Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-27
FROM FREDERICKSBURG,
CORRESPONDING OF THE sicAMosD INQUIRER.
FhrDrRlc1sBuRo, VA.,}
March q. 1863,

| thLDIRICHsBUR0, VA,
March q, 1863.
1t is long past the solemn houe If m d.
night, snd sll reigns quiet on the banks
OF the Rappshsnnock. PluOtus has or
dered another stay to the clash Of arms.
but it cannot long bs postponed, and sooner
or later the second battle Of Fredericksburg
will bs fought. OF the result of such coufict
it 's neither wise nor profitable to speculate;
till the opportuns moment Gomez, the amy
will trust in God and keep their powder
dry" Perhaps it may be well for the people
the President be- very properly act aside III
will vouchsxe to US not only mon to battle
one earnest sup2licstio: be for sp ,edy aud
honorable peace.
II is passing strange that our friends across
the way have not given us some account OF
the fixht sbove, as pe,hsps, they ara nos dis
ser &C cocas it a victory. Certain It is they
! hsvs removed their pickets back some dis
tance from lhe river. though: they are still "a
! sight 20 preyspT exchanges of papers.
! have forgotten to mention in this cth-
| ue:ticn ths: ::hs Officer accompanying the ass
VI luCc pl 4uUls1HS 1886 60tuIlSoQ . iooo IA
killed Of IS. and claimed the capture Of 20
prisoners.
The Sslloon-lnIn has beeD up rec,nr otter
ios almost ell day. The b,lnon DOW benE
ia 4 bss on is front large picture If Wash-
ingsor, covering OILS side of the machine"
T,uly, " IA. des,crsti, n that his imsae
si,u'.i be used ss frentspiece to oonth-
varc: used to spy ont the secrets, if possible.
& ho hIG m m Ard
Eshtirg r his play grounds and his mo
the grsvc
Considerable Use vas heard IN ull rrcIt
on Saturday. BY come it was supposed &c
pc ia sound of planbs being ripped from the
dero, and thrown hastily cn tho csre. IT,
Gsv sn6,h.r weston is given, viz: TIA: 6
-eeic. NJ u ba,e SINE was Up started home
and that no regiments were sent after it,
the rapture of he abscpndipg r'gincpt.-
TINS Undergraduate, j, said to have bet given
% a Txrkee pictee Jus. be'ow town.
Mech 1aa been SAID ab. u; tbose who 70.
-. W 0ontrsbe mention 10 conusctDn vtk
the memorable tattlc ~ Fredericks burg
But I have yet cen ',t:,s or no mcoEo-
rnsde Of Eeuan Mt Colonel F,seT. CT he
18th Mississippi. *h", in the language q
Gen. NcLaHs (ois divs!cn coDmauGer) 0e,
cr2i.d .se cost in fredericksburg, Oh that
CAV, Of the greatest danger. He commanded
ST the te points Of cr:ssieg, AID WAS upoer
the ea7i.s. f:s for logger time ttarf sDE
other persoc tngsged in the hgh'. o. :hs
eve of his departure C. hcue, Nj Ge- No
Lows yrote nlm letter, in which be spcsss
Of him 81 The HERO ot the fig t. Thst letter
] have heen permitted 20 see, end can VII
lire;y testify tia: il Is Sut Just need e
praise to 3 brave .pd deserving cfacsr.
The r-vivel is KEEP. up With seeiung'y ar
ciuiri he'd IN teres. Services ~. bcld al "'ter
~ th-ics daily still Drs Burrows aod Hrge
have l4f. The hsvs been over ono bur-
dad ccnveJti3ns nd snUe twenty bave
be. h.ptz d.
SD s,auh:. n EN- 'h,t. sc.on3 tie 80
cent pro,po.ions in Jackson'- corps, P~grau
and Bray:on arc 10: forgotten. ~ 'hetr
csse justice h.s long been withheld, bus il is
hcre- late ln-.a never. They s'e sbi'lf"i
and brave, And 3e-srve EVEN better p!sc"s
!,a- mstorit;es Leut Edward A. Mayc
succoa6r 80 c.p:sin Of Brex.ons old couPa-
~.
The peri rnances Of he minstrel 4 IL
continue, .npu. b Ridley. thei' chi e, he's h,oa
compel cd to ,e.u'n to his TEXAS .agioe!1
Ridley il by ODDS the Res; de!ipee;or Of
negro ch--actc- =. ! haze ever socc
: the s:aga M:EIbaney. as singer
is iniui able, snd ia&esd, tie whole troupe
a,tys: The talenr Ell &c saliiity e tie
South AMI p:ouc a-en in tkis department Of
our inoepenc eace CT the
"stEsppen jou' neynen shoeuake's G Lynn.
We CA afford bite. Entertainments than that
prrp'". snd 2. es,n: in much more striking
ard t:u.hfal contr.st the real points Of negro
cha ac'-r.
TIA ccnScr,p. Jaw il b=ing enforced here.
ard Hust ssy think i: ; great hardship &c
thrs. nbo have been driven from all the CON-
fsr's tf b",ne, es'Ied and pennuess, to h..
= cted from their dependent wives AGO
helpless children. to do service in the field
The number thus obtained will be SMALL
The misery that .!li be inflicted, and which
n, self have witnessed, is very grsa.
Tha old Falmouth Church is bel g uas<
for harJa cks by the Yankees.