The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-08-24

10 ,:. mhat news from the feld?' cried
no i'''ie operator, with his finger on tho

;, What news from the feldp CRIED
tnc tor l''''e operator, with his finger on tho
.''our men are routed. They are run
ning this way | shouted back to him a.
sanoped past. He cut loose his ipstru.
me1t, tucked 1t under his arm and took
MS heels. When the next orderly
.a'ne win dispatch he found the bat.
Ieiy dismounted, and that WAS how
came to be ""' ''o"
nE FIRST TO CARRY THE NEWS
~ washington. overlook 'Bull RIM,
husseii, and we rode together for awhile
cut MS horse was tagged and mine was
llesh, SO | soon left him. After Tint 7
Ioue foremost and alone. AT Balls Cross
noaus was challenged by q Dutch sen.
.ihei: Ben Morgan had my pass tlrougb
ihe iines, but had an annual over tha
li.ehhsylvania Railroad, signed by Tom
ocoit. showed the sentinel the name
OF scott, the Commander in. Chief and
ne passed ME through. | got over tho
iong bridge at Washington at 8 O'Clock
just as the countersign was being o;van
out Tor the night. rode up to Wiliard's g
Hotel, through streets thronred win
people. wild with excitement over tho
favorable kilograms that had come IN
from the front. Tho brass bands were
ont in force, and somebody was mak;ng
a. rousing On to Richmond' speech from
the balcony of the hotel. I walked into
the office, under the sound of Lis insni.
aiing words, knowing how soon those
cheers would be hushed to whisners "f
aan.ight;; Chadwick was keeping the
notei then, and as | pushed up to the
uesh ne stared at me, bareheaded anI
streaming with dirt and sweat as I was.
ana an, hnaiiy recognizing me, asked me
"here had been and what was the
matter. INC
~ camo from the front Mcdowell
IS ilcked out OF his boots, and the wreck
OF Cur army is not far behind me-
o..Chadwick dived back into lis private
ONCE with scared face, and in few
him. VAN
GEN. MANSFIELD STAGGERED.
There sat Gen. Mansfield, who was in
command of the troops around Washing.
ton, with bottle of champagne before
him.
MIR. Chadwick informs me, sir, that
you report our army retreating. Are you
a military man, sir?'
mo, SIR"
"'Then how do you know, sir, that
they were not merely making change
OF front or executing some other military
maneuver, sir?'
We'll, General" l replied, as calmly
as l could, while the gray-haired old
martinez eyed me sternly, II saw whole
regiments throw down their guns and
take to the woods. l saw artillerymen
cut their horses loose from the guns and
cassions and gallop away. saw officers,
men, Congressman aud Texas steers run.
ming neck and neck down the road to.
ward Washington, and steers we're the
only things that had their tails up. 1t
may have been change Of front, az you
say, but"
Il don't believe damned word of it,"
broke in the General, who had listened
to me with evident iniratience.
Good evening" replied, and walked
out of The door, The crowd had got the
news by this time from Chadwick, and I
was almost pulled to pieces. Somebody
noticed that was wearing gray suit,
and shouted: He's a rebel.' There were
several suggestions that be lynched for
attempting to stimulate q rising of the
rebel element in the city. Gen. Mans.
field hurried off to the War Department,
and pretty soon sergeant and squad
OF soldiers came for me and took me TO
the Department. President Lincoln and
his entire Cabinet were there, with old
Gen. Scott, anXiously waiting for news
from the front. Simon Cameron had
known me as :. member Of the Lesis!s-
ture and vouched FOR my loyalty. There
was very little said while l told my story
briefly.
THE PRESIDENT DESPONDENT.
"The President sat with his head bent
down upon his hand, and WAS evidently
very much depressed. Simon Cameron,
then Secretary of War, was the coolest
head in the Cabinet. He Immediately
consulted with Scott as to hurrying re.
endorsements across the Potomac, and
orders were issued to stop all ihgitives at
Long Bridge. They asked ME very few
questions, but after had told my story
and was dismissed, the newspaper cor
respondents nearly depoured me. just
as came out of the War Department,
met one of Gen. McDowell's aids bring
ing in the report OF his commanders de.
feat. The Government took charge of
the telegraph offices. and suppressed every
word about the final disaster. The glow
ing reports OF the success OF the Union
forces in the early part of the action were
allowed to 60 out, and the next morning
the whole North was ablaze with reioic-
ing over our victory. The next day the
true story was published, however, and !
got more notoriety than have ever had
since. was quoted as an authority in
every prominent paper in the country"
A YANKEE CAPTAIN OUTwITTED.-