares that he has satisfied himself
that Col. Crocker and Maj. Csssidy did not desert
but were taken prisoners by the enemy, and that
tbe stories that Col. Crocker has relatives IN the
Rebel army or is under indictment fog murder are
false.
PATRIOTISM or ITALIAN SOLDIERS.
Our Consul at Geneva writes that during Tie slN
months he has been there he has received no less
than thousand applications 20 enter our army from
Italian soldiers who wish 10 fight iOr Liberty III
america.
TIE TRINITY CEURCH DISLOYALTY CASE.
The severance between Church and State at rfln-
ity, over which semi-Secession journals copgIala-
lated themselves last week, has been made more
complete by the Secretary of the Treasury. On
Easter Monday. four yes,rymea who had voted that
the refUsal Of tbe Rev. DR.. Lyle, their Rector, TO
read Bishop Whittinghams prayer Of thanks Tor
Union victories was evidence Of oisoyal;y sufficient
70 cause Liz retirement, themselves turned ont
Of office by the congreg CATION, women yelling the
majority against them. AT the meeting, res
oiution TO the effect that the congregation s had
confidence in their Reetors loyalty and PATRIOTISM
although moved by one of the leaders Of the major
ity. was voted down. OF the four newly-eeced
yestryuep, one, a Clerk in the War Department,
and not dsloyal was supposed, has esisned; two
of the othersJos. Ingle, native Of PenMsy lvana,
and James NJ. Forbert, native OF Dela~ are, and
appointed from the District-haye for many years
been Clerks in the First Auditors office, receiving
81 900 year from Government which they were
unwilling to pray for. They ceased 10 be Clerks last
Monday.
DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON SEED.
The Secretary Of Tie Interior IN response 20 res
olution Of the House. states that he employed Walter
Collins Of Virginia to procure cotton seed in North
Carolina, placing $500 in Lie hands for the purpose.
He purchased 400 bushels, which are now Icing
out up in sacks for distribution by members Of Con-
gress d. G. Donohue 10 whom 81 600 was given,
purchased 800 bushels in Tennessee, which have
been distributed through the State Agricultural So
ceties Of Illinois Indiana, and Ohio. Five hundred
Collars more have been sent 10 Mr. Donohue, who il
directed TO send portion Of the seed TO Iowa and
Kansas. Tie residue Of the appropriation Will be
required, adds the Secretary, TO pay incidental eX-
penses.
THE ADyUTANT-GENRRhL's DEPARTMENT.
Senator Wilson's bill for the better organization Of
she Adjutant- Generals Department adds to il by
regular promotion of its present officers one Colonel
two Lieutenant Colonels and nine Majors aboishes
the grade Of Captain in the department. and pro-
vides for Cling all vacancies occurring in the grade
Of Major by selection from among the Captains Of
tbe army.
CIvI. SUITS AGAINST SOLDIERS.
Senator Cowan introduced bill to-day, which
was referred 10 the judiciary Committee, providing
that no civil process shall issue or be enforced
against any person mustered into the United States
military seryice during such service, for thirty
days after his discharge and that any process hereto
fore or hereafter issued shall be quashed motion,
provided that the statute of limitations shall not
durng the term for which the right to bring ouch
suit in given case is thus suspended.
THE REBEL BARBARITIEs.
Among the testimony offered before the Senate
Investigating Committee, Nathaniel +. Parker,
captured at Failing Waters, said that the prisoners
were always badly treated, many died from sheer
neglect, and five were shot by sentries. Dr. j. NJ
Homiston, Surgeon Of the Iith New-York, was
refused permission 10 attend 10 wounded men. He
and his fellow prisoners received food for twenty
tour hours at Manassas, and inexperienced Sur
ReoNs performed operations in @ manner absolute
ir1ghuui. Corporal PrescOtts leg was 80 uDskill-
iuiy amputated, that the operation had TO be sub
se9uenliy TWICE repeated, and that lie afterward
and they were only relieved by caichps rain wscr as il M
from the Ioo Several died during tho night ser batte
Tss.dsy nigh, and Wedns.d. I upon the 9'"Si. .S sn
e-.m Assi.,snt Surgeon n the same regiment,
sSnh.@sd the '1,do1y sd5 Of D., hooa Gsn. James b.
Psssins Reb.s,ay kDocK Ii. brain. OF
shst his treatment depended upon the tsan.nt IecevsS NV
the Rebel prs,eers The testimony eff othsrs ~, 10 tbe
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