New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-14
rg9N GEN. M'cLELLkN'S ARMY.
.-.e REELS OUT OF SIGHT.
OprgATI0ES ON THE JAMES RIVER
Hs,peraRrsRs Army oy Tar PoToN'c; ,,..

a. t. Towty n. srNsToS, Nee'e'ory@ var
=, ..r,suGrr Rogers wr ;es me today That be went
-., the cuoboate yesterday past Little Brandon.
r,.,vtnipc ooi, apd no signs OF troops crossing the
= r. f,,,,l two batteries of ten OK twelve guns
., On ,,, soi.l go. %, .lHwes River-one opposite
~. ,aonh OF iio Warwick itver, tie other about 8.
y rom Nloe'rc Pc'n'-
TIE upper baaeiy ,n uardins or Mother Lince's
PA as heavy fi1ed pioces between tie batteries
L. IN, Jsmec own aud Yorktown. Commander
Ro,.rs offered bat,le, bpt The gunnoats moved oil.
H. silcpeei ere ba,terv. AMI r'iu Tast the other.
ts.ucd) q. 2. MCCLELLAN Najog-Gen- Oomd:.
Pm, ou, syccisl Corre,pondeni.
''" BrKNr ORDINARY, Va, May Q. 1869
date this Ut no lace found on any map eXant
Ii.a ocai,y IL niles from Williamsburg and -
from Richmond, and about 20 from where the Rich
uopd read crosses the Cbickalominy. We struck
eelnp a. cloek this morning, and half ar hour
ster were Cling past Williamsburg. The post in
advance having been assigned to Gen. Smiths div-
aon, we moved otf to that position by circuitous
route 20 the Isht striking tie main Richmond road
zone four miles beyond Williamsburg, thereby trav-
,ag somewbAt iult ther, but avoiding piece Of very
bad ;oad.
The march devoid Of special interest. The roads
were good, and thirteen miles made by about p.
On the roGe abundant evioence of the precipi-
lsoa Of Toe retrest by the Rebels, especially from
Fcrt Naeiuder commencing Monday evening. Gals
,as. hmpers battery wagons, forges baggage
WAGONS snd slmost every conceivable kind of trans
rortq,o wen. scattered along the route stuck fact
n lie mnd broken dosn, aud abandoned in every
variety Of eirlauon. l have been assured that tue
standardization Of Johusons army was complete,
officers ana uIen liz ing III disorder and at VIII De-
.e-ie.s eoncus IN saying that had the aavsnt-
sse raine. Og Hancock, on tAe evening oi
N,nd,y baen vigorously followed up IL
force JotSton, Nsa.rnder and the rest, would
have .eeu eiptuied with all Their force.
Had the retreat beeu followed up, result no LEES
lisa. .ro4s 10 tie enemy would have ensued. They
were nearly destitute c provision, ana sconred the
country !or tie last round OF bacon snd peek of for
,ee. Eve, here We NET the compliant that had
.roeed Ut beioco-u'tcr desttulion and immediate
htress. Hplses wssons, mules have been swept
away. 4 neD diticnlty Lns arisen, ss re- ] As new.
Ire negroes have. a5 General thing, Knocked
d. ana Fel lse io' g.r 10 work, Ginning that they
are Tree I'D 10 ot ger subject 70 their owners. 80
ar o. aave there is ii tie DO al eIlpt TO
,omyel them 20 work. and thev appear 10 be having
h-r own wGN. Bot he destitute c1ndi ion of the
ouu.Iv wi! inAict on them bat dis res, aud il
Soat ttat they vii, be compelled to retarn to
leir oyr egi CI thai account. One farmer told me
io-isy 1hat thirty felG hands had Just goue away.
les se- n4al ii.fei men were to be seen III com
Jenes ot hse, aIi4 teUs. and frequently even III
arscr uuwoeis, IL holiday dress, awaiting tie ap-
Jfoact oi The army, or watching it while passiUg.
There Was WI-diIng tie meaning of & cir looks
u aCtiol1- IL -, me Inevitable tnat 0st uf them
wli be iiss ted in toelr expectations. Some Of
hem Juld taat lu-y wee willing 10 work aut foE
pay Ike other men. tAis probably is the feeling
VITO Lost Oi tiem.
Ga applying for dinner at fire farmhouse 10
lsy, Was met with q mai, on the ground that al
III niggeTs' lad gone away, ind there Was NO
body 90 cook or do anything about the toase. At
the sne tile much concern was expressed let toe
l.uiy would staave on the same sccOunt, Eoiw th.
tsldiBF .hg re were ihIee OF four white women III
Ile o5.rs ana windows, who, 1t seemed to We,
would not be pariicalariy dlsgraced by doing htIe
homework.
Deserters and lfisoners continue 10 come in. The
uost trustworthy Intelligence concerning the enemy
IT, ta theyiulend TO MAKE stard ten 'nie this side
0. Ric uoud, 10 which place they have lied, and
where ,tey eng3sed IN throwing up entiench
reuts. II would take three days nearly 10 reach
lhsi place were we to IaOve night On, which we can
hardly expect viii be the Gems. Stonenan
aud Franklin having formed Junction, we now
have soiid front; and the whole army Will crowd
~ rs soon - comports with the plans Of Gen.
Mcclellan. | have no know edge OF tue posidon
yhc t1e Rebels are said 10 be- fortiiyiDR. Ae they
rvtreated they took with them great many negroes
10 work on Tie entrencIments, and seemed parlicu-
srly aax.ons as informed, TO impress tree ne
grUee INTO tI2t fN.Cc. aldAy ehceptu ny hIC!hS
Gway until tie las Of the enemy had gone by.
Money thers j. little, none 81 all saye wOTthleRs
shinll sters Certain bank-Dotes 60 pretty we'll.
Mex are the Confederate Treasury Notes, winch 70
after soli th0a.h nobody that mas seen them has
the sehJelt taith "a them. On tue bodies OF Rebel
otcers slair In battle were found considerable sums
In promises 10 pay after the independence Of the
JEFF. Davis CoDfederlcv was established and ackDOwl
edged. One would think that more wor' blces
promise it would be difficult 10 make. United
States Treasury Notes sought alter, aud pass as
readily US gold or silver, whenever 10 change Is TO
te given back in which the trade is blocked,
becaa,e there is neitcer gold nor silver in Sece,h
TIE country through which we marched Today
Wa. very fine. Ii reminded De fOrciDiy Of Western
Newfork, which alone excels 1t. Tue iarns are
generally in good repair, the improvements GOOD,
esieclally ia many cases toe dwellings, which 10 ell
appearances are bones Of every comfort aud gentil
hy, without beil z very elegant or expensive. The
best farms are valued IN ordinary times at from so
b$}0 per acre The same description Of farms,
with the improvements in New-lork world REALLY
Command from $50 to 500 Per acre in ordinary
hn~i
vance, aud will move fret al al early hour IN the
morning. Gen. Mcclellan 10 three miles the rear,
Ald WI keep up With his army 10 future
Gen. s. is at the head Of his coTps, which, il
" andefsOod will oriDg up the
lAoag6 nothing is absolutely snown, IL is cOnjec-
tnied ,lst The Rebels will gather ther forces ia
Virginia, waile they assist Beaures gard al tis present
p0'l.ion, Or grand battle.
After the Battle.