New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
General Confidence I'm mcClclIan-AGairs as
SANDY Hoek-Gcneral Banks's General.
ship.

From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. 1851.
There is 20 little ostentaten about the movements now
msdy by the troops much is done for service and -
little for show that these evidences of the practical
mind of the commander give every confidence thas
be is Enthusiastically the for the crisis and the TINA.
He has inauguratcd srictness of discipline that did
not exist BEFORE and which adds 20 per cent the
effectiveness of the troops, and his every has In
dicated the thu rough mastery OF the occasion. The
mt u have new heart and coursge-tbey have a comb
dence in their leader they bad utterly lost in the
old and so completely changed is the temper Of tns
soldiers that have hesitation in yenturiDg the ~
seron that the Capital would be ssfer held by 2o,oOe
men, under Mcclellan than by SO 900 Under Mcdowell,
since the repuse at Bull Run Most of the movements
Of troops are accomplished the night and the Long
Bridge is crowded every evening with regiments either
newly arrived or moving take up fresh positions IN
Arlington or Alexandria
Aside from these slight movements, the military his
tory Of tie city seems to have come to stand for the
present If there be any 81 ,e of dreadful prepsrs-
ton in the air. it is subject for newspaper
corrsspondence and there is little matter for long
| letters When an advaJ co is ordered, attack
made then shal we, of the steel pen shine forth in ell
our glory. Until then must be content TO twinkle
| in very small wsy indeed.
Yesterday met very intelligent officer, who len
Gen. Banks few hours before, and who has been with
| that divifion all the time.
His account of the admirable movements of thsa
commander and Of the hish estimation Ia which be
held by his officers and men, indicates that a.
fortunate in having Banks at the head OF column ~
| Mcclellan at the other. Surrounded by body a
energetic and experienced officers who have been inds
fatgabe in their exerons procure the most auhepr
tic details of information, Gen. Banks is thoroughly
acquainted with every foot OF the ground within m,ss
of bis po-irion, which 10 most admirably chosen. Tas
hills on which he Is posted completely command the
river and the approaches that he may be considered -
Impregnabe. ouvuls sAe afiack MIN Id ioros
we may expect 70 hear perhaps Of a bloody battle,
but shall unquesonsbly be spared the pam OF Perus'
iDg the record OF another defeat There is ruInoq
that the Rebel Gen. Johnston, with bis folces Is "a
The march To engage Gen. Banks's division. We can
net wish him to fall into better hands. We have Q
little difference TO settle with Gen. Johnston on ~
count of Bull Run, and we have no Doubt that Gen.
Banks will be able TO wipe out the score aud square
the account.
Tie ie.liDg against. General Patterson is one thaa
finds vent in the universal expression OF the same one
opinion--oLe which | need not repest He hsA
iorce enough, and opportunities enough to spgsss
Johnston and beat him. but would not do it. Had hx
sympathies been on the right side should have haA
two victories instead Of one wretched defeat.
Patterson was Missed by of the New-York rsei'
mens the evening before he LETT Harpers Ferry, and
the loud-voice recommendations to hang up the Old
traitor" " shoot the traitor" could not have bess
catering though they certainly had the merit Of be u
frank One Colonel wss heard TO say, that il would
not be- safe for Patterson within gunsbos a
bis regmentthat If he did bis life would be worth
q straw.
There has BEEN and still is some Dissatisfaction b
one or two Of Pennsy regiments, under
command of Banks, but it is being rapidly cured, and
will DOUBTLESS soon be completely subdued.