The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-03

Arrival OF General Pope at waterloo
Fine Spirit or the Troops, sc.
WATERLOO Va. Ausuat a 1870

Arrival OF General POpo at waterloo
Fine Spirit OF the Troops, Sc.
WATERLOO, Va, August ., 1862.
Intelligence from Culpepper says that scouting parties
60 out daily, and occasionally bring rsbei scouts.
No enemy in force has been discovered this side Of
Gordonsvls It is supposed that strong in,renohments
are being constructed at that place by the rebels.
Our troops in such high spirits and confident Of
complete success that they they defeat whatever
rebel forces may be there collected.
Major General Pope, on his way hither, was received
with most enthusiastic cheers by troops, whom he
reviewed, ccmplimenting them on their splendid ap.
pearance and the perfection Of their drill.
Deseron has been much checked within the last few
days by the stringent orders o. General Pope.
Several deserters having been found guilty,
fenced to be branded and drummed out of the army.
At present every thing quiet front Of advance
Qua Madison Corresponds Hence.
MADISON couRr Housx, Va, July IS, 1862.
Arrival OF United States Casalry7he Union Adraace
Gordonsu;ils-1akina the Oarhsof Allegiance Excuses
of the RebeIs-At.t Go to Headquorters 6c
de.achmert Of troops, consisting Of portion Of the
battalion Of Connecticut cavalry under command cl
Lieutenant Sterling and the Forty hsh New York reg
ment Of infantry, Lieutenant Colonel wratislaw CON-
manding, left Craigsvs nine o'clock this morning
and reached here noon--the whole being under the
command Of E. Cusere, aid de camp and colonel,
manding detachment on Madison road.
Colonel Cluseret will have command Of brigade the
advance during this march towards Gordonsvile.
We arrived at the town about O'Clock, and soldiers
Immediately detailed order all male nhah 10
report forthwith the Court House arrival Lieuen
ant Dietrich, Of the Sixty nrst regiment Ohio Volunteers
read an order Of which the following is extract
HRAporARrsRs FIRST CoRps ARMY OF VIRGINIA
spERRYvnAE, Va, July q, 1882 !
The General directs that all male inhabitants OF that
place be arrested and confined II they do not take the
oath Of allegiance Send the OF those who
take the oath BY order Of Major General +. sIGEI.
!. A. MAYsENsrRG, A. A. General
counted present twenty hrec men eight Of whom took
the OATH All refused at frst and talked together In
| cerner Of the court room.
| ties on their return would hang them. The rebels
have had two hospitals here and the town is infected
with measles typhoid and scarlet fevers Many deaths
| have recently occurred, and many, TO my personal
| knowledge, now lie dangerously sick
In response TO the question: "wil you take the oathf'
| the following answers we're given:-
81 lost a child yesterday, and my wife Is sick; have
| compassion on me and spare me, for her sakes'
Answer-I can use no discretion ] must send you TO
| Gen. sigcl."
81 lam a paroled prisoner from Williamsburg
Answer-"l will look into your case aiterwards.'
II tbok the oath in 1872 fought in the war, and have
been a Union ever since until this war"
"Wii You take the oa,hf'
.sMy wife is SICK and win be confined In day or two
noted three answers of this kind. AS SAID before
eight OF the twenty hrce took the oath three Of the
sent TO General Sgels headquarters AT Spcrryve
clergyman afterwards appeared and refused 70 take
the oath, and was paroled, as were several others.
Madison Court House is very pleasant village, twenty
three miles south OF Sporryve (twenty by road
containing about four hundred Inhabitants. The vote Of
the town sxty-fve before the There four
churches here-Ep&copa Methodist baptist aud Presby
| ferian Two schools and hve stores, now all closed,
prove that Madison had beeu live town." The houses
look quite modern, and the gardens filled with fruit
aud Bowersthe latter always proof Of refined taste On
| the part OIL he ladies'
learn that1ir George p Evans was arrested here on
Saturday for forming band OF bushwhackers. He
formerly editor OF the Am ric0a Eagte, local weekly
Journal, which name changed sltor the commence
mcnt Of the 10 the Southern Citifen, and its
reduced one half II 10 now discontinued.
Two rebel companies organized In this town.
the Richardson Guards Captain wecb and the Madison
lnvincibles, Captain Thomas
Prisoners and contrabands report Jackson (probably
Ewei TO be In force al Liberty Mills, twelve miles from
here and eight from Gordonsvs He has 20 900 infantry
1000 cavalry and largo force Of artillery, Including six
pieces captured ~ Richmond.
Scouts are continually pcnctrat the snsmys coun.
try; but In my opinion their reports mostly imagna.
I've good soldier Is worth all the scouts that have
Seen here.
Inhabitants OF the village have suffered much by deprs
dations Of tue troops who have psgsd without rsmose
Col Guseret says he will shoot the nrst man he finds
breaking into house and has now posted guards about
town.