Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-04
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HISTORY OF TIE EXPLOITS OF TWO MIGHTY
: MEN OF XAIlOR.

n, tho 1eh day of the 10th month, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and Ityhree certain mighty
man of yaIor and great TenOWn, beoDgcg 10 the army
1 Ghoitiops,s beyond the river Potomac, gathered TO
getber mighty army OF horsemen, which, Deng
counted three thousand mighty men OF Valof,
with lorg sharp battle blades. This leyrbie MN Is
called nv his tribe Little Xii" which, being mterpre-
ted meaneth Fitzpatrick. This mighty man, with hls
terrible host moved in southerly direction, and made
war unon certain other great warrior OF the army
which operates in the southern portion OF the country
living between the river James aud the Potomac, called
,JEB, surnamed Stuart, who has countena &c IKE 4
beast OF prey and weareth beard and ar Oh
great LENGTH he il terrible 70 look upon, and has
Voice when he spoaketh which sounds like unto the
rosrro of a lion The mighty AbOtonist having joined
battle with the great Southern warrior nigh unto tue
brook called Broad Run, which 10 hled region, put
his hosts TO fight, and they ned III southery uitc'
ton towards the river Rappahannock. But when the
mighty Aboltonis was puGdng the hosts OF Jeb, SUI
named Stuart 10 the sword, Jeb sent ali embassy TO
another great warrior OF the Secesh tribe, called Fz
snrnamed Lee WhO encamped near the brook SedaI
RIM with anotner host of vaaut horsemen armed with
terrible battle blades and long guns tae length Of which
beinv that OF fence rail- aud none but powerful men
could use them Ts mighty ma1 Ut valor IL OF small
stature aod also weareth long beard and har. de Is
counted by his tribe terrible ma0 and has done many
deeds of great d4rirg) TO tell him thas he was sorey
pressed by the miglty hosts oil a0ohuonsts ana pray
Ing him TO come over unto his country quickly and hep
Ia make war inst them lest h0and us tribe be literal
v destrosed NOW this great Earrur Fnz surnamed Lee
boino man of ms own mead did not oOey the entrea
ties of the embassy, but, having gathered his mighty
host of armed hOIsemen to- ether moved IN north-
erv direction" towards the brook Cedar run, ana le
uo the rear OF the army Of aOohonists near tue cry
called BuckAnd and put them TO great confusion, and
slew two OF them on the field and took prisoners Two
hundred and i've aud fifty Of their mighty men oil valor
who dwelied in the Northern country. Then the nau
of terrible vsage seeing the hosts oil Little XII sorely
troubled by Fz faced his army about and pursued the
enemy TO a city called Gainesville, aud slew mauy aid
took many prlsoners-four score SO great was the
discomfort OF the Northern tribe that he lett al MS
munitions OF war behind which fell into the hands OIL
len and his yalorous horsemen. Darkness having set
in this mighty warrior Jsb surnamed Stuart, eneampsd
Lis legious Oh the field OF battle, lot more Gan one
frtlong from the great Northern host Early Oh the
following morning, hearOg that another mighty war
riOr Of the Northern triD4 called Meade, had joined
forces with little Kl-bringing With Inn many aimed
footmen-the great Southern warrior, JeD, broke up
camp add moved his mighty hosts OF horsemen, With
their terrible long guus southery direction towards
the city OF WarrentoR in the county OF tauqaieT while
his ally the warrior of small stature and long oeAru,
called Flz departed into bis own country by announcer
route, which runs southwark and crosseth the river
Rappahannock at ford called Bucky, III the territory
OF Oulpeper But the hosts of abouonists being sore
ly discounted did not offer battle 10 the tr0e of Sc
Celh again 50 these departed IN peace TO their eWn
country bringing With them much spos IN the way Of
horses battle blades and long guns; and now this val
liant warrior OF terrible counenance, called Ie0, en-
camped with his valiant hoTsemen on the south side OF
the river Rsppihannocs, and devoted himself to hgh
living aid much pleasure and to preparing his terrible
Lorsemen with long guns tor another march into the
country of the Northern tribe THIS endeth the history
OF the last war between the two gredt armies, and us
for the daring of these mighty warriors, tz and
Jeb are they not written in the history oil the rba o
Secaah. IKE.