The New York herald., 1862-07-27
NEWS FROM M'clrLlAN's ARMY.
FoKr aEss Mosa

The steamer John Brooks down James river last
sweating laden with prisoners from Richmond most Of
whom either sick or wounded All of them left on
The same steamer this morning for Point Lookout Hos
pital.
The efficient Medical Director, J. NJ. Cuyler, who has
ociacd for some time at the hospitals at Fortress Mon
roe, left here last evening for Washington TO take more
prominent position. There is expression of general
regret at his leaving this place. for he has been most
Pssduous in his abors among the sick and wounded under
his care. DR.. Gilbert takes his place here.
Many merchants who made arrangements for taking
goods to Norfolk TO open stores and others to
all up stores already opened have changed their plans
Tor the present. dsssted from carrying their former
ones partly for the that the currency poor
.condilion In that place.
Transports, with the balance Of prisoners from
Richmond. are hourly expected to arrive at Fortress
Monroe.
The John Brooks did not stop here sufficient time for
'us TO obtain . list Of those she had on board.
The mailboat John A. Warner arrived from Harrsons
Handing at four O'Clock this afternoon and reports all
.Quet on the James river.
Tho John A. Warner brought down from Harrison's
Handing large number OF laborers who are returning
home and also several musicians who are mustered out
OF sTvcs and North the Ral boat this after
n 'on aso few sick soldiers and ofcers on their way
North.
Our H1rrfson's Landing Correspondence.
! ffH HARRisoNs LANDING, July q, 1852
delinquency Of the Pay Department IN No. Paying Our
Gallant Troops-Aw Urgent Ca -7he Dra,Ublck of Our
@J-fss STUFF 0u- Paymas.srs Are Made of-An I'M.
povtoM Matter for Me Attention. of the War D.pa,e-
me~s, dc.
The HERALD Of Saturday did the government and the
Soldiers 90 service by its remarks on the delinquency
o. dshonesty Of paymassrs. There othcr phases
this subject which the HERALD might have touched and
sshown the evil up even forcbly. To reinquish
lh0nest labor and live on the ment already
10 be the Of this nation. Men least qualified the
most greedy applicants for serving the government whom
sere b no danger, but little work and large pay. When
sehe cxigencies this rebellion called large army into
shs nsld and atriotic men were onerrg themselves to
Servo in its ranl Of who had always been
more ornan entail than useful to society might have
sssa at the doors Of the White House, portunng for the
Cfnce OF paymaster YOU might there see the shabby
lawys unable 70 live by the practice OF the decaycd
parson In ssedy rament and specaces abolition and
Temperance lecturers in slouch hats and dngy nsn and
Broken down politicians whose trade gone and with
.lt tbeir credit at the bar. Not dozen
~ fsso men such you would have given credit
Hor pair Of boots. But they had borne torches during
fhs campaign and set for good republicans Nj,
Lincoln has great and good heart, and with hh
tosd pity for needy gentlemen gave at least full reg
she Uusd States Army. Now whether it is the result
OF ineoisncy want Of energy cannot say, but it is
sl known feot here in the army that the nnmber II
Thsse paymastsrs increases the less promptly do the
trosps get ther pay. The luxury Of enjoying the rank
and wearing the shoulder straps OF MAJOR with
pouding pay and smolumens would to have turned
ahs heads OF very many Of them and rendered them
ess ornaments in the pay Of the Just before
u late battles in front Of Richmond there great dis
f whom had not received cent of pay for nearly Eve
pnocths Every Of common easily see
What ths influence Of insufficient raticns and pay
nust be 90 troops in the fed Charges OF bad faith on
Ahs part of tho government freely made, and
tSw laid at the door Of the Treasury Department
Dsrfxmod .hsr duty The money TO pay some or those
keglments, long kept without cent had been in the
Aaads q p.ymsstsrs three and four months The pie
ovns, and the paymasters could not ind the regiments
fhn simply ridiculous. The simple truth that pay
made effort 70 Gnd the regiments they were
Fosssown 4 West Point Il cunSsrland At the White
remained Ave weeks. has been said that ho is good
soldisr who locks well after his family 1t home Expe-
And ycu cir know full wen that when soldier faces tho
bnsmy anA thinks of what he has TO eudurs and suffer,
y" o
tnereaas He too frequently feels that the family he has
esft home made 70 suffer By the iaxity or bad faith
f tbs government hs ID Aghng 70 uphold II was indeed
kanfs the degrading shifts TO which Of
SroUps were reduced while the peninsula 70 raise small
Mon who were in good credit with the suter or "mess
man could got six dollars for their months pay OF thir
creased when on ma ch, we're forced to send their ply
rolls friend in Washington, TO get discounted and
b was no uncommon thing to have to piy from six To-
eourtson per cent discount to get the money
lOn rolls already dus, and the money to pay
them in the hands OF the paymaster. coluson
between paymasters and the brokers who charge such
Outrageous Of interest has been freely charged and
appearances 60 to the belief that the charges
x9c The evil calls loudly for remedy ard the
government should at once apply IL.
am not much Of aogcian, and hence never could un
mo".ns q up ID. pay rolls Of three or os
Tsgmenss "a very simple procesdlngl, draw his money
fr the take his horse and proceed to make his
payments which he could DO in a week, II he
etsn should be honored with the ank pay and emo.u
iIpsnts Of IN ,or. with clerk At $500 year while
Fer-ntsl quartermaster, whose duties and responsi
fbilties at 10 st twsntyold, and who snrustcd
with millions Of government property monthly should
be made to content himself with simple first lieutcu.
ancy, with ,uenant's pay and ten dollars month
ira. Thore ID something radically wrong about this; but
"a is n keeping with everything else that aperains
10 army must Of course wait and wish Tor
horm Is like the Congr, man and the general riding in
ralroad car together on public service the
who docs bnt LITTLE for the counrys veal getting forty
mileage, and the general, who risks his lie and
nghts his country's battles getting only Draw the
moral as you will.
Our Newports News Core spomdence.
NEwroRrs News, Va, July IS, 1867.
The Troops Now at his Point-The Cause of the Pubca
tsea Of ContrdJand Tiicuigence-7he Troubles in N
Second Ncvydnd Regtment--Tne Fled in he Rsads--
The Cumbeviand-7he Weather, dc.
Newport's News and vicinity within the past week
have assumed hustle and activity equaled only at the
when tho Army Of tho Potomac landed here early last
spring The deserted log huts again with soldery
and tho green fields white with tents IL Is
hardly necessary TO state that the present occupants
anxious follow their predecessors tho bloody plains
before Richmond. Prudence forbids me saying wha
troops here aud while this topic cannot refrain
from referring the conduct Of rogimcnal on
GERS who correspond with newspapers, and oftc,ncs
thus mpar information which the regular corrc ondent
would hesitate tn communicate VI the d. u,
tons from the War Department, under which LIE acts
Surely the proprietors OF journals publishing scl
should be held to The correspondent gives his
parole of honor not 10 Of certain yet some
nr enainn hia nhraah