New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-23
Trlr Agguy OF Tme POTOMAC.
Dcso-n.icr OF virsinia-The AFr;J eanicf
-sunrors from the Ncbc;s--Their Cav"
aIry iced Ur-C~,peppoY Essr-aats-
Improvement ia oUr Army.
From Our Special t0rrcspondtni.
HEADQUAETERs ARMY PoToHAc, !

| From Our Special Correspondent.
HEADerAETERs ARMY or the poTonAc' !
| SEPT. u, 1872.
This is a beautiful country" said one who
looked ont from the scaod fact thus apparent to
MARTYR with tie halter about his neck lo,cs Of its
force 20 the eye o: your correspondent VINO las no oAI
tolturcs present or prospective ,han prcceroas diet
and riding gothic horse. ornarsnied IL tie style OF
a Chinese pagoda This Virginia Is indeed 81 beauti'
ful country especially when it doesn't ran. Ard yet
Ms now seen after having been swept first by one army
and thea another is beauty in rains ITS moui
tain ranges ladsco1c views, &c. are p.oiIe'la' .
beautiful beyond compare, and yet snrh an aii o.
ulechedress and desolaiion poi'aoes we gi" ,
most enterPisine Yankee corporal could lee INDUCED 10
| fence IL N Tor H.
At present. we are enjoying" 9car1f' q COMPLY
alive quiet. Go 10; mean 90 be understood ho''''',
tat The Army Of The Potomac D. IN az! n-At'I 81 -7
into Winner quarters here. in fact, picn"n'orS !.np
toms OF th,r spasmOlic 9cion wine" 'ul tAe Nui'
surely p4csarr- the storm irul ne pTest cam us,
TO Rh0y themselves and Won VIII not sultf hh"'h VI
surprise II this army should prove Itself az progress
sivc as the ago IN Wnich We i've H..
Struggling Gesuftcrs and few Rebel prisoner c'N'
fo b. brought IT, telling - hcir wont. ters ooilct
ing stories some say Lee has gone 10 lt tH4oI''
placr others thfi NE is at Richmond preparns 10 as
sIut discontencd North Clro.inn, and SIN oiei mt
L,is IN our immediate front. The lryne opinion 81
vour rgespondr; ia that Il d. isn't IN 0i mont hr
la. loft very Trustworthy substitute and shoud onf
army ,ffefnpf 10 cross The Kapdan there viii be 0e
,crr'inel resistance made y III the force thcy can com
mand Tis force, by the way do not Relieve 10 pe -
r-c as hitherto IaciI cavalry seem 70 'e r i-Do IN
predaiury cxcur,.0As tue north and cst 81 "a 90 5
~ eve The appearance Of much hICor force 1nd more
extended lines than they really have such oI iAo.r
clyatymcu have been seen 81 captured are IN mos
sorry blight both a. regards their steeds and personal
onttis 1hcy cannot thus equipped cope with our c"V
airy fact they seem wei to comprehend fth's lu-
yariaby skedaddlc upon the INST appariloh o ''''
a few Of tie local merchants n, Culrerrcr timidly
tool down THEN store shutters and offered trade 10 OH
boys Oh = tuldav Ladies shoes were offered 81
per paif and very ltiie whisky, 50 Wei wacfed u.s. 10
escape hc prohibition Oi the Provost Marshal asalhsi
selling spurious LIQUORS offered NJ $40 per hali
pirt' These were tie railing Sccosh prices. and 80
sudden had been he Transition. that these merchants
had n; had time rcinaI their goods.
Several building. were perforated with foIi shot ara
shell during tie short engagement which ended IN TIC
Rebel chf from the Town in one Of these man ano
little iuy who had taken rciuge IN the cellar. were
killed bv q shell which exploded IN their uidat
Weh.a l,ilo III Of railroad accident here tie
other dry simply 10 c 10 tAe customs and usAges o.
civilized life IL Was Of tie stereotype Kind e" 10
body hufe and nobody 10 blame" Was really the
case. and but two platform ears ron es.
Whit yrr may have been Tie TrrcuiceiNfd notion 81
any tie morale If tAc army has lcgn TSgrorfd by the
numerical strength added 90 10 hy fle lu-efors CON
scripts and substitutes L0 have been incopui 1ied ~
it, several corps
Ilayc DO doubt that mary whotrok money ne sub
atiiuies from most unworthy i4ovss. now md ihenl
selves go ClClusfauceJ 20 De entirely satisfied end
even gIaifcd with ilclr new position and afo doing
ilcr duty glth the most cheerful alncry resolved
upon tslng good soltCfs Tie breaches 81 ditciiIAe
aiioas iA.a class u. tiools a.c exceedingly r-fe.