The New York herald., 1863-09-06
M & A D e S A r M Y.
The Kearny Cross and the Fate Of
Its Recipients.
General Meade's Order COndemning
the DeScrters to Death.
Professional" Substitutes and Their Devices
to Enable Them to Desert.
&C., h., kc
mr.. F. G. Chapman's Despatch.

HEADQUARTERS, ARMY Porouhc, August "a, 1868.
Observation-Disclosures AND BouyrEs
Some very extraordinary cases turning up at the
headquarters Provost Marshal General Of Army
of the Potomac, which show to what cxpedients men
will resort to evade serving in tho army after being
drafted One day last week scouts picked up two
men, dressed the gray uniform Of the rebel
army in the vicinity OF Salem, Va, who professed 10
have belonged TO the rebel army, but having become
tired or tho service desired to deliver them
selves up TO our forces. They were imme-
diatey taken 10 General patrick's headquarters,
where they closely nerogatcd by Colonel sharpe
the Deputy Provost Marshal Their accounts OF the rebel
commands being very vague and unsatisfactory and
much with the known condition Of affairs,
a suspicion excited that they we're nos what
they professed TO be, and rigid examination Of their
persons instituted Several very curously wrought
patches were noticed upon their clothing which being
ripped Off disclosed about Ave huBdred dollars in Eastern
bank bills, while other money found secretsd
other parts their persons When this discovery
made they reluctantly confessed that they subs
tutes conscrpts in the Fourteenth Connecticut reg
mcnt, in the Second corps; that the money found
that which had been paid them by mon who had
been drafted and that they had recently deserted from
army and procured their apparel in order TO escape
service. They were, Of course, Immediately roned and
their regiment with recommendation that they
be Immediately tried for desertion and il found guilty
be shot as examples to all others whose cowardco or
cupidity might lead them To a similar undertaking.
Their plan ingenious onc aud consisted in getting
q TO the Old Capitol Prison doserters, and
ultimately taking the 9Th OF allegiance To tho federal
government. and thereby getting liberated TO 90 North;
but their utter wan, Of Of military matters and
especially Of robel military Affairs, proved their rum
There others here with like proofs OF basencss
omit the names Of the guilty parties out Of respect to
their friends ut home; but all the facts learn
them, the names cannot be long withheld.
GENERAL MADE AT CHURCH.
General Meade and the principal portion OF his stan
attended churcI yesterday IN the grove near mead
and listened 10 tho teachings OF the Rev. Dr.
Van ngcn the chaplain oi the Eighth New York cavalry
GUERILLA.
There terrible sensatonss somewhere whose
mania gucrilas entirely. Scarce paper
reaches hero that does not recount raid of
the rebel MosDy N the vicinity u Fairfax Court
House; but ] ablo 10 stale, upon authority,
that the train which laft Washington last Wednes
day morning was not captured, AZ reported
il moiostod in the oast. The wagons all
through this point Thursday night and Friday
morning, though have no doubt o half dozen school
boys with pop gun nnd tin whistle could have gobbed
the entire mass mad u besn without cavalry escort
These stories VI rebel RAIDS sutOrs' wagons
started by those who get through with their goods
order to deter venturing the People
who start such stories eau be but little acquainted with
the country the locality OF our forces.
Tho deserters who have from tmc 10 time left tho
Army of he Potomac in the urch beginning 70 como
back quite Driskly "nvounteers There were hun
drcd sixty them lodged n tho guard house hero
last night preparatory bong sent to their several reg
mcnts be tried for their cowardy trcachery. The
rest and Of these TO their commands IL due
entirely efforts or officers who have recently
North after conscrps, aud TO Provost harahal General
Fr department and cannot In any degroe be attributed
the enterprise VI tho government detectives or does
tic spies.
General jenkins rebel cavalry have commenced depre
daiiops the country the vicinity Of Amssve which
for short time past has been left unte4an tod
troops but thon career VIII be short.