New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16
FROM THE Army or TIE POYOIlG,


The March Hemswara.
. From Our Special Coresp ondent
ARMY or TfrB PoroMAc, SECOND Cora
Il ASSANDALE, Va, May l3 1855
! ~ was pleasant morning, Saturday, MAY q.
wnen this corps. under Gen. Humphrey, left Richmond
our faces were joyfuly pointed homeward Behind y,
we ief CITY that bore the stamp of the Almishtv.
condemnation. For FIRE had swept third Of Il into
It's young men dead bauished its busness
al departed and the only pleasant faces are worn By
blacks Theae swarm Ike bees; they find but littls
occupation for business slowly revives in ruined and
conquered city But they live by faith. knowing that
freedom 10 before them.
We marched six OF seven miles that day and then On.
oamped Five days steady hard marching ct tho raes
Of IS miles day. brought to our present camping
place on the banks Of the Potomac Tomorrow nisht
headquarters to be at Baileys Crossrosd The
country through which We have marched has been
burnt over BY every dosoatng influence known to war
Five times have both armies marched it. five times
have they resreated across it, These ten months have
swept 1t of barns and fences Of bridges and woods
and made it dssoation that it will take whole gene
ration 10 repair The blacks welcomed cordially all
along route; but tho whites suky and discon
tented That the sacred soil Of Virginia should be trOd
by Yonkee army. success written every banner.
bear Yet let me do them tho justice to say that they
would sell Us anything they had at their own price,
Officers who onged for the unwonted luxury Of glass
Of milk could have It for Is cents apiece Eggs boasted
OF the arstocratic tendency 1t was evident that
they did not expect ~ make any money out OF the
Yankees for the present and made the most OF tho
present opportunity. No foragng was permitted, no
attacks On private property allowed. Rarely. ever
has an army passed through conquered country with
so littlo injury t. IFS late enemies
the farmers in Northern Virginia especially In the
vicinity Of Richmond. just beginning to cultivate
their farms Seeding late crops Is their principal occu
patton Tho game OF war has been played and lost;
and they sukily willing to return to the mora
peaceful pursuits Of agriculture Tie more profitable
branch OF s!syebreeding has. unfortunately for the
ease Of Virginia become Of the lost arts, and IL
now mournfully spoken Of . thing OF the past.
Blacks still abound In all parts Of Virginia; but the
farmers are SOW to hire them because hiring requires
money end payment Of money to son Of Ham II not
Virginia custom Hiring IL contract; contract i'm.
plies equality to certain citent: and equality between
the two races is fact that will be slowly welcomed
| in Virginia life.
| This Army of the Potomac. under Gen. Meeie
composed Of the Second. Fifth and Sixth Army Corps
are now massed around Alexandria and encamped
along the hghts Of Arlington The soldiers are foot
sore and weary They have had bard and steady march
ing Immediately succeeding a desperate attack and
rapid pursuit Yet the bright prospect Of home glad.
deus every face st,d envcns every heart All know
that they have fought their last battle with the Re5eS
and that now the task Of conQuering the Copperheada
AZ cme alone remains to them. They know that Uncle
Sam is about to pay them off in full with currency
rapidly equalizing toward god that they will be fur.
nshed with transportation homo after brief rest and
that oil their life long thcy will have the glorious priv
sge Of telling their children and neghbors that they
we're members Of the Army OF the Potomac. They are
already awaiting the great review which Is TO come of
90 a. the army massed into compact forco
Georgetown But at present they are too tired
for this. A weeks rest will strengthen them.
have been unexpectedly pleased to find that Mexico
IL never alluded to by either officers privates Homo
has many attractions for them to look beyond it.
AZ private remarked to me. I'VE have saved our
country that Ia enough for army" The habits Of
idencss bred Of camp life may lead many Of them to an
enlistment undet foreign flag. But the majority Of
This army enlisted from patriotic motives. and prefer
tic celm pleasures Of soca. life the dangerous pros
,ects Of army promotion.
The Finh Amy Corps under Gen Griffin Is today
between Fairfax Seminary and Arlington The head.
quarters of the Second Corps. under Gen. Humphrey.
are at AnnArdale. The Sixth Corps just marching
into Alexandria Gen. Meade's headquarters are nov
uear MunsOus Hill. W. B. u.