The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-07
OF TER aicaxosD prspAroH.l

Canp oooFER. OFT. 81, 1851.
| Not leaving camp as early Tvs expected,
send You letter number tWc.
Surocy mornipg there was graho review
Col. jones took his position on his peculiar
coior-d horse almost IA clay Color Whiir MI tue
. comp aires That Wei. not out on picket PASSED
around, first ia piatoons, ana theh III cot
umns uf two abreast. There are s1ine very
Hue horses in this regiment. Alter review
We had preach In camp ~ Major Daeney
Bali, Ioi mer ca PLATA To tins regiment; bht
hs hes now butroned up ms c'eritai coat
with NiTxauiA buttons, put star on eacn
siio OF ms cellar, aud gone on to GENERAL sra :
s!fs staff. He preached Ia me Ioinmissary
tent with his auilenc6 On the suhny side -
The wiad WAS bio Wing which Made 1t soms-
what uisag ree.,oi-, tut The meu WIRE all re-
spectfui aud attentive, ana nearly ali Joined
Ia the singing. AItsr diantr We accep al
Invitation To dine ut General. stnarss head.
quarters We had very nice dinner of
IN ats vegetables, pickles, sno pr, serves
We were joined oy Coz. jones w.th bottle
OF nice blackberry Win-, oI 4" home manu-
fscture." Monday morning We accepted
O her in vita ION TO breakfast on bucxwheat
cakes will tae Gen.r raj tn. short RIDE from
Camp Cooper 10 Camp Qui Vivr' ouly
served TO snarp.n our uppeutrs, and ample
jus ice was done the bucKWhe while
laughter, Jest, aud repartee flew RAPIDLY
around the table. Gen. stuart Is very witty
aud quick at rep Artee. His prominent char.
acrer.stics, energy, activity, nnd ludomit bic
y, rsevSrance nave heretofore been written OF.
He is lao very in1puistve, one moment les l.
ing with tbs ga5es. amd Laughing with the
must trivial, she II xt deeply immersed III bI-
siG.ss, writing ipidly, ana turning over The
uttered tiers before him, or with DOCK OF
miiitary tactics in MS hdD0 deeply -ugag d
ia conhiag his lesson. AS he exp essed him
self. l dwell thus long on his CHARACTER
fu. ly expecting him IN the future 10 be ol.e ot
our mOsL PROMINENT men.
AT two O'Clock On Monday he had the b-i.
gade ont for drill for the first time. 1t VS.
,t,rl ainiy the most imposing array l ever
Witnessed, and the mSst wtriike ever e..
pect 10 witness. The fences had all pe.n TOT
way in the morning, throwing a face Z
four fields into one Cor the military evoi.
lions. We went out early on hoI Sc back ~
took position Oh q nil, which cu.om inded.
good 4 view as could be Obtained. The con.
Try here is very uneven, with such abru
| mills and ridges that one cannot see liza T
mile in front sometimes the different re.
iments having AL got in, Gen. stuart Va
soon seen, mounted on IL Ane black horA
moving rapidiy from Cue posi- ZION 10 anothe,
and although the wind Was blowing, spu~a
| aud sabres clanking, horses snortlng al
paving with the excitement OF the hour, h;s
stem tcrian voice could De heard distinctly,
loud ana clear. giving out the words OF com-
mtud, which were repeated by the Coioneis
OF each regiment OF course, no whole regi
ment was cut, two or three companies OF
etcn being out on picket, but l boileye the
estimate OF the turnout WAS two thousand.
The movements were made IL good orGer,
anu the left AM right " ilaei Almost n .rreI
| Gus tU one unused 10 the pom aud t1rCEm-
stances" of glorious war. The lrettivst 81 ht,
think, was when tney forueu long; llue OF
| TWO abi east for inspec ton. The liue seemed
almost In tel - ina Die, ana IL sAoIea count
| less, gitieriug the evening Ihe
| most amusing part OF the performance v as
That Oh NIUE which had broken ats i,sLen-
ings. and. Inspired suppose by the p4iiiiAcy
OF The sceie, h.pt b4iusing up til. rear
T. e IA nivy eIueni wiz ioud braSs
Ned "a. su.y, The Virginia. ,uiantry were re-
viewed by GOV. Letci-r, ana presented with
Stale Il lgs. by cnerrru yUcl .oruusiy as
lhty received theta 1he presentation look
pace ri the tor Inc itiuL On the pike, Just al
lhe edge ot tentr.viiie. The Geucr,,s were
ali standing upon the Iortiticatlons We rcde
quite near, a,sd DOT flueu good view OF
ticn. Beauregard, as he Was sisuulng with
n,s tace TOWARDS us. l liked has appearance
very much. he has u mild, piaciG lace 1t
Suu la needless Tor me enter INTO a de-
sci iptiou, ~ 30 many have heeu already given
Nell may Virgins oe proud of her staIyyaTt
sons, will hest tate tos thai the be;tnli-
fui 1tgs presented yesterday and received.
with 50 much enthusiasm, whichever be
RATED la the dust cy her -neInies. save over
their dead bodies
I saw the Sumter Flying Artillery Of
Georgia. drilling yesterday. The movements
were more rapid and regular than ar thing
| had ever conceived Of with so m my Iuen
AID horses engaged They are n Il inc looking
company. Gov. Letcher reviewed the cayt!-
~ TO d ~. hut as 1t e a rrr.-titiOn OF what
saw Monday, vii, not enter into Diet il
Ih- Only difference " e that the dicers We're
dressed Gp in their nrSt clothes IC- uay, and
rode their finest horses.
One of the brightes features in camp life IS
the happy uesr0.s. THY laugh, and sing,
ana dance from iporni, < uaiii nj git but II
you ask them how they like c mp lite. they
gay ii Is g thug too cold now, they would II re
TO hr 81 gettn home "
I ere is some ruInor here of the expectation
of y big battle i'll a Week or two Is G. l..