New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-01
Rnpertcd Iscsignniion Of the Rebel Gener"'
EIampson-Confederate Desertion-Ar'
Trivial Of Fugitive Slaves.
isI CorTesponoenE
HsApouARTRRs. CAvsLRI CORPS,
wsSRYsros JuscrioN, April rs, 1868.

Hy-r, Our Special Correspondent
HEADQUARTERS CAysLRY CoRPs,
wasRxHros JuscrioS, April 2s. 1868. 5
News comes by deserter that Gen. Hampton,
commanding the Hampton Legion, has resigned his
commission and returned home. His action is said
A have originated in his sympathy with the oppos-
Aim of Georgia 10 the food assessment and other
b,trsry acts of the Confederate Government.
Whether other officers in the Legion have followed
his example, is not reported, but considerable dsaf
lection ensued among the privates, and they have
keen incorporated into Virginia cavalry regiments.
She Hampton Legion of Georgia is defunct an Or
ran,xntiop Horses are becoming very scarce in the
South and from no quarter can supplies be received
Forage Ia scarce the horses OF the Rebel army arc
dying in the usual ratio from sundry causee and its
cavalry is daily becoming weaker. horse of any
utility readily commands 81 900 Of Confederate
snoney. An officer captured the week before last by
Cen Stoneman's command, felicitsted himself on
Their not having procured his horse it had cost
o. 500.
1t is the opinion of many escaping from the South,
shat the Rebellion must collapse within six months
IRON starvation, if from other cause. They are
now cut oil from their Texas and Western Louisiana
supplies and the maturity OF the coming grain crops
will prolong their existence for but short period
White labor has, TO great extent, been withdrawn,
aud negro labor has been much cuytaied by large
employment Of slaves for war purposes, by escape
men,s and by the diminished work, ensuing from
large portion also of the Rebel and Borcer States,
overrun by each army, few crops have been planted
A general Discrimination exists for the effort, where
there will be no certainty Of securing them, and In
the majority Of this is impracticable from the
scarcity Of labor snd horses We see this universal
y where we have penetrated In Virginia, and the
ane may be said Of other States. The Texan sup
plies Of beef having ceased. the need OF animal food
will slso be greatly felt. Should even not take
the Rebel stroDgbolds mere inactivity VIII surely
do ito work.
Eighty escaped slaves 20 of whom were women
and children, arrived here yesterday, from near
Wsrrenton. They belonged 10 different masters
aud were urged TO the step very much from starya-
s,on. The httle rod their owners possessed they
--p, for tfeinselyss. tten- Sicaefan sent lhem 10
Washington. The adults are much gra.iled at the
prospect of being paid, in future for their labor
The band of the I'd Regular Cavalry serenaded
Gen Stonemsn last night.
Young Rebels across the Rsppahannoek, growing
restless at inactivity, fond Of excursions IN small
parties 10 side. III horse or prisoner can De
attained they return in triumph TO their comrades
liant Col. Dawes, of the Harms Light cavalry,
encountered four of these in United States Uniform
Yesterday, Elk miles from here, while riding along.
They called upon him to halt. Suspecting their Gp.
n,arance he put spurs 70 his horse, and was hssed
by them for q considerable distance. The Colonel
arrived al headquarters at dnuer time, aud reported
,hs TACT. Excitement Of any kind, pleasurable or
otherwise lie apt 10 destroy appetite -Four yelling
fellows popping carbInes at him, had therr due
eject. The Colonel was agreeably loquaeious and
communicative, but did not eat much.
We are not moving al present. Gen. Stoneman
swaits orders. 1t rains again to-day. fords ard
roads will suier. n.