New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-08
Letter from Virginia.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent
CAMP SEYMOUR FAIRFAX STATION, V,,,D

| Special to the New Orleans Crescent.
| CAMP SEYMOUR, FAIRFAX STATION, vAp
June II, 1861. )
| Mr.. Edt01'-Fortuue favors the Sixth Regiment
Louisiana Volunteers BY good management on
| the part of Col. I. G. Semour, our esteemed fell
| low-citizen, Gen. Beauregard, now commanding at
Camp Pickens Manassas Junction, has pushed Us
on to this the nearest point towards the enemy.
We are just stretching our tents on a beautiful
spot near spring Of water, which is colder
clearer, and more welcome by far than anything
drnkable ever smashed or p,tncAed by Holt. The
pickets of the Federasts are within five miles of
us now, and we long to embrace them with open
arms, Springfield pattern, Or, shoudsthoy be nice
about our using their own guns upon them, we can
obge them by showing the peculiar style of our
rifles, of which we have good supply on hand, |
may indeed say barrels of them, But few of Our
SIDE have been taken prisoners, whilst the enemy
tall into the hands Of our pickets almost daily 4
few days ago two men were brought in went,
OF course, to see them in the guard house. One
OF them was badly frightened the other fellow was
cool enough he said that he would sooner fight
with lis than to be sent back to Alexandria, lie
was promised twenty five dollars month when ho
enlisted, but it we would pay him eleven dollars
he was willing to join U.S. He further said South.
erners were all towards that we didn't know
how to fight We ought TO stand still like men
and shoot at Them instead of that we frnl t,Jc
or three rounds, ard then charged them with hav
onet and bowie knife. This he thought was out
rageous, and in direct violation of the laws of
scott This Is suggestive of a fact to be rcmem
bered-Our brave enemies prefer to "staud sill
and shoot" They cannot stand the cold Steel
and tor this reason they have dreadful weakness
at the approach Of our troops from Texas, Louis
lana and Arkansas, most especially.
On our arrival here to-day VIC were Courtnously
receive by Gen. Ewe, of this State About three
weeks ago, you will remember Col. EwcI WAS
wounded during the fight at Fairfax Court House
three and-a-half miles from this place, at the same
time that the brave and lamented Cant Mari of
the WaTenton Rifles, was shot dead.
Colonel Ewell has since received a true soldiers
reward, by beng promoted to the rank Of Brg4-
der-General--he is a delicate looking man and
mas evidently suffered much from his wound a pis-
lol nall IN the shoulder, and although far from
wei lie attends actively to the duties of his post;
ne is very quiet aud pleasant in his manners. He
mas now ; under his command, Virginia, Alabama
ana Louisiana yourselves, troops. The Alabama
Regiment is commanded by Col. j. J. Scibes of
Montgomery, tall, fine, manly fellow, about six
leet three inches high; he looks the soldier, and
as We well-know, proved himself one in Mcxicn
Our commander Gen Beauregard, already famous
IN the history Of This great revolution ia surrounded
by stall OF unusual talent and capa2 jty and in
addition by Volunteer Staff, whose names are a
tower OF strength, of intellect of patriotism, of
saiIantry and who having already served their
country in all the most honorable positions, now
unite 10 all their greatness to do honor to our be-
loved General and to do service in our common
S'.HN' WI ooIiu .. iesltH SOl y. l.. Manning,
Col A. r. Chisholm, Col. W. Porcher Miles Col.
JOS Hegward, all Of South Carolina. l think that
our worst enemies, who know them so we'll will
ADMIT that more brilliant combination never was
formed together for more holy cause. All truly
great men are modest as they are brave; General
Beauregard is one of these; how kindly he met u.s.
how welcome his familiar face, how earnest his
welcome as he took us warmly by the hand in real
Southern style, how uupretcnding in his dress; he
sees every one, and has q kind word or pleasant
smile for all; how proud ace are of him, as we say
of our noble President, Sc we will say of him, he
is " the right man in the right place." No one
knows the future plans of Gen Beauregard but of
this we are confident enough, at given order from
him. and withina few brief hours will be concen-
trated the nohest army the sun ever yet gladdened
with his warmth and brightness.
Our Washington Artillery will be at Manassas by
tomorrow; the Seventh Regiment Louisiana Vol,
unteers, Col. Harry Hays arrived there yesterday.
We have abundance of cherries, milk eggs,
butter, and some chickens; all are cheap enough,
and are brought to our camp by the farmers boys.
Your correspondent has been very i'll for the past
week, hence my silence. We are all in fine health
and line spirits MIME MuskET.