The New York herald., 1862-07-15

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M stsdy the probabis Mnes Of retreat OF our oppo
,t1s, and leave ewn 70 take care of themseivcs
| det M look before, and poe bsh,ud.
Succsss and glory are Ia the advance.
Disaster and shame lurk in tho rear. .+ st4s
Let 10 oct this undarssandng and n 10 safs - pre-
aics that your banners shah Be inscribed with many
glorious deed and that your names viii be dear 70 your
eoantTymen forever.
sssa JOHN POPE, Major General Commandins
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q Our Ffcdcrieksburg Correspondence.
s-ss FRnMcxsBuHc, July II, 1862
Hass BR&gpyise- smoual cf n. Sic-R turn Of NJ Or
SSBanoAtv-G General Mccall in Good HeatsA-Richmoni
.Psprs-Rsdpash and ne cbxhdoands-Cap.sre Of q
s. xIbes Cblonsl, &C., dc.
: Probably no army was ever situated under circrr.
ntancss ke those attending the occupation Of Frsde
tisksburg. Though seventy miles from Wa hington,
nd q alnest equal distance from Richmoad, the
Asavy boom u guns roll 10 upon from both capitals
md whe to-day we may hear the cannon Arlington
che south wind tomorrow may bring us tbs roar OF
battle from the crimsoned fats Of the CAickaheminy
ot Isog since me geatsss excitement occasicued
hsre sssg the troops by the report Of heavy guns ia
shs direction OF Rchmond and night oame On ruddy
glare On tho southern sky stirred up the regiments to
Ne widest pitch Of snthusiAsm, 10 confident wore
shty that The rebel capital had fAlsn and thas nrs
was II last sweeping down tho den Of treason into
ashes. Days passed with Intelligence concerning
the cause OF the mysterious illumination and many had
begun 70 regard as some new and strange phenomenon
e naure whom, TO our great SURPRISE carnod tina.
1he roaf Of guns came from tho Appomattox, several
pes beyond Richmond, and that ths brilliant hight
reflection OF burning coal fred by the rebels
fsssrsburg Scarcely night passes when tho wind Is
Damsbrivsr while the curiosity ofths volunteers only
pqualled by the intense anxiety OF the citizens whose
hoges seem al bound up In tho sucesss ofJsd Davis
However paradoxca IL may appear, business thrives
bsst among rebels where their enemies"
nsrous and the activity and prosperity OF Frederick
burg doubtsss exceeds that Of any former Period
ros only have tho old places Of trade bccn reopened but
boree and shops have sprung up In almost every
- fby magic, while Yankee wares tempt the eye from
iannmsrabls windows, and New England calicoes
mournsrs for rebel fathers, husbands and sons At
Aqua vast sorehousss have been erected and aim at
ssess and saloons. The railroad has ben placed in bss
eer condition than svsr BEFORE and the Secession fanatics
Of Fredericksburg win soon be able to cross upon
bridge OF wire proof against catastrophe wind
Aood Tho cotton factory has resumed Its operations
md supplied with cotton exhumed from secret hiding
pacss turning out cloth as vigorously before the
rebellion, while the whirr OF mistones enlivens the val
Soys and invites the husbandman with his grain, which,
protected BY Union troops has rpensd into abundant
Nearly ali the sick have been removed 70 Washington
Curing the last days and the hospitals here
washington, and are certainly IN much more pleasant
cli.Of
ihs Second regiment arpshooters whose dsspared
o. Since the occupation OF Falmouth the Captain
Sss Se ses a sra
officer The general health Of the troops continues excel
sent, and the great quantities Of backberries afford
moot agreeable remedy for tho many litto Ills resulting
from impure state or the system for the cleansing or
which better specific could be prescribed while a the
same tmc they attract the from the wis OF the
suffers whose ps cakes &C.. have proved the banc Of
Notwithstanding tho vigilance exercised in excluding
IN h,g
those who knew how TO get It, and after case Of
whskey gin &c. passes daily under tho noses Of oicers,
are oblivous TO the choice brands packed away
IN unassuming boxes, or neatly hidden In the
bag, trunk and bundle entering Fredericksburg und
goes rigid examination, rank being safeguard
ana ~. pSu'ns O ss aa,es :, sa the ,umsg Of
officials with sort or grim deli ght In ransacxing every
package large enough TO hold bottle.
FOR the purpose of organizing the regiments Among
lhese Capt. Robinson, Of Con Kings sta, and apt
Sosf S snd 0Sa9 IiS'mpsn the so%
mand Of their new regiments. few officers
arc absent g wssh1 On 5serng ssryss but rSusss and
pended, curtaiog the amount Of travel by rail and
before yesterday, completely dsgustei with al
fairs al tho rebel headquarters. II will be remem-
Ssrsa e that ne Mayer Ss wss ss9s % by the citizens
70 his great disappointment he cooy informed that
he General could not be released and that the
Secretary Of War was equally Invisible. After vainy
sndcavorine 10 obtain interview with the Secretary
Mayor Slaughter fled his petition md returned to Frode
ieksburg Gen. Mccall ho reports is In good health and
" situated as comfortably as Is under his
stances The Richmond apers received here every
other day within thirty hours Of their issue aud there
s not tho least doubt but that the rebels have free and
uninterrupted communication with pal ties within our
lines. Desorters come In occasionally who report that
The authorities in Richmond have .aken possession Of
almost every house for hospital purposcs ard that n eat
Tear Is manifested Of an epidemic, 80 foul Is the atmo
sphere throughout the entire city.
few days snce Colonel Holiness OF the Thrtlelh yir
Sina rogimant, captured short distance beyond
fredericksburg, aud seot up TO Washington yestcr
Say This regiment yss raised in tho vicinity Of Frsde
scksburg tho Colonel having resided for many yea In
Stafford county Lsst vecx ho cane up pckets
end sent some let ars in by contrabsnd, who,
IN nQufng afser the Oolouel's friends aroused
tispiccn, which led TO the captare Of tho
rebel ofeer Yesterday large bark oamo TO
Aqua creek and antboro, OF the landing In the chan
se ylcro abe awaits such refugees AZ can be induced
10 20 Hayti Tho vessel ~ ltted out by James Red
path, ard is siyarcnty well adaptsd 70 hor new bus
ecss The coa.rabanes, however, arc not delighted
Hcrmuoh fa1n their strange visitor, and noihing viii
paufs tks3aS " gxedasd4 from the wharf soner than an
oinssoA MA sSsy sss wanted on bsard Jho myste-