New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-23
Rain Mt Last.
From Oar Special Correspondent.
IN FRONT OF PRTERsBURs, Va, J
tursn.V .Iuly 10 1854.


Jupiter Fluvihs reigns supreme Yes, r-a-i-n-s
supremely supcrbly grandly. slorouslyi Thank the
Lord for rain Let Tie heavens " praised Tor ram
Appoint day of thanksgiving for rain II Jon "oa'd
know the Of 10y euthusiam on she ram question:
win tel you.
When was sobbing around with the gallant Oh
Corps-the glorious 9TH Corps the magnificent ot'
Corps the immortal Gth Corps (and the Afmy Of me
Potomac has few more left Of the same soTt)-3ou
know how tho Rebs. skodeddled from Baltimore ala
Washington when they found the invincfme ON Ups
in front 81 ihem-whcn, | siv, was hobblng sr' ur'
with the gallant glorious, magnificent m'li' ~ n
mortal 9Th Cops up IN Mir, land. fiequent! Deai.
the boys c,ngratalAug themselves on havlns 80
of what they represented the niulerahie dusl m Wv
Petersburg ont upDn the r0c OF tlclr ioIh.l
haunts ihoncht FROM what they eaid 'ht J, nus mo
pretty dusty place down here o"I Ia "c ~ Wa,
lar impression bpon ny nind. nag nv, 49,, =, a1I
in .ton (peucraly supposed ~ be Inc ulit',st ny
dusi est place on earthG ana .no.s J;ssn'
knsyy s,rehiuy aboLt dust. have seen person uI.ap
mn ,bere in ,luls of ius and do not know Whether
iIey were ever seen GftcrWnrd or not 1vn % =,
how The Turkish EnDasS' dols useu 10 ns ,I"' y" ~
rrotipd there 10 avud what they supposed 70 10 NV
dread III simoons incident 10 then own ana IefhDoius
conn,res 1 hayo seen showers Of mud on rom
ryvania Ayenne. caused ny me WrunE hyno r"'I
%, c,cude Of dust in the atmosphere sy tnOlGh'
he'd seen dust, but never had. tlins one 1i !'ur
CORE p ldelIs gave crap c accoaht 81 l.o us' -"
vii ,,l Won how tits: Tho coil on the south side
of Jane river in this seciionsis very light sandy
lnoIr Mich tie hit and long continued U'ulh h4u
constant attli ~ II army op'ri''ons ana movements
had wosed Wherever The loafi .nYsed mo conn.
ous bed II tie irest d. vest Kid ~ dust several u
che. deem Ii The ightest. drycst End OF D.ui Ncie
spread over Ge ground from TREE to slN lDches Ifr
no that viii moi express II, Hour Is TOO hoAS! A. ~
ary aud dusty con els Of III space aid time were ga.
e,cd together AID ground with The lghtest df!es'
magnesf end p. muicc stone to the iincst uyesi pow
der, and slrwn nom ankle 80 KNEE ue'p o''' ~
face Of The earth throughout tnis part OF we cinif!'
the result might approximate m Slight degree ~ ue
state Of the soil ard cast err. Up IL tls mofhiA
~ en- nor bess; could sr without sthlug opa cuu1 u
dust The cmet 81 Col I-rais guard NoId De tSS'n
the charge u - err corps or army ana Nouin 1e ia
lie ~ brig the artillery AL aloae the enemy ihrr
be movement = large BODY oil Hoops ".U.u M
been {. tie lrasf, tie dLstest moVenot i"c Nu,u
ever brhc1. 40. % bird could wGiOW Dy tae ROADSIDE
riiiont hrricadrg Il with dust. nor cotid even
thirty gra5sL0pper Stretch hls legs ny srmtnE 70
roIei BORING blade without raising tie Challenge 10
goes there b" ~ lile Ocls ana ell dcrlirs mans tuus
lie lines had mutua.y 10 eIhauie enca other ION
q cir egrrgHticls Of dust "a know when was WHICH
oil nature vls sUnoCatct-m-i, bcHi, bud. ava hs'''
were parchel nnd chosod .ih DUST all ibings "eIa
covered With The i'm, volatile powder, tie earth was
sensitive aust dear. the aig1pin noon. and nici,-
was fuggv with It's nsy e1hal TONS; forest AID n
Dant and tfcc. VITA fcnthey SNOW In Nlhtcr wee
dfapod in dust-aify. smoky. ieaihefy Volatile dust
moi 81 gntes breeze tniest insect cid .iir with
oct filing all spop, with laIGDeli Eaultng. bnndlg,
sufocat.Ag. inio.-Ia0lC, eyeIlasiiBg duss
hut this usora.g n COmmeLced 10 rain tlisi enHc
half ury mud t,en tie article more du led, saturated
aud thea MUDDY water. bnt no" pon.s g laouss 10
sood o!d-fnslloneG. hmpid Iainwater. AL n'tGTe ii
chnngcd. Where banks OF lmponelTabio dust alone
we're seen. git,on forests are NV vsii4ei plains and
fields ttst beG,e al OF dusk. DO" @is o"~ a
resaed VITA tie different crops thry bear; men ana
animals are distinctly moving sn0ut ana hofs's
en- LES ,listnguitred from mules and officers fom men
and civilians All natIre 10 vocal and dcuon-irSiiYe u
urnlse for the resurrection. Even Ito little t'-ds
trsinel down. suppose, 10 tie first shower OF mnd are
ss1pIing iiuntiy about VA te ground a. t'au 20 ~
back H. terra srta the delighted brds ate oeiiy Iei'
form M their toilet aud chipping tier lvyminess ii"m
thousands Of bougls anG Officers aud men re fdllS
AID wellng about IN tie rain 70, thT ian ana Ic'"h
nent ami .uxuiy OF the thing while commanding enc.
rails proudly pace their tnts with an air OF foef and
s,tisiac on aud feeling and expression nu' snaDy
prevails that some thine coz az viii nov :" done
asked ell agol cohfed woman iO-dey, nehVe " me
locality and " the manor born. Wien tais SOL got
vet II apt " stay put, or whether vonld very
soon get dry AID dusty again. askei her carefully
and cautiously IN weiconsidcrod phrase. dcclly 50
licitous N the response. She replied thN vixen tie
ground got right wet II mougliy apt 10 keep moist
a good While, and that without being very muddv.
felt relieved and brehtled easief. bo yea nty expect
10 hear Of magnificent amy movements hero teieso
great while.
but cenBo, use II At present. ere long you will berr
H. I wish j had sonc o. your devoted old Northern
patriots down here Just o. chow them 1hf vas going
On. They would 70 hone, not Exactly via Goa in
their elu but with Ia their heeits thas
wooA biiny gold down and Union stock up agas neiy
Frow what can learn from the other side tAs Rcbs
are dreadfully uieAsy about GraIts movements. They
thiik there Il something onino9s in his silence they
fear he is Up something they wOt not o. The poor
devils may Bet high thsiis all the consolation can
give tLsp. W.; 20 they 20. attack. aud relieve them
selves ~ ne 61fpenso' Why DID they ls attack at
Washington more vigorously WHY. that Is game
that they cannot play atthst they aIe played out st
WEDSEsDAI gOISHa July S0.--lt hae gut raining.
and lns rene1 iusi enough. The earth ard air
glorious. = N nature 10 washed clean aud bran
Tie army u bun!inyincible. iublian, and eager fer
the frey.
Considerable firing vos heard s,os9 the lines 'sst
night both Of PIT jlery srd mBketry. II nothing
more than experimental aad picket psacico. Tic
working OF our batteries u netting than 4tn
Of July sport>fx Tie brave boys manning taoI They
like tie spyrt q good desl bttcr than tsey DO Their
ratons. there i. ss enough danger in 1t 70 make Il
plesssrsby ozcj;sbe.
wish could tel you some tdxgs TINT arc g0.ns
here, bat ! cannot prescott YVo shall have the H.
tas in a. Ineligible mariner o. pcssbA az soon 80
the pTofeT tnL comes.
Iio gnivorsp! acclaim Of the amy bore Is :" Don't
give W the sh4-Usioc and Liberty icrcyer.'
HANoiU.
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