The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-17
Crossing the Po,omac,.Thc Reception, &c.
cCRiiEscoN DGNcE OF THE RICHMOND DfsfATCH
PARkEk'S BATTERY.

wrote on on the 3is! ul:. IA bt.st account o,
the battle OF the 0,l, AID ON reading the E;.t,n.or,
papers OF tLe lst last, which got hold OF ypsf~r
day in LeesburK, iui such false statements liz re-
gard to !, that l ain saisied The writers thereof
could not in any have seen VIVA, they attic mp
graphically 10 describe
" hen I wsots you last did not know exactl,
the relative position OF forces because, having
arrived at o'clock A. 81, and being assigned Ia po
sit.n soon afscr with no opportunities of leaving
my post, could not learn the exact disposition
the SIDE. ii turns out that The twenty
pieces OF artillery of which spoke in my former
letter, occupied tie centre and front with General
Andefs III division; on our right wss Longstreet,
and lett, jackson. The fight was brought on by the
artillery, and few troops upon our right and left,
all in sight of BATTERIES and not than O1O
yards OFF. OF this there can be mistake. II you
will resd the Yankee accounts You will see what
different case they make OF it, So sorn is the siA
lines Of battle immediate left repulsed
by the % pieces OF artillery. md infantry in the
woods, our whole iine--ight, left, and centre-was
ordered TO adrasce, AID they did advance in hand
style, sweeping everything before them
The Yankee writer's say net word about loss OF
artillery, aud pet they lott largely. 1 know
OF ten pieces, AMI yet lny observations were
confiued 10 very small part OF the field. We
have some of these pieceS III our own battalion
Our position was the most commanding by far 81
any Vie te.d a place of 0bservati III. Another
hill arOsp behind aud little TO right, which
occupied by Gen. Leo This, though good
position, did not command 80 extensive view, es
peciaily towards the right, did ours a short
time before the fight began in tho afternoon sgual8
with white flags were made fIom headquar ters IL
the hill to Jacksons position the left but the
nature Of them WI could knew nothing. / sup
posed they indicated that tis enemy was sendiAg
his forces tow ards right, q movement which we
had observed, aud which think, must have been
q feint.
In regard to the losses either side, can only
say this: that having visited all the battle fields
about Richmond soon after the fights there have
Hch ritph si 1Ccun 4
the enemy think saw five dead Yankees to one
Confederate.
We left Leeeburg yesterday for Maryland-"My
Maryland" The people Of this beautiful aud OK
ceedingly enterprising little town were 'eaten out
Of house and houie" by us. The ladies' crowded
the doors and porticoes and gave US a welcome
tina; made every mans hand stronger and every
heart fraasr. When we took Up the line OF march
last nighas At 10 O'Clock, hnd although Our army
had been passas family Tor two days. still these
patriotic wcinsa remained ut their pcs. and chcefsd
MS on. Mad God bless thcm aud Ill near and dear
to thefnl
The sceres along the roadside for sixty miles 10
the renr, has pre- scented many touching pictures Of
the trials Of war. Broken down soldiers, mot all
srsggers, have lined the road, aud at night. time
particularly the scenes presented are most touch
ing. NJ n fail aelsep in every vable attitude
of discomiuTt-on fence rails aud in fence carners--
some halt Dent Others alWost erec, IN bitches and
on steep hill-des; some without blsuke or over.
coat, aud yet how gently ialls the chilly dew upon
sits 60 quietly and composedly upon their weary
beads and limbs, and thoy slumber on sweet!v
dreaming of far distant homes aud bright faces
there. Daybreak finds them drenchcd with dew,
but strong in purpose and with half iations Of
bread and bad meat, ragged and barefootcd they
60 cheerfully forward. Noble spectacle How
tne heart Swells with a1miratiOn when il renem.
bers who these beardless youths and gray haired
men are that thus spend their nights like the beast
OF the IL Id They are the best men of the land
of all clasaes, trades, and profeaziohs Great God,
reward their devotion to principle and justice by
owning their sb0rs and sacrifices with Thy bless.
ing, whch always b,ingeth peace Irtally think
thus must be the finest army in the world There
Is an amount OF individual bravery in It that the
sun has never shone on before. Will we 20 into
Maryland to dayf To us tits q day of DEF % and
solemn feeling. TO the noble exiied Marylander
tears alone can express the sentiment the heart
We take our Twas in our hands. sons of virginia
and go into our sister State lift the yoke from
her neck. If her exiled children truly represent
those left At home, let them be- Of good cheer for
their redemption aud the redemption of Maryland
drsweih nigh. Ii not, Your glory hath truly de-
parted, and We can but leave you to hug the
chsins that bind thy once beautiful lin.ba But we
will not indulge such sad aud unworthy srspiciona
Already IL thy great heart swelling aud sending its
hot currents IL thy fs suing eyes and unfetter,d
limbs Be.Hed be Ctod fhe G mes! she comes
ready ca 80 20 the high altar Of Liberty with your
most precious offerings. Yours A. b. q
up. y -FREDLMCKvowN, {MD) Monday, Sept
Q b. 1862 I'VE crossed the Potomac EatnrdAy night
Had TO stand tbEve hours In the river with our bat
teries rucb the crowded state VI the ford-this
waS Cue also 10 bad manage ment We have come
Abou, fifteen mics into Mary lxnd--have seen no
enthusissm for Southern kights-nOt white hand
kerchisf from window, though from the sssteli.
ness OF some Of the mansions tkers must b. white
handkerch efs In them. The country II very rich
and beautiful. AL the Richmond boys are well =
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