New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-03
YOUTHFUL BRAyERY.-The following account Of
an incident Of tbe latle near Pltsburg Landing Ia


Il the battle at pi.tsburg Landing young Mar
tin Be,m 0i Alton, H., scarce is years old, was
Sergeant IN the 18Th Missouri, having entered the
regiment as private. On that iaIa sunday the
color bearer was shot down at lis side; be caught mp
the rag and carried IL through tie day and slept that
night wih it folds around lin. The next morning
id6 Cai tain appointed him Second Llentenen pro
itempore. Tbe iirst voey killed the First Lieuten-
ant and hsrtia took his Place. Soon after the Lieut.
ienani'Co'oDel ieu, nd the Captain Of Martins
company octed rs Major, leaving bic Young hero 10
carry TIE company through the battle, which he did
most Palhniiy, and escaped unframed. Young
Martin Beem was IL a yriuungoilice when the war
broke outi be went 70 81. Louis and eni.ed among
the thTre-montLs volunteers. A. the exI ratiOn OF
that service lie enlisted Tor the war. We hay hear
more from lin ere the war is over"
| THE RgBEL ARuY OFFIcERs-At the outbreak Of
Of the rebellion much stress was laid upon the fact
that large number OF our army officers had gone
over to the Rebel cause. II was in fact, regarded
in GONE quarters as source Of regret, whereas II
was certainly an advantage, for the service WAS
strengthened 10y being depleted Of such grossly dis
honorable aud untrlstworby otfcers Even the
Rebels now see the Disadvantages they labor under
from having these men at ,he head Of their armies
ne NsrOTiea Df1 the IN inst ssys that there s
10 care tet.n by oomusn3ns o er u the Robe army oih
health of their su Levy ssnsry regulation eglec.sd
by hrn The VA say is g.ag ,eri.u, IN uow t.
tel The truth az nc solemn ird ia pofat truth e. ~
c,a Le uttered ilat We have army ~ the world
oJcsfea 10y Incompetent sod esec.f-l CONN andss'
| JHE CAPTURE or Coz. CROcKER AsD asJoR
CAsIDY.-Wo copy from Tie Al5aay Alas Of
Friday moroing:
a letter from Major Cassily to his brother, sent
under the Gag Of truce, and forwarded by Gen. Ne
Clelan 70 Secretary Stanton, ~ Warrington, has
been irinled by The latter gentleman 10 Iis original
destination. 1t says: r..
"Co Croker and were ih evening shout
o'clock when unfortunately, ~ tue n'Hoiia'e 'c9lN OF
forwarded 90 Pfcif13rd iu q vcry shor, time.
sPP-A's 10 os sbsit to be Psoner and caught 10 sueq
WAY Iwo'e bone u a.r.l lr' oul hai hie i4ss ,At
would ever Lo n present pos'n bu soc" il the fortune
",p,l - So n--we lc,-s in a few minutes for Rieh
m9bd Wem' vel ard musi 4, psertJ e. We can $" al
ehrussd perhaps before the grand battle comes Cd at fof
! \ Ba.yf NlN.--M The Chamber Of Commerce on
'Thurst,y, Sergeant IIau who isnov connected with
ne rOlice in tf. civ. aCd who nailed the national
coiost tho staff Of Fort Sumter afer they had been
u ct away, was introduced to the Chamber and pre-
..r,el with anedal. Gsu. Apde son brought forward
Sergeant Hart and .aid. ",lis man, although not
COLDER, a.d %. much in Protecting TIE Ion as any
man who wa there. lie wss in Mexico with ne,
was at Fort Sumter a. my confidential friend, aud Ia
charge of tho market and mail depatueut, ana be
Was tie uGn WHO nied the fap " the n.ast after
wss sLo. DOWN"
Tie nou. 4. u. Bsejer O. Pennsylvania has
tgo tlns IN tic army. Ono is in tle Is Ksnsas
ae,..aca,, aud i5 rerr seu'sd 10 be brave as lion.
I Tie o. er commanded battery Of two siege guus
I,t tie hllt 10 EeW-Nsdrd and - Of the - men
under lin were killed or wounded. lis own cap
w.s clt with slc aud ono Daii passed through LIS
clothes. and sro.h,r Though Lis high. lie ued up
/ IS wound. and STOOD by hs guns until the close Of
tie cB ascuou. lie Was ,5mp pimcnted in tie re-
pot o.. liza superior oaccrs and is now At hs tathers
10 Eait0n, confined 20 his bed suffering from 'hs
combined ELECTS of ne wound and OF arseGc admin
/ stored 10 lm ia pie purchased Of Rebel farmer.
II ped. very wls very SLOW. sld at one time deemed
|d1rttIul, but Do is nog considered out of danger
} Gtv. srruats-g%s 81 Lors Democrat pub
.,sh.s the following cAri s.y1e that !. ssues .r.l
gentleman WHO fully accepts the responsibilities of
his statement:
/ T. fhs Ifinp.' The Ni,sour, (St Loaij Iessoosi
| GTNTLtHTS: The friends OF Geu. Slurgls seem
sssriovol that you should hin with doyhy snd IN
euptr,uee. iemcnoer es' L tliSf fsoou, on Fourth
.rr .rair - riut'.t ho.s" oIr hi. q some time in
seb-utry ss. Gen surss Tss the-e, as.o,ed 10 ncer
t.rft f u1ft.f atrtr NJ 20 Uni c- H..t'f 'o' cfn-
vie. Ii- s, ssc ,esAs erfe tlos OF traitor and
F,t1 Hs ,.-sd tc ~crtt 1i,ltrc in % f rebellion. sni
|us eS tltt truv N he 20 u - est ulsS reuoit "o.
Infamous; tn.t ,hey h,i nni ei rape murder md
robbery fAt - i~-4t bod been Mi iiy Tor a sui
4 ~ pc ~ Ms m ,fou teir niio,iie. that b.
Asi srtay wep u he t,it fesIe'e women sUd children
hv the sdsie who he'd been &C. o. rd by Luiol soters N
h,ms ami e,ciJ.hns hey had ms .ansltso wa' az
Esd g. NJ b. tho lerirs ~ CT Ioi"n COL e''ef
hAdins Cspt smith Il ill ilt Jaoge $40 =, lie vss
ben. 81 if us ~ t % rrlrf e .Hll"uce - drink. Ho
wa 'por me uniio l of atnedergsni't Iirts n io,
~ svoWef seccisors i at 81 Louis Who La ever TAXED
the tresaeu ir public ths uttered t oc.ssion Ills
f-nds tesuinsy alarmed. shunE hom ta, snd 10 FIoup'
spolofEed fsr hm - saving be was drunk twenty "i
80 t.i. ira trl.sou X K.
A So0NG HrRo.-Mssier james P.r, Low per-
Laps litetu ycars of uge, WHO Is mentef of C0n-
rary r. IN the Slst ONO. Col. Thomas Morton, dis
lupguished himself o. Piltsburg Lanong. During
ithat contest he regiment to which he belonged
loldeied TO charge unon and take one Of the Rebel
lbatteries. The col lmn moved forward. Bot young
" jimmy" broke ranks aud ran at fail sleed about
100 wards IN advance and taking position behind
ANAL saplrg opened FIRE upou tho battery with his
I Enfield. and he actually killed three ~ The Rebels
horses aud prevented them from taking away eey-
ieIal csun0n Ire cirt Oui0, gudeg \ most Ceiling
f-e wa compelled 90 retire which they did in good
order; bui another regiment rta iOned neer, on see-
ipQ what Jimmy had done, charged upon snd TOOK
! ie baitery. TIE ltlle hero we complimeuied by
officers aud odiers that lay for his ski and courage
/ When he comes home, BueLa NEia viii honor bin,
a. IA tiis instance De has bOuOrcd Onr citizens. ay
Heaven sL.oid and bias little jimmy Pitsi
wOHAN's CENTRiL ASSOCIATION or RELuF
roR THE AMY.
NEv-You, April "a, 1852.
The recent be,ties, aud partial provision for ex-