New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-25

some notion Of them 10 Che general reader. It is but
two and trccourtbs miles from one river 10 the other,
but the continuous lc Of ditch and parape; and abat
lis cannot be less than I've Conforming TO ridges and
rayincs cmiuenoos and depIessioIs according 20 DE
rules If military engineering meet tie uecessi-
ties Of cross fire direct fire aud enrated fire. that
one point shall strengthen another it is bcwiduirsy
siuuous and zezag. scmi.circnc now turning ab-
ruptly right left at an acute angle and now at
obtusc one until with its istmuscs and peninsulas,
and tortuous way, only engineer pursue il AID
retain any knowledge Of he f0lr cardinal points. Tie
whole length is piled with sandbngs siz Or eight
deep, and crCssVsc forming portfolios for MusAccc.s
Then there are outwor.s. complete lHoosgrcs-I tilk
heard that looked very formidable called re-
doubt--ard inner works, whose cannon ,risting
through cmbrosurcs looked toward as VIC followed
The Inc; possibly there rcdans and .Aefe rccn
trant spaces with stockados running from point 70
point. making inclouros; and there great bomb
proofs excavations covered with legs ard dccpbunked
with Garth, designed by engineers, and smaller ones
built by tie men Of tLor own accord FOR SAFETY whca
shake the ill with" Rebel thunder Iiycr ald there
are saypogt constructed iLat fon 10 Rebel stand
point they be dctcc'cd aaI bore ere sur' guns.
everywhere, trained upon every alproach-,omo
obQuo adovn The line, ,omc straight out into Tie
that is not swept by score Of tlea. TAcso lac weFe
oFis inally laid olt by Capt farquihr item Gle. Ea
ginecr Of this Department bat Lave since been altered.
improved, and vastly strengthened by Gen. WG.zel
WHO seems to have expended upon item a the devices
Of modern engineering. AID t.eu sugerafdai ih'se o.
h.s orn c1hacaloss continuance Icsour,ss. and en-
erry Thcy arc pronounced by Gen. Barnard, ard ether
competent authorities who tave a;o'y inspected icm.
ma:cs oi sl, and LABOR iuprccnlb.s against e.aaul.,
10 matter by what nnmros, and ,onab.e acains. TO
tr-ctcl siege in force and by regular apT.cachCs.
Gen. W,i.zel. Chief Eurlee. upon Butler stlT is
curious MN. Endowed witt vonf ria aors located
in Big head set On long neck -top @, % long 'oly.
swung along by pendulum egs, ic isGolircy Ncitzcl,
and thcsc is nonc ether. would there were, fr the
sake Of lie county, and every ore Eris.
aiic.-G anaral. Aner The glorious exhibition of ilc
lighting qualities Of tie negro last week before Peters.
burg, he $3.50. heard to say tuuuhariy. This wsr q.
as Good as gatLol-tlc negroes VIII h.lt aaG Bfidy
yjI soys s9." 10 mr.t Dee understood tatup % that
tisc Cca smit, oppressed TO dstrustncgIo soldiers.
though now enc ui,oca in lAeg praise. Duins one O..
the aelremcrs Oh ibis 'front.' soldier cried o4t 10
Gen. Wyiizcl. who was with he ,k.rm.slcs, "Gcn.
ORA, Joalay has go. mo pr.s0rc, Come oct lcsc
and s4go mc" Tie General .pane ont, presented Dis
pistols -cl s'l ilo laaa. ard bro.s tin Ac AcL wLo
begged bin not Cd fhoo; and wcs astonishea beyond
melsgie wien Doe learned tie r1ak q Dis captlr.
/ Brighten Carr W.n probably De- assigned 10 the
coloicd division nov commanded ~ Con Kinks. Tie
at,l fho would hl. take advice 90 unfit !os actf"
service rs y enc Of three fonr ~ is worst uornds
particularly by oao received as long ago af Malvern
Nii bat d. .asi ed upm Icing permitted to had ilc
negroes until tlty had ogpo iunity n SLOWING ticir
worth Having done 90 h. VII accept other and
s. aoiiycdlty. That liy ID spite Of wounds that
would Kin another reminds one OF lie remari o.
Eu'rs Cholte, when told that ii lie persisted ia Us
habit Of cxhaust1g labor DE pouh .nilie Dis coHs r
tiou. Why. layoD't lsl constitution for ten ycals
I'm living under Che ly.laws."
That tie lcaih OF thc army continues 50 good that
there are n iew in lo fa from disease is rcaIi bic
Ind yet tl,sc hiy days Of campaigning begin 20 tell
upon ,Lc men. Ilcy need quite as much as rest, a
change o.. diet vegetable Diet. Wih tao season. end
after SO long coac Of hard bread and li meats they
crave vegetables. Alta house who're l halted on To
march from Cold uar5or tie woman. lamcr;ins tie
robbiug OF hcr garden said, lyon Yanss don't seem
t.T kecr flr H4tlin bat myuas" The remark is slr-
ecsye aud since Is act .at there 1, nothing which
as concentrated cntscolbuc equals onions. and uce
they &c easily provided az potatoes il sccHs TO
100 tlat Two Or three ichooneroads ought 20 be imno
ldalc'v dispatched 80 City Point from WoathcrstcJ.
Ct-,Le worlds biggest onion garden. II the child
zen OF Israel willie .ournyng t.cig ioig
ycors in tie wilderness lad Lived On salt pork and
haid iaci 10 would not b. strange that they ongcd g.
the lects and onous If Ee!g However iheir Dot was
more toleraI,o thm tlat Of our soldiers iI many Of
them a o.. them NJ tAe last wore 20 the mama boit
Bat Il may be urged that tie objection holds against tAe
introduction into tie Amy u onions, which Doebcny
/ in "Mucl AdO About Nothing. maLcs against co'a-
parisans shat ihcy arc "odGous." Conceded 90 they
are Alrs Malalrop in "Tho Rivals, says. "oomlafi
Sons don't become young woman Nor do onions.
But with the soldier is othcrwirc lie l. not confined
70 DlrTe Tie ranges al outdoors lie secs only bis
fellows Ladies' ere 90 him only memory and a hope
And when this cruel war IS over the kiss welcomes
houe viii rot De less sweet that the taloced vegetable
has contributed 10 Dir health Seriously let tie Comni.i
sary Department or the Sanitary Commission take
fhis manr 70 hand. aud send the soldiers caTgoes o.
onion and health
/ a fcg bare statements tal,en laplazaid from NY
rotc.boof viii exc ont tbs letter.
! Itsamaitcrof universal regretted grof-that Gen.
Hancocks Got'5 shurg wound. breaking OF airesl'
should have compelled him 30 Ieinquish-it IS hoped
only temporar.ly-commnud Of bis corps. At prescn,
Gen. Bilney j. in commend Of tho old 3D.
Cen ingalls, has established bis oAicc for tie sake Of
having more immediate direction OF tie immense Omar
telmaser business ri; City Point IN hs absence flom
heoloulrto1s, L.out.-Col Batcbcldor Chief Qsaror.
master OF the I'll Corps is acting In Tia; capacity for
the whole armr.
The lO,h Maisaclgsctt7 81 Vermont. and 9th New
YORK. roir terms Of enlistment having expired, have
started hone. Tie latter Las been known IS t"e isl
Long Isisnd.
In the cavalry fight near White Oak swamp last