Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-03
Interesting Letter from LccshurS.
: he Editors Of tie Enquirer:
LEEsRuRa, Aug. Is, 1851.


GEyrLEuEy-Extendirg along the Poto.
mac from Harper's Ferry towards Wash
inc.on, a distance Of forty miles, in COM
parali7a!s rIcsc proximity TO the head.
quarters Of tho 1aelny, ard possessing, in great
| abundance, tn. stores necessary TO the sub
| ~s;slancc Of al artny, the county Of Loudoun is
very naturally tie theatre OF frequent collisions
| between The coatelMing parties. For several
weeks .rs, tie Federal troops have been cross.
ing TO liver from the Maryland shore, burn.
irg houses md wheat stacks, and carrying off
negroes, horses and whatever else they conld
| conveniently remove. General Evans, who
has ~rcccn,lv arrived st this point, resolved at
once 10 put Il stop TO these piratlcal incursions,
and for this purpose sent OF large detachIDenls
| 10 the various ferries and crossings on the riv.
CT. On yesterday ut sunrise, the deep-lnoullIcd
huwiiZur cannon, iTeln Richmond, told that
sharp work was going on at Whites Ferry,
about three miles from Lcesburg. The can
uonading lasted about IN hour, and / counted
Is MANY ss three gums to the minute. L is
| not known luw much IL any damage was done
| 10 the enc!nr. but those who witnessed the
| firing are confident thst several nfthe fcdcrals
were killed Tbs enemy did not return our
Drt, pul eoCatiSH iotH INV 81 "i'oeiIEi
| until they were out Of sight anil beyond Ike
range IF our guns.
At nj early hcur this ,%aGlning, peal after
Zeal o? artillery hroks toe Stiffness ofonc Of the
~ioy.!jesI Sahhath. thu: eyer lawned upo!. pGr
larl. VS. 5-ere nci much startled by il, SUP
posir: il 70 De {. sEirmi3h oi he sali: tic.
scfpiion 50 the one Of YESTERDAY tGt 1t 10
O'Clock. - Jour correspondent was abCu. 10
engage in religious worship "'iih the Chester
field cayairy, at their beautiful encaInplncnt,
the company reserved ~ order 10 march Ut
once ~ the scene u: a~cii1n, togn!hcT with the
sad news !bal one Of their nu.abcr had !allrn
m hour before, pi*ccd by Il minnie-ha!l, while
braEely lighting for his country. Ii Serin7
that the enemy had received :eiuforccmcnts
and during The night stationed themselves he.
hind large trees and other offences afforded by
their position. IL fs2t, they have been &C.
cipied for ~st7cral days in throwing up earth
works, expecting, no doubt, that our army
would attempt 90 cross ut tina! rOint on their
way 70 Maryland. The lighting is still going
on, or men fring ii intervals aS the enemy
discover themselves from behind their cover
ings; bu; it IS impossible |" ttli ~ha, effect Is
produced by crr guns.
The nalnc uI The unfortunate young I.iai!
who fell ;a!s n" mag ls.E. kendall Royal,
Of Manchester, "a. His death has cast
Il gloom ever This entire community.
Noble AMI gerrro!s in his life, his 'ieatn,
thougs, violent, va. honorable and glorious
His commanding oliccr had observed his
bra7cry and genera! efficiency, and selected
him or ,his occasion for the position which
was deemed most important, and there in the
discharge Of his duty he lost lis life. II Is
said that be certainly killed two Of The enemy
before receiving the fatal :hct which deprived
Virginia Of one Of her bra-tst defenders. lis
! irsih va: almost MISUNDERSTANDING bah en-
tgr!ng his neck AID piowing lis yay ;'3w;4Tafds
LOGGED in lis shoulder. II am hoan: i" lie, %
yere the las! words lie Uttered
! The town of L~CesbuT2 IS accommodating
n.aug SICK soldiers from T=igflz and the I'gi'
! IucnIs in this VICINITY. The citizens alr H1nlg
responding 10 Tie calls Of pstgiot.siA arA hi!
nanity.
The insalid= arc received into The families u!
this truly kind and hospi!ab!o laop!r, and
s~cTcrul public buildings have bctn converted
into hospital. Tie elegant Nn1 spacious N L.
C!.urcl. SoG;ir, i, already occupied, ami no
douh; tho osi.at Churches wocld bc offered
rather than ijlat am shouIa suilvr f"r want ri
comfortable lodging. Truly Yours. L