The Fairfield courier. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23

ltholh WlIuil StShs, q INno ~ yOut -TT-l suou
know you Open the door; I must see
Gen Crook..ny The door is opened, and
there istandsia email darkey}o us Gen
Crook ,in2p sfYas sir" "Show me his
room" Sim {afeerd to but I will. if ,Spp
don't tell ON me- Crooks room is reached
rap is given. "Comein. I" In obedience
to the invitation, atall and lstalwatt form
with ight,infone hand and pistol undis
played in the ether, stands erect, cooland
deliberate, before 4 the General. sGen
Crook, | presume Says Yandiyer, q
am, sir" 'T'am Con, Rosser, sir; you arc
in my power; yop have two minutes te
dress in" Then the General rubbed hi,
eyes, ssifhe thought he dreamed, 'aCoo,e
General there are your clothes yod car
either put them on or GO as yotf are.''
The General quickly arose and dressed
prisoner and hisricaptors make
their exit TO- thsirj yigilant comrades
without. The General is made to mount
behind Vandiyer. OH they start, soon, sc,,
fejoin The ST. Nicholas party With Their
prize, and then theyIail Commence to
"eyachate" the city quietly, coolly and in
good order. WiRs Greek bridge. they
turned to the LEFT and proceeded down
the tow path. On tho Opposite side Of
the canal, ericamped on the hills around
thetown, are many of Crooks soldiers,
who dream not of the surprise the morn.
ing shall bring them; the sentinel too as
,dnconcious as their slumbering comrades
of the proxlmity ofa foe. A few are
awake, and with curiosity aroused by
the sound of borsen,epmoying, as,it were
in midnight; REVIEW before, them. in.
i,, iiiiresSwhhose comnmand?" man Scouts going
out" is the careless response. ~, :. ~ ~
Atlength they are about five miles
below, the town, where. they intend to
'fe.cfoss to$''ola Vifginia.m' AZ "halt"
'greets the advance. "Friehds with coun.
tersign. THE picket gives the usual com !.
lPGArnda nParna' 'rBulls GAP, says Nc Neil"no
time to dismount; are in a, hurry, the
enemy are' reported close, We are sent
out ny Gem Crook,to watch his move.
nientsSsas nGolon, then.-~-cold night bows
70, be out,nIl Yes pretty coldsn sGife
the Johnnies h7-l,boys. "Oh, YES, we
are the boys to do that" arc some Of the
Wordsinterchanged as McNeillfand his
boys file pastthe unsaspeeting Y ankeea.
ftN moment or,tw6, more, and McNeill
is in Virginia, .bE,4 4 g..
Riis MsfsEss i II ss%. asss sssass assi .
On be pushes briskly. Without any
report Of Yankees pursuing in the rear. ear
to which strict watchi is kept; Romney,
tt@enty.sey en- miles from Gulnberlandy is
reacheai the rear guard report about 60
Yankees in sight, with some oil, whom
they exchanged few shots, but the
Yankees exhibited no disposition To
push on very fast. Ataboft q O'Clock
in thsiday, Mem is seen near Moore.
field, moving up the South Branch of
the Potomac; while up the pike, on the
opposite side move the Yankees, about
two hafdred strong their horses the
worse for having Hoped from New Creek
Station, SOME thirty'.'fivo miles OF, from
which point they started about 8 o'clock
in the incoming, as&eaRerwards learned.
Tuesday night McNeill cahGped on the
South Fork Of the South Branch, with
his prisoners all safe, but like their cap:
tora all tired. The next moraing Ave
hundred Y ahkee cavalry entered Moore.
field "a large force was also reliably
70 Lieut. MeNeill going up
Lost River to intercept him, bnt they,
didnlt asthe Generals reached this city
Sunday morning, about 2 O'Clock ia
charge of Lieut.. 8. :, Welton. who ron.
dered prompt, active and efficient, ser.
vice ID eflacting the capture, d, u 8
~ is propef to say that the sntfanceSin-
to General Kelly'srooin was through his
Adjatant Generals apartment, An eye
was kept to this gentleman ana he wa.
brought off with ourheadqparter colors.
His mans Is Major Melvin.
To'haveS entered Cumberland, 4 city
of s or 5000 inhabitants, "a maiofityo ofl
whom are bitterly hostile,5 with, iaec6fdII
ing to Gun. best information, Iors S,000I
gs0ops erSamp bed sin and afouud. 10 ve,vll