The national Republican., 1861-11-22
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the UNION FLAG q ..seO ON secssslos
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den. Dix's Procin nation Well Received.
Information has been received at headquar.
ters from Accomac county Of the most crafty |
ing character, giving assurance that the expedi.
tiOn dispatched by General Dix TO the two
Eastern Shore counties Of Virginia will meet
with little or no opposition.
On Sunday the flag Of The Union was hoisted |
at Drummondtown, the county seat Of Acco.
mac, on q pole which bore the rebel flag the
day before. The people Of the county had
submitted 10 the authority ot the United States,
and declsred their intention 10 do SO In ad
vance Of the arrival of the troops. A flag Of
truce was sent by General Lockwood to Drum.
mondtown on Saturday. Oh Friday night
5000 rebel troops disbanded, most of them
drafted militia Wherever the officer who bore
the flag "f truce went, he was importuned for
sent among them the day before. We annex
some extracts from his statement Meeting
some Of the dsbauded men be asked them why
they had broken up 90 suddenly
1.-THE reply was, they had got Gen. Dix's
proclamation, and, believing they could not
stand out against the force we were about to
send against them, they thought 1t better to
disband. But others me up In the meantime
who were part Of the militia, and they boldly
answered that they never did want to go into
the business, and had all the time disspproved
OF 1t, but were compelled u 1t by hot headed
secessonists." n
"The greater part Of the persons l met were
of the disbanaed militia. Three cheers for the
Union were given with such zeal and zest as
To make me conclude that there was something
more 10 them than expressions arising from
fear. met many in squads Of five, ten, twen-
ty, &C., and they would sometimes run across
the fields TO meet us, expressing the deepest
gratitude for the delverance from oppression
and want, for they are in want Of many Of the
necessaries of life. ...r Ie.
IL will here state, that along the road | was
beeieged for Gen. Dix's proclamation, u few
copies of which bad been scattered about the
country through which | passed. 1t had
even reached this place yesterday. When IL
had got amopg the militia organizations, IL was
made the preext for giving open expression to
their latent feelings Of opposition to th' Con.
federate rulers" .,-. L.y ....J.
1.-THE great majority OF the people, believe,
look apon the troops about to be sent among
,hem ~ their doliverers from cruelty and op-
preston. Hurrabs for the Union were quite
frequent At one place the American flag was
hung out. II Yves q curiosity to the people,
| and they looked in astobi hinuut when they
saw that one own, In their very midst"
We may conclude that the people Of North
smpton will follow the example of Accomac.
The secret of the success of the expedition is
to be ascribed to the large and well disciplined
force seut into those counties. IL Is always a
measure Of humanity, as well rs right mill
tary rule, to employ force 70 overwhelming
Us TO prevent bloodshed. II balf the number
of troops had been SENT there would, no doubt,
have been resistance, and very likely o san.
Culinary aud protracted guerrilla warfare, for
which the country is we'll adapted.
We believe that the same exhibitions Of re-
turning loyalty will be made in other districts
of country when we go into them with like
lprepondersnce Of force, aud that the deep
seated feeling Of attachment and devotion to
the Union which lives in the hearts Of major
open expressions when they feel that TREY are
to be protected and sustained.
Another letter dated on Sunday says:
i This morning forward movement into Vir
gina took place-flrst an advance Of cavalry
nex. the Fifth New York, (Zouaves from Fed
,ral Hill,) followed by the Wisconsin Fourth
Eve companies Of the Twenty first Indiana, fv,
or six companies Of the SIKH Michigan, Nimms
Boston Artillery and an Independent cavalry
company Of Pennsylvania. 1t was a gloriou.
and most imposing sight to see as they wOunt
around our camp and entered u wood about {
quarter Of mile distant. We have here, be
side The Purnell Legion, portion of the Sixtl
Michigan, the Sevcnleeuth Massachusetts, ant
some companies Of the Second Delaware regi
ment
The United States revenue gunboat Hercules
Rufus Coffin, lieutenant commanding. arrived
in port about ten o'clock yesterday from u cruis'
in Pocomoke Bay and Tangier's Sou. d, ant
/ brings information from the eastern shore o
| usrsa In, ,i.rht prto Enp
. eral Lockwood was still at Newtown will
6, 1000 men, and also had 1000 at Snowhill. HI
: designed marching to DrummOndtown and es
. tabishiDg there his headquarters.
Al The place was held by q squadron Of cav
airy, and the national flag was waving over il
The greater proportion Of the inhabitants or,
: Union in feeling, and received the proclama
. ton of Major General DIX with delight.
In few days General Lockwood woul'
. move into Northampton county, with o force
sufficient to overcome any opposition from ih
4 secessionists, who would be obliged to sue
D cumb.
|, Lii utenant Coffin left Gen raj Lockwood Of
Sunday. and on his way l. his r,-'r found tha
a lumber OF bridges over the sue ms south Q
0 the Pocomoke river had been burned, aud tree
lelled and placed over the roads, compelling
him to take a circuitou' route. e.
On Saturday four boats, with armed seamen
we're dispatched from the gunboats Hercule
. and Reliance, lying in Pocomoke Bay, unde
q The charge Of Lieutenants Tompkins aud Gau
=, brill, of the Reliance, and Lieutenant Hall an
Quartermas,er Berry, ofthe Hercules, to Syke
Vt Island, in that bay, near the main land of Az
somac county, and Of which possession wa
a taken. Formerly there were about one bur
drsd and forty inhabitants on the island, bu
on account Of the apprehensions entertaine
l. that they would be impressed into the rebe
service, all but thirty had left. These glad
received the proclamation Of General Dix, al
; were promised che protection Of the Unite
. States. The Hercules and Tiger will return I
those waters as soon as they can recoal, an
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