Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-15

powers that -. an thss department. a hit
ofparer or -Aieh "a stated that % L.
h.a leave q .hserc. for thrss dsy. "a "a
tAs sr-, % -. Fotornac on iu,rort.nt pr
sato bu,ne.s.~I took il to the Provost
Marshall Mo rssof u 90 a. 20 ano- ths
bcarer transportation on the 4. :. mill
tarv raiirosA. aid thea -ithoui farther osr-
snony I as n % ths "Frout.- Tie
tern. 90 FrOat.' though ,ufboientiy desnits.
can hardly he sail 20 have ieeai hshits
tiou. Cor a: different periods dsril,g the ar
II has run in parallel lines al The -sy from
tie Potomac 10 the RaPil.n At The pres
sni time a - a. TAR frOn washington as .
ever "a. been
Cars nov connect 18th the Bs ltinors
trains r'1naing aloug IN from; ofths capitol.
through MarylsBd Avenue. NAIL q crosses
seventh Street. -bers Militarv nees.-
sisy. has csu.ec th- srecsSoa - go .ta-
ton Tor the ben6st q those no .rv going
do-s 20 The Raitishsi8.. TIE carr no-
run over Gag br'dss. bat a rAil-rO.d bridge
4. IN proves. 81 ersetiOa. some sftcea or
twenty rods below. AM -lE sooa be fnisk-
81.
Leaving wsshing;on. The road -ind.
alone down tAe Po;oni,e % Aisxandria
Near that eitv as -her- th- 2sth Me. -.
enc-@Psd l.ss SPriag ard the long line q
rife pts attes; % the great .nouus Of
fatigue duiy P-riorne4 b. Tia rreiB~nt
-hils the-s- frorn Ale1.ssiria a brsn~bss
Oh from Tbs river. ard PASSING along ihrough
the cha IN q Fort, -bich comprisc the de-
ssace % wAshingtoa. ~ steamed s-sy
through sslA and woodland. The former cat
~ nth = co-pleis nst-ork Of roads. snd
the latter terribly nangled b ~ vo0..-
mans axe. IIAlting a. ssVsTAl hul- way-
..de stations. =rosnd each q Which "a. a
little little coliection Ct c.nva.. tents. thr
temporary homes q the rAi real guard. -so
~ Snort intervals al Along the road - ssen
dark and weather beaten ~ith Ssu-ket in
hsB,i r-sds @ defcnd Nth hi. life. y -eed
bs tie tboroushfsrc ~hich aione coulnasui-
cate. -ith. al ic-d, the great array %
the Potonac~ Faufax - ,oou rvacbed
And passed. and SAL farther 90 pass the
Bell Kun stream and bagtic6sld. a F-,rtIoa
% ~hica - seen On the ri.ht. strvtChing
a-ay towards TIE Ban Ran mountains. tben
90 conse 90 Masassa, Janciion -hc-e che
r~bel ARM, % Virginia sncsup~d during
the memorable ~Intcr Of l~f2 90 The
rlgh; about hall = niie from the mad stands
\ large brick house surrounded nth tree.
lier- -erc the Head Oaarters u Gen Beau
rcgari. Formerly tier, vas quite a ~
sPsctAble litils village a. Manassas June-
ton. bit az this present tIa.e there - Mt
building standing. eKc-pt fc~ tsmPcrsr,
bats built by ibe Government for the use q
the -oidirrs ,tAti0ned ksTe. FairfaH. Cen
trvviilc. Bell Ron. ManasAs' A melan-
choiy interest invests az the.e pia-ys snl
ths suuat'eris.. rnoan1s -herv sleep th- cary
heroes q lie ~Ar. eel th.ir own sal story.
The countrs from Manassas % The Rap
pahannock. distance 81 forty rsiics D. =
aesrls level plan. crossed occasionally ty
Little branches sad riv-rs Tbere a.. roe
t,nsoas fsl1s % hnuircds a acres enclosed
before the gar bs hrcsd teh. % -oodl.Bd
giving diversity ard beaufv o. the lard
scsp~ Bot the aspect q tb~ country La,
sadly changed -ithin 10 past thrs- scs-s
AZ Msna.sas Jsne,iou COMMENCE. she
- Ab0ninafion q D-.olaiion 30 Fi~lds are
laid waste. fences srv destroyed. The inhab-
itans have Sd ard hardly solitary houss
= stAnding sn4. 90 u,ske The de.ol.fion
still mere compieie. our eAr- are oontin-
ually greeted ~iih thc ca-ing a the c,r-
Tion erO- And tbe scream, q the b,iEzar,l.
tbose fool birds -hich ever fo.lo- % tie
-ale % -sr ard slasEht-r.
A. EsppshAnaock station . tbs place
-i'er~ such briihsnt lsurei. -cre -oa -
she atL anl Cab Ne a. tie tine q ths a.
vance o. cur army IN Norembsr u mus;
hsys inquired strong nerve ard heart. a
steei % have climbed nat bill. - ~ sp-r
q ~hich as strong earth--ort frosning
-ah cans0n. snt 10 she right q -hich -rr,
triplc lres q rife pns. IRON behind whIri
The rebels poured voliey sfer volisv 81
d" issdsu rsin I'D irou Lsil Bot nothing
dauutsd IL Jnion soldiers pushsi for-ari
sri carried The vorks 81 - point o. fhe
hayonet. captu-lnr tn erfir- force ~hich
lsrgeiy 0utnambcrrd them 4 crrrcs-on-
deut ~ fhs y. Y Ti,~.. ~bo pointed 90
o. ne III scsn. q thc co-fici rersrkel
nat q -ss ons - ths most brilliant thing,
81 the ~ Crossing the Rsrrshsrrors
- ras' bes.ton. 80 she nrri ssTrise
place . B-andv Stat.on uLich bss l---
ths scene q 80 uans despsrats casslr,
sights De- fset th- -bois coantry from Obi,
Bar.dau o. ths Esppahannock has lsss