New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-06
furious saes in which they get quickly whipped and

furious saies in which they get quickly whipped and
lose men. MIX
Operations Around Tolspatsmey Greek
The Encmy Getting Across the Chicsa.
hominy-Grant's Irresistible Thanking
Our Cavalry I'm Observation-Disclosures
Base ~ White House all SAFE.
Special Dispatch to Tho N. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON June o. 1864.
j. B. II. writes: H
HEADQUARTERS ARln OF THE POTOMAC,
Thursday. juno 2. 1864. )
The successful operations Of the 5th Corps Mon.
day followed up by the advance of the I'd Corps on
Tuesday q. m compelled the enemy to withdraw from
their line the Toopatomoy They have rereatcd TO
the south side Of the Chckahominy with the exception
Of thin line to retard our advance.
Our cavalry entered Mechanicsville last evening,
after scouting about the old bateHelds Of the Chcka-
hominy. Gen. Grant still pushes his left flank
fully and his strategy stu battles the Of the
enemy. having offered them battle the Tolopotomoy
with his right wing resting the Virginia Central
Railroad and having compelled the enemy to withdraw
the ChickshomDy He has thrown his left wing.
with his usual CELEBRITY away 70 the east Of Richmond
and is threatening the crossing VI the Chckahom
my at Bottoms Bridge This Is the point Of in
| terest. ....
| Badly Smith arrived from White House just in time
TO get into action and 10 cooperate with LEFT flank
! last night.
All day the firing in that direction indicates that
severe battle has boon wssng and onight glad
to observe the cannonadng to be pcreeptby more dis
tant
Our new base is now completely established at White
| Honse. . ....I
Our wagon train arrived from the front today
ing down the north side Of the pamunkey under guard
OF the Pennsylvania Reserves whose term o. service
hns just expired. Having fought the gallant battle Of
Bethesda Church upon their last day Of service, most
suitable recognition OF their service elected from
Gen Warren.
The line to the White House Is now open upon the
south side Of the ramnnkcy. The sick and wounded
have arrived to-day and going forward TO Washing
ton and Baltimore.
What "Scyugicv IRrnus-Thc Value Of STAFF
Omcers-A Hesctic who Flights Like
John Brown-The Captain Who rins
Brains-Au Unknown Hcro-The Hard
Facts Of n Cumpaign-"F Fighting IL
Ont ON This Line"
From Our Special Correspondent.
HrApauAKrKRs 6rm Conrs ELEVEN MiLHs NORTH oy}
RiCnnosp, noon, Tuesday, nay IL IoSa
While artillery thunderS all along the front,
and the line closes hard up against the enemy while
the minutes are hours Tor fatal muske!ry may break
out at any moment and open the Battle Of Richmond
TO LII the time and relieve the terrible suspense that
wears on q man more than work or danger. permit mo
to write general sosspy letter on all sorts Of topics
"A letter that shall waive "the situation" and deal
with thing, other than the latest from the front"
| a.. mn m n
nso. ! inquired where be had been riding. lie In.
formed me that he had been sent out on general
".cyurle." thu, lie had "seyusled" along tho front
| where the Jolnuies "scyuflcd" bullet iirhlsh h-
clothes that his return he "tcyugied' an Zee hons'
that he should esyngle" his servant who blythe way
had lust "scyursd' three fat chickens Tor supply oil
ice that aicr be had scyuged' his daner be proposed
20 "scyuglc" nap-and closed by asking how sc!'
! pvledp The word originated 1t tho~e headqunifrs
and ia supposed 20 be derived from two Greek words
Army libraries DO not contain "Ldiel aad scoit OF
should endeavor to ascertain what the two wo'ds are
The word "scyugle," Il viii be perceived. mas
any meaning any one chooses to attA'h !" d.
has not onl, variety. but oontrnriety OF meahins'
I, Is ,vuo,y nous with "sobble and with ssedsede'
4 ned ar any other word and for want Of any other
,vo,d IN fuIly define II wonld require the 80 volumes
,se Cerman sayart gave " o dhcnssloh o' "'NA
PARTICLES. ,., - ,.r.,,.
cnrou, and learned in orthoepy The general puoc 10
=, ,le same time informed with smack OF De'p'ic
.ooua-, which il Is hoped viii be appreciated That
,o,,sno,cr correspondents with the army being rcyu'
rlers" soyuRle" I..
Good staff officer Is n good thing. M ability on
the mart Of General compensate the want OF
GOOD saf willie an incompetent general often wears
the Ionrels that belong ghthy 10 some Junior officer
,bo ,dcs with him. 1t Is only lately that tie mpor
lance Of an efficient staff bias been half appreciated IN
the army; by the country 1t is not yet understood
Know then that Gen. Smith. jones or Brown com
msnds this or that division brigade well because he
has he good sense to defer to the opinions Of Capt
pro,rn Jones or Smith Of bis staff; know that Cart.
H. J. or s. is every whit as good officer as Gen s.,
J. or b. and that the attcrs brilliant reputation often
rests on the formers brilliant brains know Lieu
tenant Colonel and chief Of staff who II required to
assume command OF this corps omorrcw would SCOUT
himself well az the best Of MajosGeneras, aud yet he
Ia in no direct line of promotion, and his reputation,
being an army growth is confined mainly TO the army
Politically he Is rank hereto butand the fact Is an
illustration Of the larger fact involved In He makes
the wrath OF men 70 praise Him my Lieutenant
Colonel fights as though he John Brown himself
Then there is certain Captain Of Engineers at army
headouarters who u.s. with scarcely an exception the
worked and most useful officer In this whole
army Itis his business 10 ascertan-and he must do II
mainly nv personal observ ato-the topography ofevery
new region the army occupies. He must mako surveys
question contrabands descrers and prisoners In regard
TO roads, bridges and fords. draw maps. and consult
n ~. q a. Af.frr