New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-22


of 800, have laid down their arms and the Union
well 40 Accomac.
FALSE REPORTS.
BALTIMORE. Thursday, Nov q. 1851
| Secession reports circulating this evening that
Our troops in Northampton County. Virgins, bad
met with resistance. They are utterly without
foundation as there has been arrival since early
this morning, which brings quite contrary news.
PROGRESS OF GEN. LOCRwo0D--LATEsT PRoM
! ACcoMAC--TBREE THOUSAND REBELS Dis
BASDED--TBE UNION FLAG RAISED on
SECESSION P0LEs-GES. DX's PROCLiMA-
TlON WELL RECEIVED.
From The Baltimore An,ricdr.
Information was received last night at Headguar-
tiers from Accomac County OF the most gratifying
character, giving assurance TINT the expedition dis
patched by Gen. Dix to the TWO Eastern Shore
counties Of Virginia will meet with liule OPP
position.
DrummondtOwn. the county seat Of AecOmac, OF q
pole which bore the rebel flag the day before. The
people of the county had submitted TO the authority
Of tie United States ard declare their intention TO
DO 20 in advance OF the arrival OF the troops. A
/ flag If truce was cent by Gen Lockwood to Drum
mondtown Saturday. On Friday night 1908
rebel troops disbaded, moot OF them drafted militia
Wherever the officer who bore The flag OF truce
. went lie 1npOftuned 1Of bbn. DlA pfocidua-
ZION, which had been sent among them the DAY before
We annex some extracts from BIZ statemcnt Nee ing
some OF tic disbanded men, he asked them why they
broke mp 80 suddenly
\ "The reply was they had got Gen. Dxs procla-
NATION, aud believing they could not stand out
'aganst the force we were about TO send against
them theg though il better to dsband. But others
came up IN the mean time who were psrt OF the
militia, and they boldly answered that they neyer
lid want 10 20 into the business, and had all the
time disappToyed of it, bnt compelled 10 II by
hot-hcaded SecessiOnsis.'
"Ths greater part Of the persons met were Of the
disbanded militia Three cheers for the Union were
given with such zeal aud zest az make ne conclude
that there was something more in them than express
lions arising from fo4r L net many IN squalls OK
FIVE ten, twenty, Re-, and they would sometimes
run across the fields 10 meet w. expressing the deep
osi gratitude Tor the deliScrance from oppression snd
want for they IN want ot many OF the necessA-
nes OF life. Y
II viii here state that slong the road I was be-
fieged for Gen. Dxs proclamation, few ofies VI
which bad been scattered about the country through
which passed Il bad even reached This place yes-
terday. When il had go, among the Militia organ
izaiions it was made the preiext for giving open
expression 70 their latent feelings Of opposition TO
too Confederate rulers"
"The great majority of tie people, believe, look
uro the troops about 20 be sent among themas their
dcineTeri from cruelty AID oppression. iurrabs toe
tee Union were quite frequent. AT ole Place the
American flag wac hung ont. Il was curiosity 10
tie people, and they looked in astoni hment when
tbey saw that one was owned in their very midst"
We NAV conclude that the people OF Northampton
viii follow the example OF Accomac The secret Of
the success Of tbe expedition s to 10 aserbed TO tbe
large and welldisciplned force sent into those
tes. 40 ia always measure a humanity, as well 40
light military rule 10 employ fOlce oyerwheim-
Ing as TO prevent bioodshed. Ii haf the number OF
hoops had been SENT there would no doubt have
been resistance, aud very likely sau9uinary and
prouaeted guerrilla warfare, fcs which the country
Is well adaptsd.
! We believe that the same exhibitions OF returning
LOYALTY will be made in other districts Of country
when We 90 into them with like prcponderance OF
force, and that the deepseated feeling OF attachment
aud devotion 10 tue Union which lives ia the hearts
OF a majority Of tho Southern people Will break out
into open expressions when they feel that they sre
protected and sustained
Another letter, dated Sunday, saws
Tins morning forward NOV rent into virginia took Place
from gsdsral HIN followed BY the 4,h Wisconsin,. i've
Si, % y E f Boon h., and y ra~-
aif semP@yo PennsylysLis II was 40 ogs AID nosH
s,i WOOD .,ort q1.tei ne distant We have here.
Ih mssssehuss aid some eoiDPsrles OftLe % Deswms
The United States Revenue gunboat Hercules,
Rufus Coffin, Lieutenant, commanding, arrived in
port about 10 o'clock yesterday, from cruise IN Po-
comoke Bay and Tangier's Sound, and brings infor-
nation from the Eastern Shore of Virginia ny 10
Mouday night. Brig. Gen. Lockwood was slill as
|
Suowhill. neAesigned marching TO Dfnnmond-
/ town, and establishing there his headquarters.
| The place was held by squadron OF cavalry. and
the National Flag waving over it. The greater
proportion Of the inhabitants are Union IN feeling.
aud received tie proclamation Of Maj.-Gen. Dix
with delight.
Ia few DAYS Gen. lockwood would move into
Northampton county, wi force sufficient TO over
come any opposition from the Sec 0ssionists, who
would be obliged 10 succuub.
Lieut. Colin left Gen. Lockwood on Sunday and
on his way to his vessel found u at number %
bridges over the streams south OF the PoeoInoke
River had been burned and trees felled and placed
over the roads, compelling him TO take a circuous
7 route.
On Saturday, four boats, with armed seamen. wers
dispatched from the gunboats Hercules and Reliance.
living in Poconose Bay, under the charge Of Lieuts-
Tompkins and Ga,nbrill OF the Reliance aud Lieut..
Hall and Qrartermaster Berry OF the Her
cules, TO Sykes Island, in that bay, near tie main
land Of Accomac County aud Of which possession
was taken. Formerly there were about Ito iuhab-
ants on the island, but on account of the apprehen-
sjons entertained that they would be impressed INTO
the Rebel service all but 30 had LETT. These gladly
re eeived the proclamation of Gen. Dix, AID were
promised the protection of the United States. The
Hercules aud Tiger viii return 30 those waters as
coon as they can recoal, and with the Reliance.
Cant. McGOwan, will cruise along tho Nirginia
shore, III connection with the military forces.
ARREST AND ESCAPE OF CHARLES AN
DERSON.
IorrsyItIr Thuysdav Nov. 81, 1861.