Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-01-29
Daring Of Confederate Guerrilias.
A Yankee corresnondent SAYS:

Daring ox Confeder Gu-rrilias.
A Yankee correspondent says:
Speaking of New Baltimore, feel inn
PEELED to relate one Of the boldest guerilla
adventures Of the Var. The second brig
AIDE of regular artillery aas eucauped at
that place. and one night received orders
to march to Warrenton, fo,.r milss distant.
The night was clear aud pleasant, the moon
shining brightly, aud esefthing apparently
auspiciuus for pleasant march The lat
series and their commanders were in the
| advance, and the quarternasters brought up
the rear. With 80 strong and forr liable
. column. no danger was apprehended.
When they we're abuut two miles from
their old camp. they were met by q squad
Of caval,y. all remarkably Veil li;ountei -
The cavalry pursued their way Until they
had passed the batteries, neither column
taking particular notice Of the Others 1t is
always the case When our troops are march
ing AS they reared the train. on Of the
teamssers, ii white man, asked what cav
airy DO you beIoug?" Eighteenth Penn
syiyania," was the reply, the cavalry still
marching on, and casting sharp gances ut
the qnartermaster's wagon, The next ques-
ton cs,ne from ,he Eighteenth PenuSyl.
vania :
"What train is this?''
QHarttrmaster SIS"
"lVho commands this brigade I"
Captain Graham -
Where is Captain Graham q
''At the head Of the column"
s,Where is Quarterma.ter s. ~
Here" shouted the un!ucky Quarter
master
Inan instant one Of the 'Pennsylyanians'
was ~ his side, pistol was clappcd to his
head. with the Injunction,
Say one word, and II! blow your brains
out
The train was all this time in MOTION
Some Of thea rode up to the battery wagons
and ordered than to .close up," which.
they inmediateiy did, while those behind
toos care Of the forage teams. The train
was now divided, the uegro transfers were
fore. "a TO uutlitch their teams This done.
they we're next forced 10 dave the mules
into the woods, aud hence into the t,y roads
The guerrilias thus captured at once about
one hundred aud thirty miles. twenty ne
groes, one G iartermasief and his clerk.
and one ORDERLY sergeant When those at
the head Of the column were appraised Of
what had occurred, they pursued the
.E'ghtecueh Pennsylvania Cavalry" but
the chase was flRltess, the guerrillas had
disappeared, aud With tl!ea their baoty.
INITIATION OF a Novice "A most utter
estlng ceremony took place last week at the
Ur>u'ipe Convent il this city This was
the reception Of . young lady into the cosn-
Hunity
The sisters Of this institution are bound
by ;s:aii vows to chastity. poverty and ote-
d'eneo a candidate for men. bership, Of
ter being admitted into the Convent, pass
es two gears a novice. at the end Of which
time it Is at her option TO return to the
world. Or assume the final VOW which bud,
her tur life.
The young lady abova mentioned was
Miss FenneI, formerly Of Pensacola. She
was to eater upon her n,vifate.
The ceremony began with the entrance
lnte the chapel Of the youthful candidate
aud the Mother Superior, accompanied ty
procession Of nuns. who walked in double
file, with lighted fapers in their hands
Tie latter separating TN either side. left
The young lady. with her superior, before
the Bishop.
The appearance Of Miss Fennel at this
moment was very interesting indeed She
vas dressed az a bride il white Italian silk.
white orange flowers in her hair She
wore. also, ornaments Of rubies set Ia pearl
The Costume had beautiful Significance
After few questions as to whether she
entered the convent of her own free will
The Bishop IN quiet DISCOURSE proceeded
to explain the nature and objects of the
COMMUTE. This concluded. tho candidate
was led ON the chapel by the Mother Sd
peri"r aud IN a very short while, was again
conducted back. having. in her brief alb
sence, exchanged her bridal robes for the
habit Of the order Then followed the pre-
sentation Of the rosary Of beads, and the
most touching ceremony Of all. prostra
ting herself upoa the f e- %, 4; .ac young maid
~ was f'sere'. With black pail, typifyiLg
her deatilto the world. Ga her BODY. as
she lay thus. f1wers were strewp a. mon
. corpse, by several little girls arrayed in
white, who stood near.
During the ceremony, some beautiful
hy'"ns were sung BY choir Of tae youth
idI pupils of the institution. The Whole
proc sed'ngs were fail ct sofe:nnisy aud
pashos. - Coluns6.u Cau,iiuiua.
The Pound srEnt,s5.- The journal Of.
Commerce thus answers gu inquiry often
made
\ correspondent esk- fer an explanation
Ut now many cunis are represented by
certain sterling ua,tsfitn lie cas. always
ascertain by multiply ing tho quotation by j
5 ~ | "hlci: is 'lis nominal par If the
I n"sat''n for sterling is 100 per cent, then
our dollars forty four cents and tour mills