The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-19


q. 49, s. "a {hf I'm. 9, af,l they dis.
~. $50. i.ss,np tie dead man WIN me.
l1sSn 800 I'll t1,e Art davis fight lay un-s
&, r ~ hsswaenfl ira lines. The stencil be-
a,,,a .rsn.s h,r. m d f1ar ci truce was
s.ssss. srnerr = n cessation Of hostfli.
~. - s,,.,, thss dend * went ont to the
tsa ~ fslfr IN fine rebel soidiers, and
~ 80. 4. '.,,Sar md coffee for tobacco. i
49,. y ~. ssahaID rnirid mix English, and
louna = f,,tIs 4 this: and they
w. 49,, az hnrn frsile. much like Yam
collu u1,s III t,ased the eTzy-coats,
- e.. nnna fnr tot,scco. and gos cheated,
..II ss.rid havrhepn. t.-Ss 8
W Y. ssss.aa n ~ ~ dsys when car battery
w III 80 q i,ortv ~ zborsemen
vas e sa,.,.rdns smiled as 5se absurdity
Il1.nE ~ ~. .idisr ,,Ea battie.3oe for plea
VI m aat,,,.i,n AMI nv sense of the ridica.
suf<, :. tsnkadr Il cav that the r,xrty
loas az 8. IN ~ : ..su,Jisn snt,ar escort. As
eoea &c ~ s.nss nv u,nrk 81 the mux1e OF
ese lInle I ILL Il - Lao of the novel
We &eh S ,EsS ...assf, sr.d i'm rmssinp
SroHn.l :. NY ppas.d = LARGE naacard
eIe 49, hosE he,iir,o.? the words
eS. ~ .i,a preaa- We all :apreed
...sis" 49, resn orufitp OF some Dreadful
.Ia. ls La - ;,iesseN On Gee him ride the
9eea. sau ss,- III, srss a1aaied at md The
eattess+he. II ,s,ss, ,sar, linn md strew
WISH 70 sear nl.a ..n.y - .,erceiv ernress.
nim; over spe sIuuIIS 5,.tt, Srnu, thef shot
cd lHissHlain ssSa ~ $500: ston.,ards
and she1l hnag ngsa - MI ~ ia ~ .
met hsa au Masnssssur W., ,,s 1nn
tn Ina! ne VIZ nsmsRas1 IN 1rr;t;nr ns he
ana n& . Vnsnss 81 h,s im1rnaI thar
tnoue6 S esu 5,;;.cd 1.srer.1 tsr,nt "a
11eneIM. Meaas aSs 100 80 tho Milderne ga
retreat .aasei .nE ..ssansad nv ts,,s nublica.
10 le eaae H a mitfaG rant,s asss,t tried to
ti9n' go ~ No. hin, alenG the lines
ta = asn .pIa..hGr'',S -
at W., Ue.s I1aEISa -. oirrIbIe lopp.continue6
go oas ~ .,erues I'VE, were loatjng
80 ,.a -.ort,s Ipis, ,nnder the
10 " = uos 49, 3 mantei INV fathers
suus, - w ard a.dfeYnIainine its beauties
t .s - ~ NON we law q stsff officer
~ 49,. siowIv fomards ,I,s. He gave our
- aH ns's;r orders. ard rode .uvickiy away.
re a ,hattarvs m the left of us had gone ia
-;,asa f;ring raniday. We were called to
o,,r o.,nskvIa hnssle cali. and began firing
~ sahel earthwaek armed Hitb 4-pound
az o.,,;t1srs &c we ssnew from the bits OF
Snail that had drouped among us. To our
riohr another .bsttcry opened, another
heyond and stilI another. took
some interest ia this pounding for
q wtsse hut the" folly of standing of
six hundred or seven hundred yards and
shoetin good iron into santlaank quickly
tired me. The rebel guns replied slowly
yes, suIenly. They would be silent for
awhile; then we.eeuld see putt of smoke
issue from agun,and the dulleA thud " OF
shell burying itself in our earthwork
woHld be heard; done simply TO show us
that their guns were still mcURted. Our
pieces were served rapidly, and the shot
and she'll must have screamed dreadfully by
and above those howitzers. After awhile
got tired, and asked spare man to take
my place. he cheerfuily did so, and lay
In lee OF a great oak tree and Watched the
rebels work. I saw the dirt fly from 1t, but
| could BOT see any of the guns dismounted
by our fire. l saw their gunuers rise out
OF the earth could see them load and dis
appear; could see the gunner bending over
the piece; see him raise his band to No. 4,
and see the ball in the air as it FASTENED to
it. lost interest in this proIectlle Dusl-
ness. when out OF the woods to:the rear OF
the rebel battery came an officer on white
horse. He .trots briskly into the works.,
and through my glass I could see him hand
q paper to the officer in command. Expecting,
TO see him torn TO bits by the she'll, glue my
eyes on him ard breathiessly wait. He sits
calmly on the white horse, talks and gesticu-
lates as quietly as if he were in his tent. Then
lifting his hand in salute to the visor OF bis
cap, turns his horse ana rldes slowly PACK
over the open ground Where Cne snot anu
she'll were quickly coursing. me art ana
sand rise above him as the snells explode;
shot strike the ground and SKIP past MN;
but still he does not urge the whlte morse
out OF. walk as ne rldes PACK INTO tDe
woods, disappears IN the tlmper, IS iosC 10
sight, and is sale. WIN a "Ihank Uod
that that brave man IS not Killed" ~ rise
up from the shade OF my tree, ana greatly
refreshed by the display OF courage l have
witnessed. cheerfully resume work at the
fruitIess task Of trying to batter down
rebel sand.bank.
On one OF these Colc-Harbor nights l
wanted coffee. proWled around, bunting
for wood to build fire; found cornstaiks,
little pieces OF wood, mere chips, and at last
put my hands on two muskets with bent
barrels. Thinking their stocks would be
good fuel, I carried my treasures to shell
tered spot and started a blaze with the corn
stalks and chips. At the proper time l laid
the stocks of the two muskets on the fire,
and on top of these sat my coffee-pot. l
was soon Joined BY two friends who were as
wakeful as was. They put their pots along
side OF mine, and we sat There talking OF the