New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-01
The Operations Of "Wednesday.


IfEAdvuAn4ans os GEn. BUIrs, Juiy =. let
A dispatch transmitted TO you this morning
gave the manner and the results Of tho operations Of
Yesterday but it has occurred TO that there was
teral for letter in personal narrative Of the day
which should inclnde more details Of It's eventsheuco
the present writing.
Az tie night before infantry and cavalry and o.tl-
erv and wagon trains were marching by these head.
quarters The night very dark and fires bad been
bull along the roads to direct the line OF march The
ed Corps had been in reserve on Meades line and wa
chosen FOR tie demonstration the left bank Of The
JaIne, 5raes Distant The marching must Be at night
else tie enemy would make parallel column and defeat
ihe movement. At% p IN. tho rank and Gle struck and
packed their shelter tents AMI he different hfAlqphf
ers located en- the edge Of woods End beneath shctcrag
bowers little reiuotantly aud dscOnsOai'y saw their
camp gods classic Tor campcomortn slowed IN close
compass ard piled into muledrnWn wagons. ana these
wagons formed into the headquarters train which
they should 500 again-d0uWfnl Wien. Ordeilies
brought horses al gIoomed ard saddled, 10 the spot
a0d ibe soldiers form. with sLuy knaTsaCks and
sh0ulicred arms headquarters elOIs To- the head and
the order Is " COluHn--f0rwG-r0.
The first hnf Of this march j. 10 the pOrtOon near
Point Of ROOFS tire AppOmattOX IL - two miles
over a plain, stumpy. brtmb.cf. and cumhcrcG with
fallen tmleI and then through pine woods by crooked
army roads, and then by the " IiYcr rOad an old
country ROAD which - one long VISA. straight and
arcled by OF cedars four miles further and when
beyond thGt, winding 70 the let down steep hil e.
the tIidgc-fnd Ire long column hlls OSe the muficd
way Dufled with siruwu hay that no sound Il itg
myriad trampAng ahall be borne ~ the enemy and thu
long bridge resting literally on the element unstable
water Is true If based on hedges Of granite
though u and falls with dreamy undUatiOns ike
those which fcck with light and shadow prairie wheat.
fields, when summer wind, are blowing.
Over tie sppom 1ttOX and now up sinuous gorge,
the bed OF which great Labor has made into q rOad
Emerging from The gorge, by the light Of great fire
al it, head the column wheels square 20 the right eId
81 is. - II az.
front Of my tent and disappears in TIE deep gloom VI
woods that extend nearly 10 tho james River i've miles
away. Say thai Il Is midnight, and a very dark mid
night Just opposite Us u OF the res that blaze the
way, oordng light, they pass this side Of H. 10
show little o. the stream al tmea dozen soldiers
moving IN rapid order coming out 81 the night and
going Into the night, and others tak0 their places ana
disappear Ike TIC irst aud 80 continually, except anon
II may be- few hOrseinen al The beaA Of brigade or
regiment, and then We hear Gistter Of saberscab.
bardB perksps battery 10 going bv and we catch
In our eycs sheen of light gancnr from The bright
ness Of the guns bat thoso only briefly for close after
either and all Is that flow Of armed ren, Ike river
passing still passing. but passed 1t still
passing two hours laler when crept beneath the
ketO bars, whose folds hang IN elegant drapeIy over
bed OF two bankess. spread upon elastic pine sapngs
raised foot frOm the ground
The head Of the colum reached james River nj sun.
rise and began crossing at O'Clock, meanwhile Sher
dams cavalry had also been marching oil night crossing
the Alpomlt'oK on the lower pontoon ana falling IN
behind Hancock.
IN DE early morning yesterday after brealiasting
more rapidly than s. recommended BY Halls journal
Of Health George" brings around my horse, and
srops Rubber coat tho punuc OF the saddle. while
Horace" crowds luncheon Of beef sandwiches and
Jelly, dGsk not filed with water and dozen cysTs
luto the saddle pouches ard then Jolly gallOp 10
JOucss Neck the tongue of land from the extremity Of
which laid the pOntOons which the troops
sim tramping when arrive Pressing over the bridge
and up the bonS. j meet four big black 21pOund Par
rotts gums not birds though they have way Of talk
ing loudly and wen heelimes ich lave already been
taken by the s.A Is BarloE'3 advance II Is rough
ride across IA eep-furrowed feldG never yet crossed
Virginia field parallel With its ditches aud
think they must baYe trick Of swinging around
bIoadsdes. tho approach OF horsemap. compelling
him ~ teke them rdHsyerscy To the point In the skirt
Of the woods where tho guns were taken. Barlow bad
advanced over this fold the enemys fgnk, turning
bis works Al the same time Foster with hif brigade
OF TIE 10th corps from his position higher up the river
was threatening in his front. The pressure was TOO
great and those Rebels did not stay 20 make much Of
hght-ihey gave Us tbo four guns which saw going
10 Tie rear. Zach was inscribed, Before Richmond.
May 2sth, 1861 and We recognized them rs the gans
9'' near loft Darling on that date. Two or three
aeaa men, IN Rebel gray lying in the trench close by
ruleaie the precise place whore tlcF were planted.
lhoy hao been brought out only that morning. and had
not yea opened their grim moufis.
We nave nov struck The river road from Malvern