The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-10
cssr NEAR ckxrgsyitIE, Va,


from the columns Of the Atlanta lt}a) Ir,el-
ieeacer:
ttsr NgAE chSTgRyitLE, ya.,l
September 2sth. 1861.
f'e1r Fefhef write to let Won know hsy.
al last reaiizsd iay long cherished wish. /
one time.
little over a week ago we were or,te.
t. Mnnson's hill, ON picket duty. Al
s.eying there fcuy day- W., moved ta.,
mile and n half, To Falls Church; and ;,,.
as we were about leaving the latter D.. ~
for our camp near Center,il!e, tthe 9Th Ge4
g'a haF1ng relieved us from pickle. duty
we saw ccurisTs coming swiftly to Genet ri
Longstrept's quarters, Wi tn information THAI
the Yankees had driven in our piekets ee
LewinsVille, and were advancing IN Iarse
numbers. Oar men were ordered 10 throw Oft
their knapsackS, and about - o'clock wo
commenced our march. I went along by
taptain Waiiace's coInpany,soi the ist regi-
meni Georgia regulars. From the accom-
panJ ing map which | have drawn that you
may form u correct idea of all the move
nients on both sides. you viii see our first
attN auce was in the diret tion Of house No. /.
HHere ioiloWs u minute Typographical de-
hnettion OF the scene OF the skirmsf.-
ing which without view Of the map.
could not be understooi,--Er-. IST1 We
halted while in the read near there to recon-
noitre. About tn rec O'Clock in the evening"
Col. Stuart rode right upon some Yankee Of
Hcers, ne1r where atd the 9th Georeta
were afterwards placed. on the edge aud un-
der cover of pine tbicket. Two pieces OF
the Washington Artillery were at this time
firing on our left. Col. Stuart took two COM
ranies Of the 9Th for sNirmishing, to catch
the Yankee officers if possible Two other
pieces of the Washington Artillery then
opened fire from the left of honse No. /,
aud we We're moved up to the edge of the
thicket, where we lay an hour and a half.
the enemy and the left two pieces of the
Washington Artillery firing the WHILE
The right two pieces of the Washington
Artillery came up in our rear and halted. I
a tna "a
between us and the main forces of the enemy
but brisk fire from artillery, rak-
ing the thickets and grounds in front of US,
soon caused them to disappear, when wa
moved forward lust at sun down a man
and Il boy, in 4 wagon, drove off rather hasti-
~ towards the enemy from q point between
ns and them, some OF our men firing. at them,
causing them to halt. The boy jumped out
of The wagon and got away, but we took thu
man. On questioning him, be said he
for the "Gnneyin;' that he had been to the
city, tAlexa ndria.l To sell produce. He said
the enemy had fifteen thousand men, and
they were running very fast.
DON fancy the sound which the balls and
shells from these old riiied cannon make; they
come WbisfiIng, Whizzmg, screaming through
The air. The noise they make reminds me of
that OF Il steam whistle that has a had cold
One bomb from rifed cannon bnrsted
some thirty feet above my head, dInonishinE
me very forcibly n I'd better " lie low"
On approaching the iiouse rom which our
artillery mad driven portion OF the enemy,
x
yard, aud in the porch, but 10 dead. Que
was killed on our side, II man in the I'd
| South Carolina and several were wounded.
We, with three regiments of infantry one of
cavalry. and fotI iIeees OF cannon, whipped
| them, about fifteen thnusahd stroug. Oar
| cavalry was hid all about III The thickets
| ready to chsrse them. Not a musket was
| tired the whole Tine except the few to stop
| taS market wagon above referred to. We
! gave them chance TOR regular fight, but
| they Wonld not take 1t. They evidently Iowa
| long taw,' and wont play long at that
| We remained 1t our aGN aneed point till the
Washington ARTILLERY shot the Yankees out
| OF shooting distance, about O'Clock at night,
| when wn moved back To the Church
am proud to say Uncle Mlton-ICapt. S.
| M. Mcdonnell, Of Charokee.-EDs 1Sr. bore
| himself gallantiy, riding here and there, per-
tecLly regardless of bombs and shells Had
We arrived At our advanced point Ii haIf-hour
sooner, we would have cut the enemy oil after
| they lett LeWinsviiie. We were about 900
| strong, all told, while the Hessians numbered
l5,no. l cannot perceive what the enemy
| meant by driving in our pickets, and then re.
| ft!sinE to give us fight. Driving III piekets in
! equivalent To saying, eve are ready to fight
| you but they did not.
Ever your dutiful son,
EMMETT WArgRs.
N Uatar, Atlanta