New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

vight, but one was alloWeu 10 come oh aoI,ant |
ant paEs for ese wdlooking sentriss are eIceen.
men of bu.iness and look after the piaeu Pa' VI
esldiering with I'll the keeDness which tnen ue'' NJ
soual interest impar's TO their not,onr oi nus. -
enemy il 10 them the incarnation oi al evil "a .y
nm, his s,ies and servants very much az te'tler
chases rat-with intense raditlonal ana race a'uoo
ity. The silence Of the night Is not broken by any
ch llenees or the CANS we'll OF patrop out ,ncie
xsaiiks ionicance enough in the sound OF tie snol
Lij ths working parties rolling over the w,O1eh
;etty, with dull, pooderons thinning on D0ar1
The fats that arc To carry theia OH TT tue ~
and nou,y,tare of the batteries. WIN 'ne early
.~orpinU. however cane the uscal signs oi
,,a,t;4l existence. started up fom among my |
sockroaeles, knocked my head against the me
ole beams over my hammock, and theh, CON
ssiIerably obfnscated by tbs result, proceeded To |
inyestiQa,e III The grounds that presented themselves
"a mt az worthy of consideration III reference 10 ths
tleory hich bad Suddenly toTceo rseh up0n my ni1
,ht was in The Crimea For close az band through
HE seepy organs of the only sense hlch was fully
awake cane tie well known reoe"lse OF the Ioaa'es
And then French cauours, rolls, Iutes and calls ran
along the lne and the Volunteers got mp, or "a not
as IS ea,ed best TO them An ebony and aged Gany-
m.de. however, appeared with coffee, aud told me,
@the Cap'n wants ask weder You take some Ditefs,
Sar;" and indeed, Z" the Captlin' did compound some
sn azng preparation for the judges and COlOnels pres
ent IN deck and below thai met the approval OF them
all and was recommending il for s ioruiying qunll-
ies in making Redan aud NAH khoii of the stomach
Breakfast came 10 due iulenot Dn;h Persic apl ara
tus 20 excite the hete Of the smple-nnded, but great
del Of substantial matter, In the shape OF fu,d
onions, ham. eggs, biscuit, With aecoWpanimeuts
OF Led water, Bordeaux and coffee. Our guests
we.etwo-a broad lerueilke gentleman, weighing
some l6 s,one, dressed III green irieZe tnDi, with
gold Lace and red and scarlet wotsted faclngs, and
felt wide.awake, who, as lie wiped his usnly brow,
informed me he was " mn man we nave f"Ge
Volunteers quite corpnlent, ard not more patriotic
for farmer man OF many baieS and III becoin-
ig an 'ficer in hs company OF braves had gwen an
pnlnis,akabe proof OF devotion TO LIS d's'an, home
and property The other, quiet, modest, intelligent
loosiuU yOnng m1n, Gn sihcer Ia a olierent
baitalion and talk I'd with sense about matter with
which rense has seldom amy thing to dol moan uni-
fo,n He remarked thai IN serious action aDd close
6pting or la night woik il would be very dlfhcnt 10
pfeyept serious mistakes and even disasters, owngto
he officers of the Confederate States troops wearing
tie same distngus bing MAJ ks of rank and similar uni
forms VIII. never they get them, TO those used iD
The regular service the United aes, aud that much
inoonvenienoe will inevitably result from the great
variety and wonderful diverity Of the oresses OF tie
inmease number Of companies forming the different
rsaimepts OF " loDeers. The OILY troops near us
which were aitired with regard TO military exactness
we're the regiment Of Zouayes from New Orleans.
Not of these are FreDehmen Creoles some have be-
loDg.d 10 the baitabons which the Crimea hnst made
fsnious and were present before SevastOpol and in
Ialy the rest are Germans and Irish. Our friends
went off TO see them dr but, a believer in the en-
chanting power OF distance, preferred TO look on at
such OF the msneuvers as could be seen from the deck
These ZOuaves look exceedingly bike the real article
They are perhaps, tIihe esuer and taller, and
not 70 well eStloped at the back Of the head ths
heels, and tas 'lles as ter prototypes They are
dressed in The same way, except that saw DO tuFbaL
an the Iez cap. The jacket, the enmmerbubd The
Heooy red brt eebss ana she CATERS all cOpe OF
a.. eTiinal They are all armed with riAe-nnsket
sld swud-bayod, and their pay is a, the usual rate
A. All or sometb like G2 Is. month, with Ta'ions
s1ss s ccsss' Iwss noe interested confsss, ia
sespe the mcoSs Of Of vast 81 osis Of Ouet and SSer
hsh, wiich few here and there hke focks Of Ilover
before the ed FISH and other enemies ana 5arted an
der our boat, 'han il examining Zouave dIin. Once,
IS large fish gsmboiug along tie sur ace close
a har d. great CLEAN Of wite shot mp IN tue wases
beneath ana boiling wlirl marked witt crimson
Iool, witch Gradually melted Off 10 tie tide showed
where a monster shark had taken down part OF his
breakfast. - lha's g,omd-sheerk, qnotn ihe
about here lorIOies passed by in great
hurry for Pensacola, aud now and then turtle showed
his d-al little heed above the ebviaoe huiu wn"h ne
sc OF water 70 ard Pensacla are si& Britt sh ner-
raautmen III state OF blockade-that is, they nave
o.ly Is days clear out according To- the reading Of
sFela~ ADOPT, d by the I'm ted States ohcers. The
Navy Oks clean ana Leat in tie early InorJisg
and away Co oAers side OF the Gu aiei FCt llekrt
etygina causa-raises its ark front IRON te wiite
rand and .reen OF the gLicis, on Which nun-
Der of tlacx objects Invite inspection through ateie-
sco,e and Otbgingy resolve Themselves into horses
TUNED out ~ gTazc Tie slope. Fort NJ Rae ut the
Other side Oi e channel, II TO iijate It's nsisbbor,
finss ag to te breeze which Is the counterpart
of lie stars and SInfe that from the rival
fQsat and is tis distance identical 10 the eye uD-
Ill The glass detects he solitary sJ IA its fVloe nses
Of the whole galaxy. On the dazzing snowy mar1n
sand tba separates " q rees ana brlsnWoOd ro the
hao the outline of ;he batteries Which stud
tae shore Tor ilr Is vbe Let us go and make close
inspecion Nj. Ellie, lieutenant LII the onsana fe
Gsf.cion. kr. Ellis, aeutepant ia The Iouisala reg
.dhent, who Is aide-de-camp TO Brigadcr-6 6eneiGl
Bragg ms lust arrived with message from lis chief
10 escort round sD she works. and wherever else
lie TO go-witbout any reservation whatever. He 10
Q handsoue, welbuilt, slight Dung fellow, very COM
posed ard eaid IN HanLer but full Of sentiment f0r the
kopth. Retained from tour IN Europe, he IL all ad-
xaration for English scenery life and habits Alter
all nature has been OOuniful 10 you than TO
He dressed In a tight undress cavalry jacket and
krowsers OF blue flannel with plain gold lace pipngs
and buttons, but his heels are heavy brass spurs,
worthy Of the heaviest Of field officers Our horses
standing in the shade Of the wharf and
mine equipped With sadde of ponderons brasswo
On raised pumme and canlle, and housings and en-
baxoned cloth and mighty srfups Of brass ft for the
the soutest marshal that led army of France
b. victory; General Bcaxton Bragg s longer in the
hg than Msrshsl Pelissier Canrobert or the
writer, aod as We logged along the deep,
hot sand my kind companion, In spite OF my
that the l9ahers were quite comfortable, made him
self and sOmew hat uneasy on the score Of their
adjustment, and, "a there Implement at baud
% make hole, we turned into the Generals court
ward TO effect the Necessary alterations. Tie cIy Of
Orderly brought sLart, soldierly looking young
man TO tie front, who speedily took me three holes
mp, and at going away be touched shis cap and
snid, 81 beg your pardon, Sir, but often saw you
In the Crmea." His story as be ,old Ii was biief.
He had been in the llth Hns.ars, and on the duy
OF the 25th Of October be following as 1e said
close after Lord Cardigan and CGpt. Nolan, when
his horse killed under him. As he tried 70 make
HE escape the Ccssaoks took him prisoner, and for IL
Odesss. "Why did you leave The service r.
Well, Sir was Of tie two sergeants that was
permitted 10 leave Ia each regiment the close Of
tie war, and cane away" " Bat here you are