The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-01

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Oar ion~oey {" ihis pl sce WAS very slow,
ouiu- 10 b" prolonged stoppages at different
sfs 5on, 80 prevent a collision with Other
tr.ios. i w"@ n tde very pleasant howeyar
b. tn, cheers from the honest hearfs,t coun-
rry rsoule and the bouquets from the lYclty
vA4 e eJHed 90 REIGN In Il continuous lite
iruui NirRmoD: TO Gordousvtile In tyu,.
iIt... .soai h at way on the road, every g,rl
sa tn" country E'e net 70 nave prepared sta al
utck 'R~ VITA something uice in it, tied up
WIN = piece of paper containing m apnropri.
ffy Wof fD"r eNhnrtatt0h, stgHri with n-r o~n
nm. A for bouqueis, cy' ~ ugan IA the X.
F.u... = as smolhtrrd w,th them. aud DOUBT
vb sthpr We viii get over the hoIrspnres
fs1a constant cheering for y week When ".
. lchcd the ENG an rmEni, which we did sun
rtS morning about eleFca o'clock, We exte-
T..1,rd some little Inconvenience, and ID to
VHt :NTth ~OIne s!tght exertiUn 10 get Things
lurO comfortable ord"r. Our sl.euing accom-
p.d ttous, a. you might tmagiue, were uotuf
"a" mast luGUriaut ch tr;sC .sr, though old
b,EDe Natcre htd provided us with Couchrs
r' "a credit t5i@ qutiify- SOms appTenell- tcu
wee fsit IL regard 10 the sHpply OF that great
s'"t sli Injuries. water bat II short recon
Aait-ring tour dl-ciosed 10 US the most Am ole
supply oi The pnrrsG kind. Wa ara ali per
f'et'F satisfied ard As merry lark.
N.Hre expecting every day 10 meet the
troops from AteXiudriI and at night every
N al ia sleeping Wsh his lo4ded nu. K-tat his
s,i-.
Nr-terdiy the Regiment had a very gocd
opportunity ot showirg their spirit. v nile
W. were 1t work W" noticed th1t something
Enusual sPomrd 10 he going on; the sta 4 OH
Gers aud cavalry were dying about CONVEYING
crt"CN, when suddenly Il t1OFsstuan culus IN Il
hlop through ths Regiment, spoke q few
words to the OolDaeI and was of Ia II spconC.
Soon 2itpr, wS hG ara The command given tur
preparing 10 march. and the men fell tnto lire
with u TaptGify and precision HoG often dis
played - dress pirnne or battalion driil -
bnIlDE tAe teW minutes allow for putting
O" 'qIP'A'nLS ai!G eotting ready, D1st! rus aed
lGio th~ RerlmeuLti camp with the news that
-dH enemy w-re right upon Us, ana were driv-
'rt 10 the pickett. that they hgd killed
c.vairy vldett=%aud taken another, aad that
Hsy would be tsGrng through us upon the
20 tia eue3s,a pute1t In Eve minutes. 10 add
10 tGe slight excitement which this news Gre
atrd. We heart At ths same time y0iiey after
FoII-Y OF mUssetfy In different directions
around me .up---0mefitnes 4 detached Tc-
p0r', then c-opping lire, aud then
loHg' aTfGi; concen ntrtt"d roll
csfshins Il, "a they always do in an adv Iue..
Hpou an cucaulpment, th8 Regiment formed
ts'o Line a. double qUicS, aud. wheeling out
Ur ~" camp "itn great rtpfdIty, marched OIL
ru ihe ruuu 10 At"~audrit, eSp-cl!ng to mot
tie cn".uy's vanguard every moment. (Which
49, d,d not meet, howayer All along the
TO i We met " tgons, Ctrrtagesy aud other vehi
cl-s conveying families ana chttLels, com
Ing doEn for safety. while every now aud
tG"n some General, Colonel, or stan UUarr
you'd pass Us at Ii gallop, the only one Of
whom any OF us roco-niz'ti WIS Colonel Pres
ctT'iAge, just ing trom Alaxrpdiit
About tWo miles from camp sIW the most
splendid sight OF the kind tnat eyer dreamed
o. Just on our right, a quarter OF a mile Il
iu'm the rold, Il large body Of Cavalry, from
tbe upper U2unttfs. swept over tha siUpe of
htil ia Il beautiful green field, taking eyrry.
.tuL ih Ibelr siriae, aud moving W,th more
TgE!agity than l ever saw men move The
Frr"t, powerful, glossy black horses, with
I3n4eTpUs troOpers oE their backs, their bur
iHehtA "ti2S i,nd 80 Uiplu~aL7 ghsLeUing in the
morning sun, IoThIesl Il spectacle in the high.
CT degree grand.
We t,utTCuei ou towards Alex .ndria through
tt' cu~t, and over brooks, cEevH- and sITltIt
f,yrr-, Unti! late "a tho day aud ii l .lIsd to
rest 3 little llIiS. y hen C3eherat BJuha n,
tHT C)inmaudrr Oi th5 forces about here, sur
rounded by large number OF officers, rode
uH aH0 IA tt!e us "A FFnan speech, iniormln. Ee
that III" detachment Cf the enemy ,tbQul $50
st@nnrj v b. b&0 uscasjtned the alarm ny sotne
predatory excursion, "a rrtu med IL ! leg4u-
oTjt, h~siEE Kiil-t the unfortunate viietle
turHlFnu"t above and taken thu other, both at
"ho'n, wsth their eyes wiie open, hac gone,
Srty fu~aiy, cioee ia on them. The General,
lr mis- speech, thanked US fer our z.ui aud
a''crity, said lie knew wtere 10 ind u5 when
rl- euemy we're before Ls, ana titeu gIliOpeu
'I-leirlug rs nothing to do but 30 ton it
b O., - camp 70 uch enT1ged at not catching
tite sgC@udt els Wh no had sHhi i.cted to The
tdtJu- march and the sore dieapposntmaut
a..~t undergoing 1t, AT not having I'm oppOrtu-
u1ts ~ u"tilng uut - them the just punish
b~nt "htch th"ir troaGbcrY Iuc deprAylty 80
utL!y U.rr!ts.
i tuuu-snd Interesting things happened on
Gur IL tTCa back, which am tnlble 50 write.
We reached CAMP alyat dark, having had 40
C!uutT, and very tttiSuiHg mtLCh !; aud /
wsuid nave pitied tne Iuau who hal offered
any one Ut the regiment suppVr for - dollar.
We found when We got BACK that the firing
II thB inuFaing was "Gcasioned by some r-Gi
rI"ut~ L lag of their guns previous ~ relc;tti-
tuR / cannot give ny dt Etlite information
na to the number OF men tncHmped la n
s,mpiY brcause | don't know. / know stin
les VII Il We are going to 10, except To tall iu
az Ihr al;lm cdli, AND march wherever they
or"er Es. J. Ii. Ii.