New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-26

Anxiety OF siraggIers 10 Get fiomo-Th he
Effect OF GdIcness i'm Cnnip-A suRge.-
ton About Descrfcrs-fow Rebels Get
suppiie.-A surprise to Gen sigci.


HKApeuARTERs Gxr. SiGEL's CoRPs,
FAIRYAx CoUk1-BOrsK. Sov. %, loo2 s
Riding along the turnpike leading to Alexandra
to-day overlook two soldiers, both Of whom looked
hearty and rugged. Questioning them as to where
they were going their faces Frightened o. one Of
the twain replied: /" We are going home TO fight no
more" Further inquiry disclosed that they be-
longed one TO the 9Th Massachusetts, and the othor
10 the - New-Yorki that they had been in the hos
pal d. Wsrsentor and were left at that place when
Burnside's army marched southwark; that Gen.
Suart's force Lad entered the town soon after the
wthdra yal Of the Union army; that they had been
taken prisoners, and best and happes thought Of all
10 them, had been paroied aud were now going
hone to fight no more" The dismal change which
came over their faces and the evident dsgust with
which tbsg received the information kindly vouch-
safed, that, instead Of going nome they would DO
compelled 20 report at Alexandria, and there await
I'm exchange proved TOO plainly how little their
hearts were ID the work they had undertaken TO do.
Other stragglers from the Grand Army passing
through our lines, stated that they had been lett
behind by tneir Colonel TO guard something less
than iuu Of hay, until be could send for it. Dir.
Stuart seized the hay and the men Also and Penn
sylvanp is 'hus deprived of the services of number
Of true irsn through the stupidity Of one Of her
COlOne.s. In connection with the first incident, II
NAV be stated that numbers Of the soldiers, msun
dtrsfanding, the matter Of parOling, are actually
CesrOus Of being captured, in order 10 AVOID fight
ing aud also for tie purpose Of going home, they
suppOse they Will be allowed 10 do. There IL also
very luIe attention paid by the Medical Depart
nent throughout the army TO seeing that soldiers
when discharged from hospitals are returned to
their regiments BY this neglect soldiers succeed in
getting home, ana that il the last that lie heard Of
them, unless they turn mp IN some new regiment,
North
lhis matter Of bonntes also induces men to desert
ioi 'he purpose Of reenlistng TO obtain the pecuni
AIRY reward Of patriotism. so numerous have these
ainefent casss become, that to-day there are from
,1VVVV 70 2vV 900 deserters from the armies Of the
onioh' large majority Of these are at home III
ne norm Win and without pretext and their friende
aou ne'e"D'fe o. not give the Information which
snouid reno iheSe towards and pOro0ns back to the
s''o!' "heie they should be ftly employed IN oig-
ZIG entertainments and III ali work which would
,e"eFe SOLDIERS who are willing 10 fight. IL has
oecn suggested that the colonel of each regiment
eeno 10 the Governor of his State regularly the
a1ss VI al men known even supposed TO be de-
ser.trs' the same to be published, tat the guilty
parties may he apprehended and dealt with accord
ng 10 military law
lae recent srreris made by this corps of parties
i's.ps 10 and out II our hnes have demonstrated
n 20 iorg Us that practice is allowed, the Rebels
1 'n never be tired out for want Of proyisIons
a~,ssbs, etc The becesh were ia the habit Of
s ss . washington 70 10 their shopping much the
.me s' hey had vsited their village store The
sis' o. which they are in need uay be inferred
80 We following memorandum taken from an out
so,, % his way 10 Washington: / piece bleached
On pairs shoes, Nos. /, 8, 81 corsets, 10. 49,
.s;,, :, chest; II yards calico; shoe-strDgs; hoop
~" sugar, salt, coffee, ETC., have been passed
sb ss vac permits of officers iD Washington having
''s ngh' 70 grant ruch p4Nes.
,"erasy pleasant Incident occurred at head
s,I.s;s. Gen 6igel was surprised at his Office by
se,cHi ron ti' whole staff ia full Dress lie wan
held edo 70 lns loren Of the house, and there be-
~ ~ Gignuceni black Lorse, richly ooparisoned
w. h0bih'op, auing &c spekeinian ior tne party,