New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24

The flag Of truce promised on Thursday last
"a no, ba,s ,hl, city unin yesterday morning and
learn ,ha, tho delay xas in Consequence Of desire on
the part Of Gen barnes TO afford Tie passengers by the
train oil tie iaol,lc, In bis power. sni no. from aay
outside lf-cnco on tho psri Of rromincn, Rebels IN
Sofsak II. seem. that In view Il threatened suffering
On the pAr, u tie poor In iiIs section during the sp
proachlng Winter. Tie Authorities, a. a measure OF
philanthropy. iindy consented 10 place such di'con
tented female. a. Wished 10 make their way 20 leh.
,ond "A far boyona oar lines ., tho Government had
means u transportation Due notice vs. given That "a
train would be dspatcl~ 60 Suffolk on certain day,
nri that all u DO desired 10 avail thcnsctcs Of tho m'
cilliirs afforded should register u,ir names.
Five hundred aud seventy macsp'en. In Ic,iicoas np
piled hr peEmisslon 10 Depart and The wi.h
was chocr,nly piled With Everything possible m
tho promises for tie comfort Of lao ApliIa,ing
hiyers lth treason ras done Ly Gen. Bnlue
and his officers. and y,fi'ldhy morning Tie nelcIM
himself sit.rint.hd'd the .mbhrkntion 81 the women
.rd children on tie train. Capt Dodge Of tie t"n-
cfrl, Sia placed ln charge ol the party. and waa
directed to show them every courtesy ard attention con
,istsrt with TIE dignity ~ ihc Government ave
hundred and fur aomrf and children prrs'nted them.
selves Il TIE dept 81 tie fciers5urs Railroad. and.
Aoi@ltlsthhdlhr Lat tie amount Z" biFgHpc Was lt
ted lVJ pounds oi the passengers had ~ lrast
h,r times hat weight large crowd as-"rhlrd ~ The
got a. zee a. plIlf 4ruds and hc usual c"neouitnnts
81 leave tnlltF fwut" She Sf,esh was gone through
with much to d e nilu-s sneni Of arre number - In.
ion people Sho seemed 90 regard the whole affair as a
oIc ughabio mfos tan nny yst produced IL the thea
teT. Ihlou Whole thr il0ie eu'nt wusNne ludclOu,
and Afforded gf'nt amount oi fn. WHY II WAS looked
/ upon ns go,d joke WINS that many II III. women
appeared 10 tilnk that their disnrp'grauve would great
IN tpie The nasty Yankees" some of tie younger f.
nil.a were loud Ia the dsnunciaons Of The Union sol
dlos and one Of them IN The cArbcsnncc oi her api
declared that SHE was going To Richmond because she
loved A,G country better than her God" LAclhlc l,
males around her r.,choed q sentiment and ScccsAs
patriotism vAs at ~ par. There was n great deal Of
crDwdng and scolding AID crying, aud laughing. Wo
hitlcr aud thtrr tn fran lie Oh for baggage.
masculine Seccs,iousfs curscd dilatory portcrs diln
aoIy polerh made desperate dlshes thloas the crowd
In order to mako up timej children squdlcd dogs
bnfkcd pigs tquchl'di nnd altogether such aEotAcr
has not bcn witnctsed Ia Norfolk snce the Rebel
sodicry made such II disoId.ry flight ffom the
depot. II this time Gen. Barnes and his aids s
calm n May morning; and, In spite Of the ahcllikc
confnson succeeded In getting the train on about II
| O'Clock.
hnjor Went The nhl. aud indch.tigable Supcrintcnd
ont Il the military railroads IN this Department took
charge of the moving of the train assisted hy bis Dep
ufy Suucrintendcht, MI uctaium Mr. McAluinc and
non of Major w. four cars had been comfortably hr.
ranged for the Conveyance OF the passcng"rs and every
possible taken 10 secure The safety of all on
board the train. Major WeniI took his plnco on the
eng Inc and through ihc Kindness Of Glen Hrnes wnq
allowed position with the gallant Major. Tie train
moved u very cnutioub D. a8 lie road Lad not been ran
nIon slncc the middle of Jg.y last 4 few mile fon
Norfolk the road began g. present marks Of d.uso For
miles the rails were completely covered by rass aud
the rank vegetation Of Tie DtmI Swamp and 20 great
proved the obstruction hat rle engine caie to a stand
9TH, the pondcroas wheels slipping on tie track as "
tLo rIla lad been creased. llcn,iul application Of
mud however rcmcd.cd ilc diNou.y, AID tho lrnin
moved a.0wly and lcaclcd Slil,k nbogt ucl0oa
Inl ARRIVAL AZ SUFFOLK.
Suffolk expected "a LLd r. ricct d, Gsiratlon
Of welcome for tie party. bp. IN this sas mistaken.