New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-03

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TIE prisoners they take fom Us arc yet az woiA
-. 70 ,eturn we receipt for TIE owner u'i'
80, Tbcv bavouet our wounded ana oulh c- 49, |
81, :, ra,up we vino and dine 'her ii'0.r' -.
~ GREG, batteries constantly within res,'
- :, rat,,r, we LET ther vessels slip ifoui
p;.r,or5 Tb.v hang and bum inoilan7l' ~
rco1yed in the Free States, Weto'o1! ',''
erpe.iuelef IN this defartoeh' ~ 0ho W.,
-, rsienrc b, habit, and by blood, Is aineu', the
mt, Well with such odds we wlii hye' one mil
~, g MON ond two years time, and tbS disgrace of
soopg soae pcty foreign power reC0 nizo The consp-
80 90 an in5ependent uaton 9.ore the integrity Of
The Republic can be eeablisbeT
Our State troops are suf6Jyug here for want Of Of
Gcero; there are over tby,y vacancies in commissioned
officers, and rs manymOre are incompetent ioT tnef
positions btpe % sec the Governor Of our Slate act
on The reggt4oh Of the War Department, and INN
sef anpcfut as wei rs commission al officers III The
quota, and not leave The selection to the eieeion
Of the companies aud regiments, for too often the lot
then falls to tie easiest fellow and beft dlnher OF the
party.
TIE crying evil among our Volunteers if in'empef-
unce. swallow in these hot climates, poured INTO
Northern stomach, will fire Tie man more than quart
1T home. The only remedy is total abstinence WHO
in the Gelj. 70 this end there should lie eomI le'e
Cessation OF tie sending Of pacSagesfashs to''e''
cans--dem obrs-of Liquors TO both officers aud men,
! The officers have been as guilty as the men-to 'he
Generalization Of some Of the regiments livery regi-
mcDt here is in post Of danger, aud tue courage ana
ratrotisn ma well military discipline, demand 'ha'
the slightest possibility Of one being unit Tor ony al
dutys call ehould be annibDaod. In one OF our iegi-
ments while the Colonel Oh trial for drunkenness
the Major lay drunk in bis tent and the Lieutenant
Colonel was so intoxicated at evening drill q az 10 had
to sagger up to the Aduant, and request him 10 give
the orders. Let it pass round: no more hquoI 10 oar
soldiers.
Yesterday an expedition wen. up the ChesaPeafe-
some 200 strong surnse they are 10 clear out more
os the enemv's sacraft. They We're selected chiefly
from, our lob which regiment has been in more en-
csrements than any other in this department. They
are a SMALL why set Of men, eager % enthusas's ana
brave as hons. Patriotism castetb out fear. The lOh
are patriotic. They have improved Immensely in ma
neuyers snce Lieut.. Col. Elder has been in command
Col Bendix has resigned the command Of the Uh;
Adiuant Schailner Of the same regiment hes also re-
signed. The I'd is without any Lieutenant-Co!onel or
Major. The Major Of The lst has resigned The sd,
which Is expected back here las no Colonel OF MAYOR
The Vermont Regiment to leave on the 9Th prox
There will then be, barring six companies of Nassa-
chusetts men not having any reglmenia ORGANIZATION
none but New-York troOps here. Though our glorious
old Empire State has, by furnishing $4,000 men and
Inillions OF money vindCated her title, we hGye beer
allowed only one Major-General, and not single
Brgadier and that one Maor-Genoral If assigned al
Intermediate and comparatively u1important deIat
meut. Shall we not have morel Our soldiers arC
anxious to be commanded by one Of THEN Owl
Generals.