The New York herald., 1862-10-29
NEWS FROM M'clEllAN's ARMY.
The Advance or the Union Cavairy-skiss
mtsh with the Enemy-POsition sf the
Rebels, &c.


mish With the Enemy-Position sf the
Rebels, &c.
HKApQuARrsRs, Army or THE PorcnAc,l
Oct. 2s-EveDing.
The advance under General Peasanton late yesterday
afternoon encountered the enemy with cavalry and
tilery, at Sncker's Gap He lost and Eve
horses by the explosion Of a shell
To day bis pushed out In the direction
Of Aldie and Mddeburg He reports General His com.
mand at Upperville.
A long train Of wagons day between Bunker
Hill and Winchester, which is good evidence ,ha. the
rebels are still there.
Participate I'm the Advance or the
Army.
OPPOSITE SHxrHxRDsrowN, Oct. %, 1852.
Two men belonging to Gen. Humphreys division were
shot dead while picket yesterday. Ever since the
capture Of Of the rebel pckets the other night their
pickes shoot at ours at every opportunity.
The troops At this point anxious to participate In
any advance which may be made upon the enemy.
reinforcement or Gen. Augur's DfvIsIon-
Oar Pickets Beyond HalItown, &c.
HARpEa's FERRY, Oct. %, 1862.
Everything quiet here to-day To-day the One Hun.
dred and Thirty ninth, One Hundred and For.etb and
One Hundred Forty fifth New York regiments joined
Geary. Col Ruger Of the Third Indiana takes command
Of the First Gen NJ j. Jackson of the Second and COL
Andrews Of the Second Massachusetts,, Of the Third
brigade. Gen. Augur is still absent the Harpera
Ferry Investigation Commission.
The rebel pckets have not withdrawn from the
our lines enormously reported few days since
They still small force Of cavalry battery sta.
toned this side OF Charlostown.
troops occupy Haltown and piekets thrown
out to short distance beyond there.
Orders Respecting the Enlsstment or vo-
lunteers I'm the Regular Force and the
Discipline or tho Army.
According to general order lately issued from the
headquarters Of the Army Of the Potomac It s auonx
other things ordered
All enlisted volunteers wishing transfer them.
solves into the regular army will record their
the adutants Office Of their regiments once before
the 9th Of November, 1852. No oicer Of the regular
not these lists. Lists Of volunteers wishing
the regular army will be forwarded daily through
Regular ofcers desiring 70 enlist soldiers from the von
service will hereafter apply AZ the corps headqur
tors for such lists and will ass apply at the same bead.
the Care will he had not TO take than fair
proportion Of men from each regiment.
Too much laxity prevails with regard TO soldiers leav
ing their regimenta camps, and wandering beyond the
limits OF their commands Hereafter not moro than
Of company at time will be granted passes TO
leave camp Provost guards will arrest all absentees
from camp without proper permits.
The reports OF inspections exhibit shameful
neglect Of duty the part Of many officers Of the higher
we'll the lower grades in this army In those essl
details OF discipline, failure 20 attend diligently 70 which
will produce the Decentralization Of any body Of troops
Inspections In many organizations rarely made drills
poorly attended and unfrequent cleanliness dsregarded
the OF and ammunition but little attended 70
and tho instruction Of officers In tactics and regulations
entirely neglected Brigade and division drills in some
laid aside. The general orders published from
time TO time by the War Department and
at these headquarters for the instruction and
guidance Of the troops not promulgated to the regi
ments and batteries The prompt distribution and pro
mitigation Of orders Is Of tho first duties Of ata o
GERS and commanding officers made responsible that
staff officers are not neglcctfui in this respect.
The Commanding General Is convinced that some ex
amples Of summary dismssas OF officers necessary
attention to this point Of duty before the mpor
anc0 OF the subject will be fully realized He gives
therefore, that any neglect In this respect Of staff
commanding officers that to his notice viii
his immediate Recommendation for the summary dis
msmissal Of the delinquent.