The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1863, Page 1

‘ WHOLE NO, 9845, - CHARLESTON. of the Bermuda at Philadelphia. Arrival Port Wagner Still in Posses- sion of the Rebels. Beauregard’s Letter of Com- plaint to Gen. Gillmore, Boe Sm:—Last night, at fifteen miputes before eleven e’elock, during my absence on a reconnoissance of my fortifications, a communication was received at there Readquarters, dated Headquarters, Department of the South, Morris Island, 8.C., August 21, 1863, demandiug the immediate evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sum- ter Dy the Confederate forces, on the alleged ground thas “the present condition of Fort Sumter, and the rapid and Frogressive destruction which it is undergoing from my batteries seem to render its complete demolition ‘within a few hours.a matter of certainty,” and that if ‘this letter was not complied with, or no reply thereto was received within four hours after it was delivered into ‘We hands of my subordinate commander at Fort W; and effective range of the heart of the city. This com munication to my address was without signature and was Among nations not barbarous the usages of war pre- peribe that when a city is about to be attacked timely ‘motion shall be giyen by the attacking commander, it erder that non-combatants shall have an opportunity of withdrawing beyond its limits. Generally the time allowed is from one to three days; that is, time for the ‘withdrawal in good faith of at least the women and chil- @reo. You, air, gave only four hours—knowing that your metice, under existing circumstances, could not reach me ‘tm lees than two hours, and not leas than the same time would be required for an answer to be conveyed from thie city to Battery Weaner. With this knowledge you threaten to open fire on this city, not to oblige its purrelider, but to force me to evacuate those works ‘which you, assisted by a great naval forée, have been @ttacking in vain for more than forty days. Batteries ‘Wagner and Gregg and Fort Sumter are nearly due north from your batteries on Morris Island, and in distance ‘therefrom varying from half a mile to two and a quarter miles. This city,on the other hand, is to the morthwest, and quite five miles distant from the Battery which opened against it this morning. It would ‘appear, sir, that despairing of reducing these works, you mow resort to the novel meseure of turning your guns Qgaingt the old men, the women and children, aod the Respitals of a sleeping city, an act of inexcusable bar- Barity from your own vonfessed point of sight, inasmucd as you allege that the complete demolition of Fort Sum ter within a few hours by your guns seems to you a mat- ter of certainty. Your omission to attach your siguature . to pooh a grave payer must show the recklessness @f the coarse upon which you have adventured ‘When the facts that you knowingly fixed a lynit for re eviving an answer to your demand which made it almost Deyond the possibility of receiving any reply within that time, and that you actually did open fire and throw a Bumber of the most destructive missiles ever used in war ‘mato the midst of a city taken unawares, and filled wiih sleeping women and children, will give you a bad emt mence in history—even in the history of this war. [am qaly surprised, sir, et the limits you bave set to your de. ‘Wands. If, in order to obtain the abaodonnient of Morris Island and Fort Sumter you feel authorized to fire on this ity, why did you not incinde the works on Sullivan and James islands, nay, even the city of Charleston, in the @ume demand? Since you have felt warranted in mangu Fating this method of reducing batteries in your imme. diate front, which were otherwise found impregnable, and x mode of warfare which I confidently declare to be atrocious and unworthy of any soldier, I now solemnly ‘ward you, that if you fire again on thiecity trom your Morris Island batteries without giving a what more reasonable time to remove the ven-combatants, | shall feel impelled to omploy such stringent means Of retallia ton a6 may de available daring the continuance of thie attack Bivally, | reply that neither the works on Morris island ‘Ber Fort Sumter will be evacuated on the demand you ave been pleased to make. Already, however, I am (taking mensares 10 remove all son-cumbatants, who are now fully aware and alive to what they may expect at @our hands, Respestfully, your obedient servant, em King stress ov msory gonersily struck in the cantre of the wtrests, 20 exhi buted af the corner ef Queem and Rit ledge, where an eight-iech eli tore up the plant road aed éug © large bole io Another ebot entered ‘the warvhouss of @. W is (0 corner of Payee and Church strecis, catered the pect, ead exploded m the aprer story, making 0 lange opening 8 the Orieh wal! of (he Medica! Pervayer's serdouss arg tear. scottoring things ip greaherotumes. Pome lovee Mew or paoting wus cot om fre by the capiceinn. which the olerm Delt to ring aod brought cet the Sromen, Ji wae extin- (gatohed oth |ittde effort Defore fh had made any progress. Pour shetle fell im thie leaslty. Ose large plecd war Prados wp cad oxbidited ia the guard Lows, whore # (OD the om di0e) Of mech sortesity | INVESTIGATION OF THE . Crossing the Tennessee River by Gen. Rosecrans’ Army. CAPTURE OF REBEL PRISORERS. General Burnside in the Vicinity of Kingsten, ae, ‘Gruvamson, Ala, Angest 80, 1968. ‘The army of the Cumberland crossed the Tennessee river at four points to-day with infamtry and cavalry. ‘The Second Kentucky cavalry captured thirty-five pickets at a point opposite Rtevensen. General Reynolds captured » large force at Shel) Moand, Gnd took a camp on Failing Waters, Among the captured are the noterious guerilla Maye and the rebel Tennessee Congressman, Cannon. ‘Little or we resistance was made, The rebels are veported to be in force at Rome and Clevelnad, and along the Georgia State Railroad. General Buroside is in the region of Kingetou, and will attack that: place before long. ae. a 6 Carmo, August $0, 1963. General Siecle is moving towards Little Rock. The re dels are concentrating opposite him. ‘The rebels in the trans-Mississipp! Department are or- gantzing for better concert of action. General Grant and Adjatant Genera) Thomas left Mem- phio for Vicksburg on Friday. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasumeton, August 30, 1663. RUTURW OF SBCRETARY SEWARD. Secretary Seward has returned to Washington from his -ecent tour to chaperon the corps diplomatique. CHARGE OF FRAUDULENT PRACTICES. ‘The popular outcry im regard to public corruptions and franduient practices by public officers, hae induced the eatablishment of mixed commissions to investigate all such charges. It is said that the progress of this inves. ‘tigation justifies much of the clamor on the subject, as it is believed that the finaj report will develop charges against gentiemen occupying official stations. TOR CAPTURE OF THE GUNBOATS RELIANCE AXD SATELLITE. The capture of the gunboats Reliance and Satellite at the mouth of tbe Rappahannock river by the rebels ap- Pears to bave been a most disgraceful affair. No precau- tion seems to have been taken to guard against a sur- prise; and, in fact. a large rebel force were allowed to get on board wifbout the slightest resistance, and once on their decks, of course, resistance was useless. It is re- Ported that the Satellite has been ont in Chesapeake bay since her capture and destroyed several schooners. She has retugned to the Rappahannock, and several gunboats are to be despatched to-midrrow morning to recapture oF destroy them. RNGINERRING OP THE PENNSYLVANIA POLITICIANS ‘The presentation of a sword recently to General Meade ‘Was said to be the occasion of some political engineering Dearing upon the approachiug gubernatorial election in Penneylvapia, which, when (ully known, will be any- thing but beneficial to Governor Curtin or the suc- | ceas of his party. ‘There is considerable feeling being | manifested by the friends of Mr. Woodward, the | democratic nominee, in the army, who profess to have ‘discovered im the demonstration a dodge of Governor Cortin to necnre the influence of the troops from that Beate for the republican party. From all I can learn, however, the presentation was understood to be a bona fide testimony to Geseral Meade, and | do not think the commander of the Army of the lotomac, or thore ‘who got up the aflayr, bad any idea that the unscrapulous politicians of Pennsylvania would seize upon it as an en gine with which to pull their gubernatorial train, 1 hear harsh comments from democratic portions of the troops, | which will be fully portrayed in a memorial addressed to their friends at home, and whien will soon be given to | the public apthoritatively. A rumor is in ciréulation bere that money was (reely used in regard & recent nominations. in Pennsylvania, | avd that a prominent candidate for the gubernatorial Domination was boughy off at a inrge price. REBSIGNAWON OF MAJOR SPEER, Major J. W. Speer, Assistant inspector General on the staf! of General Crawford, resigned yesterday, in conse- quence of wounds received at Gaines’ Hill and Charles | Crose Roads. His resignation hae been accepted. The Suncessor of Major Speer is said to be Major Woodward, « fon of the democratic candicate for Governor of Penn- sylvain, CHIEF OLERK OF THE VY DEPARTMENT. Wm, Faxon, Naq , the effictent Oh Clerk of the y Department, loft this city to-day for his home in Connec. tieut, on a leave of absence for a fortnight. There is not im any department of the government a more faithful or more industrious officer, and be bas well earned this short relaxation and relief (rom his Guties. The representatives of the press are under consiaut Pbiigation to him for at tent ions and courtesics extended to them INSPECTION OF THE TRANAPORTATION BRKANCH OF * THE amy. General Seige bas been absent for some days with the Ariny of the Potomac, inspecting ite transportation, the business connected with which reflecta much crediten General Ingalls, thee hief quartermaster of that army, and Captain Pierce, his assisiant, Notwitheianding the repeated raide op gutlers’ trains while om their way to the army, the supplies there are abnndant. The owwntry adjacent furnishes vothing but a scanty supply of green corn and gre. A large train of satlers’ wagons will’ start hence to-morrow, under an adequate cavalry escort EXAMINATION OF THE SOOTHRRN HOSPITALS Surgeon Geveral Hammond is about to proceed to Port Royal and New Orleans, to look aftor the condition of the Dompitais, ARRIVAL OV A BEMATOR FROM WEST VINGINIA. Hon. L. J. Bowden, the first Senator elect from the new State of Weat Virginia, arrived here this evening a Danorngus PRACTICE. ‘The practice of the provost guard and government de- tectiver of fring at random in the streets of the city at eecaping prisoners bas become se frequent and dangerous a to demand reprehension by Press and correction by the military. Z . i PRESENTATION TO PROVOST MARSHAL SCHRET?. ‘The enrolling officers and empleyes in the office of the Provost Marshal and Board of Enrolment, beve procured were Jonn McCarty, Henry Jennings, Jacob Smith, Jo- eeph Vank, F. Curry, Thos. Barker, Ben. Smith, and Mesers. Upson, Williamson and Pfeifer. ‘The retammed prisoners bring dolefa) seceunta of the eendition of cw men im canfeoment there, sed represent that thay ae mest ecsatily and mteerehty fod They cag thet Mr. 8. 7. Beikiny, the correspoatent of the Hensp engvared te ihe cavalry ight at Beverly ford, wes, with (0 nember of others, removed a few weeks ago to Belle Jalead, m the Povunge, betew Richmond, to mle room fu the prisce. The asbounts given of the anflering in' the Lundy ore trely bearwending. The relendBé priesners opeak kindly of (20 humane efforia of William Barns. for therly proprieom of « gambling house im this city, to pro. vide them with money. clthes and food, and Shey ox ah gratitode to Major Mulford for bie kindstene te them @fler Wher Berra! 08 ny Pome | NEW YORK, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1863, Five of the Men “ Professional” Substitutes. Sketch ef Some of the Prisoners. The Military--The Fumeral Pre- cession. THE PLACE OF EXECUTION, ken den ne Mr. B. Davidson’s Despateh. ‘Heapquserans, ARMY OV THR erent August 29, 1863. ‘The five deserters from (he One Hundred and Fighteenth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, First brigade, Firet division, Fifth army corps, were shot to-day, according toGeneral Orders No. 84, the day ovly having been changed from the 26th of August to the 29th. The whole of the Fifth corps were out under arms, with the excep- tion of the conscripts, and they were spectators without arms. Major General Sykes was present in command of the corps, and the scene wan most grand and imposing. The ground was so admirably selected that vot one of the many thousand men present failed to obtain a full view of the execution. The day wag very beautiful, and the appearance of the corps rather thdicated a grand review than a feast of death. ‘The time set was from twelve o'clock to four o'clock P. M., and shortly before the latter hour the band was heard playing the solemn funeral dirge, agd the pro- cession moved along the lines from the guardhouse toward the five new-made graves, guarded by a detach- ment of their own regiment (ihe Oné Hundred and Fighteenth Pennsyivania), under the command of Captain Crocker, ‘Their spiritual advisers had been with them an honr or two previously, aad accompanied them to the place of execntion. Whe all was ready and the word given, fifty shots sped At a single report into the hearts of the five deserters, ‘They died instantiy, and were buried at once. ¥ ‘The arrangements were perfect, and reflect credit upon Major Herring, commanding the One Hundred and Fighteenth Peunayivania Volunteers, ang Captsin Crocker, as well as the Provost Marshal. The General Press Despateh. Hranavantexs, Army or tHe Potomac, } ‘ ‘August 20, 1863. The execution of the substitute deserters, sentonced to the penalty of death in Gencral Orders No. 84, took place to-day. More than ordinary interest was exbibited in this execution of military law, and it is estimated that Rot less than twenty-five thousand persona were present. ‘The groypd was well selected, and every arrangement 20 complete wnat no accident ocourrgd to mar he solemni ty © the proceedings. The position of the rpectators was upon a semicircular elevation, partially surrounding the place of execution Previous to the execution the scene presented a remark. able view to the spectater. Two of the sentenced persons were Progestants, two Catholics, and the fifth a Hebrew. The iteal ad visern of each were present, administering the last con. solations of religion. The crimoals were sitting apon their respective coffins, with the yawning graves in their rear. The troops were drawn up in close column by division, covering the complete semicircle, and repa rated from the spectators by a creek ‘The order for their immediate execution was issued by Gen, Griffin at three P M., aod the officer of the guard— Capt. Crocker, of the One Hundred aud Fightesoth Pena. sylvania—recalled the clergymen from their spiritwal duties ‘The reat is briefly told. At the order to fire thigy-#ix muskets were discharged, and instant death was announced by the surgeons in at- tendance as the result. The bodies were then placed in their respective graves, and the clergy performed the Inst religious rites over the deceased. ‘The spectacle was an unusual ove: the Protestant, the Hebrew and the Catholic stood side by side, nttering prayers for the departed souls. The names, ogee, residences, &c., of the deceased are as followa— corge Kubba, Hanoverian, twenty-two years old, ennsy! sninarried John Felane, italian, twenty-six years old, Penney! vania —wife and farnilf. Chagos Walter, Pra and chiid. Coorge Reines: , twenty-eight years vld—wile ltalian, twenty-four years old—wile | and eniid Emile Lal, Prossian, thirty years old—wite, The clergy who attended these unfortunate mon were the chupiain of the One Hundred and Kighteenth Penney! vania regiment, Rev. C. L. Kgan, of St. Dominick's chureh, Washington, and Rabbi B. #, Seold, of Baltimore. ‘They wore unremitting in their attendance npon the de- ceased from the time of MBbir senience until the final bour Mr. Henry Thompson’s Despaten. iY Skeonn Comme, AMT oF THR Potomac, August 28, 1863. } it was my painful duty to witness tho mo Mayberry, of Company ¢ a Volunteorn, for desertion, and this day two more for the same crime, They al! belong to the Seoond division. No printed orders were i and many of the First division only heard of the execu tion this morning, when they began to inquire ax to who were to lM the two graves which were being dug in front of Jesse Mayberry’s. Two daye ago 1 heard (hat three men had been sen teneed to be shot for desertion. Their names wore Wm. H I Sullivan, Conapany F, of the same regiment, and Jobn @mith, of the First Company of Andrew (Massachusetts) Sharpshooters. The following i® 8 copy Of the offiet»! order roodeyining them to death — CHARGES AND SENTENCE OF THE COURT MARTIAL. CABAL ORVERA—NO. 86, Last ¥r execution of private Seventy first Pounwylv ued, Heanqu anrens, Arey ov Tum Povowa0, | Dromuagation . wales Wm. Hf. Hill and Bugene Bulltean, of the Twoen- tieth Manachusetis, and John Bmiuh, of the Pirk Girn- Andrew honters. eoart Martial convened et division , Second corps, in a ral brdera No. 118, of August 16, 1855, and of which Lieutenant Colooel Williem L. Curry, Ove Hundred and Mx eet ee Volunteers, i President, hay ‘Wm. H. Hill, of Company K, Twen! reheat Mansactiunesta Volunteers. t= BU tar Company K, Twentieth Massachasette: Kagene | PRICH THREE = CENT of the Fn ” art does therefore sentence nim, the raid Smith, of Hirst Company Andrew Sharp. 1s Volumteors, to be shot to death wb musketry, at such time and pisce as the commaud- fag general msy direct, two-thirds f the court euncurring 7 proceedmgs of the geuert! court martial in the sree canes having beeu approved by the diviain lev, and trauamitied to \be Majer General com- manding, the following the orders thereon — ‘The proceed: and sentooce im thé cases of ve, 1h, om ny K, Twentieth, Coen | are jene mullivan, Company V, Twentieth > gechusetia Voiunwers, aad ‘Joh: Smith,” Viret Company Andrew Sharprhootors, Marsachusetts ' Volunteers, are ed. orn Renteane will be ourried into execution im presen: vision to ‘h the be- ee. on Friday, the 28th inst., between ‘oe hours o ve M. and four o'clock P. M. By command of Major General MEADE. B Witisms, Assistant Adjutant ieveral. A Rrereve, ‘Three were sentenced to be shot to death with musket: TY; Dut two, ho. suffered; for one was reprieved— Bagene Sullivan—his extreme youth, the request of the officers that his life might be spared, his previous peed character, and the palliating circumstances atiend- ing bie crime, deciding General Meade to suspend the exe. eation of his sentence until the will of the President gould be known. ‘The following is the oficial order — ‘ GENERAL ORDERS—NQ, 220. ‘Hesvquammaas, Any oF 1Bx Potomac, a 26, 1863. } pow the recommendation of weveral officers of Dis regiment, and of bis bi » division and corps oom- 78, the execution of sentence in the caso of Bugene sullivan, of Company ¥, Twentieth regi- unetis Volunteers, appointed to take place on the 26th inetant, le suspended until the 3 sare of the Presideat of the United Sates in the ease’ io made known. command of Genera) MEADE. ‘Write me, Asaletant Adjutant ‘al, ‘THE FRISOWERE<OTHRIR T:ATORY, At noon to-day , while the condemned were eating their Jest meal, | visited them, having received permission to do a0, if they expressed any desire to see me,for the par ose of making any request or statement for publica. toa. * 1foond Smith and Hill seated upon boxes. They ate heir dinner, whieb copsisted of beefsteak, bread and cofies, with apparent refish and a good aPpetite. They were confined in an old log barn. Two senti- nels “kept guard over the prisoners with loaded ord avd axsa bayonets. Both men were glad to see mo; both were anxious to tell me much for publication, JOuN samy was the first to state bis history. He was'a good looking man, smart and intelligent. An soon as | entered the building | was struck with this man’s looks and 4 fi ance. His countenance was it and cheerful, tho features were prominent and well formod, with a ruddy face and a calm, clear eye. His bair and w were of a sandy color, and the latter joined « heavy mustache, Jeaving the chin closely shaven, thus giving ‘him a mill- tary look. His clothes were very peat and clean. Hit height was about five fpet nine laches. To my ques- | Gus he answered thas bis right name was Jobn Smith. | He is a native of Philadoiphia, was a tailor by trade, and resided in Boston, Mass., when the war broke out.” He was thirty seven years of age last February, Smith was a.married man, but had no children. His father and five brothers are living, some of oe Loe baing in the ser- ‘aptain Plumber's company of An- out the 1st of December, 1862. ericksburg, “end did my duty, as the officérs will say at ally time.” About the middle of January, 1863, he deserted bis com }, Which was theo at Falmouth , attached to the ade seta regiment. Fifteen! numbera were doserting about that time, and when hott company be did pot think of the ‘The morping that he deserted he fell into the company of some men who bud liquor. He drank Ww excess, avd while intoxicated said that he should lik get home, when bis new friends answered that that wax casy enough, for all that he had got to do was to start now he had the chance. He the men were unknown Lo him, and even if he knew them he would not expose them. When he reached home be did wot feel satwied, and felt that he ought to get back (0 the army agaiu, and had made pe his mind to reenter the s.rvice by joining Colouel Frankie's artillery regiment, as he had « particu lar friend there, ‘This friend advined bi uot to eulist as that time, as he was going to have a furlough, and that when it expired it would be time enough. Abounthis time Mr. William Ayers,» carpenter, resid fuy at Waltham, + Was drafted. He met Smith, aod propaed im “the sum of three bun- dred dollars a8 a substitute, pre‘erring to do this to going to the substitute oMce. Smith ‘that after some Persuasion he Look the money und agreed to go as a substitute, be “did not want \ go aseuch. He gave bie ustae as Thomas Waters. He says that his he Colonel gave bim the following note w the Provost jarshal:— Aeapquamrens, Srconp Magmacucsrrm Vor uxtxmms, Haavy ARTILLERY, Bowron, August 1, 1864 } A. G. lenmex, Provost Marshal Sixto district, Masv, — Sin] ain énformed that ® substitaie by the came of Thomas Waters i# under your charge It would greatly oblige me if any arrangement could be made by which the said Waters may be allowed vo join my regiment ‘This is more to be wished for aa be tas a most intimate friend in thjg regiment. | bw’ apecttully, Your, obedient servant, Cob, JONEB FRANKLE. Josnrn © Pimxm, First Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant, ‘The following waa added to the letter by Captain Her. rick, Provost Marshal, and forwarded to General fe commanding the fort at a Islaud, Heston barbor — (AWRENCE, August 3, 1863 | Thi man Waters I have no doabt ix worthy aud de- serving. He has conducted himself with strict integrity And propriety wince he was culisted. if cousiatent with the interests of the service | hope he may be gratified in his with to be put in Colonel Frapkle’ 4 RBICK H. G. B : Captain and Provost Marsbal, Sixth district, Mass General Deveor respectfully declined interfering in the or, an he mid Unat it war pot im his power w trans 7 ove who was appointed to be seut (0 the Army of the Potomac REFORMS TO ike OLN ComPasyY Accordingly, (Wo weeks ago Inet Satorday ove bundred others, #tarted ior the Army of ine dors Wo report w the Niveteeoth Mavaa but judge ot his surprise when he to face with hin old comraden, the Andrew Sharpshootere having during lin a oon Lranaferred from the Fifteenth to the Nine teeuth Maesachusetip ‘ Hie was IMMediavely Fecoguized and arrested | teuant of the Hharpahooters say ing tbat be had he, with peapany 0 facts sar he stated before the hey lovked [0 & differeut ‘ight to wort martial hut | did, and Jadge Adyounte bed asked b eit the mouey (itree hundred doli r bad brought it with bine saith be bad i with him. give it for the vresgnt to tue money might be used to br gtant about chis mon ay betore the trial w b the money, abd told them back to the man woo aver to the « ne (hres hundred dol a When | was brought before the he anked whether [ was a toy [told bim that | came <at as.» eubetivate, we how inact mnowey | received? | told him ed dollars: bat, said |, ‘1 wilh willingly refund woey If Lean Be soot back to my omnpauy.’ The cate wuld tual that waa weil enough, bot that’ 1 belp the crime, aod added, that fs mon eteats o od dollars and ik caught aod gives it up, It doom ) bis crime apy. | void bim that | knew it did not, and was very sorry that I had done what | hed, vot that it could not be Belped now, I then saul, ‘Judge, if there tw any way In which I caw be helped by iny re(urding the y will do eo, 04! Would like for you w do what youcan forme.’ ‘He ined that he would, At the ‘court martial | stated J was innocent of wilfai deser too, ae | intended t come beck, and thal was the fret to hie fr oming bim, aod BO Oe AaId & Word to bum about hin dower tion, and that he bad po fear of being 2 te Iie nat words to me before be went to hie grave times, fret two ander bewsty, The third ume te 8 wubeliivte, reported in | the regiment where his cd company bad been o, wae aod atcented. Cp telo Wood saked hether be bed or lemd not deserted three times, To ihe qoeeon he made to answer, and the inferevce ie that is is to tree. Cap tain Wood ale states that when the three hundred dot ad ‘bat n—bed answered, Captem ew ate. Soume jo height. very o- 5 e a sate eed tate He-appeared to be east excited eh the we. Re wes nigotenn yoare of age, end Cas bore © \ortb lironk. Geld, Mees.. was © laborer Before ne er imied ben on father, too brewers and Uree eter, | se o- - bom ey pe vo Wm bere im knee wae be as aited man or | about. Fogiucut without arms The reatoo he gives was that the regiment was abort of gun and could pot get any, After the battle of Antietom his regiment went to oliver Heighis. flere they encamped about two mouths. When leaving there the regimens went up the valley of Virginia towards Fredericksburg, When we were twelve miles from Bolivar, he continned, Lieutenant Ropes, of my com: PANy, gave me permiasion Lo (all out Of the ravks and Kot ‘along the best way | could, a my feet were sore and my head ached. On g»! & citizen's boure I sow a pom ber of our soldiers. y alvined and perguated me Ww desert, and ga wformavion orenn the river and (bo direction t teke when | Was ov the other mae. *#Om seoount of my father, who is seventy five years of age,’’ Be continued, ‘as well as . Who 8 chirty~ five, and are uot able to tuko care of themrelves, | do sorted, aud reached my home at North jirookiield « days after, Hero t remamed until the middie of J when | was arrested vee aaa named Charles Rug. glee. of Worcester. He ‘an order from the Provoet shal for my arrest. 1 was takew under guard from there | mT wae token to Ha) to Washtwgton , and from Waabis per'a Ferry, where our cor Of the provost of the ad divine.” Both Hill and Smith petitioned General Webb for teanion of their xeutence for a fow duys. ing an a reason that he wished to baye mo: v pare to meet bis ** God, Jester, if be bad time, could prove thas he was not guilty of ‘wilful deser- tion.” General Webb anmweye:! that both had committed the crime of desertion, had been fairly betore a court martial, ound guilty and sentenced, and that the le was approved of by the commanding geveral of army, and thatevon if he bad the will he pot the power te grant their request, Hill sald that * the Bext time that a court martial mo be hela here anew net of officers should be called, as it would be avery bene to these innocent volunteers, ag | think it In not oot them by way of punishing them avd as an @tample to stop these conscripts an: betitutes from deserting’ He hoped, however, that bis death would Prove & warning 0 aij bis fellow widiers. Hoth mou weil of the Judge Advocate, Captain Francia Wes- ella, and requested me to thank him for them through the o—_ of the Hana for bin kindness and good advice. i Hill bore @ bad character amongst the officers of hin regiment, all refusing to intercede jo his behaif, aud even the oficers of bis own company declined interfering to mitigate bis sentence, RUQENY SULLIVAN I found to de & (ine looking youth, between scventeen and eighteen years of age, with black eyes and hatr and regular features, He was born in Boston, Masn., and waa ‘an errand boy at the time of the breaking out of the re- Dellion, though he occasionally assisted bis father, who was a tailor by trade. Both father and pon enlisted in the same com , fought at Antietam and at both the battles of Fredericksburg. I asked hita where bis father was. ‘He was killed by my side at the second Frede- ricksburg fight,’ waa the modest answer. This is true. Up to the time of hie father’s death he acted bravely, Sabtiog by his side in these battles; but after his father fell the lad a to be afraid of death. Just before the battle Gettysburg be fell out of the ranks to get some water, and did aot return for three days. “But I ‘returned’ of my own account,” be said. This has Been a terrible lesson to bim, he says, and that if he ever gets out of it bo will remember it a8 long as be lives. Lanid, * You are ed with insubord Bate conduct also.” “ Yea,” Ne sald, ‘it was this: I refused to obey the order of the corporal to go into the woods after . This was tho cause of my death sen tence; for wi I returned to ay onpenns Lonly re ceived ao slight punishment; but after disobey ing orders the old charge of desertion was brought up with it. 1 tell you,”’ ne continued, ‘* that sentence made me shivér and feel bud. Do you think I will getclear?’’ I told bim that | had oo doubt he woul “ But = «That ps feel when the reprieve come?” | asked bim. can’tésil you,’ he answered; ‘ it reemed as if a great weight of misery {ited itself from me, and that | was in anew world.’ 1K MILATARY. . While I was talking wit) “ullivan the First and Second brigades of the Second division Bled past. They were in plain sight from where we were, and not more than twenty paces distant Smith and Hill could not soe the military as did Jesse Mayberry; but they could hear the bands very distinctly, aud they well knew the meno of that masic. Nearly haifa mile the military line moved, They reached the top of a hill, cromed pob- lic road, and continued on down the bill a short distance the left, and commenced forming in three lines of @ square, leaving the mounds of earth dug from the graves in the centre of the open part. The order tor the arreny it ond moving of the troora wan issued to the different commands yesterday, aud 1@ as follows: — GRNERAL ORDERS —NO. 15% Heapavantens, Seconp Divietos, “noomp Conre, | . Augunt 27, .~ » Atl, of Com} K, Twentietl Moud Jota Smith, of ie Privates William ff regiment Massachusetts Volanterrs, and First Company Audrew my Volunteers, (ound guilty of desertion, and sentenced to be abot by general court martial, couveved in juance of General Orders No. 116, of woe 16, 1868, from there and (he reutenoce cre approved by manding, ardored to be axe cuted by Genoral Orders No. 86, of a 24, 1863, (rom sentence will be grounds pear the road in front of division headquarters. Bri commanders will form thetr commands prounpt- ly at past two,and march to the grounds serizned them, which will be potujed out by a diviswo staff officer. ‘They will also seo that eseh regiment in their com~ mands is furnmhed w of the orders’ promu|- gating the sentence the vend of the second brigade will’ pul pand of the second br report promptly to the adjutant geverai of the division, at balf-past two VM. te morrow. Ky command of Rrigadior General Wh.BB, Commanding’divition AAG JP. We ‘ THe FONPRAL PROCRMION condemned were, the following procession waked for ward with a steady ‘A fergeant and sixteen men of the Andre tharpebooters (Smith's former com- rates), in double ii two coffins, sach borne ov the boulders of four men: guard of honor (eight men and ght skirmiehors bayonets, the latter act for the double [ea wg) of prevent he escape o the prisquere And keeping the crowd, whic allowed belund , rom pressing too clossly. When oppunite the barn the Procession Balted. aud {9 another moment the commander ‘of the proveat guard, Lieutenant Black, advanced, fol jowed by three men, The cenireof the party war Rev. Mr, Colling, chaptun of the Seventy second Penn- sylvania, who so fa (hfuily atvendga t eonate Jeane Mayberry from tue \ime of his xentence to within « moment of his dewth On each wide of the Clurint were the condemned Hoth’ w with a slow and steady step, Smith baving bis rigbt arm through the chaplain’s left. while Hill, walked on the other eite, uo supported The three #teyped in the open apac the coffin abd the gua! honor, when the pro mander took his pwilicn a few paces in the of the riflemen, The band of the brigade to whieh the prisoners belonged had baited oo the rise of the bill od was 10 the advance of the and when rived within a fow paces of the latter moved, for the funeral procession wae dered, the coffin » fore the ayer of the the ‘ollowing nnprem oKnve ony wae gone ured to the men. b with wt) th { the Files tecelving « { plintre the mystery of the var 2 bo.8 saak Th wb Fourteen out of O wo beir 11 vRAt At @ motion tb ehonitere of the ven the band rir Rieen only mere #lered ee cane areh " Silil the with a firm sep and orect heeds, Smith ocexabwally «peaking 4 (he cha quick glance around, Hilt one rocesavny lowly inmrcbed (Rroagh the opening in tho line, und advanced into the mynare, (he band and Oty yard the graves lengthwise Betwren the mor near the bead of tue fret, eramewine to the head of the former, apd parsilel with the lime (rom, Nere tee » advanced, the hia stil Between them wot ihe two former wat wide by ayen the cota, while the vard of honor halied at a short distance 8 eRe vReran. In & moment Captain Word deemeonniod and ricod be imeen the ridemen and the omdemnrd The latter stood up, and the reading of ali the orders tok place, The im then read from the Aeritures the fourth chapter a Kevead Cortethians, commencing st the seven teenth verse acd Continuing Lo (ie Mth hapter end siete ‘A short yrayer then followed, Semi ening a baie cap holding |) reverentiy to the tt she of the bead, was, and given in Up to the battle of Antietam he followed this Lievtenant Black shock him by the hand and the firing of the volley he raiwed both b fe) Heaven, and, canting &p bis face, exciained twice, "Ob! God, have n 4 us!” Hill said nothing thet I could bear at this time. » 70 Hm ROOF TO VRATH Word MUNKTKY, For a few reoonde after #the volley be re mained porteetly still, avd, it beng supposed shat both were dead, tho military were about mov ing off, when he commenced to writhe, aod thw continuing for over a minute, one of the re served bharpahooters wan ordered up. He presented bis Piece and shot bum through the head, the bal) passing through and cansing the Orain (0 Oewe out oo the grams, Hie #till continced writhing, when the other was ordered to ire, He did so, andapothor ball passed through his head, ind, strange ax it may seom, it was full two Minules before life wan extinet, WARMING ORRIN AND BUBATITOTE, Anil now | will close with a warning 69 ghowe Bow in the army aod thone whe may enter ike Smith's Advice, No not desert, no matter what your intentions are for doing eo,” for the sentence for desertion iw al ways death, : Though nearly every deserter that ja known up to the Present timo hae been reprieved, it hax now become the duty and determination of ali officers to infiet upon de sor lers and others the full Punishment of the eenienes, | Ty the mubetitotes who have before deserted | have only W ray that they aro yanning ® fearful chek, There {oo Om@mani KeAreh for these men Io tho wEMY, Kod one reoognized their (aie is vealed for no one bas Avy sym | pathy or mercy (or thone who have onge deveriod and | outer tbe arty as substitutes, Their santence in b and no reprieve. MOSBY’S GUERILLAS. Reported Death of the Chief of the Band, SKETCH OF MOSBY'S LIFE AND OPERATIONS. HIS SUCCESSOR IN COMMAND, &o., &o.,. &e. Wanagwton Jyncnom, Auguat 30, 1463 1 bave Just recetved a despatch from Vairfax Station, saying that five men of White's guertilan were captured Bear that place this forenoon, who state thas Mosby wae shot twice In the bowele spd breast, and that he had been taken to Richmond. Thecaysiry that brought the ‘primoners stale that they were informed by the citteens of Dranesyille yesterday that Mosby die@ near that place on Friday, The prisoners say that they do not doubt the report, as be waa pronounced to be mortally wounded. White now commands the Confederate forces north of the raliroad. ——— Sketoh of Mosby, Guerilla Chief. Major Jobn 8, Mosby, chief of the guerilla forces Operating In the vicinity of the Alexandria and Orange Rattroad, was a native of Virgipia, and waa but a young man when he assumed the command of # xuor tile com pany as its captain, operating as @ part of Major General | Beuart’s rebel cavalry, Thie company wae but amall in pumbers, but made up in quickness of mana@uvre what it Jacked in that respect. One of the mont succonsful of Mosby's many dashing expeditions was the one mide nico | Fairtax Court Howse during March on whieh cece | ston he captured General Stoughton while surrounded ty | bie forces, took bim out of his bed, at hesdquarters, and carried bim off to Richmond, At this time he was in search of the Acting Geoeral of Uniom cavairy—ohnel Wyndhain—who had been called to Washington, and 90 eocaped the trap. Monby, bowever, captured hie Aw wietant Adjatant General and bie Austrian farce Wordener. The band, whe wore but twenty nive in nom- ber, secured and carried off « large Bumber of horses be longing to Union officers and cavairy at the same time that they secured the above vamed and dhirty other prisoners. General Atnart, in hie official report and gene ral orders, describes the fext as ‘‘umparaticled in he war,” bat etmce that time Kilpatrick, Griersoa Cornyn and others bave throws such festa into ihe shade. Shortly aller that cecasion Moshy was promoted w the rank of major, end Bt company, witt that 6f Capiain White, was formed into @ battalion, seeking recruits among the farmers and their sous In the countics border ing along the raliroad ites. “These forces have been Zontinually seting wpoe the outskirs of ovr army, but more expecially operating against the communtortions between Washington apd the main Army of the lotomsc, never daring (0 ment any very large organized fore’, bt ready (0 attack treina, ke., when uaprotected. Genera! stahel, while commanding the cavalry m that vicinity, on several cocasions gave chase w Mosby's band; but ao sooner were they attacked thea they at once diepersed, scattering im ali dtrecttome, only to mee. again amt organize at some precopcerted point. One of the more recent rain @ Meshy's cavalry wan made againet s cuticr's train during the present month, on which occasion be succeeded in capturing about Any wullers’ wagons, several @f the mea aad part of the email quard, A force wae sent out w recapture the men and \eir property, when the querilias ied cur men, after a ruoning Ogbt, into an ambush, and caused them to gaffer consMieratdy m killed and wounded. Durtog (bia comtent \t reported that Mosby reerived the wounds from the efecte of which be te mupposed to have died. | ADDITIONAL BY THE HIBERNIA. | Meperted Acceptance of the M Throne by Prince Maxim 5 ' omen Awat so 1s The Paria Memorial Diplomatique of Whe 160) eayr “We are bappy to beable to announce that hue Imperial | Highteasetbe Arehdute Verdinand Maximilian aocepta | with the consemt of hie sagust brother, (he Himperor of Austria, (be crown of tbe bow Mexiean ormpire. De Jona i. Floyd. Pmt comers, Aogast , eee | bel papere of the 2vth w toupee the death of J ne } Poy d, at Abingdon. Virginia | Arrived of ine Pria: Steamer Or \. p Ponevon, Angus 90, 1h The priae eteamet Creeetadt, with ia hentret balee of Cty, Vay hundred barrels of Lorpeutine, wm! two teu } dred barrels of rown, arrived w-day The Government Loan. Proisomnrma, \mgant 00, Isa The subacription agent reyorta the sale of Fhe 900 worth Of Byecwention on Batarday at the ageneion Dell eed Donde are male Jwiy BT oreme Diagine Dismeter. Pires A ae WO, lee The bark Oni, (or Beton, grounded om Friday on “Brown. Ghe wee ceot Gack wHh three feet ot water her bet ’ The One Hanae: Oad Seventy-cev Vert Regiment. Woreaio, Anguat 9, ine: The One Mumdred and Keventy seventh Mew York regy | ent known se the Albay Tewth Legion will erriv« | here carly tomorrow morning, be reomived by Une com tiline and eeortal by Ube military bo the Niagara Palle dnyot. Aller the reonytion at the Valle they ware for | heme om the afternonm. Cimveiane, Obie, Aogust 00, Lhe ‘The One Hundred and Heveuty seventh New York reeh | ment, Coloael Rnaworth, eight bundret ant Oty aren, arrived bere tonight, aed govt cutward at midwight They have one Rundred sod Mty mek, ehow tants whem are mnable te yroceet | ) Mew Voum Mate Potties. Po qmameres, August Bi 166d AS tee Meceed tietret Coton Convention for Dutehoes county, bold at Fitineberk wo tay 1.¥ Dereea,F aA Utter and Aaron inal were sppomied deingmine to 0 hove bese chase Gelegeion fram the First district of Resgeene raimy io tbe Hep. diene Unien Peete (neces