Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
A Strange Character--Prophecy about
the War.

| ILL tuo fohoy VI fiStula, Ill LOHl
which has felt sorely the tread of invasion
we know an old gentleman who was greatl,
given to dreaming, and saw many wonderful
things in his visions, or swisions,' as he wa
pleased to term them. The most remarka
ble fact with reference to these visions, a.
compared by those who took the pains Il
listen to their narration with the develop
ment of events subsequent, was their fulfil
ment nearly to the letter. When our army
lay at Harper's Ferry, in the beginning Of
the war, the people of the Valley generally
believed that a fight in that section was in
evitable, apd after the evacuation of that
point, and the army retired to Bunker Hill,
a collision between General Johnston's
forces and the enemy under Patterson. was
hourly looked for. Our friend insisted that
no fight would take place there, farseeing
ken. of the real Prophet foretold that the
field of Manassas was to be the theatre of
tbe first great collision, and! that the armies
OF Johnston and Besuregard would there
be consolidate to resist the march of inva-
sion. He pictured the Valley overrun and
laid waste, and the bloody scenes of the
Chickahominy passed in panoramic view
before him twelve months before they were
enacted.
"After the battle of Sharpsburg, and
whilst our army was still in the lower Val.
ley, the writer met with this remarkable
dreamer, and to while away an hour, almost
in the presence of the enemy, devoted a
brief time in listening to the prophets re-
cital of what was ii store for the future
With much more than prophetic minute
ness be detailed the transactions which af-
forwards occurred on the Rappahannock--
the successful repulse and slaughter of the
enemy at Fredericksburg, the appointment
of new commander of the Federal forces,
the long interval Of quiet until the spring
campaign should open and then second
fight on the Rappahannook was to occur, in
which the enemy was to be defeated, but on
our side we would sustain the loss of a
great commander, over whose fall the whole
land should mourn. He did not name
Jackson.
"The second invasion of Northern soil
was clearly foreseen and yividly pictured.
Our troops would advance further into the
enemy's country than they did on their first
attempt; and Harrisburg and perhaps Bal
timore were to fall into our hands. But
still the second invasion would be attended
with disaster, and our forces becompelled to
withdraw to the borders of Virginia, where
a winter campaign would pass without much
heavy fighting. In the spring of 1864; our
troops, victorious on the soil of Virginia,
were again to turn their faces northward
and march into the country of the enemy.
This third invasion is to be successful, and
. treaty of peace, granting all for which we
have contended, except the State of Mary
land, will he dictated on the enemy's terri
tory. In this last invasion, the people of
the North are to be much more kindly dis.
posed towards our troops than ever before,
and opposition to the further prosecutions OF
the war SO violent as to compel the Aboli.
ton authorities to grant our demands.
nWith reference to what have since trans.
pired in Mexico, our prophet predicted the
following early in the summer of '6l: There
was to be tripartite alliance of three Eu'
ropean Governments, whose object was tc
be the redemption Of Mexico from anarchy
Two of these Governments were soon tc
Withdraw from this alliance; but the third
and tie greatest of the three, would prose
cute the objects for which the alliance was
formed to successful issue. Then a Eu
ropean Prince was to be placed upon the
throne, and the world would witness the in
auguration of monarchy on this continent,
and no arm raised to oppose it."
The writer of the above is an Intelligent
gentleman. and what be writes is known tt
several highly respectable residents of Rich
mond. With this explanation, We surren
der the superhuman department to the mex
conner, and turn our chair towards "the