The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-12
OUR SOUTHERN ESTkFETTE.
From late number OF the Richmond Dispatcl
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The following eloquent address of our Generals
| to the army under their command will excite thf
patriotic emotions of every Southern reader:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTOMAC,
Manassas, july 25th, 1861. !
Soldiers Of the Confederate States:
One week ago countless host of men organized
! into army, with all the appoo ments which
modern art and practced skill could devise Invaded
the soil Of Virginia. Their people sounded their
approach with triumphant displays of antcipa ted
victory. Their Generals in almost royal
state; their great Ministers, Senators and women
came to witness the immolation of our army, and
the subugation of people, and TO celebrate the
result with wild reyeIry.
1t is with the prof"uadeSt emotions of gratitude
to an over-rulipg God, whose hand is manifest in
protecting our homes and liberties, that we, your
Generals commanding, enabled, in the name OF
our whole country to thank you for that patriotic
courage, that heroic galantrv, that devoted daring
exhibited by YOU in the actions Of the 18th aud
2lst, by which the hosts of the enemy scat
tered and ignal and glorious victory obtained.
The two affairs OF the 18Th and 2lst were but the
sustained and continued effIrt of your patriotism
against the constantly recurring columns of an
enemy fully treble your numbers; and their efforts
were crowned on the evening of the 2ist with a
| victory so complete that the invaders driven
disgracefulv from the field, and made to fl in dis
| orderly rout back to their entrenchments, a dis
tance of over thirty miles
They left upon the field neary euery niece of heiy
artillery, large portion of their arms equipment t.
baggage stores, &c. &c, and almost every al
their wounded aud dead amounting, toqefher ,oiM
the prisoners, to many Thousands. And thus the
| Northern hosts were driven from Virginia.
Soldiers! we congratulate you on an event which
ensures the liberty Of our country. We cnngratu
late every man of you, whose glorious privilege il
was to participate in this triumph of courage and
| of truth-to fight in the battle of Manassas You
have created an epoch in the history of Liberty,
and unborn nations will rise up and call you
! 'besSed."
Continue this noble devotion, looking ALWAYS ia
pG Cd a.,dL Lafo
much Older, will be hailed as the deliverers OF
a nation of ten millions OF people.
Clmradesl brothers who have fallen ha We
! earned undying renown upon earth, and their
bioodshed IN our holy cause is precious and ac-
| ceptable sacrifice to the Father of Truth and of
| Right.
Their graves are beside the tomb OF Washing
tor; their spirits have joined with his in eternal
communion.
We will hold fast to the soil in which the dust of
Washington is thus mingled with the dust of our
brothers. We will transmit this land free to our
children, or we will fall into the fresh graves of
our br0therS-in-srms. We drop one tear on their
! laures and move forward to avenge them
'ldierS! we congratulate you glorious tri-
umphant, and complete victory, and we thank YOU
for doing your 'oholc duty in the service of your
country. (Signedl j. Z. JOHNSTON.
General G. :. A.
(Signed) G. 4. BEAUREG1RD,
General G. S. A.
Lady's Account of the Invasion of Charles
Correspondence Of tie Richmond Dispatch
CHARLEsTowN, July 80, 1861
We dare ask a place in your much read columns
as Cbarlestown now suspects herself of some i'm
portance, Y fankeedom having visited US for the
second time-the first visit in a Broun raid of
twenty-five men, the second in a Lincoln raid of
thirty thousand. OF the first you know. A little
OF the second we will try to tell you. Our town,
which. since the noble Southern army marched
through, has been the perfection OF quiptness was
on Wednesday ITth) thrown into confusion by the
cry of "They come!- They comer'
NOW this they" WIS well known by every ra-
! uonal animal, from man to monkey, to mean ex.
scty what did come the burners sweaters and
| thieves OF y ankee land. We had been expecti no
them from Hsrper's Ferry, having been threatened
! by Col Stones command until dread bad passed
into Indifference, and Indifference into a doCged
desire Tor them to come or 60. Imagine, then our
surprise to see in opposite direction frosa the
Ferry, on the top of our r-disturbed "Potato
! HUI, male 10 the attire of a soldier applying an
lnqusitlye spv-glass To such Inspections all la
dies object Quietly retiring from the street to
our houses, fastening the doors and blinds, we re-
pared To the secoud story to peep at live Yankees
! How long the Nj General, or what not, spied
! We were unable to say; but the street being unob-
structed By man, woman or child down came
'l ankee Doodle into town,
Flapping on their ponies "
Drums, bugleS; drums, flies: drums clariops
drums, cnrnets; drums. all Wed in drumming Yar-
| kee Doodip;" then came cavalry, both horses and
riders at ull trot; next infantry in rapid strides
tharn nd
tneir lines spotted with the glitterinp tinsel of
their officers from II o. clock to 5-men better and
/ more gaudily dressed never made entrance over
! "Potato Hill" Interspersed were innumerable
wagons and am6uiances, all bearing Yankee stamp
such were left after .four olorims l,nttie gI,J
their ''inglorous fight" at Manassas. These
| pied the time TIL dark; what passed then could
| only be heard but from morning view, we con-
cuoe II must have been The rag end OF the pr6ces-
| sion. We can think oi nothing so like them ae
| monkeys robbed ot their caudai appendages,
dressed ID queer clothes, ana chatterng all sorts
OF glDDerish; none or wh'rh 'a"F@H "' al e'Sseh',
Dn 'ueii e"l,ance' orueFs nSa oeen given tnat
~ -" 80 anuu'o oG ateIeu. Ihey were hurried
" W.. oonte, Euiueo; We suppose oy sketca OF
,h %n' lot ~nal oet,er arist "onid
,honph he he mona amonn tbeu, od ahu ha,to,
n0 'S' hone among tnem roue hlgntr
i G 60 y. MS 'Su'1 !s 'helnldh De II sdla'
corna and had w., ,et hda, "eae p'aceu a' every
tt; IS So go. au w ~ zen iu hiolenla'y eHpvc-
n .o"nu VI eone pe" puase VI 'n'alhy, or had the
entiaeis oeaseu ior i've minutes 10 exchange oaths
~ s?t "u .G"n, we mig Ut nave sept.
| Fr;doy and Saturd iS u.iooo W 'Sues -
; a"a apu - ""uiu 'un ny pen wiz WIN
ha heard bns snrinsnJ j.; ' m". SENTENCES coIu
| NJ, $50 e - - 49,, W. M P'' .n''saes III Vi oatHS;
go -; w. ~ , out "ele "n sna. IL couiu
bnoor taI b,, w, 81, ~ lhine e1etpS
noai nf e. IL; ,"' ~ S1 "oihe IHou s"siV neap
cIsred tbamseiyes NO snoo,aa. re,useu out os
us fron, .bnrehI nG yus""s, ony come 10 protect
| rebsls IF van 90 hooaa ~ 80. - aus m"'eu We are
are Southern rebeIs and asG no. tei we we
| onr f,tbars ond bro,bor p'"'eetiou !. ON
were had with the nf,nars iauy oar onsersat,oIs
narenada ne in nur sso" -" "' w ya"1, 'ley sa,u, ~
honorable INSANITY and wouId da of - tbop W
be cured ~ N'"e' 'A""
They were ramn,nt for q sssossion eoo h,
seemad rath.r dishoartanaJ h s''n ,; nag or, pu
obeotar ManoSsas p;oha - " ~ 80 ~ " " III
han,a 49,, - - = .t", '' VI ne"e'. Every
nS Char,stn ".n .h vas ed'eneu Mith obstruction
FEDERAL farbeorance The S,Snns s . {"
do ] t: ne movements OF 'ne turet
trnnrs nIinin nna' e.lns auu coun'er-marching
,;no55 y - - -" W -. o ~. oeiheh's, out fecng
fnn of i Wy. tLa s;d ~ tb INC sum- re9.ne."S. h'
Wnoht a .nuf s"'u aney were on their way tt
;to uia oueu WE'VE miles IN az
m;ias fror Winnbetar anS Ri Ie."9 5~eh'y tw'
w L ~ :, " ~, dnu nunAer mn thirteen
amrsad tha ~ n"d ~ oe @ ana were no les
wnnid nn, tan E,,tt w. ,, "o'i 'He'n Say, 'ne feoeI
.Lt th " ~ 10 'ns opinion mere
W ~ "G & nf pttS eu oS a''sl soh' no" oy bahks
a.. s 80 ae'es sou nas oeeh uspiacen, oelnl
rrestnrrirr nanroos S.r;n a. ye ae-s"l eAanp'"
e.oiiuS pay 'ne 'of ,orage &C., are no
in,enueu W hSut ouC aeVas'ate the country.
.cl; assing "So. niueu, now pause at the gran'
nes"a W 1a'u,uay h'sht: being constantly oi
tne 4u. 'aee, anu not surprised at anything, we no
ms Iu an uhusua' amount OF rloing at ten o'clock
ine pouthein e moon Ioa.ed sympathizngly abov'
US sn""ering pright SILVER rays, till the who'll
w W" ,h "as IN mpoh!,gnt; While We coult
See .ne.h ulstncty, Tue 1ankees used Lighted
lamps-'he purpose remains mystery. Our frs
revealed 10 US the use OF the high pro
In Tue centre oi the front OF their saddles
th.1wng tne reins over these, the riders held will
ooth nahus, whle Win tnelr heels they kicked thei
horses to their utmost speed
notwithstanding the distress of having Yanke
,rroops In our town. the iudlcrous had full sway.
= lis wei Tor monkey shows that there were no
% luo,n sPeo.dtnrs nsu IL not oeen Tor the anxiou