, 1861-07-03

Mimic muskets. There surely Is no need ot
the rebels bringing in any Southern Indians,
for they themselves are all pack Of deceitful
sayoges, in their mode Of warfare. The com
paints I allude to are to the effect that there
should be no such exposure to murderous
defeat by taking only score Of men to points
Of denger, while We have over fifty thousand
men here who are spelling for fight. One
Of the list Regiment WAS telling me last eve
nirg, while waiting for the body OF Ward % to
arrive at the depot, that they would not 60
aboard Of any Of the boats at the Navy Yafd
in the way they had. sob! yes, we Will 90.
OF coutee," Easd he, correcting himself, ssfor
We have to do it; but put it to yourself-how
would you like to be told, with only twenty
otEers, to sGo aboard boys,' not knowing
where yon were going, only that you werego,
irg into the middle Of 9 narrow stream to be
shot, where you could not see your foe, or
that if you landed, there would be only hand
ful Of you, among o thousand guerilla cow
arde." That is the way many feel here be.
sides the list, who are peculiarly exposed to
this kind Of call because located in the Navy
Yard. The streets are full Of struggling sol
dicr8 every day and at almost Ill hours, who
have pass to come to the city, which they
can easily get, because they have nothing to
do in camp. and when here they have nothing
to co except drink, beg, and fight each other.
How mich better to put taem to fighting the
enemy on "Virginia's sacred soil?'' fThat
word sacred" should be spelled with the sec.
ond and third letters trdnspossa.) suppose
there is real danger that the Potomac will be
rendered impafsableto our boats, by the pecu-
liar power large battery would have over rs If
it is planted at Matthias Point. Agood Union
man t1om Virginia Was pointing out this spot
to me On the map the day before the nems
came Of our sacrifice there-the third offer
ing lately made to q foolish daring. The
horseshoe bend in the rlyer. The banks arc
high ard thiekly wooded. The boats must
ccme within half mile of this shore, and
that Is the WY Capt. Ward was taken, st the
very hour + While my informant was speaking.
me that 9ne Of tie trrest Of tie kind ie s Chs
m.Esioaer of Indian Affairs. &c bas ! farm
Over in Virginia, but within our lines: and
night before last he entertained Col. Toup
kins there, who iSBuch terror to the enemy
ever since the Fai1fax Court House victory,
where ttey will get their money, for the other
evening saw man opening q letter ut the
Post Office, who took frem It, and exhibited
to me, two ten cent shin pEasters Of Loudon
county, and this is their money! They must
be badly puehed over In Lsudon. It would
take 1900 Of these to PAY for Tompktns's
while iaithlees so many " "over thar" let me
add that another Virginian, one who has
place in the Treasury Department, has lately
given important information rs 10 the en-
en3's lines. He says one end i at Oecoquan,
1eaE Aqnia Creek, thence running through i
high lg 5ldge, thiekly wooded, generally, gp to
House. All alorg they have fel1ed trees and
planted batteries behind them. Let our men
beware ard cut1anA theu. -,
LAST evening heard It at second. hand from
Secretary Smith, that the Indiana boys in the
rsgien of HE.ner's Feuy have been quite re-
cet III ngsthe hour Of our disasters, by Bo}en-
did coup d'nd'tl.. There we're only dozen Of
item cut On picket guard together, when they
csEe upon twenty odd Of the enemy's dra.
EooLs and made battle Eight Of the euemy
were Killed; one Of ourmen wounded. While
resting NTH this wounded man, there came
up iorty more Of the mounted foe, when
anothtr fight occurred, IN II. ich our indiana
1if1ea made twenty horses ,iderless, while their
oTners lsy biting the dust This is quite re
ve1sfng the sontheTn Bragg to s'one oftheir
men bling match :or five OF our" No 77ouder
our Secretary is eloquent in the praise of his
State troops. We wish some Of that kind,
ard conc OF the Illinois boys, c0u!d be repre-
one regiment. They are the kind who hare
cut their eye teeth, and will not be decoyed
away, eTtn by woman wanting an escort, as
the Connecticut Captain Wa3 the last week,
over the river:
The ttcry IN the yeatcrday's 7rl1une-not
the Clicago, hut the New York-about the
msn WHO Elspt with John Tyler, that he has
e}ept tn Washington now for some nights. as
IN G. elect from Richmond district, is aU
neWs TO rs. It is tco true that we have to
learn mucko our real city NEWS through the
New York papers, but this time sMassa Gree
ley is sold, or Ike Bennett he is trying to sell
h.s readers: shonld regard it a good Joke on
g1ees; but it would be too good not to be
known Eere. The last we heard from him,
was net much to the credit Of his spinal col
unn; and hope all men who are shaky in
the yc1tib1n, will he scarce here on the It'll Of
July. The letter that Beauregard Eas written
to Explain why be has net taken Washington,
L equally IS improbable as the rest Of the
1rltuse's newe. The slaves may be trouble
10 the masters, hut I doubt whether they
would allow even their great General to send
uut circular abont 1t. Il however they are
aiming their Tree hlack8 against Us at the
eoutb, as they allege, l hope our people will
let loose to meet them. Africa in bonds, and
Africa Tree, would make battle in which
to lis side,
There is story current here that the zou.
aEes lave got a good joke on the leniency Of
The powers that Be, by sending in petition to
Gen. Scott, that hereafter they may be allowed
to fire blank cartridges, for fear they uin Aurt
the txeny, if they do not! There has been 20
much Of their labor lost, when our soldiers
have taken any prisoners, that do not won
dcr such story should be started. This LET.
tug CT rebels or their taking the oath, should
the departments here has taken the oath. and
Xet Is giy1Eg aid and comfort to the enemy.
The next thing We shal hear will be that It
VIII not do to hang the Savannah pirates afor
fear It will hurt them!" The Bible speaks Of
the "'.goodnees ard sesvrity Of God;'' and there
is a time when severity must follow the good
ness Of government. Washington thought
go, aud burg Andre, refusing Els soTroWfai
petition TINT be might be ehot. Our danger
is That NC ekall neither shoot nor hang these
British turn eoate.
There vera 1eperts last night Of = train Of
clrs ccmirg u mile long. having on board
mere Of the New Jersey and other troops.
/ do net know whethM they have arrived this
morning, hut I hear one CANNON booming, and
it would be = fitting salute for such tr.zin, to
Eri1 out : battery.
Many Of Us were in 1ast evening to caI upon
Commissioner Dele, who returned yesterday
from months visit to the great Northwest
He is welcomed back here right heartily, and
in Particular BY II in the Indian Office His
,pcst has been most ably filled by Mr. Mix
who Is the walking encyclopedia Of ali Indian
atfsira from the beginning Of the world INTO
th1a -dsy. But the Commissioner has such .
large keat Tor the West, and h 90 much OF a
:fiitnd e every bedy, tint crowds, especially
of NesteIn boye, 1ocked to see him. Ills
accounts are highly pleasing to US al, rs to
the war spirit, and the crops In the Vest, and
1hc coorsc The Indians will take In the South
iTstt. He bes les1ned 80 much Of the purpos-
es Of the Creeks, Choct2ws aud Cherokces,
itlat he taa little Tear but they will follow The
aevlee ct the Chief, John Roea, rather than the
'Rarfls. J.W.R.
. Nor THE MAa.-The B5eton 1oH Gays tho
TT Anndio, tie fne s.ngsr:Ana amt1aso m a,
is aEse In Mer{cn with 1aFser bklty tslA3