New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17

urorerty Of RcScis-A ""is"''
r,i.sion Appointcd-Coione's an" up
tain. Under Arrest for Hahins 200"
abandoned by the Rebel Army.
.,...n.,s.nre of The N. \. rhune. ~, N ,oco
RoPRls's CHURCH, Va, May 10, ioo!'
10, McCIellan Yesterday Issued tho following
eraer: po-ov,c,
Ropyr's CHrRCn. May 10. 1862.
S., ovnvvs No la The commanding Geners earns
9TH rrere, that notw hs'adng the 0fdrit el'eauy -
sh- subject the Of the command nSSeo0n''eO ''"'
x.,,.as,ior i, ce leaving oTktOwn.
& s,l hs trus.worthy information TIA, sone o. ne
officers connected with the connsnd no' & 4ny 10
tTevent these onrsses, but ale gnhty ol 40 tni.
Ihs stieniior OF the Division CommandeIs a. called 70 ~
snbeet and the strctest measgISs VII o. s"ed guilty
Minds u depIedsious Any Of the men heIessi Led by
of stealing ~l be inuedis'ey pacsa III no ~ the law
MI,9r Coi.,iou and punished to the extent ~. ,ha.
p;y;r Commsnders will be held strictly t
ha orders nrc str, obcy,d The orders WIZ n;v,,iop
s.eFs and guard have not getr tresoOsibe that tie
orders ore carried out I'm future w hel in "a, guard 10
sppr sches house tie Provost Marsna wi 'g1 M Provost
rpin f a. Mi the next Division 9rriyer II 'n of the
Tns-5 "a no. ~s erough more viii be iainheu' 1Nu Wv
best troop in hc G'n"'Da General MCCLELLAN
8. Wis A. A. General
. co,o,el Of New-York regiment is new In close
arrest and will soon be tYied before tins Commission
far piekiug mp and approrriatng to the use oi ms
..o;rsut bacon and Indian meal abandoned by the
Rebel army IN its aght also for attaching hs horse
to n deserted Secession ambulance with the stamp
&C. II. Hutton maker, Fifth street. Richmond, On
II, side and hauling up in 1t TO his camp two OF ins
Iieutenans. exhausted by being needlessly crushed
on the march day before yesterday, and the KNAPP
sacks of MANY of bis men who fell out OF the ranks
and sunk by the wayside; also for taking mule
and two Secesh horses said to have been IN the
Rebel afmv. ana to have been found in the keeping
f styor Tag Sscesh soldiers ia the woods, and usl8
then, TO haul three OF the Union repeating guus.
Numerous ether auesis Of Colonels, Captains,
Ieutenan.s and privates have been made on ehiges'
the s,atement Of which have only heard ez paff.,
and which refrain from publishing Bat one tbing is
certain. The highest power IN the land shond IN
staply settle the relations TO us which these heoeis
bear. What are they? Are they enemies Are
they friends This question sho1ld not De lei' 10
tb. determination of any commander IN The ield, or
any individual man in office. Congress, and Con-
oress alone should decide itand it should decide 1t
Forthwith.
Are these Rebels enemies TO the United States
Government and to the United States armies IN the
sense that rebellion against constituted authority in
Froren states has for centuries constituted al WHO
participated III the crime 70 be pubic enemie. Are
they enemies in the same sense that The Me2icans
were enemies when Scott was quartered IN theli
csYital Are they enemies IN a highsr and deadieI
.suse than weis the MeXicans, and have burdenec
themselves with bcouier guilt, aud incurred severei
penai ies than did people who simply dispute oSei
claims to a boundary line
prom volume Of the bound up Orders Of Gen
Scott during the Mexican war, now before me- eX
tr.ct the following:
HEADorsRrRns or THE Army,
MEXICO Jan IL, l8i8.
r's stss Ariery Is appointed Superintendent Of eirec
and iadec be levied io the support Of hi
army for tie part the Republic of Mexico called the Fed
e District He viii accordingly open ao Office in the n.
tiona Palace snj eater upon the duties assigned him.
Ee III ascertain the amount of assessments ~ hey M!
fo tins to time fall due demands for their regula
Ss 'sn n sIa l1ss y S 10 may be Us
and give scqasnces Tor the safne: Acqurance
vii ssS trarsu to toe proper acceuntau, Washington
DOCUMENTS orns the disbuIans officers with the amount
received by .hsin respectively.
- Ii. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
Gen. Scott also levied contribution upon The
CITY OF MeXicO 20 r,ise q fund Wild WHEN that ac
,oir.ble institution the Soldiers Home IN Washing
tor. was established. Should not Richmond con-
trbute 10 the maintenance of our manned Thousand ds
shot down by her savases III the swainps al WIZ
Harrisburg
IN, 10 return TO She Military Commission iust
sproipted. 1t is unquesuonable tbst to permit
troops to steal is to suddenly change them from war
rogs into thieves. They who steal from the enemy,
bv and bv steal from friends. Soldiers permitted 10
piudc. Become stragglers. If inducements are per-
Initted 10 absent themselyes from The ranks, they
will surely be waning when there is fighting to be
done.
4 plundering army cannot well be a conquerinS
army. And if private soldiers and the followers OF
an a,nv are permitted 10 fill m the camps with
horses aud mules, the regular allowance OF forage
for the regular and authorized horses instantly
fall short, aud the greatest ilnstce Is zone ah'
peril encountered Soldiers too overburdenec
with Ilunder cannot march. They exhaust them
selves before they INTO action, and canno
Gght Indeed, the mere possession OF vaidaL LEI
tends 70 take the fight out OF them.
But on the other hand, II the soldier fights, he
has RIGHT 10 be fed. Ii his Government cannot
move provision wagons up to him, for any reason
whatsoever, depth OF mud want Of horses
shall ne 70 thiry-six hours without eating Ger
tainly be should not, ii there is food within hi'
reach. Now comes the question which leads u'
% the bear, of this matter Shall the hungry soldier
bslp himself to food ?-thall he maraui Tor shall
bis officers, through sn organized arrangement
sprirging from tue Corps and going through the Di
vision, and the Brigade and the Regiment, and
gather the food through tie country neafeet 10
hand and distribute it through the raiIhs-gatheI
the horses and mules 10 carry the baggage OF the
exhausted when in fast pursuit Of fiyiug foe-and
10 renlace the animals worn out i'll the service.
The Military Commission may be indispensable.
Gen Scott found il necessary 10 enable him to deal
with the Mexicans and Spaniards. This Commission
OF Gen. Mcclellan may have something to do be-
aide punisliLg our own officers and men, Bat it,
appointment shoqld have followed, instead Of PIE
eediDg the appointment OF Bureau 10 provide foI
the supply Of the temporary but mpeIiOus wants OF
this army ia Virginia, Of food and transportation.
Our expe renee Of the character Of Virginia road,
Eince we left Fort MonrOe-and all prudent reason
ing upon the deuorazing influence of permitting The
tr0ops TO n.araud-and the mutin0ns Dissatisfaction
that viii inevitably be caused by Furnishing men fol
providing themselves with food in an eDeuy's cOun
try, while their own Qurrtermasters don't or can
supply il for tbem-ail show the necessity and the
poheS f-sGeh Bureau.