New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-02
FROM GEN. DUTLER'S DIVISION.
ARRIVAL OF BARTLETT'S BRIGADE.
THEIR LANDING DOUBTFUL.
UNFIT CONDITION OF THE LIEN
PROCLAMATION AGAINST DISORDER.
s PIE S A r Il T. 5 Il E d .

From Or Special Correspondent
NETWORKS News, May %, 1861
] went down to Old Point last night to escape the
necessity Of the ycisaitudss of another night in a
newly.pitched camp and returned this morning on the
Cataline, which brought M Gen. Butler ard come OF
his staff, nmong whomwa Mr. Theodore Winthrop of
New-Yorl, late of the Se7enth Regiment, who has
been detailed to act as Military Secretary to the Gen.
eral in the place of Major Fay.
This encampment il viii be remembered is at
present composed Of the Vermont Regiment Col.
Phelps; the Massachusetts, 4th Col Packard, and the
sieuben Guards, Col. BenGx. Col. Phelps, by On
order issued yesterday by the Commanding General is
in command of the Brigade. Since the occupation Of
the Point the work on the Entertainments, which are
between three and four thousand feet in extent has
been pushed forward vigorously, and by Tomorrow
will be nearly or quite completed, and the battery in
position. We brought up l2-pound howitzor this
morning and several 2ipomders will follow t's even
ing. When the works on the projected lire of
defense shall have been completed, the Point will be
in condition to resist attack from vastly superior
force If we are not attacked within the next "a hours,
the attempt will be wore than useless. Tie Harriet
Lane is lying off abreast of us and Judging from the
way the rebels act shore, il is not probable that the
Jamestown and Yorktown, which are Up the river,
will venture to show themselves within her range.
nm sorry to say that our men have laid themselves
open TO complaints by their conduct toward pcaccahle
citizens, and by destroying property under circum-
stances in the highest degree reprehensblc. Col.
Phelps has caused number Of arrests and few ex-
ampes by sending home the offenders in disgrace, will
have a sautary effect. There are Union men in this
pant of Virginia, who have not been strengthened by
these excuses. The subject is well worthy OF the
Commanding Generals attention.
Speaking of Union men, leads me to remark that the
Union vote in Norfolk and Portsmouth together, was
about one hundred These votes must have been east
under tie most adverse circumstances and nj great risk
10 the men who thus manifested their love for the
American flag.
As we camo up from Old Point, the atmosphere
being very transparent, we could distinctly see with
the naked eye the rebel batteries 1t Sewas Point on
Craney Island and other points along the Southwest
shore of the Roads. The battery Craney Island is
the most formidable, il having thirty embrasures that
al Sewas Point il understood to have twelve. Yes
terday, for the first time Rebels in struggling rquads
were seen around the Point, and Immediately opposite
10 the fortress The distance across according TO the
coast survey map Is four mes though ii looks to be
greater.
On these waters, where, IA I am assured by resi-
DENTS rs many two hundred vessels have been seen
at one time not a craft of any Kind snow visible, ave
those in the employ of the Government
Our scouts who have penetrated a considerable dis
lance the Of the camp report the presence Of
struggling bands Of rebes, who invariably flee the
approach OF our A. yet we have met with no
Losses though orr recounob mnces both here and at
4. IL. 4. H.. 10.
put in operation their threatened gueHls mode OF
warfare.
The channel Of the river in the uochborhOod 81 thi
point il only about two miles wide, therefore battery
here will commsnd the navigation The remaining
distance across il vast oyttcr bed. Some two or
three miles below, the opposite ridc ID thc Nance
Inond River, which ia nayigable for the distance Of
abont fifteen miles TO vesses Of light drsugh About
ten miles above is small settlement the name OF
which no one seems to know, where there u Roman
Catholic establishment The distance % jamestown IL
about forty miles, where il is supposed the steamers
Jamestown ard Yorktown lie. The distance TO York
town. where there is supp0fed to be considerable
rebel force, is in straight line, eighteen miles,
though the marching route II longer. The country in
the rear IL said to be level and sandy and interpreted
with swamps. To occupy the narFOwest point between
York and james Rivers, and then advance to some
point further up tie james River, say War"ich would
be necessary, where the distance between the two
ryers is about eight miles Whether the occupation OF
this line if part Of Gen. Buffers plan is not known.
Such movement would be cutting Virgnia's two
main arteries.
Among the other thiDgs found by our sen.ies
two Dragon caps, iettered q. ID. ID. (Od Dominion
Dragoons), "a ss.ber marked Ames Chicopeo, Mass,
make 1860 and several pistols. They We're found in
dwelling, "a short distance nom tue encampmeni,
where they had been left by rebel in the preeip
tston of bis fight.