The New York herald., 1863-07-17
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W. dsmAn who seeing your correspondent light color
ed hat blue flannel coat trimmed with ssaid and covered
buttons gray pants and cavalry bocs seemed 70 be 10
doubt whether no was addressing Yankee ofhcer or
not. replied 10 his imper,ineat nterrogatory, "fes
but the fellow, st unsatied, rejoired, 81 don't oeeve
H. you leok like mitia.n The star heeer as the VIZ
ginaF would call him, sternly reminded tna' a'a
not there be nssed and did not propose 70 DO
by him. and guard informed OF bis duty 70 report
such ncvilities TO his officer.
ACCESSION rRlsoSERs
We had on the road accession OF prisoners, among
them several cavalry officers, two chaplans and two
sanitary commission agents, acting for oenevoien'
citizens Of Massachus ets who captured by stuars
cavalry and their sanitary supplies and horses sent 70
his rear.
ADVANCING Under DIFFICULTIES.
Iongstreet's and Hills commands, with q part Of
Ewels corps had got between Hagerstown and Williams
port but cavalry the 'front.' and pursuing forces
in the Of us, had not only compelled the rebel
cavalry and artillery TO clear the way for an advance,
but rendered absolute necessity for ber infantry TO
again attempt bold stand and they were accordingly
marched back again greater distance from the Potomac
Both Longstteet and Hill pointed out TO us a. they
went marching along.
PoSTooss DEnRoyEn-uP A SPOUT.
One morning were awakened TO the rcality-pain.
10 TcOeS-tnht TOntOOnS W
the Yankee cavalry One OF their officers impusively
remarked, "f that so then We arc gone up spous
PROSPECTS, A RELEASE
Colonel Carter being perfect gentleman and good
Judge the fitness OF things observed to me one day that
being only citizen ought TO be released and suggested
Voluntarily that he should mako recommendation or
that puYport Geueral Lee But the embarrassments
caused by the destruction the pontoons and the
attack by Yankees In force, undoubtedly prevented
him from communicating his wise purpose.
OVER THE RIVER.
One afternoon, when some two hundred Of us were
prisoners the hands Of the First North Carolina batta
ION aided Major whartons subordinates taking full
list Of the names which included those Of but few on
GERS, and promised that copy should be made for
the especial benefit OF tho HERALD morning Early
in the morning however, the Major suggested that his
prisoners would bc transferred at General Pickett
and that it would pleasant go the river
from wnliamsport and join large number Of uuion
officers tnere than TO to the with the privaes
FLAT cRoss IN
Il the morning following q night Of heavy rain,
and when reached the banks Of tho river the waters
swollen 70 the depth q eight or ten feet ana the
current quite rapid. warp was stretched across
the river from bank snk, and madc fast each end
The crossing few prisoners and the horses OF
wounded rebels was In . single natboat, ieaky
and unsafe, hawser from her bows slipping along
the warp across rhe river, and the propeliug
power being poles such as Abe Lincoln
never used he was good atboatman. There three
four other fiat and pontoon boats on tho Will msport
side Of tho river management o which they did
appear dare undertake We crossed In safety your
correspondent having brcakfstcd at the hospabe
table OF the maor) the captured officers and chapans
having issued TO thca because the supplies
were on the Virginia side OF tho river.
NETTING AcornnAScn.
Tho cheerful faces OF let's Of First corps officers
greeted Joining the prisoners who bad preceded
on the rodte Dixie and the pleasure Of meetng-even
under the peculiar circumstances controlling all-com
pensated for Of the ills Of prisoners life.
MAJOR PKYroS-prSKR. SUFFER- AND RSooxsorsAxcB
Our guard was General Garustts Virginia brigade, con
ssiing Of tho Eighth Eighteenth Nineteenth, Twenty
eighth and Fifty-sxth Virginia infantry, under the
command OF Major Peyton, OF Aibemare county, o.
the Nineteeneh Virginia, who lost at the second
Bull General Garnet-cousn Of the General Garnet
who fell Ia OF the earliest baites-was killed n
Gettysburg, 0nd there officer m the brigade hghc
than major. But to the dinner and supper Those who
happened have rations left overland some Of the
First and Eleventh. corps ocers had surplus-dividet
with those who had none and three O'Clock dinner
sumptsousy served out averaging about two ounces
Of broad 10 each man. Looking like a citizen and
not being known by the guard, sauntered
out In tie Afternoon, enjoyed hours Of re
Election under the shade Of wide spreading
apple tree, and when night had thrown Its mantle cl
darkness on all around made reconnaissance in force
And an eereaa between Sckcts But the pckes
too numerous and vgilant, and besides coveted ap<
much desired list Of the captured officers had nos been
obtained and escape from tho rebels temporarily
abandoned Every that could be pushed tks
Maryland siso Of the Possmac appeared TO be sent
and there q thumpng and pounding on the
river banks though tho rebels were endeav
oring construct bridge for crossing There were
supply wagens tho south side Of tho river and Of
course, no ratisas for supper.
MORNING IAross
Contributing rubber poncho and . wooen blanket "
the common stock, fortunate enough to occupy
shelter tent with Colonel Tdsn Captain Atwood and
another officer OF the Sixteenth Mane but quite early
there morning saluatous such Fal In for your
ratons "what you going to draw-water raiions'
Guard fall 10 there. General Starvation has come ~
- Does he rank Leey"
How would you kke some Of Joo Hooker's pies ~
These and similar salu,atons with complimentary alu
sons the HERALD for ia enterprise in sending CORES
poudent along with them rendered eep Impossible and
we all brcakfastcd fAith--which Is mighty poor sub
stute for bread the Of tae stomach before
Ten o'clock forced all Of US to.confess-aaa water.
issrE on RAnoxs.
About ten O'Clock rejoiced at tho announce.
ment that rations wore to be Issued, but were dsap
pointed when only sixty pounds Of 0our wfs brought In
fer two hundred aud sixty men. IL we're hoped that
there mistake about IT, but that was certainly
s tho rour tha, had been sent er from Maryland for
We had ssus Of fresh beef, howevsrAbout half
pound 10 each man. commssaxy vas selected, tho
-four and beef issued corps and then again divided
among the mssscs.
A'YAxKn SPECULATION
Virginia white boy into the camp sell aobae.
90, for which he charged dollar piug co. flden
and = his captains wanted swo plugs and offered
dollar groesbacks for them. But vRgsia didn't take
that kind Of money, and wanted Confederate paper II
20 happened tha, the correspondents knife been sca
for two dollar Confederate note and he got the green
back and "yrgina" tho Confederate currency 10 that
the sale Of tho atty cent knife proved . good
Yankee speculation. Negroes who cell bread and
s~.,, ,ha shrewd a thine