New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17

generally breeze; but on board the Transports which
are doing double duty warehouses and transports.
shifts at breath Of fresh air Ike polar bear in
Tie discomforts of daylight are small however COM
pared with those Of the night After night, heavy
sultrness peyades the air. and one feels AS ne had
been nut on quarter rators Of oxygen II is, neverhe
less few degrees cooler than In the daytime but sleep.
ing under musketobaI with the thermometer at 9o Is
an achievement depending upon the number OF cosecu
tive failures Immediately preceding the attempt Your
efforts 70 find cooler locality invariably unsucoess-
full hich fact having been demonstrated you ST. down
resigned your fate But here another trouble arises IN
the shape myriads Ofmusket0cs hazy looking swarm
of them gathers before your face and have to breathe
carefully for fear Of inLang thcm While you are en-
deayornR TO make an approximate estimate oil ~ num-
Der Of musketoes in the Mississippi Valley, by sup
posing that there are 10000 around your head and an
equal number around the head Of every other nhabtant
OF the banks OF this iiver, accommodating party 3p
pToaohes and, having carefully made a Typographical
survey Of your features one OF them settles upon the
point of your nose and proceeds 70 stake ont ciai
Iou brush him off, but lie Is right back again. and is
most annOyingy deliberate IN placing bis feet IN pre-
cisey the same trucks that they had riadc before
score more OF followers close ater him. ald tie
fight commences While you brush them Of Your face
with hand they biting the other. and as you
brush them of your hand they are biting your face.
Foster and more 6ercely the fight RACES until with On
explctiyo that should not deincc the columns OF IHE
Tribune. you take nasty refuge under musketo bar
and throwing open every pore, sweat with an energy
worthy Of better cause.
There to have been yesterday tho last battle
"
this famous city At an early hour it evident that
there was 10 be movement Of some kMd from Tie iaet
that large number Of eb1ny faced soldiers were pa
rlded on Washington street, armed and equipped N a
manner that indicated work. As early o. o'clock the
column Was put in motion ard marched 20 the cvec.
Ibcv haO no further Ia 90 10 tud the erony. Sklfli
dispositions at made OF tue troops by TIE Cap
tain OF Engineers who bad them IN charge ana the gel,
liant right began the onslaught Swiftly Piled picks aud
delyjng shoyels soon made papabc inronds upon the
enemy and weeds broken carts, mounds OF eaIth ana
filth of all kinds disappeared H. the coursc ~ Few houfs
like smoke. Where once the pcrainUulato bad 10 naIe
careful choice Oi his way was nov % smooth Wulf
~ Tie payemcnts If Broadway and Tho numerous beIe.
ciarics Of tie good work looked on ana reoceG Inc
victory here complete.
Not so on the extreme left. however Here The enc
nv in the shape Of grove Of olcrgrOwn eylpson
weeds was found 10 be- iutIcrcicd behind formidable
work which had formerly served purpose FOR huge
rebel gun. q uoigll or. Tie famous w heath z
Deck careful reconnaissance 1te ana the for
COS ic 20 with picks and spades th the object Of de.
moshrg tie work Nhfiing picks and sho'els inll 81
dirt filed the air and the ular stream Of men 20 ard
from the river ard the numerous caneens elevated IN
the face Of the n from which recdng faces received
rcre hing draugh's OF lukewarm river water told how
lcrcely the fight was raging
But hero the gallant ass.ultaus were fatod 70 meet
with ingprious defeat. Noon came and night. Tie
exhausted troops were Withdrawn. and laree part 81
Tie ear;hWoks yet stands evidence Of the illbAi'
~ Of human effort accomplish eycrythng IN day.
The eisfiug ~ negro troops meets with ircrelsir
favor. Yesterday 900 were brought up from Iolt Hud'
son and were at once assigned 10 different regiments
now organizing II this place. They take The military
uiant General Thomas il is understood viii arrive in
Few days, with Wow 10 the more complete organiza.
ton OF the cO0red troops. Fifiy moro regiments, |
learn are 10 be brought or Immediately.