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New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
KENTUCKY RUFp.ANISM.

To the Editor Of The N. y. Tr{bsts
SIn: did not iutend, and most certainly desired not
70 intrude myself troubles you or your readers
but uttce to iny self and my Southern fien of whom
L have many, demands that the article published in
your issue of this morning. wherein am rel resented
having suffered the extent Of 81 0O0 my property
destroyed one deprived Of his ears &C., BY
light attack, be denied
am citizen OF Kentucky, blushing for her " armed
neutrality" and Am for the Union gbt or wrong
have been terribly abused in Columbus by gang OF
" loaiers AM paupcrs." / quote the Mayors words
the meer,ble row, never owned a "pigger," nor any
Other taxable property. One of my men was fight
eI ed 10 death by taem, sDd now lies buried on VOLS
LILA d. five miles below. Another was 1ogged win
seventy.fve lasbes, bis head shaved, ard allowed
hve hours to leave town 10. All my property Is tLis
moment Through their iaut in darger OF destruc-
ton at any time. My poor little daughter was
burned TO de ath, which the cause OF my leaving
with my family, that l might lay her wltn
her sfters. But all ths has been done by no respon-
ble parties and no ever had warTer friends IN the
South at this moment than have. These respeetdcte
men, who stay ut home aud have not engaged In any
warfare, am anxious 10 see our Government conciii-
ate. THosE IN ARMS ! sm anxious to zee crushed
out and that your article recalled ne TO what IS my
duty thank YOU. had not thought OF going before,
but am ready now-all but the support Of my family
when That il arranged, / am IN. - u,,.,,
Your very respectfully, HENRY CoChtS
L. s. / can Say for Kentucky, had i warrant Tor
the arrest Of the Governor and Breckdge, and were
IN Kentucky, would ind enough OF ber loyal sofs,
wi hout any outside help, 10 secure them and send
them in mons 10 NashingOn-or l would take their
place.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
A DEFENSE OF GEN. SCHENCK.
"THE SECOND CRIMINAL BLUNDER."

To Ae Editor Of The ". y. Tribune.
SIR Under this caption The Philadelphia North
Anericonone of the leading military journas--thus
treats of the affair at Vienna:
It little irritating to find that troops IN Virginia
have fallen into suoh. Of these assspsnned whoh
the Cbiysr of Secession rejoice A. the fcly and disaster at
Bethel 1t amazing that commander should venture
that of being pCtd in and being slowly through
deep cuts OF railroad In country occupied by traitors The
ssbsoa 4 SoSt should have saac.d Of itself
Tha, csmty euoush for but that sort
sndes arrange the bod troops offer
mssFed battery there to be ot inside out Of the
wsy still take ths battery After sndng TO be shot down
oG 0r SsspS q Of the & Gen" shn % s
hard work 10 explain by what o be was dawn into h stupid
which he venxrng incumbent him to have his
force in position either hight or run away"
The above is fair specimen of the crtcism by
"leading military journals to which our officers are
subjected 1t is such safe and altogether pleasant
business 10 breed disrus. among the of their Off
GERS that it is scarcely worth while to await the cts
or make any approach to justice.
General Schenck will have hard work to explain"
etc. Probably. But be cannot be called upon TO
explain, the labor will he saved him. General 8. only
obeyed orders both in the and object Of his
petition.
And when fred on by masked battery there be
Effort MADE 10 act out Of way s less take battery
After standing be sh down ora hJEr the
slowly drawn Of leaving the assns Of the
teld.n
Tbisis charming. "Two hours, by the Shrewsbury
clock swears this editorial Fastaf and the phrase
cor 50" is good. 1t is choice phrase, and the
eDtence. Why not say, "be the same OF less;
yet the words or So better Let stand By the
" or so."
The fact is that nothing but the cool courage OF
Scbenck and McCOOk in making the fight they did,
saved their little force. The rally and return fire sat-
isfed the enemy that this but the advance of a
large force and 80 permitted it to retire with loss Of
only nine killed.
One "leading military journal "tll-besven save the
marks indgnantthat Scbenck should be caught with
go small force another leading military journal Ia
mad to insanity that he had large force So we 80.
Let us be thankful we have leading military Journals
what more can we ask. Yes, may ask more. Let
the military editors come here and take command and
then if the enemy could only be induced to take read,
and pay for their editorials-what result X.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

nary exerions ia behalf o. the men have msde I'm a
favOriie OF the regiment. In the third Place, the re:i
mental end company oihcers not behind any Ia the
service in knowledge of thei, onty. end thereto re
una, ia the fourth race, these haroy men cane from
TIE mounta"s not TO fight for grub aud good pan's,
hit iashed y those feelings Of palrptisn, which Ia
duo ed he counties TO urnsh moe men, in Iropo ton
e. H. eir popul Ou 10 all the oil tue coutry, than
any a her portion Of equal population of tie I'm cd
Sta.s As IN act of ju tice to these men AID their
ofioers fnS1.y Of whom may fail IN defense Of their
country ere tn can be published reOuest lis nseI-
ton.
Tns TRIBUNE hA7 l,rge circulation in the countes
from hich TIC ID r. Ginent cOmes, and the friends We
have eit will be sincerely gra'ied to know that the
communication Of your r. il correspondent lis fale.
Trn y yours.
MEsIPFR or THE 30 PeNNsfLVhNIA REGIMENT.
Camp Cameron, near FubtSowi,, Md, June IL, l&L
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
DECISION ON THE NEW-JERSEY yOLUN
TEER LAW


The Del ION OF Che Supreme Court upon the recent
State law, etc, wss rendered Tuesday, Chief JUG
tce Whtil-y delivering the opinion. The Court uIah
imously held
l. That commissioned officers m1scisns and priva'es
the fret requiiior c,u Ting four regiments ed ne
requou, cosisi hIe regiments entmed to ht
collars Ter for their families und dependent "ia'"ed
mothers.
p That when the families derepdent widowed o'hers Of
volunteers this this State they not
titled TO the said Of st dol ars per mouth
3 That ben the families aud dent widowed moihers
in this State but the volgn have onsd regiment DOT
Of the Sse, tey not tiled to tie 1ad sT dollars per
month.
month e.ch vClni~eT from the time he accepted until
the honorsby discharged only applies
those who have been accepted before the 18th OF May
1861.
S. That when the volunteer who entitled to bis twelve dol
lars month has his eions r. the State he l. not
be charged with Il he he's found his raions he not
to be paid for themtbe law being silent a. 10 ratiors
g. Volunteer under both cqnsoH hose families OF do
pendent widowed mnihe do receive The six dollars
month, ara t. honorable dchsge, entitled to receive
increase Of pay equal to foui dollars per month
The Que.iion of doubt in q is vas whether the
term "iniiii." used in The law applied TO the "vol-
unteers called for under the second requiiton. In
solving this question the Chief Justice, among other
observations, remarked that
Tie con uliou Of tis State knows Of other military
forces rased under Sse authority whcher for its
ersice for Federal Government then the miis
other military force r. provided for. Tie degU oil tbs
eeEsine not to compensate the Tot months merely
fo their services but 10 hold out such inducements f vol a
I'll regiments called and TO be called for by the
freJe dispense with the necessity for Draft aud
snabls this State promptly dc what hs aways been lie CHEF
pride and and % Is perform is constitutional obgs-
the Union oil their aid BREADTH and to enable
II 10 take in this struggle for the preservation OF organ
lied constitutional lite with force wohy to come from the
Inest sacGed battle fields OF the Reyou'ion"
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.

FEARFUL AccIDKsT--A MEMBER oY COMPANY B
SBor DrAD-A most frightful and Instantly fatal &c
cident occurred Vt the Industrial School Barracks, AL
and.instant death Of private Samuel Il. Blowers OF
Company d, Zouaves, a young man boarding At No.
60 division street, and belonging TO Canajoharie,
though employed by L. & 7. Chamberlain, esqs., as
ual members Of Company b to gather together Q
squad Of volunteers ambitious TO acquire proficiency
in drliog and 10 through the manual Of exercise In
large room In the barracks Young Blowers, though
bat recently connected with Company B, was remark.
ably expert ds drimsster, ard yesterday had mic
celansous squad under his command instructing them
in the various motions Of ufng the musket loading
aud firing, &c. In the same room where these exer.
cises being had, thsfe had been placed number
Of Mimic muskets, use1 by the guard at night, and
loaded with powder and ball. l. Is presumable that
some one OF the soad ignorant OF the fact that the
guard muskets We're loaded, took one Of them, and
TIA. whom the word fire" was given, be discharged
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
THIRD Pennsylvania REGIMENT.

To the Editor Of The n. y. Tribune
Sir: My attention has just been called to letter
which appears your paper of june l4th dated Cham
bersburg june l which does such manifest injustice
10 the officers and men Of the Sd Pennsylvania Regi.
ment that cannot refrain from requesting the Use OF
your columns for a short reply. The Sd Regiment 10
composed of six companies from Blair three from Cam
bria and one from Aeghany Counties, Pennsy yaDia,
and better behaved more obedient body OF men
have not been msrshalled into the service from any
State. When your correspondent states that In the
course Of the day. the party increased by TN UNI ally
set Of soldiers from the 3D. wbo Like the former broke
guard, and came to town for grub and ark," he
states what is positively untrue The reports OF the
Orderly Sergeants of the Companies show, that rot
single one soas absent rth0ut eape from the 50 keg
npnt on the day of the emeut Of the "a Regiment and
from a personal knowledge Of the fact, know that
such was tho ca.e. WheA your correspondent Gays,
"this dsgracefa insubordinaon all reeuts from Lax
disciplne Of the officers and gross mismanasenent Of
the commissary department, subectng the men TO out
ragsous abuse and privson through inadequate sup
plies Of bad clothing aud provisioas which have ex-
cited among the men the most intense he
exhibits q most lsn,entsble igsorance, In the first
place, the men were sdppled with clothing by the
State and therefore their officers had nothing ~ dowih
Il. In the secoad ,ace, the CommissaIy Of the Sd
Regiment has furnished IL with the kind Of ratio,s
which the Government furnish him and bis extraogd-
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
LOCAL. MILITARY MATTERS.
THE THIRTy-FIRsr ggn.1MENT.

u
ms re .iment, Col. Pratt, which stsriAu ~. "ssu
iheton on raiurday, met with some delay .ne i, )!
ana conseq occupied tue Park Barracks as 't
nour In the eveiDg. Asfe isl train was kept n''ne
ior item throughout the nigh but as th- ba. ho'
Deen paid OF, u WAS eemed beet delay tho dep8ytn
OF The resime6t uutil Alonday. Ye terday the Pay
master was engaged all day in payiug of the en-,
proceeding Which Iot concIp3ed until late hour
IN me evening. The regiment will leave to-day oy the
Phiadeiphia and Baliinore route. The following are
The Names OF the officers Of tie regimen:
II. Brown Major. Addison Dougherty
Conntssohed StggAdiutat Frank Jones; Quarerrnarsr
baron SansoDj Sgrgeon DR. Frank H. H4rtn Asisa, Sur
eesn, DI Lneen Damlinyis Chaplin, sa9 ~ Ws.aOn j.
Quarteima. ter SergesB Bt Lemue Pit,usn. jr.
L'ses-CquPspy Al H,ser, Csptois; Pes,rJ stuyvss
Cmpmy l.. q. Newnan Cap ain Daniel L. Smith, Frs.
Lieutenant; Eugere Trossard. Ensigu
Company C.SChe Polish Lesion)-Alevsnder Rs,zewsH
Captain Lewis Donansk Flint Lieutenant Ninceus Kochsn
Company 6-M o Mcesrry Captain, !.. H. Bradley First
Lieutenant; Rsnnie H. Knisht I'm In
Company EAugu Hep Csptsin Charles Il. Klein, First
Lieutenant Henry sbic1arc. Eniisa;
Company F-enry Woitthsck Captain; Frederick Prop,
First Lieutenanti Lewis II Browne, Ensign.
Company G. Edmund johnson. Captain Oliver Rogers,
First Lieutenant; .Vm D. Prentice. En'so
Company H-Dsyd Lamb, Csptani Asa b. Gardner First
Lieuensnt Frederick w Pfeifer. Ensign.
Company I-John A. Rue, Captain j. Barnet soan First
Lieutenant I. Hamilton Hare, Ensign. u,. TT ,,.,.,,
Compsny K-Wm II. Watts, Captain; Wm H. Matlsnd
First Lieutenant no Ensisn yet -, a.
This regiment is almost completely equipped, the
only thing needed being Haveocks Of which the men
have none If any lady, society of ladies, have any
Iiayeocks which they wish TO give to this reglnent,
they will please leave hem with the name of the donor
enclosed at the Park Barracks dfeced to the care OF
Lieut.-C Brown and the regiment will consider 1t ell
under the deepest obi cations IL will be necessary
that these Hayelocks should be sent before two o'clock
(the time Of depsrrure), if possible.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
senator JOHNSON IN KENTUCKY.
Correspondsnoe Of The N. Y. Tdbu,e.

LExSoroS, Ky., June ig, 1861.
The Ron. Andrew johnson OF Tennessee arrived
mere last night. He came by wny Of +" Cumberland
Gap, following the mountain road TO Richmond. An
ne came through the Gap, some OF jeff Dsviss hired
assasslns fired several volleys at him. He counted
'iteen OF them behind trees and in the buscs. He sd
dre'<ed an immense audience here last Light Mover
have beard such eoquence nor have ever such
intense enthusiasm inspired by an orator. de says
that every UuOn in East Tennessee will s,siiI his
bhod on the threshold Of his home before he win sub
mis- to Davss despotism. They are willinlt
armed to die by the flag of their country in the Geld
OF battle His MISSION is to go North procure AZ ms
for bis people. Give him thousands of them, Il
necessary. God Almighty never made brsver maa
or purer patriot. lie says Mr.. Lincoln has acted
nobIy; that he could not have done lees and If be had
FAILED to meet like man the responsibility devo9iDg
upon him, that amans gallows should have been bis
doom. God speed the noble patriot. Let him receive
nations welcome and the highest hoDors that .
nation can bestow. "UsioN.s
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
"ouR WHOLE COUNTRY"

The boys of the lst Iowa Regiment found Secession
press lying around loose upon their entrance into Ma
con City, the editor thereof having vaInosed. Re-
earding it as a great waste Of the raw material"
Frank B. Wilkie was installed editor, and hall
dozen of the volunteers detailed printers Of the
cerp and forthwith regiInenta newspaper was inau-
gurated The first and only lumber contains the Salu-
satory and vaedictory of the editor Proclamation by
the Colonel an account Of flag presentation by the
ladies' Of Macon and the ceremonies of raising the same
In the camp, with notices OF speeches ana
and valedictory by the editor, mostly addressed TO
The proprietor Of the prin.ing-ofRce. Here is the
vALEDiCTORY.
yhr.on bsrevef arewhether lurking Ia the
OF the dun fleeing fugitive The plain under the
broad canopy fheasenGood be We never saw your eoun
low proad Johnson goodbye and take care o
going TO leave you JOhnsopgoins leave you with
looking Into your homes. eyes or cfng your
sSS sss. yaa 1
ad say with and attend domestic and other affairs
soa y TO, o. ssy % sos
johnson, leave Dighwsrs going where 6nes are
10 not, old boy remember "a We sat d your table. stole
ysuI psony Of Latin q ] So.1 ss srSt: %s
printed them your boys set sn up VIII your
s .sy ouI u'te ssS. your
We sr.a ,Ss peer r s Sssssy s out Of your
a. viii ,oai Keep Us in md rsnsnb.r your evening
% na y9ur e % S.sn sssn Z y9S s them
3ssss .hea; yea ,hs solemn stiffness the
Once more, Johnsonou pspsu 70 say ithas
% .sssS su, ss s.s. sss good ''
Judging from the suboinsd paragraph, the boys"
were q Jolly set Of fellows. ..
SrKASeE.-It 10 not often that one enters printing
ofce conducted under precisely the circumstances Of
shs ons IN which IAs On'os now being issued. Men
% uniform stand ct the casssa row Of cleaning mus
e In sacks Il before the door, bssids which PAGES
hsntinsl with loaded piecehe editors table Is or
namsnisd with revolver, two bostles otwell-some-
thing TO sustain dropping spirit weighed down by the
responsibilities Of bis position eoors and the dan
tsu Of wsr, tneesschaum, and pile Of ancient sx
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

PEpsosAL.-Ex-Gov. Seymour has been delegated
70 deliver the oration In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the
4th Of July.
Mrs. Hannah p. Cleveland, aged l04 years and 10
C.s descendants have been l20, Of whom 81 are now
living. She had sister who entered her hundredth
yer, and another her ninety.ninsb. The aggregate
sge OF the three sisters being three hundred AID
years and ten months. She retained fn q remarkable
degree, both her phydcal and mental powers, and
probably very few a the present day pass onefourh
Of century who experience httls physical suffer-
ing as she did 10 life Of moro than hundred yeas.
With perhaps three four single exceptions she has
no, had occasion 70 consult physician fbr the las
ways busy, occupied either with hs. knitting or {
book.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

LAYING OF A CoRsER-SrosE-IaposISo CERENo-
sIYs-The ceremony Of blessing sn laying the corner.
stone of the new Roman Catholic Church the corner
of Erie and South Seventh streets, jersey City, took
place yesterday.
Delegations from the Hibernia United Benevoleot
Society of jersey City, ST. Patricks Temperance
Benevolent Society, and the Confraternty Of tho
Sacred Heart Of Jesus were gathered at their ssvesa
meetipg places and marched in procession 10 take part
in the ceremonies. The Church-the walls of which
are built up to the second oos to be Of brick In tns
Gothic style of architecture and is l42x70 feet IL
already hss the appearance VI massive and magnn-
cent structure.
The crowd gathered TO witness the ceremonies wae
;rrarss from three to four thousand were sd nited
within the walls for which charge of Is cents wa
I'd. .na ma MANY more were gathered outside. Ths
narsmonv was performed by Bishop j. X. ba, icy q
the Diocese of NewJersey, a'e sted oy Iase nuTo<I
of clergymen nom ne'gnoonns psi~0s' S"u N'"
York. -,
Rssors proceeding to bless and lay the cor.erstone
a., T;shop made an appeal to the assembage for means
IN Aid In the completion Of the ouins saiu M
= a. the rst tins since be had been Bishop that he
SJ vsr fonnd it necessary TO make Al appeal OF the
n ~ .rch an occssou But he said the ground for
h chnrch had been secured portion Of the materials
nr,chssed and the work commenced, before the dars
Cloud that now rests over our oyrntry was esssa
of this country woeld make suh foos Of thsm;sivss
a. thew are now doing, by being led or forced INTO
uselsss and wicked war by few fanatic. ct the North
AZ The conclusion Of his rsmarksa coecta was tAAe1
up and as far a. could be ascsrainsd'a large an0uns
was realized. 49,.
nerforme1. A small lesden box, coutaning coyies q
he locI papsrs and oehsr snall articles whiee -
dsep,sd desirable to hand down 70 pcsterisy, wee<
nI,sd henesth the stone. At the conclusion Of tn
ceremonies the various societies present forned 10 pro
esssion and headed by the Bshop and clergy ven pro
ceeded 10 q church In IA adjoining parish.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
CAPT. ROWAN.

TO he Editor Of The N. Y Tribune.
SIR: A week or two since, over the signature Of
"An honest Inquirer after referring to the seeming
ineHciency of the Pawuee three four occasions,
asked whether her commander, with his peculiar
btions and Southern sympathies, could heartily dis
charge his duty to bis flag
The same honest purpose which actuated the In.
qury now cOmpes me to cay that, from reliable infor.
nation am satisfied that Capt. Rowan is entirely by.
al and faithful to his trua.
God forbid that in these times Of disaection ipjus-
tice should be done to any true patriot and especially
to one who has already shed his blood in bis couuys
cause. An Hosrsr IsQuIRER.
Ne1 York June %, 1881
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
ARMY AND NAVY.

A dsacl ment Of U. S. Cavalry las been ordered
from tho barracks at Carlisle to the National Capital
snd viii probably leave tomorrow morning. There
are now nearly coo men at Carlisle, including some
recruits cent on from New-Yoik aud other plsces
The riding masters have been increased in number
and tho staff seed also. batch Of recruits for the
fort will 70 from here next week. Fully half our
regular mounted troops now in the Department OF
the East.
Army recruiting is getting little brisk at this sta
ton. Twenty -one enlisted since latt Satur-
day, at Cedar, Chatham, and Hudson streets. The
branch Of the Chatham street Office has been closed.
The rendezvous in Boston, Rochester, and Buffalo,
average each about two daily, who are sent on
here be mustered at the headquarters Of the recruit
ing business at Fort Columbus. Tie Marine Corps j.
getting more men than all the city army Offices il
picks them up at the Navy-Yard at the barracks,
and a, sn Office in New-York. There must be nearly
5000 men il ills corps now. The Navy got lis men
here La; eek, chiefly seumen and ordinary tesmen,
hat FIVE giules that number week needed for oil
the vet sell ordered in cOmmis ion. In Boston, Balti
more srd Portsmouth, they cannot procure for
the Vsssels ordered fIom there, and Gotham has 10
send them on there. The Federal force in this gh
bood to-day, are as follows:
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

The Board OF HEALTH.-At a meeting Of tho
Bosrd Of Health on Saturday the Health Officer reported that
nbs Of had occurred during the week. bse
that proper sanitary had been tsksu 20 prevent the
rsS OF tho Epidemic nad sloce beea
red tn. same officer submitted the sbjec IL
ksrosepe OIL giving hs opinion thai such essoahmeots
were no, nu detrimental pablo health Tho
port was ordered to be printed
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
MAINE luxsrRxxs.-TAe MaeAias (Me) Rtpnt!i-

MAINE LuxsrRxxs.-7Ae AaeA'a' (ms') Hfp'''''
"Nssriy al our sawmills are in operation. and and
arc .msnSfacturiug lumber rapidly. Our lumber ?, a.
shs, ,ov can but are plire up tue boards and timber
Gnas sihsr 'S ~ Soms or abroad is estimated by good
ndoes that the logs now driven into the booms on the
;;rsr would fll from bank to bank for fifteen pdes
Of ia length, aud there are several millions ot let NOT
yet driven in.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
NY g Militia

In Washington ts vicinity there are for instanee
the sth Regiment NJ Y. S. Militia, COL Lyon, and the
sth Regiment N. Y. g. Volunteers, Col. Blenker; the
10Th Regiment N. Y. S. Militia, Col. Buterfeld ana
the 10Th Regiment NJ 7. S. Volunteers, Col. Walrath.
Unless there is attention paid TO this dbcrnna
ton in the reports concerning such regiments their
friends and the public are at loss to know which is
meant.
Men, York June r. 1861.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

SrABBrsG ArYRAY.-On Sunday morning, between
two three O'CLOCK syouns named William uiDsn whe
other persons got into alteration With some Psstie Ia
Fnon near Sand when Of them stabbed bin Ia tho
shonlder inaictips severe wound He cut In the
hsnd Ouinan was brought LIST Precinct Station Hoos
where he attended Dr. George Cochran The sssasnA
made his escape.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

changes Military unifor ns bang around enc Msn i;s
bayonet sbesths litter the floor revovers ao> Io~
knives bris le in every hell; and in short the q re
sombauces to a priating-off are tie III Of b, pes
and the familiar usc of the prees. We hope that d !"
iend- here will fiji 10 cand mark the peoaliari-
ties Of tins new regime.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

The rArrosHoUsEs-Mayor Kalbleisch visited
the different staon.houses Saturday to inspect their
condition and to Gee what required for the como
Of the men.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
FROM MISSOURI.

PRISONERS AT CAMP LYON, ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Below We give list OF the names, ages and ma
tvity of the prisoners taken from Clinton County, Mo-,
and from Cameron, by ID Regiment Iowa Volanteers,
,,ouv held at Carpp I.Non:
New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24
MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

To the Editors OF The Nev-York Tribune
SIR: Why will not your correspondents at the seat
of war be little more definite in respect to regiments
in the field The State of NewYork has sent forward
two classes of regiments, viz: militia and ro'unteers
in many instances bearing the same designation, as fol-
lnyya.