New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06
Of loyal neutrality or neutrsl loyalty; but have

me. no unconditiopa! Unionists.
The women and children, "a usual tell the truth
without disguise. At Woodgrove, the other night,
youue woman, who said she professed to be a
Chriaian OF the Baptist mode, declared she had no
aspirations for heaven if any Yankees were there.
She would willingly lay down her life for the cause
She would be proud klss the dirtest and ragged
es, soldier in the Rebel army. Have you seen
aoy Rebel pickets tlis morningP' another wes
asked at Upperville Yesterday. She replied, with
intense indignation, Why do yon call them keb.
els 2" IA you please, Madam; what do gsn call
them ?" Z" oail II tem Southern heroes, Sir !"
The slaves como INTO our linee act as guides, and
give whatever nfornpiion they can (Which side
are you on, boysi' asked Gen. German OF large
rarty standing ON the roadside 10 see the column
pass. ''fhe Union, Sir, Of course, responded hsii
u dozen voices. @ DO yeu want to carry inforrns-
ton to the Rebes' inquired an officer Of another,
who asked pass to go home, outtide Of our iines'
" Not /. We are no friends TO them. Yoor army
is sll our hope, Sir" "Well, uncle" ito tire gray.
hoaaed patriarch who toitered around to the farm
hou~-gsfe with my ho,se this mcrningl. are you
Rebel, like everybody else here ~ No. Sir, what
should be n Rebel fori Ishould have como TO yon
e before, but good many colored people who did
were brought back when liarper's Ferry was taken,
and are worso off than if they had staid at home.
so I'm just watching and waiting"
Even this old negro, almost ready To tumble INTO
tie grave, could no; repress his aspiration 'or io
ertv There ere fcur millions of hs race to-day.
whose condition he exactly describes, who with hm
ere watching aud waitng." / have never yet
encountered one, however ignorant and degraded,
who failed to mani ed On interest IN the war-who
did not recognize our troops as frieids.
! Our army has moved sonthws,d on three parallel
roads. In the right couinn--Cen. Couch Corps,
with Fiiz John Porter Bringing up. tho rear-we
have leen feeling our way cautiously, clingiuy 10
the foot OF tho Blue Ridge, on is east side, in sight
daily OF the enemys cavalry, bat driving them back
wiLoui fghliog. The crest OF the ridge command
ing the vtole country TO the k..ociin and Bull
RaR Mountains, gives the Rebels fine opportunity
TO watch the progress Of our ormv. Our troo s
from the valleys look up the mountain slde TO see
OILY here and there a stray Rebel and everywhere
the wonderful tints Of Autumn.
On Sunday morning we reached SnicEer's Cap
II s q broad, easy pass, through which the Lees
burg AID WincL ester turnpike crosses the mountain
Tic enemy held il with artillery and cavalry, but
fell back without a fight ~ two OF Hookor's
brigades with Pctit's Battery, moved up aud occn-
pied the summit. From the cres', looking westward
we saw, three niee away the deep gorge, between
two wooded bills, through which the Shenai Goal
passes; aud beyond. the turnpike, stretching oil,
broad aud smooth for third of u uile then plung
ing into a belt oi woods. just on the edge Of tie
woods, a signal flag was waving, evidently TO con-
nunicate to the troops lying under the bill nearer TO
US but hidden from view, our movements upon the
summit.
The Rebels supposed we designed crossing tho
Shenandoah, and prepared 10 dispute our passage
completely filing lie section Of read which we could
zee then pas,li. out OF ss.t under the bill. Fol-
lowing them came another column, which dissl-
reared az tie zane point Then Third moved out,
alec coming toward At this moment ore OF
their hg,t guus much nearet thln the infantry,
opened upon 1t threw -four shells, but they al
|ell short aud xploGed 800 ysros In fIont Of ne.
Petit VINO hsd his guns upon the coast, could not
receive this salole in silence. Giving one Of bis
IO.rourd PARROTS u great elevation be sighted IL
binscf ard fired. Tie Rebel column 10 the road
vas tlIee and half miles away, but Le dropped
TIC she light into the midst Of 1t. IL exploded
there ,yGs a white puff OF smoke; in q momeui IL
lifted abd fiow,d the dense column rushing back
into the woods. There was no more lighting duiins
The day. The Rebel force, which Gen. Hancock
estinslod at lOO)O beid its position, bni rrGs 10
attempt TO disi c.-ess G i sykes, wiii ius Y p
uisTr, reula.- a 20 hold 'hc Gap, aud our oolnuA
moved on. Reports have como forward tha, Gen.
sykes had a .kTmih yeserdBy, III which lie loss
about 20 men, but heli lis Iosi'inn.
On Sunday. Major O'Ne'l, Gen. Meaghers Chief
Of staff starie 10 take message 10 Gou. Brrnsie,
few nil.s 70 left. short ride brought hin IN
,icht OF squad Of cavalry. They were dressed Ia
posina them to belong 70 Pieassatons force, rode up
10 item. They proved to DO Iarty OF Stusrts
cavalry, and lao was ptured "before be- knew it.
As Major O'Neil ia only JUS, ont OF Richmond
or 500, lis prospect was disbcsrcning one. The
aeljsbtel Rebels sent hin TO their Leadqnsrefs, n
and two men.
TLey went into Bloomfield, but tie church wss
closed. 81 wonder where our forces are, SAID the
Rebel officer. "Ah, here they are; guard ,oe pris.
oner while ride down 10 them" Aud he g,lloied
down the street company Of caynlfy rdiug Ia.
Just as be reached them, they levecd their cirhhes
nt commanded BIN TO surrender. He had made TIE
ssn.o mistake with Major q Noil, aud ridden into
our cavalry instead o. bis own. He surrendered al
discretion. Toe two whom he LETT 10 guard tie
tofa Int flt.y
also ran into another party OF cavalry, and were
likewise captured. SO, after Spending three houis
in tic hands of The Rebels, Ma jor Neil found him
felf ono, IL lines, and three prisoners Witb
him.
IL I. pleasant, II only for variety. 10 be able 10
colnuerd our osy9lfy. On this Whole march Plea.
anton hat been far 10 'front.' securing tie country,
eLeaging and driving of tue enemy. Egofy day
we hear the pounding OF bis guns, aud the retreat
ing gups Of the enemy. Every day we meet his
pisoLers going back to the rear. 1Ii' plan OF ms,s
,og the cavalry aud leaving the army entirely With
out IT, ira,oses great deal o! nupsoal an severe
r;cket duty upon the infantry, bat the cavalry tins
time has been doing an excellent work.
The Rebels were here ia force jGst before our ar
riyal yesterjay, but they skirmishsd lttle with
our advance, and then fell back before our line of
battle aud lleasantons force. part Of them have
,r, ;urongn lDe tap; the rest pnssed down on TIE
90, siFe os the naountlin. toward GnrdJhs Vile
The weather Is clear, but extremely cold for cam.
pagbing.
On. BuIns La. been assigned 70 q division r.
Wilcox's corps. Col. Owen cf the Cfh PcrusylyI-
nj, succeeds hin in The command Of bic br JADE
(;on. Howard a, the latest adyioes, haa 10 fur re-
covered that he hoped 10 rejoiu the army ,tis week
Lofer-pGrticnIars have been re civei OF TIE
,kirnish At Suckers Gap yesterday. Gen. Flz
: ,hn Porter sent recOnnoss nee through The gap
down toward tie river the west side, 10 hnf the
position OF ihe enemy. IL waf under commend of
iisut. Col Sarjeant OF tnc let Massachusetts Cav
alry. and eouifed of 40 men OF fis regiment, With