New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08
THE war FOR THE UNION.
FROM rsaRpER's UERBY.
xanrt.,s COBtnnHa--A shirnafsi with Rebel
Cavalvy-A Squadron Captured, &c.
cs1espoDdepee of The n. Y. TribDne


Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune
BhRLIs, Nd, Aug. 8. 1861.
A scouting party from te ssIh Regiment Col. Don
nelly had right smart of skiylnish" with Rebel
picket of cavalry from Leesburg Va, ths morning GA
The other soe Of lie river, aost mile or 8" from
this MACE Our boys rather caught the Confederate
hmsemen rsptiny. The frss indication OF danger tbey
had as AZ advancs upon We place in which hey were
eusreTed Trey Immediately commenced rpehlnS
frt for the tioet wbeye their horses were beoi oHs
avail of fire ard J. ade0 balls interviewed Eight VI
them were taken prhoners, three killed. aha '"o
wounded In addihes 10 this, 20 good heTses "e'o
es,snred No, a m,p of our parry was injnFe"'
This rooaGron hss with Ot ers, been 0ethoDeN ~
cover fn.agng expeditions INFO London CS"n'y'
4. the Geld selecied by Gen. BeauregaTa 'of rsf e
rieh Union crops for oecersion purposes AUG
hart ar daily flying to side t. escape
>, oir ,,o .rty 10 tho merry Of Rebel uarauders,
.,cb ss The troop f borsemen in hn0o wss' iney
will he more Sly in future.
We had been over after thess gentlemen several
times before but souehOw they managed 10 elude US.
O,;y TWO or taree nishta since, Company IL, CAPT,
Waller aid Company f. Capt Fitzgerald, crossed tie
tonne IN sLiiis about nidnght, having bright pros
eec.s OF capturing the q similar company. One
Of The boats lot sw4mlad d, and several Company IL
raen "stoOd guard" ~ tie MIDDLE Of The Potomac,
wssi Deep foI nearly half hour until boat couid
be seut To their rehef. They woad not have minded
tie wetng If y ey could have found The Rebels but
the latt. 200 wary fcs them.
Gen. Banss comm spd. Of which the 2Sth Regiment
Il a port on is in occupation Of The Maryland snort
Gom harvers Ferry the Point OF Rocks a dstAnt e
OF some IL mles tfectually guarding The Ma lande
from Conf, deae degiedAtionr, ST me lime rd-
ing refuge 10 Union IN Virginia who would else
be LOuoo 10 nobody knows where.
You wl doubtless, recolect that the fine bridge at
THE ph O. CONNECTING the rich agricultural district On
the Virginia SIDE of ihe river with tie railroad and
canal lere, was destroyed by the Rebels about
four we. ks ago. The b,idge cost about $4,000, and
it, destruction was one Of tho mot fatal blows thai
could have struck the agricultural interests Of
London eounts. That OF vandalism didn't telp the
ssuse of Secession much in these paris.
Tnore has teen good d, al Of dissatisfaction In tbit
DIVISION of the army, in consequence Of tie hard fan
furns ed tie men; aud the tendency Of hiigs, fear
bs, been Rather toward denomination. Men have be-
come disconnected Indifferent duty, and elamorors
In reiersles TO going home at The expiration Of three
mouths TITS state of aiaiss is not without much
Cause; but Low there is evident Improvement.
G,n Banks is apply ug bimset, with thai direcmess
u
come here .vis; and Col. Donnelly and Others sre
ably -ec. ndng bis rpIifeworthy et.rts. TIE mate
mails are ere for making the bes' sociers the word
ever saw, but they nut be treated like intelligent
An.e lean reemsn aud not like mercenary birengs.
Fed ssd clolhe them decently and they wall take
OF lbe rent
meant to have said something in reference to Of
the greatest " regulsticD" nusances IN the way OF
eiot that any boay of men ever was afflicted with,
but know Ig my inability - do the subject justice and
fearing II at lave already spsn out be- ond all reaoi-
able builr will cose by ae'ey stating thst the cap
proviied volunteers s better adapted OF
punis meut than nytOing ere. You can tell an n. Y
Voinst by his bIktered and nose, which have
no liote,toa whatever from the seOfchng
Nes III receipt of fHl TRIBUNE enthusiastically
and uost wec visitor it lie. Would that we coult
CT a hlte more regularly. u.