New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-08

Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune
EHy.orDss STATION, Tenn. IN

REyyOIDys STATION. Tenn, July ?, lOI
Leaving Huntsville early yesterday morning, eX-
pee,ed 70 have been,n Nashville last night, but AZ
10 on Wednesday morning, lind myself with sixty
five miles of travel yet before me, and the pleasing
prospect Of waiting until this afternoon before
starting again.
The railroad train carried us at comfortable
speed, aud brought us to Elk River on time, log
m. One of the five pine bridges destroyed by the
Rebels within distance of twenty-five miles, and
sill uurcpared, stopped US here, but after being
feiried across the river in "dug-ou. "a trying
operation TO g nervous person-we found yenaOie
specimen Of the almost extinct race Of oldfashioned
stage cosches and a two-hor:e hack waiting for u.s.
Nine of US got inside, and two outside Of The former
and started for a ride Of twentythree miles across
the country for which privilege we paid the modest
sum Of "V" each. Imagine nine persons-one
lady cor1reled 10 riio this distance, and fer ten
miles over the toughest and hJEest OF roads, III a
box seven feet by four and TO ind on their ARRIVAL ~
their destination that he train they were 10 meet
had gone an hour before, leaving them with the
prospect of rrsticailng for the next t"ehty-lolI
hours and You viii readily believe we were no, all
IN the best possible hnmor. pat. 30 II was, ana a.
Mr.. Reynolds difers rom The rest o. we G nV,
keepers in this part Of the country, IN that be sells
good table, aud furnishes good beds, We console our
r Ives that We might be worse OIL
The hotel the blacksuitt-shop, and the warehouse
NJ the depot comprise the town, village or station,
but Just considerable business IL done ne y ls the
terminus Of the inc sOu;Lward from Nashville, and
consequently all the supplies for the army come
here. .
A large train Of wagons 10 here now waiting for
their loading. Hundreds Of bales Of cotton he around
he warehouse and are being shipped Norih as ias ~
po.ible. The people Of Middle Tennessee and North
Ia al IN
structions OF DAVIS aud Beaurcgard 10 burn all their
cotton Along the railroads and some OF the pTinc-
pal country roads considerable has been burned, but
moi with the consent OF tie planters.
The greater portion still remains, and the owners
generally are quite ready 20 sci TO the Yankees
here for the purpose Of buying. Not the slightest
objection is made TO the UuiiedSaies Treasury note
Confederate scrp s worth from forty % fifty cents
OIL the dollar and dull at that
The Creates. difficulty the cotton buyers have
found is the getting Of tie cotton 10 the railroad
recent order cuts them off from all of Government
wagons and they have 10 rely soely on the citizens
Between Unni-vills and Decatur, tie divisions
commanded by Gems. McCook Nelson, and Critten.
dan are In camp. Wood has not yet crossed the
Teunessee River. Gen. Buell. arrived in Huntsville
on Saturday evening last, aud took up his quarters
near those Of Gen. Mitchell,
The somewhat novel sight TO NJ Of two major
generals in close consultation maps aud charts
could have been seen al htcLele tent on Sabbath
afternoon. The result Of their protrad'd consulta
ton il, of course, unknown, but do not think an
advance by Buell. need be looked for for some days.
The position Of Col Gill Al Battle Creek il % il
was when last wrote. All IL quiet there-no
,gns Of any considerable force Of the enemy nearer
than Chattanooga. They have battery plspted az
RauAin's Ferry, bat firing OF conse quence has
taken place Tor some day, and none need be looked
for until our troops cross the Tennessee.
lhe remark Of a negro boy moment ago is 90
illustrative of the opinion are held in by the
Contrabands that 1 must insert If. lie had been
ntently watching NE write for some minutes, when
be picked up a torn sheet Of paper lying on the floor,
and, after examining il carefully, burst out Nth:
" How does you all make paper up Non J" | told
him they made u sometimes out Of pieces Of cloth
rags, and said they could make paper cut of lie
slirt. q" Make paper out Of ny shirt Den paper
mus be cotton "
then tod him they made some PAPER from straw,
when, rolling up biz eyes, lie looked ~ 10 il
meant il and excl aimed " Make paper out of straw
You ails must be part God G.E y.