New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-01

Tad WentIicr md End Rcnd--Tbc Eject
OF McCIeIiun's Dc,ny-Arrivai Of the
Pont0ous-The Rebels Working Eucos-
saufIy-They Outstr;p us in Energy
"Reminiscences.
From Our slccisl Correspondent.
HEADouAETEEs GEN. suxSEH, Nov u, I'e2
We are beginning 70 experience some OF the TRIALS
Of Water campal ming. a lac. night the rain again
fell steadily, ana this morning water is standing in
great pools in almost every camp. The soldiers are
grouped around their camp-fSs drying their wet
garments, and bearing upon their faces the IN
mis.alable indications OF having spent sleep-
Ices and unpleasant night. Rain is more dig
agreeable 70 a soldier than snow. IL makes the nost
patient and uucompaiuiDg fretiul and dscon'ented
with himself and all bis surroundings And
at this moment rain Is peculiarly unforUla!e
and has q depressing influence upon he entire army.
Tie rolds from Acquil Creek end Belle Plain ~
slthos llpassalle. Within quarter Of Nj - Gen.
Burniiio's headquarters, Jaw three heavy trans
port WAGONS stuck st in the mud, ard al ne mules
tlCy could bitch 30 them seemed lONefleeB 20 drag
them fci.h. What fearful loss to she country bas
been McClsllan's rciasal TO mGTch when ordered to
DO ~ by Gen. Hallcok Then We were having the
most delightful weather, aud the roads were all Ia
superb condition.
From II .rrer's Terry to lli-hmond we would have
hardy encountered q mud pool. Ard t'en, too we
woud have had our enemy neaTly two hundred
nlles from biz baso-n0w be u within eNiy, with
railroad TRANSFORMATIONS Gen. Bufnside may be en-
la,rassed 81 ills pout and il is barely possible that
the camp ign may prove a faliurs-ii 20, y - Int
simple justice thst lhe ON. q ,,e !saiufe he hned
from the shoGdes o. Gen. Bunside and heaJed upon
hose o. Mcclellan.
When wc me TO move il seems impossible 10 tell
The afeat rOrtoon train C0mg1.ed Of As boats each
In fglf
several dave since and "a ready to be laid ut mo-
meut notice, rather those ~ charge Of il ready
70 NJ Ike the attempt, 10 lay n, IN tine face Of the
batteries erected against IT, Will lie quite another
matter. Tie laying Of tie IaIn, If It is deemed adj
yispbl. to cross the river here Will be under
tle direction Of General Woodbury., who com.
nands tie Engineer brigade, comlosed Of 1900
practical engineers. II not exposed 10 the fire Of the
enemy i can he put down IN ono hour ana forty
miru,ss.
: Gen. I.ee is working ncessontly nigh, and day IN
erecting Notifications all along The h'gh.H bhck Oh
Tredse kfburg. The Bowling Green road, the tele-
grauh fosd ami the old turnpike TO GordOnsviiie,
Src now commanded tly earthworks at every angle
On tie GordOusyille road, where there seems TO be
very large eucamprnent, counted tins morning IL
intreuchmcn's nearly ali OF ~hich nave peen 'niow2
m since Monday. Five came IN sight OF the signal
glass this morning which were not there last night
Troyipg oopcluslvely that during all the cold p!erc
mo ram, which made even those sitting beside &
warm fIe ia a comfortable house shiver, they were
n work straining every TO strengthen their
postion. Every day delay now on our part IL gam
10 them. The railroad FROM Richmond IL running AS
far as Massa ponsx Valley, but seven miles from the
river, aud al their supplies and reeniorcemens are
updoubte dy received from that source III IL but
simple truth 10 say, the eight Of what IL tfansf-
ING in front Of u.s. that if but displayed half the
energy aud se-sacriice Of the enemy, We could
drive him iuto the Gull Of Mexico IN three months.
IL il currently reported this evening" that we are
soon to have the aid OF another arm OF the public
scrvice aud that the recent Mains VIII hasten Ito an
urosch TO the city. II 80, We can endure with pa
tleuce the horrible roads long trains now FOUNDER
through to the death rum Of many fine horses.
But Wny could we not have had this ald before, ana
what If the reason that every time We move some
thing il wanting 10 crown the campaign WIN tuc'
cessi -
am now writing in tie Phillips Ilouee, well
known TO the oil armies Of the RappahOuck and oil
Virginia and coon 10 be US familiar spot to the
army OF the Potomac. Gen. Sumner has taken IL iOT
his Headquarters, IT being situated UPON command
iug hin midway between the two corps forming ne
grtpa diyieiOn Since the lfst arrival u the National
troope In tins valley it has boon occupied by seven
prouinent Generals IN the different armies. Dur
mo the eXisteuce OF tho department OF The Kappa
baiick, Gems. hing, Mccall and Doubleday quarter
ed in il. .
Wien the 9th Army Cops under Gen. Burpsde,
was ordered 10 lie support OF Gen. Rope, He.s.
Reno Wilcox and Williams found II q tempting
place 20 rest ia ljter their fatlguIng campaign ia
North Carolina. And now tince tho hriiNsi OF INC
Army of the oOmac, II has AGAIN been aeiooieo Dy
q prominent Geueral-mOre prominent than any OIL
the othen-a General III every sense Of tho word
already an old heIo-a war-horse VINO loves inc roar
and tho smoke OF battle, but VINO at the same Tine
blends the characters Of gentleman and SOLDIER more
beautifully than any pcroOn have ever met. 10y d.
neonle OF tne North need have no fears Of the pat
riotisIn of Gen. Sumner. His hand and heart are
for aud with bis country, aud every energy oil
hi mind and soul IRE now aud ever wall be devoted
10 Ler salvation.
A word about tho owner Of this mansion, which,
incidentally, will have iIs place IN history. Mr.,
pbiIlus. few wears eince, was Il wealthy old
bachelor merchant an Fredericksburg. Discovering
one bright morning that he was approaching mo
sere and yellow leaf without having enjoyed tie
bliss cord " 10 found IN matrimonial HE, DO resolved