Year: 1861

The arrival Of the mail last evening
gave US the T ibune and IfteUjgencer.-
We acknowledge the receipt of the Point
papers regularly once = week.


Nothing Of Importance has transpired
in this division Of the army since | last
wrote you The sad tidinSs of the f-ht
near Leesburg has been the them o. CON
siderable conversation The fall Of the
noble BAKER is lamented, while the losing
of nearly a thousand men-taken prison
ers, wounded and kil,ed-is considered a
fault Of miscalculation The news from
Western Virginia is most cheering. That
RosENcEASz viii efectually clean out the
traitor FLOYD, all admit and the speedy
capture of the Ex-Secretarv OF :, ar.
would be the signal of rejoicing in tho
ranks of the army Of the Potomac In
Missouri, our hopes were Ia Fremont
We had expected every day to hear a
rousing report from Fremont that the no
ted PRICE and his army were slain We
believed him capable and determined, and
if let alone, would, in time, drive the last
vesige Of secessionism from the State
But alas he has been recalled, Just upon
the eve of strife, and HUNTER made Com
mander-in-Chief We had hoped that he
might have a fight before he was removed,
but our hopes were groundless, and the
Californian returns without an opportuni-
ty of really showing his worth


The great Naval Expedition sent out is
the cause of mnch speculation. Some
are of the opinion that the heavy gales
have somewhat damaged the squadron
while others aver that it mas already
reached its destination unharmcl Yari-
Gus strongholds along the coast are select
cd as the point Of operations, bat so far
their selections appear to be mere coniec-
lures The knowing ones, are for once
baffled, and must acknowledge their ina
bility to tell all the secrets of the admin
istration. The praye. of all is that 1t may
accomplish the desires of the Commander
and return safe and sound The Carroll
mans are already squirmine FOR fear their
coast VIII be troubled. while Richmond is
in fever Of excitement, and their papers
come loaded with bcsecchine prayers for
the chiyalry to rally 10 the protection of
the Confederacy. They tell Us Of the 10y
al women that sew their fingers ends raw
for the suffering soldiers in the field and
Of the beautiful young Iasscs engaged in
the care Of the wounded and they tell us
Of the thousands that deprive themselves
Of the ncccssarics Of lie for the sake of
the great Conledcracy; and lAey tell US Of
the subjects bowling in submission to the
viii Of the grelt King DAVIS; and they
tell Us Of the monster sixty four pounlers
parrot guns they have ready to rake down
the Union forces, and how POOR Sumpter
is stripped Of her gaudv attire to rescue
the great State Of Virginia but they tell
US not Of their Inability to leave their do
main. Il am monarch OF all | survey.
may be their motto, but by degrees it will
become smaller and smaller until within
a nutshell, which our friend LIHcoLN Will
please to crack as suits his pleasure, Our
fleets are on the coast-Our army IS strcwn
here and there for miles around, and the
chances for Secesh to expand are slim In
deed But a little while viii tell tie sto-
ry, and decide whether the boasted chiyal-
~ are 50 great and Mighty as IS supposed


The army lamants over the retirement
Of Lieut. Genl SCOTT from active service.
yet they place full confidence in the young
chieftain now the commander of the ar
my. The old hero has had his dlv, and
his cup IS full; and at the ripe old age Of
80, from wounds and infrmities must give
up the contest, and seek reposc. lie goes
with "GoI bless you from his country
men. McCLELLAH has the benefit Of his
teachings, and in all probability viii DO
nothing to displcasc the old veteran Nc
CLELLAN is reported as having said that
the "tcar irould be short, but decisire and
J}o2fy; consequently we must infer that
something monsrou5 is soon to come
so mote it be


The Paymaster has visited the Re4i-
ment, and viii commence paying off at
noon to-day. OF course we don't refuse
to take Uncle Sam yellow coins. Ten
thousand, eight hundred and nincty-two
dollars to the Miners Guards One thou
sand OF this viii be sent TO Iowa county
by draft Is soon as possible We VIII be
paid FOR the months Of September and
October


The general health Of the Regiment is
good. The use Of quinine and blue pills
is about dispensed with, which articles
are by the military surgeons the prevent
itives of al diseases-a cure from sore
finger to that Of consumption.


We have no expectations Of going into
winter quarters. but on the contrary to do
some tall fighting during winter On such
nights as we are now blessed with, it proves
rather unpleasant, and the mother earth
fails TO compare with a homemade bed
Cur sleep is disturbed now and then by
the cold, and TO arise in the night, build
a fire, and all join around, requires but a
few moments work, at the same time,