New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-24
Affairs in Gen. Lees Army-Situat'on Of
Gen. Butler-Thc Retreat Of Gen. ). 4.
Johnston-G General Seymour Makes n
speech-Operations in Western I'ouisi-
TIE SITUATION.
From The Richmond Examiner, May IL.

The battle near Drury's Bluff was impeIiectiy
appreciated in Richmond till yesterday. 1t was during
the time il lasted Of the most terrc conDn,s mat
has been known. Confederate valor never had more
splendid illustration. The nerve OF Smith or BttIef
large army concentrated on the hills oehind hen!
Notifications which they had strengthened win all the
auuliapces Of unlimited labor and neXhauStible ingcnu
ity. A world in arms would not have moved insure
gard from such place The vast army OF Grant has
been lately broken some hasty breastworks, thrown
m in night by Lees troops with their bayones ana
tin cans But small force Of brave southern men
moved on those forts, not IN drunken rush ont WIN
the steady Spartan step OF discipline and inieNibe
resolution and went through the blaze OF ten THOUSAND
guns straight 10 their mnrk.
Although completely successful, they suffered con
siderable loss in killed and wounded. To make an
omele one must break some eggs" is the pro,erb OF
French armies But are inclined TO tnnk that the
number n exaggerated for there II this evident cause
Of cxaggeraton; that the brigade when bore the pu'
Of the battle contained great proportion OF young men
from this city, Many houses here contain Wuuhucu
brothers and sons, and hence the popular imagination
in Richmond increases the total loss beyond realty
Yesterday grand field day under the eye OF Beauie-
card (Fllir) was ANTICIPATED. But at daybrcak the
whole show Of the enemy had vanished. Butler had
stolen OIL in the night 10 the shelter OF his gunboats he
is scarcely TO be blamed. The contest was unequal.
But,er against Beauregard. buz]ard TO hight great
gyrfaicoul
Infantry ere now landing in considerable numbers on
the other side Il the river They are believed Win
nluch show Of reason, io DC Buffers men. H. Is not
s.tc ill he pnts the river between himself and Bcaurc
gard and he knows it, But the truth will DC known
All is stil quiet along the lines OF Spots wanna
Giant has gone clean ava, from The scene Of the late
slaughter. leaving LIE dead aud dying on thc eio WIN
jOO0 stand Of arms many cGissons IHn carriage ~e
The guns were conveyed away 10 mike vain trophy
But il will not countact the effect Of BIS retreat, IL
is impossible 10 cave over tie crown OF Victory ho"
Lee remains the field: therefore, the victor 81 mat
bloody field IL il possible that Grants arm! VIII stop
gv hile in Fredcricks burg 10 plaster iis hurit Glant
has already received two rcGnioreemens, one of thirty
and the other Of forty thousand. lie has lost ihe and
must have more before he can come up to TIC ne" ZINES
which await him whore le VIII fnd them.
GEN. SEYMOUR IN cHARLoTTESvILLE-nEM MAKES
A SPEECH AND A PREDICTION.
From the Same Paper.
No more prepOSterOuS exhibition mas been
seen in the course Of this war than the Town Of
Charlottesville becd the other day on The arrival OF
those two Yankee Brieadier.GcIcrus who had been
captured in tie night attack by Goidons brigade, Ia
the " iderness. The two worthless are named Smaller
and Sc yMour: the former has visited Richmond before
in his capacity Of captain Of n company IN the New.
York seventh. when that dandy regiment OF Gotham
oockneys was entertained here the occasion Of the
NouToc funeral obsequics At that time, coming a
friend and (n sense cOmpa;nOt he and hls CON.
rades were received with all the cordial dnsusyiciou
hospitality of Virginia. Now advancing with bis crow
Of cat and eraiscr 10 burn and sack the city
in which he has been an OAOred though unworthy guest
be experienced Virgnias otter style Of receiving VISIT
oYs and will have an opportunity OF comparing the
Li6by with the Ballard This Shscr however Las al
east kept himself quiet and has in silence laid up all
these things il Liz mnd and podi cd them IN his heart
tie same commander vho 10 Ocean Fond. Ia ElOiidn,
hurled his negro troops up against the mue o. Con
fcdcrate guns Ifhc had been caught on tint occasion.
ia the very act o! leading runaway slaves 10 attack
their masters IL IL presumed he would have been hanged
OF shot as he well deserves TO be. Summoned from The
extreme South he is gwen cOminnnd IN Grant arm,
md on the very first occasion Of going into action the
uplucky warrior Of Ocean Pond, iaHcyiDg himself to be
pressing the keRels most prosperousy IN front along
With the advancing passes u Sc@sw.cks coiF-, sga.
denly hears upon his right flank pealng through tie
Z III ,nO fare NGll If
A moment more, aid the I'd Army Corps N IN
wild rOu before the swift and steady rush Of the Con
fedcrates and as TO what became OF bis own special
brigade or any other the haples Brigadier knows
more storm Of Rebels bursts aud rolls over lin.
and when II is passed away he finds himself without
sword, moving 10 the rear as prisoner One might
well suppose that this latter commander would Initiate
the reserve and silence Of bis companion III misfortune
and not, at least, provoke any haunting reflections
upon his two abor,iyc campaigns But this is not Sey.
mours IL 10 not prescribed by the school OF
taste in which he brought up, and since his capy
ity he has omitted 10 opportunity Of creating effect and
making an impression II tie fortune Of these two
Brgaders to be trst marched into Orange Courli0usc
witt about 200 other prisoners.
They halted opposite the railing which nclosed
the Court House but while Shaler stood in sufficiently
natural and with apparent unconcern the other
furnished amusement 10 the few spectators by his stud
led attitudes and highly elaborate glanccs Standing
extremely erect with one thumb stuck In bis belt and
evidently regarding himself object II intense in.
teres TO the village he first looked up around The win
dows 10 whether the women were peeping and ask
ING their own hearts who the proper young man in
shoulder. straps could be. Then, looking down upon
the sidewalk, where some little boys botl white and
black were 1--WE mast confess srinning be tempered
his familiar smile with an austerc regard Of control
and shot indignant flashes from lis dark ewes. Ihis
was apparently all the notice he voucbsafed TO small
place rs Orange. But now comes the absurd part Of
the affair.
On arriving at Charlottesville, larger town able to
turn out greater crowd Of spectator this whipped
Brigader behought him Of honoring the place for
10 address his feOwcitzens al the railroad depot.
The thing would seem incredible yet Trustworthy gen
emen ayouch the fact that by some unaecountabe but
most cupabe coDniyaDcc OF the ohcer OF the guard,
this creature was actually permitted TO make a
speceh" 70 the citizens of Charlottesville They even
rcport the substance of his speech which was to the
following effect: "Gen. Lee may possibly defeat Gen.
Grant and the Union army; but what OF That tIust
that If he defeat him he may follow 1p in success by
taking Washington ard burning it to the ground And
let him not stop there; let him capture ana burn Bali
more then advance Philadelphia ard burn that.
Then ht last, shall have Eh"td NoFH' ana shall
begin 10 show you what war ~. .
This from the ill-starrcd Brigadier who has never
done aDy thing In the world but run away from tnnc
gan in Florida aud Yield himself up rescue or 80 rec
cue at the first yell of Georgians IN TIC wilderness
We find it hard TO understand first, why tho man was
not "bucked and gagged" by the guard anu secondly,
why he was not hoOted and pelted by the Popnlace
The trash that he uttered merely sae piece OF The
most vulgar Yankee brageadOcia yiruient WIN all Tie
spite which usually rankcs in n mean nature Yet we
have heard Confederate citizens apparently sane abso
lutely compliment tie PLUCK ana uiish oi ths ihls
crcants harangue
Our people unhapIilly have such diseased appetite
for orntoiy are 30 IesOutc 10 have every man uehhe
his position" easily duped by the show OF every
thing spirited aud pucky On languase that they van
even listen to the impudeni rant OF desplchDe Deihg
like this II he cannot fight he can al ieast IAN ms
tongue sharper than his sword II he cannot advance
to the burning and plumber OF Charottesvile nt tue
head Of his brigade he can least cccriy the CITIZENS
thereof by small TRADE Of defiant phraseology,
On the whole this whole scene is the acme OF absurd
| improperly The guard who permitted IT deserves
pnnishment and If such speeches" are 10 become a
and gag.
PROM THE SOUTH SIDE.