New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-01
yARIoUs WAR ITEMS.

n.sv.rfags os tTSuruT AND tsNNEs-
-. RtvIHs I'm sunday night last, heet OF twelve
igb, dranght sieamboats passed down The Oio River
ron T,tsSurgh having been chartered by the Govern
uent AZ frs. the Impression was that they were IN
River IN Wsstern virgiDis, for operations In that
quarter: bu, this Is found 20 be au error. The
knnAwha il not naviglble, even BY hght-dFanght
saaroers 81 this reason OF tho year. 1ke SPrtng-
6ed JosrE0t learns that the fcl des,inAioh Oh 'ns
as.t il tue Cumberland River. Both the Cumberland
and tennessee rivers running through 1ennesee and
t.netratiuR even Alabama empty into the Ohio dhorc
Caifo--the former at Smiihland, aud the latter ut
Padlcsb. Tho CopiederaIe GovernIlest seens TO
have forgotten this fact for while terrifying with i'm
meu.e works the baDks OF the hisrisipii, 20 as TO
eanr against approach by that stream the approaches
70 Tsnnsssce by the Cumberland and tennessee yers
hove been LEFT unprotected. These streams are nay-
.able by light-draught boats, aud by them al army
eoold readily lie Lndel at CArkfyllle On the Cunber
land OF some eligible point on the feDnes'ee By Il ~
means, the powerful batteries above Memphis wonid
he taxi In the rear while Memphis and Nashville, tie
chief strategic points IN Tenne'see would be acces-
,Le 70 the Federal troops IL II thought that tho gun
Loaf. now being built Ut Cincinnat are Intended TO
precede The expedition, acting rs convoy tn the tram
spof, 10 clear the river banssO whhteyer batteries
may be erected ON them. The Ohio troops Ut Camp
Doiui,oa arc supposed TO be intended for this expe
d,iln, and Il il not Improbable thst we may hear Of
tina depsrture Of the feet from Cincinnati before tie
close OF the prteenl week
A psysrsTArIos sPErcH.-The following Il tie
modes. speech OF the historian Motley, presenting the
American flag to Col. God,n's regiment, OF Mass,-
chusetts:
Iwish tbs, some worth;er and more experienced
sp.ate or could have performed this eeryi'e. and yet
cou not ind j; Ia my heart 10 deny myself the deep
qualification Of associaling my name ~ however sup
ordinate a degree, with tbi, noble regiment ara TINS
mos, interesting occasion. nplore Your forgiveness
for NJ, INABILITY adequately to express the emotions
which are filing all our hearts. You Will not value
the le,s hi. gilt from tho fair hands of your country
men, from thoso who near and dear 70 you, because
of nv dotei ncy Never in my life dld 20 covet the
divine gift of eioquence this occasln. And yet
am consoled for had The tongue Of angel, could
not hope 10 match the mute eloqaenee OF those stars
and those stripes. Nearly century ago, there be-
youd the green hills, In the fair and ancient Town OF
! cambridge the seat Of tho Nuses, on the ist OF
january l576 that banner Of stripes wns rs! rnured
| 10 tho breeze by tho great hand OF washington.
| The Continental C0ngrV,s, eighteen months later,
added the cluster Of starr. Then Tose that eoilohs
consolation never moro eet The starry symbol OF
our Union respected abroad land and sa and IDOL
led ut nome was degraded or trsed III the dust
till 1851 and never by the bands OF foreigners Neve,
shul living man forget how the hearts oil NIL loyal
Americans whether dwelling on tolls or The ot1er nne
Of the Atlantic were thrilled as by the sound Of the
trumpet when frat caught tho response to the call
of the President for volunteers, the voice OF tWeby
| millions whose bosoms were one. To your hands,
Col ordon 70 your tried valo 20 your signal ability,
10 your fortunate military experience On the teli oi
honor We gladly ntruft these our most precious pos
the bone muscle OF noes
monyycsh aud the aspirations and he ard0r OF the
youthful chivsry Of State We know that In your
6ands and in those Of our brave companions Ia arms
the welfare and honor OF the whole country are safe
Onr hearts arc too full for words. Our hopes, oar
prayers our PRIDE everything but our fear go with
| Won. In tho name Of year countrywomeni present
Won ills Flag We know tha, It's ioidswll never bs
snedha, they VIII ever wave ref, foremost ao.g she :,
forsmost where duty ard honor caIs. AZ pare IN
YOUR hand viii only add the brief and siape phrase
II tho herald In the early Days OF wsrare aud o. ehiv
| airy,
| MuIyAny LABoRIToRY.--We visited yesterday the
laboratory Of the Government located IN Frsnkbnon,
Ia the od car shop Formerly occupied by Messrs. Kim
bali & dgewsy and is under The supervision of Ser
gesnt Thomas Hsrbeh formerly Of S,eubenyie, Ohio
lie was detailed for this purposefrom the 2Hh Rcgi
men. o. V. NJ, aud is ernneAly qualified for thii
branch Of business. During TIE Mexican war 10 Wa
engaged In this department tho public service in ths
! Arsenal at Pirsburgh. Hsis now engaged 10 making
cartridges - Ssn ana 1Sys ana i've M men o0nhi ~
sreass the number sfhands, neeis the sPProsaiier