New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-04

wagons and ambulances choking the way, co1spired
to defeat my setting it before your readers. start
ed from Gen. McClean's headquarters lhalf u mile
from this spoD to the scene Of the fight, subsequent
TO writing my hasty dispatch of VIVA: we heard OF -
there but the before mentioned aggregate Of difficult
ty compelled me to abandon my PROJECT and made ne
glad to accept the nocturnal hospitality Of certain oil
Prof. loves balloon corps snugy encamped in the
woods TO the left Of the road, within hall mile OF
the Rebels, who had been alnusing themselves oy
making target of the balloon for shell practice that
very afternoon. There we lay all THAT night the
solemn woods around aud nnumerable stars over
head; not unaware that the enemy might easily
drive in pickles. compel us 10 destroy gasometers
aeronauiic apparatus, and " ekeiaddie as the PEI
phrase here s-into the woods " for safety and sue
cor" They did no such thing however, and we
were only disturbed by two musket-shots, probably
fired by epprehen,iye rclets a. come stray secesh
mule o? hog, in the excusaeIe mlstaklng them Tor
Rebels By u. In. we had arisen, struck tents, and
de Iartcd
| All the next morning anbulances were toiling in
continuous chain along the narrow forest road TO
Hanover Courthouse twelve miles away. Though
saddened by tas much Of Is possible III war ne-nos
much in truth, for here We behold srectaces VIII
comparative Indifference which elsewhere woaa
wiring the heart-we were LII no fears for the saety
OF the gallant Porter anu his COMMAND. He occupe
the battle ground and had not sent for re-enforce-
menta; ana that was enough. rode FIX miles on
the way to Hanover and tbcn apprehentive Iron
iniorinliio had received as the Londoa detec-
tiyes phrase III, that battle was imminent on our
center ON the direct road 10 Richmond, and that by
pursuing my quest after dead horse, might niles
witnessing the ieats OF any quantity OF live ones,
retraced my steps from the no tn TO the west hoping
to be IN for whatever Of the feshes; interest might
trausplrc. i am now temporarily quartered VIII
lantp M In flif
The day has passed in snltry quiet, with ram abc
Thunderstorm in its middle effective enough 10 Keep
the roads in their chronealy horrible CONDITION. In
the afternoon the prisoners were brought from Han
over Court.Iiouse 10 Gen. McCiean's headqd
For the last two miles bore them company.
| There were $50 Of them, all North Caronians.
| I'VE have 400 more on their way Us wrie.) Their
State let me remark incidentally, tent no ess than
81 regiments TO swell the ranks Of the repeiilon-so
ruoh for the Union feeling heedessly or frandu-
lsn,ly attributed TO il. 1t was North Carolinians,
too. who fought so savagely at Williamsburg. These
prisolcrs exhibited less repuisivs aspect, but are
sufficiently noticeable ~ deserve Characterization.
A more unsoldierlike looking body of men 1t were
hard to imagine. Clad III worn, heterogeneous at
tire gray predominating in color, with torn felt
hats here and there displaying soi.ed brass ornl-
ment they soucheo or trudeed YEARLY along the
narrow high road, with an air of exhaustion almost
pitiful 10 witness. Some had knapsacks and cam
teens lingDg tin Inugs, others bore greasy Dian.
their worn shoes, and walked barefoot. | declare
that in physique, in stature, in muscle not ore OF
| them could compare with the average Northerner.
You beheld two or three tall fellows but they were
all thin and narrow chested; the troopers guarding
them were broader Wondered by many inches, aud
in ptysiognomy infinitely superior Such a conras.
did the prisoners present 10 our rough, bue-coatcd
fellows that the latter lining the road, leaning over
the fences could not refrain from surprised ejacua-
ton aud comment. "Call them fellows soldiers y
was The predominant remark. Ietthey fought well
I-dearcrately. To understand rty, one had to con-
verse with them, understandingly Are you
sck p / inquired OF one, mounted upon horne
offered to hun by generous trooper, who walked
muddy by his side. Yes, Sir, got the fux,' he
answered Lying out of nights in the rain, after
had the measles" "Wbat regiment DO You belong
tor "Tne 18th North Carolina Glow many
regiments belonging TO your Stale were engaged III
the fight Z" Well, right smart chsnce, 1
reckon''-with n momentary glance of animation IN
9Th, and the d--your men have killed good many
Of "a. Sir" "Wefe you at York,ownl "No! we
came from Norfolk I've been in the army eight
months and WAS ut Newbern." fou seem almost
used up." "Well, we've had nothing TO eat for two
days' which statement was presently confirmed by
another.
The one had questioned was evidently coun.
tr man, q rimple-hearted fellow, who might have
led kindly, honest loyal life, but for the internal
influence OF the damnable iastituEioH under which
ho had been nurtured. When l saw him aud his
comrades photographed on the grass before Gen.
McClellan's headquarters, i wished, with all my
SOUL the result published and submitted to oil who
want to make this Titanic struggle miscarriage,
and to pilot us back to the "good old tines Of
Buchanan and Pierce.
| From Our Own Correspondent
DISPATCH STATION, May 30. 1862
This point is on the Richmond and York Railroad,
sbou, II miles from Richmond, and two days since
the terminus Of the military trains, but which now
run up within about i've or six miles Of Richmond,
and screnade the inhabitants Of that city with the