Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-06
E';~sA Battle @! Bni! suu.


Mc. Jsi-ers9n Davis. y Is History o. ,ho !
Var, sDaaks aa follows IN raga!d IL IN, !li5: BAT
tic ct Bull Ran
Oar csvliry. though lhoto vi; present tn:
the squadron previously Il utijaal. ald !rOl q
statement CT he commander of ri 'ch | vii:
make some ez'rsos, dashed boldy forward TO
ohsrso. The DEMONSTRATION YES followed By
the immediate retreat of 'Rha. wss b.i!ve, he
les, lherehb3ut, Ct the cneny'a iolc.s main
t.inias .bi!r Crgs1Z i;oa AID showing 6 dlspo
s,ion 20 d5nuo tho possession OF ID. field ct
battle. Ia ridioE over BIO grcuod It seemed
| q.ito possible to nslk he liDc ct iu2iti7e's
flight. Here vas muskct, there vas o car
fridge toE, thera banker or oTctc)at, hsvar
sack, g., as il the runner he'd stripped himself
as ha went .. s.i iDpedIucn!s to speed.
| As we aprrolch. to4ard tho lcl. Ct our lice
| tho tisns ct &C u'f,: raut 81 tho c0cmy were
u0nisskatIc. and justified tho conclusion that
iii. IA ciHorsi CT GA TO Il caoorC!' had been
CHARGED to Oh for Wastiugso!
II thea suggested that he should BE- ordered
in pursuit; pause rtsued, uctil CoIOuel Jor-
! dan asked uo il | would dictate tho order. |
o. orca cio:sted 81 order Ter mmedac pursuit.
Some cooVcr-sii,n followed, tho result oil which
was modification CT tie ord5r ~ nys.lf so
that, instead OF ian dialc pursuit. it should be
oommclc,d ct cstly DIVA. Co!uDcl !ordau
SPOKE &cr9sG tie tatiJ to me. saying. "it you
! viii eeId tho t:dcr is ylu first dictated il the
rucny E0n'tstcp Ill 10 sCtsn.o the Potomac"
! b. ila7o remember TIC words very uearly end
am quito su:o that do remember them sui
| S:anlal!C.
Tho bIamc Of the failure TO pursue Mr. Davis
DlgcS very cnaily ~ General seph +. John
! sou. Ot the possibilities CT vigorous pu!sui,
ho says:
II his view tho matter rea!s OF tho Euppoi-
tlor that the iortcatlona end aarrisous described
did tctus ~ exist, OF which there then seemed
10 lie no doubt. II tho reports which tave since
reached US DO true, that there wsro st ths. time
neither fofliicati0ns nor troops stationed On tho
south bank OF tho PotoGa"; that oil Tho eremies'
forces lied 10 tho north side OF the river and even
beycnd; that Tho panic CT the routed army in.
| footed the whole population Of Washington city
and that 40 preparation YVES mado or even con-
templsted for the destruction OF the bridge across
the PoLomsc. then it may Esvo bsen. Rs mary
have asserted. lhs: our army. following coEs
upon the IGlng enemy could hive entered snd
| tsson possession CT The United States capital.
j heso reports. however, present c condition Of
affairs altogether ST variance with tho Informs
ton on which wa hed 10 act Thus i. WIS, and
so Ia 20 knew. fer tbs PARSONS aooyo statsd,
tina. an advance to tho south bank Of the Poso.
quoaco OF the victory st Manassas. What dis
cogerles TsGud have been made and what results
would hAVo en:ued from the establishment: Of our
guns upon The s0u,h bsnk Of the river to open
lire upon me capital, are speculative questions
upon which i would be useless to cnt3r,'
TIE CESTGE CT Po1ULATIoN.-T c.u:re
0: population l. c. the c,atro Q! gravity OF 10
pe:r!l O. tha o:ulIy-;s poias to which
mach i5tcrls; attaches. Ina ioljSius tsbls
shows lis position anI movement since the
date Of tho fra; censu::
Da:H. Approximate Location.
lI9)-23 mts esst Of Bll;imore.
lSg0-lS nil TGst OF Baltimore.
| lSlO-11 miles n:r,hRts: b. ives: ct Wa h.
i iugtoa.
lS20-l6 meg ioEih Ct Woodstock
lS30-l0 ulcs west southwest OF Mo0r. Fl I'D.
lS4O-lG miles south CT Clark. bug.
lS50-25 Ellis sjutLe&s. Of Parkcrsbu!r.
lSGj-2O mics south Of Ctcotte.
lS7O-4S uits ess:-b7 no,th OF Cincinnati
1855 miles West-by south Of Circiausli.
Gao OF the mat striking tic!s sbnRn by
thli table, says thu c:csls suoerintet dat, IS
the westward El0Vaue1: OF the pepulaiion.-
lhd toa CsCl!!a'lou in lliiluie duricg tho
past iiatiy Years nnCua!s 10 ruly IS 6
lilnCt!s, 'r sbaut twenty-five miles, whilo
the caapGc 10 latitude fscm lis position in
1870 10 !he p!tsn o. the is bit PA minutes
or less thin sixteen Ulilgs. Ia this period Of
! ninety years iho total movement westward
amounts to four hundred aud fifty seven 1nies
inc rstio between tho t0.el so.thWard and west.
ware movement is ona - tw3riy .nro The
grestest movement westward Hns during the de-
cato which Witnessed The sa!ls;nent CT The Mis-
isslp?' valley sEd tho lush to California, that
| between ls3j ana 1850. 1hl IreatasL i, ths de-
c41e iu:. passed. During this period lhs centre
J Ss: moved deci1odly south ws-d near Counter
Ie'baaICin% the movement no,tkward during
mo toi Yoar; PRECEDING.
TUE FIRST FIFTY DOLLARS The FIST 6ftv
djlars that young uan carts aod saws over
and above his expenses while earring il, will
ordi2arIa!ly stamp upon his mind AID character
Two OF Inc most 1851 jriaut c0Edi:ioae Ct suoc: "a
in ti:cr Et~-i0dus;Ty aud economy. lis far
O9Ittr Tor LIN that he should cara the first fif,v
d9sr5 IhaD that it should be gwen hin. Ifbe
ca7os |: no koags what il is wJr;h, ,ioo, il
represents to hiGl great Enc1lt OF effort. II
no SAVES L vale earu0s much larger sum
nc acquires thereby haiti CT economy. Meth
er OF these valuable lessons is taught by parc
gill. Va tho whtll. il is no serious disa1yaua
sago 10 begin Ifs poor. Most persons who
nave bccJuo lion IN this cjuntry Etro once
poor. aud Id their poverty they 2aiocd habits
lfon the s'tro necessity tftbcir coadi!ioD which
10 the stQ1e! r,su!;cd 10 riches.
! IHs DEBT or MEMPHIS. Tho Supreme
Court Ct icuucssec decided ca Saturday last
that Wacn charter OF Il uricp,l CORPORATION
10 r!pas!ed, cnG the same people ed the samo
territory a!o Incorporated as o muoicipalitv
utdac neg nsme, srhCush with d.fFer.nt
pGw3rs scd different cthoers, suit p:uaiog
against Tho old corporation q: tho dsto OF the
repeal nay b! revived sgainst tho new corners
TOD, AID that the present taxing district"
bsiug Successor and continuation Of lho civ
OF Memphis, as such, is liable to suit on tho
Ola debs OF tho city. The Indebtedness of tho
ola city OF Memphls, amounting to over five
|ii!lon dollars, Gao no.. according to the sbCy,
DECISION, be sued tor against Tho ts2icg de-