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event. Followed, as the conquest of New Orleans 
would certainly be, by a break up in the insurgent 
army, and the loss of confidence in its leaders every¬ 
where, we should fiud the true route to Richmond 
open forthwith. Brilliant as these anticipations may 
appear, after so many reverses, we have every reason 
to believe that they will become glorious realities 
before the lapse of many weeks. “ Onward to Rich¬ 
mond,” then, via the Crescent City! 
Lane’s Victory nt Osccoln. 
In the last issue of the Rubai, we gave a brief 
telegram concerning the descent of Gen. Lane upon 
Osceola, a battle, and victory for the Federal troops. 
The Chicago Tribune of the Sth inst. has the follow¬ 
ing: 
Mr. Mills brings us the details of the late affair at 
Osceola, in which Gens. Lnuo and Montgomery were 
engaged. They left West Point, Lane’s headqcarters, 
two weeks ago yesterday, and by a forced march of 
BO miles, came in sight of Osceola Sunday morning. 
The command was divided, Montgomery leading the 
regnueut, and is known by the leaf on his strap, 
which is of silver, otherwise his uniform is the same 
as a colonel’s. The major’s is also the same, the leaf 
being, of gold. His duty is to act as aid-de-camp of 
the colonel, and in the event of his two superior 
officers being disabled or absent, he takes command 
of the regiment; these three constitute the field 
officers of a regiment, and are mounted. The adiu- 
he sergeant major is second sergeant in the regi- 
ment, and acta as assistant to the adjutant. He wears 
a chevron (V) of three stripes, connected at the top 
hy half circular continuations. The quartermaster’s 
business is the management of the details of that 
department; his chevron Is straight across the top. 
ihe orderly sergeant is tirat sergeant in the 
company, and commands it in the absence of com- 
LIEUTKN ANT U-ESKRAI 
COLONEL. 
tant, whose position is the same to the regiment as 
that of the orderly sergeant to a company, generally 
ranks as a lieutenant. 
Captains are commandants of companies, and are 
distinguished by two bars of gold on the shoulder- 
strap, and t ight buttons at regular distances in a 
single row on the co.it; the first lieutenant the same, 
Imt with one bar on the strap, the second lieutenant 
having u plain strap without murks. These last are 
called line officers; all regimental officers w air a red 
sash. 
Tim surgeon ranks as first lieutenant in the volun¬ 
teer service, and as major in the regulars, and has 
the hitters M. b. medical stutF— embroidered on 
his strap, which otherwise is the same as a first, 
lieutenant; also wears a green sash. The quarter¬ 
master also takes a lieutenant’s rank, and has the 
letters Q. I). — quartermaster’s department — em¬ 
broidered on his strap; the paymaster the same, 
with the letters P. 0. —paymaster’s department—and i 
the commissary with the letters C. D. — commissary 
C APT AIN. 
missioned officers; the chevron is of three stripes, 
without connection at the top, and a diamond or 
star above. 
The second sergeant takes charge of half a com¬ 
pany, called a platoon, and has the samo chevron as 
the first, but without a diamond. The corporals are in 
charge of sections or quarters of a company, and arc 
ROCHESTER. N. Y., OCTOBER 19, 1861 
Iue highest rank in our army is that of lieutenant 
general, and was conferred hy Congress for merit on 
Winfield Scott, Geimrabin-chief, who is the only 
one who has ever held this rank in the United 
States. Tiie principal distinguishing murks of 
uniform ure three stars on the shoulder-strap or 
epaulette —a large one iu the middle flanked by two 
THE WAR’S PROGRESS 
.J .uvu, U..VUI unmers, ami civilians in power, we 
have no interest, except so far as the safety of the 
nation is endangered thereby,—such matters are 
turned over to the care of politicians, who will, no 
doubt, find them congenial,—but the case of Com¬ 
modore Stringham has assumed such magnitude that 
we give the causes for his action, as contained in the 
“ log ’ of his vessel, the Minnesota: 
Hampton Roads, Sept. 23, 1SB1. 
Flag-officer Stringham having asked previously to 
be relieved, end having been detached, bade farewell 
to the officers and crew, and Commodore Ooldshor- 
ough took command of the squadron. Before taking 
his departure. Commodore Stringham explained to 
SiS*e end crew assemble,I on the quarter 
(leek, the reasons why he had asked to be relieved 
from the command of ‘'the Atlantic blockading 
squadron. He said that some time ago the U 8 
sloop of-war Jamestown came into the roads with 
two water tanks-linrsted. to have them repaired. He 
hoaJw f*mr at ° r was .^f the "fanost, importance on 
board of a ship, especially a man-of-war, and being a 
great waterman” himself, he saw the necessity of 
having the tanks properly repaired; consequently be 
he did ed eXl ’ edleIlt t0 send to *ew York, which 
Shortly afterwards, the United States gun-boat Flag 
came in with her wood-ends started and bowsprit 
gone haying been in collision with the United State* 
Warn Susquehanna. He sent her round totbe 
tvMbingtou navy yard to have her repaired, lie had 
wienHn?'IIJr! hre6 M ??V a,d *’ nnd knew Perfect¬ 
ly well that the Mug could be repaired in two da vs 
whereas t would consume a week hero (as It reaUy 
did) to .rs,sh her. The Department sent the Mag 
back again to Hampton Roads, and at the same time 
wrote him a letter censuring him for want of nroie r 
judgment and ability to have command of this squad¬ 
ron. J lie Department suggested that the Flag could 
have be.cn repaired at Newport News—a most ridicu¬ 
lous suggestion to anyone who is acquainted with 
the place. He then read to the ulTlrera nnd crew tb« 
correspondence which passed between himself and 
the Department, and commented upon them, hut not 
speech. Ho said he was too much ex¬ 
cited arid affected to give a full expression t,. his fcl- , 
mgs. He wished us all well, said the Minnesota was i 
a fine ship, uud that we had done our doty, upon eve- i 
ry occasion, to bis satisfaction, and that if f?? one I 
thought we could have done better at liattera.^ th.-v I 
had better try some other place. ’ ' V 
the ® badc u « farewell and returned to his cabin ( 
eep]> ufieetec), us were most of the officers and shin’s 
... M . Utr . havlb* changed his uniform and £ 
fimp Ti^limns dress, he left Ms cabin lor tin- hot 
time, ihe Marine (riiard, under G.apt. Shuttlewonh ! 
were drawn down on the port side of the quarter 
deck * i ' r0U v riK lbu!u - ou the starboard side were 
ranged the. officers, according to rank The sailn-s 
thronged the remainder of tlm spar deck, with heads t 
uncovered, leaving a space open to the gangway 
where stood onr boatswain, ready to pipe li inf over i 
he s,de. After lingering a short timl by the cabM 
door, to give some direction as to the disposition of 
is baggage, tho old gentleman, alone and ttnatteod- a 
ed, advanced to the line and shook bauds with each „ 
one separately. Upon reaching the gangway ho 
raised Lis hat to the men, whipped nimbly over the u 
side and entered his barge which was Iyfag aTong- if 
side. Ihe word “Lay aloft,” was given, and in an e 
111 afl w “ 8 . In tiic digging, and from truck r 
to dead eye nine rousing olieers went up for as good L 
and brave a man as ever trod a war ship’s deck. fll 
-— ja 
To the Loyal Women of the Country. 
The Sanitary Commission in Washington, acting ,J( 
with the advice and consent of the Secretary of War” h< 
have issued an appeal to the “Loyal Women of al 
America,” inviting contributions to the comfort of re 
the soldiers now in service. We extract from the cc 
address so much as relates to the mode of responding a,! 
to the demand that is thus made on their benevolence th 
and their loyalty: wi 
“It is suggested that societies be at once formed tL 
belghborhood where they are not already Wi 
established, and that existing societies of suitable 
oiganizatraii, as Dorcas Societies, Sewing Societies \t 
a time, to the sacred service of their country- that h 
autJ . fM P««t»We committees he appointed Ch 
ti call from house to house and store to store to om 
obtain contributions Ju materials snitable to be made the 
up or money tor the purchase of such materials- tbe 
that collections be made in churches aud schools and p0i 
tHhminr i ud ah ? p9 b,r t, ; e . s,u,lf ’ purpose; that con- °P 
tnbution boxes be placed in poat-offioea, newspaper tin 
offices, railroad and telegraph offices, public houses, 
fcteiiril lit/,) T ,h Drill I'ofiMt l.rtr.t,. _n . .. , AS 
Major orkkkal. 
smaller ones — a double row of nine buttons on the 
coat disposed in threes, a buff sash, a straight sword, 
and a sword knot terminating in acorns. A major 
general is the same, but with only two stars on the 
shoulder. A brigadier general baa one star, and the 
sain adieu cfakiial. 
in a regiment, and wears an eagle on his strap, the 
buttons on his coat in double lines numbering eight 
at equal distances. When this ollicer is placed in 
charge of a brigade he is called a colonel command¬ 
ing. 
A lieutenant colonel is second in command of a 
SEruNii uel'tenan r. 
straight and short. Musicians and non-commis¬ 
sioned officers being shorter still, aud more for 
show than use. 
The color of the shoulder-straps denotes the arm of 
the service—infantry being blue; artillery, red; cav¬ 
alry, orange; and rifles, green. 
iue at. Louis Democrat of Oct. 5th contains tho 
following interesting de.tail3 of an interview with 
(-apt. Meet, of Co. K, Fourteenth Missouri Volun¬ 
teers, under Col. White. Tho Captain was one of the 
prisoners surrendered hy Col. Mulligan, and was 
lucky enough to make his escape from the hands of 
the rebels on Monday last, Capt,. N. is an old resi¬ 
dent of Lafayette county, knows tho locality of Lex¬ 
ington perfectly, was one of tho Home Guards when 
his company joined the command of Colonel White, 
ami seems to ho a very intelligent and reliable man.’ 
Captain Neot says ho was relieved from captivity 
on Thursdny of last week on parole, and had nro- 
Eloventh New York 
ond Connecticut. 
Surgeous 
Rev. H. Eddy, Chaplain, Sec 
I cial -Advertiser, form two groups, the Chandelcur 
cluster lying nearly due East of New Orleans, and 
within twenty-five miles of'the Parish of St. Bernard, 
Louisiana. On both the mainland aud the Islands 
tho lun.i u low. swampy, and mostly uninhabitable 
The principal Island Is a long, narrow belt, inclosing 
the small cluster, arid having a light at its Northern 
extremity. This was extinguished at tho beginning 
of tho insurrection, but has since been replaced. 
The Ship Island group, named after the principal 
Island, lie further North, being mostly within fifteen 
miles of the coiiBt of Mississippi, from which they 
are separated hy a bay of the same name. Lake 
Borgne, which approaches to within twelve miles of 
New Orleans, may be considered as only a prolonga¬ 
tion of this bay; and both are commanded by tho 
Islands in question. All those waters, however, are 
exceedingly shallow, tho sua being tilled up almost 
to its surface with the alluvium brought down by the 
Griswold, Thirty-eighth New York; 
Grey, United States Army; Stone, United States Ar¬ 
my; Connolly, Second New Yuri : Harris, Second 
Rhode island. 
Captains—Downey, Eleventh New York; Fish, 
1 hirty-second New York; French, Seventy-ninth New 
York; Drew, Second Vermont; Shurtliff, Seventh 
Ohio; L. Gordon, Eleventh Massachusetts; Whitting¬ 
ton and Jenkins. 
Lieutenants—Toy, Twenty-fifth New York; Dumb- 
’iu, (son of the actor of that name,) Thirty-eighth 
New York; Underhill, Eleventh New York; Worces¬ 
ter, Seventy-first Now York; Dempsey, Second New 
York; Wilcox, Seventh Ohio; Gordon, Second Dra¬ 
goons, United States Army; Kent, United State Ar¬ 
my; Ciileff, Eleventh Massachusetts; Connolly, Sixty- 
c4nntvi i , .~ ■•’•uvun, wuuuu nouBea, 
aDd ,errv ,j0at ’ s - and in aU suitable places, 
o™ t 0K 0, K f rc,f ASU wo ^ued;’ and that all 
loyal women meet at such convenient times aud 
places^ may be agreed upon in each neighborhood 
sb« B n h Ul circIp ’ t0 , Wurk u P°n the materials'’which 
snail be .-so procured. 
‘■Every woman in the country can, at the least, 
Jw A H,r T Woole ? •’backings, or, if not, can pur¬ 
chase them. In each town let there be concert on 
nnwid U | eCt ’i'- ak,Dg Care t,mt 1,1 reo or four sizes are 
dnt V1< i ‘ Ilx “ pon a I ji ' lce for receiving, and a 
dam when a package shall be transmitted, arid send 
denoH?tK BH1 • 10 the most convenient of the 
u».pots or the Commission. 
, ‘,‘ Tbc a ? icIe / ra° 3t wauted an ’ blankets for single 
bv fW ?. 1 u obeap material, about seven feet h?na 
cant rn fl“, C r Wl i l:; kmt wooIeri sock M woolen or 
bedgowns, wrappers, undershirts, and 
Lrwoiin M l *A" r at,d f ? a,1 “' r P ill0 '« a,1 d cushions 
ioi |W o aa d e d lnnbs; and slippers. 
Ar,„r S0 ' delica0ieB for the «ick—such as farina 
dried c0l “' £! , l ' ir(lh ; oondenaed milk, and nicely 
the r- t ~ can be , ftdvantogeously distributed bv 
Jloveineiits near New Orleans. 
Some few days since the St, l.ouiB papers contain¬ 
ed a statement that New Orleans had been bombarded 
and captured by Federal troops, and though we think 
very little reliance can be placed upon the report, 
still it is evident that extensive preparations are 
being made with this object in view. It is now ten 
days since the news reached New York city that 
hhandeleur aud Ship Islands, with Mississippi City, 
had been occupied by our men. Later intelligence 
received by way of Louisville, confirms that state¬ 
ment, so far as respects the Islands; and adds that 
on the first named of these tho Government has 
was not bu meicnt to hold him as a jrrlsoner in jail, 
and so released him, as before, on parole, directing 
him to report himself again to him at five o’clock 
that afternoon, when other witnesses would be pro¬ 
duced 
llio limits of his freedom were all that part 
of Lexington south of Main street. 
Between three and live o'clock Cupt. Nect con¬ 
cluded to try an escape, and accordingly, in the 
midst of the confusion, stole out of town and hid 
himself in a cornfield bordering on the Independence 
road. About live o’clock he saw General Price and 
staff, and his roar guard, pass along by his hiding 
place, and he heard from the loud tulle of the troops 
that they were going to Baker’s Hill, about eight 
mileB from town, where they i- tended to fortify them¬ 
selves to meet the attack of Siegel and Fremont, who 
were coming on th.-m with forty thousand troops. 
Baker’s Hill, Capt. Neet says, is the highest eminence 
in that part of the country, and is well adapted for a 
New F ork Sixty-ninth; Lieutenant Colonel Neff, Sec 
ond Kentucky (?); Major John W. Potter, Thirty 
eighth New York; Rev. G. W. Dodge, Chaplain 
