New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-21
PROM BUBNsIDE's ARMY CORPS.
A Dash Down the nock-Cnp'"'o
of Rebel Recruits from Dlsryia"d-I"o
Track Of an Underground h@"re~"
-ecvcred-Con,rnbsnd Cargocs 'fs"
maryiund-An Army and Navy EXPi"''


Observation-Disclosures Cargocs Hs"
Maryiund-An Army and Navy EAP'"'''
From, Our spec,sl Correspondent. o,
CAMP MAR FREDERICKSBURG VA, Aug H. i'O'
latle exredllion oowD the RoIrahann'eS'
clanosd sy Gen. Burnside with more ofhoPe thSn eA
pectution OF it's success, has resulted very A''AD
..o..on.,v Tor tho Union cause 1t has hong been
known thst regular AID rapid COMMUNICATE" ""'
-, ,,,. d;s,oval IN Northern States and the
R.hs, forces. In spite OF blocksded coast arms
1-,;,, ,.u,;,;o,s end articles of various kinds, |
bsvs been pa.sed through our lines ever since Tue
h.o,,o on, TIE newspapers Of Nsw-lork sr'
,.,;,oes ON 6le in Richmond 4S hours after their
.,Ia.,;o, and the mil communication between
80, ,,;,ts ia not 80 slow nor b" uncertain as IL
90 tb;riS wears ago, when every avenue lay opeh'
II wcuI Ierbafs, be impossible TO close an ,ne
,stes through which these thugs ale earned OUT
once the principal poia's arc uiscoV iea au .aiou
for, tie minor ou'Io'S may Uo V'oii'VA'' Wv" WIN
MmvL.rd, herself half disloyal, lies next 10 Vir-
;p,a and in the direct Ii OF travel from the North
srn To The Souhern seabosrd; and the extent OF her
water courses. and the bstGre OF The country, pou' 20
that QUAR- or as the most favorable for Tho plans oi
the cuntr abapdistr
A reference to the msp will show the reader that
a natural overland rOale IRON the Western Suoie
country Of MARY land TO tie keoel capital w0uid he
Bowling Green, 10y stage, and thence by rail-. In's
whole district o; country is disloyal, and III the
hands OF the X bel Military forces. WITH the eA-
Ception OF the ka, pahann"ck, WHEN Is no, more
than quarter oi IA nile wide at Port Royal Ferry,
and wh.ch flows with raj Lex sluglish current, there
are rivers 10 coss, and passen-ers or Soods WOMB
have 30 be Ieshipied u once untll me r'ifVao was
reached. That tbs route WISE taken ty u, secs
eonists to eouIe extent, was known; but, although
Our uunboats had assembled tie Raplah"upock 10
FreGeTicksburL 40 very precise esliiua't hho peen
formed oil amount 10y our commanding ue,erai;
Circumstances waich recently trauSi ned caleg
particular attention to the matter, ana the "lier Vi
Aotiug-N sler Nelson Provost OF tie ADscoStli, 10
take a party ara reconnoter tie pO,lnou was ac-
copied. Accordingly at Daylight Yesterday ,,,oru
ing d detacbnent OF - u.e1 from 20 N, S'h A. 4
Vols (Ii.wkius ZJuaves), IN charge Oh Lieut. VI. H.
z Herbert was sent ON toard the email steaino az
Coouer 4 Point, TO report 10 Cnpt frOvOst. Inc
two brass bowitzers belonging 10 TIE COMPANY
with abui daht SUI lice Of aminuuilon, were "i'o
out On board. SIX Of tue crew oi Inc Aha'osei" NJ
compapi. d the Ca, tain, and Ito party was coin'
rlsIsd with the addii ion OF Lieu Palmer OF Tie
Signal Corps, Mir. liant, Mr. Wells, aud mysef:
The morning was wet, and appearances promised
snYtbIng but u pleasant tnp, bus Ut an e,flv h0ur
the clouds brose, and the daJ was US bilgn' ana
snpsbiuy az we could have desired The nver
banks for dozen mts teow Fredericksburg are
steep Iising abruptly sometimes 10 his Il OF ~ or
g. feet a dense iores growth OF ui"Cef covers .ne
sloIes and CROWNS she summit While over The trees
RIM creeping vines aud parasites, often covering
their branches anG 10 i,ye IOsi sish ana hahSrg H.
thick iestoOns over no red waters o tne H'ei
Here IND there we raw lorched OF IN. rotten ,uhh
of AL old tree o. buzz I'd fttie sih Whlied
along the shore, snd or twice the Doie oi ,nr
steamboat wheels scared ny N flock oi ".lte via
SWANS. At long Intervals we CAKE upon befus oi
cattle standing Da-les deep Ia Tie water Oi oiV"1
Jug on niarsty eoGow bottoms; and ell more rare
~ hos,es ad mules could be seen on apiaDd assures
or down AZ the water 10 dlnk.
Six miller below frede,icksb1rg there is pal'ry
atternlt al n iiv.r tio hade hsli dozen or mCe
old sehooner hu KS hsvOE been sunk 10 10 fuffVse.
On the reit ba TIRE Tie rdius II Rebel battery,
which mounted Tour 3--pooSd navy calron@dss, "
the salne class those iu tte Se~al ROM, fo'o
mac and North CsrOhua Tivsr drienses. Were,
indeed do we not encounter tLese carIonades lne
yards of No folk have IuraiS ed ordnance iVr Dosiry
al the earthworks anc forIs in S7eeesi., ana when
the war 10 the labor oil regathenng tb.m a'
snroe sn(e .ut al depot will bs very great. On
lsf, bsnk some way below the blOcksdc, are the
staeines on which McCLi troops we're landed .,s'
Spriag when lie made his advance On treoeFlehs'
Luts.
river i. 10 longer bold, the Ligh ridge swee INK liz
land. and leaving WIDE stretch o. bottom between
il aud the water. We SOW began 70 part fine farm;
or rather srms that had once teen very fertile, but
now reduced % Car'ai steriii'y BY long ciogli ing
with tobacco. Our first Wilt ashore was al Inn
tation owl ed by rsrk kete named Cooling His
few remaining 70 men were cooking up wneat IN
field 4 abou 2VJ acre,, but doing their work IN
dead-ar d. live ID t,iets eOrt o. way ths' shOw.d
their hearts were not in II. The wheat stnDble wss
fole'abIy .troi :. Out rank growth OF weeds ndi-
Gated d oareles. bueUandry tuai would grIeve good
John Johnson or any otLerthfity Northern farmer
A small house on tue place VA teGaned ~ .
family Of Rebel soldier, col piiriug the Wifi and
three interesting cillof-n. 10 fact. taken ar a
whole, they were such specimens ~ lave not seen
AZ IA fan-hO re in cur who North Carolina ex H.
rato1Is. The eldest ciild, tle boy, bad face Oi
the sweoIesJ expression, but we were 1T lOss 70
account Tor The slcnoss which OvershadO"ed t until
the Inothee told the por cild was both blind and
dumb. Shs siid te seemed very iOud OF m1iic; 30,
there 10 musical lustIuneut ia The foOni one
of us wbislrd prety ii's for him, and it wa-
really touching how hin rigLtiese eyes wouid
.urD the direction of the eound, and bis he'd bs
leaned to side That ts eel nistt catch the las,
notes 10 they DIED away. Wien the mot. er spoke
Of ihe var, aud he leiils which .uIronndrd her
Elfbaud, ltr eyts were wet Win tears, and zoe
.vbbed ont nsi ~ighes that lie might desert tie
kebe, army aud come home. But II e The same sad
story over an6 over assin, aDG why should We dwell
upon sng lie Instance I
Wherever a wheat plantation lay the river
bank ,le prI,Gii i've but good CONTINUANCE ior
loading guin into Vessels Ii consists rimply OF q
wi rudeiy-cOntryed hoIP,r al ire TOP OF 'iie
bank I01r the eruiD INTO. lie rPoui projects Tar
enough over the water 70 deliver Into Il !ntoTe
hold. .ne Bfair uUs' great Deal Oi heavy
caring, aud fact Ii Indispensable 10 solns local
ties, where The scchyiy Il e. steep he 10 prevent
The making Of d wsgos-road, except at great eosi.
One liautatlOn winch VII ed ws lad out IN
prinoely siyle and he well kept lawbe the exotic
trees tue ex eLaYo towrf-ssId.ns, ahd Tue furui-
ture Of Tie house indebted tne proprietor az man
Of cultivated taste 10 wei OF large Home,
gardens, and all tie natural sud artificial be.nlios
o. toe SPOT 90 lot comfort the owner tbIs seaHOp,
for be holds "a coumi.sioa 40 che Rebel army, t,nd
ta.a .l.,y f,.r. rpa. A.f