The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-04

CAMP NEAR CsyTREvILLE, Oct. D, 1851.
As your paper is widely circulated here.
abouts, and AS have not get seen our brig.
ade ttbe 7th) and regiment fthe 18th Ala.
nama) mentioned by your valuable CORES
pondent 50 Bohemian,' l will hereby intro.
duce both our brigade and regiment TO the
general reader,
We are stationed ut present TO the right of
Cersreville, in Johrson's Division, impa-
iiently awaiting the tardy Advance OF an ip-
mated and boastfnl enemy. whose self-conceit
IS only equalled by his superlatiye coward
sion.
But we will discard theory and deal with
fact$. we are here prepared to meet and
repel the enemy, and I firmly believe I but
axpress the entire sentiment OF our brigade,
In aSsef ting that we are, each and all, eager
for the contest. In this connection / will
fei'te an inc!dsnt of recent occurrence. ]
saw in your pa per, few days ago, the North.
orn account of the Fairfax scare of General
W"dsWorth, two weeks since, in which our
forces were stated as being three regiments of
infantry and one of cavalry. Our regiment,
tthe 10Th Alabama, Col. las. Coutev com.
mandingD was cat on picket duty that dar
In and about Fairfax Court House, and late
in Inc afternoon, when we were marching
through The village, on our return 80 camp,
Col. Coutey was informed that the enemy
were advancing, and Were then within one
mile of US.
have seen many sudden transitions OF the
brighter with the inward wrought scintilia-
tion OF q powerful emotion, but none to suT-
pass the calm but haughty look o. defiance
with which our gallant Colonel ordered the
iormation of our line of battle, or the alacrity
displayed by those under his command, On
this occasion. Immediately on the forma-
ton Of our line OF battle. Comrany "A'' and
the 9gitman Guard, Cant Ben Gardner,
were ordered 10 the opposite side Of the vii
lage, where the enemy were approaching
Oar little band, OF MT more than seventy
five men, marched of with song and shout 10
meet an unknown number of the enemy.
Not cheek bi9nChed nor muscle quiYered,
Whea within six hundred yards of the foe,
we saw them drawn mp in battle array, par
italy concealed by brick house and thick
cluster or trees. They hed both cavalry and
infantry. Our squad (for yon can call il
nothing morel We're halted by LicuteD&nt
Colonel Irentlen, commanding, who gtslloped
forward tn reccnroitre; but before his re-
turn the Yankees ingioriousiy ied-not in
regular order, rs i Generals escort sh0ULd re
tire, but with q regular Bull Rtin, or Jonathan
Run Such Is q correct account Of the Fair
faX scare, the Washington Star ct id 0yane genus
to the contrary notWith ia nding.
There has been much sickness in our hri
Sdue, hut the health of the soldiers is much
improved. JacSrErost has made his aDpe +.
ance, and old S0i's cheering beams cause his
dehca te f1etwork to fl tsh forth myriads OF
.iittering glcbu!es ere they yield up their
short reign of health and beauty Dcubie
m4cEin&us and heavy overcoats are at . IRE
MUM, and every noTthW' s. breeze breathes
the air OF winter. Necessarily, This causes
prlFatonS and suffering; yet not a nurmnr
60 we hear Al is endured chaerfuliy for the
glorious cause in which we are engaged
Unless the enemy offer us battle soon pre-
sumo we will retire into winter quarters
However, let the womb b OF the future disclose
what Ii Will, rest assured we have braceo
our nerve TO repel the Bullets of fortune
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