New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-24

| recentIv cos.a " sue eocaed reQfncpts which bay0
menis; Uniform, or erms; otherr ays in 49, ss
aca s,' Ge'e % bsrcniag b well and loGtiag Ike soIjos
II Is not courage lDeed il he esd n vh,S q
II Is o.NceIs; and without them men GRE worth n, ~ -
nothing The men ofsome regments fought we'll otns
did not. There was little difference bal,. 80. sss
pryates o. the and those OF the other. 49, 80
| probably a parSed disinctiou between Ire oas.ss
The West Point CADETS win all be used Up by the IN.
crease of the regui army Of the United States 70 g.
putes betweeu the Seaae and The Honse OF Rspreaeu
tativss and tho bulk OF tbe officers With military cr
| perense and education aie provided for already.
unfortunate 10 iii repubIiv, bat be hss yet ccol
deal Of the future 10 draw upon, and tho peope are
amused by changes among I've military commanders
and by threa,s aod premises. iT which they will all
generally inserted that Cen. Scott did not approve tho
advance, for which his plans were NOT mstuycd (soa
il IL probable, too that it nay bs Seeyed by thoe
who have NOT the greatest faith Ia the rmness Of hlg
character and who think be might Je sodueed 10 give
orders for the execution Of iEconceived and hssty
projects, q. all events, TO prociphsce opertiotH
without the necessary conditions Of slceess. IL ~
tient, and that men like MFR. WILSON, Chairman Of
tho Military COMMITTEE Of the Senate, were loud ~
their complaints Of the delays and inactivity Of the
army and of Its chief and Of the prciereons OF the
regular officers Tie schism which must always ezi4
between professionals and quacks, between regular
soldiers and volunteers has been greatly widered ~
the action on Sunday. fhe volunteers indolse. ~
reflections tie generassbip &c the eomna1crt
tire regulars a,esk with contemp.uoBs tistcfpess al
the Deffoency and cowsrdce Of the volunteer ocerA
The former talk learnediy Of 81 art Of war and a.
the cruelty Of being led like sheep to The sssghies
The latter, without detrscting from the COURAGE q
tho men, inveigh sgsinst thoee who directed their
regiments the field; and the volunteer privstes
glad TO add their testimony sgiast many. Of 80
officers, whcee pride 10 uniiorms and gold lace did
not permit them 70 soil them In The saole Of gur-
powder. IL Ia remarkable that 90 much baHketiog
after military reputation sbouid DO secompaoied In
ieiaaes at least, by an abssuoe OF ssy military
spirit. Tie tooe la which officers speak Of beoH
{" whipped" is almost boatfd and exul,ast. Lat
night beard one declaring be thought II wes Cd
fghiipg he wa. quite sure pcse o. bis neo you'd
ever face the Confe6eraies sgaiD" Anotbes WIS u
option that il acty they bed rot advanced mucb
fGrber ss in thss case bey eouls not have escaped ~
to the bulk Of the officers 10 suppose tley enlertus
sucb sentiments as ttsse, as IL weuk be In The Isa
degree untrue 70 cay that tbeis nes were desi,uss
Of courage, and were not ready 20 hgbt sny enemy.
ii fsifiy disciplined and properly led; bat The cx-
preston Of tbeso tLngs 10 indicative Of Tie wsse
OF proper e,Prh v'Htgirr, aod u shcyh be Ispre.
hended by those who wish es;stsh the loyalty OF
the volunteer sr@y. No dosbt lbe American pspom
win funsh detailed lias Of filied aud woapded. IL
you have any fancy 70 publish tben, sgd colaans d
leters ftom the soldiers aad pagss Of netsge OF tho
there is concurrence Of testimony 70 Che good COZ
duct Of Blenker's Germans, the 6sth Ihsh, and tho
18th Scotch. Capt. Moapber, indeed, / EN- told,
yielded to the MI seEs1 pssic and teot ~
CorcoraU With esclamaiions which implied taat fsr
tho moneuE he recognized The S0utheIn Cofcdoracy
90 highly belgerent. Col. Cocordn, conspicuous by
bis grest stature, being Of 81 feet In blight Was
all object Of attraction 70 the eoemy, aud 10 lying aacr
gerogfly, II not nogtaly, wounded. The khods lar
aud Regiment has been, however, TIE moss fsvofet
by the yoico Of praise though many competitors are
There are various s,4temeuts in reference 70 tbs
conduct of tho regular cavalry aud ifsrtry The reg
ular officers admit ttsl al ,ms ths cavalry gave
way but they Old not break hyi tboy were Mod,
drew up In line again and showed front 10 tue enemy,
The regular officers declare that 10 wss The iofsntrS
which saved the retreat, cogesiog Il steadily IN COO
junction with the Germans; and tho lcses OF tho
United States Marines srguo that they bad lugs
share Of tho enemy IRE. The artillery who lost ,h
guns sfe.k, as artillery Will 90 under TIE olrcesa,
stance. q the pfsftry uhisr dossrted ttcm. aud Gle
geGers oces, who must after eil 10 the best judges
bear strong testimony 10 the ood services aud general
stestii es Of the regulars engsget In the action.
When the aa'emeus ia the American papers are
coupaied With tue facts sm aware Il Will DO Dects-
sary 70 rely little on " charscter" in asking fhh
for what I report. Ibere was not bsyonet Charge
made BY the Federaist 1fsutry duriG tho days tbefc
was mol charge OF any kind made By the Cso osderss
cavalry upon sny regiment OF their enemy until the lat
ter broke There was not a haDd-to-hsnd sncouhtes
between any reSiuents: There was not single
battery CHARGED" or taken by the Fc'erslists Thrs
wsrc no MASKED 6ott~es 10 play by tbe former There
was no annLiiaiion Of Rebel horee by zoaxves Fire
or otler A vollsy fred by battalion emp.ied
three sadiles among body Of horse who appessed st
some distance and the isfsury witch performed tho
execution tlea retired. There were q, desperate
strugVIcs eXcert by those Who wsnted 60 get away.
Tue v bole msiter Ia plain English snounts to this.
The Fedoralists advanced slowly, but aesdiy, under
the hrs OF their artillery driving tho enemy, who
rarely showed out Of cover, IA line before thom ana
gdlsly forced them bGk on the risht aud The centsf
for mile aud bali toward hnaesle' ne ths cne-
nv fell back they used their artillery s'so and there
wa good deal Of pounding ut long rapgee
with light field gune, s.d some heavier Iinsd
ordnance the iue on beth sides being rarely WITHIN
SOC wards Of each etber On one cccasion the regt-
moDts on Ito right were received W maske.sy noe
from the enemy Which induced item 20 fall back out
tbey were rallied and led forward toward the ro"s.
Tie Coufsdera,es sgsis gave way snd tue feoersiAs
| advanced once more. Agaiu tbe hoo Of sae one@y
eppe.red In trout aod delivered fire. The 2clsves.
ss thew are called and the ltb Nsw York, witch were
on the hank tell into coofnsion nos 70 DC rsied sns
eventually retired from the field in disorder 30 use ts
mildest tsrm with contagious entct on sisif com
rades and with che loss of tho glHa ieh tb.y wers
supportiug, Nothing would, or coold, or oid stop
thea. IL vain they were reminded OF tneu oais
10 "avenge Elbworth's destb." Their isg w~
dis,Inyed 10 tho win1s-it had iost its atteetons
Tbey ran In all directions With speed which their
fortune favored al tell tho tale es is was told "
me- by ons who had moro 10 do With them, ana
| had better opportunity Of witnessing their conducs
than had, Tor, a. 1 have eircady stated 10 pre-.
vious letter. was late on the ground and bad nes
been allie to see much ere the retreat was ordered
| Though was we'll mounted a1d bad len Washington
with the intention of returning early that plight,
found fugives had preceded mo masses I'll The wsy
end when crossed the Loug RtdEe, abo Ii cciocks
VA. told that the ity was full Of those vino had re
larned from the fight. Bat X the miserable rout sns
teuic OF the Fedsrrsts have produced such cePior-
lie reauts to their cause they have still muca 70 oe
| thankful for Had tse Confedeysles been awhre o.
their success. and followed up their advantage esrY