The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-07
ARMY OF TIHE POTOMAC.
[oUR OWN coRREsPoNDENT.I

FAIgEax 9. IT., Oct. $, 1sGl.
On account of the storm yesterday the gem
eral review that was ordered did not come oil.
The day Was very wet and disagreelble, and
nothing of Importance trauspired Inns
morning the sun rose clear, and the sky re-
manned unclouded untii night. About ten
O'Clock il was noised about that there would
be a review of a portion of the troops, and
the streets of Fairfax began to fiji with peo-
DIE horses, and wagons, and soldiers dressed
Ia uniforms of every conceivable styie ana va
risty. A long time before any OF tue bri-
gades came outa crowd had collected to see
them and so thick was it that one had 10 ell
baW sharply to get aeruss the ROAD. Inc nTSi
OF lie taititary that came IN sight was bIa]or
Walton's battalion Of Washing ton Arullery,
consisting of three companies. Ibey were
haiteti neAr the Court-Hvase, and white There
t4e fourth company, under the gallant Capt.
hosser, came in from the outposts and joined
the procession. The l7th Virginia, Colonel
{ orse, passed up the road, looking exceeding
w wet and. followed by the Artillery,
marched to TIE spot selected for the inspec-
uotr tIenerdi Longstreet's brigade, General
{ ocIle's, ana Gen. Jones : ranged themselves
by The roadside, the whole forming line
near ~ Il Gile iii length, commencing II short
distance beyond the village, and extending 10
the forks 81 the road, near German low "a
Meanwhile, Gen. VIM. Henry Walker bril-
sstde at Germantown had been drawn up,
md Ali aw;r ted the arrival OF the PreSiuent.
Gen. DAVIS accompanied by the other Gene
era Is and their stalls, ana escorted BY the
Adams troop, rode hrst to General walkers
oaiue and after having the brigade pass III
review, went OH to where the others had been
Stationed.
AFTER passing along the line, saluting the
eoiors vi each regiment, President DAVIS
.ook Il position by the roadside, and remained
untli the three brigades had passed INN. He
llien returned TO Gen. Beauregard's head
quarters and AT five discovering was escorted
-xe .tttatt tYyyysf IN klsh It1tlI
The review was q grand SIGHT, aud Waf, on
the whole, very satisfactory. The men were
dressed neatly, and looked much more cleauly
Than one would imagine after having been 50
long IN The nelu. The LIST Virginia ioUked
exceedingly Vi ELL and, preceded by their fine
Ur9tss oTnd. marched wltA great regularity
The I7th irginla ALSO looked well, ana as 1t
passed the s0iidlIy and Cy3 r3ctntsS was 1e-
marked, and the apparently good lighting
material ontainsd in IT. several other regI-
meats were ptrticulJrized tor their APPEAR
auce. but / cannot give the mum Ders, being
nacGualnted with them. II ttthtOA was
dra Qru 10 tile second company OF tue " ashlng-
ION Artillery, unter Capt. hCsssr, hltA has
oeeu constantly IL lac advance Tor some
months. aGd has been engaged III several
| u.ills and siliriulshes. ne review over, the
troops returned TO their quarters II excellent
| spirits, land spent the remainder OF th9 even
| Ing IL recalling the incidents OF Inc Gay
ais visit from the President has had - very
GOOD iieCt upon tle army, ana has ETatIlIalt
thousands OF young lGeh WHO nave hld "a
| Opportunity oI meeting lace 10 FACE Tie INST
| President OF the Confederate sites.
| TIL fed-raI5 nave maue no further 80
vance upou oar lines. and feel cUulGe IA I - q
| noJ out OF tueir IoruHc;'tl0ns III any iotee'
This evening", while examining ~" horizon
/ .rD4l Jne signal station, the stars and
| esripc,'' were discovered flying OH H.
| Tors niH apparently, which IS het Z. snort
| distance beg uuu / ais Church. tI NcOuts-
| day night iht old chuaub, bait Ii}or 10 lac
| Revolution, was fred by The cHeius and &C.
| stroyed. y mar the oiieci W@s io4 tits piece
| Of yaudalisin it IS diitcu.t TO lna&sue. III ;
re seen IN every CttreC tIoH and ii is Oel4eN al
| thas the dnhecs are making clean sweep
| IN their course. Yesterday TWO hltstttS were
| captured by stuart cavalry and brought
| .aIo camp. They had lost their way ;.h'i l an
| inIo our IInts.
| A few changes have taken place within 4
| day or tHo. Gen. Joilnston las moved itls
| heauuuarters III 10 the village, and now OcCu
pies u cottage at the extreme end Of sae treet
! eaoing towards Centfeyilte. Gen. smith =
| also here. t4en. LoH@street has returned
| FROM Cpyies Tavern, Hear Annandlie, and
| has given the command OF the ou tposts 10
| BTigadipr- General J +. u. Stuart
| Three days out Of tHr iiSe that have passed
| this week We have Lad 40 mail, ana have
| been deprived of tEe Richmond papers.-
| When it is known tu3t eYery copy Of the Die
| Datca that is brought into Fairfax - SOLD in
| five minutes ut q dime e&ch, the anxiety 10
| ger tnern seems 10 be considerable TO loose
| three In one week is 4 little too heavy; and
| beg some one viii have = big talk with the
| Post-D}Gce officials - Richmond. There is 4
| gr%nd U2ii for IA eEterpTlSlGE young man tC
| make money, hF establishing u Uewsp3peI
| agency here. and furnishing the Richmond
| papers, especially, 10 the soldiers. the way
/ the thing is managed now - only an eNag~e-
| ration. One night The stage drove up witt
! the. ~ pers--S, bundle containing about one
| hundred copies of the HiSp0tch ana half a'
| maay Of The Enqu<r,y-and before l couiG 81
| bow my way into IHe crowd every copy vPs3t
| sold. That Is put an example OF the wa Tia
| papers 70. ! believe that i've hundred papers
! could De- sol here every day as easily ao tVt
! hundred. The i)i>Fosrt and EHgpirr are III,
! only ONES that come with any regularity, aut
| il is a rare thing 10 get hold of paper trcn
! the South Please tell some good agent Il
| come NJ, for tue mail ARA geInents are OF L,
| manner OF account.
Wearied 10y a ride OF twenty miles in th
! early m0raing, and also by the three hour
| aud haiti occupied by the review, / feel htt4
! like writing. Until one has been in caml
| and has seen the jncon yenieuccs OF il. he car
| hardly tell how dilicait il is TO write ut all
| The conveniences for penmanship are by III
means iuXUTious. BOHEMIAN.