The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-09-07

their front toward Ccntrcvillc. A mus
ket was leveIlcd At my head as pushed
u the front. Stop. or I'll fire. Atthe
same time the officers we're shouting out
Don't let soul pass | addressed one
Of them and said, Sir, am a Britisi,
subject am not. ] assure you, rum
ing away. have done my best to step
this disgraccfu rou, las had,) and
have been telling them that there are no
cavalry within ten miles Of them" i,
cant let you pass, sir " bctl,ouRht
me Of Gen. SCOTS pass. Tho adiuisnt
read it, and the word was given along
the line, 'Lct tha, map pass Y and 80
rode through, uncertain 1t could now
gain the Long Bridge in time to pass
ov0r without the countersign,
1t was about this time met cart by
the roadside surrounded 10y a group OF
soldiers, some Of whom had '69' on their
caps. The owner, IA took him to be,
was in great distress, and cried out "a
! passed Can you tell me, sir, where
the sixty ninth arel' These men say
they are cnt " pieces Il can't tell you
"l'm in charge OF the mails, sir, and !
will deliver them II die for 1t. You
a,a ,,.,,,,,,o, and can deoend an
,.,,,r ,so,d il !, .,1. ia, m, 10 90 ou,s
Not knowing tho extent Of the debaele,
assured him it was, and asked the men
., ,,,,. ro,,;,on, Nos, ,bev h,n,eued To
w. e.. ".hn,o IN. Cnlon.I hins.ll
IA ns q, ,ro. ~ ov,ry MN ON his avn
Lnot ,nJ ~ av f,r onr livcap rcpli,d
nna -, ,h.r rbc mail agent who told
,nn Va ,y.. a, Enyl;sbmon started the
nar, ar,,, .inc,,clv hone ma bad re-.
All, ,n himself ar his CHARGE followed
a'. al, leo
,n.chcd ra;,sax conr,.IIouso the
cord, Ll,ck ,r1 Whit, with nnxious
,,ar, ., ,ho dn"rs and tho i,fan.
49,. 49,, IL en-, ,ya. Los,cg.d
,,.;,,, ,aa.,,nns ,hn,nh h,ndr,da of fngi.
,;raa Ia ,,,ssoa h.,,7,. ,,. Waahine Ion
,,.s ain c;gl,t,.n niles awav The
road yeas rough and UNCERTAIN. and
aa.i, NV ,o,, stesd was under wav !.
10, 1, nos ma rse trying 70 nntstrio he
rn' ' onc. mr. ,w,c. imagine1
,.,rd ,,,ns IN tho roar hut | cnuld mot
Il. sn,s If !, in consequence or The roar
-, f., a;,,,,, hol;nJ ~. II vos most
~ aaa hH., e. ,ho ,,sol.
A.. haJ 'an,r;,oJ ~ GA, en- IN aIyonc.
,r,ar s,,un, ,ho Non ,n.e and amid
,.,l.or a,,,n,,i,,,,,co. io,,,od ,lonosidc
nm oi,;rcr who was in charge of Col
Ii,u,or ,he commander If a BRIGADE |
,'ai;nva ,.ho .as .ho, ,bropgb The mock
',a ,.,, T ;,,siIo car, nscoried hv a few
,,na,.rs nm. nl,;c.r w,s as nnd.r.
s,anI ,he M,inr ar SECOND in command
=, ri Inn,or,s ,.c;meu, vel mo had
,,'osiIasnJ !, r;rI,, ~ t,Lc CHARGE If hi.
ol,,'r al A. -, hi. ba,,,L,ou lie
s"iJ ,hav hal driv,n back the enemy
win ease lint IN not been supportei
.,nd l,l,mnd a. h,l o,1;c.rs ani ynod
nn.s ,,iIl do--,ha conduct If the Cnn,r.
II IT,, mon, \. ,;,L, ucvcr saw
Xnw ,h.,, IL =, lao ,hn,,h, If an officer
gallan, Lc nav he "a stocl-wbo
% a.. I hard ihi. gentleman s.v ,o
nieka, wbo aslsd Rim how Inc dav
,.aa, IN A.. r,nut "V.u w,.vo becn
licked INTO /, cock,I hat knocked to"
rhis .v.s hia cry Ia ,e.,ns,crs cscorts
.o..o,. I,n on;,.rs and mcn an yharJ
.,J a.,nchmcn, Will I Ignorant Of the
Ji..s,or h.hinl ,r;cd "a moll;Tv the cf
rect Of ,bn news bv adding "oh its "A
drawn hattie The trnous are rcoceu.
n,;,,, ,h, nnsi,;n, from which ,hev s,,r.
Ri ~ ,be ,onrnings pe,hans hc kn,w
,hc ICONS better Than aia
49, annronched washington having
l.C tho Inlnn,l and bia rsc1r, n, .somo
seven niles an IN. souih side Of the
Iong Bridrc I found the grand guards
niclc,s, nosts and Individual ,ontries
Luruing for news and ,h, word nseJ 10
n,ss alonr "What dncs thai man saw
Jack ~ "R,yorra he tells me we're not
het at aii--onlv r,irai,ing ia do ould
lines far convanioucc of tirbtiog ,o.mor.
row again. on. that's ilhpan, 7, On
Getting 10 the ,,le de pom. however. the
countersiru was demanded of course.
| had no, rat /, I'm, The officer passed
me through ON the production Of Gen.
scotia safeguard The liphts of tho
ci,y we're in siuht. and reflected ON lhe
waters Of the Potomac. lust clistened
hy the clondcd moon. shonc the gay
lsmps of the White House. where the
President was probablv eniert,,iuing
come friends. In silence / pas,ed over
the Long Bridge. Some few hours later
il auivered under the stems Of a rabble
r. a. a. ~