New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-07

,.ho-o of,er,vard when the ebb had uncovered tDe
beach end II Grn and solid, 80 much 80 lhdeed
,ba, even the heavy wagons have hardly been abe
10 indent it very deeply, or grind 1t mo nai' i"'
fort ia TO the left Of the landing and but Tor 'ue gun
en- 5arJtte an Impractical eye might Dct at INST olS
cover les existence Fronting the beach, and within
a few rods, the long low hui diDgs, covered
with Imprinted boards, are the storeboases
already referred TO- Half dozen old housed riddled
with shot are surrounded and intemngled with tents
pitched in no order or hone at fret sight dfeoyera'
bic. From the largest of these old houses floats the
Stars and Stripee and rightly guess it 10 be the
Division Headquarters. The camps sre partly vial
bic to the left in the rear Of Fort Walker, row Fort
Welles, partly hidden in the distance. Wagons,
unladen sores lOunging, hurrying, toiing soldiers,
rough-ooking horses, and all sorts Of lumber, crowd
tie beach and the haf.fuisbej wharf and landing,
the confusion and noise Of which ore beyond de-
scrption. make my way to the headquarters ana
ask for CAPT. Saxton Division Quarernmster, to
whom have letters and from whom hope Tor
suggestion as to where shall stow myself Unable
to find him in bis Office, / inquire for brighten.
Vieles headquarters. They are a mile away, his
brigade being in advanee Of the whole division. i
wade through the mile of ankle-deep sapd, only TO
learn that he has been absent all day, and
returning find him at headquarters, in command
If the division, Gen. Sherman being away on a
reconnaissance at aud near Tybee Island, in the
course of which he succeeds in getting under The fire
of Fort Pulasks gnns and returns in high spirits nc
cordiney. Gen. Viele gives me the information
am in search of with much courteous attention, and
finally sends q couple Of neY.enants TO that get
boat To return Oh board the Benville. i must not
forget to mention that | was brought ashore, on
rather az near TO as she could come by the steamer
Mayaower, and reckon it happy omen that II by
the help Of q steamer with that dear old name that
first Get my Puritan foot on Carolina soil. Ihose
renders Of TIE Tribune who are fortunate enough
70 dwell in and near Boston viii remember this craft
rs regularly plying TO bingham and about the har-
boz Her escape from the terrible storm Which scat
tered the feet was Just short Of a miracle and her
shattered condition shows something of it's violence.
The arrival of the Benyilie from New-YoFk has
set the camp the gal ere os she is known TO have
mails on board. Has lhere been battle on tie
Potomac 2" lie tue fut question everyone axis. The
capture Of Mason and Slidell, which we had cher
isbed az the only important news we had 10 give,
was known here as soon in New-York; one OF tie
blcckadng squadron having brought the account
direct The Bieuve's name s familiar as that Of
the steamer which carried North the news Of the
victory, which her gallant commander Capt. Stead
man. n South Carolinan, did 30 much help TO win.
| am indebted to him for many kind attentions on
the passage, and am glad to be able to express the
thanks of TIT TRIBUNE for his courtesy.
The condition of the troops here, their beath and
spirits cannot yet say much about The tick !isls
have been largely increased by the character OF the
work the men have bad to perform, much Of which
might have been done by conirabands, If the General
commanding had chosen to avail himself Of their
services 10 greater extent. Some Of tho regiments
are much better Off than others; and il II plain that
their condition when leaving no ne has very much to
do with their present state. The beet armed and
differed regiment here has had perhaps the very
hardest work to do and ftill has no, suffered much
rs others. The tone Of feeling remains as it was,
and carries them through everything | prefer to
sav nothing about details till have had opportunity
to make personal inquiry but some statements which
have already come TO me from very high source |
know can be depended as true and If the facts
are no, already known, it Is time they were made
public.
There are three New-York regiments hers-the
Fory.sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eiglth. They
were armed with altered muskets, 20 old and IN such
condition that they might almost be called worthless
and very many Of them were utterly 20 until re-
paired. In the case Of one regiment at leas these
arms were carted down to the ferry where the en-
barkation took place and dumped on the wharf, md
the roops as they marched on board were ordered
help themselves. For some time after landing here
no eunsmitbs or tools were put in shore, and no
l.. A I. a., L.
parrnent TO repair arms. The Fremont Rifles Col.
Roea, Forty sixth New-York), one Of these regi- |
uents is composed mainly Of Germans, and some Of
t1em who are gunsiniths by trade had brought with
them their tools. workbench il the open air was
put up and the Germans, as many Of them a. had
tools OF could use them, have since been at work re-
pairing these muskets. Their ingenuity and
energy are wonderful. pile OF mug
kets was shown me which they were about
10 70 to work on. The nipples were blown
out, screws broken Off locks slattered-the whole |
gun nothing but old wood and iron. Great numbers
of such arms as these they had already made service
able. The negligence or imbecility which allowed
these regiments to leave NewYoIk in such condition
cannot be too strongly condemned. l know not
where The blame belongs II is said the State had in
her aisenas at the time 90 900 Enfield rifles Whether
that be or not Is certain that TO those German art
Sans it is due that their Eegimena regiment Of res
lie to-day supplied with arms in some degree iii to
use There are no better soldiers in the army than
these men, many Of them trained in European wars,
and with long experience in camps. Witness the
perfect oiier and settled look which their camp
wears to-day, as If they bad been here six months
instead of three weeks. Tie incapacty which fails
wasting their aliii- |
ty ind rislng their safety, can only be called Grim