New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-31

path leading 10 the wood. ] know what that meant
and sure enough fight Of balls whistled out OF
the cover about our heads. There was their cavalry
picket" IL hope, Captain, said l, "that you left
pous guard around that house, and that you pm I'd
TO thu. little gils irock-bosom label saying, lois
is descendant OF George Washington, the Father OF
tis Country II /, hoped that all Northern troops
viii worship this little girl, and will run races with
ca. other ia being frs 10 confer benefits on her
family" "Not Drycisely,' ssid the Captain. "A
fslIog on horse under tree took deliberate aim at
me bey o. d that house AID fired. His bullet spat.
tered me VITA water from puddle Just 10 front OF
me- lam now after Sharps rifle, and II lbat nIiie
girls friend will stay in that wood, Will soon DO
after him."
Onions some day.
Fer companonship for my thoughts upon Onions
turned from the garden surrounded by our bayon,
cts, within which Rebel with sioping 'ofeneao
and the great jaws of q malicious ape, WAS
maintaining o profitable commerce WIN our
hungry soldiers, and turned 10 Pecks deep
eyes. The General said nothing, but in a
quiet, watchfll way, forced bis horse into toe
beighboring woods to find places upon when DIE
pckes could best be posted and to see ara critciy
examine the ground upon which be mig NJ inid,
II ,ht be called from sleep TO handle brgaue VI
oops under the enemy's fire. This is duty whicn
never deli gates 10 ot,ers-a duty which be scru-
puloosIy ind thoroughly performs, whenever ne
makes an advance; and duty which should Oe
made lmperaive upon every brigade com'nanaer IN
the srny VINO il not already bound 10 It's discharge
by lis ,cicuce or bic reason.
Returned 10 camp, and passing from regiment TO
regiment, | hear a rumor that gradually covers me
with cold sweat II IL said that al order has come
that all the provisions, baggage, TENT, wagons, and
property Of every description. save arms, ammuni-
tioD the cooked ratons and the knapsacks On the
soldiers backs. and the medical stores ard srnbu.
aDces for the wounded, be cent back immediately to
tie OIL er aide of the Chi, kahominy, and there
packed vi der q strong guard. Alro, the rumor is
that thee or more additional bridges are being hur
riedly con. trnc,ed across the Cbckabominy And it
WAS az easy TO zee the courage and spirit Of the men
fall under 1t as TO SEE mercury fall In ,hermo.
meter. saw it and felt IT, as i rode through the
regime nts, and prayed in my saddle for lightning
to fire every wagon 10 the army, and TO bnrn every
bridge Of retreat tue Peninsula rivers Bull
Run was defeat in part became the Long Bridge
and Washington were right behind il.
Here blows the wind, too, strongly in the East.
1t will rain tomorrow night. Unless sheltered
beneath the roofs Of Richmond, tsousands aud
Thousands of the best men ID the nation VIII lie
dow II 10 the mud ard make their beds 10 the wet
uniiorns in which they marched. Whole regiments
OF Il best blood in the North and West, will 10 for
30 or 40 hours without fOOd-or after heavy storm,
tho transportation Of this great army cannot possibly
be 90, up from the Park over the Cblckahomlny, by
the ,iusle boltomless Virginia road in time TO feed
these noble mer. They VIII inevitably suffer with
hunger. Well well
Tomorrow there will be thorough accommodating.
Peck cautious he n brave, does not i0tend 70
waste lire unnecessarily. He will early get into
tie saGdle, snd tie country himself. Reyes,
too, will oct ciicnm-peclly. 1Lese Rebels won't
have the satisfaction Of seeing blunder, within
seven miles OF our long-einiched-at prize.