Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-13

BY words throughout the 6ght, the Northern solder
sought to Deceive the Confederate.
A. one time he would turn his back upon ir:ops
while loading and be stepping up with against
our enemy, or, while facing bis own troops, hs would
tura around and, swinging bis cap 10 the air e1cam to
us, come en- boys, come on" But, as aeon az bis
weapon wss loaded he would face to the righ. about
skulk behind shelterDg and discharge the
tents upon our advancing men.
When the gall'nt sth Virginia Regiment, and the
equally gaan. companies Of the lsh and lsh Missis'
sippi had exhausted their ammunition and ultimately
obtained birty from COL Rrntcn to charge the enemy
not at "doubs quick" but a. full speed they rushed
over the oldfsld toward line Of foldiers drawn up
across their path in order of battle Capt Berkeley o.
the SIh Virginia arriving earliest tho enemy font
with revolver lu hand ordered them ~ snrreadsr A.
this moment rot soiitsry soldier stood by their
noniheir Coios wrapped about the staf and low
cred 10 the groundmsDy Of the swords Of their officers
reversed and Of their soldiers trailed-an6
they seemed ell to lift their hands to their heads (ou
Manassas siyn) ard to say 1--WE are friends Captain
Berkeley L,ec tincs commanded his me1 not to fire. IN
stng that the enemy had surrendered and returned hi
revolver 70 his pocket Near end Of the Northern
line 4 happened that lusty negro, with brazsn front
stood armed in the ranks. This than our
could bear and gun Was soon discharged at him. tho
firing Instantly becsmo general on both sides when thf
enemy quickly fired. The prevailing opinion now i'
that this whole proceeding the rart Of the N'rheri
regiment was O ruse. Tdey we're I'll fresh troops just
fsrred over from the Maryland shcFo; not threw
dowa bis arms though the order TO surrender was ct
eated three times Of the along the line he'd
up their cooked and ready fe and three Of hc
nuskets we're Knocked down with The auspdint e1cls
nation Don'i fire yeti" It is believed therefore tbSt
the Fedcras had no honest purpose surrender but d.
signed to restrain our FIRE until the bOdy Of our Advan
cling troops still lid by three bushy treea should stand
fily exposed to their shot, until from perfect
view Of iorcc they could wisely decide whether
to fgh. or yield.
Near the clos, OF the battle wi hin sixty yards Of the
river Captain Watson OF TIE 10Th Massachusetts, Regi
Inent of gigantic stature proves aud power ever
msu ascending ravine closely followed by column,
four abreast trailing Captain Jones' Of Company
B, l7.h Mississippi Volunteers, upon whom they were
directly advancing, ordered hs to fire. Col Feath
ers;or hard b., observing that al the Northern soldiers
raised their left hands the command 6re counter
maaded Captain Jones order. and sid hey friends
nstakirg them for portion or our ls.h Regiment
u-ring from their charge toward the bank OF the river
Captain Jones now called 20 the Yankee Captain
thirty fest distant: "lf you fr!cnds so" While
Jones yet stood repeating the chs ngs "Who yorT
utterly psrpleIed by tho Yankee Cap.sa and his men,
he Euddsnl7 undecv. ID. Captain Watson, spriOging
upon him aud seSDg his throat with bis left band and
the h OF his sword with his right fero,cusly shreked
who the HI are yous His Northern followers in.
tn 6rn Iuf tha iaai,
TOO ,ick for them Taey shot down thirteen wounded
others and drove the remainder Nor heir CAPTAIN
more fortunate. For, though his wourdsi mei in our
hands bear witness ths Watson weighed tao undred
aad twenty pounds and was immensely poweiu', CapiAn
Jones hurled him 70 the earth and he'd him there urii
one Of hl mel bsa;hs AIMS with the butt Of his
nusket. Colonel Festhetston, Captain Jones snd Lis
company witnessed the described. On the slope
Of the Wild rayne jus. where Watson and his followers
ell their common gave may now b. seeD, and reg OF
% add, 30 iadecsnuy covered BY their Northern fellow
oldeTs that yuures aud hogs have already dsinterred
dark, harry arm, so huge that at little distatc il is
commonly mistaken or lover limb Diplici'y, Ike
every other siH invariably works out ts just punishm Mt
in the end Rest assured indignant purpose to put
trust such unfaithia bore It's part with the dim
ntsa OF twilight and the confusion OF bate 10 the shoot
ing down OF three successive aigs 0: trioeore, lament
to say, 10 the h,ad OF uarecognizsi ConledeEai,
prisoaer
That iuany valuable lives were Lost during the Lees
burg fight in consequence OF the Inability Of our mes
to detec at once the Ingenious dupcics OF the Fedora
soldiera no member Of this Bigsds viii question. LIE
L. be borne ii mind rst that tho d.posoo OF our met
to to close qlarer and Of the Ncrtheru troops to
avoid them must drive many o. fights 1to the woods
and again. tha, the overwhelming numbers OF the foe
may of:sa procac. the struggle after tie has set
These two causes must favor the Federal practice Of De-
csiyiag tho Confederate soldier. have coloo,si tn
facts recorded above to prcssn; forciby. il possible two
serious suggestions to the li,ay and civil aulhOrtie
Of tie country:
l. Should not the eff ers OF army be instructed
enion i. upca their soldiers to hold their sim steadily
upon all who utter doubtful professions Of fondhip up
on the battlefield until they verify their words by obey
ing the comm aud to "grOHAd snas AID march 70 i@s
rear 2n
9. Ou- "impo.aib'e military costume" After al
ma, il not saerf. moro lives than i: sdves Does no
experience warn u, 10 adopt distinctive national Uni
form?
more gallant o: terrf, encounter, OF the came ex'
tent, probably never occurred on American SOIL HarE
to the soloquy Of poor prisoner actually overheard;
81 an d,ne with wir-done forever What dark,
dismal night, vas the last night to me Chased over
that fearful preopce at twilight; by the aid of bGshe1
aud trees succeeded in arsesng my descent and Sc
ersted myself under of the overh,ngng iedses OF
tho rocky elf. In my dreary CELL no Imagination car
conceive the appalling agorie of my SOUL as listened
to the shriks OF my drowning csmradei in tho river, to
the cries OF the wouni led sad III, dying, all eve the
dark forest and bloody ieds shove" Though outnun-
eriag US a. least two to all day long, every hour
strengthens our clavctiou h,t the enemy los: one man
Tor every soldier Of our galsn; little band The mud.
ud. Of bodies rising from The bed Of this Potomac day
and nsh, bea testimony to this vast loss Of the inVad
IN: force ain ashamed however, TO confess that the
ysusbes found upos tho persons OF the 6end induce too
many gnools men to visit tho banks of tn river.