New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-25

came 70 tbe camps Of the men on the wooded ssd an-
ouiating plateau over the river, WITH d IL broken by
WAFER curses INTO ravines covered with bsuswood add
| forest trees For five week. the Trnness.e trsoos
unier Gen Pillow, who IL the head Of the forces cf
the stste have been working ut serirs Of curious To-
trencbed caup ami which. look hk- An asseh,ssa -
Hud beaver dams. la word they arc NO co ipl.
Gated that they would prove. exceecsriy trouble
soue TO the trops engaged In sheir defense and il
would require very steady experienced regusrs 20
nan 'hem % Ms 10 give pnoter support TO each ether
The maze Of bresstw0 ks, of banking parspcis, Of
psrapcts tor field ies e. overdone Several ten
might prove mefal TO an attacking force. In
poule plaees tie wool was cut down Ia front
| 60 10 form Formidable nAfura Gbstiis; but
generally here, Ia the batteries below, tisber asd
brushwOoo lett uncut up easy musket shoi OF
tie works, to advance Of riaemen, and
expose the deienoing force 10 Considerable hnDoy-
an,e In small campo Of 10 % tents each tie Tenn
esste ruo,s scattered for health sake, over she
pliieau aud the level ground few compa' les
were engaged az dill The mea were dressed and
looked ike lsboring peope--small frin. rr, mechan-
ics with some small, und.rsiSed lads. The maoiy
wee 10 ,thir shirt sleeves, end the swkwardoes
wi which they handled their ms sho ed that, how
ever god they might be sho's, they were by &c
mean. proicisnts II MANUEL exercise. Indeed, rev
could not be "a they have b,en only i've week. IN
the servie If the State, rallied on. Ia Anticipation
the Secession vote, anu since then they lave been
employed oy perL Pillow oil his kr'ihcatlont
They have complained more than once Of their hard
work, part cuaIly when il MS &C ompaied BY hari
fire. and end of Gen. Pillows Vi It was to INFORM
tbem tint they would soon % 'sheyed from tar
hbors by negroes and hired lasorers. Their tents,
sula ridge poos, very bad, Das suited. perhaps 70
the transport. Each coatsin- Fix could get 10
accurate account of their rstions even from the Our
ana Con isary ienerhl q ere was
present. bus was till Tat they had q sum
enoy-irom 10 to IL n Of meat, Of bread If sugar.
coffee, aud rice daily Neisoer spiri's tobacco II
seryed cat TO ttese terrible chewers aud not unsc ON
plished drinkers Their Eas T" will e' the same ~ 10
the United s,ates Army or the Confederate sises
Arny-p,Obably gsid IN tie tie 81, calaii me Jun
f.rwsd in'oo line fOf inspection Fer wee few
such uniforms as l say were In very BID
1850, and consisted Of gsuiy faings and ssr res on
| very strange garments. They were armed wi old
Is;tsrn percussion uluskets, AID their AMMUNITION
pouches wers Of diverse srs. Shoee often bad knap-
sacks head-I ieces Of svesy kiDd o. shape
bages worked on the front ser, tinsel in much re-
quest. Every man hal tin wster-hatk I'd ban-
| ket. Tie General addressed the men, who were In
| hne two deep many OF them unmistskabe fshmenl,
snd sald wnat GenefAh usnslls ssy on such ocesoas
eompllae or tie past encouragement tor On. fu'
| tire. "When the hour Of dsugrr comes I will 10
" I'll YOU They did not se-m 10 care much whether
| lie was or NOS; aud, indeed Gen Pillow, III round
has, Gusty black froek coat, aud oeinary 'dnNrped
trowsers, cid not look lie one VIC uld sive any
great material accession 70 tie phyoieal nsaie o
Instance, although be l. very entrg tic lnaD. The
Major. General in fact 10 Ri attorney at-law, or has
een 50, sad was partner with Mr.. Polk who
| probably from some OF the reasons witch deter
| niue the actioUs OF partners 10 eech oter, sent
Mir. Pillow to the Mexican war, whee To
nearly Loot him, owing 10 revere Wounds
cved in ton. The General Is M lde uis IN rem B.
ments rs If e were # ming al indc u.n,, Tee 10
n9s nsH t9g ~ eLepy t2 Get tnfods9 but he IN:
| oodEd up his own men la in5xorsble nes also: AZ
/ Of the works proof VI tho freedom OF citizen
solliery" was afforded ID iidle hilar IN the art
Of Que of the privaes. The men had iiuej the IA apt
and had Ii tened 10 the pleasant assurun es Vi ter
commander that ybey would kpook II tne shovel end
the hos very soon and be replaced by eternal gen
lehman OF color " Tnre cheers fr ten. Pillow
called tor and were responded TO by the waoop-
Ing aud screechu sounds tlat pass 10 isor in this part
Of tue world tor Az they eaded slenlo,ian
| vol shouted oat "Who for Gen. Pillow ~ aLd,
answered il mgat b. uniaiily inferred q ~
gallant odlcee was cot the object OF t- favor or - ci-
tude Of lbs troops; probably Temporary nlcpI ny
connected with hsld work toaLd expires. ion ia ito
daring question.
| RsGdorhs Point is NO doub';s very strong posi-
tiOn. The cd .e- VI tie plateau southland there's Of
the batteries below the ravines III the Lnf w0,li
give ~ u large force Of rdemeu who oodli
atr batteries anenablo il taken FROM tle rlvsr
fa Q, unl- The ,suip IL their resl VI the top 4 e
plateau ~as red Great foss II life, AMI probable
failure, would result ffom sny attack on the works
nom the liver merely. But n0tills might get pat
tue guns Hto any rious loss IL the e,ont state
OF th ser'te ana eqni uent; and there IL noting
saw 70 prevent tie anuinx OF iore tue bauss Of
the river, which, With combined action on tie pat
Of adequate force Of gunboatr, could carry posi-
tion. Az The liver tails The rolud-,no Gre OF the
will be even lsrs efie tive. the Gener. il
wafer for the camp BY meaus OF Large eistsns uug
ia the trouna. viii viii be nltd with water from
,be river by steam power The officers Of the arm Of
Iennes e. vii whom spoke were lain, fsrrleIly
pkanter me tharts, and lawyers; snd the he.cs IS
Tue del ment ia no respect letter than { CIR
Ia eriors rescon Of any military acquremens 8, bat
shre sd, energetic cUnnol--en-e wens The
officer ia cominsnd OF tie works, sver uIGerrtOcd
bis business apparently, ana was well supported sy
the artillery officer. lheie were, | was told, dbl
piecesof held artillery aispo.bls for toe defense cf
Ine amp.
III the nv or 10 another TN N eau defense OF baf-
t.ry OF Jour guLs rather OF sIn.i psrsslgrsm VI
sciI sand covering y tl higher & al the kn,e,
win four guns nioua:ed In IL Oh The Iiyer lace. No
communication exists through TIE ~ocSs betweenLe
two camps, which mat be six coz sesen illes apart
tie force stationed here composed srind ally OF
gentlemen They we're all UNIFORM. dr'acnntnt
worked one OF the guns, which tIe We eal wished 70
nred with rou ID shot. IL NV, Elk mlnules afief
the order given he gun we load a, a'e Zoe Wa
giveu, Fire. Ire gunner pulled tic laoy nj ha d,
Snt the tGbe did not eAploGe. Another was led
strong jsk puledt 0-nt aId income srioe. third
WIS brerted winch came out broken. Ihs fourth time
tie ,haimr ana the Lall w.s projected a out 20
yards TO tins right and lUO yards short oi the mars
IA stump, ,0 ysros distant, in the river. IL
must 10 remembered tLst there no di parts, n
geutf, eevatIg scrows 10 the saDs tie ohetf was
Obliged 70 Lay IL BY the eye with plain e.ock OF wood
In (esersl explained that The fiIesio tubes the
results Il ex pertinent be making 10 na.nnise-
ture them, but ayr ed With o the officers, ~ho
uu tered Ia my ear, The old hIstock ann port
n darued dead better" There were ells, l could
s.e ia ,he battery, auc, inanigy, tn-d tie
we're made OF wopd al Memphis, aid p1i c0Bsld
cred ~ The oheSfs st all Trustworthy. Powder is
&c that all salues intercted, cps the1ov
einor ut toe state. la the Two camps there wvIe.
was informed, STOUT 1900 men My eyeslght tar
as | went, confirmed OF the oAlrtcne 0f solae
iS0v, but dia not visit all Tie outlying tents. I'm
ndiug ,s baud nad ,lsy ed " God s'ys the Q.een"
aud Dixie Land" OH returning We had the Mac
seiil.a nnd the national VI the ,ou Com