The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-18
80
Our Frederickshnrs Correspondence
eci'Rrssosptscn on tas nluasosp pprA,ca
rnap sa,tN.nn, q Y. s.al !.

fhEbkRickspn, " scat Is
Ine maaiated manuscript Of a letter sen. vo,
appears III the Dspctch Yoc nlhLsh tws ..sse,
,aehes !. s.lo AL iheafatioa, md cnit taa weigh
" matters, Which considered pi-g q t>t,s -.
Perhaps my ehirossaphicai eynbeiiizh,neats wprs
obscure ana hissoeiyph.ssHy presented to lie es
,ofai eye GosteHpohdins with .aa rlsp1.eS hss
smI'oyea my iighter moments eyet. ia Tie nvx ff
csa&hEss II the FAR South wh.ll sueeaossd ,hs
is1 o. New Orleans. An ncu.s Setsntion IA =
tunael have not yss RECORDED. E3 ,nsn enrls
make iisal o. that, especially with a Iaps,in All
uus N ssont OF h.m, aud iaskie aid, stakea
uha"aFes sni kept &c Ions The alarmed innvs
see OF the LADIES', and. the nervous .sgnen,os ,f
ofaVe men In regard TO this premature inierment
ana unexpected under ground ralroe.ta exo,r.
s"n, would aitotd an amusing paragraph
het the Yankee occupation and late e, aeuI,,ion Of
fredericksburg should now more appropriately
employ the pen, oi the latter eau only iasrn .hst
ON Friday ,s'th uit,,l preceding their departure a
tew pigs kicked up a dist on the road above town,
whieh frightened the pickets wao rushed in dcc.s.
ing that Stoncwsli jackson was after them 'Yhe
panic was tremendous, The alarntd Yankees were
drawn up in liIe of battle across the river with
several batteries pointing on tis town. In ite
streets the troops were also drawn up and ''Ru.
der arms all night. The Postmaster AT heedf,,iar
tsrs wss looking for a letter, when at The cry
"Stcnewasl IL coming, ms dtepped ever tLiag spd
ran, without stopping. un,t he geache tic opposite
side OF tile river Has ousto8ior cooy Nslueteci L
own and tbs ls;ters of his ffiends D1t.pi, all ii
last week in Angns. they bad been removing y.,,a,
ever property their fear permitted them 10 keep iii
Fredericksburg. and OH Tuesday night, having s,o
len all the negroes, &c, hey could move they ilu
minated their retiring viileny by hutnine bridge
bakeries depeis. .smps ~ The sigh, WAS beau.
tiu and refreshing.
oIr citiEena--men, women aud ohiidJcn---vcre
exutanttc degTeu which mat II, sted ts"it in cv.
cry way, excep, standing ON their heed.-so glad
So thanstu', thoroughly feiojcel and iubiani -
The Yankees lett, ukedatd-,i, gone gIiinlueriug~-
What q hurra'l all over town. When kingsburY
he Al.
prisoner snd .eiiYe,ei up ite burg to It's citis ,ns
they knew Pope hal been smashed anh that they
nere free To this excited clowd the magnificent
cons at.Tailun waa most welcome. The flames, tae
water the illumination, the trecE. ,ni tho dark
night together, nais spiendd celebration ct the
restored Independence Of ths suhiusated Coniede
rstaE | cant describe The crowds ct Il yine frsi
tive defhiss With hg,,s and bundles. and ba,docxes
and chests. aud evetY tmagiEGhs variety OF bag
gage. lumber, A.. Que Ne'aan hat feather bed
on her head ali frightened hY the Tankee EepoIt
that the town wes to be shelled The tociiah. starry
ing creatures lined The bridge eU The Staticid shore
Friday and Saturday Some re iui ned but more uf
them were transport al {" WasbinEVcn. burnside
having burned all be could Cn lhls side of staitod
proceeded IN much fright to the Potomac side
where he blurred about million Give regof;edJ
worth cf stores. II has earned his name most sS
psnsively. Uncle Sam cali him iicar EaYGtsitle
Their confusion at Aqua Creek was worse c0u-
founded, and the ssIoke Of their tornado asCeuteG
aud dsi kened All the horizon. our cavalry captured
some OF then p:ckets and a few pieces of artillery
could have destroyed or compel ed the surrender u
the who,e dsorgarIsed aud demorauled mass OF
this ''os 10 EichmonG" army of INVASION" surely
the world ncver saw SO dlssnsilngly absurd aud
ridiculous a set uf hr8ggatt niiscreantT
Fredericksburg Is ot Ccurs9 very uulel not
murh business and not much anything slsr lett
Except The arrest ot nineteen citizens, ii has not
suffered nrcG i'll 'persons II property. Tiie coun
Try surrounding has su;i sred IN ciepredai.uiis--
losaes OF st0,A, corn, &c FENCES end negroes nBu-
meiable N! Judgment IL from the history If the
of the X. vointluu, ani ct i1i", that slave
lahcr can be speedily restored TO ,his section. In
another better / ,nsy give the facts which ar. the
foundation lor ny belief T..