New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25
UNITED STATES AFFAIRS.
UNITED STATES AFFAlhS.
1 ppyVe THROUGH THE CONFEDERATE PCHETs
TO THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON.

TO THE TONiB OF WASHINGTON.
ss-sIs, correspondence Of The Montreal Gazette.
WAsHNGToS, D. c., August 3, 1854.
am not vet at Richmond IS you will see from my
heading although certainly expected 10 be there ere
hs Matters have been too interesting to leave aud
again, had great desire 10 see Mount Vernon before
going, as thought il possible might moi be allowed
10 cone North again soon unless via Louisville, ky
neutral o1Ound in which C.se should aot probably
Be at Washington econ Accordingly Determined g.
mako a effort, and the Tina assist M. nieads
Lady g. ald Miss c., mentioned IN former letter TO
visit the tomb Of Washington before leaving the coun
n.y. tbey having expressed very great desre to do
So My trst move was to get NY British letter re-
uswed by Cen Scott. Taking light carriage, pro-
eeedsA olone, pa,tiDg picket after picket until army
inc Al. a hin hanked BY woods on either blde,
Wben / found q body of say fifty rnoa. One of
He number being an officer in one Of the Maine
iasiInsnts who luh before met, passed me without
entering into parti :uro and after driving about 40
ales and passing farmhouse, and conyersing short
sine with the lead of j., on the state OF the country
senersy and tho pecusr blessings Of war IN pailc,
dlar- discovered de bill in the distance mounted
horsenon. Driving moderately mp, one OF them took
one edo of the road snd the other the opposite trying
their sabers by starting them repeatedly from tler
shestht analy drew both and regues ed nee TO halt,
IOk yes gentlemen, i an about 20 DO so,' said Il,
'iaed would like TO oonssrss with you foI fsw mo-
msnts; have como .oDt on pasposo Hero sTe my
yercl,sls but whore ara your 0nicenH Both sheath
ing their sabers and slowly walking up TO the
siaeo, glanced at the :. hoa aud uniccra aud then
rspli,d |" Captain - h ~ here atout half mile,
Will ven dIive up7 "Cer!ailly '-srd Immediately
proceeded aec5mpiaiei By one OF the hsrssnen. We
scoB apprcscbed sn inn, where dozen 0 more hores
were fastened 10 the tence on each siGs and iuuIe
iately pcsss a msn ensIge, al gathering ronnd
ss with sparkling eycs, thoRiDg doubt thst
"heie'. live Yahkee; the captain afaoBg
an number and dianguishabIe. only by 9
,sc n be wore round his eai.t. All were dressed
n plo clothes with the excepionofs feather in rsthcr
sionced felt hat Of all colOfs and shapes, aud some
vi N strip Of black cloth seemingly sowed tho
Of each leg OF their pantaloons with an ocasionsl
Az no tori, loose and flying in the breeze. hy Iaes'
bt ng tie fret Of the kind that aid Captain Ind seen,
b. examined them minutely and then s;ildi shall
Be- Obliged 70 send these 70 he General Commanding
before you can pas "a. Bnt can you hot. cave IA
bm ho would not delain me long, he would Hend
messenger cn horseback then asked lin or bit Of
paper and wrote short note to tho General, who
found out was late Colonel, Stuart, who commanded
The cavalry at Bull Run. requested i'm only toinform
me whether / might be allowed 20 pas through 10
Richmond and alo whether two other Brush .upeeis
would be allowed toaecOmpany me. 1he note being
Only ndofted by the Captain, oil went the messenger,
under Instructions TO hurry back Us the gentleman
wss In hurry to get the last boat from AleXandIia
We then, -. g. the Captain and tie Two hentenanfs
and myself-look up our position q, printers house
about nile foriheT on where We Were, Ill inelndicg
casion required, by the tales OF the warriors fiesh
from battle. One of the number was fresh from
HaFpers Ferry region, where, h appeared from lIis
narratives be had amused bimseH shooting :" Lin
coins pickets" He remarked gery philosophicnlly in
Glowing, that three months ago be would not have
taougbt amusenent 10 shoot down his fellow men in
eed blood as he would have done q squirrel, but he
was now quite accustomed to IL, and be woald take
sk chances with any two 6 Yankees, that Viginians
were better gunners than the Nothernern. lie sdid
they al brought up with guns On their shoulders
The Confederate pickets are all mounted ana Ndettes
sfe continually scouting and occasionally shooting
" picking OFF as they term 1.-THE fedefais VINO are
al On foot. One whom | met was Dragging or
having shot aod brought in, hanging across his sad
wss on the 3lst, and have been Informed that the
ses was reyengsd yesterday by the Union gickets
ssngipg in two Southern gentlemen. This u
bu, single specimen OF border warfare Life. They
|1id act presume upon Questioning me closely
|1 they noticed, undoubtedly thst my speech
sss not at all fuent whom approaching particulars,
|eS army matters or movements, but they were very
assrols Of knowing whether General Scott was at The
battle They have story that bis carriage and sone
Itstieies In Il were captured. told them thought
mo-, 60 10 has made il rule OF bis life never TO re-:
ard ssventy-fve ie too late In life for general
hs reputation 20 begin habits or tactics. Ihia
ah not seem 10 satisfy them They asked for newspa
pen loaned them en Albion that chanced 10 have
VITA ms, bat did not leave IL, although Of my own
Neutral principles The old gentleman, my host In
si.sd no 70 fake Q walk, and Immediately began 70
xh about Tho Wal, " sssses and effects lie said hs