Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-31
FROM GEN. PoPE,n ARMY.

CAMP NEAR MADISON CouRr House, July 90
We are now al far south as any Of our troops have
ben. We are about ten miles east OF Port Re-
public, and have an eye on tie Shenandoah Val.
ley. We have complete possession OF the country
north OF the Rapidan. river. Here IL 10 easily
forded In a large number Of places
The country 10 fertile, and nearly the whole
section, from Front Royal down has been planted
with grain aud potatoes. Ia pTofuson. The wheat
and hay has been mostly harvested and the oats
are being gathered. There lie great scarcity OF
laborers, 30 many have gone TO the Rebel army;
but whles enough are left 10 act ovefseefs owe
the slaves, WHO are worked day and night In
most instances all the women are De, TO work In
the feld Further back we 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 hun
dred and seventy women and children, and but
eleven men 1t TO work Ia the fell; most of them
had run away In another case, was eighty a We
women and children and seven men Here,
however, the proper lon 10 not 30 gfeat and
several thousand aole-bGdied men can vet be
gathered up In Madison, Culpeper, Rappahan-
mock, Fauquier, Rockingham and Page counties
Oue OF our trains, which has lust come In from
Warrenton, has Nc arly all the drivers contraban is
from Prince William county One of them says
he, In company with others, had come into Way
renton to see the sOjers," and the provost gat
cred them up and put II EN- into the service; all
seemed pleased at the change
To-day we have large force out making hay
Tne men are In the best Of spirits, and the Is
suing OF the recent orders by General Pope have
cheered up the dropping heart Of many a weary
AMI foot sore patriot, who has been trampine
around the country for months, and when worn
out, been compelled to mount guard over rebel
commissary sto es, while Jackson's crew were
refreshing themselves by sleep, ready to spring
upon them at some unexpected moment.
Among the Injuries for the sick and faint now
taken from rebel gamers and Ids are -four, ice,
potatoes, sheep, poultry, &c. Along Hedgeman' q
creek, Carter's run, and other streams, the ice
houses were found well filed
The country Is flooded with bogus Secesh
money; IL 10 impossible, In many cases, to tell
/ the good from the bad We went into small
| store ut "orlear's" one day, where they were
selling SIP calico" at IS cents per yard, and ths
whole contents Of the store you could carry In q
bushel basket, and found the proprietor was
taking all the paper offered On looking ovei
| his "piie," we found four different kinds oil
| Richmond ones, and two OF hves Many were
| the most worthless limitations He was very In.
| digna9t at Blanks men," whom he alleges
l passed II upon him
Meeting an aged central band, this morning
who had been into camp selling eggs, butter
| &c, we found be had "pay for massa, - in secest
paper nearly all bogus. He said be did not care
| what kind Ii was, be took whatever was offered
| We have occasional arrivals from Richmond
| The rebels 1t appears, are moving large forct
l across the James river to operate against Sufoll
| and Norfolk, and prevent Mcclellan from cross
ing the James river.