New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-08
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BotiyAR UlGHrs Oct 9, lef2
Last Saturday new regiment arrived hero and
was encamped upon the crest Of the Iights, Jusi IN
tie rear Of my boarding-plsoe. The men were good
men and true but rome what uDused 10 camp life
and the realities Of war and though they ali doubt,
lees opged for the time TO come when they should
smell "yillaiuous saipe,er on the battlefield,
portion OF them ignoran, Of tie fact that II is
usual 70 place quantity Of gunpowder IN tho inie-
nor Of rihcd aud other SHELF, aud that when the
powder 20 placed IN contact with fire. II very
iioquently burns with such eAlosve rapiciiy as To
burst it, iron confines and spread dcsolaion and dis.
may in the shpe OF az, ulAr and ragged bits OF sOni
metal. Tho day passed calmly OF. and IN the due
course Of events supper time arrived.
Intent OIL boiling tie pot, one company having
procured the necessary fuel, cast about for some
thing that should serve 10 sustain the camp kettle
above the glowing embers. They had not long TO
look There sundry pilet Of riied shell abont,
left by the Rebels after Col. Miles surrendered aud
died -Four Of these, placed upon tie ire-wood.
made IN admirable resting place for The kettle. IL
was placed uuOn them. The wood was carefully
piled about and ignited Everything was going
we'll The pot boiled, and some Of tie men wicd
away the rosy hours frying pork over the cheerful
blaze. Tie pot boiled; at the s'Ine time something
eee boiled too. There were four loud explosions.
iron whistling about ia the air very unpleasanily
ard there were dozen warriors beating disorderly
retreat from the scene Of action. Fortunately 10
one was hurt. ! presume lint regiment will boil no
more camp kettles on loaded shells.
Tie nuisance Of struggling and the dlsorderly
conduct Of etragglers las become very great. Men
belonging 10 the various regiments not only have
infested the villages, begging aud sometimes fieal
ing getting drunk Whenever they could aud keep
ING the villagers in IA state Of continual alarm, bat
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in gangs Of five or siX 10 4 dozen, away from their
regiments, Iillaging wherever the opportunity
ofers and rendering themselves rcproach TO the
United States Amy. Aside from the very serious
nature Of their oilenfes againet peaceful citizens,
their absence from their regiments was great de-
trment 10 the service, and II was evident that some
rigorous step must be taken to put IN end 10 the
evil. On Thursday last Gen. Mcclellan, in view
of these facs, issued General Order, directed to
the several corps commanders, esthblthing II
mounted patrol and ordering the arrest oi all officers
and men found out Of camp without written per-
,uisson the men 70 arrested TO be set at work upon
Notifications IN process Of erection on Maryland
Ulgbts The order was thoroughly published aud
was nut in force on Friday. The ELECTS Is already
very marked, and the work Oh the lights promises
TO 20 on rapidly
peone OF hospital nurses detailed from the various
commands Immediately after the late severe batles
n "a claimed thai with the friendly disposition oi
the loyal citzens OF Maryland, and the constan'
offers of residents Of other States, enough nnrtes
can be procured from among civilians, aud the light
ing men now employed in that capacity returned to
their proper duty believe that steps have been
taken to that end 1t viii be good thing for the
army If IT is 30.
Large bodies Of troops are being moved forward
TO oin the Grand Army OF the Potomac. lhey arc
cent at frat TO Frederick (Which now contains u
very large number OF mem, aud are thence dlatlb'
u,ed to such points as feem best. doubt whether
it is contraband' to state that we are getting an
army together here and above us on the Ivcr sucn
as America has never seen. When 1t moves II VIII
be with u crushing weight Of numbers that nothing
can Withstand. Especially cannot the hali-Slaryod
and ragged Rebel forces maintain front against IT.
It will 10 body SO powerful that clear path VIII
be swept by is progress: ~,
Yesterday passed IN this corps with SabbathlIke