New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-02
TIE "NIoTH ARMY CORPS"
4 Retrospective Look Check upon Res
ignniion.-P Patriotic Order BY General
Burnsidc-Improrsd signal coar--A
PcnnsyI,ania Whiiiler-s,rnngc Police
in North Enroiiun-ArriyGio at Wounded
from .,icbmond-Oescri prion of the New
Nerrinac.


NiwFoEr NFws July -. 1852.
There il no longer such "a thing as the Burnside
Expedition. IL has pa-sod into history. The name
j. obsolete. and General Burusi army is now DE-
ignalcd as the Ninth Army Corp. What memo-es
cluster round the old name How clear a record
has tie Burnside Expedition made for it-eli-oi dis-
appointments and difficulties overcome; Of peFils 10y
water escaped of brilli.nt victories won with an
inferior force Of nagnlunious treatment o. prs IL
crs; Of "A great civ saycd from destruction; an i'm
poriant national fortress rccapurcd the waiers o.
two sounds cleared OF Rebel craft feet destroyed
in one of the most gallant naval fights ever known
law and order established Ia the conquered
territory In "a word, o. ore confined series ~
sncee,.-s under Circumstances the mosi unrropupi-
What expedition or army cou' "a either siie' ii'S
such an honorable history 30 t0-si q Iioe. iur
world know how 20 much has tfcn accom- sbc4 '
l. vas hv look king trouble nanfally in the face .i
never thinking there was such word ls 'ail, los
uur.iliug "A rtrAghtorvsfd hOn0tat lc CoIrst iowa ID
fegd and flo. by forgetting elisl cnds afd f.r.t.
only for tie country good bN Gtauhf n '.
mlon and fraternity between simer-. ana maxi, ?
ths a. feel 10 " they only mcvhcr- oi Que great
militnIy family; by enforcing slict discipline' by
showing the men that thc!r welfare was looked Hitcr
BY the Generals; by those Generals living proofh Il
n cir ability, their dalntess bravery, snd Their bar
IL i.
after y. lor from unwilling Fortune, ana made We
name Of Burnside leoyed
I rcolect very vel the answer made los Geo
Burnride to queeons " mino al ilRlcrl- ils'
Fall. l. was m tI0sr d.rk Gays when nothing bui
-...ier fccned possible, and Buru-iCos great heat
war nearly broken with ike load Of trouble which
weighed upon il. oar transports and guu-boats,
deol laden with troop ttofcr aud m'nionso o. war
were crowded into the uattOw channel inside Hat
tetes Bar; griudilg and crashing into eaeh t'het -
the uortu-r lstefly gales f-gct week ia asa "eth
ont For the fife IA Toe be was atteu ping 70 get
aver the Swa.b The heavy draft vessels that swiut
ling contractors had thrust upon him Tor iBht-afit
ones. 1 got on board the Pioneer. ana iound the
Commanding General leaning against the u mouse;
Tie onubost Wa. hard and last aground aud
tlough they were working her tcreN al iu!i PREF
s,r. and had all sails ret, she did not move M ch.
- General" said, tho illains Who sold YOU Thee
L,ot. n driving only live and nk ieei 0nght 10
be exposed. They are gong TO make you is!i, ana
the pe,plc should know who they are. " NO, he
ronl'ed lacking me fall in the face, " Don't blame
nm H. all nv fault. | should have satisfied my
srlf with nv own eyes aud hands that the vessel.
were M represented. had no business 10 trust any
man IA such IA matter lave taken tit l'b tor bet
ter for WORSE Ii fail assume all tie blame, aud
il succeed, get The glory Dat uo,i mean 20
fall and We viii come out all right yet. And over
hi. kid. open lace, there came look OF such de-
AZ he knitted his brows and get hs lips,
TIA, felt sure he roHd come out all night.
The first general order FROM the headquarters OF
the Ninth Army Corps was an important one, CON
ytniny n cOnrt-maTtia. Tic second Is tins:
HEApQrAr1EE. Hisrn AMY tpHrs }
OLD fofST CoNSoHT July u, 1902.
attention 10 the occasional rcgaton' Of officers from caprice
incei wong' his pfaetes 50 pIgdciAi TO the ,sr'co
and 20 Destructive tie sces?eet OF the oieor who In
IN. country, right TO the service Of officer who has vol
unfairly rendered her b- aid In tbs hour q si esnnot be
violated without the strongest feAon and him'y excuses
while his brother objects are d,y expecting orders TO
march against Tie ensay WI not Is ssIeP,.a ana ~ 10
unworthy personal nloti'os Is willing to commit moral
All rr.isoa,ions mus, b. accompanied by Surgeon,
,i6c.t. incapacty aerlcnt from the commanding
The dsIse collected vii be an AayaRi.gs e. the
LggI. Iicnsosp Asst. Adjutan General.
What do you think OF that, You who have re-
signed ON frivolous pretexts and are now lying
about home in ease and idlenoss when your services
are most valuable to the country What think you
Of that officers who disgrace your uniforms by your
petty plots, ambitions, and inirigues, and revenge
iancied Sights by leaving the servioel This order
IL severe aud peremptory but not unjust. Those
vino are really untitled for service through physical
inability, can still he honorably discharged on the
of their surgeon. IL has already Lad
!, most beneficial influence in this army, and large
number OF re.ignations have been Withdrawn.
Onr period Of rest here has been employed by the
Signal Corps III making themselves acquainted WIN
The improvements in the code recently introduced by
Major Meyer. The system Of telegrapbing If now
20 perfected that whole sentences expressed BY
two or three waves OF the flag, and on clear day
a message can be sent through any number oil sta
tioDs with almost the rapdiy OF the magnetic wire
On the battlefield the sgnal-ofcer in attendance
upon General, can, with few simple motions,
easily recognized at distance, control the movements
as edcctuay and far rapidly than orders could
be conveyed by aides-de. camp. Hitherto the Sig
nal Corps with the Burnside Expedition has been
nsed mainly on p.bosrd tho bomb ardmens Of Fort
Macon being almost the only imp orant exception.
Our future operations being on land, q new. sphere
If usefulness is opened to the Corps. and they are