New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-05
Army rssyrn,-gts Weather rnd Srsp'.

Z rom Orr srccia Correspondent
WfycrEs7vr, Jolly g. iae1
During The pat weok our Army OF The shenan-
dcah mas been largely REINFORCED, troops reachiHs
bcte by WAY OF tie railroad from iiarper's Ferry
and pressing on toward Middletown aud otGcr tn
clmpmcnt. tbeseaboUls. The COMMANDS oil the
severed BrigaJicr-Ge nerals ATE being reoiganiled'
and do not rppr,bend any forward movement OF
importance until that shall have been accomplished.
MajorGeu. Pope will make bat one more, snd that,
you may rect assured viii he in tue rsnt direction
but in re.urd theieto, an not at liberty to inaAe
mention. Gen. Bahbs bas gone to Washington on
buriness probably connected with the interests Oh INC
Army Of the Valley. There ere many and very
interesting items Of news daily ;ransplrllg here and
along or iines, which | would like - communicate,
but beng uader bans, dare not DO 30. u what, the
small / write--lbe weather or the crops The former
may ve oi-posed ot by saying that II IS uacolnAohiy
tIr, bat OF he hitter, may spe3k somewhat al
,epgth. Maryland IOiGutegr yriurc 70 one q me
papcr6 OF his stale says: " Perhaps no section OF
country visited by armies during this lratr,. ini
War b!b suffered g. ~ great an extent IS iHe ~ey
oil The ShobaGdOah ana preserved al SO IenhtkayIc
a degree IT'D natural beauty and productiNeNcss.
Although armies have tGlagie0 ~ yetd1Ee, ran
sacked ia graIaIIes, burned destroyed lie houses,
much OF utility and more vi beauty 20 deAoh'srisie
It's immeuse Resources AID rrcule1ative energies.
Fine crops growing IA the clds, anG many Iaianh
are kept ia gOOd O.0Cr Oy those W1o have not be,a
te iiied mo an Abandonment OF iheiE homes isi'd
hretitts Ills valley a. indeed one OF the ptaa1S
spots a. tue es1h, and with ne uow last hrehln.
ciups of gram pre- IN unusually aiIactI'. APP
yemldusc. thousands o. acrts must evidently De
lost however, for want oi hdgvescTf, 40 Llaiiy OF
TIE towns aud he surrounding valley have been al
most depopalA,ed, except by deienseess women shd
children. In some sections many acres oi wheat
sowu by Rebel owners viii be sarier-d by loyal
men VINO remain.
Al the least calculation about one quarter Of TIE
wheat crop wall be lot. j have noticed many
fine helds utterly ruined by the troops who nave
been obliged 10 eucaIup therein; YET tue o"heis Oh
these have expressed themselves able W be"i tne
IOss, and even gfatii Ut escaping tue nAds VI VIC
uarauders " no usually follow in the track OK armies.
Daring an eight or bine udle tramp through Tue
valley ! observed many fields OF gram wbieh were
ready for the sickle souie DAYS ago, baoiy OiOAen
down. Beside the scarcity o. har'esleis ibIch
com liant IL made for want oil teams on ol"et'n
farms the rebel iu the" last ralf having '"IfIen GU
everything IN the share of horseilesi- good, bdG'
OF indifferent have NO statistical info. naliCn al
band relative 90 The crops oi the SHENANDOAH, oA'
believe this sfasou thew would have been, II
pfotery governed, sufficient 10 have sulto.ttV al
army OF one hundred tbOus,.rd men, forever yest'
Concerning tire poiucel sentiment oi the pophd'l'
OF the Valley at the present time u II nara 10 arrive
at any CONFUSION.
The feeling was strongly Union before the war,
which statement may be verified toy IA examination
of the county Gle, ton retnrus. Macy loyal farmers
with whom have recently couyersed-nlen
"Wno .ue,s tie ri,ht
Aud knowing dared mlin'an'
Men who, in spite OF dangers would not deaert
n cir trerdrs have corrobort,d The fact ~ 10 the
Union feeling in the Valley. They complain about
tie leieucy Of the Union rule, and sptak with fear
and trembling OF the iron rod OF Secessia, which
drove hundreds of oysl men from their homes, some
to pass months of exile n tine Northern States, but
The prea' or number 90 exc out wreched existence
in Southern prisons. Even with The valley occu.
pied Ly Union troops there men who have dared
all tor homes sake, are cautious to whom they
speak arguing that IN the event Of trouble Govern
uieut v0uchsaios them no protection eecessiohlsts
of the dcopes, dye oIoBly vannt their sentiments,
and fearles-lv cSnress their opniOns-th"y are un-
by ,rher party. LEI la, the night arm of
GoveInnen tall like gnounc upon these ueS,
Al able niinious Of slayeocr,cv, and lei loyal
tjtizenr receive insurance ol protection and opne
,b,t ere Two months have elapsed the political status
of the Nslley would be L iou from one ehd 10 tne
other an this complsjnt wherever go; 10y
,rnment rives ue no protection, and we are unable
TO protect Ourselves from the thieviug ana MURDER
ous bands OF Rebels urged On 10y men more uehplc-
sble than Lemselyos-the Confederate lenders.
Every one here IL anAiously awaiting the result Of
the etrug.rle before Richmond, and ever thing re-
main, =, ,fstu nuo DR.