Washington telegraph., 1865-10-18

hy military rule uIfil = Il.rr da., l. - the more
l. y. .sS1Ty mat cAauty should reign Ia every
u 4.I., all !. Affords pl -st.!e ~ ~ here Al
tn.s i',.4-i onigtt, tB assiel ia doing honor 10
an o.u.f which has not forgotten tia. il war
there should Dr. .-.IvN snip III charity AZ in pace
The Odd Fellows VI Tia United StAtrs.wLaa all
other bonds were cur asunder, yet ha! bread
VI CHARITY binding thc States tOg-thr-. HI this
rtsptc. LEI lhr D nyie Of all sections follow heir
+, &aInpl.. Let "A ia legislation lesisla.s for
tly ~tyla -JEntry. L.. me North forget th=t
lii= South hls be' Il LurarEed win slaS,rr 7i...
IA Inc South reCoilrct that Mason and Vi oI S
in is to lrH.-I boundary VI i4t rest VI pre-
ju1i,-. Ana ~ n, Gu u'cars, WHOSE .lgiiasl
iIty !, 10 iii-tIlc.tr c.ali,y ad good Viii among
m "A IvTg Ial There il n Norm u >Outh,
JtL worship ~ fellowship ~ ihey worship uua
GJ..
MosEY. THE CELEBRATED CoyFEoEEATE
ScoUr-Hpw H. CAPTURED GEN. STcUGHr-
1N.--Thr .Uiu" ing IL an extract from n N.T-
c,uia corresponds letter in thn Esw Yof.
World:
My object. however, il not to writ ngra-
ply .. Col Mos5y l. - fortunate thai suc.'
j .lo. my drs.gn; for career VI wonderful ar-
l...y, -Ktending over about three years, could
not b. condensed into brief paper. silail
Sd ID. Of but one or two other incidents IN his
ca a!eer--aAd one shall be- his suIprisa oi DIiEG-
.itl nEu. SA1 slttl4t - ct4AdA - iiSAS
IN .he winter W 1852 THIS affair melted I'M
borulel Indignation on the part OF III my eN-
ce,lent people, though President Lincoln made
I t..st of II. Let rs Zee II il not I=giti-
i,a.c partisan operation AZ Was in NoFcm5eEr
I d. lieyc, that Moshy received the information
l-aiing TO his movement. The Federal forces,
a, .hr Jim. occupied MI region baLweyn Fred
-ri.xsyulg gnj Alexandria; AID, - Gcnl SUI
arr, a.,i.ity and energy were Just causes of 81
iicif f-d-, a strong bodyut infantry cavalry aRd
a..i..-ry Was posted ia the neighborhoUd #
Fa.f.N Cuur- iluls- ami CrnTevlle C0!oust
Wyuahan US in command of thu cavalry,
an, lriiug brgalier Gen. S-oughtOn = OuIg
One. nom West Point, COMMANDED thH whelr
aieiliaf. vI.n liis headquarters in tA- small v..-
tag - raIflax. hosby iursn.d lhr d.si<i. Of
caD t.T-... Gen. > o1TAtsn, Colonel Nyula I'D,
C.l Jn son ani other officers and s-ni otIts
% L. ng.el sCrE God 10 ascertain the fore there.
Thay rlougHL word .hal i strong body M in
fenI- .EI a-.i,i-Iy was a Centrevil.r Col.
Wv i,au- iga1s Ol cavair- a. German
town. mile rom Frirtax; and toward .h- rail
ra.l a,a iJu MAS anu.i..f 4T-sIr ot intiTiTy.-
F-!..,k apr lIea ID ue ine.J,a a,. within ,0Iion
h. Hli Arm rrEdaripE i- wholly impV.siDlr even
tr approach i-. lt1s who kuon the gIGund.
as many W. mr rsl--rs doubtless %. vii. easily
ulu. sand how lraP. rIt- the unL -T,akIng ap-
pC@rrd NJ u nrtfaiHE ~ tnr town and safely
carrying CF tLr EeI.l al cummanGaut. IL WAS
RH N'ttf~H M tff'rt however. lDsf NFFN
hoI He, S IL apt 70 cause them t. succeed. Men
rarely guard .ssaipst dangers which they % not
hI.-n N rn--iai- can threaten them. NUshy,
doubtless, based his calculation upon this fact;
any rtt- by decided spUn the movement anu
N!th twenty Line mrn. srt uut onr dark sni
-Ar-za 4r- NuEelnocr night ior the scene ~ op-
Y at.yns. News paper write. " ~ tie 4aN stated
that the party were dressed IA 4rlal utiirrn.
This j. 10 trI.. Th.re was 10 r ot aivdnt-
n. i'm amy sigA pr-laut.ua. Iuu plr.y Lad 10
STEAL cI With tuair captnres, any WE male,
Or Gu; ticir wdy iLIoa- -u, and on that black
ni-h- ny uniforms weI- uIscrrnile. Mosby
approached Germantown hy iL- Lille river
turnpike, but. fearing Wg.IHaE4's cavalry, Oh
ii4Wud M thr right and took 10 the wood, skirt
in- ihc Wanentou road Cc1treviie was thus,
Nss.h it- garrison, on his right and rear, Ger
mantlt.n On his .r.t. ana f4l-i4x. winged with
infantry camps on bis front. IN 49, LOW -ain-
ing heavily. and tte night was like pitch TIN
Rlaty advanced Dy UldI--ptlA5 through tiF9
woods, thus avoiding lht picket OIL the man
avenues Of approach, and the iAcrssaLL Patter
ul tha rain drowned the hUUt-suuEea vi the
horses. A mile from Fairfax the CLEAN Of lhe
tents greeted til n III front, and, finding the ap-
pr14cI-s barred iu tlat direction, they silently
Ublqucd - tha riEh again, crossed the War
Tenton road, and gradually drew near The town
on the southern side. Again the NCuds and
Ihr rain served them. Their advance wa un-
u!scOy -r, 4, aud az last they were close upon
tho place. An infantry picket was the only
obstacle, but this was soon removed. The
sleepy vide.Ie found 4 pistol at his breast, and
tho pick 1t was compelled to surrender without
firing shot The way WAS thcn cl,ar, and
MOsby entered the town al a gailop. His OF
iect WAS 10 capture The Federal officers known
TO be in the place, burn the public stores, aud
carry Off as many horses possible. His par
ty was accordingly divided lor these purp lsrs
aud Mosby himself proceeded 20 Gen. -t0ught-
ons residence Ii was aft rwaris said thai a
young lady the pllcr, Miss Ford. had sap
r!iri him wirh Information, and now I'D nim
personally to Inc house. This, Colonel Hosby
states ~ ttIe present writer, was entirely mis-
t'li h ( c'ivtd formation neither from Miss
IUII VI any one else except his own SEQ Is, to
accompany Liu, however, in bis visi III U M
Stough,ou IL found an orderly at the door,
EhO was taken charge Of by one Of the men,
and than mOurtri 10 the Generals Ued-ehan-
bar, the occupant ot wl;ich was fast asleep
ai ADsby's gnccremouioas .Get up, General.
and come win nle!h The sleeper started erect
ard demanded DO you know who AIN, sirl''
apparently indignant at such want Of Ct,remO-
~. DO you knrw Mosby, Geuerall' was the
reply. Yes" VAS the eager response, "havc
you got tile - rascall' .'So but he has
got you.' And 10 the startled "What does this
Inean sirl' of Gen. Stoughton Mosby replied
possession OF the Court House, sir aId that
you are my prisoner" This disagreeahle state
Of affairs slowly dawned upon The aroused
sleeper, and he soon found himself dressed,
mounted, and ready to ST out-a prisoner.
Several staff officers had been captured. and a
considerable number OF horses-Cvls. Wynd
ham and Johnson cluded the arch for them.
Deciding npt ~ burn the public stores which
wtrr ia the houses, MOsby then mounted all
his prisolers-somr thirty believe, In
number, including about half a doz a officers
cautiously retrace4 his steps. passing along
aaoU. dawn. under tle muzzies Of the guns in
w works ss Cgntrevili-. 50 close that tie SEN
linci haiitd the party, swan Cub Kun, struck
southwark, and II sunrisr MAS safe beyond pur-
suit.
London, sept i5.-COnsols UNCHANGED. The
koihcnilds hsve introduced new loan FOR The
Government Oi Brazil, for Eve millions " dol
lars.
Ihf London Lines says that Capt. Waddell.
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