The New York herald., 1865-02-26
uAADoUARrSRs, s,xrs ARr CoRPs, l
NEAR PDrzHssuns, Feb. -, 1905.
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.

HEADQUARTERS, TwsSry. .rouwrH ARny CoRrs
Feb. W-5 A. NJ
Two rebels Of the Twenty ninth regiment OF Virginia
"conscrpsd volunses wandered into the lines OF this
corps last evening II appears that thcy had made ~
rangemcnts to trade with parties (solders) within
lines other than those they fell in with,
and who had promised them protection They
strayed In the darkness OF tho night, were
captured and brought TO General Devens who gave them
perm sson Be regarded prisoners war or dcserer
from the enemy They finally concluded remain with
In our lines-a Wise choice
ANOTHER rxSrH coSxscrIsur voLun1n TO m snor
John Parker, . member Of Company @, Tenth regi-
Connecticut Volunteers Is to bs shot death To-
day with muskey for the crime Of dcssrtion. General
r. 8. Foster Is charged with tho execution, which will
take place outside The works in front Of his division
NKxoRIAx.
The troops of the old and glorious Tenth army corps-
Of which the present Twenty fourth cosDs is chiefly
made up-havs learned with great though melancholy
satisfaction that Is about 70 Be erected over
the final resting place Of the late Major G.neraI D. b.
They also grAiasd in the knowledge Of that
Pennsylvania proposs herref peretuale his fame in
memorson Of the deceased s he Brncy Brssd. sSeh
acts Of remembrance are worthy Of proud and cpacnt
EXCHANGES o. rmu Hrnu GENERAL ,oHxsoS.
General johnson, rebel mot Bushrod, many sup
pose was exchanged to-day. Ho taken prisoner In
The report that the rebels have already placed colorcd
troops their picket nes though widely disseminated
Is not credited at headquarters Of this army
HKADouARrsns, TwxSrr- -Founru Amy coars.,
In NM FIELD, Feb 2s-Evening. I
A BOARD EXAMINATION.
An Eramnains Board has just concluded It's sessions
these headquarcr before which were cited number
OF rcgmenta and other officers whose competency to
hold commissions seriously questioned II Is under
thatt of hrar
other pertinent suggestions the mastering out OF con.
siderable numbsr Of Officers now serving in the corps
IL rm r,sID, Va, Feb. 23-ioP.M
RENEWAL YRna At DUTCH aAr
Yesterday the enemy opened nrc on Dutch Gap, for
the arst time in many days. Captain Brown, connden.
ta military secretary Major General Ord an English
gentleman and friend, together with large number of
naval officers must BY ther presence on the banks Of
the gap, have drawn tho enemys nrc Nocasualtcs
reported.
The execution OF the private soldier belonging to Com
pany O. Tenth Connccsicut Volunteers, which 10
take place 70 day has been postponed until 70 morrow
Colonel Dandy, a the One Hnsdrssh New Yors voIun-
tcers 70 whoss brigade The Tenth cs~nec,icus is sI
tached.
tVa II nsn Brsfs. reb ALAN
lxs's AHr rHDAHsa - novs. rs
ais known here that early yesterday morning con,
siderable posoa of Lees army, esnterins In asd about
Richmond, reoeiycd orders 10 mako ready four days'
cooked rsions and % prepare carry considerable
muni,Os on the person Conjecture Is alvs az 10 The
porsera Of ths and dssss vAo knew he fact sf the
order being given did not kp0 what Il meant We sha
probably ascertain more sbo.t today.
. nm HxUxSux
Colonel Malford made sxohsase Of prisoners ycs.
tsrdsy.
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From informsson received y Ia believed that the Rich
mond authorities contemplate sending the rebel rams
again down the James This impression Is rife THAI
military auhosies a City Point no longer since
than night before last took additional and important pre-