The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-06
a Game Of CuAess.

4 PLAYERS: GENERAL SCOTT AND JErT. laws.
- short time ago the chess playing public
4 was much excited by the skillful games Ct Paul
Aorphy with the leading chess players Of the
world, in which the stakes were the regulations
Of the contestants as masters Of the game. The
Union is now watching with intense interest Z
nobler game on larger board, where the piin.
eiples Of liberty, Union and Republican govern.
mcnt are wagered against slavery, rebellion and
feudalism. The game, Of which we give the
mere outline, which can be filled up on the
board, has progressed as follows: The board
is Virginia. The white king is posted at Wash.
4 ington; the black king occupies Richmond.
White has the opening, and having sacred
| regard for the preservation of his pavns, con-
cludes to play cautious game, and opens by
advancing his queens pawn two squares, (assem-
bling the Northern troops at Washington.)
Black replies by similar move Withdrawing
Virginia from the Union)
White withdraws his pawns from Norfolk and
Harper's Ferry.
Black advances rocks to those squares
/ White plays kings rock to Fortress Monroe,
| advancing pawns to Newport News
| Black queen to Manassas Junction, advancing
pawns to Alexandria.
White queen to Arlington Heights, and kings
bishop to Alexandria
Black replies by movements of pawns, merely
for defensive operations
White moves queens rock to Hagerstown,
Maryland, giving to blacks rock at Harper's
Ferry.
Black still makes moves Of pawns to maintain
his position.
White plays queens knight to Grafton, threat
eniRg the communications of blacks castle at
Harper's Ferry with Manassas Junction.
Black still acts on the defensive.
White advances queens bishop to a point on
the Potomac threatening the communications
OF backs rock with Leesburg
Black withdraws rock from Harper's Ferry
towards queen at Manassas Junction.
The next successive moves of white, as de
picted on our board, win bring the queens rock,
knight, and bishop towards Strasburg, giving
check to black queen, and endangering the com.
munications of Manassas Junction with Rich
mond, while the white queens position in front
is strongly defended against any attack from the
black queen.
1t will be seen that although no valuable
pieces have as yet been sacrificed on either side
that the white has gained great advantages in
position, and blacks game is becoming crowded.
Its left is already threatened by the pieces adj
vanced through Western Virginia; and if the
black should be compelled to fall back on Rich
mond it would be outfanked on both sides,
while the white queen will still be strong enough
TO MAINTAIN an advanced position in front, with
out fear of an attack.
Whites game has thus far been admirably
played. The advance of each piece has been
skilful, bold aud decisive in its results, and al
most boodless.
Black, on the contrary, has shown weakness
from the commencement of the game. Pieces
have been moved forward to threatening posi-
tons, but have been withdrawn on the appear. |
ance of its antagonist. We look upon the game |
as lost and won, as only the boldest playing at |
the outset against his skilful opponent could |
have promised black any chance of success, and |
desperate and successful attack on the strong !
lines of the white queen appears to be necessary
to retrieve his position.
CAPTURE OF SEGESsIoNIsTs NEAR FALLS CHURCH
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times
Washington, July 1.-The city is filled with ru
mors of fighting across the Potomac and trouble
n Baltimore.
have seen gentlemen from Alexandria who
report all quiet.
Two men and four horses were taken yester-
day by a scouting party of Gen. Tyler's Con-
necticut command, near Falls Church. They
were part OF battalion of two companies. He
sent them into the vicinity of Vienna The Con-
necticnt scouting party concealed themselves.
A company of secessionist cavalry, belonging to
Col. Rodford's Virginia cavalry, were scouting.
The Captain and Lieutenant dsmounted from
their horses, aud, putting them in charge Of
two privates, went forward to look up and down
the railroad track. Our pckets sprang out and
ali excellent ones. The Captain and Lieutenant
took to the woods and escaped. The prisoners
have been sent to Gen. Mansfield.