The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-09

y - NAHAnIAH GxlcKxr AA1C11--Am<si-
Sans ,lsstess.fx The selsgrarh hAs announ-
~ ths Examinations d the rriclst match, b.
sWecn eieven Americans and the s1uAe num-
osr s's q Canadian playefA IN which the former
Mc5e "a saecessfsls Ths (flohe says:
!. Lnc gsopnd yas ii capital condition, and
etcrs coaid e ds., sss morning w si .nat cfick
gentle cooling breeze. Iater in ths dsy slirhf
- s-o 49, mt the match was enabled to
tnsrs pa~ceea 81 withoEt interruption. Marquees
TSH ,.ess,ss., ~ inherent parts Of the ground.
..s Msre appropriated 10 the nse 81 ladies. of
souyas wan fSvd,E Sv humber were pressnt and en-
~ 8 .4ou Y tneir slniles the contestants for
na.,,a ..r nomos ... on the tented Aeld The manly
the stsrner sex, amonr whom wsys manv rus y.
sJIn .os symen o. the United States Eleven. and
e:.s Muo cneefed vigorously whenever PLAYER on
run n,s shs VIZ fortunate enough to Be- able to
The arrangements were ndn;r.his ~. % ,.se roM.
~ - poLcemen, who did their fntv we'll Eent
Nne ground, and not the slightest imncdi,nert
nS t,n IN the way OF the cricketers du-
!, A,LInough the provincial men were called tbe
AL AL Oarada Eleven, such was not really the
case; Ihe selection had been copfInesi t., IN
Psi Oanaoa IN consequence of differences ex-
.ss.ns DssWeen the clubs OF Montreal and To-
ronfo, which the friends Of both ha(e not vot ~
Deen able to heal. On the other hand. the mi.
ed states Eleven were unfettered in their
tro,ce. ~. Iney had the pick If the whole coun-
that thev ~ .ne iakes. Nay, we are informed
oIIean, Dut that more than one of their hest
payers were Englishmen by birth and in En- -.
ihis nIu cquired their skill at the wickets. If
ricsn wS.a 81. 'neh , SPOKE very candidly the Ame-
an ewno, wnen asked why it was that the
as t. "a MS country was not seen waving side
" sue with the Union Jack repliesi thate thair
ph,aye,s thay We're mostly of English parentare. and
scarcely In keeping. However that NAV he II
tmnot .hn:a 0e Questioned that both countries did
uneir .t pest; nor will it, we think. be disnuted
'"' 'ne s'des are pretty eqnaily matched.
GOOD SAYING.-The quotation .riye them
little more grape, Capt Bragg, seems to have
been investigated, and turns out to be a senti.
ment not SO quotable, though quite as strong
letter in a contemporary says.
Years ago, not very long after the h,+t,a a.
Wfiter mentioned to near relative of Col
bragg the preposterOusness of the anecdote
ana expressed curiosity to know what Cen
Taylor really did say. Col Bragg,s rela,iva
replied, Il can tell you exactly what ne said
The fact is Braxton (Capt. Bragg) was criti.
cally situated. Part of his battery had been
dismounted, and so many of his men shot down
that there were not enough left to work the re-
mainder. The enemy's batteries had been
pushed up very close and the fire was very
severe and Deadly An aid-de-camp riding
along, Braxton asked him to go and tell ssthe
old man" Tin another part Of the fielil how he
was situated, and what was to be done about
it. Gen. Taylor received this message in the
crisis of the battle, when the result was tioubt-
fui, and when the flower of his little army.
including many sons of his lifelong friends
had fallen before his eyes. The entire force
was engaged there was no reserves; rein-
forcenent was out of the question When the
aid delivered the message, Gen. Taylor's only
reply was "Tell him to give 'em hell, God
damn EN-" This was exactly what the old
man said, and was Immediately reported as
such by the aid-de-camp to Braxton, and Brax.
ton told me'' ,.