New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-25

power 70 play against the South and they consider
u important to prevent communications between the
CoDfederstes aud their Commissioners In Europe, or
tier fnenos here, they have resolved henceforh to
stop and board s the steamers outside the ports, ana
place officers board of then to look out for suspl.
cous persons. But what they do when ladies will
wGd their crnoDes with percussion cape, and carry
gavanc batteries in their tender b0soms f-whenthey
hog snphuric scid under their arms and wear stays
OF copper wire when they pad their pc'ticosis with
reyovers, and swell their stOckiDgegr with quinne
Yesterday there review Of Gen. McDowefs
division by Gen. Mcclellan, at the other ride OF the
Potomac. rode in the forenoon, and found the
troops drawn up 10 the meadows, which extended from
the river towards the tetdep0nt Tue senIies OF the
Long Bridge examined the passes closely. One effect
OF tie recent orders in relation 20 passes has been TO
Diminish the number Of people on tie bridge and on
the roaos 10 The camps very much but there are great
quantities OF carts and wagons on the move ana ~
looks as if The authorities determined there should
be no want Of transport. No army In the world has
timer horses than those which have been collected by
the activity and efforts Of the Quartermeser-General
Meigs. Prince Napoleon was struck with their supe-
rorty The carts are almost equally good ana nuiner
ons There can be want Of horses for their cay
airy or for rrmount horses as long Ms the atteage
80 GOOD Bu finer than either horses or carts are the
men. With the exception Of such Regiments as herfi
game, which hastily enlisted In New-fork, and
are not yet provided with uniforms no army presents
greater II any presents equal number, Of tail ro-
b,st, siont-mbed men, in TIE prime OF hie 90 not
speak Of special crack regiments bnt Of the average
ssnly are these troops would am satvled, in-
tic severe repnlse Of the Couederaes, II they nd
yhncsd to the assault Of the formidable redoubls con-
nected by long lines Of abaltis ard curtains, when
cover Washington on the South aud rapidly ercr-
cling IL Oh the North also On arriving ON the beld
found the troops already 10 occupation, drawa ~ I'd
two lines, and lying down behind their piled arms
Gen. Mcdowell and his stan were In ion', ana some
twenty OF Il iry persons Of whom more than two-tnrus
were soldiers frO the camp above, composed the whole
of the spectators Az an illustration OF the ready way
in which Americans take 20 arms, may add that one
of bis aids, Major Clarence own nephew oil the
ex-men,ter for South Lancasbirel, was and Is aprl-
vae IL the New.York 9Th Regiment CT State Militia,
aud that be- Il nov dschargng the duty OF III abide
camp with zeal and alacrity, although but lev
months ago be was engaged Ia the business OF count
iug-house After noon, Gen. hcCle LAM escorted oy
II rough but ready looking body Of United States
troopers and atteuded by email stan, appeared III
the distance preceded by an open carriage IN which
eat the President and Mr. Seward. The troops STOOD
10 their arms forming 10 line with considerable pre-
cilion. A. Tie President drove down the ranks the
men presented arms and the bands struck up yanOus
tui es--" Hail Columbia" The Star-Spapgled Ban
uer" "1he Red, White, and Blue (which seems
cosnopolitaul and others lnknown-snd the colOrs,
hicL ere generally lTge and handsome, and show
very w,il were lowered. The solitary carriage then
took up pO-i ion in front OF the center aDd the divls-
ion marched past-ght regiments Of various strength,
IavDg probably five thousaId five hundred men the
held. Tbe ching was generally good. The men
were silent In tie ranks aud there Was no cheering.
With some exceptions, there many reasons TO be
satished with the appearance Of the division. The
President who old lot remain al hour on the fed,
drove ba The Long B'idge. The troops marched
tax and reformed Ia ine and finally alter the re-
view Gen. Mcclellan rode AWAY Into Washington.
lie has examined nearly all the regiments under his
co umapd and /, eKeriIng himsef greatly TO get the
army uto eoudn u; but there will DO no movement
for zone weeks TO cone on lis part; there can be no
20 gained 10y Il, uuess tie Son,heners are forced
d their eXigences TO uuke some decisive demoustrS
Tim TieX have rot q large force and thIetten-