New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-09
Inactivity Of the Ar~y-Appcsr"sec Of the
Cenntry-s ~nsiw'rm Aon the Negro Q"'s-
ton im Warrington Review Of the I'd
Csrps- Cavalry Ansbushed.
From Oar Special Correspondent
Hx,psrlHTrni Atsr OF Iur Porosie'

UEapsr1HTfns Atsr or rur Por0uLc,
Monday sept. :, lei
Natter here continue dull. Officers and pri-
vac. IN the interval. ~ daily duties sleep their hours
away or rad ncurpapcrs and wish themselves among
the civilized -c-ncs they depict Visitors coming hero
lcayo the shabby brick town ~ A. xnudra In freight
ear, ard rcr.c upon dgsi, bags Of horse feed Twice
on, Daring The day 10 suitable passenger car with
.ai. granted and that hy m, mesns accomino-
date those tgn,cllnr r,ng country is passed. The
srn,. Il hn-e field. u chokcd with Secdr and whsc
thlnly scattered houses chiefly In ruins Fences
are rnrc. They have hug since been used
for Mel by tie renewed camps ,ha; have inressant-
" heated themselves IN the country. These are seen
here ard there but usually hide themselves from the
sun In dsian woods. Squads 81 men are seen nj Inter
val, along the line 81 ,lc railroad acting as pckets
They average about half dorm each and pass their
vacant tim. hest they Deporab. dun as I'M,
NAV so. ihoy have become accustomed to H. ahd icci
bat little ,cdum. The mind lose. activity IN such fe
ara c.a,ss craving fr excitement. Stretched rom
ir. Ia picket, may b. pacing scntncs -iil more
lonely and With eIi-'cnces still more vacant They
ncn endchror To- walk on the rails or jump the -e,l
o. I'm Tho weary moments Nthoy can stop chance
u.d.tfsn oak AT hs pnss " l. quite All event ~ u
nnl, on the iracl however that he Il stayed deter
suspicious rson hs- only To WAX Few yards on
each side and be - urnole.t"i.
In song lately Introduced IN when TIC nnrurh
It'll ,un. Whistler slave 81 free
a niTs-f " ~ anger ne
not a sign ~ appsr~ was youchsnfed II tie low
lived m,rnt.haul could degrade himself 10 Insulting
,ace which has ~ late marniccn'ly yindcatei its
m.uh.-i In repeated hntle the audience were 10y No
means GA bis level These changes In public scnt
M NJ pl-asant to witness.
In nliasion 90 Admiral Porter and Gen. Meade N,
cong perpetratei fair l"kci
10 Day. II you ,u't b. bi,,
These two ui-i drinks you'd better quit"
I, ma, not lie amiss to extend our vision Ia Washing
Tao h,r m item At well known aud largely frc-
oucn,ed ..c Il amusement In That city, found last
Wluter that certain nIihhle aud over eantlor Gen
., Al whose name hnd become the wafclword OF Cop
,.r,h.nds and Pro slavery men Wa vvcifrruurly ap
l,nded Whenever mentioned Ia song or Jokr Singular
, nv he now no longer calls forth responsive voice.
n. h. pronounced played ont" Ii has been found
tim, somebody elsc can also guide the Potomac Army
A review Of the III Corps by Gen. Meade takes place
10 d,y In the absence VI Gen Sckcs. II has of late
hc.n com uand,d Ivy Gen. French who sus rserd ten.
Pirrcy by hight ~ seniority. As the wound ~ Gen.
Sckrs IL now nearly healed 10 may AEON return. and
Curm ious the retirement VI Con fr.uch That
excellent sodler radcd 600 men to lie strength from
Unrprrs Ferry when he joined H. This Corps viii NJ
ceiye many consc ripis from New York. and as New
ork have IN yet come forward very slowly.
II las not ~ yet been recruited 10 the extent Of several
others 49,
1 The difficulty 81 obtaining passes 10 this army is
grcni and great precnuton is used against the admit
tancc Of unauthorized persons. Two sutlcs-Charlcn
II Pylc Of The sd Pennsylvania and j. j. Jones. Of
for transfer ing their passes TO individuals who could
moi otherwise show right To come here
\ detachment nom the cavalry ~ Col Mcintosh. nj
Wnrrenton was recently ambushcd at BARRIERS Cross
Roads near Chcscrs Gap They drove the Rebels
away but loot one man, killed and several prisoners.
Il. M. ".