New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-24
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS

GENERAL RosECRASZ.-Thi gallant officer, who
has been ordered to join Gen. Raleck, and sssime
an important command, crossed the river at Belslre,
Western Virginia, ON Saturday, on his way to Pitts
burg Landing.
DEATH OF A Sol DIER.-Prvate Riley +. Fletcher,
Co. A. 50tb Regiment, N. Y. s. ", died on the 2lst
inst, Of typhoid fever at the U. S. Army General
Hospital, Camden street, Baltimore.
AN ApPEAL.-I beg to call the attention II the
pubic the following which IL net only deserving Of
their kind.s. sympathss. but Of their most material aid; At
the battle Of Roanoke leland Feb fell Corporal florence Of
the New Jersey Volunteers. with both legs shattered by
cannon ball found necessary to ampus,e them few
inches below the knee. thus depving him OF all natural
mean. Of ocooon and rendering him comparatively unable
in the future to procure livelihood his wife aud children
now propose to procure for him artificial limbs By means Of
which he will be enabled 70 follow hs business shoemaker
To purchse thsse & viii require $40 and IL also de
sirs5e Tsise snal OF money 10 start him III MS
business.
In appesirr to the benevolent IN beh. OF this man feel
that it ordinary which ak tker AID lie len
home and family his eounrys call and when he Joined tue
army hner specimen of man never saw he nov returns
nuthted In bodys wreck Of his former self But,
with all bis sufs rugs has mnrEu escaped bis
ps do believe the thought entered hs mind that he
wished lie had to the wtr In the early part OF ms
.ufeDss watched 81 him for many days sod night, -.
Of a. with whom he brought IN contact ahd none
felt ilat too much could be done for saeh $ man.
On the morning after the battle, hen the newsoi the sur
render Of the Island brought to the hospital Lorenc.
who laid among some 20 others OF the badly wounded
raised him ELF upon h- elbow, and called to bis companions
Tor thee cheers The old flag which heartily given
such must he taken care a. he IL now the ho,s
in Jersey City slowly recovering from attack ofhioas
lever which he contracted s Roanoke leland Surely Thu
brave fellow IL deseyng of msnif. station Of The public
sympathy Ald the best way TO exhibit 10 help him now,
'''' q" '''''' ~ ~ j. II THOMPSON. NJ D.,
No. rs West Twenty third street.
subscripons can be sent to the following settlement j. b.
aomsI Mayor Of JsT.ey Gig NJ q; W. Lo' 30
Fsrrar, Lovejoy'. Hotel, PalkrOw.
SOLDIER DED.-George L. Carey, private in
Company A. s5;h Penn'y'snia Volunteers, died al the
United State. Army General Hospital Camden street, Bait
more, May Y, Of typhoid fever.
METALLIC DECISIVE ARNoR FOR MARINE
coge, Of the IT,, be- .c s.maa r.
sfe many abroad b, cSn the honor Of nvenny metallic
def.a. amor f ships. Il has been generally ',rSed 20
Grgg OF Colngve Pa Mr GTegs had patent issued 20
aheasr side, 81! srouno covered by deck to glance the
projec:ies Of enemy upward while the shot sIkiIg be-
ansul.,ed system Of shp6adinr as eshiOed II. Mer
mac, and the isste recently launched a. Phdad,
As ate a. 1889 Hr Greg, invented this hslf century be
80 Of mstsc shisds Mr. Greegs va..el was 70 o.
oPPersd OF covered r IRON hIa IN 'd ss e
States and his country hrst practically embodied the 'aea
ths Monitor
1 WHO kLLED SIfRLlNG tRltk !-fIuhcih NUN
SOU esq who TO Pi,tsburs Landing short tine ago
we stand OF oo.ors 10 the fyhr.l Illinois Infantry
Col Cumming returned this morning He s.ys tbare Is NJ
doubt that the Rebel General Sterling Price Of Missouri VA
Ill ed ruulofed day two Tie fell into an snbgs
cedc the fy first Illinois, no fired upon him. and he
M pierced by forty ball. lie ~as brought into ths Union
camp, ard identified by parties who knew him. $3.50
| lChicsso Journal. 10th.
COLONEL BENEDICT HEARD FRoN.-The family
OF Col Benedict received letter from b yestsrdsy, dated
Richmond He va. confined In prison His hiepds will be
happy that be is Ia excellent health and bss almost
entirely recovered from the wounds received In the Williams
burr fei He offered to be reieaed bis parole.
several officers accepted Col Benedict however. declined
ground that lie enlisted in the 70 put down the re-
heon would prefer prison before consentins
TO lay down his until treason exteruipsted He
thai Col Croker and Major Css dy have been shame
fully abused by limitations OF their disloyaty.