Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

Tho fredericksburg Recorder, In "a elaborate and vel
considered article responds to the objections which have
bean urged against Mr.. Stephens We have not sssn In
any quarter favorable response 70 the attack made up.
on him. The indications all point To his receiving the
same general support which will be accorded to Mr.
Davis. M
shia.piasters.
A proposition has been made that the universal peo-
pie refuse to receive any small notes. except those Of The
banks and the city corporation We second the motion
heartily, and would at the time invoke the grand
jures everywhere TO do their duty and present every
man or company who has violated the lsv.
The hight Wing at Manassas.
The foIl,wirg extract from letter Of EIGov. Brown,
Of Mississippi, ex ,ins 10 part the operations on our
rish. ct the Battle of Manassas Il leaves however,
explained the nac ion of the extreme right uLdr Gan.
Esell:
Sunday morning was ushered in BY the Of srtil
ery Our pot ion very nearly the same IL had been
from the b. ginning. The frst gun vas heard At little
after SIX BY my tme and soon the rafting Of nuskety
In long ints and the loud laundering Of artillery, as
sured Us that both armies holly engaged IL was
next 70 certain that the day of battle Tor bad Gomez
and vet there was no bleaching. shels ard heavy
non balls came over and about only to excite the
mrth Of men, harmless had they come to regard
them.
AZ eight or nine o'clock We were ordered TO cross Bull
Run and in corjuDctop with Gen. E~elTs Brigade, at.
tack the enemy forces q Backburns Ford in the rear
The men obeyed the order with aicrty. As emery.
ed from the wood shells exploded the very spot
where we lay only minute before, sho-iog that Tho
enemy bad at last got our range. The boys laughed
and said "You a little too late" We advanced 70
the position bad been told occupy, but Gen E~sn
did not come up After accommodating the enemy, fnd
ing them 10 stronger force than supposed, Gen.
- L.-L .srs.. IL
we're thus marching and countermarching the battle
ragged with tremendous force along line commencing
within half mile Of Us, and extending some six ml.s
up Bull Run.
Al sbou. halfpast two o'clock We were again ordered
as we had been 10 the morning. twas now understood
that the mst,krs which led to return in the morning
had been corrected and that we we're 70 be led TO the
attack sustained the enemys rear by General E"el
while General Longsreet TO engage them In 'front.'
Thesstrength ssid confidently 10 be two pieces CT
artly, supported by not more than rw'ce our Lumber
of infantry and cavalry. Our men were thus ercour-
aged to hope for victory, though there was no attempt
70 disguise the fact that It TO cost some OF US our
lives We had been shot OF on our march over the
same ground In the morning. the enemys balls striking
Close 10 our lines right and left Prompted In part by
this fo but mainly to prevent our beiog discovered IN.
Ill ws should be in position to make effective the blow
We we're about strike marched to the attack slow
" and cauous covering our advance as best we could
By forest intervening between Us aud the enemy. We
we're discovered, however, AID the enemy again fired
across the rear of column II advanced, distant
from their batteries (ssy threequiteis Of mile on an
air line Our march circuitous route, 90 that
We passed line, should think, ofrear four miles
to get within quarter CT o mile CT the enemy. The
ground upon which we were sent no officer or soldier IN
the whole brigade had ever seen before. We parsed
down snuous ravine with rugged bottom and uneven
banks until we brought directly under the unseen
guns Of the enemy.
When We reached the point where Il was expected
u . ILL lii
again disappointed Nothing was heard OF him or bis
command We bad Two pieces Of light artillery, but
they we're left In the We had also two detach.
ments of cavalry, certainly not more than sevenyfve
men In all perhaps not 90 many and these, too, were
left behind 90 that in fact three regiments averaging
not more than six hundred each, and armed, viii
rare exceptions With second class muskets thrown
forward to sustain conf which had been appointed
for three bgade supported by both artillery and cav
sry Instead of being sustained In front BY Gen. Long
street. ard In the by Gen. Ewel aud on both sides
By field batteries. and strong cavalry force, We we're
not sustained at all Instead Of attacking pieces Of
artillery and some three thousand infantry in the rear
We we're suddenly confronted by the muzzlts OF eight
pieces Of artillery, and not less than ten thousand
infantry and cavalry.
After little delay, during which We received the
mys 6re our Brigade Gen. Jones pressed forward,
and In the very teeth OF the tnemys strergtb made IS
bold 9 charge rs vas ever made BY mortal men and We
continued the charge until found ourselves on the
ink OF preeipce imp W us ~ sneie We "e,e
within range Q. 'ns n.y. gum sGs ' u.e
out Inc RAJ &c OF oors. lug ION heslnen. .eIe no.
pace, ss'aen. irom ~. IN ~. Is M,'.s.;nri
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ano .os .'n oou,u Vso ,ha ~ Thn,sd.. .hioh
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Of the enemy all day % elise we're they bid from
Tbs nrscnics beine jmpssssble. a. have ssid. the
,h,.s Rs,;msn,. ,hsndousd their position and retired
nn, ~ ss,s ns,,i.II, covered by hiI and undertook
~ ,esorm onr lines bar finding the ground mprsctica.
~. n. ,h;s nurno.e ve feI back and the lSh Reei-
mani Art formed IN wood. within gun shot Of the
snsrr The I7,b and 4 portion Of The s!h, had sd.
yanced some four hundred yards or little over TO an
oman .d In plain and dra up In battle array where
- soon after followed in coed order This was half
mile back Of the field where engaged the enemy, and
ul,yed in line of battle Here the line was formed and
svervthpe done that was necessary be done for
ns,ipp he attack The rolls we're called with chat re.
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