New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-27
Waiting for the Ponfoons-Thcir Arrival
Looking nj the Rebel. Across the Ifnp-
pnsannoeL-A Ri1htst Etaud-Neuiraii-
U-Gunrding Iouscs-Eax Discipline.
From Our SPECIAL CoffesFonc-n;.
AIsuT Igks9 UIyIafos.

From oar Special coue.pone-ni
hi0nT oEAS7 Di'ifio.. AE,H f.LrorlE Va,
Monday, Nov ~, ilbl. :
Still on the north bank Of the Rappahannock
Upon the high bluffs tlong line Of three miles, Il
Of our guns point threaieniogy toward tho enemy.
In the raynes behind them hundred more wait,
ready TO be wheeled up aud placed in position.
Upon the hills south Of the river distant from 900
to 5000 yards, Rebel guns confront them. Some
peer blackly through hastly-built earihworks some
are Just visible over the crests Of sharp RIDGES
almost hidden by great piles Of brush. Already We
count eighteen; the cannonading will unuask many
more.
When the Dcsth Angel touches thee swin keys!
Whist loud lament aud dlsns niscrsre
Win u!nslo with ther iul q, phonies"
In front Of our right batteries, but fer below and
hidden from them, the antique, narrow al-ruined
village Of Falmouth hugs tho river. III front Of the
Rebel batteries, IN full view from both SIDES, tho
broad, well.to-do town Of Fredericksburg, with it's
great factories, tall Spires and brick buildings is
tempting target for gum. The river which flows
between Though kredericksburgis half mile below
Falmouth ID now 10 narrow that q lad can throw u
stone acrots.
Behind our batteries and their protecting hills
rests the infantry OF this Grand Division. Gen.
Couch's corps occupies crescert-sheped valley--a
syInme,ric natural amphiihester. 1t Is all aglow
nightly with thousand canp'iires; aud iron the
1
lorms a picture mocking all earthly canvas. Be
lind the Rebel batteries, III the dense forest their
infantry occupies line five miles long. by night
" Just detect the gimmel oi their fires; by day We
see the tall, slender columns Of smoke curling up
from their campo. Practiccd eyes estimate their
numbers from these indications at 10 900 50 00D.
We have walled n week Tor the pOntoon boats,
though Gen. Burnside was promised they should be
here simultaneously with bis fret corps. The bril-
liant idea If briI ging them from Washington, G5
,,tis no IA he m.
inent professor OF the great art Of How Not to Do
IL. Governmental minds were apparently ignorant
IL at they could bo noatcd down the Potomac 10
Belle Plains, only miles from this point.
But last night they were within two miles, 70
they will not delay us much longer few hours
will be sufficient for constructing the bridge.
Viii tue Rebels fight the decisive battle here
Many Of our oficslg believe they will. IL seems
improbable, for their only advantage is the obstacle
they can nteIpose 10 our crossing tie river; and
while part OF army 10 engaging them here, the
rect may cross above or below, and flank them. If
they mean 10 rifk feat battle wo shall not COM
plain; we ire only eight miles from our water
base.
la any event there will be artillery fighting before
this letter is IN print. The women and children
came pouring ont OF Falmouth YESTERDAY, anIcilGl-
ing tie bOmtardmcnt
redorickebuIg wants TO remain neutrall IL 10
Ike nearly all the families meet. Having con-
trbuled ythng-olothing horses, money and
men TO the Rebel army wien our hOoIu appIOa.n
Trey ask 90 be treated as neutrals They illustrate
the possibilities of human eilrontry.
All The citizens Gsk 10 have guards placed over
their hcuses; but very few Of thom OBTAIN them.
81 will give no man guard" replied Gen. How
ard to one Of these appcants "until he ID willing to
lose as much as have lott, in defending tie Gov
eminent" The ViIginian cilst one long, lingering
look at the Generals loOse, empty coal-s!ceyc tho
lost bis right arm wLio leading his brigade at Fair
Oaks aud went away, the picture OF despair.
Ia several instances guards have been captured by
Rebel guerrias through direct agency OF the FAM
lies they were protecting. This was the case at the
house near Willie Sulphur Syringe, where Col. Car.
ruth of the 35,b Massachusetts was taken prisoner
while dining,
The country bloeds. These ViFeinians must BE-
terribly in favor OF TIE Union as IL was" Houses
are despoiled; sometimes property which canno; be
tuken away is destroyed In mere wnntonneHs.
Worse yet, there have been instances of the most
outrageous conduct toward women. The most of