Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-09-04

successful in any attack whatever.
Here follows description Of Fairfax Cour:
House and Germantnwn, some General Or
,l,.rs of the Comma ,,crs, and statement OF
the difficulties Of finding the battle field. at
length, however, he reached The battle field
y, Ccntrevile, "aud there found u large num-
bcr Of people assembled as if TO witness
small country rare" He adds: " They were
afterwards engaged il a race OF a different
kind"
After some fcv other descriptive remarks
and a recital Of how reports Of Federal victo,
ries had been bpuglt in 10 Tie spectator, he
proceeds:
Soon afterwards my horse was brought UP
to the hill, and my friend and the gentleman
have already mentioned set ont to walk to-
wards the frout-,hc latter to join his rcg-
mcnt if possible, the former to get closer
view of the proceedings. As ! turned down
into the narrow road, or lane, already men-
,ioncd, there was forward movement among
the large iour-whcclcd tilt wagons, which
raised a good deal Of dust. Myattcntion was
particularly called to this by the occurrence
of few minutes afterwards.
had met my friends on the road and alter
:, few words rode forward at q long trot us
well as I could past the wagons and through
the dust when suddenly there arose tunnlt
in front of inc at small bridge across the
road and then perceived the drivers OF =
set Of wagons with the horses turned towards
me, who were cndeavnring 10 force their way
against the stream oi'veLiclrs setting in the
other direction. BY Tie side Of the new set
If wagons there were number OF comlnls-
saria, men anil soldiers, whom at first sight !
took to DC the baggage guard They looked
excited ard alarmed. and were running hy
side of the Lorscs-in font the dust quite
obscured the view.
\, the bridge the currents met in Will 'is
order. sTurn back l;etreatH shouted The
men from the front, "Wc'rc whipped, were
wiippcd' Thcy cursed and tngsrd at the
lors, > heads, and struggled with frenzy to
gel past. Running by inc on foot was a MAJ"
with tie sboulder.straps of an officer. i'Fay'
wba, is IKE mat,cr.sir?'' 1t means were
pretty badly whipped, and that's a iac'' ne
-, g. ,;,,, continues. his career.
observed ,l.a, he carried no sword.
The t.,m,tcrs ci the advancing wagons
now caught up the cry. "I"Fn Oack-,"'''
your horses, was tie shout up the Who'll"
line, and backlog. rlursins. rearing and Kick
ins, the horses Which had been pFocee"'"g T.
down The roa,! reversed front ans! ~eas of
towards Cvutr.vill,. Those behind them
wen, p,,dv rushing on, the drivers being quite
;ndfr,rpn, whether gI,ry or disgrace led the
way provided tlcy could tiad it.
In tho midst Of tbs extraordinary spcc'a'
clr. An officer. escorted hy some dragons,
rode through the ruck with light cart IN
charge. another officer on foot with his
swor under his arm, ran up against me-
.;Wba, i all this about g. why, we're pFcl
ty badly whipped. We're all IN ,sa re'rea, !,
There's Gen. Tyler there, badly woundco'
! And on he ran.
There came yet another, who said: "We're
beaten on all points. The whole army is III
retreat
Sin there was no flight of troops, no re
| treat Of an army, no reason for all this pre-
ci,it,t;on True, there were many men II
uniform llyirg towards the rear but 1t dla no
anneor rs if they were beyond the proportions
Of large baggage escort. got my horse