New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19
Fall particulars Of the Evacuation Of Uar'
risons Notwithstanding Saved
The Scene ON the River, &c.

rison's Notwithstanding Saved
The Scene ON the River, sc.
r,o,o Onr Special Correspondent.
FUN WV HskRsos's LANDING, Saturday. Aug 16. 1852
Harrisons Landing is evacuated. Without
struggle, without blow, without even the loss OF
q single man, the immense army Of the Potomac
sNieers and men, bag and baggage, stores, teh's'
horses ammunition and contrabands are now lar
away from Harrsou's Landing. leaving 1T deserted
sna desolate plain. For several days this important
movement has been going on. Ten days ago. when
on the vay from Fortress Monroe to Harrlsons
Landing in the mail-boaf, John a. W arner, Wa'
convinced that the evacuation had sife"oy cou'-
meneed from the fact that steamer aiter steamer,
and essel after vessel passed MS steaInlng or fans
- tho a;r.ct;on of Fortress Monroe, laden heavily
with horses and stores. All agree that thc
whole affair has been admirably well plan
red and executed. For wonder, everybody
iii not know everything that was TO take
ylace before an order was given, aud Tor "A still
greater wonGer after an order was gwen no one
knew the result; Tor if it related 10 the movement
of brigade division, men and officers, Coloneis,
and even Generals sP.eua.ed a. 10 Tue -, neaHg o.
are we going r.. as the whole army gong to
move 7" &c; and even at this moment your re.
porter asking the two former questions at For ress
Monroe, without being able to obtain more than
mppoei,iou for an answer.
/ have raid that tbis Increment bad been in con-
temptation some Tine bat the first intimation Of It
pok place on Monday LAST, when NJ CslPs division
received orders 10 strike their tents, provide six
DAYS rations, and be ready TO move ut u moments
notice.
At o'clock At night the whole division arrived
at .he wharf, and embarked quietly on Gamers;
left the Landing some time during the night Tor
Acquia Gre K, as was supposed, VIA Fortress Mon-
roe. An order was next issued that no more yes
eeh loaded with supplies fhonli proceed further
than Fortress Monroe and on "Wednesday ten days
Iatons were served To the army, which war required
10 be in readiness TO move al an hour notice All
the kuapsacks Of thoee who Were ordered 10 march
by land were placed on board bargcs and tchooners,
for the humane purpo.e Of relieving the men Of
their weight and IncumbraDce dunng The hot aud
weary march On the same DAY Gen. Mcclellan
and Col Iugals left Harrison Landing for the
nearest telegraph station, and communicated with
Me War Department as TO future movements, re-
turning the following day.
o. Inursday the army commenced evacuaing in
earnest. All the siege guns were removed fror the
'front.' and safely embarked ON Ihursday and yesltr-
dsy Oh board barees and schooners. Porters Cofps
lei the van Of The overland portion OF the army
Thursday night. On Friday morning every tent
was truck and then, for the frst lime, II gen.
orally known that the 0hole army was sbont eyae-
Mating Harrisons Landing. On Thursday night
Fly sail Of vessels left the different wharves, loaded
with stores, and yesterday the remainder u the
stores placed on boats and steamers by the con-
rabands. All the cavalry that remained before the
sBsl departure Of the land forces acted Ms pckets,
was placed 10 protect the baggage trains Tue sck
and wounded Who remained III t3e different bocpitss
were placed board the regular steamboats, belong
ng ~ tie Sanitary Commission at the Long Wharf,
and were among the first TO move out into the
stream. Conirabands were shipped Oh fcbooners,
barges, and pontoon-boats, and 1t was an amusing
sight to zee the long line Of boats with their ebon
freight psss the different steamers and wharves, to
take their places among the others anchored In the
stream, or hear the questions, answers, and jokes
which passed bet ween the two parties, amid the
"Lal has" of the white men and the "ya! ya's
Of tie black.
and yesterday afternoon Col. Ingalls, and Capt.
Rankin started across the Peninsula Gu horseback.
Cant. Sawtele remained TO direct the operations at
the Landing and great praise iS due HIM Tor lis
eIRetic aud mdciatlgable eAerlious ana excellent
msnag cement throughout.
During the afternoon Of yesterday, the lsdy Of the
MISSIONER mansion complained that her houss had
been violently entered by struggling soldiers OF our
army who, after insulting those IN the houee com
rDeneed TO ply open the closet doors with their
bayope,s, Col. Butler al once detailed Lieut..
Beecher Of the y3d NJ L., and nine men, as guard
20 protect the house and ITS occupants Hghnh ma
RAIDERS and sragsle will state tlst since our
Army has been here, the WestOvcr mansion has been
used as hospital and that the greatest kindness and
attention has been given 10 ALL both sick ana well,
officers and prvates, by those who reside III IL. But
an DEPRESSING, while the busy scene al HariisonS
Landing Ia drawing 70 q close.
"
iast time from the mail dock. On the pier, and the
bank above, bat a few barrels snd boxes remained
10 b. shipped and, with the exception OF the Pro-
yosts guard this was all that remained on shore OF
the Army Of the Potomac. Far IA the eye could
reach nothing could be seen but mighty plain Of
deyolation and ruin. The ground was strcwn the
whole distance with mere rubbish-for here,
there and everywhere, large 6res burned, and
ANYTHING that could assist the Rebels ever 30
shgbtly, was fart becoming heap OF charrcd and
blsckened ruins or lay useless by destruction upon
the ground Old tents and bugs either fed The flames
or lay about, torn into threds; boxes and barrels
were broken in fact, nothing remained that could
be Of use 10 the enemy except Thousands Of cool and
A, Hdy bowers, built by our soldiers from limbs and
honoh Of trees in lieu Of tents which were kindly
Iss, 90. ~ 10 WOO the Rebels on their onward
march to Wa, hingtoD, and rest their weary limbs
AID cool their fisrv ..orits down.
Anh. safely el,,r liked Oh board The differ
sDt vessels, Col Butler, commandment OF &c. ''"''
guard called IN his seninels, who were on duty al
the dl ieot wharves and embarked his regiment on
board The North America. His regiment, the $50 |
New York, have performed tho arduous duties Of |
guarding tbe oepots at Warie House and r.arison's
Landing WITH Gen 10 themselves ana satisfaction to
TIE whole army.
And now they, too, ays all embarked and the last
steamer has steamed 70 the centsf Of the stream the
mighty fleet quietly resting ct anchor oh the bosom
OF the PLACID james, waiting tvy the changing Of the
tide, which Ii the signal of departure.
The last steamer had padded out in tho stream.
This occurred about o'clock TIE moon Wa
about half full, shedding sufficient liaht 10
clearly distinguish surrounding objects Cp and
down the river far as the eye could reach the fleet
hay quietly at anchor the msuy colofed signal 0bts
bright and Pickering, looked ike fairy stars Of yar
Gus bues, flashing along the whole line. A light
breeze was blowing up the river, ripping the waer