Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-26
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
ThR RnnnanAHn

WARRENTcN, VA, October 22-Last Sunday rode
from Alexandria to Bull Run. 1t was my good for
tune not to be captured. was gaiy gaHoping along
the turnpike thinking of this very individual, little
thinking him to be the very devil that would soon ap-
pear AS | mounted my horse, observed upon the
newly whitewashed wall of the building notice. writ
ten In great scrawlng letters, similar to what boy
would compare the autograph Of Jack Sheppard writ
ten upon the parlor wall of plundered mansion The
writer begged leave TO inform the people of Aexan-
dra that he had this day dined at the Marshall
House.. On the same line with the date September
30, 1863" was plainly written, Major Mosby.'
Wondering very much il this bandit had been here,
AID If he had slept in the on the same landing
where Ellsworth was killed. failed to notice excited
cavalryman who hastily telling that the indi-
vidual who troubled my mind SO much might trou-
BILE me for my purse, my watch-nay, mOre-myself.
paid less attention to this information than did Loche
to the foewarnings of the pladed and bonneted seer
Soon came to company at the I'd New Jersey ca
valry, and was quietly passing, when twenty-five men
IN gray homespun sprang from the bushes, shot ser
geant through the thigh and captured Captain Gala
CHER, alter shooting his horse They effected their es-
cape. The men were not drilled, but one two had
pistols and l think they should have rescued their
captain. They did not. Two or three trains turned
back and was almost persuaded that it would be i'm
possible to get through to Fairfax. [ started, how
ever and galloped through in short time Mosby has
den in the forest He captured man in the l06th
Pennsylvania the last time the I'd corps crossed the
Rappahannock.
The man wandered off into the woods about one
hundred and fifty yards, when little man stepped
adroitly from behind the of huge OAK presented
revolver to the soldiers head and intmated for him
to keep quiet. All this time the second corps was
slowly filing along the road, within sight of csby and
his prisoner He led him by secret and unknown paths
lair in the mountains, where other prisoners, SUIT
ler's wagons, and other scamps engaged in the
nearious calling Every living in this portion of
Virginia would die to this They his
look-outs, his pckets his videttes. Nothing passes
their doors but by them, and information sent to
Mcsby. He gives them share of the plumber.
few miles from Anandae, the road leading to Fair
fax, stands comfortable looking frame building with
the usual Southern out-buildings,
1t is but little over two months since OF our sol
ders stood at the front door of this house and shot
Mosby. Every thought the wound fatal.
friend took him to Uppervle, where he carefully
nursed by Mrs. Mosby, and now he is waylaying
people on this road. lie never be captured
by cavalry All last winter Stahls cavalry was busy
engaged in hunting him. We could attend to bri-
gade of Suarts cavalry much easier than he. His
haunt is about Upperville One hundred good men
marched there after night and stationed round the
building, would be sure to take him. In the daytime
his friends in the different farm houses alert and
watchful he s warned, and Immediately flies to some
place inaccessible to cavalry