The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24

Dsya well known tailor twelve hun-
jIel auI fifty dollars for tots sinSie
garment Ii was nov ~ ting tlm- 10
report at my post at Camp LIZ. Ne
| treating a. the direction Of Eleventh
sire. /. rursupd my way out IA toe d.
recfion of Leigh street. - IA TO avoid
the chance of falling into the hands OF
the Federal caveiry.
Alrsaiy the drums OF the infantry
could be heard n, they were entering
he lower pats of the town. A change
~ one respect had now come over the
conduct of toe negroes. Bat they ex-
orb ted no viudICtiveness whence OF
ammo ity towards lheIr lac owners or
employees. As sOOa "a they were a.
slred OF the ar,lval OF the Federal
army they rau out Into the streeis.
glvIng vent to their joy. w own ear
caught expressions lioe the following;
De : done co ne: ives FREE. b'ess DE
Lord ives free We'sfreel A few nlre-
ling- aud others at once deserted their
nomss. some attracted b the pageant
Of Advancing trO'D-, Others 70 take ms
long desired opportunity OF indulge <
their CONSTITUTIONAL love OF iene,,.
The plu0deriog had nov become gen
eral. On ny way towards the western
lmns OF the city. b)tI ~bins and
blacks were sen bearug IT taLs.
bandies aJd pa GELS. bsterog nrouS
Dixtureof dry Z obs goceri. sand o,,e
attic a. Oo their backs. IA barro~s aud
Otner yebicl,s These had violently been
secured in the lower pirt OF ne ci' y.iuas-
much a. there was no cDLflagfa iOI ~
side he to Nnat tbdt houg of the DAY wes-
OF rnlrt, enth street. Pursuing my wav
olt iowa ds toe eni OF l. Igh street.
wis-urprised TO iiui how siliiaud qIirt
WAS this remote suburb. No oue luii
have sIDpJ.fd chat the civ WAS actually
In the lhroes Dt another cha &c OF gov
erument amid fire and I'm Ike and the
doubtful Issues oft most s"tiOus crisis.
l. lOktug auxiously back from Al eleya-
uOu jIsi hey ~ the limits OF tue tlwu.
aud listening tor any neW Signs If what
wa going on 10 the doomed city. notn-
log wa TO b. heard tut the subdurd
din Of the dis ant turmoil. ntugnt TO be
seen tut the silent towers and sleefle,
standing IN relief against the smoke on
the advancing co, Migration Those
were sad thoughts as | now walked
alone across The nelguboring ii al
20 the gateway OF the camp. TIE
garrison. guard. ard staff officers had
all gone Ia in the retreatlIg army be 7
yor Prter,Ourg. Two other medical .
officers beside myself. the hospital at. /
teOd ats AMI servants; the SEX aud the I
wounded were all thst wefe irtJ ID re /
celve the representa- ives OF the new .
powers The long ia riliar staDdarJ Of /
the COnfederrcY was gone: the yellow .
flag alone still II a'ed over the premises.
H. was now about I'D q cl0 OK a. VI of
NJ ,nday the 81 of April. A. the day
adviuced our anxiety increased To
K ow hat was Irtnspiriog in the city.
We observed with sorrow tie steady adj
va c. of the fires. ami low ana then
cOu hear ,h- detOndtiDLs If eXDl0diug
migHz Oe- a a ldbDra ores. followed by
a fDsilade Of bursting -helis amid col
Umu- of whitlsh-iOJkiug SIN kn shoot
ing up iutO the LedNeus. We knew
" hat all this meant Tue col ia ration
lad then reached the upper p,rt Of the
own along the banks If The river and
up the length Of the canal % the Oh
SAFE Arm ~ under G4mbles' Hill.
rne roar OF drums and The shouts OF tue
now commsnced m ap
)roacn Of Or OPS
SoOu battery o. tlllery cebouchiug
rom tl- hea OF VI irsnall street. we
MO pa ~ tue adjoining ii I'D. TIM
y : 10 lowed by the Uniurd ) dtes flag I
.ud the head OF a cOlumn 81 iutautrJ.
u proved 10 be "a reg iment of Pruns,l- .
uiaus. VINO came tOa malt ON Broad 4
irert. OppD ite 90 where now saDJ the ,
* position buildings. l1a very shout
ime the nelgnbOrmg ii Ids. lots aud d
tnrr enclosu, Is we've flied w,tn stray %
isis. negroes ADD idleis. " hO cOuld not \
esi { the attractlJus Of such an OCcA u
ION. UldeT the circumstances It w6s ~
lOughf necessary fO Dav, protection a. y
BE- hands OF our uew masters. "A iatk- ~
* medical hi 'er. ~ D~cim- NV duty >
do e-s acOmmuuictuJn 90 the FED
raj Commander upon inns subject. A !,
.ompt r.uly Was made fOllnAed hy al T.
ficer aud quad For mauy hours n
isJ We raj been 60 au auOmJl IA, cOu- Al
mon, aud any pa,-efbv night with &
uth uavr inquired of us "under which M
log Is zJnilu z Bat # "a sudden, n
lsnge had come. aud bal IA H. was. ~
as lar better tofeel that somebody VAS II
30 lnslb for a.. lhin I'D be l,fl the M
lletudlnir, remains OF adisinlekrltug ~
my now unfortunately too weak 90 e.
ve aid u It's friends or even 10 delend -.
self
Being now isolated from the CITY by d.,
COS don If military pickets, 10 was im- II
siul, 90 get iuf formation OF any KIDD ai
ON that quarter. All mlnncr OF "a. .,ii
ITS Ieacntd the camp. Nhcn night -
ne the 'as,ern ely WIS la al from ~.
c lat c)uil igriiiou. which -e, med 10 Do
we iba ed OF lt-cif. Or beel sIbIu ii
force. The troops who ac cd a. 4,
feguaIds either knew nothing or W.
luld not tell ms anything they knew a.,
what was gong on ina the captured Al
y. Il addition 90 TINS uneasy state Al
MINI. we We're eLcumOercd With in o.
b0rdloatts. bOfh white and back III
~ were now aux Gus % axe adytu-
,e Of the situation and abandon their n,
SIS. IL WAS Wnh great a nj ulty that III,
~ could De- X pt 40 the pee fOrmance 81
their dullts. the negro servants
luted To de,t 10 10 the racks OF the A.
ion arme. aud the whites we're ark mil
Is t reiIre quietly b. their long ag.
lished-iOr bOm-s HIlhn the next gei
enty four hours We were relieved pu
m these anuOya e. Is. huJ found our lf0
YES u aym ably sutj cted u trials :,
mOIe hum'lttiig aud iUsCiieraDle H.,
were impossible az this late day 70 dor
crIDe QUE feeling. when. without sui
milton. we saw the white tIOops str
o nad ist been aif)rding pro. arr
Ton 20 ourselves and the pubic unll
p-Tty. Suddenly wihdfawn ani W"
.rOes put IA their PAGES. About =
o'ci OK tWO DAYS after the occnpa
RicLm ud fhr Pennsylvania were ,
CT. back into the city. aud were
ceede b. Il brigade OF - yelal thou
ds negro ro"ps. Tney were COM
Ditd bv General ID ater. Il WhileI