The New York herald., 1862-08-12

government employees expected subcyibe ibcray
TO this fund.
BANKING HoUsE CLOSED.
AA alleged bogus banking concern demonstrated M
| Mercantile Bsnk OF Washington, ID. c. which has been
putting in crcslaton large amoust Of small notes wan
closed tod by Coone Baker. the Chief government de
ieclive by auhorisy of the govornmeac
ARRIVALS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Among the arrivals AZ. Willards o-ngsv are Hon Kc
veTdy Johnson just rned from his nsston 10 new
Orleans and Judge c. Rose us aud DR.. d. ii Gsiman, OF
New Orleans
THE CORPORAL AND THE PREsIDERfs
While army lay befov YORKTOWN the resee mao .
small work which much annoyance 10 orr WORK
mea, and General McCclan ordered . dash to be made
upon u. With vew its strength and s sur
roundings aud, II possible, cary and destroy shs
work. Accordingly company Of sixty men was &C.
tailed from one OF our bravess resints Tor this despc
rate undertaking On the night app ointed-for hse
been determined 70 make ughs atta.k-the men wesS
drawn up frouu Of the camp, colt. drzzling ran
awaiting the order march, when private OF another
company up to tho captain and said, "Captan C.
there " man iu your company who has no
nie closer, can't I gop" The captain expressed hs
willingness provided his own captain would consent.
This obtained, aud the volunteer was In his
place in the ranks THIS attack made the reSels
driven from their work. but without b0ss for one
third Of the brave left the Geld 40 the rest
rushed forward upon the enemy Our friend escaped
upon his presented with corposals che
Through the lights about Oaks be oe
the foremost, aud at last received ball which entered
his and passed up into his elbow, shat
tering the bone and tearing the lesA In .
horrible manner; yet has been heard from
him. He Of the hospitals in Washington
and Is able to go about with his W aplaDers.
Disabled from the Of nlusset and stf anxious 70
his country be applied fer furough to 80 10 hs
State and company Of volunteers, having
left, with which he could WELD sword But red
tape could allow it and instead of meeting with any
sympathy encouragement, Order No =, prohsoiting
furloughs, thrust at him. and he was told il tho
Governor would commission him he would be discharged
The will commission unless ho raises the
men, and thus the poor fellow Kept the hospital till
such time the surgeons choose to discharge him as
disabled soldier As this was a case not within tho
meaning intent of the order prohibiting furloughg,
friend who had known Of his bravery and daring
piled the President ask his interference The Preei
dent expressed deep sympathy for him. but decanedte
the rcd tape which binds government together
He said, the Corporals is hard ono, and reminds
of story told by Judge b. of Illinois, OF the officers
Of county town In Ireland who met and resolved:
First buiId jail second TO build ii out OF the
old and third TO keep tho prisoners in the old jail
till the built And thus the country loses
services of brave soldier she has in her ranks,
is kept Gagged in the hospital while pant
ing to be IN the field.
INDUCEMENTS FOR VOLUNTEERING IN THE NAVY.
AS the military draft is to commence, it Is res
sonaby supposed that familiar with tho sea- such
New England she men, will prefer to navy,
especially strong INDUCEMENTS presented in tho
form OF prize money OF which recently aEge amounts
have been procured. Among the latest captures Is the
Memphis, worth $500 900, by the Magnolia, with
Of only seventy After deductng eetwenteths
for the commanding officer Of the feet and OF tAo
capturing vessel, the remainder will be ap-
portioned among the oflcors and men. Tne
law also provides bounties for the destruction
Of the enemys vessels in action. The papers Of the
Memphis received at the Navy Department to-day
Among them Ia note addressed to Captain Crukshanks,
commanding that British steamer, by Nathaniel Lcvns
Charleston accompanied by the gift OF chair which
the writer says the breakfast OF George
Washington. This chair will probably be sold with the
other effects Of that vessel at the port OF New York.
ACTIVITY AT THE RECRUITING STATIONS.
The news from all the loyal States shows great impe
tus in recruiting. Ia counties where volunteers
coming the ranks at the rate OF only five ton per
day, they arc now coming by nfties and hundreds.
1t Is believed that the whole OF the three
hundred thousand volunteers called for will be made up
by the 18th instant, without resort to drafting In
State, except, perhaps, Maryland.
COMMUNICATION WITH VIRGINIA.
The communication with Virginia from here ia stiu
kept up by tho Chain Bridge The farmers and market
people thus make sales and procure supplies using passss
granted by the military authority, and undergoing the
ordeal VI sentries and guards.
RECRUITING UPON FALSE PnErEScEs.
The following correspondence relates 10 ipgsniou
device or parties Of neishborng State to raise recruit
| in Pennsylvania
ASSISTANT ApJrrANr GENERALS OFrlcE August IL IsCx
Brigader General BUCKINGHAM, War Departm Mt
| ment TO raise "BucktaI brigaie Of FennsyIvanis
troops' Very respectfully, THOMAS NJ VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutaut General.
Major THOMAS ". VINCENT, A. A Co.
NAJoR-Authortcs TO individuals to raise troops have
for long time been refused, and may safely say that
authority Of the kind referred to has granted.
- : C. r. BUCKINGHAM,
Brgadier General and A. A. q.
wAR DEPARTMENT, August IL, 1851.
PROMOTIONS IN TUE OLD REGIMENTS.
strong feeling prevails In the old regiments agaIass
officers who are absent from their regiments and en-
p.oyed In making arrangements 20 promote themsc ses
above their more msrorious comrades remaining in Tho
| Held.
the SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS TO SOLDIERS
BY special orders just issued from the War Department
the attention OF suffers and all others 10
reoted section of the OF March g. 1885, which
provides that shall mol be lawful for any postmaster
other person 10 sell any postage stamps stamped
velopes for q larger than that indicated upon the
face OF postage stamp for any larger than
that charged therefor by the Post Office Department and
that any person who shall violate this provision shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and icon thereof
shalt be nned any than dollars sr mors
| than 8ve hundred dollars
The Funeral or General McCook.
CIScSsAu, August IA, 1862.
| Ssrerai McCooks funeral was imposing affair The
attendance was large The Statement OF thu phiadephs