New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-04
TIT! CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

/ Special Correspondence OF The London Times
WARRINGTON, Sert- 2, 1861.
| Tie two cyenis Of the week, in political POINT Of
view, are Mr. Chases appeal to the people Tor a
nalion1 loan, and Gen. Fremont's proclamation OF
martial law in Missouri and the liberation of the
! slaves belonging to rebel owners. The military
event is the success Of the expedition TO Cape Hat
teras which il also of considerable political slgniL-
canoe. While the partridges are having bad time
of il in England, which scarcely permits them to be
proporl, thankful for their day Of grace yesterday
there il fusade rising up here from the outposts
beyond the Potomac, noisy as that which comes from
turnip.fod and s,ubble in the pleasant isles three
thousand miles away. But the advance Of the enc
nv is really INTENDED 10 exercise their men, and to
/ find ground for their fresh troops. On this side
nothing will be done for three or four weeks tocome
Gen. Clelan is at present incapacitated by stain
received when out riding a consequence Of the CON
slant personal supei yriOn and nsl ectlon by which
he stimulated 20 largely tie progress OF the army,
officers and men, toward efficiency. Bnt the nnchiI
IL fairly moving and in working order, and by tue
tine he season Is iavOmble and other combinations
ore ready for execution the army viii justify Tic e'-
pectatiOns which are entertained Of and Will deserve
some Uf the eulogies passed on II by anticipation
Never perhaps has finer body OF men IN all respects
! OF pt Vsg1 fs Leen HsremDlen by hpy ioNer IA A'o
world, and there 10 TO reason why their m9rGs
sLuuld not DO improved 80 IA TO equal that Of TIE
hest tIoops in Europe Tho skirn i.hes and petty
guerrilla which are going all over the dobalable
lands between the North and South possess no IN
tcres; except in 30 much they furnish paragraphs
and GOOD Hheadings' for the newspapers. AS
/ specimen take one. A Capt Shuttle goes ont with
IA men Of bls regiment 10 watch ford ofthe Ganiey
River, nesr Snmmcrsyille, in Westem Virginia:
They march boldly eight miles beyond the ford, and
Il ts in u4iI
shot through tie bowels, and 10 left, inoItaily
wounded TO die; four Of his men are killed on tie
spot and six aTeNvounded. Now comes The remark
able fact. There were, u viii he seen, but four
men l6it uniou,iCd. 1befe however, drove on the
Rebels and then fereaied leaving their tain at his
own request but bringing IN iii them tie wour ded
men who remained o. tie party There are such ample
dyts- Of these affairs in The American journals thAtI
.hAu not in future aude % hem having airead y ex-
pressed the OPINION which must bc thai OF MI mill
Lry uscn that these scouting parties aud ambus-
cado and sontTy.saktng tuIn the an o. war MIC the
art of individual murder There sfe some officers
who believe That The guerrilla work makes The men
skif IN the use OF their arms, and accusoIned 10
l,ee tho enemy. That Is much 70 he doubted, for
Z 4. generally lodging work. which, ike long
courre II trench duty and r1egs, does not encour-
are "A yoang soldier 10 stand before bis enemy IL the
orsp Tie riqht Of the Secession hsg at MunsOn's
Hill which i. visible from the Capital, j. refher ag
grayaing, aid observe that the want OF 81 mostly
. toward the SOlthsrlers, which distinguished the
Northern troops very ellaEkatly IN oompatls0n with
their cLemIet, IL 40 longer 10 re doplgfed or COM
mCndCd u tie casc may be, ard TINT thsy are nov
with officially b. b. restrained from coming TO The
non: AID engaging with The Confederate ont posis.
The news from Csfe Hatlerai, which was re-
oe'vcd here yesterday, cansed great e1nl'-
alton. II Is described Of oourse' IN Tue
local paper a. "grsnd battle" IL "a Ger.
iainy gsest surcess, aud IL has been achieved ~
es.iy thst the original design OF The expodi on has
been abandoned, and, instead Of blocking up thc
eutnnle ana dc iioying the passages, Gen. Butter
and Commodore S.ringbam arrived al the muoh
more sound conclusion TO occupy tAe works, winch
tLey found ready built 10 their hands, which OF
rorTse oHcss Tie advantages stated in the general
dspatcb, and ul-t prove OF The most serious dlsAd-
vantage 10 the enemy, and terror aud difDiay 10
North Carolina. 1 don't not tho influence Of this
copp will he felt at Richmond sud Manassas, and II
msy probably induce the COnioderates 10 Isk an at
tack ON Na.hinqon, or q march into Maryhni, A.
mus: certainly lead 10 q difusion'of part OF their
forces 10 wHtch the rivers ard cities OF Norm Gro-
lima Al will be Observed chat the Confederate ac-
count OF the surrender Of the forts GsCIJes tie re-
sult 70 want Of ammunition and, on looking over
the inventory OF the captured material, i Ger
tainly appears ne II they had only ten 32lD.
she'll, and round shot AT ALL They
were hnraucred Of from more than two
miles with DalsTsus lO-inch shell u5iuch
hs,s), and lad very little chance indeed IN IN open
work without ca eInates while their retreat cut
on by the lire Of the ships along the spit and by the
LndSng Of the sOOps the beach. Ii il very doubt
ful whether the President OF the politicians Of the
extreme Republican party win approve The ca i;u
lation irasmuch the officers and men surrendered
ON condition that they were "to be treated pris-
onors Of war" EfSo, they are no. rebels or 10 BE-
treated a. rcbslf. Again and perhaps more import
ant II articles OF csritulaiion are higned by -.
"Barr0n, Tag officer, e. IS. Navy, coumRndir naval
forces OF Virginia und North Carolina" although
Gen. butler in HE report, observes he was de-
torInned not even 10 give official title TO the
"oiicer IN command Of the Rebels Strange, In
deed H. that same document, and immediately be-
fore that very statement there are not only the anti
cles Of osptua,ion nsnlng Tor o1icerd ana men Inc
treatment due-nct 10 Rebels" bnito "prisoncrs
Of war, but after the words Benz. 4. Butler, Ma
"or.General 4. +. A., commanding" come the
styie and title OF flsgOihoei Barron OF G. B. Navy
THIS msttvr j. Of greater consequence thnu may
be supposed. IL " not mere verbal criticism.
Hitherto the authorities &C Washington have re-
sisted al entresiie. and arguments 20 negotiate for
an exchange OF prisoners with the C0nfedeTttes, and
have pr,forTed 10 vet their officers roman in cap
tivity rather than make such admission Of equality
and independence "a would be implied byeu exchange
foT which Indeed they had scarcely any materials.
he capiueo Of these Ccers and inch will nsafiy give
them Gn equivalent, and Il is probable the wishes
of the officers OF the regular army and others will be
ia acme sort attended Indeed unless tho act OF
General Butler, at once Kind and iadcious, DO re-
pudisted, IL is no. easy 10 see now on what prip-
ciple Ne Goveinent Justify the refusal TO treat
for exchanGe Of prisoners. II Is plain they can
not affect on oil occasions TO consider the enemy IA
rebels aud 20 treat them such even wheat in their
power. The Confederate leaders have already shown
that they will hot permit any approaches TO be made
20 them unless in such form rs to ilnpy their In
dependence rs belligcrents, and they refused 20
comply whh the demands for Colonel Camerons
body because II was moi made officially. The terms
Of the surrender at the Hatteras Forts will
mako persistence in the determination 10 deal with
tho Confederates 10 rebels and pirates very ike
nfticl alton. "tlagodleer Barron can ncaIcely be