New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-10
r,,v ., ,ni, election their determination to sustain

o,, ., chi. eection their determination 70 Sustain
she ARM which for four long years has upheld the ND
eres tho laws and the integrity Of the Nation against
tho ,ebslli,ns Vandas Of the South the feeling " uni
versa, "A nr the intelligent soldiers Of this army that
their tolls their pryations and their victories have
been vain.
rode along the lines at the front this Sabbath after
noon and al two places found the men assisting
at divine worshp and as stopped my horse near by
70 listen 10 The grand music Of half thousand voices
oinine IN Tho anthem one Of the worshpeIs followed
me Of eaTshSt OF the congregation to inquire what
thought Of the election prospects at home.
flo of Richmond papers before me. alludng to the
horrible barbarcs perpetrated By tie Rebels upon eur
cnptarod soldier at Andersonye aud elsewhere, CON
fss that tie statement set forth by lie Sanitary Com
misson in recent publication an: which appeared in
THE TRIBUNE of the ib inst. is true. The Enquirer OF
them all has the mnliness to express,s shame and re-
greet that ii is true
The lines IN our font quiet snf II IL likely they
win remain until. after election u oyer Even lhel'
II is improbable that the inaction VIII IL broken hh
our OWL troops INACCURATE movement as the hebes
have had qniie suficency Of attempting To drive Us
away from the podioa which We hold bsie. in front OF
Richmond.
Our work S.in advances at Dutch Gap notwithstand-
ing that the Rebels have been unusually busy in wasting
their ammunition by sheiing it by both nigh. and DC!
for the past week.
As they consult the colamns OF TIiE TRIBUNE daily
for particulars and have promised 70 mention IN ul'
correspondence when it il completed viii here say
for their special edifcaton shat must stu continue
% keep their curiosity the :ener hooks for prie
period.
psserters coming inside our zines to be sent North
end supplied with work, are oss frequent than they
were week or two since. This is in part accounted
for by the fact that many il not most OF the mechanics
and detailed men. who were hurried out from the shops
of Richmond against their wishes 70 bear arms In the
two batnions called the Virginia Reserves, have been
found so fugaoious and untrustwory that they have
ordered them back again to their various trades and
suDpied ther places with those who be better de-
pended on.
There had been latterly some deserving nom our
forces chiefly however, confined TO the substitutes
bounty Jumpers etc. of the last draft. but little mel
dent which occurred the 2sth, ont on the WlsHs'
burg road tie day after the late fight there has had
sauary effect upon that sort Of material Ill cur army
As the 18th Army Corps was being withdrawn IN ac'
cordance with Gen Grants order. the day following
was separaod from the column in way and mad
vertenily walked plump on 10 squad Of four Rebel
cavalrymcn. Seeing AZ glance that escape was hope
less he put bold face upon the matter and announced
himself Yankee deserter.
The Rebels believed him 10 be vertically SUCH but
proceeded at once 10 search him. Finding hfiy-two
dollars in geenbacks his person. they took 1t from
him and gave him fifteen dollars in Confederate money
il exchange lis oyercoat also pleased them mueh.
end they took this from him too. They then discussed
the matter OF leaving OF the party 10 gusrd him.
but the lieutenant thought that having deserted rom rs
there was danger Of hs endesyong 70 return TO Us
aud 50 they concluded TO stand him on log next tree
ard having tied his hands 10 limb above bis head they
kicked away tie log on which he stood 50 as to leave
lin suspended by his wrists, end proceeded Oh their
way AS sooE tieir backs were turned he set aDoai
releasing himself and fortunateas to succeed
before they returned in getting loose and made all
haste back again forces. The inclination Ia de-
sert in the Eighteenth Corps ha. since this lively little
incident pretty much disappeared
The Rebels have been. and indeed, src stll busy IN
constructing batteries along The bluff the weet ride
Of the james. fron Dutch Gap up TO near Fort Oar
ling in evident apprehension that the early completion
OF tie canal on which Gen Butler is engaged will bring
our ironclad feet ia m force after the last Remnant Of
treir navy.
1 have before stated think, but viii here repeat,
that they have three ironolsd rams built on the plan
OF tie MerTiInac, Tennessee, AlbomaTe, and four
wooden gunboats in the james about Richmond There
lion cads are owing tie Limited depth Of the water
which they are built navigate, necessarily less Tor
,nidsble and smaller than the Tennessee. They VIZ
be found pretty tough customers however to handle IN
a square fight but have been got up with 30 much
care By the Rebels that it viii probably pay US to be at
some pains 70 capture them for own use elsewhere
T. C.