Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-05

faE EVACUATION OF CEsfaivILLs AID hAHAssAs-
The Especial correspondent" Of the Philadelphia In
quirer," writes to that paper Is follows:
HEApoUARrsRs RiBEL Army,
NJ CrsIRAvILLE, March IL.
rGhesbys House. occupied By Generals sniih,
Johr son and Besursgsrd
To-day We have rode With Gen. Mcclellan and bis stat
10 Manassas Junction, and over The memorable battle
fields OF July.
The plsius Of Manassas are really what their name
iuplcs The tina Vas when there we're Oh iots which
obsructed the range Of vison but they are all gone
nov for miles around We have an unbroken visv. On
the bills around the camps still Left and column OF
smoke away to the right indicated that Manassas vas
on R,e Our cavalry hsd gone there durirg Monday
uisht and found the rear Of the enemy still there hu!
they were firing the remaining property captain, by
whose side we rode, tcld Us OF piles Of new sscefh
clothss swords fs, ETC.; gailoplg ahead oil 'he resi-
ve reached the Junction.
Ths sight here csunot be portrayed; the large mt.
chine ,ha d, the tt4ion houses, the somnr3afy knd
qusrtermss.er storehouses al In ashes ia the uack
stood the wreck Of locomotive and net far down tho
remains Of four freight which had BEEN burned -
the right Eve hundred barrels OF our bad besn stove In
and tso hundred barrels OF vinegar and moassts had
been allowed 10 try experiments In chemical combine
tors Some Atty barrels OF pork and oeef had been
s,,tered around in the mud, and few huadrsd yards
down the track dense cloud OF smnks vas arising ffo
tie remains OF factory which had been u9ad pr rendsr
lag up tsllow and boiling bones. about Q thousapd
rood hides we're stretched 10 q feld close by upon
stakes, ard remained unb jdred
"a, rpon tho tralk which TO Oentreville, sbcr
distance up had Il the whole t6,cs Of priong Of
ice, types, cases all that IL needed 10 an ONCE large
lot Of paper and Washington pres. The form, had q
,ham blanks for Buster rel and .urioagbs Tne sss
viii he great pris, 10 the regiment ipto whose bsrds
il fel, An infantry regiment scoa came 10 and oom'
tneneed to ransaok the tents aud remaining Ter
plumber and relics but the printing cfce rem 'nsd un-
touched. -
Posted on door CT log house, where everything
hal besn in confusion was the follosicg no.
toe: "a --i @ 80
To the G.-slsmsn ~ Of tie North. tie Champions q
F,esatmi
We abandon these quarters to you expecting TO re.
turn In month or two Assure yourselves they are nos
sif but are merely lent, with tn. Sip.ual ru ion,
rOccupy till come"
We feel constrained to burn wearing apparel,
sith the exception Of what vill be found as iesac EEL
our beds and comforts oplJfor fear of sctpg treason.
ably for by leaving them would be sIicg aid aid
comfort to the enemy.
Look out for snttier Manassas when We meet again.
Fours, verF truly,
A RErIRiKa nut IoS Gown ADvHEsARr,
Cressnt Blues, L.. yols, for the wer.
On searching their c&birs lat baekturns Ford) the
dse of the company was found by Of the cavalry
Il was blus silk aud Oh Il gold letters:
.Cretent B'ues, Company 4"
On having the Junction VS. all rode up to Bull Rrn
battle fell Tha DIFF rent positions occuped ~ sieah'
ferent forses .ers Explained 81 General Mcdowell Thy
a.. N. s.rs a when We stood Tiers bn that
orabls Sabbath, All was quiet through ths. pesss
fol dale. The rear OF the muiderous artillery, the ii
Of the muskeuy and the grcans OF the wounded aud
dying seemed to be still ringing In cur cars; but the ohp
Ing Of the tree.frog, or solitary bird perched upsn
sheltered busb all that really br'ks the sallnees.