New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07
The Capture Of spioIser's GHp-Thc Position
OF the Rebcis-Good Prospects for she
Advancing Ermy-A John Brown Aboii-
tionist in yirginis-Loynity Of fhe Quak-
iIon Oar Special CoIrsspendsn;

PUPCErIrVfLrE London Co, Va,
Hesdqn.liels Gen Brooks Nov g. l8t2. !
Yesterday, the Sabbath. we march I'd TO the music
Of the heavy booming Of cannon away in The dis
,,nos To-day, nothing bui the heavy rurnbliug Of
artillery trains trundng the stones, and the in
ternlnabe procession Of baggage and supply w,goas
has relieved the monotony OF orr march.
We sre enamped tonight around this little lam-
let, on the Leesburg and Wiucheser turnpike, mid
way between Loesburg and Smokers Gap. Where
tomorrow night will find us II known 10 no one ,o
:hey think but the General cOinmanling the COT 4.
and hs Division Generals. All day long reports
;tick and fast have bean coming in with regard the
The affair VI afairs OF yesterday. Ii one-ibrd Of
then can le telieyed the telegraph has q ready Gu
noVnced 10 You from Gen. McClellan's headquarters
another victory.
AZ II now ands, Gen. Couch, with the old fight
ng corps Of Gen Suaner, yesteriay toos possess
Of Sncker's Gap, after an obstinate resistance by
from 8 600 70 1000 kobe r, and took 600 lnsoners
81 Of whom said 10 have been march ed 70 Berlin
u tie night, VIXEN were all too sound asleep 10
,ee thsn. With regard to the Lumber of prisoners
taken there is doubt; but that occupy this
iDpcrtaft Gep there is none, for our own Signal
Corps are now sending messsges ~ Gen. Mcclellan
iro1 II. Where tie main portion of Gen. Lee army
!, tncauped il seems aimOst impossible 20 obtain
correct information. Ifhs r. slill Iaa.sei between
Winchester and Bunker Hill the greatest battle of
,he war impending; tu IL he Is reresing 10 the
valley 0. tie Shenasdoah, the greatest race ou
record has commenced. The General who caa reach
6ordonsyilie fret viii win the day.
II Gen. Lee can. rstrea! aud march dav and
tghi with hls ragged, and halfsa,yed and
frozen crew, why Cannot. We follow and beat
| hm 20 Jelly before De reaches even Front Roy
AT Jhe iGes. that we caInoi follow him, il
tsems 70 ns, mpst srike every one ss suyreUey ab
ilrd the moment they reflect upon IT, In i few days
~ he
our base OF Supplies. from that point, with tins
IhogLcent army We ought 10 be able 10 enter hIcli-
hord IN thses week. All The roads are IN superb
condition, and one can Hlnost literally fly over
bcm.
Tie citizens Of Icudon County, thus far seem 70
zoe 10 be prineifaIlv loyal. Would you believe II
s2eut lsst night e. the mansion Of genuine John
Brown At0lilicnsi And yet u is trne' and wbst IS
vcIt, he born ia Virginia, aud his iaih@r u"re
Din snd now ealtivates tie coil mia auceS'oIs have
oSneG ior more than a century.
Aslonishcd 10 bear him express sentiments wlich
bel been in tie Lsti Of hearing only from tie &c
ecmilshed Boston ortOrs and their admirers,
tsseg k0 how he came 10 entertain them, snd how
be bed teen sbs 70 reside IN Slave State without
ross'a.ion, he tod me that few years before
ne Jobu Bfowa rad he visited, tor the ilst time IN
Is bic, the Noish and the West n, far o. Montreal
soo Chlc2go; that the fonri,liDg condition oi al
Our No-iosIn end Western s'4,e, the great number
o. fce fceoos, colleges, churclCs, tie wat super
~.y ~ all the ar,s ami manufactures Gnd the in'e
h@noe aud thrift exhibited by al clssss Of pea le
made hiIa fairly bush for the condition Of the Slate
o. has hons aDd Of bis priie. Virginia he siw 10
BE- century behind New-Y0rk IN sll that is calcrl-
lated 70 elevate aud enlghtea TIE human race. lie
'eiOrned to bis hons q belter-informed and wiser
ita' >ioee then he has not owned slave, aud Lus
ISsd "oiLmg bat free labor upon his plantation.
n The ooameucenea, Of the rebellion hs lie was
.tsei~ned, end he ordered 10 leave The State.
D'l hs neighbOn, knowing hls worth prevailed
''h me officers IA command 20 allow Inn 10 re-
-ei cat under The penalty Of giving nearly al lie
"ss4 20 The support OF the Rebel erniy. Generals
.sosson sud Stuart Lave frequently compelled him
give uem his last horse. hid he would no sooner
ueh-sr az eANoiiant pfices an entirely new Quilt
-, iaiaNIg purposes thaD ,he Rebel thioyes would
10 hiih oi them. But thus far be has deied thoin
il' 'e'Is ihem te Is an Ab0lionist, and says they
3 Iake all his personal property If they like, but
~ Iof f'bbing hm Of the soil bio father gave him,
stH ~ Dcl IN their power TO do. Our Northern
p pI.sr now catering Virginia Will 20 II that
1 e.s..
~ 'his sad the adjoining township there are abont
~ ~. Vssser fenilies. all CT whom are firm IN their
s"es1su 20 tbe Union. They pray 10 God lhs,
i''"psv srlsrpS ,ts Stat, " hold IL, and would