The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-15
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COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES.
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WARRINGTON, August IS, l'30 P. NJ.
The star says Captain Fleming, with sixty
men of the 10th New York Cavalry, who was out
on scout, was attacked near Fairfax station
last Thursday by body of Moseby's gueras,
and Captain Fleming and eight Of his men we're
killed and most of the others taken prisoners.
Captain Fleming's body was found near the road
and taken to Falls Church and buried.
On Sunday morning several Rebel scouts were
seen near Fort Schneider and at Annandale. They
fired on our pickets from several directions.
Sergeant Linpan, of the 10th New York Cavalry,
who was on picket on the Braddock road, was
killed. Our scouts are on the alert on the hills
ard railways, and through the dense woods, but
are unable to catch these picket shooting assas-
sins and marauding highwayman.
The mail steamer Dictator, Captain Brakeman,
which arrived from City Point yesterday, re-
ported that on Saturday before she left, heavy
firing was heard from up the river, and it was
supposed that our gunboats were engaging a
Rebel battery at Dutch gap.
The Charlotte Vanderbilt, which arrived this
morning with the mails, reports that on Saturday
afternoon body of our troops embarked on
transports at City Point, and moved up the river
during the night, and it was reported that, under
cover of the fire of the gunboats, had effected u
landing near Dutch Gap.
The object of the movement is stated to DC the
dislodgment of aconsiderable force Of the enemy
who had entienChed themselves on the river, aud
possibly also as o reconnaissance 10 ascertain
what troops Lee has before Richmond, and IL he
is sending any considerable reintorcements to
Early. Heavy firing was going on when the Ta,,-
derbW left, both cannonading and musketry
General Burnside and staff came down on the
Vanderbilt, and landed at Fortress Mouroe, from
whence he was to take passage on the Rhode
Island
William A. Jones and j. Paul Jones, of the
firm Of ]. p. Jones 4 Co., late suffers in the 10th
Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, who have
been found guilty by special Court Martial of un-
lawfully obtaining and appropriating Govern
ment property, and have been sentenced to pay
fine of twenty hundred dollars, and to be
imprisoned until said fine was paid, we're sent
this afternoon to Fort Delaware, where they will
remain one year unless the fine is paid before the
expiration of that time.
Mrs. William Key Howard, arrested some
months since for violation of the laws and
| customs of war, and sentenced by court martial
to hard labor for the remainder of the war for
| the benefit of Union soldiers, has had her sem
cree commuted to transportation beyond the
Federal lines, and she will be sent under suit.
able escort, to Fortress Monroe.