New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15

From Another Correspondent.
HiI1spoKouGm. Lo0don Co, Va, March II, 1867
Iwri,e from little town buried among the hills
Of the Shenandoah, midway between HarPer's Ferry
and Leesburg. l propose to give you the results of
Col. Gearys ten days campaign since he crossed the
Potomac, and such Of its incidents as have come
within my observation or 10 my knowledge other
wise.
Col. Geary threw bis command over the Shonan-
doah at Sandy Hook, on Saturday the LIST inst, with
the one casualty Of six men lost by drowning, and
occupied ovettsviIle ten mes toward Leesburg, the
neIt day. The following week he felt his way,
pushing back the enemys scouts. At length, by y
forced march the preceding night, he appeared before
Leesburg, 81 daylight on the morning of the sth,
with the full determination TO storm the works there
forthwith; but the Rebels had evacuated three
hours previous.
His trophies be,ide occupying the position, were
stores the amount Of $l2O 900 to $4,000 81 pris-
oners, and Ill horses, with equipments, captured
Among the prisoners are two Colonies and Lieu.
tenant Colonel. All these were Rebel scouts taken
by first a surprise, and then a race in which North
orn horse-sesh or Northern forage proved too much
every time for even the extraordinary talent for
work Was done altogether by Mai Atwood's Michi
gan Cavalry, attached to Col. Gearys command
One exploit deserves particulars notice. Lieut.. X. T.
Phelps, Adiutant Of tho battalion, while pursuing
eleven Of tho enemy, became detached, with but
man, from the remainder OF his party, when tho
eleven turned and charged upon him. Nothing
dsunted, he met them halfway, shot one man dead,
and was grsiiied with splendid rear view of ten
horsemen desperately bent on shedding blood with
their spurs.
Balls Bluff, consecra,ed by Bakers blood is but q
miles from Leesburg. Learning tina, slaughtered
there were not decently inferred, COL Geary rode
to the field to-day with squad Of soldiers to give
them proper burial In behalf Of The TRIBuSE
accompanied the party. We found CHASTITY specta-
ce-too horrid 10 bear description. The little earth
that may have covered the bodies had washed
away, leaving them exposed to sight, while unclean
birds and beasts were gorging on human flesh, and
this at o stones throw Of the dwellings of white
people--white outside Tenderly, but with deep
curses on the Rebels and hot anathcmhs on the one
traitor who planned and executed the murders. those
bones were given Il Christian depth of earth.
Forty fifty contrabsnds come into Leesburg
daily. Observation-Disclosures Of them have worked
months on the enemys nirenchments, portion hay
lpg stolen themselves from Rebels in tho neigbbor-
hcod, and many from officers whom they have been
with in tho Confederate service in "A
10 ca-es actually carrying mnsketS. As near as
cal, ascertain tho disposition made of them by our
authorities is--none ut all. Two who had just come
in heard catechised They had belonged to the
Colonel Of Mississippi regiment, at one time ta.
toned at Leesburg Hero is the gst Of the CONVEX.
sation from my memoranda at the time:
"Why did you leave him 7"
"Well, M b, fust place me thinks med stay wild
i'm longs ed 80 Mort, but ME wasn't gwyne Souf
wild him."
Didn't lie treat you well |"
mo, Sab, 10 was W'y hard On Us, 10 treated us