The eastern clarion., 1861-08-02
DR.. NOTT's ACCOUNT.

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hu"hoND' ''uy -o' i0oi'
Dear Huiest9n:- IL have seen The greatand glorious
battle Of Manassas which brought nation into eXis-
tence and the scene was grand and impressive be-
youd thepoWer Of language. We fOresaW the action
several djvahcal-the enemy We're known to be ad-
vaucing i'm immense masses from Arlington towards
Fairfax and tine master stroke was at once made, to
order Johnston down from Winchester, by forced
marches before Patterson could get down on the
otherside Johnston's troops marched all night ~
miles, then crowded into the railroad, came down IN
successive trains without sleeping or eating, 05OOO,
and arrived many of them while the battle was rag
ina,
( GOT To Nonaasos the morning of the day previous
N t6o fht on no,yin ,yell hGth Cons Be6rireg
oy,d .i te,r --ta oaicars went in6fne-
J.ste, 10 l,.~i...s- .-s Iaa Iaas an4qna the rest
| IN id feather and Of course let "a nome IN ms
| camp, where spent the nlght ten beaul"gard ue
termlned to attack them IN several columns ~ once
the next morning. so as 70 cutthem UP pelole iAtter
sun couu alllNe-ult ollr 9cou9 Vllo o"lly ~ ullS
morning, informing the Generals that the enemy had
oeen IN motion since two houIs before o,y, Nnlci
setl9d tie question as TO ther hlenVoh 10 make tit
allaehi beautesaId' VINO ha9 5luued lne Wnoie
| slullu oIoltl,'-Ehe" ~ every ul' IA'lue Nuu p'th
MSYl9Q Y9 Ilile 4 'l,5 necessary Arrangements aHu
| Ploiiu'u we p'lue' MOI KNOWING a Wia1 point oil q
] 49, 3 W. inles qIoinu laa,9as llo enemy
"oul' lli9 ioIcss all 10 oe scaietea III sucI
J "oJ r. m w w 5'il'u "t Po'S; PieNouV u i'lllh movement
m Nltl' sl',o' nu gU'Iu Hi9 eAuehchhehlH ana sup
| PuTs P1T III ~ tle eyutIe' -..,-,-,..
! We gov up IN the moFhlngatday TOOK cup OF
Couge auQ renamed quety laughing ana IaIlflng a.
| W. - VINE Ile scouts were passing III ana
oHE % 1iinsing n9Hs S lI9ln we enemy Az quarter
g"s, on We sllIi pliEhV morning. We netu lhe nrs'
tg P-yGneu '%VOu % VI cannon on tle centre OF our
namgti i oii1tt vuiee luHeS On ~ we Huleu W lof
lllil9I' aiiu ~ tle 1eH'i"s ordered 10
uqIIsf' @ olu ul71gu 10 the mn oNeIo9Nhg ue Pointa'
W. MNol ealln9r , lihe nlule g9is iau continued SLOW
! y 10 HIe' me enemy c9ui1 nov See any OF our
| Ioop9' pul WeIe hIllB Ay ue uust Aicheu up mQne
yle aoSC, S, Mlllcil lnVy ~" apoyt ile 10" uees Me
me5e lor soulevne az lne Poht teey were nLIhg at
a,G m solt tmvg or VI'y paso VI tngT IlIe III ealln0hs
Wi11gl trouIil w aI iu9oFe ~ any Ieit very ior
0ol4 Ile teiu1h vi Euuuy 70 lis llollei mouse, tli
"a a oi"5-ti,i5 49, ti ~ ,o yielo onu HlSI ii
%m G.he %m tJI on ~ me Nv ''l oi ai{ ooqy eJse: IL e
ng mIIlg t 'Lls @ Pplhl hegI up SoNy nom "A w H.
@ Wel Me Ie'iu @ lu lIe I 'iie ~ 5ue iVt oi iIe
seil-cCle' @ anu we were 'en satsneu tnal tne hrha
III. ~ I3u1 m"s FlV leu' IN u ie@ minutes lhe can
~ ' ~ ,i,S r,9 ~ "P.u suGGcs5loI % .s IL ,he DIle
y W%s % i9N V5E u'oyleI,. llIc ueneltus iiieh ordet,
49, ~ % %l0lSq sal' tlu % n! ,H WG Ioue 10 tle seat ol
t "' XII t.'lce llii5s " NueH tIIEeuoh lhe
tP a. #Ei ''' Z ~ i ol W 'u' W. VTuu I Egt su'lpseS ol
@ ,lg i="' i 'it3tusn 10 We Woo1s. ine cHlh2ns were
g 'til,l wv ilus.eyIy sounugu Ae luge pun
6 'ns M harm sr 'lT 5Ie e CGsi9 ia roaring 9i te