Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-03
A vIrglnian In New York Cry.

4 vIrglnian III NeW fOfh Cit1'
E0W TIE MANASSAS T7CT0RI IA REtEIT*D
The following letter was received by & lady
Of this city, from her brother in New York
New YORK, July 81. 1861.
My Dear Sistcr:-I received your letter
also the one you enclosed from Jim. They we've
welcome tidings, l car assure you. Living
here, as we do, in 4 community that has Moth
inc bnt abuse for the South and he! lrsiitu.
tiurs-no.hing but Insults for Southern iaca,
aad ruleness for Southern women--it is glo-
rlously refreshing to hear that our people are
united, their arms victorious, and lhsir r:l'l%e
prospecting. Buta short time since, Our hearts
were bowed down with grief and Shame; Pc.
gram Observation-Disclosures defeated AMI kill
ed! The papers villainously magnitied or ms
represented every inciden. attending these dis.
as:ers. Preachers claimed it as = victory Of
the Lord over the hosts Of Satan heroes Of
the pen.and.ink brigade declared that the re.
bcllion was squelched out, and every one waaln
e~cstacies over the brilliant SUCCESSES oi the
Northern arlns But the noise Of their huIat-
'ipgs had scarcely died 0ut-thcir excessive
arrogance but slightly asubaucd--whcn the
news Of the first repulse at Bui! Run, quickly
followed BIZ the second, & most thorough and
disastrous defeat, reached our ears. The Whole
community was convulsed the Yankees with
CONSERVATION, and the Southerners with the
widest paroxysms Of joy. To the public We
presented faces as elongated as their OWN, but
in our workshops, in our counting rooms, In
our dwellings, around the corners and UP the
alleys, we congratulated each other with thank.
iul hearts and deepest emotions. With smiling
faces and fearful eyes, We asked God to bless
and prosper our noble President, protect and
preserve from oil harm our ever glorious Beau
rcrard, shield and endoW with wisdom from on
High our noble son of Light Horse Harry, Of
blessed memory, give strength and power to
Magruder's arm, inspire every soldier IN tie
ranks with & chieftain's spirit-a martyrs
courage; let nil work tremendously together,
until not f. trace OF our enemies rema!!l, and
nothing but the %triunphal arch or lofty column
tell Of their ever having desecrated Our sacred
soil.
Was in Baltimore OH The day Of The last
battle and on Monday the 22d. | saw hun
ireds Of those dispirited, Inundated, though
successful BAIL Runners" loonging about The
city, Every man had his own wonderful deeds
Of daring to relate, how he escaped the DAN
| gers BY food and field, and In triumph bore
OF the standard of the foe; but their memo.
rles were very confused about the reccs-ali
admitted they ran like the ID, but could rs
sign TO cause, IS they thought the rebels were
licked three times. Officers generally tel! Ri
other story, and are free to admit they were
whipped like thunder. | was present when
| General DIX, now in command Of tho United
! States forces of Maryland, addressed Ito tbir"
tenth Regiment of our city, then stationed
with the massachusetts, Eighth, at The head Of
Baltimore street., as they were dra"nuP IN line
! preparatory to returning lcme. lie begged
them to remain 10y a few days longer, and ex-
pressed fesrs for himself, fears for Baltimore,
fears even for the Capitol, if they, ~l.h the
other three months regiments, whose terms
were expiring, should return before the arrival
of the new regiments raised for the war, to
take their places. He declared that the defeat
on Sunday was mos. thorough, discouraging
and dis.racefnl-the whole army completely
disorsaniyed, and even the War Department
itself felt its depressing influence. lie begged
| them ia the name 81 tind, in the name o! hi.
nsnity, in the name of the Empire State, the
| city to which they belonged and the regiment
whose fame they had made, to stay one week
longer. Get, after all this sensation, With n
ridiculous byc-plsy Of Majo Morgan, who per.
formed the old ~hackueyed dramatic scene Of
crushing nothing with his Thanksgiving DOM
his sword as if dishoror:i, covering his eyes
with his hands ard comforting his body &c The
measure Of full sgouY- it required three 7ctes
before they consented, and even then far from
being unanimous thing; Major NJ. of course
playing his parts between each vote 10 effect
the result. The whole scene was to ne A mel
apcholy exhibition of the weak side OF our IA.
ture, and smacked moro Of n mock. auction
shop than O military camp.
Ihope you are all well. This leaves us eel.
The times here are very hard, and |, with thou
sands of Others, have nothing to do. I! thank
God I have q home and a little to lire on
There is much suffering in our city, and you
NAV expect to hear of fearful riots produced
BY our starving people, who will hardly con.
sent to die OF hunger, when there is such an
abundance locked up in our s1ore.houses be-
longing to that class of men who have been
most active in bringing about The present state
of affairs. Your afsctionate Brother.
1 90 not sign my name, for reasons that ma
ny little things / write about might be con-
str,ed into treason.