Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-25

Tho exciting event of the Cav has tssn
~aiitr,n Reconnaissance By Gen. FItz John for.
rar oa scsle oi Father largsT Magnitude than
waa in.ondei- At O'CLOCK In clio :lorhing
Gunsrsl Poilss took MS plhcu Ii Professor
Lnmes balloon. II, supposed tbs usual Tnm
OR 0f ropes We're attached to 1t, Rhere1s ii.erp
Ta7 n7'g one, aud p!ars 10 this, AZ was Alter.
wards sseJrtaineG. t,sd r-oen burned by s,.rol,
nsed iii generating gas. Taking his Sea. in
tGo Car, nnsccvmpshied by any ono, iJe rope
VISA le. out Ia nearly liz iul length-.he length
IL ab1iit u,a:, hundred y.rds-S,sn suG.tsnly
SOAP Eaii lie cord aa6 ap ven: ;he balloon.
This Hss Al unexpected ysl! y: t:.e it,,
..'n!nlii>.. III, r.en t:HluT !oak,s up With as
snaiS..gont, sud nc Gsasi:Ai .cOG..;i d. IN With
ccuGl bauldarrnerif.
"02su Inc vas"," ss;outvi ane 81 e.. rucT,
telos.
III! ,usaaas it, Responded shs General
Up seuL the ba!ioan, higher. II rosa ~iti!
sre.st rRpidity; It's hinge form !sssened ny it
wildly mlln;.i !nto tho regions OF Tho appar
81; 1t Gseaiuo i aDeck Ia The sky. The Elnd
wls iskiak il in thU direction Of the enerny'S
| territory 8? Lhia time every stat atfrsr and
iIiinCieds OF th'Isu were locking u III, ho7,ns
rpvGk |; is Impossible to describe Tho anXie
" te.t and ekffassed for tbs fata OF hu,, the
':=ntra cSja2t o: thought In that far array
iaoVlng hpsck. c7sry lnvtE,crt ttc0G.lag iasa
| 7,SiGie Ii is 4aGil 10 h.uQS!n ,ur uT:ciiGu;
Eh5 auuntel5f.2sa Of our Mon brighten Tstn
| hcpn. !. PASSES ovel lif h,si:. SGOn IL bs-
! li"S /" :scard, Hut win rnp'hity that
| nrcJsri renewed apprehension Qlcki7 n
50 IA u cs7alrY. IL; ~ O.ptsia L1ces Lieu
| tou.nt M;Q lid-, ri tie GsnersrG at-u, pun,v
| npuri L.o mel. --5rsas amj i .a.4 away II tho
Jrecsina ~ tbs descending BALBOA
Tna rcst II tho story IL rs | Ioc-iTeI Il
non he Generals own ljFa While tbe rope
wsa ltsing p'sv'si out 10 adjusted biz glass il
rsldntSs tor his rrcpoaed vios Ct tho ene-
| III ~ l.critors 4 sudden bourd OF thn CAL
lJoo l,!i '.i,, IL rI0man, tiat ths rorn ! ii
giesl wsr. 3r cropped tis g!ss:, hsari lA5
rii. 'O,=n ttr: Val7e." Iusds tho Eefp9ass
given .e,y., aha s-t sooo. looking FIR the
va.-u ii, waa sensible OF being fchty,
tho Gc. srn.. !o"es pun ss veil Ms tho rex.
,.nr) ia, nga ret ~ all nerropa. tis Es7. the
,Sird asd ,asst, HIN o2e! The limo ii :!is rscsl
eauancnalgD Having 10 wan 10 drop IN
snorg taef,, 30 loi 20; 7ai7e iah9 care Of
i9sai;. nnr ptnoetiSd 10 take Gd7satsee II, mis-
p:sitiiH 81 nu;s ;ae a5F's2i u rete! otieoa
tei0r
Cvo5a- .: s,;aas ruso;si IRON to, .ooia,
and 80 board iasie shouts dl6nnotl". Luckily
la !7-s stove TIA rraca Of thsi: bullets, SC ne
s=,5 10. afrat M this so1ra Tao nsp vi tts
couairy VIA definitely dlsoernshr- He 'sa
Yorktown aad it, works, Yurk Tiaac md lis
win3inss, and Norfolk sud l's aG,pkine ct,i!n-
no7H a conDtsr current OF Air struck Tho bal
lion aud lts clursa Taeirt7orss'i, la lo,reat
fem ov=, cetsldon ~aa RAPID Is 1psred
taa v.i7z, Ina 90 eaosy.i, sid dam
.es s.6s> To ,.-ii,: 10. Say hoT last
ne cr.tns ::JHa, b1: i. Esz viii d Ispidity be
woa!,; rIot o.n' to fs7e FaGao!=d THO Cir
s:ff.ck lilo !ep O: Il s-'te' ,st Gcd5: which
!ncs,ir, 70 ODD h.ppsnst: ~ &c A, tEa s!n!a-
kroaSnd ma toni INTO pL Gid ielt HIN -nyel-
o2sd IT, I. ms+s oi co'laysra oil srk. He
a.s:s!c.' cut. and iount himself ". ile rn'dda
o. ot:2p. nn! ono suan'od iv!4 raLh Gen.
htr:>rI sr'a hehdqutrL'r.
Il Gains monnt..r!, 800 o~,' ->i his ZEN. ii
I? o." ei-aa. VIC u's- ,to,it ,h~ erI: mac
h7 ia SD, H. pssb tht ds;s,li q! nls arT!a!
vo?rsr 10 t1f-n. Bar. ~ho, sc2in2 f'.e 7p-
portulity OF yrt.,a. of joks. could act Lose
20" cnpoTtnrnJ.
You arc suspoio character. isaa1l ksd
General Ru-aa-
"Gow 81. ASKS. Goaora! PoT.sr
ala the s5sre If hall 40 hour you Lave bveD
taken up NJ bali,5n and arrested Or I. shell
tnr tsnf-"
"ind y1i hove c.le doan ssis, s.s. :"
.doks to Captain Laas, boinfe tis laughter al
GenscaI Burns duet o! pun:; ~ Iar.a .i,h
shia ;7srsry nnmpaHy 10 look gnd up
you ought 10 hsv. sent fyIng s's!!larY
after ~, ;" rjjlhS. <iunaiai Porter.