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attack from General stones command he was then
veyed TO to Fairfax Court House in one OF our own ambu
'ances, captured at Bull run.
His two weeks stay at Fairfax was not Of an unpleasant
character, considering all the circumstances Hc was
placed In the hospital, under guard Of Lieut. Thomas
Adrian and his command Of Tiger Rifles Of louisiana
who furnished him with more condiments Injuries and
personal attentions than bestowed upon their own
SICK Lieut.. Adrian frequently and joculary remarked
- an excuse for this that his object was selfish one
He wanted to take Gracey to tho South and exhibit him.
"a Bsrnum, q nns specimen Of the living Yankee who
couldn't bo killed
IN .ns hospital tho inmates were mostly members Of
she First Virginia regiment Every day or two those
seriously III were sent 10 Richmond IL feared that
uenera Mcclellan would attack the rebel lines. Among
the prisoner patients there, however was one named
waiter Hemmett, who wounded IN the mouth in
some skirmish Hemmett played the deaf and dumb rols
70 perfection, deceivng Gracey himself until the
day previous TO the later escape when
TO Join Gracey in making their escape. During Graceys
confinement his sunerngs intense, a. evidenced
by comparison OF his former with his present
weight His attendants furnished him with opium
every DAY for his drink, which he treasured
up % means Of his ultimate escape. One night
Mtsr ne became able to move about he druggsd the
beverage Of hs attendants and then left the hospital In
pursuit Of cold violent toothache After
passing tho outer guard he fell In with tho ssntnes Of
three distinct lines outside the village He was respec
lively hailed and fred At three times but all tho balls
failed to harm him.
After awaiting, a. agreed upon for his friend Hemmst
and the latter not appearing he started towards tho Po
tomac at the point Of his cspture but In consequence Of
large rebel forces ho compelled divorge west
ery direction, crossing Bull rum and thence taking cir
cuous and sepentne route to avoid open land
vation After three days Of hunger and suffering hs
reached the Potomac opposite the cncampment OF the
Thirtyiourth At midnight, when he compelled lay
there till daybreak the pckets declined 70 cross the
river a. night
While In the hospital at Fairfax Gracey had An oppor
tunity OF becoming familiar with many important facts
He occasionally overheard between oosrs
and the surgeons Of tho hospital. He Beaursgard
and Longstreet In conversation several occasions
gethar and inferred that Longstree. held some important
commission On the 9th Inst. Jc Davis was at Fairfax
and spent several hours with Beauregard, Longstree
and other officers General Johnston understood 10
be somewhere in the immediate neighborhood but Ora.
cey did not soc him.
On one occasion General Longstreet said the surgeon
that tho rebel forces In front Of Warrington
tered that attacked any point In the limo there must
necessarily be abrupt by all upon Manassas
tour Gbralter'-where Yankee blood would refresh and
enrich Virginia SOIL They think II impossible b.
driven from this point It was generally believed that
Beauregard would burn the village OF Fairfax Court
House II compelled to evacaute II.
impossible ascertain the exact number Of re-
bel troops in and around Fairfax. They varously
estimated n 900 100 OoO As far Gracey's obesr
walton they better fed than clothed but he
heard Of complaints In regard 10 tho latter although
their uniforms presented curious MIXTURE gray predo-
minatng over other shades OF color Salt had been
scarce, but the supply becoming plentiful He
learned that hundreds Of employed on the
in evaporating each producing average
two bushels per day It also coming in freely from
the western part Of the State.
On his homeward route Gracey about quarter Of
mile northwest Of Fairfax breastwork about thirty
rods long and Ave feet high. but no troops then
stationed there He largo bodies Of troops north
Of the Great Falls, but laid concealed while baggage
train Of forty wagons passed toward Lcesburg.
While at Dranesvlle large force OF the rebels
understood to be Smelling forces the Great Falls,
and twenty-five Of tho Tiger Rifles and several citizens
went hther to the sport, but did remain long.
named Walker, who lives In sight Of the Thirty
fourth at Drainesvie and wanted to have Gracey
shot at once Hs will be remembered by tho Thirty.
fourth for his kind intentions.
Everything published by journals copied into
the Richmond papers detail The rebels and citizens
think the Thirty fourth with their Enfield rifles, terri
BILE and OF Yankees and fear 70 60
near the river fronting the encsmpment.
Coffee was scarce Fairfax whiskey rAtions were
Issued instead.
attached 10 tho Twelfth Massachusetts had sheed body
Of rebels opposite whtehouse Lock- The guns were dis.
.inc.ly heard, but particulars have been received.
OUR ROCKVILLE CORRESPONDENCE.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Oct. Is, 1851.
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