New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-29

W. IVnN DNthA N'h
,nder the formers rcgine end are rapidly spelling.
The poiicy of Gen. Bne toward them il hardly wise.
II violations OF disc, pnary regulations have occur
red in the corps il Question: either the officers are 10
blame for failing o. enforce then or the men Tor ie-
sisijnu the authority Of the officers. rs the COURT
n,rti,ls i'm tie case o Col lurcln and others have
fixed the blame upon the oil ers, common luriice as
we'll as the interests of tie service, require that &
men shond be relieved from tho corr-c',Onary con-
diion in which they have been held 80 long.
The most unmsts able evidence If the denoraliza-
ton of the troops in this Department Is furnirhed
hy he nauy dsgraceful surrenders OF small posts
during the last lew weeks. DIu ,ne oiu hsn.ins
shirt i'll live in the eodiery, We would not hear
OF the capture Of 100 infantry ard battery by
COO irregular Rebel cavalry without artillery, M
Al Murfreerboro and The numerous minor nfaIrs o.
a similar character al Land, W0odvile, Gala
lin ana other points. " Is true, the iucompetcncy
negligence. and cowardce OF officers have been
latgely iustrum ntsl ia fastening these stains oi DE-
p,nce uton the Union arms. Bat TINT suoh hun IL
,siny disasters could not have occurred Las, Spiing
wien the tro ps were YET burning with eagcrncss
! 10 meet the enemy, cgnDot bc glaOraid.
/ Thi. brings me To speak Of tbe guerrilla business,
that has spread since the middle OF June in thin 81
much M in every other portion of the invad, SOrt
/ | will not attempt 10 record the MANY exploits of
Rebel parlihans, more or less consequential. The
tale would hot be pleasant - bOyh carr nor CCnl
axe ~ Complete, tNIhb thc
of the military autnOtiiirs to suppress rather than
make known all the INSTANCES Of Rebel succres m
,uuraudiuy warfare Bat IL is unGeDIable that q
great deal Of damage han been done in tis depart
met The army has LOST the services OF sonie
twenty. Live hundred nen-severaI thOnsand rtlhii
arms a,o some artillery have fallen into the bands OF
the Re el.-hurdreds Of thousalds OF collars worth
of Union propeity--h0rses mulc- Sasobs, and
lnuarteruss or und comuistary SORES, have o tier
been CAPTURED or destroyed, movements Retarded,
and much general inconvenience eaused ny tie re-
pctded though temporary, destruction "i lhes Oh
communication. But the worst Ui all 10 The hpiheht
f,ilure OF the Union Nil tsry power 10 put down TIE
krueJ buehvhackers hoTae-t lrvts, ana piludelert,
eiectu.lly IL Seems now manifest that n Long 10
tie main forces OF The enemy are not behten Ia Dat
tie and driven from he soil OF the ale, IRE guef-
ri la will be active. a substantial victory over
bragg or Kirby Smith woald do more toward tht IT
extinction than tie moot general and continued
hcatiug of their numerous bands 10y our troops.
H,tor, the battle Of Shob, Rebel ptrtis;sis
did not trouble our III Ienbessee IN the irnet
Bl, now rince the fortunes Of war have been IN
Ginning toward the COniederacy they have constantly
i,cr.ased in numbers. The beinf - dis0 gcR'r0i
here. mat thc resdenti0i order torb,ddtpg he r.
,cnf,on # dcatk scntcaces by C0u'ts.Ma' ta ruth
ost me appr0rdi Ot tue Commdn0cr-. C"itf, has
rrc0tIy fncour0ged then. The fate OF prisoner OF
war III Union hands has no teriors 10 the mnraud-
erscertainly not enough 10 outuhance he tenn IN
lion 10 engage ~ he Of war III which they have
,altovc,her the advantage OF our troop, and III
which booty Is 20 llcntliully OBTAINED WitD c"mfar-
aiivcly little personal danger.
IL .eeme strange that not one OF tie Union De
uarim,ut. COMMANDERS hs 80 Tar, tined Inc ryftem
of d-arnnr tie population OF the invaded territory.
Had il been aus ursed last Spring, aud ev'fy H.
hatIanr required, upon penalty oi a'aih, 10 tlver
up whatever arms were III hs possession, the army
would nave suffered but little from bushw hacker.
MANY changes have lately occurred M Tie COM
nnuds Of general officers in The Army OF the ONO.
Gen JohbsOn, who commanded u brigade III Gen.
AfrCook's division, ias been appointed g. iri of
Cavalry in place OF Gen. Juek-on. VINO goes to take
"A new command under Gen. Nel-on, ia Kentucky.
Gen. Willich, lsie Colonel oil the 33i Indians under
G-n johnson, succeeds the latter. Gen en-, late
Colonel of tho 81 OHIO aud commanding "a ufi. ode
ia Gen. Mitchelr diyis on, takes char,e OF another
br,pade ia Gen Ne cons division. Gen. ~ hdinAn.
hate Colonel OF the llih Ohio, assumed 'Olnu and o
the bi .adc Of tie late Gen. Rot cat l.. Mctons.
Col Stains Of the I'd OHIO, succeeds "a the Command
OF Gen. Gill's old brigade. ten. Aminon of Ohio,
It !. understood will be the -ncce OF Gen. Mellon
. in tie command Of the ith Divsion.
Gems. Nelson and Jackson, with their respective
stall. leave to- dgy Tomorrow 20 k.nturky. Ih'y
: will march To Bowling Green Under escort of two
regiments of inlaniry-1sth Pcnusy ivana, 29il 10.
' d,sna and two lati-rics. den Nelson pfoicse- 10
,rrDd day two in search Of Morgan. who = stlll
reported To be IN the vicinity Of Gail,in. II he
. should come acrOts The nhfHudtrs we VIII MAKE
: short work Of them
NASHVILLE, Aug. -.
/ have Just learned, from sources Of the highest
; authority, that Gen. Woods Obj Division has
, moved within the last few dAyr up 10 The ncgbbor-
hood of McMinrvc, and formed junction with
the ith also, that Gen. Thomas will follow in the
same direction with hi. divlsion and assume chief
command Of the united forces. Gen. McCook's
CorIs Of three DIVISIONS il likewiso reported u be
about leaving ito encsmpmenis Oh Battle Creek, aud
move in northern direction. All these movements
are sd to take plncc in consequence Of posiSe in-
formation that tue greater part Of Brasss force NJ
Chattanooga is gone with himself to Knoxville aud
that the invasion of kentucky is really about TO be-
attempted by AN army from forty 10 fifty tiousind
rirong. II al this is true, the day Of bate cannot
he aiar of.
TIE LouiseiHe Journal of the Goth has the follow
ing:
Mr.. RnLle informs rs that Gen. Buelrs army il on
the march toward Knoxville aud Chat suoo.a, the
object being 10 confront Gen Bragy's iorc's which
nre 'eiiev.d 10 be IN motion for rome point in Ken
lucky or for Nashville he having let Chattanooga
Our army had lett Stevenson and Battle Creek.
Gen. Bu III left Huntsville on THURSDAY l.st, and
spent Friday night Mt Deckerd, lunuing his march
on Saturday.
! FROM MISSOURI.