New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-28
TIE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.
ny w. n. RUSSELL, IL. n,
Cnoci.l Corrosnona.ut Of The Lon don ines.

f6nd some conso tion Tor d,saproioinent of not
arriving Ia time 10 ines ite attack npon f0t sum
Ger IN desuibing The condition OF the WORK soon ai'tr
N.i.r Ander,ou Surrendered il. Already have uiOh
NV table pamphlet entitled lie battle 81 r"f.
Sumter and tI'st Victory Of The Sonlherh Troop
&c; several "roeins, and a variety OF Ve'seuss'
sopos md IhefOri, al exertitai ms upon TINS eV,n',
vnicL however important az poilcal d'mnns,rau1n,
Is of na value in military sense except 'n 20 lar as
the hl.odl.s rs occupation OF pos l'h eomua' CluS
Charleston LA buT II eol CO ned IL may tehO 10 pre-
vsn ny fal-e impressions founded un imperfect lnfor
naIi u 10 lew facts connected VITA The hfe IN
the work and s effects, VIII will Interest, at least
Some military readers
In the first place it may he well n admit that the
miharv preparations aDd portions OF Tie Sout Caro-
hulaus were more formidable than Que was prepared
~ exve,t On The part Of Ia small Sale, without any
coiaiGerale internal organization or rs'uices' II h
roupa rat,e fice cy due mainly 10 Gen. lie a.
reea,d NJ his assistant ineer, Major Nlnby, VINO
a-e both professional engineer oihcers of ,e Ohled
stses Amy, aud who lad capacity and inhnelci
enough 10 direct the energies Of tue undlsci lied
masses in the projer dir cIop lhsteho oil allowing
sbem 10 rush their fate 10 the peiiios ess OF sn
esc:sd., as they iutopoed. The State OF Sou Caro-
kna ha1 for long tine past been areuinniilhg arms
and mn, iops OF war; and il may be said that ever
spce the nuliaon contest she tad peru iiied her,e
10 ell on lbe lea Of Ultimate essio to be Effected
bv f,rc. If upces sar Nh.n Gen. BeaurgaTd aud
Major Whiting came here the works ine' d. u resist
the feet snd 10 crush The fort iu very mleret
stat- Major Anderson aud Lis Officers had irne pro,
tessoIa al contempt for tie tatie'lts oi the 0lhe ana
u
Cne l. oning, however, they To- b lr survey OF
their IN my's labos for the previous nigh they
Ysrsive', esg nAd come over the de'in% .'i,
over there" wa e,iieit. TIER Strange relation
slip with hose WHO were preparing - destroy them
possible, however, peNenl.d th'i 'e'"ufie 10 'n1
obvious means whcn were then III aOun"ahse III
uerbapds ~ avert the coming danger. H"o Nj lor
Anderson uain siled d w.lreenl.ted hre on .ne
eiemy tie moment Ihey began 10 i.row up Isi hI, o1
seiies and me,4re Fort Moulrie aeah'st Iin' ne -
nv mad ,l,.ir progress very slow ano exec ohgiy
Lbuo.s and ave marked IL al every step "i'h oiool.
III, 'u,,,sud over tie gpound was very decioei, but
he had i, j. 10 be SUPPOSED, 10 autho'h! 10 ueiebu
b;y.en ia the only way in whirh 1t could e do'e
TOO laie that fatal lhrase-wao the echo TO every
order Which eau 9 from tie seat OF Goveril ent a.
Warrington. Melliue the South CaIolni hs
~ rsed Ut their batieri and were on able to OBJ
tain cover or the soit sandy El~i"- on with they
- were plating tLtir guns AID mott e. lLey Pacn ca
te,r IA Ell al the suns sa, ked shOt aid RI ell, ana III
nj ed their mag zines, aud d. He'd tier raw cNls
with impurit, with l,iOO yaIds OF the iUt. We
all know what I'M unity lie worth IN Offensive denion'
ttr tiUs. IL is pO"eifu sgent some ines IN cieat.
lag enihUsi ,sn. Every day more NolsnIeers mock
to the varou, cOmIan e., created LIE" ass0' iai Us
Of arm ed men, and the heterogeneous and motley
Macs Legm 10 assume sOlie ne embiaIce 10 oh
Sny however inegular. AT tie IfeseiIt mo-
u.tnt Clarh SION is like lace III l. e m' igi,or-
hood Of a camp where military aud volunteer llors
are Il work r,g exi eiimens iu uniforms, ano sent-
ipg in their sinateG mOcels for ineiectloI There !,
All eBultss vauey-Often Oi ushDe,,-ln drese aud
eaulrneit ard LOmei, l,tuIe suoIg tlese compalier
Tie bead-dfes l. generally however Sialt cap In"
tie krenca krl lie tune Is Of oiiieient cut coior,
fscilgs aud Lalerisls-grcen @ltb giay AID yell,w
gray With orange AMI Diick anu wLlte, bl'e WIN
white and yellow iacings. an Growp, onrI, siehln'
ad OLIVE jackets, frochs, tunics, bloures, cloth linen
tweed, flannel. The ofcers are generally III tlue
frocks brass buttOns With Ied sses The rank be-
iug hdi uted by gold lace on the sh'"i'
der STRAPS which like tnUse IN uSe III inc hussla
s,my. The arms Of the men seem toeratit We'll kep'
sLo IN good order. MaUy, however, ETH sn"ul -er
"W Ite Bees '-,be old sn.OOiL- oIe musket WIN uh'
Il l.. toll, u yifn l.at t.,sfl
Which | au enabled 10 ,rete 10 you TIL. ugh Tie
counesy of tue authorities, sbOwi Ing the actual number
0: men uYder yesterday III aud around Cnaiies'
Ton:
Morris Ifard-I-th Re erirnent 700 men; ls Regiment so
ses - Rssin,.Dt SIS ne, Io,sl. z6t5 men
sOiyans .end-5'b i.esmsn leI5 mem de,ac5r1ent oi
ssv.iy ana 9TH I. rs u.en. Total, 1850
o.oae pCis 80 leni Charleston, 1890 neni Co
' ' Men
Moris lland.
s"u,an. isisnd: .........''.'.'''''..''''''"!'@
StOne and Points '"V
Tolal. ............................5l2 5l25
Cherics.On
To.sI.............................
In teie a. Tie l1e oi por''..'..''...'''''''So
Totsl............................. ..Hoo2
The regiments mentioned here composed OF T. o
various companies rals,d in cferent lo'ah les whh
different naes but the State Regulars IN -EI ecta
kon a; ey ill soOn be made portions OF the e8n-
Lar Amy Of tie Confederate states which lie Ia cour
Uf forat IL There are, believe, ODly 30 90 regis
Tered voters in \ uih Cnioliua lie Lumber oi men
fun il ed by them 10 lair noiatlo o the zeal for
G,le causs which aninates the populltlOu. The
sLusgue of the trOots is uIdeniably good. Now and
k,sn 1ndeisized, weakly men may be met with, but
H.. great m tj0riiy OF TIE cOmpanies consist d rank
ed nle exceeding the average Stature VI Europeans,
s,,d very well Diult AID mu culT. The Men run very
l,rge onn Leie. NOihiDg, indeed, can De more oO-
volm when one looks st the tuilgrown, healthy,
handsome race which dc eiOs Itself iu the streets,
Ia the t,ar-rOOms aid Ia the hO'el halis than the
srror OF tfe arQ ment With is mainly ueed 10y tie
Caoliui ,.s themselves, tba white men cannot tndHe
In their State. L. limb, figure hight, weight they a.e
e,nnl 10 any leple haze ever seen, and lhei le@-
tires are very regular and pronounced. ILey are, L.
decd AS uuhbe The iGeal American of our .ail.Aur-
kts aud our Stage NJ il the " hltT II the Pone -
Ea,tin 60 the E0e sh gentleman. Some Of tLis 81 en-
or;y is due 90 tie fact the bulk 81 ~hlie ppm
l.i.o here are IA ali but aiisOcias or r'AGr g
Raicls. The Sale iz but gigantic sparta, IN "heh
tie hl0try afe narssd by All indehOic oi'eieh'e "a
color and jacT from the The ~bre lOPhie-
ti.u winch suOt l.ld and 6ldyehCiung aLd hSilcui-
tursl i, very su. and very i1d1 d1Liii,'dt Tie mac
t<fs enjoy very a6yaltsge which cii oontuce 70 me
Ehy,ic excellence Of people, aod u the cIluyaiioa
d bs grs ana accom-, ,ihnents oi lie, even u 'n=h
e5ey fah,r oispcsed 70 uegiecL puieiy intellectual
enlyyn.ents aad talles Many OF tlOse who sor . ia
tbs iaol's worth ffOm I3ODU 10 ~ ,UJD d
ysu-At tasa, 80 was toli-aDd wee pgin'ed
~ y ~ Nio we've ssid 10 w worth far uYoe. Ol
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