New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-22
FROM GEN. PECK's DEPARTMENT.

From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
DEMErEp HousE, May IA. 1879.
A melancholy blupder and istal mistake occurred
between this place and CarrsvIe thif morning. Oar
forces W ere moving by two highways and the Sea-
board Railroad, in three parallel lines from Care
Vile to Deserted House, having started little after
midnight. They had been about an hour on tn,
march, when the columns on the other two roals
were startled at hearing the sound of vollcy Of
musketry from the northern route. In short time
several men from the New-York 10th (Corcorau 8
Legionl, batless aud without arms. which they had
disgracefuy thrown away, came running aoross
from tue road on which the firing was head througl
the woods 10 the railroad, and reported TO Col Fo,-
ter that the Rebels had fired upon them and charged
them. One OF them declared THAI whole resime't
charged bis company.
Oh. Foster ordered two Of Col. Foansbee's regi-
mentb and two pieces OF artillery to hurry 10 me
scene Of conflict, and dispatched orders for one oil
the regiments stationed hi Deserted House 70 m)vo
10 the same place, when word came from Col. MIR.
pby that bis column had arrived at Deteited nOlse.
Col MoIvor OF the l70tb II Ia said, was lighting bis
pipe or cigar with match when the hfst Few siols
were heard, and he thinks that they proceeded rom
Jnybawkers in the woods; but the TESTIMONY 10
which have listened satisfies me that there we're
no Rebels near, but that the first shots were bird ny
some stragglers OF tho regiment when inosi DIS
graceful panic cnsued Men throw away tboirarms
ana bCCOuttlUtulb hUhuuOuth tb'h W. ."
their ignomnious haste TO escape supposed dmser,
thus rendering themselves bel pess ana poverless
by their folly, while Others wildly and At ran
dom fired iuto each other and killed three and voond-
ed four men. In the confusion that followed, lorses
were wounded aud abandoned, aud n muatur Bull
Run for a time prevailed. 1t 10 painful forme 10
write the particulars Of such an occurrence, bit do
80 Ia the hope that it may nculcato lesson o cool
ness and sleadness III time Of supposed dhng'r-nst
only TO preserve from disgrace, but also 10 secure
from great and shameful disaster.
Tho names OF the killed and wounded are rs fol-
lows:
KiltED-Jscob Brown Co r. 10th NJ Ji John Foney. Co.
ID ZION A. l.; Thomas Doan, Co. q ilJtl N. T.. -,
WoUSDKD--l70th n T., - Blanchard, Co. u ohm BleV'
ins 60. n J. Nshsny Co. y G. 4. CrAwfold, Co. !.
Gen. Peck, with trustworthy indignation, mas
instituted rigid investlsatlon, and TO dnr saw u
large crowd Of the stockholders under guard ana en-
route for Suffolk.
Several OF the New-York lst Mounted Rifles have
been taken prisoners in scouting, while ca our pres
ent expedition. We are beginning 10 learn the TG-
tionaie of the thing. A resident informs me that
when Longttreet came here. with the jIh Virginia
Regiment, he had in that corps $50 men. lie could
find bat 1870 men TO carry away with him. The rest
hre lot deser.ers but they roaming through tho
reQion round about here, at home portion oil Tue
time but spending the most Of their time especially
nights, In whacking, assassiuating solitary Iray-
elsIs, Of gobbhpg Little squads Of cavalry Dus