New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-29
INTERESTING REBEL CORRESPONDENCE.
THE INTERCEPTED DISPATCHES TO GEN. LEE
His Anxiety to Protect His Communications
nc Wanted an Army at culpepper
Court House.
It Was Out Of the Power Of the
Confederaoy to do it.
Rebel Hopes of Getting the Advantage OF us by
the Loss of Our Veterans
THEY WERE BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED
Davis Waiting for Hooker Uncover
Washington.
He Thr.r5t he Could Then Rush
in and Take it.
Lee and the Whole COnlcderacy Hand
THEY WERE BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED
Davis Waiting for Hooker Uncover
Washington.
He Thcry5t nc Could Then Bush
in and Take it.
Lee and The While COnfcderacy Hand
somely Out Generated.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tnbsne.

Speech. Dispatch to The N. Y. Tnbsne
Wnntyoros D. G. Tuesday. July 20, 1853.
The following Is the correspondence which bas
been referred 10 as captured during Lee's Invasion;
Mar GErrrsBcRe. Pa. Jaly }, 1868.
Ma -c-n II. W. HAL-scK. GeAerGI-tn- Che.
The following dispatches have been intercepted
by cur scouts DAs'L BuTTIRFIrLD,
Mailer Osnsr,. and Chief of Stat.
LETTER PROM THE REBEL ADJUTANT-GEN'L
ApyuIasT.0ySERkr's oyyics.
RicnsosD, Julo 80 lstl
GrsTRAL: While with the President lat even
Jog, received your letter Of too I'D inst After
reading il to the President be was embar sssed 10
pa,ersind that part Of which refers TO tic plan OF
assembling an army a. Culpepper COURTHOUSE, un
Ger Gen. Beauregard This rs the first nuustion
thu, be has bad TIA, such plan ever in contem'
pl-tion and taking all things into consideration, be
rsnno, zee how il by any possibility be carried
into effect.
You will doubtless learn before this reaches Won
that the enemy has again s--embed IN force on The
Peninsula. estimated between GOO and 80 600
men. from 600 TO 10 0o0 Of whom reported 70
he Ia TIC vicinity Of Waite Hous-, aud tho remain.
der nj Yorktown. IL r. impossible TO ssy whether
the es'imaied number is correct, the several &C
counts vary and are no. deemed altogether trust
worthy; but the estimate, making due allowance
for errors, is quite near enough to satisfy the
most incrodulou. that he is in this vicinity 10
sufficient force in cavalry. artillery aud infantry
to do much harm, whistler bis purpose be to
make a demonstration on Richmond. or TO conGne
himself TO raids ia breaking your eommunica-
lions ard devastating tho couuiry. His efforts in
the last may prove more successful than At.
the first, # we may judge by what took place ~
Hanover only two days ago when about geo
or 200 Of bis cavalry suddenly srpsaed there
and aid some execution IN breaking the railroad aud
burning bridge, some bulldog, public stores &c.
|, is import ant THAI tho raid took place only about
two dsys after Gen. Cofses brigade had len there
for Gordonsyillc. Had it remained h, Hanover
Junction il Is Reasonable to suppose that OF tine
enemy scey.lry woad have been either destroyed or
captured and the property saved from injury. Every
effort s being made here - be prepared for the enc
my at all points, bot We must look chiefly to the
protection Of tie Cspital. In doing this we may be
obliged TO harsrd some os-er points. You easily
estimate our strength. ard suggest for your const.
Grafton whether in tbs e,ate OF things yon might Lot
bo able TO epare portion OF your force to protec,
your line OF oommgnic.tcn against attempted ralds
by the enemy.
Very respectfully. your sbsdIeo' servant,
Gen. r. p. Lar, Comnesting Army NeIthorn Virginia.
" inebsstsf. We.
LETTER FROM JEFF. DAVIS.
RicnxosD. June 20. 1857
GIsrnAL: Yours Of the 23i received this even
,g and hasten " reply 20 the point presented 10
relation to the forces the coasts OF South Carolina
AID Georgia. The hopes INDUCED as 70 our opera
lions a, the time which would intervene between
the discharge Of the enemys trained troops and the
suhsituiou for them by otisB have been disap-
pointed by tue very against which il was
sought by warning to guard. Grant reached the
river, goI reenforcements, made intreuchmens, and
Cen Johnston continues 10 call for re6n force
thoagh his fast requibiiion was more than filed 6y
Withdrawing troops from Gels. Beauregard and
Bragg. Gen. Brayg is threatened with attack, has
fallen back to his intrsnched position Ut Tulluhoma,
and called on Buckner for MD.
Gen. Beauregard says that no troops have been
withdrawn by tho enemy from ia front since those
returned to Nswbern, lnd that bis whole force Is
necessary to cover his line. tbs being in ans yer
to proposition to f low NOV, men; of the enemy,
said TO be to tho west, with all tbs disposabo force
pointing him a. the time 10 the vital import
snce Of holding the Mississippi and communicating
tho fear that Yicks,urg would fail uneos Johnston
was strongly ana promptly re-eniorced. y. H. Hill
has a amal force, part Of which has been brought
here. Clingman's brigade is near Wilmington,
Colquitb's ut Angsion. Marine, nominal on the
railroad az Weldon, and G.. Cooks, Ransom's aud
Jeukiusr have been brought here; the two last tenn
porary from the defense Of Petersburg and the
try thcreabouis
Wise'a Brigade is, as you left it, engaged in the
defense of Richmond and serving in the country 10
the cast Of the city. TIE enemy Lave been repusod
in large force ut IN, Waite House, with Indications
Of an advance on Richmond We ere organizing |
companies for hon, dues, aud tho spir, Of resist
spsc is increasing. Corse's Brigade, in accordance