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Oar city has been calm under hearing sf >
constant cannonading, which has, for the ia3s
two days, ragged along our lines with i'tle inter-
mission.
Il is impos,iJls to describe the anxiety which
pefYaded the relatives and fticnds Of those who
Wers engaged, yet nothing impaired .he energy
With which preparations were made 20 receive
the wounded, and forward 10 every manner the
success of our srms. Every house is now open
for use a. hospital Those who AEe not a d :
arms are engaged in providing food. iTsnsportA'
'ioa o, accommodations. Never was more &c.
tive or determined spirit manifested. Oar iniels
lizeres from the field is Of the most sneou-ag'
ing character. In spite Of ths Disadvantages
which besst our troops in their assault upon The
enemy, they have driven them from their eE'
Grenched positions. Though our losses are
deeply to be deplored, they prove the undsunied
determination Of our soitisFs 10 defeat ths bass
invader or perish. With sueh a spirit a the
peopls and soldiers, defeat is inP-ssibls. Re-
gsrding the engagements in front Of our city as
parts OF = great conflict, We shall designate It -
sboTo, and specify tbs e3mbsts oeeuui1g Al iho
various localities. All that no know Of the
eombsis Saturday Snd Sunday, will be found in
another portion OF this pa Papsr.-Rieamond Whig-
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MISCELLANEOUS.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. SIS.
wKsrERx pEPARrsnaR.

HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTSEaR,
COEISTH, AI,A Hay ~, Ie6S
"A HE General SounuAndirg ia fofssa dear - oSl1
Il 1As attention Of tbe Army ne lzEk s-siAz,S
eOrduct q toe following Hsmed nEOcFs - ssloss S
Scott BE gimsR. OF LO1iziazA CaTly:
CEp'. &. W. Keep company A CEpl " ". LsAks.
eonpa1y q Capt. Js1s Rouh Villas, esCBAzy u .
Capt Belisnin. c. p; OaptAiR Fszsie1 CAsson.
sStn9AGy @ Gap ain John CSsphS l. saRpsav Il !;
cAPt. A. Lejsuus, company 4 Capt EiSAza L D.,ia,
ssEn2Esy \.
These eEhos-s having wfhcat aathos1 =. ssal GOaed
tbe4r eommsnds In he faes 81 tks sRs-zy sad pys-
se5tsd themselves IL person a. these EsaIc IA
0rce- te lsdse eCmplAi.b b aEa{ntt ssig soE EHsndrS
tt1ee5 have heen promptly orGeFs4 bEdsr arrvsz. asd
fei n der ges 70 BriFadlsy 9sEsFH BSFosy ton
ul1ad.IE 81 nozzle, 70 be centred a. Fs-t HsTeaz
The General ecmnAsdioE regrets thaa = See uSs-
eae4 70 strangely In contrast viii iks aay
staEtSs ef heroic bekavisr ef tks Eiasat NheA
tbey hsong, BAT De Ems it prcFSr Ps6liA tho A.
NY nos sEy his dsaPproys % SEeA Rss % izsabsES
Datl0n, bat MS sierra determination vtsIs TAsu
TIE penalty due 10 Ter con 1EIsz-
BY 20 nnG-d Of Gen BEI1REeERR
GEOPGs VIZ BEE&F
4. GtiCf Of . "a
70 6e,S 6EO. @. gAR5kn
ElySl 4. A. a~RsFra
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Virginia storm we shall suffcr-since sll our
oamp squippASe is in the rear. TIE tiicers in
any event will suffer more than the men, since
ell their cooking utensils were necessarily left in
the rear. They are denied tho solaee Of coffec-
. nsesysiiy-so especially in this exhausted
land, who're choice ble varieties are not often
accessible. However, men can survive on fat
pork end hint biscuit
You may conclude from this record that the
army Of the Potomac is not liable to surprise.
Vigilance is the ws;chword.
MDSIGHr.--Since sunset we have been un
der orders 10 march at daylight. Battle to.
morrow, pTobEbly The troops are sleeping on
thoir aims. OuI brave fellows are confident
and eager.
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MORE HUABUG.-It would seem 10 be ne
cesSary that the northern people should be hum
bugged. We have noticed many attempts cH
tho part Of the press to accomplish this, In. The
following from the Cincinnati " COMMERCIAL
exceeds in lying anything Ee have yes seen
That paper says:
A sergeant Of an Indians 70 iment, named
ardncr, who was taken prisoner at the battle of
Shiloh, gives the following account Of an inter
view with Beauegard:
After his capture Mr. Gardner was inmedi.
ately moved Oh TO CoInih, where he remained
until o'clock the next evening, snd was taken
TO Gen. Beaurrgsrd, who asked him uha, he
Union" Gen. Bssuregard said "GJd id
the Union there is none. You have come
down here 10 fight gentlemen. You are a set Of
d-d Yankee robbers, murdsrers, and thieves
You como here TO rob aud murder the women
and children. ! have notion 10 hang you."
Gardner answered They have tried to shoot
me-" and pointed TO his wounded q, m aud Bsau-
regard answered, " it is q pity it was not your
d-d head" An artillery officer here inter
posed, begging the general not to abuss him, as
he was prisoner, vhcn the general answered !:
" Hs has no better sense than 10 como to our
soil and 6ght US Why didhe not stay ut hom.
| lie did not want me there" Gsr1nef said 10
! him: General 1t is e NJ rss for me TO reply
! to YOU You have mo in your power. am a
priso er Of war. If you were ak n prisoner by
/ our men you would not be treated in this man
ner He replied that he never wonld be taken
prisoner.
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BlowSLow Is BosroE.-Ths pssson Aas
visited Beston, where he was, eR course. received
with great " eclsi By The denizsms Of that nc
gro-loTing city. o. his sPe,eA mads al she pus,
lie reception rendered him, a letter writer says,
The address OF PaEsou BrovnloH vss sub
asaniialy thai delivered n other eisies aud many
Of the most striking passages were received vita
prolonged applause. His fFsnsness in saying
that he Uss ihe advocate o. securing By tho
government al the property Of loysl men, Of
every description, Uss received with great sp.
pTobsGOn bat mach moye 50 with thai which
followed il that il Vas the solemn and religious
duty Of the governments 10 eon6se8te sll thu
property Of rebels and that the rebel lion should
be put down BY coercion, subjugstion and sxser-
minalion, If need be. His expression Of detesta-
don for northern sseessionists vss received vish
equal appreciation.
rhe address vas listened 70 with intense IN
tersst and in slludiug 80 tbs speech which ho
said be prepared in anticipation Of bis being
hung, he remarked that il had never been pub.
ished, bat he had presented it 10 one Of the sdi-
tors Of the papers in this city. The address %.
eupisd nearly twS hours in ils delivery.
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GREAT IEUSDATIoS IN ENGLAYp.-The
great plain in the eastern part Of England, known
as the Fens, has been overGowcd by The tide
breaking through tho barriers erected agsinst it,
That sector, waiered by the Ousc, the Neve,
and other rivers, comprises over one thousand
square miles as level and low as Holland. By
the bursting Of sluiee near Lynn the sea rush
cd over The country, laying fifteen thousand
on the noxt visitation one hundred and forty
thousand acres would be inundated 10 the dep:h
Ct several feet. Men ard animals were driven
from their dwellings, and produce was floating
about or being destroyed. Il was feared that
the total loss will amount TO more than one mil
ion sterling
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GENERAL ORDER KO. -

HEADQUARTERS lsT CesPS ARMY or THBJ
AISSIsStPPL
CoHISTH. kEy .e1h- LS2
II ALL soldiers absent HON tbs 1t Army CoSPs ey
Il tEpkAtton Of fuKlolEh sf etberiss O1ssred 10
report ~ lheas HsadquG-tera pithzs ths dfeen
days hsm thls dEss AL Abscptees W.tsest iesVs, Sc
Memphis In i,s viciaIiy viii Fpp0St ts Capt. = H.
kimOndson, ~ the Sfaos OF TiiEs a Co. In Ne rPbfS
within The rsKt dAyr. wis VII fFahA heva Wild
traRSporia'ioR h entitled thsreto
Those falling - comply with Ebs os-T with fse 20
Tios above PTsssyIbsd W1 be sHs trsetsd
0sseTtors
BY order Ct As5of GeEe@sl P0tL-
GEORGE WI HANSON
A A. Ge=s q.
HEADQUARTERS Isf CORPS ARMY OF TsE)
Mss SIPPL
CoRISTH, Nag sjh IS5s
EpeOisl Orders No. 81.
Il ALL leaves 81 Rbssnee granted - eA1eeFs
4 u tbs Army eorpE saespt froIa Fheso HeReqsA-,
tsTs hereby revoked and su persons hs4ing Jbea
0rdsred 70 TePSTt - thsf respective esalnAd-ss ne
distsly
By OFdey os Ia n GsasTsl POLK
GEO. VILLA &SOL
uyXT-lw A. a gfeslerz-
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-On Sunday night,
about twelve clock, during the terrific storm Of
thunder ard Lightning which passed over the
city, two young ladies' Miss Mary Piilsbury and
Miss Clara Goodwin, we're instantly killed by
lightning in their bed, at tbs iEO-story brick
house which stands alone on tho island opposite
tho steamboat landing The two ladies' had re-
tired 20 O,d few minutes before the approach
Of the storm. and il is supposed that they hsd
not gone 10 sleep when the fatal accident occur
red. The head OF The bed in which they were
lying together, stood near q gable window.
The lightning s;ruck the house between two
chimueys. and the fluid appeared TO have divid-
ed into three different forks, and 10 pass in
different direct, MS. The fork Whish killed tho
ladies passed in at the window ne2H the bed.
There was feather mattress upon a stsaK one,
and the fuid passed under the feathers and set
the straw on fire night cap Forn by one OF
th7 ladies was torn into shrods, and the face aud
ns OK OF the vcareT somewhat marked. The
other fork or division OF the fuid passed down =
wooden water conductor, which was completely
shattered. The third passed down e chimney
Hue 10 the lower story, and, coming out nsar the
fireplace, sho diag g5ually across tho room, break
ing looking glass into msuy pisces TIE shock
wa', Of c. urse distinctly felt By all ia the house.
ami some member Of Mr. P.llsbuTy's family
opening the door Of the room occupied By the
girs, the fire in the bed was discovered and i'm
med atey e1tingui,hed.
The coroner was notified Of the accident, aud
after examining into thecsse, reported IN accord
ance with TIE above facts
Miss PiilsbITy was twenty Two ystIs Of sEe
and n SIS Goodwin twenty eight Tbs latter
reached this city from South Berwick, Maine, ou
Saturday, and was to have been married. this
Eeek.-Whee ing Intelgencer.
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The Crops in Europe and the Grain Trnds.
The Msrk Lane Express =" reports:

The weather brilliant and forcing and the sicily
appearance which the wheat plant b-gan 10 assume Is
materially reduced The respects where the growth
has been forward not 50 bright An early harvest
however predicted, II the weather proves Ht all suit
able during the summ.F. The grass crop abund
ant
10 France the weather has been highly favorable
suttieny low In temperature 10 keep the early wheat
crop in check but low enough to crcste any alrm
for the growing crops OF either fruits. An
abundant harvest is therefore looked Tor. Ia Of
the departments there have been plants OF drought
sud Ia some instances Of much rain, but the fears
expressed are considered premature.
The gT in trade in England has been dull and prices
have declined. The French markets have also given
way, as well as parts Of Germany. Ode hrmeT
but the market would probably follow the p. ish
N rkets
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d Rietn0nd J, improving. Tbo " wig

E Richmond is improving. The WhIg
says.
The salons in this ei ,, which for months past,
hAys been tho popular resort OF military oaiseFs
aud others, in pursuit Of creature comforts p
aud chips will be closed, hereafter. until tho
enemy is driven from the vicinity Ct Richmond
The PToprielcTs had 5 formal meeting, Iast
Thursday, sad unanimously resolved upon this
"a suspension Of business" fnding that the at
fractions Of their establishments had q tendene7
to allure the officers from their camps, whore
duty required them to be. Consequently, the
banks have all been closed for several nigkts
In addition to this, the fraternity have signifsd
their purpose 10 eontribute s liberal sum 800
000l f1r the purchase Of any articles which may
be needed for the sick OF wounded soldiers Wei
done
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~ Intentionally fat people will joiee 70
learn that French savant Processes to have dix
covered thst an alcoholic extract" OF the me-.
rims plant, known as the fucus vesiculosus, Is a
positive antidoto for obesity. 1t has no percep!-
ible effect except that Of reducing the adipose
dsposit on the ribs and so on. WHAT chance
to get up new bitteTs
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NOTICE

CFBtcK OF MISSISSIPPI CEHTRLB R,nRoADl
COMPANY,
HOLLY SPRIsa8. Nay s5sh ls69 J
= ec-sg guenes CT thu Oceu patton Ct AsE Orleans by
Ihs eReET, provision cannot bs raads for ohgstoIs
tbs company, psySbs at thSs est he ls' ProE
mo and thereafter PhsFefJre ho!deIs * szeh s20r
hereby noesd to prs,ert ibs sane f04 payment
this Office. No interest viii bs paid EueS claims AF
ury Enlsss presented here Wien das aAa Iayos NJ
refused
Bonds sad iRtt rssl coupons nstaF.Hg EaS Fsyabs IN
Esw York VIII be paid THIS Oses hersefter instead
o. Hsu OrieaaA-
By order Of ths Prssiden.
nyss I'm A. J. kccoNUO. seCz'y
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INPoRTAEr DISCOVERIES.

Some railway ears were also captured One
Of them contained a quantity OF officers bag
gage. l. was discovered that the bridges
which had been destroyed by Gen. Slonemans
command had been restored, and that the enemy
had Teopened communication on the road. But
the most important fact developed was that
Gen. BIRnch's division was apparently falling
back from tie front OF PrCdricksburg, 10 rein.
fOres General Joseph p. Johnston, in trent Of
Richmond. This fact is sustained by prisoners
IL military point Of view, Gen. Porter's d.
version seems u5tfabe only upon the as
sumption that il was Necessary 10 cut the
northern communications Of the rebels, 10 pre-
vent theJi from throwing in reinforeements in
/ 10 midst ,f the impending battle. In any
OiLer light, The disntegration Of the army, al
this critical junctuTe, seems exceediT gly dan
gerous. The distance from Coal Hsr6oT, Gen.
McC!ellsn's late headquarters, and Hanover
Court House, is nineteen miles. From the latter
point 70 Richmond, is eighteen miles. The or
dira7y popular maps represent the town on ths
railway lire, but it is q short distance from L.
The railway bridge across the PAmunkey, is
four OF five miles northwest, aud the Fredrioks-
burg and Richmond railroad bridge, over The
same stream, is eight or ten miles further
Although Gen. McClellsn's object was not se-
eonplishcd, tn. enterprise demonstrated the
fact that the enemy were not endesvoTing to
tnrn our right Gen. Porter will probably com.
plcte his enterprise to-day.
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LAYNG oE OCR ARMS.

Al one o'clock this morning we we're ordered
under arms. A; an early hour we were ordered
to march I! was altogether probable that the
enemy would attempt to drive Gen. Porter frt IA
his threatening position, but when tho sun bl5s-
od over the tops Of the foyoStE, not even 3 signal
gan lad been fred After moving forward sew
eral miles the column was halted, and il is still
nt sunset resting on lis arms. Dulug the day,
some three OF fcu, sho;ls have been thrown from
either eide, and there has been some lively picket
fighting BY way Of interlude Il is now too
late 10 expect battle before another dawn. As
the enemy is standing on the defensive, he is not
apt to attack, thei eiore the gago Of bat le will
probably be given by Gen. Mcclellan. A.
tunrise tomorrow the conflict may be raging,
but the time Of the event is uncertain. The
general has faculty OF waiting until he gcis
ready TO act. Fortunately, tie weather is de-
leh,ful, the u yh sultry in the sun II We had
security against rain, laying on our arms would
be attended With some diseomfofts, but no Sc
FicU' hsrlships, S1cuI We be efle4ed with a
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ET Tbs salary which Heenan receives in
England for spsrIirg and exhibiting his muscle
is said 10 be 4 100 s week, wh eh is exsety the
pay Of the President Of the United States In
deed, so popula, is he with the PeoP'e Of Eag.
land, that even tho glory Of his mans has been
sought in the person Of bis younger brother, At
su offer Of some thirty or forty pounds week,
to spar for . rival travelling company, and whoa
ever the American champion shows himself in
the streets Of English cities, crowds follow and
eheer him as he goes along Wilkes Spirit
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ALL INTERVENTION STOPPED.
Prom the Examiner, Nay III

The fall Of New Oleans has, If We are not
mis!sk'n, served 10 qaieken other movements
besides those oil troops. The French govern.
msnt, il is believed, has for some time been oceu-
pi'd IN preparing protest Of inteIpositioa TO be
ma1e ny several European powers jointly; the
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" The story Of three men going over Nisgs-
IA Falls, proves - be hoax. 4 log was seen
to go over, and hence the lie vii eircumsian-
ees"
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Y There Is deed on fle In Cambridge
Massachusetts,, which describes piece Of land
as bounded by sumps and stones. where Dsn-
iel Harrington Aeked WlliRp Smith .
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THE BATTLE.

The substantial facts were probably known in
tie northern newspaper Offices as soon as We got
them. We were twenty-five miles distant from
the battle field by the nearest route Va were
satisfied 10 know that the engagement was = di-
version which resulted in brilliant victory but
the object Of the movement was nob accemp plish-
ed. BTigadieT- General Fliz john POrterh had been
sent with his cid dvis.on-be Row commands
the 5:h corps Uf the aTmy-to cut the line Of tho
Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad You
ill remember thst tie Virginia Central, run
ming almost parallel with il, and iuterseetirg it
above the crossing Of the PsInunky, as cut
last week by Gen. StOneman. Approaching
Hanover Court IIOuse-Which is near the latter
between four and five thousand
men, he met the enemy in strong force. sharp
battle ensued, and the rebels weTo repulsed. AZ
ter retreatlng some distance they rallied, snd to-
wards evening made a considerable dstour 10 get
into Porte 8 rear. General MsTtud4le's brigade
he'd been left several miles behind, and the emy
him nearly three TO one, attacked
him fuIiously. Martnda!e sustained the une-
quail conflict firmly, until Gen. Porter counter
marched and attacked the enemy from the ether
side. The latter, incapable TO A:and the tremen-
deus yolleys Of our disciplined roops, broke and
fled in confusion, having been badly Gus up.
They were pursued some distance beyond Hano-
yer, but night intervening, Gen. Porter was
obliged to cal halt. Lis gallant division laid
upon their arms in and arouI tbs to8n. Al
this writing our loss IS reported a! ono hundred
and ily wounded, and about one hundred kill
ed. The rebel casualties have not been asce--
iained, but j. is oficially sla:ed that they were
much heavier ths ours. When the lass meg
8enger from Gen. Porter reported at hcadqusr-
ters. between three and four hundred prisoners
had been brought INFO camp, and others net yet
atriy-ad The eEpruy hal hat fuo fs'd rirr-s
and we captured one Of them. They numbered
between eight and nine thousand men, chiefly
North CaroliHians, and were commanded bv
Cen Branch, who was defeated a. Newbsrn,
10 th Carolina, by Gen. Burnside. Ths mail
1t Hanover Court House was also captured, in
-,uding, besides letters, sundry packages OF
papers Of The 2ith inst.
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~ Geo. S. Dennison has b,sn appointed ths
Lincoln Collector q, Nsg odsans
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CONRIsCATI0NAN AND EMANCIPATION

sgeeok o. EsOR. EE.. -. gIeAardssa, 81 ~
Nay 24Fa, 1852.
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LAWREECEBURG BAEK NOTES,

LNOR ne accommodation Of ths pgsi.e, shs Gsyess
IL SavinEs Institution hss zAads Of DE s-AlI hssacs
of the LaTFeneebErF Bank. ara all saeA isses signed
by J. D. James PreA3eni,s sad Jssses Gibsoa
essher, VIII be promptly redeemed AZ the viii q the
bOldeF IN Confederate Treasury sstss expressed upn
The face Of each uete lssued, Hpea SpPhea1oa tie
0Oanter q this Institution
ju4-iE p. ~ AVERT CEshfsy.
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had not preluned that anything more
than brisk skirmish was going on at some one
Of tho numerous debatsblo points on our lire
until il was too late 10 sc onward, besides had
an engagement with a fellow journalist TO furnish
record Of the battle on TIE right, and Ree1Ed-
ingiy-under expectation Of general collision
from left TO ceni,r-considered il wise TO remain
at the point Of greatest importance. Meanwhile,
while our lusty fellows Hero splitting thsiF
thToats, il va. impossible 10 obtain clear nc
tion OF the iidings. The inspiring story in
creased with tho volume Of cheering voices.
General Porter's division bad routed fitccn
tEoIsAnd Of the enemy. capturing three thou
sand prisoners The army was IN full march
toward Richmond and the rebels were lying
in utter confusioni' the rebels had uncondi-
iionally sure ndered, and their whole army were
esptiyes' other eztTavagaDzas Of mag
nifeent proportions, which make ono Of tho
most amusing but aggravsting diversions Of
army hie-what our Il 5oYs" mauikins curtly
denominate " chin
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TEE wARINNIRGINIa.
sea,'iaE, Of sAc EcSerRE Prem.
Correspondence OF ths CiHei mali Commercial
BIHnTAr IN CmRSrNI,r E.1rnr

Correspondence Of the CiHci mali Commercial
BivoUAc IL CHESTNUT Valley,
HANOVER Co, Va, May 2SIh. 1862 !
Ihs sullen roar of cannon which mentioned
yesterday, was battle. Dull rsverberations ap-
parently sweeping over many miles Of forests
iell steTuly upon our ears at intervals During
an hour OF more, it lacked that nervous fierce
ness which thrills the senses and electrfes the
blood. The smooth current OF our faneies was
not disturbed by r;pp!c. Curiosity was hardly
excited lt is only the sTC bells annoying our
picket supports, OF disturbing our ponioon
corps BY degrees tbs reports became moro
frequent and distinct. Commanding officers
were struck with the suspicious direction OF the
firing, and expressed apprehension Of an effort
to turn cur right hsnk But there was no mes
sage from the commanier-in chief-an assurance
that ali WAS well. Later, when the strong west
wind luiled, tho cannonads subsided, but 10 ia
ssead there arose the incesssnt cracking and tho
sharper upTcar CT musketry, like 6ge raging
through forest Stilt iho direction was omiu-
Gus, and we remained a. eKpeciant ease, ready
10 obey instant summons. We sat an hour OF
more, enjoying he sOuEd q conflict with that
sort Ci grim satisfaction which is born q habit
in The Geld, when, as the blszing sun sunk be-
hind the horizon, VIC were startled by . clear,
prolonged and splendid vclley Of musketry,
which, rising distinctly above the bsou, sisady
dln OF combat, seemed 10 surge along the line
Of su entiro brigade, just marching into the
fight We heard no more. The battle was snd-
ed. During few moments we listened pain
fully 10 catch The notes Of mad pursuit Bat no
curt sound disturbed the stiffness. / could moi
AsSigD any reason but that Of confidence in cur
noble fellows, for the conviction that victory as
ours
We waited for lidings until She busy hum
which preeedes tattoo mad subsided into she
softer cadence OF the hour, when taps CON-
mandsd silence aud sleep, when we were sud
denly lh,illed by wild, chcery huBza in dis
liant camp. Now il approached, swelling iuto
fuller melody, and swift as horsemeu could ride. |
the ssan rolled f:om bivouac to bivouac through
The forests, like tie successive suTges Of great |
waves roaring upon She beach. then c2Yeening !
back again, it few from camp to camp, until the |
usty multitude gathered the jubilant chorus into |
splendid volume, when the shout OF triumph !
inallv died into silence among she distant |
,wamps Of Chicahominy. l know 10 sound so |
as the victorious so!diers' wild peal |
of triumph.