New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-23
FROM Our special Correspondent.

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From Our special Corespondert
HKApoUARrHRs N THE Field. !
FKASKIIS, Va, May IL, 1862. }
Gen. Fremont has now been here in camp with
all the force be was able 70 bring forward on an
emergency since Tuesday last Tue Rebels under
johnson, aud report sid also Jackson and Eaeil
whose forces, if combined, must ounumber this CON-
nand, having advanced suddenly and swiity against
Gen. Milroy, and having followed him and Ger.
Schenck TO within two miles OF Franklin, have IN
their turn retired, and sre-i suppose it may safely
be saidnot 10 this immediate vicinity. Ii 1t 10 asked
why Gen. Fremont did not immediately pursue the
retiring enemy, several answers might be gwen but
two are sufficient. Fret, the lie bells having chosen
their own Tine being familiar with the country, and
being lightly encountered with baggage, could mol
have been ovcrtaken unles. they chose TO mike
stand in strong position; secondly there were no
means of supplying tce pursuing ioIce with surset-
ence aud the country has oeen stripped OF all re-
sources which might have temporarily supported
rapi Nv. Advancing force. Trre are IuuiOrs enough
In camp concerning recent Ecbl operations, which
IA ruuors are not worth repeating, aud as trust
by intelligence, If there is suen, ought mol 10
DO prematuIcly published.
Further illustration OF the difficulties of advance
accumulies daily IN the obsir0ciDns between here
aud New Greek. The want Of bOrses and wagons
enongh to make complete uiis and furnish adequate
supplies from New Creek was serCutly felt while
the roads were in tolerabe conGtion. Now tnat
they have been expOsed three days rain, and con-
sautly cnt NJ meanwhile by heavy trains, tie iiine
occupied ia the iJurney is heavily increased. When
came over The road IN the beginning OF the week,
the gulles which cross II might each have
been repaired aud reodereJ easily passabe by very
little LABOR. They now reported in such conGi-
ton that some of them VIII r, qulfe several days
work 10 pat III good OgGer. An amt alaDce arrived
mel hap u!ya ann
coming through, and Is nearly broken IN pieces lhe
Pain has swollen the sires winch are crossed only
by foId. auo the Geptho water makes some OF then,
dangerous aud many dill oult. Altogether It is only
BY tue most energetic efforts that absolutely neces
saiv subsistence y suol ied TO this army. Every
nile that i advances iacrc 'sts the difficulty, but
cle is prospect o. relief III tie arrival OF horses
from Naesiing, which were IneEe1ever4be nndeF
contrac. before May g. Though they Were
wanied long before, aud pc mission Ia Luy was
sought from t1e War Department., MAJOR Gary,
chief Quaieruaster of til, De- aItnet, wac OBLIGED
to cont act ACCORDING to tue mot itisnr-y routine OF
peaceful Gays. Meantime every military movement
mas beeu delayed, or prevened, iOr toe wait Of la
ciities, repeatedly asked 1Or ursedtIy nesdeG, aud
which ought 10 have been promptly furnished. Az
present, tue condition OF the ROADS and :. oefcien
cree OF transportation are much more ,eilols o.sta
cles 10 an advance Iht, ANY amount OF scattered
guerriilae along tie lue, or Solo forces in front.
AlOag tie valley through witch the rO4d passes
t5e uril scenery Is magnificent. Every woIk OF
unWOI.iy. The farms not malt titled a d there
are 40 improvements OF any hind that d serve the
narne. Most OF the iarrn-houses are Of That Or
der 0, Architecture known as composite, being partly
wood q d ar,ly mud. Iis ninyar able pecuhaity
tlst chimueys ale all bull, outside oi irregular
stOue and cement, and IN many Instances are 80
moicrUusly large that the h0lse Ii apparently only
an apleHdage to the chimney InCeed, II tDey were
infide ,bere o Id te 10 room left. Bans are built
ia the samo Nay except that no mud Is used. and
she wide ohinks between The hali-sguarod legs are
ieit untitled. Fences, lei aps are not 10 be loOLed
fOr where army hos recently lasseu-at least,
where ii has camled. lie only kind ever seen is
che reg1tr ziszag Virginia, Quilt W to hight
which lmPhCs ex'rdoToiuary gyolasiic 'raUiug in
the cattle they are meant 10 cVnilue. MOst OF The
cattle having been swept of by the Rebels last year.
there secus % he 10 rpeCil reason why our amy
should tot take the ,euces, Otherwise useless. The
country is letter adapted to grazing tJaI anything
else noe only because Abe lard produces large croIs
OF exc,ileu, vra,s but because oattle only can be
easily pruh a ~ transported 10 "A market.
builiu ltCH, where We 6ient the fret LiQbt, is a
wretchoo village, Ooasting Que large brick house,
formerly che mansion OF the owner Of farm OF 90
acres, aiierwsrd u hotel, and now occupied by
tenant oi the dover land, whJ finds no Ii tie proft
in the taking Ia Of strangers it the prices lie charged
our party were average sp-cineus lie declared
himself Union man, and with one exception was
the only Icsson IN any town Or on the wDOle route
over which we passed no did 80. The other Vas
al old man living ia bOufe Of decent exterior, but
having insIde the usual low, d4i rooms, who told
bad lost d con IN I.eOel army killed by tie
Yankees, whom we always used 10 believe would
not GIT. lie went Oh - cay that even Virginiaus
were becoming convinced of their mistake this
~idelytp opinion, aud then passed into dis US
eIou and speculation on the war. Even ere some
0im rOiiDus OF the rel cau,e Of the rebellion had
penetrated, Tor he remarked that whcn this war
vas over the worst war would begin and thai would
DO about Tie IepCes, the result OF which wHs lot |
clear to l'5 minc. coGld gather nothing ut indis-
tihct aud angry mu tcringe abOat "boes negroes -
whatever they iaay be-dai ksuiDg his uncertain and
trouble future
Bel tween Burlington AID PETERSBURG, tie second
day journey Of tEY,y-oue miles we met num- rour
wagon tfaiue returtin, to New Creek The road L,
often narrow that We could only turn aside ana
wait Tor them TO iass. Every train and every
aorsemau fed our ir.l aicnce with different rnuors
aOne doubling that battle was imminent, fos wbic,
We might arnve too Late. Eager as We were to yet
on il Va Impossible not 10 enjoy the granceur Of
The mountains, aiVug the base Of whirh our ROAD
Winning, Laid out aid built with sl-ndercst cn-
cheering sail. Tie painful evidences OF want
Of thrift energy, int Iecnce, and every element Of
civilization We're every where present Not a school
hose iOf teyon;yive miles, ana only two churches.
MOI drf' "a good order, nor "a village that was not
ru nors, d, ), and mean. On the faces Of the peo-
pie aud " ne lace vi the country were nleniped the
fame maih5 VI degradation evidences Of the same
ioneence indffeieucs TO Improvement absolu'e sub
Jccnor 70 TOE sy stem wucn has ruined eu md tor
wAoee permanent G3uLioi they are fighting 1, il /
Dol NON TIE mouths OF ihese uen tnaL arr i'meuts
Tor lnie.ioii'y 81 face come with any tfuinu force
or WIN tbe sieHgIh OF personal illustration. Yet
tDese nc ~, i'c MOTsl specimens vi wui.e raeh In
enc "'"tui 'h1 t'tfJ ore hnows thaL Slavery never
Lsd NOR 'tsL a haIted fOOthOld among tl,, u,on,
Nau'o' 81. 'Ie a's4"' "l' fHsss IAe o.ls rples Ill