New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-26

being much iu.ssgu aSsolyed from their promise to
tDsa ~ ineIligence of any movements . ~ en-
The new policy Is a reVeIs W him in
WcD3wejl, who allowed them 70 tSsv sSo1ld wear
tbs FIELD and Okssy Of their purity. Justice
ma 70 saw that the srs
;Us rsners whom have met az ,anId 81 y;o
ssntlemen Of honor and aolly anososment With the
k confdence or break any ln ooaonJ
late any ISnt in their new polcy inc eorreePonu
eu.n renaoed with very serioos olneui'ies' % 'o
suIiowing order will demonstrate;
ioi"""e wv. Dxp,KrsESf ASjutant Generals Omee,
WAN WAsHlEGroS. Aug. 26, 1901:
aP,s. m article Of the act Of Copsre, entitled An ss
E.'se ,5 HSS's STATES. y lsos holding
with OF giving nngSsSsbo Sy Sestb or such
Sec % ;A be ordered by the sensnes o. cHS
martial Public ;. eSas; son.poOasncs and conmuncs
IL nsy ar by writing printing or telegrsphing respecting
operation. o. p he troops Campo ,ena intIepchwsnts
SssI OF Within Inc ssys1a military districts by which
,h BE- a ssS sanctions 0e the GensT.
NE came aye sbsOs prohibited and from and after
eeedsd Sc inst uhosf s L. THOMAS Adutsnt General"
o ~ cl0uar "a rapidly becoming master Of the
.,net;on In Washington, the silence in the streets
uS, !; nrofound The sOldiers are kept IN camp,
"a 20 pienty of work 10 do One hears very little
If the President but in reality he very active ana
naturally takes deep interest IN tne wofA VI al ene
Sna,tasnt, He moves about dressed In PLAIN gray
bp"i;ng Jacket and sui without any attendant, from
snoos 70 another now visiting Capt. Dahlgren
a, the Navy Yard then dropping In on Gen. Scott, OF
ealing AT Cen McCellan's taking constant but not
obtrusve share in oil the various business on hand
from day 10 day. Mr.. Seward is away for the time,
and bis son. the notwithstanding OF State, is acting
IN his place. The new passports issued 10 ENABLE
British subjects to travel in leave the Uuied States
lave the following memorandum written oy Mr.
Seward across the back: 1t is expected that the
bearer will not enter any OF the insurrechohary
gtstes" Ii would be IS well, indeed, Just DOW, ior
81. fraUa
the North md the South for they become objects OF
snspciop ere liable to annoyance, and IL as Is likely,
thew carry letters given them 1t may be by fre0ds or &C.
quantances, they may be unwlttlGgly violating the
law Nv conveying information to either enemy. There
are literally thousands Of Bitch subjects seeking as
,tance to get Of the country and the inhabitants
of ST. Louis in any connected with the oldc0untry
seem animated by an intense longing TO re-nlgrate'
Many cases of hardship and great distress there
10 show the severe pressure OF the times upon the Peo
pe There are some statements calculated TO mlslead
In respect 10 Lord Lyonss interference IN procuring
th DISCHARGE of Brih subjects tr0m the United States
army His Lordship hes only applied for and pro-
cured discharges in the esse OF few young men under
ace whose parents guardians desired their release
fCm military service. Ioe numerous demands
made Ly Irish, Scotch, aud English TO be freed
from o. legations they had contracted Of their own
free will lave not been attended to when they were
men of mature age, nor, indeed, could they wen De
snrcessful There will be very rigid discipline en-
forced among the men Of the new army, and indeed,
Il Is required Look at the strange affair In the Ma
nayha valley at Sammersyille. a whole regiment
halts TO cook breakfast IN what may be called an
,uemv's country. No pickets are thrown out, no
Eutinel uOsted not the slightest precaution taken to
prevent what happened and what was likely, or at
least possbea surprise by the enemy, In which the
regiment suffered most severely at the hands OF sn-
peTior force If proper dispositions had been made
such an operation could not have been effected, and
spreais that the road TO Gauley Bridge must have
been oren 50 that udieous retreat could have saved
the regiment, Just as its baggage was rescued Ibis
10 Voll IL hp
fghting it is. in fact, the heart OF Western Virginia,
and its importance is so great that toe Union men,
ss you aware, proposed to call the state they
were going TO carve out between the Opl' ana me
Blue Ridge by the name Of the River kanswha, till
tie opinion OF Mr.. Bates, the Attorney-enera, IN
duced them TO forego the project The discipline which
will be enforced must prove oistaste'ul 10 many OF
the volunteers but in the end they viii experience
generally composed of the fnest men that any army
n the world could show, there are scattered through
the ranks proportion of men who are unit for mill
tsry service who were enlisted and passed muster IN
The early stages Of organizing the army. These men
will all be dismissed and medical examination has
been directed TO take place Of all soldiers IN the
se vice. One Of the most unfavorable symptoms for
tie United States Government, In its eDdeayos to
augment the regular army, is the extreme unwilling
meas Of the population 10 enlist There 10 10 lack OF
volunteers but the nucleus of the military oganiZa-
ton does Lot increase IN proportion IL IL natural
enough that when the floating population are eagerly
canvassed by the touters for the volunteer regiments
they should not be willing to enter into the regular
army, where the discipline is supposed to be stIeter
and tie duties more srdnous Recruiting IN New
York Irodaced only l8 men last week; the 18th
Regiment has not succeeded in obtaining more than
the materials OF two good companies; the 18th
Regiment, also new, was more successful, and the
new Cavalry Regiment busters about 400 men, 2OO
short Of its fun complement. In the navy, there Is
much greater in obtaining tie services Of good
desfipion Of seamen than there il in the army IN pro-
curing he proper material for soldiers. An instance Of
Z. Il senA Nnfn nhf nm
navy is furnished by tie TusearOra, which wac
launched in Eve weeks from the day her keel laid
down in Philadelphia; she is steam gunboat 2l0 feet
long, 800 tuus BURDEN carrying four &pouncers and
two IL incR guns.
The officers Of the regular army do not depend as
much they might on the volunteers; they remember
Mexico, where they WOO go away before the
wes concluded at critical periods, causing by their de-
paT,e debility in the operations and incresfe Of
expeuGiure and loss OF life to the country.
Il will be time before the discODtented spirits
are rooted out but they already beginning TO Eel
Gen. McCleens hand, unframed horse gradually
re ognizes tie force Of his rider.
Jh some good grounds Tor 6isconteDt existed par
cula " among oGicers, cannot be denied but, far
rs food and rations, tentage and general military
accommodations concerned, the men IN the service
OF The United States are not by any means i-treaed.
The 6issisfeion connected with the payment Of the
men in sJue regiments caused by the officers, who
did fGruih the Paymasters with the proper lists;
and if delay was Occasioned by want ofmoney IN some
instsnees the patriotic feeling Of the men should have
induced them TO have borne the prvation with little
more patience.
In tie quality Of their clothing however, there has
been lust ground Of discomfort; the contractors have
been Al their usual work. Gen. Butler pointed out to me
at Fortress Monroe soldiers who were clad IN sort OF
gray stuff which looked like the wornout hnings OF In
fsniry unics-huy yet threadbare, hard yet ragged,
looking if wool bad been glued on 10 rotton calico;
IL probable that contractors henceioIth VIII be
compelled 10 make less money and better clothes. In
some cases regiments are prevented leaving for the