Year: 1862

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force we have a. command IN their 'front.' There bo
no dsubt that the enemy Of this fact that he
has taken our full measure long ago. 10 suppose that


foe intends this opposition IN earnest is 10 charge him
with madness Depend on II this is intended emily
mask 10 movements their OF creator magnitude
than mere premature and hopeless opposition TO the ad
vance Of our army.


would please Burnside immensely doubt TO have
the great battle brought near base. Il would
be virtually equal to victory our arms But who
suppose such blind stupidity On the part who has
on all occasions proved himself tho moet willy OF all
s,ratcgsts2


Our pontoons arrived only yesterday. A crossing will
be made below the town to-morrrw There will be
little skirmshng artillery practice, and the rebels
will sKedaddc. anticipate nothing more


The steamer Nellie Baker now makes n regular
daily trip from Washington 10 Aqua Creek and
back, carrying the mails aud stores or all kinds
for the army Bargcs, propeiorsvesses Of all des rip
clustered abont tho landing discarging their
welcome freight Owing to the incomplete state Of the
wharf much difficulty Is experienced In the work OF rid
the dcutes which have Of lato coeged our footsteps
and one which can be easily remedied.


supposed SPY or deserter from tho rebel army was
BY our pckcis 70 day and takon before Gene
raj. me story he told wss ons calculated awaken
suspisios involving as u d,d many contradictions and
in Frederick Maryland, and forced into the Southern
army against his wn aud passed. down the Shenandoah
ssys that Se escaped from his capors week
ago, tho main body Of the oncmys army being then ut
Warrcnton from which town he lied towards Fsdercks-
burg s well known that for almost two weeks past
Warrenton has been held by forces and that he could
not possby have escaped as he asserted he did since,
at the very time he states. our army was
In motion between that town and fredericksburg,
and even n or our evacuation Of tho for0er place
near - y This
clared himself native Of Baltimore, though strange
he know none Of tho distinctive features Of the
Nfty An in6 ntnd
clad in the rough homespun yellow garments OF the
Southern army, with merely tho allowance Of patches
necessary 10 decency aud presented TO the appear
of having been gotten up with the utmost tor
the occasion


The General, decming him suspicious character held
him for further examination One strange fact noticed
that his statement that since his
cape he had lived in the woods no seemed well "postsd
on the movements Of the enemy and ourselves On
Of party remarking casually that in posses
sion Of Fredcrcksb he looked confident denial Of the
assertion He said openly that the rebels will burn that
city before they will allow IL to fall into hands He
will pass the ordeal OF rigid examination before he s
suffered to 70 free agan.


To day has been one OF unusual quiet and rest TO
the troops. Tho weather still continues fine, and
had tho pontoons reached us the FIRST day Of our arrival
here there could not have becn this obstruction in
way by the enemy As is, by storm, tho scarecrow
force OF The enemy and our own negligence are hero
at the end Of the 1rst week Of campaign when by
all casuations should have .been by this time, with
common sense to guide us, at least in the vicinity Of
Richmond.


There are rumors OF movements Of our light draft gun
boat fleet the Rappahannock to protect troops in
crossing The shallowness OF the river win hardly allow
their participation In the bombardmen OF the city such


step be found necessary the progress Of army.


still adhere to the opinion that tho enemy will
oppose in force until he has led 10 his stronghold
There, with al the advantages he hope for he viii
combine oil hts vaor skin and energies against MS; and
the result of such meeting between the hostile forces
be nothing than annihatn 10 the defeated
party.


gdcd with possible victories and they must not
But too much be lost by unwarranted temerty
Trust ALL then to the hands of valiant and wise leaders,
and let hope for the norrows bright sunlight grow
out of the gloom Of tonight.


Our army s immense in Its proportions, and capable OF
s useless in incompetent hands What terror rs in the
mighty broadsword when the hand II serves 10 weak
What avails giants strength when even needle has
ships find rocks where chips and straws float safely
Our army is in dangerous and .roubled sea- Lot the
people homo hold their breath and restrain their pre-
mature publications until the ship rides safe a anchor In
the sunlit havcn.


Our Centrsvflle COrrsspondence.
CENrREvIIIE, Va, Nov. 25, 1852
Rebel Sentiments-Rauynina Rsason-Gnmanic Ideas


The Future Of Germany-Colond Ac0roarty and the
Sisty:fya Ohio, &c., dc.


From entitled TO consideration though at pre-
sent unmentonabe there Is the best believe
that the rebels Judge their 70 be growing hourly
more desperate, and that Of victories
part single crushing blow to the Confederate power
viii close the The resident the south





to be led by the denagogues who have nveged
and the despotisn which controls them Sectional pride
Is Strong with hem and is this and the organized pow
OF the rebel government which make them fight
The thinking portion o them already convinced that
the grievances he 8 nth were more mythical than
rsal-tbat there call sufficient for seces.
sion.


The desposm OF those governing tho seeded States
with the most arbitrary military power many
doubt their dsnteresencss and others 10 believe them
he ambitious demogogues have represented them
be- This latter the conviction Of the thinking and
unambous portion Of the Southern community the
war but since then the ardor sectional PRIDE sectional
jealousy and sectional hate has involved all In the
nic, and made all equally earnest Yet sufficient
pcrcncc the horrors and privatons of has
their enthusiasm and abated their animosy and now
returning judgment makes them view the subject the
light Of their old CONVICTIONS intensified by . sad but
edyipg experience. They still desire 10 their darling
South on conquerors but they will much longer
consent 10 have the devastating conflict continued to
the selfish purposes Of the peoples dccevers Such
of the internal feeling Of the South obtain from
hdenta conversations with those who have been devoted
70 the rebel and OF whom have fought under
the hah starved fag OF rebellion


Meanwhile there views beyond the present conflict
among those who Eight INIT Sigeln This corps s
composed 10 considerable extent Of Germans, and
majority Of the ohces are Of the same nationality, with


sprinklng OF other Revolutionary Europeans Many of
them volunteer officers, serving without pay
some from q lsye Of SIGHT and others from real and
n
soldiers having served with distinction p
tho various European many OF them In the revou
tonary conflicts OF lSaS and lSa9 There several
French officers here aud know one Italian volunteer
captain who merits commission from government.
HIS name is Brutysie


He was member Of GaribaIdis star, and, when that
hero was defeated wounded and male prisoner hts
last unsuccessful attempt to FREQ Italy, Captain Bruryse
mausg ged t. escape and 70 this country, deemng
this the only he could consistently light for
when outawed by his own.


discredit upon the European officers OF this
hon I my theV cinllv
tho German portisn Of them, have hopes beyond the
freeing Of this land frsm the curse OF rebellion,
and that they look 70 the redemr tion OF
their stil beloved country from the thras Of des
potc efYete government They believe that the time
IL distant when their swords DO eectually
welded al home In the Gauss OF that popular liberty for
which they are GRhtiug here. Who reprove them
this expectation inspires them TO Agh ardeny for
q government which they wish hrmiy fixed % y model
for their own future empires
General Sgol rs tho military hero of these men, while
Genera arr >churz doubtless their political chcftan.
Iad the In their laat