The New York herald., 1862-12-10

4 guest Of his brother An law Com GoldsborouRh Tn,
clerk, u s stated, was deserter from toe epes, M'
70 ns cnasses has displayed eisnsr p0D So"A"''
Dr.. Writ is perfectly willing to give parole not |.
gve aid or comfort the enemy, and s In every WAY
! esteem or all.
A. Aquia creek tho greatest activity prevails. Steam
ers Of all descriptions schooners barv's scows ana SINAI
craft innumcrabe Constantly throH. the wnarves anc
scores Of salworth esnabands swarm about unloading
supplies or catterng around the fires Already quite
VILLAGE Of frame houses has rung ~ and others arc
rapidly approaching completion The walls OF the old en-.
gine house. twice scoged by e being again covered
with substantial roof new wharves stretching out
into tho and the keea VI transports stir the "a
BY reedy shores where tho perch and muc for ages
have ecded their npy tribes undisturbed. Every avaa
bio nook s occupied by railway turnout, bngo engines
and iong ras Of cars, which oste each other 70 ana
fro TINS ~ grain hay soldiers ratio a. pied tier
on tier xQbsruct the horyughares. In the midst Of all
this arent canfustn complete system h maintained
and vast carsoes Of supplies disappear by magic
only TO make for NOR which IN their turn vanish
IN the winding valley Hadins to the grand Army OF tho
Rotonlac.
lot Aauia is not attractive abiding plaer. Drinking
water mile dslant aud nothing nut bard tack and ia
acconpanlmenis in soldiers fare can be procarod
tradition prevails among tho F stationed there that
invariably upon tho app araicc o Respectable suffer
salute fired nShonor OF the event, ana that no saines
have hoen fred since the brilliant campaign 81 last sum,
,per II is amus,,g to the stricken connte'
nances Of hungry patriots upon reaching .s Sahara In
their pilgrimage to the army.
and maledctions heapsa the heads Q! tho powors
prohibiting tho introduction of csncstibes. Notwir
amount OF IL 10 carried though IN new styo ana by
different class Ccnvalcscents snnggIe in whskey, 70.
bacco and segars quantities, VIII c, sold TO tho
troops profits renders brief floughs highly
desirable, aud many gets through ~ Washington
for no other purpose than TO supply himself WIN this
merchandise
new plan has been recently adopted transporting
supplies, and thus far succeeds admirably Two canal
boats arc lashcd together across which laid two
tracks of railroad ir0n Unn these are placed the
empty cnrs, which, upon being loaded ~ Aexandri are
tow cd to Aqua run oil on " tho railroad thence 10
hss .,srhA ri
taon OF hay and grain great saving y mus realized az
immense necessarily wasted at every place
oi loading or Gisch.rgng.
Several carg es o. straw are being unloadcd Aquia
for the comfort OF the sick and wounded This is tied il
small bundlos and then bonnd IN hoops like bales OF hay
An exclusive depot has also been established On the
Maryland sbare for use in case Of emergencies The
mel Clark Chie CmnissAry, and his assistant Captain
Cox, have bcen indosatisaby iaborins day and
night Ia listening forward supplies and have
army with sufficient E:nber OF ratiOns TO subsist u
through an extcsive c1mpalgn Few are aware Of the
gigantic proportions this department of the service.
Flour, meal hard bread beans rice, potatoes and ONIONS,
beef polk cofee sugar. meiRsses, vinegar, sllf &c
must all be trans ~ rted issued and for Of
course soldier does not draw all these articles nj
time; but s they iau he Kept ON hand ann not unfil
we take into consideration The magnitude OF the army,
difficulties transportation and the Tickle tastes ~
the men, proper realization be had OF the labor and
res oisib ibity. FRESH horses and new wagons are con
s,aty arriving; yet the Q,rcrmasers and Cominissa
,ys departments crippled Ior lack u transportation,
and sroat Irivaons p the approaching cinisn caanot
BE- aYoi@u. Iho hbWCyef, az abNois INC
start, ana viii endure ung and patiently the end by
these means can be moe successfully acc m, he'd
Many OF the regiments have been recently raid OIL, and
(, ccnbacks again abound Much Of the money has al
ready been scr home, mgh large sums aro daily sluai
cod Cor trash temptngly dslayoa by The suffers The
deay of the paymastUrs has occsoned great inconve
n,eECc, number o officers having been compelled 10
resign By the wants OF their families at home.
The Of Friday has boen exceedingly severe upin
the troops, their shelter tnts having Afforded but
very little protection. Few cases VI sickness nave
been reported. bat disease cannot fail TO appear
after such chilling exposure. brighter and warmer
days arc anA uusly locked for. though the
prospect Of fnrdel stre,ms and tthous,rss roads, IN
calcut sudden disappearance u the snow Tar from
pcasng The e,rth is still covered TO the depth of two
nchcs ths bend with their wintry drapery;
bat few such da, yesterday will again give
god roads and mfortabe degree Q. tempe atnre
several thousand soldiers employed Telling timber,
rresrng the framework for tue RappahannocS railroad
bridge and making corduroy roads these are made by
laying threa o. tine poles along in the direction
take by The road across which poles OF equal
laid closely together. IL would sk process or
building highways but rr the abundance q. timber and
the thousands Of engaged 10 II. but labor here ~
cheap and miles the solid though rough highways are
daily complcicd lhe rebels having driven all the ne
groes south, coutrahands now come within Cur ncs.
No hav0, however an extensive corps or them employed
te4n,stcs aud laborcrs Upon the wharvcs but most *
them extremely iudcient, and develop protvitics FOR
appropfAtng the elects of officers Ia moi rnuarkate
degree. They paid good wages, draw rons aid arc
clothed comfortably than one hal "t th.nn ever
by their yet they are RESTLESS and uneasy
and snDot bo depended mon 1T all Constantly Sh;E
their places employ they give GnccssuR annoy
to the GER and dersd IL every respect
the creates. nG.ssnce ~ the army