New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-16

The Old Story OF Dclny-Cca. Naalee's As
pirations to rdoin--Thnt SILLY
and ssuguinnry f1oax"-Ihe Iron
Ciads, etc, etc.
Huroy U.ip, FsS II. lS52
Again / have to .ell the Old wesrying story:
delay--une expected delay, whereof the REASONS can-
not be az fully explained as tho Impotence OF o
public may require. All wherewth ! can comio'i
the constant and eager eXpectanis of battles ~
land and sea boDibardmen,s and captures Of citie-,
and the uproar and havoc Of war geneuy upor
tt. coast. is this tho very foTmidabl.nCss OF The
offensive preparations Of the navy which arm 81
perform the man part in the coming struggle, in
wolves pnlo Jkedfor procaetiua.on aud he o-oiu',
necessity Of proceeding 10 V.or. Of sucii uu-
paralleed magnitude, risk, and difficulty as hat
before IT, until success = fully assured gen ers per-
fec; PREPARATION imperative aud lhdispe .satic. Les
SONS o. vital import have been talgit a. orr i.oi-
clads during their tilal egsinsr For Me- ii-ei,
which il would re iaGi folly hot 80 act 'gon.
Recent information Of heretofore unknown rean-
of defence Of the point al which tc attach VIII no
aimed, tas also made the construction oi =. PER
counter Instruments unavoidable The hy >
irving 10 be sure; but no more e. the loyal PEOPLE
than 10 the commanders OF The land and nasal ior, g..
Neither can afford failure and hsuce better delay
with certainty Of success than precipitation wal
the possibility oi reyerSes.
L. eppeaIs POW not impro5 .3io 'hat active G; rra-
tions " i'll not comueuce until after The Gqrn9c,.ai
,nlts are over This will certainly Ice tie cree. =
the preparaio srs not completed beioIe ne md
Ola OF next week tbs sailing Of the Iron.cads AM
TRANSPORTS not 70 speak of tie decentralization ~ the
troops. during The prevalence OF tue gales "oIle &c
too hazardous.
There has hardly been any occurrence OF iniefet
since my last. Gen. Nagiee, who leaves on TIE
irago for the North ~ accordance with Gen. Hunt
ers order relieving him from command for msub0r'
dipa;e conduct in conjunction with bis particular
almirers eudeavOTsd % vary the monolony % mat
tcfl by let:iug w meio-dramsic farewell perform
ance bd, id mol cutie succeed ia the enactment oi
scenes as likely 20 1--we IN history 40 The adeu Of
Napoleon to bis guards lie wat treated oy 'hoF uh,
der mm that evidently understand tie prophecies Of
military lie as httle himself, to written ard
verbal addressed 10 which lie replied IN STRAIN tie
sslfss5rred defiant tone OF which furnished the
strongest possible evidence Of the business ana ne
ces.lfy of the corrective applied 10 bim by Gen
Hln,cr. This lac, studied attempt TO place himsef
before bic command in the light Of q martyr, Only
want 70 prove that he lacae entirely the very Inst
Qualification Of soldier viz silent obedience 10 The
drders Of suleriors. II must ssti.iy the Govern
mem that lie il Inadequate 10 Tue trust 50 far reposed
i'm him have beeu offered tie minutes OF The fare
well proceedings for publications but the perform
ance being only McCl.lianisin on small scale,
did DO. deem mytef justified IN ot.rnding them
uIOn your readers.
Tie las, sct Of Gen. Naglee IN til. Department
was in full keeping with his other -ns Of OMISSION
and commission. He applied for .he use Of one "
the steam transports for the conveyance OF himself
and e,.n 20 the North, aud this, although lac knew
that the Quarermas.tTs Department was any hing
but adequately supplied with means OF tran-portI.
ton for the impending expedition The rcinhi to
grant this unreasonable pication he took III high
openIy.expressed dudgeon. trust thai The Aiugo
will be found spacious enough TO hold has inl of:n1
persOnage.
The organs Of conservatism seem 10 have oil boon
shocked lLtO yirtuOus indignation by my announce
Inent that Cen Hunter was about h1hting InsuTrec-
ton with usurrection by sending powerful e&pe-
don into the interior Of one Of the States Complied
IN his Department. in order 70 induce the slave pop
nlaion 10 nse IL! srns against their oppressors.
Well what do their hyIocrlIeal pleas III The name
Of bogus humanity amount TOT The decd ~ done.
That silly and sanguinary hoax has before Tho
proved to the Rebels a dire reality COls lhgGln-
son aud MONTGOMERY, al the head OF l,UJv well
armed, drilled, and disciplined blacks, and Win
muskets enough 10 arm several thousand more aner
Iauding at Fernandna, atcended the 81 Mary
River On Monday lat, and, L have reason 20 De-
levc, ARC al tins tine far Irom the coatt, Ll0n
Georgia soil. Whine away, then, spurious hon All
tsras, at the accomplished fact, instead az denying
the existence OF the purpose.
The irOn-csdB are all undergoing the shght alter
atious and improvements suggested by their OK pe-
ri.nce in the Oyoechee. The Weehaw seue u.,-
chioery an glad 10 say, will likewise he fully re.
paired III time to enable her 10 participate IL tie
active operations.
Cons. Stevenson, Stedman, and Ledioy tnG them.
selves UNEXPECTEDLY out Of rank aud place by The
omission OF their names among the ast nominate %
by the President. Tbis involuntary retirement from
service leaves but four BrigadierGenerls h9alaiI
for the large army now concentrated hereaeoni. !
understand Gen. Hunter has applied to tho Wa
Department for the immediate filing o. the yaean-
cIes
snail schooner named Lightning was captured
few days ,ince by the BienvIle while Attempting
10 run the blockade and sent to thin port IL charge
Of prne crew.
The Trial Of .4o9ti0rs Rhsshie,
Nahant and PAIapSee sg&int Fers
McAllisfeP.