The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-30
OUR CAMP DEFIANCE CORRESPONDENCE.

C.Mr DEFIANCE, CNno, H., Jaly 20, 1861
ssyisal Of RecHaIGrge AyscdL af lioses--tSe,;ag IN
The Camp Coaes,ains NE But Rea ETght-Iacy,ase IN
NE Ehtisme''isNo Ko,e Ma Sal ffon,e on fuyouoh-
Preparations toJ Comi0g Eres,-Yhe HeeRa a,d yrt,qds
tfMe Camp, DE-, DC dc
The items FOR the past ,iays so FAR as they
have referred 10 This camp have been meagre indeed
There have hcen no expeditions 10 kentucky Missouri or
elsewhere; midnight attacks alarms no arrests Of
rebels anything worth relating The last two OR three
days have brought TO camp quito large number Of re-
crus for hc several fegnents which haye been ieci-
eddy The retirement Of three mouths men who have
served out ther enlistment aha he ranks begin TO wear
''ef usual appearance once more About six hundred
haFe arrived since Saturday las, aud il is thought that
in week al The most every regiment viii be fal.
hrins the past Ten days force las been augmented by
the arrival OF about four haalfed ana fifty horses and
perhaps The same Number Of inules, sand The cry is sti
they como. Army wagons and disciplined troops are
al that eanted to perfect tho arrangements for the
forward movement
The Of repalse from Manassas hs arrived here
by wfoe aud has created considerable eonnoiion Yes
to-day, When the telegraph Informed that loss was
from i've e. seven thousand mon, with all CONS and
cnEhery II war, seemed ~ though each OF this
htiSade e That he Individually had been soundly
"hifPe'' no c,@aSea not 10 believe word OF Il;
"ters hoped th@t the next would be great noij6,
rt'iou OF The disaster and sta others thought That the
hall bad ao bcci, told But 10 day, as IL is reported that
our os only four or Eve bombed aud that Of the
enemy ncnly ~ many thousands, spirit o. relief mani
ie ted sef al o troops HAY ta<entres courage The
81 ct q" tnc ucNs here i better n could have been ex
pe' ted. lhe rcepistept- for the have becn more
npHefous to GJy than during any two illee DAYS Of
thr past wr: the soldiers yield 10 their pat iuc feeling
and declare hat thss viii mot desert the old fng noDtbat
Il Is IN danger. and hundreds o Those who bad concluded
e. ~ home at the end o ther three months enlistment
arc iiocling ~ headquarters be rc-cnrocd aud yr
sworn NJ more viii be sent home as present on
Ili 'oush and especially VIII the artillery be retained
hrf 10 await orders to East IL ordered Those OF
COR artillery officers and piiYats Mho have gone home on
taNe have been i"3rerahed 10 feiH iuaeiiately and
bci"re Thursday it t. Thought. each battery will be full
sent N"G iuGaE per cypress series OF photographs OF
10" camp At taiG" useful aud others ornamental
pre- 5Dted by VI nnS, Of 81, Louis. who Is now here
Photographic the cSmn You Viii see hy tue cxpapa.
lions accompany each, the position ur torces and
Tie location OF FORT and the sarroundin. country
With regard 10 the strategy 81 he campaign. Mr. Long
VII ACCOMPANY The aalay when Il moves roi here and
VIII photograph each place and scene o. importance dui-
lug the campaign.
The hrAhb p ic camp continues fl be all that could be
desired The Whole number o deaths ron siclp and
casualties has been but iWr, -four -ifc the troops
came here on The 3d of April last. This FOR about seven
aH-ahd men. must be considered highly Haerng to tho
health Of the place and the skill and Of the doctors
aud purses.