The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19

Hill, which command the approach, can
be seen with the naked eye. TO the left
OF these Notifications, the dome of the Cap
itol lifts its ponderous head from the white
shoulders Of the city, which slope away
on either side; and farther still to the left
the once proud ensign of our d. served
country floats out over the tree-tops where
the fortified heights of Arlington bar the
access Of Virginia to the seat of Govern
ment which her immortal son formed.
The country between Munson's Hill and
the enemy's outworks is broken by low
hills, which roll into larger waves as they
recede. O"ly half nile below us our
own Pickcts are outlying BY clump of To-
Gusts which skirt the road, and by that
large barn, half hidden in the trees, aud
scarcely mile away the group OF men
whom we see standing and sitting by their
stacked arms are the eyes Of the foes ad-
vanced guard. Every now and then puff
TO white smoke jets up from some bush or
wheat rick in the intervening space, and
the sharp "ping" of the Minnie rife star
ties the ear. The pickets are trying hot
sho: at each other, and keep up this excl
ting duel unintcrruptedly The enemy
have made great talk alb ut our barbara
ty In resorting to this practice; bu this is
more than their usual cant; they never
lose an opportunity of picking off our SEN
tries when it can be done with reasona-
ble amount of safety.
We gazed long aud earnestly on this ex
citing landscape, whose moral features far
surpassed in interest its most charming
physical elemeuts. Never on this CONT
ncnt has such scene unfolded itself
Long may 1t be Ger we are invited to wit
ne It's reputation. We leave it to the
pen of history aud political science to trace
its deeply furrowed lines and expound its
momentous lessons. We turn away from
1t no passive spectators, and 90 forward
with unshrinking hearts TO take our part
in the great struggle to which the future
points us
just as We had left the hill We met zen
erals BEAURDGARD, LoNGsrREE, JONES
an" COOKE, attended by large escort of
cavalry, and turned back to be present at
the Reconnaissance which they had come up
from headquarters TO make Maps were
unto dcd and scouts summoned, and seated
at small table, the Hero OF Manassas ia
mlllarlzcd himself with the ground on
winch the next great battle will be probably
fought.
We next visited Masons Hill. an EN-.
lnencc about three quarters of a nile to the
| right of Munsons and commandiny =
partial, but clearer view of one section of
the great picture we had just been stud yiuy.
From this spot, which is also entrcnched
glimpse of the Potomac reveals tsclf. and
the works on Seminary Hill, which looked
rather feeble from tie first sand poit.t
tur. out tn be real field fortihcations of con.
siderable extent, and, should think. some
strength. J@'e read te Mason's lay through
u h'th~tD untTavcicd forests ,metine
our bride path turned a, ruptly round the
edge of S'ep pr, ciptcc, or ran sirai,ht
up the tacc OF the heavily wooded hill; and
once we came suddenly on @eryc whose
pcrpend cular and rocky sides made us
hold our breath rs our horses cautiously
hUrc rs down into the dark ravinc. at whose
base turbulent little stream gurglcd over
ltS steny bed.