, 1862-08-04
GEN, PoPE,S ARmv-THE RIGHT
WING.


Correspondence Of the Philadelphia 1nqu1rer:l
CAm sxAH AAD1soE counr HougE. VAIL
June ~. 1869.
Thus far have We chased the rebel hozdes;
truly did Gen Pope Say be had come from tho
West, where they we're accustomed to see the
backs OF the enemy.
We hear Of rebel cavalry; we see remnants
Of rebel camps; but every forced march only
We we're he previous day. They must Keep
on their retreat beyond The Virginia Central
railroad, or stand and meet Us again. We nre
now as far South as any Of our troops have
been. We are about ten miles east OF Port
Republic, and have an eye On the Shenandoah
Valley. We have complete possession OF the
country north of the Rapidan River. Here it
is esgily for5ed In q large number Of PLACES.
The country. Is fertile. aud nearly the whole
section, from Front Royal down. has bean
planted with grain and potatoes IN profusion.
ed, and theoats are being gathered There Is
q great scarcity Of 1aborers, SO many have
gone to the rebel army, buS whites enough
are left to act as oyerseetS over the slaves,
who a1e worked day and night: In most in-
stances an the women are Eaet to work in the
field. Further back, ne inquired and found
that nearly all the best Of the slaves who
were not sent South have run of towards our
army
One plantation, an old lady told US, had a
fit to work in the field; most OF them haa
run away. In another case was eighty. five
women and children ond. seven me1. Hers,
however, the proportion fs not SO great, and
eeveral Thousand able bodied men can yet be
gathered qp IN Madison, culpepper, Kappa
| counties. One Of our trains which has just
come In from Warrenton, has nearly ali the
drivers coatrabands from Prince William
county. One of them says be, in company
with others, bad come into Wazrenton :" to
see the eolefs,'a and the provost gathered
seemed pleased at the change.
+: As We were marching down here one Of the
mules gave ont; on the side Of hill was dis
cezned q daskey Flowing; over goes cavalry
man, and soon the 'dark" was On his mule,
coming ACROSS to the road; bis mule Row has
his tail and name cropped, the badge t'U. 81
upon his shoulder, and the "dark" was set to
carrying the knapsacks OF some weary and
fo0tsofe soldiers
Last night when we encsmped here, our
wagons vent ont to get sone forage, and
about mile out found some thirty men cut
TO load 1t, and in about half au hour had It all
On. The oyerseer rode over and demanded
psy- He was asked If he would take the oath
Of allegiance, but refused. He commenced to
utter trade against the thieving Yankees.
but On one Of the drivers making toward him
Tt%A q 6N0N SA<<A .oAf4AAt33 LIZ 04NAI1Ax t1ASA'
lected that he had business in another direc-
ton
FROM THE PLASs.-The at. Joseph Jour-
naE says gentleman who had arrived at that
| city from Platte country, and who WAS just In
| from the plains, reports that The Mormous
| and Indians bad taken all the trains west OF
| Fort Laramie, and that Gen. Crafg's forces
! were in imminent dsnger cf being captured
that Gen Craig bad turned all the trims back
| going West.
| Gen. James Craig, 1t will be remembered,
Was appointed Br1g8dier General this spring,
aHd oroersd Mn to the plains to guard the road ~
not over 600 meE at Laramie.