The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-29

what is the objective point of var cor respondent 90 abruptly called on to aCtf Joseph vas inclined to blame the con federates. What he asked, was the sense of directing fire en an old, unoc- cupied house, when the batteries they sought to silence were in quite another direction2
 General Schenck suggested that the rebels, looking through their 6eld-glasses and seeing him taking field notes, prob ably thought that he was Msjor-G General Scott, and sought to blow him out sfthaL
 Joseph pronounced that all blank non- sense, for that Jomini taught that it was the duty of the general commanding to avoid exposure. The rebels" he con- tinued, "might have thought was Gen. eral Tyler or you. But then they knew that either of you could be replaced in hve minutes, without any loss to the service, whils every shot from gun of that caliber costs the rebels three dollars and thirty-seven and half cents"
 "lt was wanton exravagance," said General Schenck, helping himselfto Joe's brandy, and if the rebs go on in that wasteful manner they will be bank rupted before we can whip them"
 The night before the battle of Bull Run-and what a soft, quiet, moonlit night it was General Schenek returned from the council of war, and gave me, as his confidential chief of staff, what had been determined on for the fight next day.
 Lying on the grass under the apple trees of the Stuart farm 1 told the noble correspondent all about it-how Mo Dowell, with the bulk of the army, would east, so as to turn the rebel right how, as soon as we heard his guns, we were to push over from the Centreville pike and attack in the front while a small force made a demonstration at Black burns ford.
 Joseph heard me through and then said that might be fooled by such rub bish. but he knew, from a study oi Jomini, that Mcdowell, having felt Black burns ford, would force a passage at that point so as to pierce the enemy's centre, and then take first one wing and then the other of the rebel army and destroy it in detail.
 But" l demonstrated, "General Schenck had what l tell you from Me Dowell himself"
 Suppose he did" cried Jo, " do you suppose that an accomplished general West Pointer-a man who saw war in Mexico and studied the art in Europe, is going to confide his plans to a subordin- ate, especially when that subordinate is a mere civilian who never studied Jomini. tell you the fighting is going to be at Blackburn's ford, and there is where am going"
 told my friend, in my wrath, that he might go-almost anywaere-so far as l was concerned, and wentfn to write my will, for l felt after the little war had seen that in the first engagement we would be badly defeated.
 saw nothing more of my learned cor respondent until about 10 am, next day. We had been pounding away, on the ies on the further side, and these hostile batteries responded at long intervals when there came a Hull, broken only by the distant roar of fight far to the north thst approached us steadily, judging from the sound. In the midst of this quiel, we heard from the further side oi Bail Run the wild yell of the rebels that soon after got to be so famous. Our boys not knowing what it meant, responded with cheers, and looking to see what il all meant we saw solitary horseman urging his steed in the direction of our lines. Lying low upon the neck of the at,enuated animal, the tails of his linen duster flew like streamers out behind while saddle-bags and pill-bags, pots and pans harmonized in the up and down mo- ton of the riders elbows.
 It was the enterprising correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette coming in mys- teriously, with his commissariat from the enemy.
 Joseph had posted himself in a safe but favorable position at Blackburn's ford, expecting to see Jomini's art of wal vindicated.
 At the end of few hours he came to the conclusion that our ignorant volun- teers were fighting without his Jomini far up Bull Run, and mounting his steed, he made bee-line for the battle. This led him through the enemy's lines. It copld scarcely be called a line-a few guns supported by light force of infantry be- ing left to guard the crossing, while the entire confederate force was hurried up to meet McDowell..
 Joseph's citizens dress saved his life for the enemy evidently regarded him as Virginia gentleman out on tour of ob- servation, and it was only when he passed their lines in our direction that he was followed by few bullets and loud yells ? He was deplorably wounded in the tails of his duster, while one shot rendered his stew-pAn forever useless never before saw a stew-pan knocked into such a cooked hat
 Joseph let loose his opinion imme- diately, to the effect that we were stuffed fools to be standing idle when, by cross. ing the run, we would encounter force one regiment could capture Then Joseph climbed tree, and, seated on the topmost branch, began again his obseva- tions. He was fated, however, as be- | E~~ A I.l.. IA