New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-20
,o,scted the shor. remaining hts Of eIsanly -ssvsd

pro1ected the enort EemsananB ~ " -
timber Ift4 49, H' Z n lit-i''+ =,
There was but single corps and the general b'spi
tails to embark at White House and the WORK "as ue'
liberae transportation arriving slowly There vas
little village Of hospital ten neat. corfoTtarle' ana
well ordered 30 fer az my obsesvafion went iIfc"s"
the hospital Of the 18th Corps $500 have passod Ioco
landing at White House on abe Both. Some OF ''ese-
the majority as am told BY what ought TO DC unquee
touable authortywere brought from the Tolt an to
eomuou train wagons (Which have no springs) Wfnou
straw or mattresses, while subaances STOOD 's's
sone respects 'tsonsh Officially 80 18TH
Corpy hs received the cold shoulder from The Army %
the p ,.S%.s.
Monday uassed, and about half the troops to go "
water had embarked. though the river was conpai"
sveav empty of masts The tents became fewer. Inc
piers were growing to look tumble.down. Inc iew
dingy tents back Of oil others, bore their Haunting
siens that advertised Enbalming" but there were no
more dead for their hands, The tent which adyertsed
photography disappeared. its occupation gone. IL
harpies who kept soldiers restaurants at Yoktown dd
not come to White House. they would have been seen
posing themselves for fight. All around there were
scattered bits Of decayng meats bottles clothes ana
the thousand things which army abandons; the ar
was thick with scents Of decomposng matter and mo-
body probably. sorry to leave White House to is
former decay. When these lines are read the iass
Yankee will be gone, but any inquiring person may
study the piers and the waste they left and track s
way to the front by the sense Of SMELL All there len
behind to regret is held by the mounds whose rude head
bosrls dot the ground where the hospitals were. TO
all who lie in those. and in some which tramped
not heaped over-Ia Pace!
Accident prevented my embarking with the troops.
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There were no orders as to time and hardly any one
present to give them. but Monday night the pack
ing Of the hospital stores quietly begun, since It
was evident that time or other. they were to %
moved. .......
Tuesday noon came and there WIS dubious prospects
of getting away The Quartermaster in charge be-
icneed TO the Army of the Potomac and took every
thing easily He could give transportation then OF
soy when he would be sbc to do so. Fortunately now
ever the flag -ofruce boat New York. having heard at
Fort Monroe that wounded detained at White
House for want of transportatonfor other corps hos
pitfalls were detained as well the letharriyed about
noon and Major Mumford at once placed the boat 81
the DISPOSAL of the Medal Director Of the 18th Corp
The Quartermaster made show Of objection bot tho
Major replied that he was not under the direction OF
any Quartermsster, and the loading Of the New Yort
began at once. To the perseverance OF the Med,c@
Director Dr. Suckley and the opportune arrival OF ma
Tor Mumford with excellent boat are due the escape
from such suffering might have ensued had the corps
gone into action with all Of Its surgeons and medical
stores behind
The boat went aground only which Is good REQ
ord for Pamunkey navigation, and 7occck on Wednes'
dayound US at Fort Powhata the James, stopped 81
pontoon bridge which was guarded by the ex Rebel
ram Atlanta and other boats and over which part Oh
Grants Army was crossing unsisturted, and dsap-
pearing from sight in the woods on the south bank
At noon an opening made In the bridge, and We
proceeded. At Bermuda We were transferred TO an
other boat and taken up the Appomattox till anohee
bridge Just below Point of Rocks barred further
progress close these notes without yet having gone
ashore but there reports on the boat that Gmo'e
has been relieved by Butler and also that buter mas
been relieved by Gilmore. Gen. Gran: was ta.en on
the north bank OF the James at Wilcox Landing
eight miles from Bermuda-this morning by tais oosS
carried to Bermuda, and afterward landed at City
Point. During last night and this morning boats were
busy in feryng troops across at the aforementioned
landing sudden march has been made upon Peters'
burg in the hope Of surprising it, and the active force
Is now south Of the Appomattox j. W.