New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-01
Affairs ut Front 1oyaI-Another Rebel
Raid Anticipated Looising o." for the

Correspondence Of The n. Y Tribune.
CsxPS gAR FRONT RoYAr, Va. June y, 1909.
The First Brigade of Gen. Wllamss Division,
which un.il recently was under the command OF Col
Donnelly, is now commanded by Gen. Crawford,
who was l believe, surgeon at Fort Sumter when
the Rebels committed their iirss overt act.
The Brigade is encamped at intervals Of nearly one
mile from the Front Royal Ferry, on the pike
toward Winchester. In the place Of the Isl Mary
land Col. Kenly-which wac SO badly cut up By
Gen, Egell when the Rebels came down the Valley
last mouth-,he 10Th Maine now belongs % Car
Brigade,
4 large quantity Of commssary stores have been
brought 20 Front ROYAL since the Union roops drove
jackson out of the Valley, and there stored but
within a day or two the utmoa activity has been
observed in getting this property on the north side
Of the river and rome distance down the pike toward
Winchester. On Friday and Saturday, the military
store-house u, Front Royal was surrounded by com
bustibe material. IL was then believed that Jack
son was coming down the Luray Valley with large
force, and that it would be impossible TO get the
stores over the river Had it been true, he would
have been oss successful than he wac in gaining The
bridge at Pori Republic, when 30 soreiy pressed by
Gen. Fremont
TIE river AZ this place is now easily foidable,
being, should uire. II feet lower tlhn last week
the terry ID in active operation, and III addition Il
pontoon bridge has been constructed. We are there
fore prepared open business an extensive scale
with our Shenandoah neighbors. IL IL intend
ed, presume, 10 bring part OF the supplies Tor the
army OF this Valley by way Of tie Manassas Gap
Railroad to Front Royal, thence by Government
teamo.
Gen. Fremont's force extends southwark from
StTasbuTg, bis headquarters being 81 that pl,ce.
Gen. INKS IS 40 Mid!lUt0wu, a.i lf ioloe eNielGs
from that point To this. Gen. Sigoi - encamled
few miles efst Of Middlc'owu on tie pike leading 70
ihis Place. The deposition o. the troops Is such -
10 be made available when wanted 81 shod notice.
An OuipO-t sisualsiafioi toward LurBy Was driven
IN Yesterday by one Rebe! cavalry. This may III
dcste IN advance Of IL strong iorcc, or II nay only
mean that the needy Rebels would Ike 10 gel orr
stores hope, however, that they viii not disturb
10 today. The ground we row occupy rs admirably
suited for making stOd de!cnse range Of bills
uterpose between and tie river, from which four
OF five batteries could keep very large army
eileciual!y 10 check.
IL Is quite apparen; 10 every casual observer
that the Rebel leaders fully realize that their
cause and Themselves are Reduced To de-
pofate straits. II they hope to bold out much
longer, il IL imperative they DO something TO
partially Ie-estabiish the waning ardor and
confidence Of their own friends. The mon demon
STATIONS in the ConicdeTacy, IA well rs the aacriiy
, with which large numbers OF Rebel prisoners sub
scribe 10 the cash Of allegiance hss ;ln exceedingly
bad signi6canoe so fsr as the continuation Of the
Rebellion is concerned.
Within few days past the remains Of two
drowned soldiers have been discovered N the
Shenandoah aud buried by parties from the 18th
Regiment. They belonged TO the Eth Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers. One WIS IL sergeant of
Company Is, named John i. Fuller the other was
Private Charles b. Cushing of Company &, Us ap-
reared from letters on their bodies. There are
friend. Of the deceased soldiers, doubtless, in the
Old Bay State, that arc wondering at their long
silence. This may clear up the mystery if they
chance 10 see il.