New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-05

night, working It's iron handle and bearing Its iron
lade to their thirsty lips, or holding their wounded
limbs under its never-faing stream, have felt l
would rather be the author Of that pump than Of
good poem. Doubtless its cool, clear water has not
only refreshed many weary body, but caused
many heart to feel tender as he thought of the
sprIg, OF pump or well of his childhood-of "the
old iron bucket that hung in the we'll" Let us
hope that not few felt thankful 10 the Great Gver
as they quenched their thirst bathed their wounds
For a day or two the excitement was enhanced by
the crossing Of the main body OF our army over the
! Blue Ridge. Refugees have been arriving from the
Lower Valley, and the hospitals at MI. jackson ahd
Winchester have hurredly emptied themselves mere
Only I06 men, too bad too move, have been LETT al
the latter place. In consequence, the arrivals over
flowed hospitals, aud far exceeded the means OF
transportation, and yesterday all the churches ana
halls of the town were thrown open 10 receive the
sick and wounded, and every means was rcsorted TO
I to give them food. In IA few days we may expect
Staunton will be a more quiet place. But AN not
so that the Lower Valley if to be so soon evac
uated. / beard yesterday that force OF cavalry
and ar illery had gone 10 dispute Its possession with
the enemy. have been informed that two divisions
/ of Ewell's corps came up TO Newmarket quite hur-
redly. They were still below Winchester when IT
WAS ascertaned that the enemy IN force were at
/ Front Royal and therefore had the shorter route 10
Strasourg.
other places have been very efficient in miDiserng
to our suffering soldiers. They have just parsed
through here, returning TO their homes. Dr-.
Broa0dus, Burrows Hoge, and Wilmer have also
just passed through, en- route from winchester. O.,
! Gen. Hood il pleasantly quartersd about mile
! from town, at Mr. JET. keuDy's. lie Is recovering
rapidly and is line spirits, and says he hopes TO
be IN the next hight.
| rode with friend the other day over the SOL
diers graveyard, situated half a mile west OF the
town, on = commanding hill. The faithful old sex
ton, who keeps u careful register, which enables
him identify every grave, told me that there bad
been over twelve hundred intermeuis, and that
nearly hundred bodies had been dislnterred.
could not help thinking how desirable, after the
the war, 10 rear "a monument this lofty hill
commanding a view both of the Blue Ridge and the
! Alleg hany, IN honor of the braves WHO here rect
well. Glad was | 10 be informed that such n Ian
was already IN the minds of the managers OF the
/ ltOrnIose Cemetery. MAssAsUIIES.
OPERATIONS OF UNION FORCES IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
From The Petersburg EIpsess July -
On Tuesday afternoon ABOUT ! O'Clock ad-
yanced pickets reported the enemy advancing ia
numbers vnrIously estimated al from 900 10 800.
/ Our skrinishers encountered the advance Of the
enemy AT Boones Mil IN Northampton Comfy,
eight miles from Gsrysburg and poured such "a de-
rrnctive fire into the ranks OF the Invaders caused
them TO ok their speed considerably. The skir-
mlrhing war kept up at intervals withlconaderablc
] ylyor until III J. H., when the enemy retired en-
troy out Of eight. Finding all Efforts 10 reach the
road by tits route unavaipg, Gen. Ransom Gus
., oted they would eudeayor u reach the MuherrIn
bridge q, uicksford, by the MurreesJOTo' road and
Immediately caused regiment and battery 70 move
from that point. Yesterday ~ II O'Clock, when the
tram from Weldon reached JArratts depot ten
mlles north Of HIcksioid, artillery lining heard
ia cirec non of the county road approaching the
| ford and apparently come fifteen III &c or more di.
tant We think il quite probable that our troops
had encountered the enemy coming In that direction,
IA the General Commanding had suspected.
IL, AT tu adj
moved out from Suffolk large nuiutcF II \ aDkces
I landed at AurffeesbOro, y. C., on Sunday night
lat whore tsey proceeded 20 rob the citizens and
collect all the negroes they could put their hands
upon.
Garysburg and vicinity was filed on Tucsdsy
with fleeing citizens from Muiirsesboro, y. G.,
jackson \. G., and other places situated In the
route Of the invaders. AZ any came Oh horseback,
I ln tugres, car ngcs, wagons ttc., 1t Afforded an
] excellent opportunity for Gen. Ransom t. rslply
himself win horses. lie pressed all the animals,
pui mounted infantry on them and war thus enabled
! to send large force Ia pursuit Of tho raiders.
/ 50 lar the road between tLis cily and Weldon
has not been reached at any point by the Naudals,
and the trains are running regularly through ne
usual.
by gentleman just throagh from Weldon we
have last some intelligence OF the military situn-
ton there and IN the vicinity up 10 tuesday, night.
I On Sunday nigh, the Yankee force, known to con-
sst Of $50 cavalry, 1000 infantry aud nine pieces
of artillery, enogmped seven miles below Mufirees-
/ boro. Ga Monday morning they moved forward
with the cavalry ia tie advance, ard were met
by Col. WIeelcIs regiment OF infantry. Check.
lpQ their advance the regiment fell back, with the
/ ioss of eighteen men killed, wounded and mrslng.
4 DunDg the day the euemy advanced IN force on
Murifeesboro, Smelling tba woods night and left las
/ they proceeded. On Tuesday morning The report
reached Weldon that the Yankees still adyanc.
lnu IN ia. direction of W eldon and Gcrrysburg. At
/ o clock Oh Tuesday evening IL VIA the report In
/ Weldon that they mud reached Jackson, the county
reat OF NOrthaInI ton County. y. {. SklrmiHhing
/ commenced between the Yankees and Gen. Ran
some Brigade.
At clock on Tuesday evening our informant
/ left Weldon for Petersburg. 1t was rumored, on
the eve Of the departure OF the tram, that night
/ had commenced between and o'clock n. M, on
/ that day. and that the Yankees had met with "a de-
\ clded ropusc. At jackson Station, on the Peters
burg road, our informant saw several trains push
| ing forward with Jenkinss brigade on board, and
other troops, cavalry, infantry, and artillery BE-
fore the train lett Weldon, on tuesday night, the
conductor was cautioned against proceeding, as II
WAS apprehended the enemy would attempt tho de-
strucli0n OF the Bellied bridge on the line where
j the Gnston road connects with the Weldon and Pc
, ersbuTg ROAD. The train came through, however,
without interruption.
! At Boykln's depot on Tuesday afternoon an order
came iron Gen. HANSON ordering the instant enroll
ment OF all arms.beuiIng citizens. They responded
with great alacrity, aud were sent out 10 Boone .
bridge Tor ite projections; and where they were em-
plOyod in throwing up lntfenchiucnts and digging
rnc.pits with orders TO burn the bridge III the
enemy came and they could not hold 1t. Provost
alarsnal " Colonel in his hurry and excitement
gave out usels III great proiusion, but no percus-
sion caps fixed ammunition. On one OF the vol
unteers inquiring Tor tho very neces,ary xngs for
IL musket IA order TO make 1t effective 10 nurt ne
well as to scaIe, the Official slapped his knee, aud
exc aimed, "By George ! forgot that"
! Our informant was hOn0red by the appointment
Of First Lieutenant of Of the companies, but his
Official business requiring his presence in Richmond
Yesterday, he had 10 come. IL was reported on
Iu.sd.v ~ "a neuro aoldier who VIVA taken Drisouer