The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-29
INTERESTING FROM GEN. BANKS ARMY.
Arrival Of General Danks-Departure Of
General Patterson Operations on the
Upper Potomac Strengthening
tho Line Of Defence,
ARRIVAL OF GEN. BANKS.
)UR HARPER's FERRY CORRESPONDENTS

\
HisJoaney from Batimoret TO Ha,pr's Fsrry-IncieaIs
| Of the Roue--Crossiag the Potomac at Mdnigh-A
Glance at the Destructive Elements Of Wdr-A,7fra att
Wager House. and Interview Bet,oeen Generals Patterson
| and Banks-Mopements Of Troops-Retmmin9 Regi
mens, DC, dc
Yesterday forenoon Major General Banks completed tho
business of transferring his command Of the Annapolis
Department to Major General Dix of New York propara
tory assuming that of the Department Shenandoah by
the courtesy Of the President and Superintendent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, special train
provided for conveying Gen Banks suite place
the nearest approachablc point vizandy Hook about
mile from Harper's Ferry, the Maryland side of tho
Potomac. The used on the occasion the
known as the presidents carr which IL comfortably
fitted up with state ROOM berths lounges easy chairs and
all the concomitants Of Safe commodous and speedy
mode Of transit
The train left Baltimore four o'clock p NJ In IL
Major General Banks and lady, with their children nclud
ng tho lively "Lte Corporal" Gen Banks only son,
about years old the uniform of his rank juvenile
defender of his country Tho staff of General b.
| panied him, and consisted of Captain Williams regular
United States Army who has seen many years active
| service and IL native OF Virginia and Captain Kurz,
also of the regular United States Army and who has
distinction from his connection with the engineering de-
partment Of the regular service Mr.. Garrett. President
and Mr. W. p Smith, Superintendent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company also board the train
geher with Colonel Jones' of the Massachusetts, Sixth
aud young gentleman named Brennan of Boston, acting
as private secretary of the Major General
The special train sped along with rapdity until
within about mile Of CHARLOTTESVILLE where il met tho
Inward train whore both stopped and the family OF Gen.
Banks with Messrs Garrett and Smith, of the railroad
company left the and took passage direct for Balti
The special train then taken charge Of by
Mr. W. H. Hooper conductor, and after delay Of about
an hour at Marriottsville, waiting for a way
tran-the telegraph wires being down-it proceed
cd to its point Of destination, Sandy Hook,
where it arrived at about quarter O'CLOCK last
night Hore found camp of the Eleventh Pennsyl.
vana regiment awaiting transportation homeward. They
all appeared in high spirits and eager return to their
homes, their term Of enlistment had expired Many,
it stated would reenlist for the Proceeding
wards at walking pace about mile further to the point
where the of the substantial and costly bridge
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which here
the Potomac to Haper's Ferry, were TO be by the
Light Of lanterns and bright aambeau, General Banks
and party proceeded to make an effort TO procure passage
tho Potomac and reach Major General Patersons
headquarters that night The Wisconsin Third, Colonel
Ham,on-formerly Colonel Coons-had their pickes all
along the line from Sandy Hook with their camp about
quarter Of mile In the This regiment is enlisted
for the war; and from the specimens of already seem
they look if they could stand fire whether the war
lasted three thirty years They also guard for
raj miles, the line Of The Chesapeake and Ohio canal
which appears to be in navga6le order, bat moth
ing has lately gone through 1t at this point.
1t was now after ten O'Clock at ng and notwithstanding
the fambeau signals made from the Sandy Hook side to
that Of Hpcrs Ferry for of transportation across
the Potomac II was manifest That The boa'men had either
gne to slcsp were unwilling 10 risk passage that
hour in dark night, in their sendorly constructed pine
,lo, N,th o,.s .r, i-tnp
iian' = ni''o''one' sheis VI sN''s'
Wnat next To be doneg for General had resolved
ia cross the Potomac thai Mint and II ross;ha rsoc,
~. RI, ma. ,. ,'sr .."S'
i"''sis' 'e"'a''cfs ooiore oayisht' A inc
ofa gontg man oiccr well acquainted with
The localities il was determined to retrnca ,ho Sims If
$50, ,,,- ~ 'i'
the party oaeA !" sah'! hooA where IL was understood
Geographic communication could be had with General Pat
the accommoda ION of lis in tho command OF
the Department OF Shenandoah and friends. Ts move
lore General Banks lids and o,ber m.mh.~s oT I'D ns,tv
| were fiom tho shore at the base Of
| the pnnace Of Maryland heights and, with
! ,ur ~ &c u strong armed ,,Si, ma Cssaved TO
castpe rs beans mon the yn Which marks his yoie q
rpiroad Lrigc of IN" smashed ocomotivrs nessenSer
cars truck r,ph, ca &C. hnrn eared wrsncbssd
bent and utterly dcmoshcd and cast into the waters be-
already s Gasrepi capnei leaving the wraaHs ba
and l,nn the h INKS of The riv'rave among The met
strkins objects or interest in this most rrelv blessed
Eeeti,n Of nicresoun beauty esneciaIy when Viewed Inv
bv stranger The rocky ellis md tha wooded
,nonntans The si,vereJ ,alts nr Tho ponn,c aJ Tho
Shanandoah ere tbev hcnJ INTO one md pasS
solitary and alone in one patgrnaj cmbrere towards tbs
oceatha ceasecss rppnu Of The ranids now Amos, nx
hostaJ nv lie long nf1ei droncht md o,nnalaa
that WE bond he comnniIad To sav nrosnsct or
od sunnar when we rr9ch ttc obor sid re ~, ioet IN
the cont npaiion Of The sad evidences Of the ruthless
character Of ,he npsep, war here 70 he n' 'u''S'
And vct there was stI something 40 cuv entitlea n
M anc,t on s,rtinun nc In mooni,, r,;ns 10 uhicb
we have re,srred And that wss, rnci In the mdH
Of the stream md vbaro Tho ,voter w,s .onrest an Tho
and there shn s,y,,, for s,os nnrtas Zen nonTa %
wrapned in his miarv CLOAK in the stern sbeets The
occnrrcncn d1 no, sa., ,n o,t,an, hi rt,
a,hougb did Dwarf e. ,h , ~ ms hor m even
from re obscrvat;on NJ noo~ rrn,o scon ~ H.. .
In little more than dine time wa reached The " n,hr sde
and ar,er troyo,sica s,, ,rv srh,arranonr re,o @
lns found onrsci,es IN fr,nt ~ tha rotn - ~ ~
Wager House The nrinc,na hotel in tb;s pro,sdrco oI
rebel forsakrn regon The house ,vas c,osod son.r
,yo. nacnc % anS &c In fror. rs ~" 49,.