New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28


Beauregsrd wleonsent plan Of operstionsm when
tuccess is not rendered certain as may be by s pos
| sible riec cautions ard he might not iayor pro-
posal which would lead 10 dividing an army INTO t"o
parts with rver between them and an enemy on each
side Monroe and Hampton, which are the true bases
of operations against Richmond have been weakened
to re-enforce The army covering Washins5on ana mar har
pers Ferry, and yet doubt there are on sne soutn
bank of the Potomac at this moment 4O,OC0 men su
alo the lines who could ou and offer an enemy
battle leaving any adequate guards III the rrenehes
ard garrisons in the tdu poRt and WORKS Inc Ioh-
federates, You informed from she South, pave
enlisted 20 for the war and take no o'hsrs
The staple of their army will undergo no change, ana
ss it grows older IL ought TO get better unless II s
beaten You will pardon me for referring TO remark
in one Of my previous letters, that there migh, Do
fierce ekirmishes, and even saDgunary engagements
between the armies bot that these would be fol:
lowed by decisive resolts owing TO ibe want OF
cavalry. Strange 10 say, though the panic and very
discrediiabe rot eaused by alarms Of, and migh
have been prevented by the presence Of cavalry no
steps are taken to remedy that great deficiency Tue
volunteers who at Manassas will never stand The
man on horseback again. and teheye the Confeoerates
are quite aware OF their advantage, tnouea
many gentlemen who fell during the day. The
Northern papers are increasing the amoont Of
butter in proportion they decrease the losses OF ther
loaves, and they DO not appear 70 perceive ,nas lns
smaller the latter the less should be the layer OF
the fomerfor II is no creoit 10 an army 10 lose lts
guns abandon its positions, throw away is muskets
leave its wounded in tie hands Of the enemy ana run
some 80 and odd miles from the front OF Cenrevllle
not merely TO Arlington, but TO Washington, with
out any canse ut all; for without loss there wae no
canse Of retreat aud therefore no excuse for panic ana
rout. Again. they say there was only portion oil ther
army engaged. The greater shame for those VINO were
Rot engaged to run then. Bat befQTethe battle, when
MeDowells fore6 Vas enumerated in terTotsn at 5O-
COO was said Is regiments had subsequently joined
Now il is syerred only $1,000, 1900 or GOO were
In action. What on earth were the rest about Ana
4 n tbuk gtafamoria
Qui as sarlling for, while he declares the enemy
were 35 100 strong he astoDishes us by asserting that
Of all bis host only $4,000 took part in the battle AS
TO Losses, OF course 1t J. beyond any bat iaga
iion to give an estimate Regiments reported to have
| been annihilaled have tuned up quite bale and
| hearty, neat us imported, on the day OF march
! irg homeland fond parents, wives aud relatives,
! will be spared many Iange and great deal
of mourning | think my estimate Of killed and
wourded was nearly correct. The pfisouers may
amount 10 more than 900 or 900, but the Federass
have lot more heavily than the totals under these
head. would show perhaps IL would be rather rdieu.
lous TO call IL either hard-'ough bloody or glO-
our field but i an important one; II was mort
irving one 10 the Federalst who were badly fed and
laId.worked in wuteriess country, on July day,
Tor twelve hours they were exposed TO the denOTalL.
ing effects of l0ng-oOniuued artillery fire. In slte OF
their want of discipline aud the very unaccountabe
nj the Federt,ls III first showed alscriiy, bus alter
tia they became torpid aud difficult 70 handle. No
on. questions the general bravery OF Americans native
or adopted ou either side; but defeat IS rendered
worse than ridiculous by attempts TO turn il into
triumph. Let the unfortunate brave res. content with
] the symTalhy hey deserve, and shun the Gvations
which the due of the conqueror. Praise and Hat
terry cannot retake gun, nor save standard, wiz
a 6attle-e,en IL u be from roc p2pni, u Broadway
I or BJwery.
The Government in some measure let the world see
| what ttey think of the charges made against the
ihcers OF the army In reference TO tho late battle.
| Here is an order ius, publshsd:
WAS DsrARrsEsT Adlr,.ni GeHe,r. ohice|
There win bo added to tho Department Shenandoah
ths coaui, Of ws.5lny9n and Ales.any u Maryland
s Operations, And there VIII be added 90 The Dsp1tInent at
ssdsnes Ihe rsmsnesr Maryland and all fsnnsJ lvsIa
ard Delaware will constitute ts Department Of Pen1sy vaia
b. nEolsi o sori EID S wi Sos.,i Sa
T.pAid- division under M-jorGcn Mcclellan U. $. ArHyi
All assr Of VosIG, regiment: win be subject to exam
vh ihs Of the OeuersnC hsf their
I tho po.es .'ssoed hen hSss otes', found . Se IN
viii be aee by Tie spgs!ioent Of ,aoA Pe1.H' may have
P'''a 'A' 81 A-'- IL THOMAS, AduiaaGsSe,l
Yesterday bill Wac Passed by the House Of Repre-.
pentAtiyes imposing "a tax on carriages of from $l 10
So gold watches, 81; silver watches 80 cents
c,,e on sIirituous liquors, cents per gallon; aud on
rrlnented quors ~ cents per barrel cents gal
lon All incomes 5000 per aunun per cent, in
GLIDING money at interest &c. Every interest In the
country is also taxed including tax on the net income
Of the tanks but not on their currency or bank cru
Liion landed estates are likewise taxed, and II It
be accepted by the other branches Of the Legislature
the people Of the North viii begin to feel thar fighting
s AN expensive luxury particularly IL II DO unsucce
full IL will be weeks before We have done hearing
aud seeing &C cunts Of Boil Run, or it may be bet
ter called Of Manass unless other action inter-
venes ss is very likely indeed. Gen. Banks not fnd
ing any advantage in occupying point IN front Of
Harpes Ferry, the Virginia ride, has, it il affirmed
withdrawn all bis troops TO position in Maryland,
which commands the passages from the Ferry, and
Gen. Butler at Fortress Monroe feels himself COM
l.. -. IL rI WLa
which described huriedly the other day. and to
tire to the Of the guns OF the place. Fortress
Monroe Is quite mpregnable to tie enemy, for they
have ia, Of undertaking regular siege. II
| they get heavy guns and moitars, however, they
| can certainly make the interior unpleasant, and
should they open trenches the Americans may have
Sevastopol m Pefto near Old Point Comfort Mean
| time the command Of Col. Phelps at Newport News
conss ing Of four regiments Ia threatened by the
nv. His camp is iutronched and furnished with few
howtzes and field pieces, and heavy guns on the river
face heard him apply to Gen: Butler. when |, was
wanted to move them. He Is Rrim dour, stern sol
der of the old Puritan type, and attacked be will de-.
fend his camp 10 the last Should he be beaten the
Copfederates will have both sides Of James River. The
more closely the consequences of hsnassas nves
Qated the more ser0us they seem 10 be. IL must he
granted that the Confedeser feel their losses more Sc
yerlv than the North does. Their Colonels and OFF,
GERS are men of mark, and even Of privstes killed or
wounded one notices implying that they belonged
10 good families and are We'll known people. The Os
and Macs and Vons few Of tho latter the Corcors1,
Camerons, and Brnggers, prisoners, wounded, or
killed. are Of ess consequence 10 the social system of
the North than the Hsmptons PreStons and ManuinQs
are to the South Ii Mr.. Davis aud few Of the lead
EN- were 70 fall in battle there would be less chance of
the South continuing It's struggle with the same heart
and conRdenoe bnt II all the cabinet 10 20 TO-.
morrow from Washington the spirit Of the Northern
States would not be diminishod one iota. From the
South rs yet we have only few scattered detail. OF
the gh and Of s results, but be that there
wa. DO worry great exutstion over the victory.