The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-13


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re froceeasl eaulieusly TIE enemy Wsrs eesa.
siaaaliy seen Is ,hs sA.emisben. bot alvass - q
safe distance. anj . usual, making tracks v'h
their heels toward a.
ca cur way We passed ,he place upon which
the skinnlsh q the sight before hAi taken place,
sua our ashlng grit vas somewhat aroused ~
seeing several Il cur brother soldiers he dead aud
waaadod BY tho roadside One poor felioW Icy
ia thc read 80 that 70 had to ebliqae to pass bin.
Another BY the roadside still alive. lay With bis
intesiines protruding from frightful sabre
wound While third had The bone of his lex
shattered ~ bullet Bu, on We Sent. ard
when We arrived al the place where We supposed
they would make stand, 10 aud behold We
saw hen reireatiug up the bin on the opposite
eide o. the river, and according to their usual
custom, they had set the bridge on Gre afler
then. A piece IL artillery was pa, in readiness
and threw a few shst and shell At their rear.
which had the curious edeo of somewhat aecel-
Grating their locomotion What their force was
here Is act known to me; but il seems they all
i,ll somewhat is the lame Captain did, when he
ioid bis company that thcy would undoubtedly
have 90 retreat, and az be was somewhat lame be
would start lhgu.
A word In regard to Tie country We have just
passoi through, and viii trouble you no more
The time. 10 AL cur march here we have not
passed single place worthy o. thu same Of vii
lsee. Fairfax IS al TIA, can CLAIM the namc,
aud that contains only few OH lilapilatod bull.
dngs. Wehaye not passed a single school house,
and judging from tie photography n what Few
Virginiaus have seen, know tbeit schools are
few and far between. What wonder that such
people should secele Much Of the country Is
covered with n second growth Of pine. oak. sa>-
safras, SC. Occasionally we would pass plan
tation, and the negroes would come out to view
US, showing their ivory as much rs % say
!" We're glad to see you" The usual answer
upon being asked whore their master vas, would
Ia - He,s o,npa ,xid 10 rab,f. I E..n a..
thought as we passed along, what a most beau
tifol country this might be. could it be settled
aud titled with the effective strokes Of New Eng.
land hasbaniry.
Our present camp il upon hi! which over
looks fredericksburg and portion Of the country
upon ih4, side Of the river have not yet been
Ia dc city, bat 1t appears, and is said to lie,
very pretty town for secessia,
Tie Rappahannock is nayigable 10 this place
tn vessels Of one hundred and fifty tons burthen,
las making il quite a commercial point for the
surrounding country. Immediately above the
city The river falls very fast, thus rendering it
oue u the best water powers that ever saw.
As il Is, only few old mills and shops alorn il.
have just heard Of the loss sustained by our
Vermont Brigade. II came with q stunning ef
feet upon the two Vermont Companys IN this reg
imeni, and We all feel that 50 many Of our broth
ers have suffered Last evening we received the
ioyfll news that New Orleans had cared, and
ava anxiously looking forward to the lime when
secession aud the cursed institution that is the
htbc? II il will go under never more to rise
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