New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-03
Fw0r BUnXsIDE's Anr,Y CcRPs.

uIi@sary stoIr.-A Nigsi March auG
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From Our Special Correspondent.
BrH.srpgs New CA>p Sept. J. 1902.
Why should coming events ut aud near Freder-
icl.bnrg 70 cast thcir shadows before, that Lie
their occurrence is not definitely arranged, hey are
noticed in the neyslmpe,s TIE ovucuhIon Of our
lI.e position WIS NOT decided nPon until yesierily
morning, when psrcmp'ory orders 10 hit effect were
received by Gen. Burnside from the War Depart
mcnt; bat some Of the NewYo.k paPcfs OF that date
referred 70 all tic leading p'ius Of tie event a. i
hey were already known to the public.
For several days prior to tlc evacuation, rumors
prevailed that Iacsops forces tans 10 in bis route
home, would reoccupy the dsloyal ci'y and capture
Bmnsidc's Who'll; force. Rebel ~ mpa:uners were
90 confident Of the speedy approach Of Ieif army ~
20 throw of their restraint, and maliest their Joy
in an Immstakabie nauner. This was 10 on
Thufsday, and there was more or Iess Of t.uniihs
our soldiers az they went through the stleeis.
ON Friday, expectation wns at iis hight, and where
ever yon went You would STE the womeD-alas! the
ypoi tive bood-,i misty So them wOmenc'us,erfd
IN yrou, or talking earn -stiy AS they walk dnpsls.
And on FRIDAY uighr. III many home tights were
burned all night long and women kept weary
watch for tie G,neral vino came ro,, and tie
tmitors and rebels who We're at their bloody worA
miles upon miles away. Smc mitrous even wcn.
80 f.r - To spread ibics o. fsieshm'ns, as II u
nigh, be for N,w-Year's calls; lut wien Friday
cane and went and 10 jackson appeared. the i-as,
was ea.en by tncm.eivee, and witn il 10 end OF
Humble Pie, we f.nci,d, rom the dos ncast looks
and sencc of tie feminine yiuperiO CON Saturday.
Bu, Saturday did not come and 70 without new
rumors. iilhly exaggerated, Of tie approach Of the
Rebel columns by the two principal I)ads which
eDter the city. Brought 10 the picket guard ifst
Dy ,ome 'iuicI!,ani cowrabad', th.y ran
from Outpost 70 headintil,.s ".,s Ire speed Of
nimor, and b,fl-e long The u-nal precautions had
been taken aguiast q urnrife. IL i'wn, tol hinsh-
bury OF tie lith Connecticut, and Proyos-iiar-hai,
dsro.e Li- forces ,1 a. 70 command every approach
and rspress auy outbreak on iLc pait # ciiizens.
None occurre J, however; hut the women toward
evening became rather more insulting than usual
On saturday, ia company with an artillery oihcei,
rode to and along the outp0s's, distance oil some
twelve miles, but neither cav an enemy nor heard
OF any indications Of bis presence. Out on the
TELEGRAPH road where toe picket headquarters are
.rov Wild grapes IN endless piofdson, The vines
overrnnniug o,y and high growth trees with their
foliage, and hanging in gracefully trailing iestoons
from every branch. Tie grape j, Of very Inferior
quality to the taste OF those who have known some
thing better. and despite he ances and assertions
Of the auti.high-culture party the Trannnerd, and
a.. - f..fs.t.f ia
grown At great expense by those who can set tuns
Of tie foxy aSurs for the mere picking.
On Sunday morning things shaped themselves dif.
feren,ly. In the middle q the hight Gen. Burn
side. Who seems to 1--we aud thrive without sleep or
lood awoke the Sergeant OF his headquarters
guard and ordered him to have reve.ile beaten 1T
tue different camps at O'Clock. II most uii-
usual hour to arouse the eoldiors bgi he had re-
ceiv.d "A peremptory order by telegraph from the
War Department 10 break mp hls camp G1d move 10
-. and there Wal norhing for him bui to obey.
Long before day the camps were astir, aud ihe
.lnplos preparations FOR departure were made
such d, packing baggage, getting company property
ready Tor transportation, aud d'siritning rations.
There waa little bre.klasiig AT hoadQuarior cor
else,st.rc and none al until II became certqin
that our departure worM not bee hurried. 1 don't
know how corIorals md privates Jared, hut do
know that a swallow or 30 ofcoilec withou, mix
aul army biscuits without butter constituted he
broadcast and dinner OF several san oilcef- yc.ter.
day. 10 make our situation more uncomfortable
the rain fell hy showers al day, hicl wetcd our
hor.cs saddles. ana blankets, and soaked oar clothes
pret-y thoroughly 'or al tents were sluck early IN
lie day and ike q miserable lot Of drowned chick
eis, We sat ana took il.
The IN Coruecii,dt had gone ont OF PICKET, re-
rsyiur the I!AN kls Zlnaycs, and lad barely %,
f,nt,ic. ro,ird when hey were ordered 20 reirdcc
ther stclr, the long sr u.ilos of sloily Io"l. lt
took time. Loyeyor, 20 draw IN tie pickots al Il
whole Tine and hours were passoi - % 90 head
quarters "a woafsone suspense aid lie vet, while
tue Connecticut men were getting bAcA 20 town.
Noon came but no s.gLs of . Start; nlo-at,er0on,
INA, .t.ll ~ order 20 ia in. Meanwhile, Col. Kin. >,
bury bad hs details az their posts 20 lire tle bridges
over ttc Rappahanrock, aud tie machiEe-.hop in
Fredstic.riuiK The tree shadows in the red
steam Of the river grew longer ana longer; the
blush haze OF a Wet Summer day gathered about tho
city and hung thick between il and he high range
Of the Blue Ridge; crokete began to chrp, ana
frogs to croah, aui the homeward-bound cattle
waded deep into the water. drinking And olinhiug
their bells IA they heat oil the HES, aud all
tie quiet and calm OF an inland place
came to Fredericksburg with the approach Of
evening, and yet our coluan was not in motion. Al
last, at o'clock yisi4ni. industrious Lieut.. biears
the Pos. Comuis3asy go, las orders t. ire the few
remaining commnsary stores and the depot tuidings
at Falmouth station. Hay had been previously
spread throughout structures and over aud under
the barrels and boxes Of stores, aid turpentno and
other coabu,tiblc lcids sprinkod about that
when the match WIS applied fire ran ike electricity
from cad 10 end Of piles and Platforms and before
,ou could hayo counted u hundred the whole WAS
MINI IL - tL. !. 4 rlr q lniumn Of hlnc smnL