The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-03

tou tDat no credit could be placed upon h asesrslon
When our driven back Beach was missed, and
whsn our mon recovered their original grouna he was
fouad dead, ~ the upper part Of tAe skun crushed
70 fragnents, and the brain all out. No
say withasy certainty how the wound inflicted
II may have been received from Of the cnemys
plosivs rife balls and there oshsr wound, he
may have been hit In the nrst place with shs but Of
musket.
Yessevduy afternoon We were visited 6y . hurricane
and thunder Of terrific dsscrption which lasted
through tho night and left camp licking very much
like the day after the deluge.
Last evening the thunderstor having travelled NORTH
burst another portion Of ssmy and exceeded
In violence any battle OF the elements within memory
Of the Oldest r. r. v. in Hanover county. It seemed
IL the artillery OF heaven mustered tho camps
Che contending armies, TO show how puny the
ventions Of artiersts BY comparison. Torrents Of
descended, flooding the earth and beating through
the most uncomfortaby. Hour after hour
dad the black thunder clouds march and counermarch
over heads launching necessarily most terrific
bolts and pouring out walls OF electric wrath Tho
lasted until nearly midnight. Frederick otsrsen
private Captain Hoxamsrs battery Of light artillery
. fns looking young German, who was enlisted In
Hoboken for tho New Jersey artillery, was killed
~ lightning while sleeping in his tent in .
wheat field at Mechanicsvis. Two Others lying by his
sido in the tent, were unframed.
Colonel Caleb Pratt, who distinguished himself In the
battle Of West Point has been strongly BY
the officers OF the division for Brgadisr Gcnsrashp
His regiment the New York Thirty nrst IN one Of the
Quickest the army and have been admirably discs,
plinsd and handled by their Colonel.
Lieutenant Oliver Walton, Of Company D. First Nassa-
chussts Volunteers, tried By court martial ana
sentenced to BE- dismissed the service Of the United
staisen for "cowardics and msbehaviour before the
snomyn
BY General Order No. 49, Lieutenant George A. Custer
q the Fifth regular cavalry, appointed Acting Aid
On General MoClsllan's stan.
CAnP At TYIxRs Houm. Va, May 81, lso2.
Ne Camp Befrs ne Fi0ht-An Incident at Dres Pa
vole-An 0Ncr DtsGacsd sd PsnisAsd-7Ae woM %
Csm4-An Order 70 Mope-7As Seadinsa Of oar Ms~--A
Rsbd Officer Of High Rank Cdptured--A 0e.sral IN.
saoesesf Commsnosd, dc.
We returned 70 this place yesterday having been sent
forward TIVE days BEFORE reserve 10 General Porter
In Of nscd. The glorious results Of his expedition
thrilled the hearts Of troops with sxulsation which
they manifested By deafsnng cheers On returning TO
camp here hilarty was the order o. the day Hurdle
racing was participated In By the crack stssds Of
some Of the nsld oncers the prize being hand
some leopard skin, the Offering OF General r
r. Meaghsr, for tho winner. A tremendous
crowd was present ON tho occasion. An occurrence OF
this kind Ia mentioned in the absence OF any news 10
show spirit Of oyousness psrvading our raan, ar
my the face Of the Enemy The nonchaancs and sano
frod Of our In shs face Of vast force has never
been excced by the French the gayss troops who live
Your correspondent has wounded and sick so
ders burlesque dress parade amid the hesrtss laugh
TOR from the seriously disabled OF their comrads
An interesting spectacle was exhibited In a dress
parade this morning. II win be recoected that Major
General H. g. Sanford, United States Minister At Bal
gxn presented through Governor Ramsey OF Minnesota
ttery or steel rined six FOUNDER guns Of exquisite
nnsh and suitably incrbsd 70 this regiment for gallant
conduct at Bull run andBsls Bluff, and . mark or hin
appreciation Of their gsn,ua efficiency camp and held
In obediencs TO orders from Governor Ramsey the
Ocucid announcements " the sRlsndia ssasnseial "A