The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-23

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l'no Sty, VI tne boston irsh regiment having just
49,; ~ 80 "i NO VI ss Vls', ana being on tho
Pm vi .ctunhs Ba"'y aVaii myself OF the opportl-
, ~ ~ you r more ue'asa account OF orr move.
or ro,, ~ W. ',,. 'io ishe VI our eaVihg
~ "'c he heh' OF me Gay we hit--we campod at VI
,rn me next morning sarted Tor FAIRFAX which vii.
bs,.in ia nanHin8 ABOUT WE'VE oc'ock noon
-, '''S W matt several times on the road, owing
Concaiora,os 'tVeaes Vi iaeh trees wnich inc
rent ra,v, nau tnroWh across " at a'he-.
ruiar LII pvlh =, IN IN the meantime brgadier General
10 WIN ,he uno REGIMENTS had come up, ard with
dn CIV o'"en FORCES the village was completely sur
who henS w"roa however 10 entrap ,ne eneiny
Isircnv ~ N.i''o We oouiu give thon shot Leaving
,hron,h ia au' ~ wa p'ooeeued 10 Germantown
onr nror,ss r., Woo ' mahg ourselves impedcd M
Ta,cp etV, ~ Ius' "S We nao oecn on our road 10
came unon n doaertca aar,h NY anH h ou' uiIsauo
no coI,na 90 ~ ortuH ea'n wo,kl ana nero, planting
Nv, M -, 'i,1 lesh-h., We u. nicu W .he vagc--i
nix u,ce WE hid n I,,t an Ne ,, a ~ 'envne
horrr, 30 " a.S , 9"I.y na'e,i W ~ ,of nvo
hoys snrr seoro n I'm, th S a eoIns .c poot
,.,iar T,rni,o th,s y :, - ' ,', 800, Ivy y,
oi NJ n'usHi,u '9 Msre onv'mpeu ",s . Va mo
,hot e.I"n,nd ,b 3pt oas "T NJ , ~ 'er 'ai'
,N 9si''tvI 'uc ntht Previous. more WIS N"ent
n w. ",us morning. Some ie,s's having pIoken away
, n' o'ss"ge wutuns anu u,s , meter sScl.o,
thsonsh tho nes ulsetwnE the stacked M skets and
Pi'!n ihS'' genelally be'sihE UP TINS camp aoolt
seV' % cio1k a, NJ we marched upon eehucv.ic, ana
u 'ii'S pre- aiso mao ueep recel'y aouohru Wy va.
'nemy' Icro our DilSauo, stackhg arms at holoot OF
NC hle sweep Oh hsn GROUND wnicn comh,nus .e va
N.Y. a." uuu oraers rltich'y un,l aoout ,rl"s. t'es
VOiooN, wien we receive" of"ers 70 reulhce INC new
tb a ~ aounec,s "nq m ns onoi u r, vs's nS
Wv eNsiis u, tne battery at bulis run ms WORK ao
,,.s,.at,,. 90 - ~ Nv iSto', VIZ gu y 49,,
"S oH ooln SINUS heepns up c"'s,'nt "re. mo
M w. ie0eNpa 'e 'foer 10 reinforce tho news sViio
e NN'"eolcut anu vtlcr icsinish's were H,N'' w
'n.'N's, "lu u't We couio not pe up 100 soon' "mj
,he', went the boys cheering heartily and bound
'Ns Va eNcelheit; ana nv we hcafed tho scene of
~ WE,t 'heI' pishNels their COATS their cah~ens
w s'Itou e'noat !''y mo, lhey KEPT admrap'o
o'uei however ana arrived a, the scene OF the lighting
~ !" ha 'Ntra Oh slo aeaa aiu wouneu ooihe away,
and good deal OF confusion and disnay prevailing Tho
ia' Is we were ishhg AN enemy we coula not see ana
WIG noun ruhe ps "iu "thor ueiehcs were pouring III
1''"y hre upon Us WIN perfect sae'y anu linpity.
\ peEy oi ilieu canioi oo was paying ncfcoly uloh
nal ti M uls W uchse WOOD, m WHEN VIC snrw noun
us wna'eVe'' MY ooys received oidels 10 ioim on tho
6he ~ he mo l'hel III roar vi ie'in'us pattcy,
wh hey were ordered to lie down nat on the ground,
WIN eF guns ana laces tohthe The inao go az 10 aVoo
wy p', s hucli ~ psslpW no at 'no sii,e t'ne, DO
IN Inc pest position W receive te enemy sno"'a hey WI
vance ~ tiie woou. FOR upWar"so nan an hour aa
orr 'Nls 2 ~ thls foSloN preserving @'inrsn'e orher
d"u cohiW%Ufe, awaiting ofaors 70 move DOWN ineo uo
WOOD towards inc cne!nys battefy. fortunately, such
dcih Wef" not gwen the sixty peug uifecteu 10