New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-12
A Change Of Basc md OF Commander
The Futurc-Our Route From the Po-
tomac-Ncn Absent Women I'm Mourn
inx-The Slaves" Ruinedv Planters.

inx-The sIaves-" Ruinedv Planters.
FROM Our Special Correspondent.
WlKsKsro. Va, Eov. g. 1863.
Here we reach change Of base and of command
ers, and end the first stage Of the campaign. On
supplies now come from Alexandra via tie Manas.
sas Gap Railway; but few days will suffice for
rebuilding the bridges ON the Orange and Alexandria
road Thenceforth that will 10 supply line.
The army will have its back toward Washington,
instead Of It's left flank. II will be swelled by the
troops Of Sigol and lIeintzelman and, we hope, by
the new lcvics massed around Washington. IL will
be led by favorte General, of energy, daring, and
promytncss in following up victories.
What theni Like Old John Browns SOUL It will
eth be " marching on." There knowledge ends,
and conjecture begins. IL is believed, however,
that the enemy expects 10 fight Us in the vicinity OF
Gordonsville.
But The future IL forbidden subject. Not 30 the
route we have LETT behind from the POtomac--the
country bounded on the west by the Blue Ridge, on
the east by kittoctan and Bull Run Mountains. 1t
il one of the faIrest portions Of Virginia. Ii is "a
region OF fftyacre and wheat fields, with Iich
stacks, shocks, aud sheiyes OF high, ample DWELL
nge shaded by tall trees, aud often furnished with
modern convenienoes; OF thousand-acre plantations,
with solid stone fences; OF great grlst-mills with
huge oyershot water-wheelsj of substantial old
planters, with full, round faces, and suits OF gray
h0meepun; OF many middle, Well-to-uo farmers,
and very few poor whites.
The country ia utterly swept Of horses and Of
ablo-bodled men, In travelling through it for thir-
teen days have not seen half u dozen white men
or negroes between the ages of eighteen aud forty.
The whites are in the Rebel army The fearful
number Of women dressed IN mourning tells al what
IA sacrifice OF life.
Manyof the negroes have been carried South on
the approach Of our army. Many more have es-
capped 10 the North. The shareholders talk of the
latter with great bitterness, thus: "lf they were
not the most treacherous people in the world, they
would not desert us now. have negro boy of Is,
body servant, whom have raised IA kindly rs one
Of my own children. lie never had much TO do, and
never knew what II was 10 want for anything Yet
will you believe il, SIR IA week ago he saw three
cavalry men down tho road, aud went up 10 them
and asked. You are what they call Yankees, |
reckon + They were really Confederate soldiers
but one OF them replied, Yes, We are Yankees
Well, says be, you come here tonight, and Ill
show you where you can get two OF my masters
horses-the best horses in this country. They came
back and told me, and when l spoke to the boy
about 1t, he never denied it, bu. said 1t was true
never punished lin, even rceprlmanded him !or
it. The treacherous scoundrell Ii le wants TO
leave ne, am willing he should co.
lhls is the general expression. Little effort 10
made 10 reclaim slaves whO decamp. The convic-
ton seems to be general that the institution is de-
droyed IN this part OF Virginia. Sull, the negroes
who remain ut home ale treated with unwonted
Difference and kindness. Sambo is master of the
situation, and no one knows it better than himself.
There in soma complaint of "impudence concern
ing those who remain-old men, women, and chill
dren-but none Of general insnbordnation. hear
none of them express personal i'll will toward their
master'; on the contrary, they generally speak OF
them kindly. Affection for them ia often warm;
blt as with all humanity tho instinct Of freedom is
stronger than any other feeling
The country has suffered materially by the pas.
10 &c Of or army; still there are much corn and
wheat, many sheep and cattle left behind. The
people lamcII their Losses with great demonstraiye
noss. IL we receive their statements, every man,
woman aud child on our ronte is utterly ruined.
Time and again / have heard Old planters, with
scores of fa, cattle, hundreds OF sheep aud shocks
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