Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-28
fktRETaRT CHASE Nv COVMfyD.
~" fhcfdent of the March on Nor.
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S.iitiiig ~ oEoc - the NOM with our esco-+
We loo Eoi Eole Ne.N Tar hafsrs N he ,,., 80,
- W :, . At''sl "t+i al confusion existed in
We e. q nalid,-in lac. that ere Ms ,,e ~
taHlZ'ilva, ard sG Lt.eT ab,enes ~ 5aJnSp.,
lHNbi ctlol or orders Il any Kind pS.r, -,
rtlinseut n .t WAS scattered aI,n- ths ,.sSS
mos Il Tie men ilts down wherever anv
SAoGt could * iuUnJ, - the iay vas ,otap~ely
NAlh. E'F- Ni..a." 40 lceG Of the colonel "a
whose ccr'iiiard Ee belonged and what HIS
crGer> were. Tie replied that ne had no ilea
y - Was his crmn.au der: that Slma SliJ
Weber aud some saia Mansfield. lie hAd re-
CeiNt q 10 orders. except fa.t when ha Landau
ie MS ,otG Ia fake = certain road, and he
thought lie NoS.C WAL to see what WAS u IN,
done next OreEtaking anp, her REGIMENT n
h,ie or TWO beyond, the Secretary received the
an answers Going on still fIrSler, We
,aht upon Gen. r7di sae,d ANA his an, who
AZ Gi>nrunied 10 the shade near a spring of
Nt"! Na..f FUr'hcr stitl another s;raggling
H"t 'mtnt WAS f"E0d: Vet no one had any
roe OF Ia l'Ucf H.. :
suddenly toe booming Of cannon WIS heard
mn a. i.tieiH IN trout. suC. rs no riillary had
.et n iahosd bl US, II Waseyident that the firing
picce' Ged nom the enemy Stragrliny sol,
tltfS LOW c3lHe running toward us. with ex-
aESt istSd rumas of the enemy hain,r In
force, burning the bridges and comics, inc with
aIulhly The pas>a,e OF the streams that
crossed ne Road. The righteousness of the
>Huaii'n would have aetn amusing IL in had
l o. been for the serious aspect fhst ii was
tlanualy assuming. Two REGIMENTS OF cav
;hN haa.heen embarked, and Two batteries OF
~: Yet ot a iiarS.. or a Gun had haan
- 1T 10 he front -Four resiWeufs Of infai,trv
were marching al"Ig. Gnct rialn " hat road In
lake. and unassigned "a any bligade: two
TIE %CIri |t':StaiN ANA tHcIT Staff, without
"fCris ara Nliout cOmm 9udS Mere sitting
y TIE roadside, waiting Tor sonnet, Ing 10 turl
up: THIS was the situation, wiki the enemy
IIlHE ~ front.
Secretary Chase took t al in at a glance.
ana ru>e al cit,- Ia the nee sSit;es If th, occa-
S.cH IcalitL some leaves from his meno-
lAlanln-h ooh. Ire directed lie 10 send one of
cur t>C,lt back 10 Gen. Wool with a Hrir en-
ltgGiSi Ion Tor artillery and cavalry. This
irout u TIE general - The t.oat with two
J 4ttSN i Artillery .tAt SoIhr mounted ttno ps
As he lode up, NJ. Chase expressed - Tin, I'm
NeiG strong language H. ststObi>haent "a the
C9hIltirn OF things. tiCa. Npli REPLIED hy
SAYING thai he presumed Grn. Mansfield hal
l-!, some delicacS In assuming command over
ten Nrt@F, &nI Ia tira. Weber IA Al ha,i-
tileo ~ act y HE Gen. Mansfield vas 80 near
AK VI dt iiCLCN exclaimed the secretary
with the enemy FIRING ia 'front.', What as.
sUtNi ) Lei raj Mansfield - "a The. rear
ana t'Ing NJ ltI"f1rreneUjS. aud that will
Saiile nj CUES lens of te'icaey" THfS b,ou lid
about prd:cn ed discussion between Gems
"c"i %Ea AdE~ie a. winch wIS Carried On as
4 mort els .ncr I!oia iAe Ioa I, uadrr the
fHdde ci q iafEe ~Nc 4usnce tree. Losing al
pd.iFhee, he sec.ria,y eN'laiued:-'- Two
cat kllitS Cid hens ANA turaiuE 10 m with a
lice and manner taat would have become
NeishatoB uI Sn.it, az said:
f~ii' Greer al "a tle name Of fhn Pre- ST.
Cen OF thf United States 10 AXE c.r,,naui
folk - W.
IA Infantry regiment was deaI1vrd al a M
Die quick. - skifmishnrs ia advance. ard the
o'her regimrntS were eaan D,yiar ytT,i,iiv
down the Noria road They ha4 tr,.paaei
>tne distance before Gen. Nooi wa aware af
he movement. lie WAS not long H. .,t-talx-
leg IL, nov Yer, and, nl 81, demand for an
explanation fiDm ;nr. ~ Chlsa A,,usnat tba
responsibility, after which We proceeded haT.
m'hIri!>,N toward eur destiuaii On loon ~
Il J Il I az Scf1'A"r.