New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-31
rnou VuE ARMY OF THE POTO1As.
Pursuit OF a>acrrilins-suppOsed Capture
of Eicut. Parker, of Gen. Neade's s'".-
Tae Execution Of the Dcscrting s"bsh-

cf u,icut Parker, of Gen. Meadc's st"H-
The Execution Of the Dcscrting s"'s"-
sutcs,
Special Bisps,eh to The n. Y Tribune. ,oe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80 le0A
From vonr corresnondent with the Amy OF
he Potomac We have the following dated he"u' o1'"
Arg. 80 1858;
Nomnvcmcnts have taken place except aror the
.sr,,-- 1o,ocb,ents of which from Kipa'sieS's COM
maud chased few guerrllas yesterday "'"i S.'hoie
C,,. Hosse. Results have net yet besh Eelor ted'
,;a,. portcr Of Gen. Meades staff, Is su pposed 20
- oontprcd by guerrillJ. He left he adquariars
... ,,o ga Massachusetts, his former giment
, od denorted from tnence on his reuI I'm. He has
not since been heard rom
r,.exccsnon OF the five deserving snt sutcs, from
,sc nan pennsylvania Charles Waiter mile Lai John
Remose c. Kuhn and John Foany, toe place yester
say afternoon 90 minutes TO four oc ock within the
lines Of Col Sweiizers Brigade before the entire fii,h
Army Corps The condomned wGfe paradod with
hands r,anaoled behind accompanied by their priests
bosqc each regiment III turn prece' ed by tlcir eoi
ana by band playing diTge Thc dif,rNt regiment
81 bands either joined mas they passed oT The drum
corrs bea: nluflled roll. On r. aching t,ir graves
eacl man was seated on bis oohin. and Capt, Or.ue,
Provost Marshal Of the Frs, Div ision real the several
soutenccs preceded by long ~ tedious charges aud
specifications ough,his tia ofpGtencc the aeouzcd
men appeared resigned. Their eyes were vacant and
rlszcd with a general idea hat a marshaled hos, Of
ra, was before them. and that few stood near by.
.ncy fxee 'i,ir vision person or thing. They
We're absorbed in their fate. Walter was jew, ana
ives attended by TIE Rev Mr Sold Rabbi Of the 0ncb
shaloa Congregation an Baltimore. l.ai and Eeancso
were Catholics. and attended 10y the Rev. c. l.. Ecan
of St Dc ninicSs, Washington in lace canonic is
Kahn ard Foaney were German Protestants and were
administered to by the Rey. Wm. ONol. Chaplain OF
the llsth Pennsylvania. Waiter much actatod stood
up and ieeited in LohycA aitcr tle Rabbi the Pcn
tential Psalms and Voices Of the Pcntateuch
awaying his body rapidly backward and forward.
The res kue!t whe their priests knct and
rrayed At the close tie Rabbi kissed Waiter Wafer
kissed hin IN and crossing 20 foancy with
whom he had been intimate also kissed him. TIE mea
again sat their coilins Their eyes were handagcd
with white cloth. Fifty RANKS stood before
ahem rapid r ady. ain FIRE o. was given and they
simultaneously ZEN backward in the collins placid humps
OF clay Reanese Kuhn and Folancy rolled OF and f,l
lpOn Their faces. Tie iUO former bIcatheG for few
1aomcnts though iuseusiblc. Ten fired at each.
one Of the Ten muskts being uloaGcd is customary
Al argument for precedence in the procession TOOK
yaee between the Rabbi and tie Catholic priest The
latoT claimed the inst rank representing what the
considered Tic first of chuIchos The former asserted bis
Tight acting FOR the eldest Of faiths Tho Provost.
MrsAal decided ia favor Of tie Rabbi Anoihe. argu-
ne,.t took place between Cons sykes and Griffin. Tie
Court Martial ordered tie execution between the hours
Of and four. Tie troops Of the Fifth Cos had not
al; arr, cd til long aft.r iIec Griffin in whoe diyis-
ion the transaction % occur. said that If four
O'Clock struck before their arrival Ao would feel him
sell be numbering them allow their death. sykes
commanding tie corps. did not the point in the
sane lifsi The tarying regiments however came NJ
before tie tine lad elapsed -Four Of the cuprs
married Folsney single. Waters wife lives in
New York and intcroeled with the President bu, TO
no purpose. fle families Of the rest live in Europe
They all lad hopes Of pardon till the procession com
smereed T.nN.