St. Mary's gazette., 1863-11-12

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li.U'shsErsssus sassp.iga IN Nsrshsss Wiz
Eginia- I Rfssin Ne issioraiatium Ia purseas.h,
ss make sp ps hassy ssa i,nperfrc, narrative.
= it wAGid appear TO hare been General
Lesps plan TO seut A. z. ilsif. corps ty q
ranae wcst ,f tue UFang aud Alexandria
Rsisrosaa a0a Manassxss . .sct.ou, there TO
! cuss off, hiesds's retreat. sniist EweIr.
corps iolowrd on the right dauk uf the re-
! treating suraay, and w.,aii be, ready to fall
/ apon iaas rc&r wheu Lc shuuid b. broush.
to q sszx4f \ In fusi her.s1s of tbi. ,,i,u
.iiiil lett Aladissm 'coauiy on or abou. the
7 Sth ihssapi, isnd isoved toward SDersyviIle.
'sOS the senss day Eweil srvss.-d the Rapi.
dan At ksccoou Ford. At thi. PLACE
occurred the 6rst cavalry tight. in which
W. drove the enemy Ua..k, Lui hot without
Sustaining CONSIDERABLE loss her, Newton
aiid e;hei gallly,. ,iiicr.s "a.
MtacH having ar,:ar-p,,, .esu through
tbs designs IF Gener'.. S. . G.gsu his re-
treat ssH nitaneoasls wu.. .s. aivance, aud,
having he uenth' OF Tie faiiroad. and
moving an uirrci iine, 1, is no matter Of
surT@lsc hat hs 'ua..ago. 40 trus,rate them.
On Sunday. iia.uptu. cavalry. uudsr
the iiari4fuiAie u.'tnmas.I oi stuart, m.y-
ing in advance "i k.st. .prp,, reached
Cuiprprt COurt-avast, at.. .novi,g along
the ra,r'sd, rnconntsrru 'he eacny at
:irandy Station. The battle took place on
.hc iar,u sf John Minor Bolts, OH. of the
charges u ouf :avxiIy being made through
has 'soas tsri.. Weway here remark tha.
thu Propeity on the iarm Vt this extraordi-
mary indi sidlial. ..af N xisvin the Government
VI the Csniedrrs.e States stand in such
fear. had been rsiigiousIy respected by the
Yankees. y h@ress, the country aroumu was
littlc better than wilderness, hi. fences
aud crops we're untouched But that ous.
day naght wrcught , Si,ange III Nv copd,.
tiOu u 'YisreeI tls"aSs6d Uus,federsse sUeAqo
~ bivouackssi there sit.r the battle, aud
ted their horses ia bis sorni.ld. The next
horn!ng there we,e very few fence-rsil.
aud very little coIn i-.,. The uru could
be heard 10 Say waile ou'ii,ng high their
fires. Pie OF. boys. they are nothing
but ID old Uuiou Fails Bolts came
dowa MJndxy morn'ng and said he would
ike to get certificate Of the quantity of
corn used ami rails burat. He was dis
nisscd very czsslieriy. and told that We
bad no ti,nr 10 attend to sach matters.
Mondsy our cavalry came up with thr
enemy at Jefferson, n The road FROM Col.
pepper Court house to Warrenton. There
sn obstinate tight took place. which result
eu Ia The enc my being driven scross fleiz.-
mans River to wsri-uton Spring.. FROM
which place the enemy were also driven
alter baltic In each If these battles We
took q v,rsl hundred prisoners Eweli's
corps, having changed it, line Of march.
reached War;, nson "n Tuesday morning
Meade . army vas at this time across the
Rappahannock. and believe to have halt
ed at Hsrrenton Ju~tiou. and between
that point and cstirt, Station. Two thou.
sand csvslry WIRE sent down from Warren.
ton to rccnnn";tre il the direction of Ca,-
lctt, On arriving neat he latter place.
Tuesday eseuinc Jar. 'nund the encmv
were NOV ing hrser columns ol infantry
slnng thc r-ilrosd frxard Msrassas; aud
they iheseapon Immediately turned to re-.
i.ace their s,.,,s ."xard Warrenton, hut On
r' aching q road which crossed illri: route.
lssding from Warreuion Junction to
Manassas, ,bey found that the enemy were
alrs moving infaniry 10 large masses along
this road. They were thus completely
henmec: ia. Nigh, came on ss they reach
I'd iais read. The heavy trsn.p Of th-
eIeiny's iissauirv aud IN runo.e OF their ar
fille,y son..slsd r;gb. in front Of shs,n.
tiener.s ''t1art ui,hdre~ his little ferce
into ,nieket Of olI ii. ID pines. hoping tl..: |
lie enesny waa': 80 him BY uhnotise.i. !
and leave hFs rs'asi to Warrentcn eicsr.--l
The rneas we're ~. wing 20 near our posi-
i"r that every wnrs of command and even
'rdinsf. e,'i.sr'sa.rsH eonLi b- distinctly
'es :" iiy Es- W. r''1sn'H wn> '-xrra,rly |
siy see'den:--the sccidehtsl di.
;hsrgr cf i'isi"'-s .uii haf,. discIas.4i
,Il losiiie',. a"a ta'u in - oi a.: over
sresn.ng intcr p; t'le enemy. nothing
,wsitr,i " bat o,t.,ucri.n or surrender.
stu;lrt gave hi. tficers and men to under.
tsnd that sarr.1ldrr was not to be Thoughts
It. lint isAi the enesny WAS to be fought 10
be last. A council Of war having been
'aiiesd. Il vas resolved. m The bsss thing
hat could be duns under the cire um-
isps~ss ~ drsert The nine piec-s Ut horse,
rtillery and fas ih9. avalry 10 six colum,4
o endravor TO cut their way thresgh the
nenss. But after s<,u.c refleetios Ssssrs
esolved mot u sbaDdon his artillery. and
rink pp"n drvice for informing s;eucrsl
.ce, who was u lMlsrrenion. 81 sii. s.laa. II
iefts liz sailed fpT three volunteers d,
InGaF,sk~ + sl;rr-.laIr ns.,prisr. ctoesets