The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-25

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9ium ana there disappeared Some carts toiied up and
uvwa ootween Inc ooat ana the crest Of the hui we
VIM vh ohoio Ino!o was no ostenthtion OF any k'nu
about the reception OF the General and his staff few
ots's wore Wans iInpa'iently In tho sun, Tor mes VIII
aon nsr VIZ w ervy men are not so unDerapc Us
Si'" 'ne"qHcs. win cioud OF coionels-ono iate
tisea c.aesnmn, Wno was readily dEtiAguishaoe py
; ar H. "'m .he voiu.eershe General proceeded 10
vs1 DE batteries ana ms men The first work Inspected
WAS plo'n paraps o earth Placed some hity feet above
ino anu Procc.oo VERY signify by TWO snhi hlhk
o i s Ss o. pouhaers ana h1wilzers OF IN
dsoi , wo,o ' na en oo1oee without any ,la-
$50 a Nv, ny carrmees Rested on rough Pae
anu the sI r %o ra ran On ,ravsrsg @ %
,,aio ,non; ~, VIZ ., no. yct ready, le s
aho,ers nd ,nasi ovu i,n )" mon very me ,a"ay
nj drill II was n"hc, o;on nov d VET i
40 The Of enu,d altar can W TO- vs Yra
hui tbe men work eb sares,,v and h 3 H, r. h,
,eroi,sta y,vo the,n tho ~ Ill, $500 or,Iorn
In Che end Tho Genera, oror"d rac, y, me- made
with round shot Ac,cr oo,,o So,,n ~, ~ bri,rJ
shio,s carronadc was iosdsa Tha' ,a-, mao a,rao
about two thousand FIVE hundred vards djs,ant was
Told I, ,nrears% ~, r,n shn, one 5,d @ h "
dred wards ole Every one wa des,rors of seeing tho
shot but we we're al the wrong side for the wind and
ycntured to say TO- Howcyer the General thought and
The friction tlbo word not eyplode !, yss one of a
new sort which the Tenneesrenns are trying their
prentice hand at. A second answered better. The
gun went OFF Int where tho hall went 10 no
one could saw ns the smoke came into our
eyes The party moved to wndwad and, after another
fuse had missed tho gun was again discharged at
sope Eve degrees elevation ard the shot fell in good line
QUO ynrds short of The target and did not rcochet tpn
No was then discharged and or went tha hall AT no
nnrticnlnr marx down The rvex. hut NJ n did on Off so
did the gun also for il gave frantic iea, and jumped
with tho carriage of tho PLATFORM nor was this wonder
fo for IL was an old ckambered or
bowitzer which had been loaded with fun charge md
solid shot enough TO make il burst with ndgnation Turn
Inc fror, tbi f,,irr IVA visited anoIhcr earer the wa
I Ter with four guns,hrty Two poundcs-- which were
we nlaced A. s,secn The c5anne, Win rtaer chance OF
rcoche and higher up On me bank tossr hgh peak
| broad md small copfuent which runs into IL was
another battery of two gsns, with yery great com.
mnnd but onIy ~ for abeI "a the 6re ,,ust bc plung
~ An these hatterics were vary M consructod and
in oniv one was Inc MAGAZINE under decent cayeS
In ha arSt a WAS in The roar of tho haiy tx ,S hiu
hshma ~ THO parane,s scrc ~ soNn ~ o up aer,h
unnrovided with merons The last had few ssrd haas
~ oe t liz - s w. o SP .u, we INV '"
, % no 'io H Inv e. Tro1 anu h unua's p"
;n," rsvincs covnr,.T viii hrmsh,ooa' ona Sro., ,
n as , az r. Nv, , NV, ' c ~ NJ,
i mJu y, ~ -, vi" a NV ,S oo unat s S, I'LL
~ s VIM ne n'a % @ ioIecs On ,ne s.ato, nave
arc supposed W rep al n,i camp ana wncn
oh lhe an o. , n,uq ocavea cams. IN word
,hey are so tat 'ny wonu prove exceeding
troublesome 70 the troops engaged IN thsir defence,
ana would reqao very STEADY experienced regulars TO
man en =" as give 20 eacS onea
pets for held pieces, u overaonc Several OF them might
prove useful to an attacking force In some places the
natural abatis; but generally here as in the batteries
below timber and brusbwood were left uncut up to easy
mnskct shot of the works as to advance Of
rhcn and to expose tho defending force to considerable
annoyance
GENERAL Pillow ARMY IN CAMP.
In small camps OF nftcen or twony tents zach the Ten
nessee troops were scattered FOR beats sake, tho
plateau and on the level ground few companies were
engaged at drill Tho mon were dressed aud looked like
aborng people--snlal farmers, mechanics, with come
small understood lads The majority were in ther shirt
sleeves and the awkwardness with which they handled
their arms showed that however good they might be as
shots they were by no means p0hcicnts IN manual oxcr
woeSs IN be of css na S I9 !" 1
patton of tho secession vote since then they
employed by General Pillow on his fortihoa,ons. They
have complained more than Of their hard work. par
ucuarly when IL was accompanied by hard fare,
and one end Of General Pillows visit was to in.
form them that they would DO relieved
| from their labors by negroes and hired labor
era. Their tens small ridge poles, very bad,
but suited, perhaps, to the transport Each con.
Mns six men, looud get no accurate account OF thcir
rations even from tho Quarterinaster General and Com
nssary Gcnerarthere was mono present. but was told
that they had ga suficcncyfrom "a IN. TO u lbs. OF
meat OF bread Of sugar cofiee aud rice daily" Neither
spirits nor obacco is served out 10 these terrible chewers
and not unacccmpishsd drinkers. Their pay twill be"
the Same rs IN the United states army or the Confederate
States army-probaby paid in the circulating medium Of
the latter Seven eight hundred men were formed into
ne Tor Inspection lherc were lew Oh the soldiers IN Oy
kind OF uniform, and such uniforms I in
very bad TASTE and consisted OF sdy h - detrpes
! on very strpnge gaTmCats. They were armed with
Old pattern percussion miskcts, and their aTn'nu
| ntoa pouches were Of diverse sorts. shoes often
bad knapsac6s scarce, head pieces Of every Kind Of
shape-badges worked on tho front or sides, t,nsel
in much request. Every had tia water flask and
| blanket Tho General addressed the men who were in
line two deep many Of them mmisiakeablc irshmen),
and said what generals usually say on such occasions
compliments for the past encouragement for Tho future
| "When the hour Of danger comes will be with you"
They dad not srea 10 much uhathe Wos or not; and,
indeed General Pillow, in round hat dusty black frock
coat aud ordinary 'unsried trousers did not look like
Who could give any great material accession TO the
physical noans Of resistance, although he Is very
crgcc The MAJOR General, in fact, is attorney
staw, has been so, and was partner with Mr. Polk,
| who probably from Of tho which
determine the acti0ps Of partners 10 each other,
| seut Mr. Pillow TO the Mexican war. where
he nearly lost him. oHins to wounds received in
action Tie General has made his n.enchments If he
| were framing an Indictment There is not flaw FOR
enemy to get through but no has bound up his own men
in memorable lines also AT one Of the works proof of
the freedom of the 'citizen soldery was afforded in
little barity on the part OF one of the prvatcs The men
had lined the psrapc and had listened to tho pleasant
assurances OF Their commander that they would knock OK
the shovel and the hoe very soon and be replaced by the
eternal gentleman Of color Three cheers for General
Pillow were called fol-, and were responded to by the
whooping and screcchng sounds that pass muster IN this
part N the world for cheers AS they ended stcnto-
Jan voice shouted out, Who cares for General Plowr
And rs no one answered. u might be unfairly inferred
thai gallant oalcer was not tho oJeca of the favor or
sclicitude OF his troops Probably temporary unpopa
ary connected with hard work found expression IN the
daring question
rRscArIoNs oy 1i'E REun EApffs AT RANpoIIns POINT
Randoiphs POM IL, no aoabt, very strong position