New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24
the WAR FOR The UNION.


ERCA3PMF.ST NEAR BULLS hUN, I .
Saturday Evening, July 20, 1861.
Our attack upon the ebemys position VIII Do
recommended tomorrow. 10 10 undarstooa 1Ia'
Che scene Of tire former conflict viii not Dc tHo
real battle-ground, but that feint OF assauI'
will there be made to divert attention from ine
point at which it has been dete niihed 70 l'i1o
Che Reeels' POSITION. 1t would, indeed DC oi"''
cult for M 10 accomplish anything OF more ''''-
portauee than feint at our present .ta1on IN
DE-, the present conditions. The ground Is De'a
by only one brigade tho same wbich cSiIou va
Che affair Of Tbursdoy-aud is supported D!
sempasatiyely small battery of ar'ilieiy' 'No
main body having been yesterday and to-day "'s
noaed in different directions. The epem! posi'
tion, on the contrary, has been 'Hepg'H'H'e y
the erection Of new eartb-woTSs eoi'i"'''I"e
ssY hiehts. aud their force has been lhcfeaS'u :"
probsb,y the fullest extent OF tneir resources
An this improves the prospects OF ihe success Ol
our flank movement
s,tboycb no announcement Of our intentions has
besp made, general understanding OF an mme-
Iiate movement appears to have reached even the
priyats soldiers in camp. The enthusiasm which
wscy of them feel is shown in striking ways. The
men of Col Richardson's Brigade, who siil hold
she advance, aud supposed to be in the post Of
greatest exposure, are prompt in declaring them
solves ready TO take the field again. ns soon as called
upon. Even the New York 18th seems anxious to
retrieve the iguominy of its behavior on Thursday.
Massachusetts, men who are now lying IN hos
pitfalls from injuries received in the sr1nish have
D,,uaolad 10 tb,;r eo,ro,audera ia recall tharn IA
duty before the next action shall begin. saw to-
day one soldier writing TO his Captain that he
already felt well enough to return, aud begging that
fhe company might not start without him. Az
ether, named Hughes, who while in the WOODS, had
his arm shattered just his riae was loaded, and
had handed it coOly over to his LieuteBautC Colonel,
asking him to FIRE it for him, since he disabled
was worrying himself with the fear that he might
not be healed in time 10 take his place in the liIe
when the regiment should move on. The only ex.
eeptiOns to this almost universal feeling eXhib
ned, I am sorry to say, by some of the New-York
tbIee-mOnths regiments, the members Of which
claim their immediate discharge on the ground that
fher tenn of service has expired. The 9Th Militia
is the most prominent Of these the number OF which
is, fortunately, not large. How different the con.
Duct of the New.F ngand men! l AM told that
Col Lawrence Of the Massachusetts, 9th visited
Gen. Mcdowell to-day, with the simple report that
"the time of his regiment had expired, but that
they were al ready 10 80 on"
The results of the recent skirmish have rot
yet been accurately determined, even on our
side. The Official reports OF our loss will avail
AZ sin fha unct pf fhn.n
Get down as "nissDg" are in all probability
killed, although 10 evidence can yet be obtained
to that effect. l observe that thirteen are sad
70 be "missiug" from Capt SuOw's company
Of the Massachusetts regiment. Under ord nary
sreumstaaees it might be hoped that tcpo OF
these survived, but as this company was the frt
sfter the skirneher5 70 6nter the wood beld by
the rebels, and as orders were indubitaby gwen
70 bayouet our wounded, the evidence OF their
death is almost fatally positive. But although
the loss Of the three Massachusetts companies
was very severe, amounting to tbirty-four ALTO
gether, the remainder OF the troops, excepting
the New.York Twelfth, which lost ten or twelve
xuiered but very little. / believe that the CON.
putation of City men VIII be found 10 cover or
eOti'e loss.
In reference to the New>YOrk 18th Regiment
am glad to learn, to-day, that two Of its CON-
panies stood firmly to their work at the time
when the remainder we're throwing away their
muskets and their blankets. in The confusion Of
tbeir retreat. These two COMPANIES never
6inched, but deyotedly resisted the daDgeT6da
contogon Of their companions. Perhaps their
example may yet inspire their fellows with a
true sense of duty, aud they may all yet stand
together in the coming engagement vito bravery
which shall atone for tho one misdeed If they
do not, it viii not be the fault Of their ofisers.