Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-22
The Union Flag Raised ON Secession Pole.
GIN. DIX. PaocLAnAr1oS WELL RrcrlvrD.

Information was received last night at head
quarters from Accomac county OF the most grati-
dition despatched by Gen. Dix to the two Eastern
Shore counties Of Virginia will meet with little
or no opposition.
oa sunday the nag Of the Union was hoisted
on pole which bore the rebel flag the day be-
fore. The people Of the county had submitted to
The authority Of the United States, and declared
their Intention 70 do so in advance Of the arrival
of the troops A flag of truce was sent by Gen
lockwood to Drummondtown on Saturday. On
Friday night 3 900 rebel troops disbanded, most
Of them drafted militia. Wherever the officer
who bore the flag Of truce went he was impor-
tuned for General Dlx's proclamation, which had
been sent among them the day before. Wea
mex some extracts from his statement Meeting
some Of the disbanded men he asked them why
they had broken up so suddenly! d.
"The reply was they had got Gen. Dix's pro-
clamation, and believing they could not stand out
against the force we Were about to send against
them, they thought IL better to disband But
othes came up In tbs mean time who were part
Of the militia, and they boldly answered that they
never did want to 60 into the business, and had
pelled to II by hot headed Secessionists
The greater part Of the persons / met were Of
the dsbanded militia. Three cheers for the
Union were given with such zeal and zess az to
make me conclude that there was something
more In them than expressions arising from fear
50 met many in squads Of five, ten. twenty, &C +,
and they would sometimes run across the fields to
deliyerance from oppression and want, for they
are in want of many Of the necsHaries Of life.
"I will here stale that along the road was be-
sieged for General Dix's Proclamation, a few
copies Of which had been scattered about the
country tbrougR. which l passed 1t had even
reached this pIa4 yesterday when IL had got
among the militia organizations Il was made the
preteIt for giving open preston to their latent
feelings Of opposition to the Confederate rulers
"Fhe grest majority Of the people, believe
look upon the troops about to be sent among them
LII.
Hurrahs for the Union were quite frequent. At
one place the American flag was hung out. 1t
was curiosity to the people, and they looked
In astonishment when they saw that one owned in
Another letter dated on Sunday saws:
This morning a forward movement into Wiz
sinia took place-nrst an advance Of cavalry,
next the Fifth New ork (Zouaves from Federal
Hill, followed BY the Wisconsin Fourth hve
companies OF the Twenty-hrst Indiana 1--WE or
six companies Of the Sixth Michigan, Nimms
Boston artillery and On independent cavalry COM
Pany Of Pennsylvania. II was a glorious and
most Imposing sight to see as they wound around
our camp and epter a wood about quarter Of a
mile distant.-We have here, besides the Purnell
Legion, portion Of the Sixth Michigan, the
Seventeenth Massachusetts,, and some companies
OF the Second Delaware regiment.
The United States revenue gunboat Hercules
Rufus Conn, Lieutenant Commanding arrived
In port about ten O'Clock yesterday from cruise
on Pocomoke Bay and Tangier's Sound, and
brings information from the Eastern shore Of
virginia up 10 MONDAY night. Brtgadier General
lockwood was still at Newtown with 900 men
and also had ], 900 men at Snowhill. He de sign
ed marching to Drummondtown and estal lish-
Ing there his headqu uarters.
The place was held by q squadron of cavalry
and the National Flag was waving over It, The
greater proportion Of the Inhabitants are Union
In feeling, and received the proclamation Of Ma
tor General Dix with delight.
In few days Gen. Lockwood would move In
70 Northampton csunty, with a force sufficient to
overcome any opposition from the SecessonIsts
who would be Obliged 10 succumb
Lieutenant Coffin left General Lockwood on
sunday, and on bis way 10 his vessel found that
q number Of bridges over the streams south Of
the Pocomoke river had been burned, and trees
fel!ed and placed over the roads, compelling him
70 take circuitous route.
On Saturday. four boats, with armed seamep
were despatched from the gunboats Hercules and
Reliance, lying in Pocomoke bay, under the
charge OF Lieutenants fompkins and Gambril
OF the Reliance, and Lieutenant Hall, and Quar-
termaster Berry, Of the Hercules 70 Sykes Isl md
In the bay, near the mainland ofAccomac county,
ana which possession was taken Formerly there
were about llO Inhabitants on the island, bat on
account Of the apprehensionse entertained that they
would be impressed into the rebel service all out
30 had LEFT. These gladly received the proclama-
uon OF General Dix, and were promised the pro-
lection ofthe United States. The Hercules and
Tlger will return 70 those waters as soon as they
can Te-coal, and with the Reliance, Captain Nc
0owan, will cruise along the Virginia shore In
connection with the military forces es.-BaItinlors .
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