The New York herald., 1863-12-05

tnoesu. coarse aud dirty looking We iouhd ou' 10"
hoEses, aad iess cattle 0 sheep.
THh GkolailA TROOPS.
60 the pr,sonefs t.l me much dsaleoted towards
tn sebel euyoruu1ent and almost in state oil mutny
Bnso0's RETREAT
ha been 20 rapid aud dsordery that must necessa
ri'y permanently impair the morale OF his army. No
do os hee N be hundreds desert and within
ouf haes ' no were opposed TO doing so before.
TUE OPERATIONS or 2STH
have been o. a rgther quiet character IL has been rain.
irg nsal, cue whsle CT the day.
ase eeHlg yefy ad Owing to Tie hiIiy aud mountain
ou cord the country, the roads through aud across
tue Naucys-wLicn on clear, warm Gay are good and
hafu-ia a few hours bee, me almost mpassabe Hence
the Ioals here well otAer Saie are liAe!y to
IeUdd military operations.
lr lSraY RFr.E;rr sAriSa a STAND
The fepars that reach rs through prisoners and other
sources indicate that tho enemy is preparing to make
snl beyond Dalton. th,s is tact, no doubt is done
% myof a junction with Longstrcet, also enable
the ebe 10 got tier aad supplies safely toward
Atj,utl
Another report reaches thai Bragg will make stand
in the neahborhood OF the Altoona mountains, or the
nne Of tue Ar Qua river
A NEt ENGusnaAN
un MARRYING a, Graysvfac We met by secosh-
To- kog ndv idn d, walking toward as.
Who are yooy" eeked ,he General
al hVe he,e.'N
"Arc yoaa uion nnnf'
Nko
"rhcB you're rebel"
Gke."
I" Til, n, what are you?'
"Irn an tnglishmau."
"Wha those large buildings over there used for9'
"Government wors."
"what kindY"
"Cun stocks and c1uteens.'
"Wbo makes thomf''
"The contractor"
"Who is the contrnctcrY'
clam"
"Dont you know that you are violating the Queens
proclamation, requieing her subjects not 10 enter into
acts Of hostility towards the United States government
"I dout know as do. do the work by contract"
II is very probable This neutral fngishnian will be
heard IRON again General eherm,n has an op
portuny 10 attend to his From what learn
this lnsshman has he very heavy contractor with
the rebel gov vernment.
the army resting. Tomorrow we will move again.
We busiy engaged in taking possession of the large
found along The route.
YANKEE INDUSTRY.
To DAY in tho mills both at and near
Rinegod. grinding up tn wheat so lately abandoned by
the ekedaddpg chivaly. II Is amusing TO soldiers
| at this work-amateur millers. Soldiers have TO do
many thugs-bridge rivers, build reads defend cities
but guess last of all to grind corn &C. They work with
will, and appear 10 think milling iute esng employ
ment. BY this will have Of Gou.
dealt out to them biscuits Of and thus enjoy
some &C the higher b ssnes Of cookery civilization.
Huu,tt,
During the battle OF Rugsold General Hooker while
direct ue operations, often tie most exposed posi-
tious bat fortunately escaied unhurt. Tho ark 3
which he made from tim 10 time pertinent aud
the roint Wien word came to Linn that the enemy had
driven men from the gap, aad trying 10 drive
them still tur,Ler oocA General Hooker cooy remarked
'thas nothing" and Immediately ordered tho dvi-
soa into action.
1nB iEEIISC rRlSoSfHs
that baye taken is less of contempt (O for the
"damncd Yankees" than ever before saw. Many Of
them say they but too glad be prisoners in our
hands. They talk freely With men, express their
political anSntary feeling without reserve aud the
whole seem 70 try TO be both civil aud even polite This
OF course, has reference TO the prisoners whole.
CONCLUSION.
In concluding this correspondence take occasion tt
remark that because have thus far been
full the people at homo must not become impatient and
start tho cry, "Onward to Atantai" 10 is true that
Braggs army has been defeatcd-bady so, almost rout
Cd certainly much dsplrted, and positively greatly de-
morazed: but still possesses enough organization and
physical toroe 10 Withstand another attack There
fore becomes to be cautious, to move forward
sincaly. and 10 make tho next battle rest o,her
basis The people may rest certain that when General
Grant thinks that he s OF he will 60 ahead
Now the military sky Of this Union army is almost
oudess, and growing clearer every hour Bright
promise in Its armament. All eyes here return Cd
these not in wonder amazement, not in fear 81
trembling, but In spirit Of the deepest conviction that
toe people at home, and the military authorities else
who're, will only have little patience, our trgt sar,
will not deceive us