, 1861-07-20
Especial Dispatch to the n. z. T1ibune,1

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le4y F6rranaed- Of Cavalry.
Especial Dispatch to the n. Y. T1ibane1
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July IT.
Another bloodleas victory, another seces-
sion village captured, without the firing Of a
gun, the rebels retreating in hot haste-the
cavalry ordered to the front and pursuing for
three miles without catching. Such Is the
history Of the day at Fairfax Court House.
About O'Clock this morning the center col
umn, Col Hunter, fairly took up the line Of
march for Fairfax, By the Leesburg turnpike,
from their camps, between Bailey's Cross
i roads and the turnpike, a distance Of nine
advance
In the nigh. the rebels had approached
within 300 yards Of the camps, but had lied
before the skirmishers. The soldiers were
/! full Of fight, anxious to know how much tar.
| breaking out into patriotic songs.
! The first sign Of the enemy was some three
; or four miles from Fairfax, where trees had
been tel1ed for several rods, for the purposeof
! ohstructing the road. They could not have
been there q week, for the leaves were bnt
slightly withered. Another obstruction of
! The column vent round throug h meadow
/ up steep hill mile furtheE, and the approach
! vas cautiously made, IS it WIS the highest
g1ound On the road and there, If anywhere,
! menr there we're signs of forming in line, but
+, the usual absence Of rebels became soon appa-
/: rent. The alarn vas caused by the driving in
i Of a rebel force Of two or three hundred men
t by our ski11nishers. At CT 10 o'clock they
! went off in such hurry as to leave their horse
! bags, from which our men fed their horses
i with corn.
/ About half q mile from the Court House, on
! the top Of the first hill, an excellent position,
was line Of fresh earthworks extending on
both sides OF the road for, perhaps, half mile
between the woods. The hitherto slope Of the
hill 9ns cleared Of trees and fences, as il to al
| low range to the artillery; but there were no
guns, and no traces Of guns, unless wheel
tracks near one Of the four embrasures be 50
interpreted.
The slight emoankment WAS Of earth, except
at the cnlbrasu1es, which we're strengthened
by sand bags, with Confederate States OF Quar-
I te1-master's Department Of Virginia stamped
| Upon them. There Was abundant evidences
that the works had been left in haste. Camp
kettles, hams, little. -four, and plenty Of
There, we're no bitches in front, which Ie1
them exposed to flank movement.
Presently the troops were moving up q
steep and narrow street, between broken
down Virginia houses. It WA hard even for
officers to believe that this YVES Fairfax Court
House already, as 1t proved.
Before the second Brigade began to file up
the street, the Cavalry were ordered to the
front, and galloped at the top Of their speed,
ca1bines in hand, forward. They pursued the
rebels three miles on the Centrevi1le road,
and then gave up the chase, because there
were no signs Of the foe, and their horses
were wearied.
1t was ascertained that the rebels had left
at about 8 O'Clock this morning; that they
Tere under the command Of. Gen. Bonham,
late member of Congress from South Caro-.
lima, and were about 5000 strong, consisting
Of South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia reg
iments. They had occupied six camp. near
thetoWn, some in tents, Others in hastily con-
etructed shanties.
The few pe1rons who were to be found in
town said that they had expected them to
there would be battle, and that oil who wish,
cd safety had better leave. But they formed
on the hill behind the town only to turn tail
the instant our columns came In sight, those o.
General Tyler sad Col, leintzelman fanktng
them as the center approached
In the camps, as ia their headquarters in
town, were fresh evidences Of hasty depar
| ture. In one were iTe quarters Of fresh beef
eleven muEkets; In all we're spades, shoEels
complexities, knapsacke, and pistols in abund
ance. A number Of tents we're left entire, anG
| and the ropes which held others had been cut
Without pulling up the stakes. In ono was
table set for the officers breakfast.
Sick Eoldiers Were left in hospital Will
nothing to eat; In the Quartermaster's rooms
| u AEAQEluC esiAf0l3 Liz k{AoEtE1Ma7ACA 14E5S
chest, and plenty of excellent whisky vert
| lsft; the latter WAS most striking proof Of {
rapid fight In the mapsacks were yer,
| precioua thtu:se, such Is . lester from a wifi
TO husband inclostng a lock Of hair from .
Yankee for ne" There We're also maps .
J various parts Of Virgipia. In some we're LET
! teIs even inclosing money.
i The Confederate mail bag stolen from tn
9 United States was made prize Of By Co
Q Bu1neide. As for the town, It looked like
|, deserted village; hardly any persons bu
women and negroes were to be seen, th
honses, some OF tbtm, looking IS if the villag
had seen better days, we're shat up and scarce
!. ly anything WnB to be had for love or money
= Tea and coffee have, we were informed by
female resident, been unknown for q lon
: time, and Of other things there appeared t
~ be no superfuity.
The Court House itself, which wae whe,
Gen. Wnshington's business Was trausactes
locks like Yankee academy On the e1terio
. Within it is not 20 capaciouB nor convenient
., |, mary police justice North would regard th
l. 1oCm, as it now appears, as beneath him. Or
d OF the Rhode Island Regiments camped d
the grounds Of Dr.. Gunell, and made theu
SELVES soon acquainted with his ice hous
=, bee hives, garden beds and running chicken
IL We regretto say that several deserted bull
u u ings were broken into and pillaged, and th
- Elk, mostly barns, on the outakirta of Il
40 40 town, were burned, some By eecessioniste at
~ ~ some BY our troops, on the rumor that U
le oliieers tried to prevent these eTcesses hy 3.
te t;Tr onards at lie honses4 h1t in a nnmher -
he cas3s tLey wera too 1ate. The aTrangemen
ehcnld have heen made beforehand And Ge
NcDoxelI shnn]d see tn II that these thin
cd are not repeated.
ch There il this to be said. however. TINT so
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