New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-22

Nov. 10, 1862
The marching and couuter-marching Of the great
National Army has again brought me upon old,
familiar ground TIE spires Of Fredericksburg, the
old stone rookeries OF Falmouth the beautiful Valley
Of tie Rappahannock and the old Lacy Mansion
which 60 many Generals have made their head.
quarters are again in view. A few months since
Gen. Burnside, then commanding the Ninth Corps
of the Army of the Potomac, evacuated fredericks-
burg amid the smoke and tumbing ruins Of all the
Government property which would have been Of any
value if it had fallen undesroyed into the hands Of
Rebels. Yesterday the ,ame General. at the head
OF the finest army ever organized on this continent.
again revisited the Of bis former activity, and
through that admirable ar,lerist, Petit. sent few
schreeching she'll after the rapidly retreatDg Rebes
When arrived here last April, few days after
Gen Augur had made hs rapid march from Cat
let's Station, and engaged tie enemy successfully
10 several obstiuately-contesied skrmshes one OF
which made Col Bayard a Brgad General, the
view from the Phillips mansion thought one Of the
finest in Virginia. The hand Of War bad not then
desolaiel lie beautiful valley. This evening, 81
stand upon tie porch Of the same mansion and look
OF in the direction Of the Blue Ridge, how great
Tie change and how sad the reflections suggested by
the view The ever-glorious bills arc here, and
the dim and distant Blue Ridge still towers above
them all The Rappalannock winds through the
valley
" Like blue vein or sleepinS besaiy's bresit"
and contributes before, all that artist could ask
Of nature 10 make the picture perfect All tnat the
hand Of God las done through countless ages il still
here. But the works Of man enbeliishing rotten
ing and giving variety to this beautiful Landscape
have departed. The nanudcr. the thief, and the
necessities Of the army have resolved the scene al
most back to its original nakednefs. Old moscow
cred mansions stand out cold to The wind and almost
SILVER for the want Of tho living old oaks which for
scores Of years hung afectonately over and almost
Rugged their old walls The little white cottages
smiling through the green trees longer SMILE bui
tremble with every blast and seem lettering with
premature are. Fences and hedges and barns have
all disappeared. One vast common with deep wagon
rus cutting il in every direction is al that il lett Of
these splendid plantations, said to have been among
the finest in Virginia.
Tie old Lacy Mansion, 20 beautiful when fral
saw it, hardly recognize to-day. The long avenue
Of negro huts the big barn, the Old trees, and even
the moas on the old bricks brought from England,
are here no longer Cold and desolate and starry lDg
does it not, indeed look like tie home Of traitor
When | frft visited this old mansion, sixty slaves
were then attached to the plantation as the property
of Mrs. Lacy. To-day but three rbcumaiiG ola
Malnmys remain Of all that large amount OF human
propery--tbe rest are all enjoying lie, liberty aud
the pursuit Of happiness"
Ny last letter was dated from Weavcrvie, one
mile from Cadets Station. Two days admirable
marching have brought US 10 The line Of the Kappa
hammock and to our new base of supplies. Too
much cannot be ead in Iraiss Of the marching OF The
troops for the past three days. and Of The admirable
diaculne preserved oh along the line Of the msrch
have heard Of but one Of outrage since We eii
Wrrenton, and that wac upon Rebel old bachelor
whom ANDY johnson mist have had in bis mind
when he faid traitor did not deserve TO own any
tbipg. So far as edihles are concerned, do not
leloye this old bachelor OWLS Il farthlngs worth
this morning.
The present excellent discipline Of the Army Of
tue Potomac, while marching, il mainly owing 10
the interchangeable efforts Of Gen. Patrick Provost
Msrstal-G encral of tle entire army. better re-
lection lol that position could not have been made
out OF The long list Of Bngadcr-Geuer.s. when
Military Governor of Fredericksburg last Spring,
under Cen Mcdowell, it was discovered that be
Possessed admirable qualities for the position, main
troops and at the same time giving the Rebels to
understand very clearly that it was not on their &C