New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-16
THE LAST DAYS OF THE SIXTY-EINTH In
VIRGINIA.
A NARRATIVE IN THREE PARTS.
THOMAS FRANCIS AEAGHEa.
Traa The Irish Amer toas.
PART TIE THIRD.

PART THE THIRD.
Retiring by order Of General Mcdowell from under
FIRE the 69th halted the roadside, little above the
Village Of Centroyille. Those who bad have trsacks
opened them and shared their with their
rades Several of tho men, ia impatient anticipation
of coming into close quarters with the enemy had
freed themselves of these membranes they dasLed
down 10 the scene Of action. They bad flung them of
along with their bankets II was not the fault Of tbe
commlssariat that many Of the went to bed sup
reress At the time it 10 not in the Of
Iishman 10 fight with four or five p0ands OF boiled
FORK snd biscuit hanging al lis bif
During this halt, the 1sIh and I'd New-fork swept
by u.s. aiding for the enemy, 20 as 10 compel the lat
ter to scp at respectful Distance from within hiA
lines. Both of these regiments looked stanch aud
splendid that moment. ILere Col. Cameron, at
the b. ad Of his Hghluuders, riding erot aud resclue,
with bis brosd-leaIed Lat, shadOwed with a snperb
black ostIich feather. eofteipg tie outline OF the
strong massive features which the sdOurneag Of his
being noble service seemed 70 illuminate. Tbere
was Col Iowphos, Of the "a New-York-yonng.
ca IN, unottenauoue, full Of inlel ence and perfectly
0aunllessies as bright aud Learty body OF
az any colonel Ia The Union army has reason 10 be
proud Of. As with swinging step, in compact ranks,
they swept by, 1t wac with delighted heart
j recoguized ny friende Captain Huston, De
C0urcey, end many other generous and gallant
ielIows, and huriedly shook hands with them
The two Ohio Regiments caDe next, Col. McCook,
II u
going to- being in mand of the Erst. Mounted on
magnificent horse-blaek, fefy, soiid, full OF blood
AID power and beauty Colonel waved his hsLd dtc
as be passed along, and W ling all goodbye snd
in a few seconds vauished irOm Us in the duet ind
twilight.
The Ohio Regiments had passed us little more than
quarter Of an hour, on their way TO Biackburn's
Ford, where the lighting had been al day, when tie
order came or lie 18th 10 fall in and mach ln some.
thing ese than half an hour we were In tho village Of
CeDtievle, on our way 10 the biyouac or Camping
gruund for the night uile beyond the villsge.
have alrrsdy spoken Of the village as dingy,
aged miserable little handful OF honses. 10 b tho
coolest picture conceivable Of municipal umaness and
deerepitude. Set down On certain military maps in
flaming capitals Centieyie, one Is astounded on
entering i, 20 find thai nolehil has been naguied
into q mountain. Soutbsrness may sneer at New
EDgkDdtoss oil their inspiring rk-tails and con-
temptuousy Dir she tips Of their sensitive uoees as they
give 70 their disduin aud defiance Il
the North; but in all Now-Epglnnd all the North
II wsg.r there is not village Of slabbisr aspec, ard
such reduced resources as that of CentrevIlle IL
looks, for sn the world, as though /. bad oone It's
business, whatsoever IL was, If it ever had any, full
eighty ytars ago, and since then had bolred lie DOORS
put cut s frss, and gone 10 sleep. Harry Lorrequer
has never cbillsd s with 20 dismal pictureOf denaded
village In ireland.
Most Of tho houses In Csntysve are bnilt with Stone
rugged, gray sb yConiy specified and moitled stone
-ana you follow tbom up and down two or three little
bills and h0llows over y road, or through steet,
which has ls and rocks, bowlden and pitfalls In il,
enough " shake the from off ihoussnd horsss
and than enough to rattle TO pieces and dsable
thousand wegoDs Some Of these houses retreat little
from the road street. behind dugy fence and two
three esfess aud coUYess and dwarfed old trees.
Others break in with an uncouth and bold protuber-
upon the road street; and thus with violent
intrusion destroy the symmetrical effect Of their
modest sisterhood.
There wss, a. usual, a rush Of the Goth for the
pumps Utterly regardless and defiant of every re.
molsrsncs aud warning, tho soldiem broke from tho