The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-10

ihcW glorious onslaught from which,
opinion ne boys 81 the Ncrmoar Brig
ade Who saw them rar vii dauallses
3isscal Al the clase Is, The battle be
again mci Gen. l5nsrest, wbo vas
much amused q, hearing through a
Gag efuucc, thar be Was severely
wounded ana ~ yhc enc my ha0ds.
bai soajj be- veil Ukta care o. lie
gives vivid picture II the night OF
'tbe rttrsa-gtc pItthy darkness and
the violent storm, she great camp ire
around which the gaa otBcers we're
slerpirg sooudly 10 tbe mud and rain,
lee and Iong.Ecg standing apart Ia
\ e.Vuest conversation. aajthc hong line
Of wagons Cling by 4 lge DAY, at.
Tier Gen Lec told Iin that hr SHOULD
Ingt have commenced thg retreat if be
had anticipated such bad calhrr, and
that he bad heatmed whether lie
should uoi eoablermand his order, and
/ that he should have dosr sojflhc wae-
on.iAns Lad moi AZ, 70 far 10 lbc
rear that their safety nigh, hare been
compromised if not followed by The
troops. At various tiples during The
retreat hs spoke openly Of The cam.
paign, lie said chat II he bad been
aware that Meade had been ablc to
concentrate bis whole army-lor which
he deserved great credit he should
not have attacked him, ~ Il was Ills
interest and intention 10 avoid great
battle ; bat believing that Meade had
on y a part Of his force before him,
and seeing the enthusiasm Of bis own
tronps, he thought successful battle
would cui the knot So easily that lac
determined 10 risk it, Our English
man counts up The great benefits of
the campaign to the Conlodyracy, but
has no doubt, however that the North
will claim Gettysburg as glorious
victory! lie remained a week qaieay
at llageratown,thoagb as he aferward
learned from the Yankee newspapers
IN the most irigbttul danger d being
captured, with all Lees army, by the
victorious and pursuing army Of Gen.
Meade While here the news Of The
fall OF Vicksbarg arrived, and he
thinks this may have had some iaa4--
ence IL determine Lee 10 ,ccrdss ahot
Potomac. As the rain came dowa ina
torrents and the river was much igoI
len, he thinks the generals mus hausc
had AN anxious line OF il, though all
was finally got over in safety He
lectures Meade for claiming 10 capture
a rear guard OF two brigades when he
did not; hut relates that forty ,ipsy
cayalIymen made furious attack up.
on the rear-guard killing Gea- Poai.
grew aud several Of his men. The
army Is represented rs being. not at.
all dcspondeut while on the retreat,
ana one energetic officer exclaimed:
I'VE will Eight them, sir, I'll h. freeze
and then, sir, wen fight them on t6u
lee
The writer mentions two or three
facts that are Of interest as showing
the condition Of tie South at that
time. He noticed that many Of the
soldiers blankets wer. mad out Of old
carpets. While bcing shown Stealth
ly through the back door Of The store
OF a patriotic merchant Of Hugcrstown
TO buy coffee, white sugar, stearine
candies, DC, be tells ~ thai these lux
uries were almost Improbable in The
Confederate States. He was Of course
very mneh pleased with the Southern
soldiers and people. According to his
nearly all the priya'es in
the Confederate army are gentlemensH1.
Vt position and property who bnv1t' -
en- mp ease aid luxury to fight the
Yankee iyrauis aud those who can
not claim this distinction are The best
fellows in lhe world,mii aud good ma
tured, whom AL the insults and outrs-
ges Of The Moth cannot make iuhu-
man or reyengelul. Hall our inform
alton were derived from h i'm, we
should never suppose the Confederate
soldiers guilty Of interfering With pr
vate property or offering even an IN
sult to peacable citizens. lie thinks
will rejoice 70 hear that
none OF the Conf derale soldiers ever
ouch spirits. Teetolalers will doubt
ess be very much surprised 10 hear j.
their Joy might be greater if they
lad betlereyideuce Of It's truth. 10
.ompIete this mass Of absurlity b. tells
Is that all the negro servants in the
irmy had 4 great horror Of the YAM
sees, aad could not be got to m0ye
re than p hundred yards from camp