The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-22
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Mr., ~, Day,lson'e Despatch,
cvipssPKR Couav Ho usx, va, Jan. Al, 1854
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cviSssRrR coua, Bo usS, Va, jan a. 1864,
aA fm rass CORPS
1 hajos 6OnerN Newton, accompanied BY hio Adjuiant
General, Col Kingsley relasn1a to-day from short
eavs during which The First corr has boon commanded
cy DrigadeY General John O. Robsason, Col Fowler,
N Brooklyn Fourtceoth, Military Governor aRd Pro-
yoet Marshal.
AySArRsAr Aans ssADQC ANrRRa
AZ army heaAquastWs there 10 nothing doing except
routine busincss, General heado 10 ssill absent also
General Hunphreys Tho former account Of nIness.
Major General sedgwick commando Tho army, and Ad-
usapt General Seth Wliams sraisacss business al The
headquarlsrs with his usual uroani,y, Capt. Thomas
Wilson, suoSsssoS 70 Colonel Clark Chof Commssary Of
tho Army, hbOrug asslduously 10 become acquainted
with the astual condition OF tho commssaria by visiting
the various pcss KpOrson. His activity and Vigilance are
comnsndca on M hAuds Captain r. ". Thompson,
CommissaYy o. this post his been relieved by Captain
Benedict. and ordered duty with The Second army
corps Captain Fitch, Assistant Quastsruastsr, han jss
arrived here the capacity Of Post Quartermaster This
win be- relief 70 corps and division oacsrs. who have
heretofore been obliged 70 draw their supplies from
brandy Station
TsA qCrr, Pickles rss sAxPa
These are no hos.e demonstrations from ethor party
On me pschs nA Nevertheless thu greatest vigilance
10 exercised side 70 prevent surprises Beyond this
both oosss and permitted 10 enjoy theesvcsn
W10tGY
thensslvss comfortable log houses have their wives
with thsm The travelling IS horrible, making Infantry
and artillery movements utterly lmpracti,able
ExIGRrAHxENr.
Captain Hale, Commissary Of The First cavalry dvis
ion, and Captain Tallman. Qaartermaster, est9tansd
General Merritt, Colouei Fowler and some twenty
thirty Of their ofoers al dinner night before last The
occasion OF much interest to tho officers Or the
First cavalry division. The memory OF their late com
mander, General John Buford drank 10 silence and
with evidence Of deep feeling me Seventeenth Psun
syvana band present, dscoursing eloquent music,
and the whole affair passed off most happily.
Mr.. William Young's Dsspatch.
ARMY YaE PoIosAo Jan. q, 1864.
SosAy DsnouRTRs GUgnILAs
A party OF dsmounted guerilas, - the number Of
about hundred. made q night attack on Colonel
sweitzer's brigade, me Fifth corps, woandog i've or
six OF men, one them nortay, and leaving eight
dead rebels the ground, where the attacking party
promptly and handsomely repulsed BY The Yankees,
whs were imagined TO BIO sssping. fhe object Of this
attack Is presumed have been the capture Of the
brigade commander and HE staf.
EXPECTED RKruaa GENERAL
General Barnes, formerly commanding a division in
the corps who recently been Military Governor
OF Norfolk, expected to return few days TO his old
corps.
SHs FREE NAsoSs A.Df.
The Hasonic fraternity connected WITH the Fifth corps,
held lodge meetings at Falmouth last year, vii 70
sumo these meetings shortly.
LADIES CONG 10 TIE FRONT.
The up and down trains to-day had unusually large
number Of passengers them several lAdes Who
wero scirg to tho front
The Psess Despatcn.
Hs~DQoARrSas, ARMY OF rms PoloNAc.l
Jan. 81, 1854.
ycshrc ~ hac tranrri.ed within
pee for several days. and the enemy appear TO enjoy
similar etate Of qoietuds
Erroneous ideas have been promulgated by the nows
papers regard the extent OF the supplies TO the dos
uts bereabous under the trade regulations
Of the Treasury Department. am authorised 10 say
that the supplies win not DO furnished beyond
the limits Of infantry occupation, except in o
very few special None whatever win DO fur
Dshed exccps BY permission and approval OF 0e0erAI
Patrick and win DO allowed where dauSt sAiss
such supplies being used appropriated by parties
hostile 10 the Union The most needy and deserv
ing OF Eympathizers win rst be furnished with the
necessaries OF li.e limited extent only. The most
stringent viii be pursued TO prevent any naap
preparation Of the supplce
Important 20 Hotel Proprietors.
HOTEL AID ls SENT TO TIE STATE PRISON FOR
FOUR WEARS AND NINE MONTHS.
Before Judge A. d. Russel.
JAN. I.--Ioomas Riley, alias Michael Reed young
man well to the police, placed at the bar in
the Court o. General Sessions this ing tried
committing burglary al the ltsrchents Hote, this
city, on the 9th Of December last.
District Attorney A. Oakley Hall conducted the prosecu
tou and Mr. Charles L. Spencer, In conjunction with ex
Judge Smart, appeared for the defence.
From the crowded state Of the the ap
peared excite considerable interest," is well known
that crimes OF this nature OF daily occurrence al
though is but rarely that the perpetrators brought
Il appeared from the evidence in shis case that about
inc the evening Of the 9th Of December last
Hotel, for tho night. He went out for few hours, and
about one O'Clock TIE morning he returned TO The hotel
absut an hour Gallagher had occasion 70 60 up siars for
the purpoee Of waxing the girls he noticed that the
on looking raw tina. the bed had not been laid on The
prisoners pauss coat and vest were hanging up and his
boots were By the wiDSoS Ne %msdssy afterwards
looking around saw the prisoner who said he had been TO
tho water closet Gallagher left him in his room and
down into the ONCE, where be took or bis shoes and
himself Il sa.er ooss and had been there about I've
at the door No. 81, and Insert something
lock; there was click as OF q lock being turned:
when Riley ran away. &c was dressed in
dark shirt and drawers. Riley ran around the
about ave minutes he heard noise as though several
locks had been turned. Witness thought about time
TO be stirring, and, following the prisoner said fare
out aeain" when he ran on 30 his room and witness
proceeded 20 call up Mr. 6chenck OF propreors
ohlcer Rhodes, OF the Twenty precinct, was
called TO- and the prisoner arrested In bis oyercoat
pocket war found small screw driver, aud secreted
under the oiclsb about Ave yards nom the door Of the
l room he had occupied, was pair Of piucers.
The occupied several houro and large number
Of witnesses we're examined but the above prip
Judge Russell IN charging the jpry said that II. they
were satisfied from the evidence that the prisoner AZ
sho door md IA Qofne act
purpose Of getting In, but failed, prevented then
the offence compete.
The jury remained oot but short Time and rendered
verdict OF guilty.
Judge Russell immediately sentenced Riley 10 the state
Prison for four years and nine months.
The cour, adjourned until Friday morning, at elsvep
O'Clock