The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-03
Rifbmonn Qispatrh.
SATURDAY MORNING AUG 1so,
A ERAPIlIC PICTURE.

A Blk Atblt
We have been permitted to ccry tho follow
frg extracts from a letter written by young
officer who greatly distinguished himself at
the battle OF Manassas.
Should his modesty take offence a. the pub
licaticn Ct bis frank tzpi' ssions ot feeliI {;
and unreseryed narration OF events, our pol.
ogy Is found In the fact that the original was
placed at cur disposal by the courtesy of those
to whom 1t was addressed
The stJ le is eingulaIly copouS, al.si the de-
scrIptiye passages especially fine; and :he
more to b. admired when we ref cg 1Gat ne
letter " So written, Ia Pop, upou fGgi I've
scraps OF paper, and ca re1 te ca emo.
7Bs NIGHT EsFoER THs RArrLe
Saturday night was spent in watching -
ne enemy S busles, MS drum, the Turabse ~
bis baggage trains ana ,rriilery rot o.T:
these, bat their very wOlds Of c mime a.. be .Dr
dis tinct!y andibie III the sienLng gh1
Ihe ext morning partly Tefrae IL re xere
ordered over he ford, Bali z a.. IS seoutF
in that direction. l was trtepjte over fh q
field, when he enemy threw i shell ~ ny
party, which exploded ipst in advarce Of rs
Here We passed d body, one OF Inc N .z<r eau
sets slain, (shoL the DAY betuy' } nackegs Il
and ghasty.
After a few hours we were ordered % our
reserve, and. without breaGt.st 70 -o-oy 5
skir'nishers. The first re -erYe Sa6 kcnn aft
al C4dtES III w Ike L OWE !nI t.. sSclrii
tnTtheT on, " hlie the Caut3iu placed j III 81!
N the skirt OF th6 woo, hsvit 2 es.#h hlis 4ia
llne OF sentrles. Here De wa'chea = enc
ny batteries, ano would TepoTr tneIT mer {.
In"Dts % the General Bee, n rE -TyiauS
'-bou. him, iett my reserve Under m"sr
man, and afNa"CeG IL the spot The L ,psatu
s'id Don, am awtuiiv SLEEPY, ava Will
Just axe litt.e map, II you VII watch those
I-lioRe u ere. / Che@rfUiiy 81 Qei' seed, u =
relieved Jordan, one OF our mon who was tn
actual look out at the teucs Il re l lay on
my face, my time pleasantly &C upjrd y iih
the pre- ccedings at th4 bat cries thp Ceaeal les
expid SONS OF tne guns ana rat le OF muskq ~
from he great fight ba!ow i,.ing : sir I.g-
contrast with IL quiet scenery IT u4ouE E3,ips
and valleys.
sHo"iFe HOW YANKEE SPosrsNes FLUsHyD
GAME AND TH&asELvLs TOOK WING
l ubCl4Sped my sWVr0-h~lc aud yiai et
myself to the seiuc nons of the scene, auu
was startled from my almost reyerie by tn
cry OF Lovelsce, one cf our men, posed on
the right; "Look out, Lieu tenar He. q they
are - Locking around l saw Ihe ir sklIInish
els within about thirty yards with their
pieces ut Z ready. and advancing, jast as
spCTtsmen approacb q coyey OF iarffi3qes
shouted TO the Captain, and wa da~ hrd into
the woods. then asked him if we shout.
nZht them He said, he !ec Koned we n4d -
then yelled TO the boys, Come On. Ola ID
minions Now s youc chance Ncv'> tne
chance you We waited for - This shout @,
minis was heard nY orr forces oa the O her
Alde OF the Run. TAe boys say said sIsu't
thIS iNi lNuS RIt EOl PFrPPF fSu
cam the boys. led them, pOiuted cut The
Yankees, AID we drove them out ~ the woods
and completely put Them to nisht a we
drove theta iofo 'he Held, The enaTnv's rat
terry, about four II .dred yards 6 II op-ped on
us with grape and cannlettr. ana wp Ordered
a retreat; not, wever, before oar IL II r.
turned it, tIiag right a: the guns y uo.Adlug
as have stnce learned from ii prisoner, seyg.
raj OF their men.
Tus "IRoE DICs" RATTLE
We were exposed Iea:iy hg,f 4 mile with.
ont support. ihe enemV had Currsrse or!
ptet"IV, and wa were III 2 -eat p@:!i-, he :. H.,
y zz'na and hUmmipg All aIoundrs + VIE
"no mad advanced hls reserve, and n hayal.
with great coolnecs, says the line or skir4,fsh.
eis eX ended 4 long way ard IN e. d.tt 20 cri-
US on but We gave yell, and as | hav- SAID
drove them home. Arthur was too SLOW, in
retreat even after he had given the order |
had 10 urn back twIc- TO Jock for bin.
Eow the balls rattied Every man would
tEe " dreaaIul storm"
I s1LpIEk's aRAvz.
NJ Dermot, "te OF rur me-; &az kil:ef by .
srape-stor. yesterda" ] buried a.rn H.
HAD lain out all night, ana suc e5es f!la:
WI WIN "0nan's tears as We covered Elm WI
has biarke', and lett L n 10 ai-ep on tne t;el
WheIe he hao fallen. Hurdles put head and
toot mark at his grave, With the inscr!Lt!yn
la pencil:
Ds'rnts AeDer1not, Of the 0ld Domiuiou Rifles,
OF AK dra, Va die IN ba le, J. Y II .ytl
a g1tIent def anu 2 : 90 Gnau.'
THE EETkKaT oF TIE ''GAAND Army"
W ha, :, 4 l0rIons Uav Sandy was for the
South Nh~n he rOnt ( the enemy came
90 an he loi iiue If Bu | Rul ~ q. ,ee's
Kan 7 Eo8 } up went shou. U1! bow
grand l. Was Imagine the quiz ". 0ns
lhrcush which tie watching b yoaets H.
tered slIentiy, su 'dtniy alive with uinn.
nhtnt hurrahs : From rieht to left and lrft
70 right, for seven miles they wer4 repas. .e1
Then came he order 20 adN4ncp and as >ve
left the woods anp gained the HE h 81 d Open
gtound, the grSudest spec :at j. ever saw me
my eyes. C.npany at er Z n pauy, regiment
after regiment, nrigIda after nrlS 're army
after army OF cur troops apl cared We halted
10 erJ1y me sight, and As our glOri Us AZ H.
iery aud d tahtng cavalry spurred by in pur-
suit, shout after snoul rent tire AR. fSsuertI
Lon gstrPet, our Il igade CoAnald-f, roG+
along our lire with hi staf. acd tlc usal 4 -
men Il ing heir caps in the air, or IS WIN. eIn
on their baynrets. Col { lrs+ cI~ Eail mt
little ColoDst got his NEED Of hnrrabs; ~
an oti negro cho r0fe By nth gttss gok no
&nsaiI so Nie And, then the su4s-t "a &c IN
fertect glory Of light sitt~d through .Le