New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
FROM THE ARMY or TuEPOTOHIAC
A Snow Acknowledgements Birfhd"y-
Descrters und Pri-ouers-Tbc Rebels
S.lu,e a Union Omcer-Capture Of the
A,.ceu If the West.

From ,1uf SoselAl toITsspondeDt
'''N ARsr o. TEE PoTopAc. Monday, Feb ~. 1869
On Saturday morning the atmosphere was mid
and ple .rant, overcoats were burden, the ROADS
we're raDidly dryng the sky was clear, and al ma
ture seemed cheerful and full Of promise for fair
| weather. Al noon cool breeze was blowing; n
.un..t n storm was in the air. aud every overcoat
ws. brought into ure. The extra blankets were
.nr.sd md larger fires built in every tent. On Sun
dsy morning tho ground trees aud tents were COW
srsd with snow blown Into fantastic drifts. The air
wss ,til thick with descending flakes, driven by the
,barp wind Into every crevice OF the soldiers quar-
,ers The snow continued TO fall until o'clock p.
m when full SIX inches in depth lay in undrifted
plsces THIS morning the air Is quite cold.
In the afternoon tho sky cleared ny, and the snow
heuan 10 melt almost rapidly it had fallen.
Yesterday being WashinYous. Birthday. salute
wa. feed by tho artillery of each division at II
o'clock. Had the weather been At oil toernble,
the,. would have been full parades throughout the
whole army. and Ws-hington's Farewell Address
| would have been read 10 the soldiers.
| Almort every day III the week prisoners aud de-
,erters from the sDemy's lines are marched 10 the
OIL of the Provost Marshal General TO be disposed
OF according 10 orders from headq nartes. On Fri
DIV "A stalwart trooper from Stuaits Cavalry wss
brouQlt in by the plckets on our extreme right. lie
.aid he hsd been this side of the river several
days scouting about on his own hook" lie, with
other prisoners, has been sent TO Washington.
Notwithstanding the poritvs orders to the pickets
no. 20 communicate with the eDemy's picke's, hn
tho OH OF the day going the rounds on the
irlt along the Rappahannock. lie came i'll lull view
Of the Rebels posted the opposite side who, see
inn In, sah and sword, gave the order. " Turn on,
the gaard, officer OF the day." The Rebel guard
turned out, when tho orders sgain rang across the
water, /" Present arms-shouIior arms-order arms
stack arms" andltho guard having thus saluted
the officer on this side again dispersed with loud
cheer.
An uninten'onal compliment was pail to Col.
Brooks Of the sd PeDna. Res inien by the menbers
of Congress from Pennsy Iyanis Tie Colonel 10 one
OF the new nominees for Brig.iiership. When his
name WAS submitted to the Congressiona! delegation
from lis State, the reply was 'Wo don't know
him." which means that Col. Brooks is u soldier
who fights, while other officers cultivate the &C
qusnlanes Of COngtsssTcn.
a di.paich from Nicksburg, in the Richmond pa
PERI OF the 21st, eays tint tho Union ram Queen OF
tho West captured the Confederate transport Eya'
and forced her pilot TO take tho wheel OF the run.
lie rrn the Queen elonRside OF a battery, when sne
was disabled oy shot and subsequently captured.
The Captain OF tho ram had just inquired OF Tue
pilot how far they were from the onemys battery.
lie sad Is miles, and ut the distance OF TWO miles
brought the Queen Of the West under the guns o. I"
Rebel battery, where she was disabled Ct tho hrol
round. The particulars, as given In the Rebel pa
psrs, ere indefinite Rad contradictory. D. \, D.