New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-25
Yankees have retreated into Culpeper County.

They are estimated number between 30 600 and occo
and siny stationed in Cnlpepcr and Msdion The re-
por u the taking Of Madison Court House by the ensmy u
confirmed After the -sinni.h fday morning a. Orange
Hone, cavalry refined toward Gofionsgile, and
the mastering sad
Station, f,ur miles rom Gordonsville. where they captured
two Of the ssetionmasrs the Tod About tho time Of
their snya there troops bsis beou enforced made
their appearance and grand ssn EIDE commruced anon
the Our pursued them riles and cap
tued nty Of them who 20 Richmond en-
Saturday There need be no fears Of the enemy in thai
quarter.
TIE YANKEES IN LOUISIANA.
The Rev. Henry 4. Lee OF West Baton Rorge,
La, which Place lie lett two wee ks ago. has arrived
In this city. He gives interesting account Of al
fairs in Baton Rouge, the Capital, and the vicinity.
The people of Baton Rouge are immovable IN their
loyalty 10 the Confederate Stites. TIE Union force
there, under Gen. Williams, is about 200, about
half Of whom SICK Ii IN q coulmon sight 10 bee
the Yankee soldiers lying sick in the store DOORS and
squads Of them totter from the hospital doors TO any
place they find in the streets where breath Of
air may cool their feverracked frames. For some
time before Mr. l.. left, the citizens of West Baton
Ronge were not allowed TO cross tie river to Baton
Rouge unless on parole ceremony which If de-
scriJtd as nearly equal to taking the oath OF allie
glance.
The force at the capital might easily be captured
by "a sudden dash made by our troops from Camp
Moore, which is only 20 miles from there. II is a
camp OF instruction, under Gen. Ruggles, and does
not seem 10 be much feared by the Unionsts, who
make fl, quent raids into the country. Not long
since a party OF Unionists surprised n struggling
Mississippi company at ANTE bridge, "A miles from
camp, and captured eight Of them. They were in
turn surprised by party Of mpromptn guerrillas,
and the prisoners retaken. The Yankees lost three
killed. and their bodies were all the spos with
which they returned to Baton Rouge.
The negroef, 20 far, have proved very faithful to
their owDers even under the immediate presence Of
the enemy. Two regiments of Massachusetts and
Connecticut troops went 10 the farm of Col. III. w.
Allen and Capt. X. Il. CHM, where they oanped,
and marauded, and tempered with the negroes TO
their hearts content, but with little effect the
slaves Only enc case occurred where the negroes
on plantation DR. Nolansl refused to work. and
then they were told 10 20 of 10 their white brethren.
They started, but were captured and brought back
By some planters. In Baton Rouge the Indiana regi-
mcnts had a row with the New-Enel ard regiments
about the " contrabands" who had escaped from
their masters, aud arrived in that city. The Indiana
soldiers assisted the masters TO reclaim the fugltiyes
which was rcslsted by the NewEnglaud men.
Gen. Williams had issued an order against negro
stealing, aud Commodore Farragut had declared that
he would not tolerate il; but the citizens did moi put
much faith in this, particularly Ms the latter officer
took OIL 800 fugitive slaves with bis feet when IL
sailed from Viclsburg.
The people in the country preparing TO move
back from the bank Of the river in accordance with
Gen. Van Dorn's recommendation, and in three
months the banks of the Mississippi from Baton
Rouge 10 New.Orleans, will be tenaniless. The
rlyer tins year has been fifteen inches higher than
ever known before, and crevssses Of unusaa msgni-
ude have occurred. In the rear Of our informant y
residence there was body Of water 30 miles wide.
The Richmond ExGmsaer Of the 2lst has lead
ing article s,nnuously urging that public opinion be
brought 10 bear upon deseriers and s,raggers from
the Rebel army, in aid Of the Government which If
taking active and various TO return them to
the ranks II characerLes these soldiers "a set u
orr Le.s ,loucLing cowatdly creaturcs half mem
dicants and half thieves
Tie Erommer also has an article arguing that
/" There is bat one method OF putting end to the
war and that is by destroying Federal credit"
And to DO THE, it contends the Rebel army must as
sumo and maintain the aggressive, and abandon re-
treats