The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribune.
FORTRESS MnNRoE Aug. IL,

The held Of TIE great fleet down the
James liver. that left IlarrisIn'S L1nding
simu ts eously with The column that tool
the land rout down the Peninsula .begar
TO arrive here yesterday morning.
All day Yesterday tie roads were filling
pwllh Il immense fee, embracing every
conceivable kind Of craft. -,.J
Itscems 10 be generally understood iha
a considerable force will b, left on The
Peninsula.
A vast amount Of baggage and proper.
" has been unloaded at Hampton, which
now. as in the spring. has become de-
pot The bridge over Hampton creek is
being repaired with as much expedi itiou
as possible, and many lhings indicate
that the lower end oi he Peninsula is to
lie nuner uslY occupied. ..
Long before this i, read the entire ermy
viii! have moved away from IIa'rison's
Landiny, on its way down the Peniusu la
the head Of the cpulmDs perhaps ut itt
hating pla Q, the iear this side Williams
burg-no enemy pursuing Gen Sumner
Iomm,nds the rear guard. Lest evening
II was understood that be had crossed the
Chickabonlipy. No enemy hat been sen
since the movement com men ed and it is
probable that the rebels will not know of
the Withdrawal in time to pursue.
To-day a strong nortbeasterly wind
keeps Ihe Transports in the Roads Itt
abatement will be the signal for theil
leaving, s,, h. .r..
General Burnside came and wenl yes
telday, in some way or other connected
with the movement, ...-,
During the last few days & ere have
been several alarms in the neigl borhood
Of Suffolk and Norfolk, which have sr
we'd as the basis OF absurd stories Of in
tended attacks The only real groun, Tor
them is that an irregular band OF cavalry
numbering about goo, having occasional
| ly been seen in tho neighborhood Of SUI
folk, but no slots have been fred excep
by cowardly Seutinels, who lancied few
boys an army Of the enemy; no picket,
driven in, though some may have ran
through fear that they might be. Up 10
the last advices all was quito In Suffolk
and Norfolk.
A considerable & ct Of gunl,oats srt
still up the Jam river, whore it is prcb
able they will remain though the with
drawa| of the army will relsas a por
ton Of the hotilla for other fields Of ser
vice.
An offcer who has just returD"d hon
Richmond. where he was confined as O
prisoner. infOrms ne that the Ulcers be
longing 10 Pope's army captured in the
recent battle between Jackson and Banks
have been put in solitary confinement on
bread and water, There lh~y will proba
by remain, subject 10 the programme laid
down by JEFF Davi, in his recent relaliato
ry order.
! am assured that instances are not
wanting where Union officers cap ured
by The rebels have preferred to remain il
the hands Of the caplors - in other word
they have turned traitors. What acts o.
treason tL'y committed before they found
a lodgment 10 the hands Of their friends
there is no knowing Nor is there sny
telling how pany ol the same kind there
may be still in the army.
The ram fever appears TO have subsi.
ded and very little is said on The subject
The time when the rams building in Rich.
mond were to make their appearance has
gone BY, and new revolutions concerning
them have failed 10 rrAnh liz