The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-23

xain Jef. Davis tatterdeRaallions.
Em Knapp and John Bates were shot last night. tho
after fatally by drunken sentinel ut the soldiers Rest
n Alexandria Knapp and Bates were members OF tho
Twentieth New York volunteers.
A detachment of tho Sixteenth New York cavalry yes
serday arrested farmer at his house, near occaqusn,
who had upon his person pass dcted Lynchburg. Va,
March IT, extending fifteen days. Such is tho character
OF the farmers in this vicinity.
Another detachment OF tho ssme regiment canse into
Fairfax last nigh. with thirteen gucras, eleven OF
ich belonged 70 Eosbys battalion and two TO Stuarts
corps.
"A strong band OF rebel cavalry has been proving
bout Fauanier county FOR some days past and last
light several OF tsem came in such close proximity to
the pckes of the Fifth corrs General sykes head
quarters, as to.get severa. Shots
How che Army OF the Potomac Enjoys
sLtself.
Mr.. p. @. CEAPMAN'S DEsFATcH.
HEApouARrzns, ARMY TIM Potomac, March 10, 1854.
Amusements at TIE FrontHop Oar Sctaers Enjoy Them
selps-Incsdenss and Ancdots-A Poem on Mud
TheatrfeoIs, ErensaJ Parties and Military SoTes ~
Camp, de-, DC.
So much Inns bcen written homo BY soldiers cores
pondents Christian commissioners and others Of the
hardshpr and vcissudes OF life In the field thas those
who stay home have formed the opinion that wo really
are TO be ped for want Of social sport But Unjust
be permitted to say that clsss OF eney fun
more heartily have Of TO onoy than we at the
front soldiers make sport Of everything and some.
how they have acquired faculty Of as by
intuition, whore the most Of 1t isto BIO always found
They will 60 drill, and now recruit or conscrips
happens TO be Of the squad his toes will somehow inva
raby t in che place where "vet" wishes 20 plant the
brseoh or his musket he "orders arms" II re-
cru.t brings iuo the army with him any OF bis home
gctomessng PRIDE and takes especial palms To give
his boots extra polish, his comrades will con-
trve to place him conveniently a mud hole or
other vie creation which they make nstru.
mental In ks despoilment. II the provost guard brings
In squad Of rebe! prisoners boys will smell the
sport from aar and crowd 70 the vicinity Of she provost
headquarters and scodng threats OF the deputies
clerks guards can prevent them from enjoying their
prerogativo Of funmakiDs at the expense OF tho
"rebn looks triHe solled 10 his wardrobe,
and no is at upocaly Intercepted to whether
not bo is "out OF soap" or he pair OF good
sogas and no lie salued with the very undgnHed ex-
preston that "My Johnny was a shoemaker" or he
shocking bad tile, which calls out exclamation
rcmndful Of good old days Of peace aai sunshine
when that old hat In reiaree and fun our
soldiers are not behind any class OF living and they
have euchG keen appreciation too OF the rdcrous and
sarcastic. never laughed more heartily than the other
day ws5 riding from Brandy station to Stevensburg
anS ny ~ S@ o ,hs Nnsa
tiers, when 40 were overtaken By couple OF soldiers
mounted on two decidedly IN Rarey -osi mules
they were trino topheavy. and only kept their
places by dnt Of the most porsevcrng industry. AT that
point The road crosses considerable creek which the
mules seemed to hold In strong aversion Nevertheless
through the persuasive eoquenoe Of two heavy sticks
they wore urged on u the mce Of the sren ard then
they laty refused TO ndvpnce The boys tried all tho
oxpedenis At hand. but II was ono go; and when at
length OF them caught the tail Of the others In
hs hand and attempted TO twist forward movement
OF him the refractory animal reared whred side
kicked ard snorted and depcsng his ridor the dirty
drink, he started keen back towards the corral
Zouave gathered himself up and seeing that he could
his frightened steed be only followed with sun.
dry explosives aad nprecatons not found in tho West.
Minister Catechism. Colonel A., by the way, is q
exasperatcd and unfortunate vet' for using such I'M
,'hristanke languages but tho soldier would have his
e rod pan,s no aaaed to a dry SPOT on shore and
N uttered that Il wac "damned hard f feer coudn't /
AZ lis oondii,sa no,arned % the Colonel and offered 10
l,y bet thSt that tho first time he ever saw |
mule tear SInIe.oor) shed II was some tinc before
gsncy vi the Joke, hut IL to after while
edsmnzng!y 20 Dry up the mud between there aud
s'rasb ug.
Speaking OF mud reminds Of another Joke, which is
equsi to any ever perpetrl.ed by Father Abraham.
Captain Harry Page At arrsy headquarters, tells is in
sucha way that ala,ost fear airemp, 10 put Il IN
goutnust knew, then, thai ID present camp we ars
mud bound and almost mud drowned, and 10 the absence
Gsya fs,sa (but which really nguo) the theme
o. asnyerfe as Private Patrick onary the bard Of
Tho aCAaree Of the Six Hundred"
Mud TO the right of US.
Mud to the lett OF us
Aud all Ia front 81 Us,
Mud in the ne,
Through IL we nnunder.
We sleep In mud At night,
MUG never out Of sight.
Mud present day aud night,
kytrywhere around mere.
But 10 tho joke. few days ago two soldiers wcro |
entenccd, for some trivial offence, days in the
uardnouse; but they taken occasionally TO do
olce duty about camp foing police duty must
Ia not 10 tho army wha, Il Is In the cy but con
s,s 10 going about under guard and cleaning up tho
airp Tnesc sold,ors were put to cleaning away The
from the front OF ske cooneis quarters They were
rom New YORK cry sssmsn and TO Judge from shoir
ny rs.s shall cali theu in the recital. They had |
orked welt and ilnaly sesAed themselves on q log 10
Wait tho arrival OF the saxcapt Of the guard to relieve
,sm. when the following coryersa,ion took place
Nosr--ssay. sytesy, what you son' to do whss yor
oYsisy--Net u know myself ! ANT, no I'm
I'm 90 be caiyen, am. Inns an back 70 New York
. eosioe house and run wid der meosipc
y been ,ninkin !hs matter all over got tho whole
ing Bxed m the drst place lm gois' home 70 New II
ork and ss soon as gei my discharge I'm rn 70 take
good bath and get hs Virginia sacred sol, on no rscn
mbcd forward and led aud Then I'm soin' - sme 10
',owu clothing store and buy me = sui, o. toys 10 nc
m, black silk choker, stovsppc hat with black bombs
10 around Il, and pair Of them shit leather buses
In ror 20 order est The beet, dinner he get up
coin, 10 have all he has IN his dinner ticket you bot
b,,g MOI I rncss " mn have cay old dmuer much
n b. citizen thcn and won have 10 break my II,
"a. OF gtsaw ng hard tack. Mtef ycnid my dprer ~
q Cd. or bo,c d wine and sgar and al tho New We
,,k parcrs ard ~ efl GO~n. pe fc my feet so
pe tIc pls d'ink ny Wipe, snohe nv seear road a.
news a. ~olcef Why 'no Dc hc irmy Of the p
.1m'c dcnt mcvs "
1ar,urs ~ c,yr 4
Dc sIdl a,s not htli q 10 afEsncnts q tho camp II
have The si'ea Y'or 'hesrN Is Nn~silprcd by IS
Z Y Itretss Of sabr sad y..ac an. saere ocueoy