New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02


Iercineiy ard thrlingly in ihe emmy ail-the ie9
colors at yarous points Clio ~ing thro 81 the crowded.
sceIcile ti-d batteries rafting aud rambling NJ TIE
fosG-,he bands striking up the "Star,Spaugleu Ban
woods frOyyIng all along ieJ, gBd beyond rs lar
"a tie eve corld reachcontrbuted TO form, OF bold
srd sweeping scale, picture lar more str icg and eX-
citing tan any had ever seen. War, asauTediy, bas
lis destinations % well ss i;s horrors, ard thtre is
cnchantnout in these brilliant aud oXhiliratinC prep.rl
lions for the conflict which blinds utterly 10 the
ehasly penalties that lave 70 follow them, and 10 en-
bo'cis ard spurs the tsmest into heroism.
twas fully 10 O'Clock the morning of the 18th Of
July, when the eth came in sight OF Fairfax Cour'
H"use, the road along which the regiment passed
Icing DISTRACTED every heh mile almost, with enor-
mons hespEUf fallen trees, which the Confederates
had lcvclcd and uaescd together, and VIII Oh bad 10
be through hy our ax-rcu before the slightest prog
Iess could te made. In this rough and dangerous
pioneering the Engineers Of the OHh, under the com
monG of their higbsT1rted yonrg Captain, d quick
aud clear work splendidly .intaiurg their character
with tie re2i nent for useulatsS, pronpiiince snd
boldeess Arriving in sight Of FairfaX COuit. iiorse,
end within III easy canncn,hot Of IT, The 9Th leaving
tie Ohio aud otter regiments orGyvn MP IN lire OF bat
Tie along tie road stri6i"g oil 81 night angles 10 the
left of ha main line of march passed on 20 as 20 lank
the yille and cut oil The retreat OF the Conieleies
Proceeding in the exc luton Of this movement we
GENE 10 sight Of portion Of the eneiny apparently
from lGc0 TO 800 strong, drawn NJ Ia line OF b.tte
outside the yilllge IN field directly fronting our Ue
Of march. The order bait promptly given, the
tight wing Of the Gth was thrown into tie htlis 10
the left and uni rp there with TIE "a # Nev-loik-
Wig and spirited body Of met rs any one reed
wi b TO moved Tapidly down upon the enemy.
As they reared him, however, he retreaed into the
village and then Of IL towards CenreNie, I@d' ing
il g. be peacefully entered short time after, by the
forces from Arlington House and The eLcanpneItf De-
tween that and Alexandria, aud beyond IL. Tie hoe
battery OF the 9Th n. S. NJ. sent three or foGr com
plimenigry GdenT inthe share OF shetland round fho,
upon the rerciiiug SouthorueIs which, earGt alter,
ward from ex-Gov. james Lynch, wi 10 mode-ily End
q auuliy served with 'he battery private seeuedtO
Cuielen their departure from Fairfax. Two or t5ree
shots also were drorIed into them from AyIes DAT
terry which ratified np trou the rear q our bi53de,
past regiment for tIe purposes aud ile same sie
dit battery threw two or three rore discharges 81 On,
lister and grsre, right Ind left into TIE woods ahead
Of us with tho view, Of Starting any shrmlshers OF
Iickeis that might he lgirg low in 70 susli ons ana
entnbg ing quarter Nothing, however, turned az,
and enemy having retreared from Fairfax the he
of march resumed considerable DEVIATION 10 ne
fiy ht and southwark Of his town being observed.
IL in one Of The short balts ON tl' maIeh That
Capt. B.eslin was severely wounded IN tte llSlt
shoulder stack OF mhsko,s being accidentally over
set and the tul charge of Of them striking him u
c stood within few Inches OF them. AT frat IL was
was feared, from the dreaafal appearance 1t made,
hat the wound was a fatal one; but The surgeons
Lurryng up from the hight Of the regiment as ss 90
their horses could carry them, aayed our tesrs, While
they did all in their power for the sufferer. The
wound being dressed, the Ambulance was ordered M
battle at Ball Run, POOR Breln was joled 0Ong TO
CentIeVle in tie rear Of the regimen'-an Unte
ssry torture II seemed 20 AL, which lie bore most
patiently and bravely grd for which our Brig der,
Col. sherman, ru,e and enyenore1 maillEet; j.
alone responsible he having, with the u'most spitefu
ness Of tone and feature, forbidden tie tjtn more
tran one ambulance, and it being vitality necessary
tla this solitary should follow the regiment, and
keep close 10 il wherever went. Had there been
PC, 6nd one allowed, Capt. Brcslin might have teen
easily taken back to Fairfax and TINS been spared The
agonzing jotug lie wac forced to eDdure. Whatever
Lis for il were, in this and other instances
Col. Sherman exhibited the sUuTest maighlty toward
the Geh Hence be wss hated by the regim nj just III
he same degree as his Predecessor, Col Hunter, was
ioved--a lente high+irsd nole gentleman In every
resp Get he bright reverse Of bis successor.
About half hour after this accident 10 Cart Bres
lin occurTed the march resumed, our Destination
b. ing Germantown. A. il the earlier part of the day
Il road ran through lofty woods tie sHces between
tie trees beiug Mi ks oyerowu with shrubs and mn
derbsush SEirnishers were thrown out Hsrlipg The
IL gent three or four hundred yards 10 the night and
left And rs in the erer part Of the day. ALTO, enor
bsrricades OF fal gu trees frequently inlerered
with our progress, and rendered IL exceedingly slow
I'd tedious The Confedentrs had TINS D.ost eject
lively provided for their retreat much % that |
not gun or cartridge even fell into iDe |
bands OF tie Federal troops. What added to |
the weaiisOu eness ard exhaustion OF Tins Oh !
truc,ed march, was the intensity Il the tun /
md the blOw- Of red dust which the trampng nasses
of cavalry as well ar foot NECESSARILY ruled up the
soldier. often IN the sgoules OF tIils And " cen
pool Of strQnant water glimmeref ~ the bitches
either side of the road In muGboe In the road
itself il impossible to r,tan them N the ranks
Spite of every euJe1y reInpustT8Lce, or threat they
broke loo.e and throwing them-tyes at upon their
foes, lpped aud gured ue seetihg dranght with the
fercest esgeruess. AT let tremendous shout Was
heard aheao aud word WAS pasfed down The column
that the enemy had stardoIe ed their Notifications
At Germantown, and had fed still further on.
This news insisntly revived the poor fellows,
and with an elastic sep and bonding hart
ttey pushed forward utterly needless of tie
heat and hi ST ard al the Other pangs of that oiing
uarh. At ~ O'Clock the Green Flag was pIanied on
me deeer ed ramparts Of the Conftdeaes at German
town. the Stare aud Stripes lifted opposite TO II,
at distance Of fifteen pacss, and between the two
beautiful and inspiring sysibolstle one Of Their own
old home and the other Of their new country-fbs
seth pa,sed IL triumph bats aud caps waving on the
bay onet-poats, aid an III cheer, such as never be-
fore SHOOK the woods Of Old Virginia, swelling and
rolling far and wide into the cleaning AR.
THE MILITARY POWER OF TENNESSEE.