New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-21
FROM THE MOUNTAIN DEPART
MINT.
Rebel Plans-sunerings Of Blenker's Sci
diers-Delays-Gucr General Ere.

Rebel Plans-Sunerings Of BlenkeF's sei.
diers-Delays-Guerri General FIRE.
msnts Activity.
From An Occasional Correspondent.
FRANKLIN, May IA. 1861
Gen. Fremont arrived here yesterday, at the head
of column which he has brought up by forced
marches to the relief Of Schenck and Milroy, who
were hard pressed by the enemy.
This sudden appearance Of strong force in our
front s individually the result Of the evacuation Of
Yorktown and part of preconcerted plan, the de-
tails Of which in possession Of all the Rebel COM
manders. The Rebels manage, even without The
telegraph to transmit intelligence with great CELEBRITY
through the country which they hold; and there y
evidence to prove that the evacuation of Yorktown
was the signal for simultaneous activity along their
whole eastern line. All over the Mountain bepart'
ment the guerrillas made sudden attacks upon
were cut on al the ines, and des-
perate attempts were to reach the
railroad Gen. Fremont hadanticipated this before
the siege of Yorktown came to its untlmely emo,
and was sranng every nerve to prevent the success
of the enemys plan. Tho disaster has been averted.
Milroy is not cut to pieces. The guerrillaS have
been beaten at several points, and Tying before
the energetic Lieut. Col Harris Of the 10th Virginia,
who commands IN the central part OF the depart.
ment. The enemy has decamped from Franklin,
Fremont who has marched bis troops to ths point
without transportation, forage, eommssary stores.
Some regiments left their tents standing at Peters,
burg for want of wagons to move them. Others are
relieved from this embarrassment, having never had
any tents. They lie bivouacked In the beautiful
valley just below this town, in the midst OF pouf'
ing rain.
/ can tell nothing, for know nothing. Of the
Generals plans. Indeed, his own staff officers tell
me that they never have notice beforehand Of al in.
o. III. D,,f a.t-t lsant
opinion think it impossible to follow the enemy "a
present account OF the utter desttuton Of forage
and rations. The country south Of here il eaid %
be entirely exhausted Schenck has even lost horses
from starvation. Now that the new grass Is Syringe
ing, there is, I suppose, no fear of actual fam.
inc, though grass is considered unhealthy and insult.
icient for hard-worked animals, to say nothing
of the impossbility Of feeding it in the
immediate presence OF the enemy. The cause OF all
this difficulty is too far back TO be discussed now.
Somebody was to blame for not furnishing this de-.
partment with transportation in the Winter, when
there was nothing else TO do. Tomorrow. under.
stand, is the day of delivery for horses urgently
asked for in January by Gen. Rosecrane / hope
there was good reason for the delay. It has eost
blood and suffering already, and it will cost YET
more II ia sad TO zee brave men, who have marched
nine days in succession las have those Of the Benker
divisionj deprived Of the necessities of the soldiers
life, which has so few necessities. Yet they are fuu
of enthusiasm now, for they know that they shall
see at least the back Of foe.
1t is safe to say that the Blenker Division had
undergone more hardships than any other corps in
the Potomac army. From the 9Th of March 70 the
last Of April they were marched this way and that,
finally stopping naked and exhausted, at Winchcs.
ter Promised 70 Gen. Fremont on the 18th Of
March, they enter his Department on the 10th Of
May. The General had waited for them almost in
despair. With such rapidly has he brought Them
forward that they in presence of the enemy -four
DAYS after Joining this command.
The fight at Mcdowell the other day was short
but severe. There is no doubt that the enemy lost
heavily, though not more than We. The official 70.
ports are not yet complete, as the army has been
constantly in motion in action since; but our loss
will probably be 80 killed and about 200 wounded
many but slightly.
The organization Of guerrlas which was formed
in this State during the months Of February ans
March Is very troublesome. Without detracting a.
all from the acknowledged gallantry and ability o.
Gen. Rosecrans, must say that his very milo ad'
minstration was the cause Of the dihcuity wniea
we now experience. Tie General never nuns os
shot guerrilla las am informed, and was perhaps
too careful to avoid offending the secession sentI.
ment. While he was in Wheeling, DC never raaea
the American flag over the Souss ~ Iadv
objection. have been told by sympathizers with
ths Sonth who live in Wheeling that they all Thoughts
Gen. Rosecrans bad been relieved, because he
(" treated them too well, and expected different
regime when Fremont came. lhey were NOT oisaps
pointed. Two copies of the Stars and Stripes were
immediately issued from the tops of the two head.
nnartsr baildings-ft symbols of the uncompro.
missing course now to be pursued.
There was prisoner at Wheeling who murdered
a Union soldier last July, under circumstances Of
peculiar dspravity. The victim was little more than
. boy. He had enlisted in the Union army, and
gone home on short furlough to bid his mother
good bye. He was greeted quietly by an old NAM
who, with his two sons, was in the house. They
inquired II be had joined the Federals and listened
his hopeful talk and his last farswels a. be was
eaving; the old man, who had just returned from
moving, coolly cut of his head with the scythe,