New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-07

white men, have been pressed into the service of thu
insurgents at that point. The provisions Of the country
have been sccOped up for them TO live on and il will
not be long before the supply will give out. Every.
bodys property which the Rebels can mako useful V
their purposes has been seized-otherwise stolen
am assured by intelligent Union men who have es.
capped from their clutches Lat 1T least one.baf of the
population of the region Of country below Yorktown
are for the Union and would hail our army with joy,
have to-day made sion to section of conn.,
try not far from Hampton, where there are number.
Of Union families, now eno, ing The protection Of our
troops They confirm al the reports have heretofore
given concerning the coudition If the country between
Hampton and Yorktown. They ae all sufferers
many of them having ost their all at the hands Of tho
insurgents. Several have been PEELED TO fees
and leave their wives and children, well thea
property, behind to tie tender Of the Rebels-
They implore Gen. Butler to make an advance at tho
earliest possible The Genera al is not unmind4
ful Of hem bur will redress their wrongs just as soon
is consistent with his plans. As TO those plans.
they will be unfoded at 10 very distant day, when il
will be found that every movement bss bad a relations
to the ultimate result, which is constantly held in view.
Gen. Butler is a man OF aciion. Not day will bs
thrown away, but every day and hour will contributes
to the execution Of u scheme which has been formed
with deIiberarion, and wi b what skil you may
lecture when state that it has tie approval of
Lieut.. Gen. Scott
The forces here are ganipgin efficiency, discipline,
and soldery qualities and when the time arrives fol
striking the blow try will be fouDdequa tothe works
b igadierGen. Pierce arrived here yesterday and has
established lis headquarters at the Seminary neas
Hampton. HIS staff is compased Of Captain s. r.
Richmond Capt. w. c. Lowering, Cspt. A. p Cham<
berling. Gen. Pierce will relieve Col. Duryee th(
officer in command at Camp Butler.
A detachment OF twenty men of the Cambridge CONF
pany, out of Col. woodrops Sd Massachusetts, Regis
embarked on steamer ast evening for Havre -
Grace, on special duty. The nature Of il will b
learned before thir gets into print The Yankee whe6
about to be dispatched 81 ecia service las night
got aground and did not yet off n to-day. It turned
out, however, that the ccum-tin,e did not mar any
general or particular plan Of action.
court.narfial will commence tomorrow 10 try
soldiers charged with punderi"g citizens at Newpor'N
News. Gen. Butler does intend that acts of viot
leice awIessness shall escape punishment as the re-
suit will show.
Negroes in search OF infrmation continue 10 stra@
gle into our camps and the All such take thd
appeatlon of Virginia Volunteers. Tie idea please@
them wonderfully. "Masra run away frst and di1
child had to look out for Lis tef say they. And sucR
is the fact in most c8ses
The Coatzacoacos sailed last night with betwee4
200 and 800 of the Naval Brigade. The other remaiq
to await developments. TLey DRIFT with rusee(
current.
In consequence Of the alarms and expeditions yester
day. the discipline in the camps day is very sric9
No man, either here or at Newports News, will here1
after be allowed to 20 outside OF the Lines without pst
mission or unless he is special duty. The
insurgents who inest tie country between this and
Yorktown will, ooe OF hes. Gays, be "gobbled up "
q manner little TO their liking.