The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19

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j which now scourgcs the land. What a
j relief It Is to getaway from unpleasant
facts and get backwards into the realms
4 OF childhood, where all else IS forg nttetl
i but the sweet memories Of homo Ito.
But In the very midst Of these reverles
something IS forever startling us into q
consciousness that the country Is hblaze,
/ and theroSis no place for dreaners.- low
| i envy. yotir 1uiet,ape ceful life, whore you
tan play SRil, 'Vdi, vy'inkle, II you choose
l5orIfRtheS bellgerent spirit prompts YOU
fight pa per BATTLES and win ibloodless VIC
tories IL VI Isss M A. 4, NJ
lHty gS THE lt1NLv1RS1TY. 81 81 Ia
On my way up from Newbern Point.
NJ c., to tho Virginia Nn1leSsby the wtiy
or Charlottesville l could not forego the
pleasure Of visiting my old Alma mater,
tho University OF Virginia. This was By
no means anD unnlloyed pleasure, for tho
imp or desolation had gstnlked over It hose
grounds, and tho heol Of war had trod-l
den heavily. over its benuties, The thought
continually occurred: Why nro MI these
hospital fentt,res about a university dedi-l
Gated by3Sal sltll con tury OF ,lse to the
pursuits Is Of $psnco md tho intellectual,
Development OF Southern youths 2 Who're
5is tho grand fhculty with old Cos. Hnrri-
son at the head. the inconpa arabic Minor
the eloquent Holcomb, tho dgnltcd Drank
Smith, the stern-mnnnered but gentle-5
manly, Mnupin, and that little bus2ar!
who was never still. but always on the
alert, for q puzale In French idtoms., Va
III H THE WAR. q 7. Ia ID NJ
L cannot 60 into 3an explanation Of de-
tails IN our movements sinco we left the,
Carolina coast, for they have been so
rapid md 5unrcm .sting, and, besides, SO
iveiled in mystery that Wo are ofton con-
founded in the swisliing Whirl or daaed
lii tho unfolding Of unexpected condi-aS
tons. While we make no effort to find
oitE'wllat comes next tllero nro some
things which Wo do learn, however, from
a close study&of tho zodiac Of war, and
because certain sequents always follow
certain antecedcnts. a. Ercnt strntegl-
cnl movement Of somo sort Is oortnlnly@
on foot, US that thunderbolta OF tho caval-}
ry--Jeb Stuhrt--is ON ono Of his dashlng
7forays ana has just passed around u.s.
and headed towards Moe lellnn s roar.i
This IS a part. OF a concerted PLAN ind
fhns a serious significance We will watch
with hated breath to discover what this
movement means MS ] Stuart never does
things for mere fun and frolic. II nj
Where and when our next dash>at the
enemy will come mons can \ ell. but this
Is certaln-.when It does GONE, and under
tho leadership Of stoneWall j okson, none
OF us will be in doubt as to the result.
The same brilliant dashAand mastery
strategy that has made$ him terror TO
the * nnkees and an Idol to ConIedorntes
will he displayed again. Thers is but
one possibility for a failure. Jackson
may be hampered underSa superior COM
nander and with none of those chances
which a free hand" in the Virginia Vail!
ley gave him, I already sec thtat one OF
CiureTal Lees orders to General jackson
ImIos impossible conditions. Some mis-
Tit In military affairs must be ex1,e ctcd,S
but 'whtnS of such magnitude as to disc
arrange a great campaign, results may
be disastrous unless matters can be SO
arranged as to give wide latitude to
movements, 6s ls Sgsff
h we arc emphatically III a hornets, nest
hero, but have Just found It out. We
learnt from d Confederate cavalry strng-
gler. that u. IL b, Steuart struck YAM
kee cnvnlryAsquad Of some GOO this morn
Ing, at Hanover Courthouse, killing. cap
turing and scattering tho, Whole command.
Had wo known last night that 600 rcyu-E
lars in blue were In a few; miles Of us,
without either infantry or%cavalry sup
ports, our imminent peril iswould have
driven out all hilarity from our camp. In
tho event Of contingency, too precarious
to confront. none Of us know tho country
we'll enough to get out Of 1t. There are
no maps In our possession and with no
skilled guides we would grope In utter
darkness If overpowerei and compelled
& to gretrent But few places in all this
country could be-. found where o signal
corps could be posted and dofeffectlve
service. You Gun readily imagine n the,
state Of unrest PRODUCED y by out uttor
Insulation and complete helplessness with
tvlgllnnt enemies. both in front and rear.
We are cut off from Richmond by Nc
5Clellnn and may ut any moment become
dangerously threatened from both the
west along Richmond and fredericksburg
Railway, and from the north III our rear.
From our scouts we learn that the Fed
cral army occupies tho north bank of
the Chicahominy River, from Woodbury's'
Bridge (Which Is Just five miles from
Riohmond), to the Charles City Road. II !
YOU keep posted on the details OF army
movements you will note that Mcclellan
started out from the White House on! tho /
5 Pamunkeyga few days over six weeks
ago. 1t has therefore, taken Six! weeks
to move his army twenty miles. This
dilly-dallyl tactics upon tho part Of their
hest commander among the blue coats
can only he explained on the ground that
he Is waiting to effect junction with
MCDOWELL, who Is moving from the north
west. Reports come that General
Whiting, with a picked force. has Just
been detached from General Lees COM
mend before Richmond and sent out to
confront Mcdowell, and prevent the juno
ture. If Mac. were possessed of ordinary
| military, Intuition and had that nudacity
that makes heroes he would not permit
| this opportunity to pass McC. must be
| lacking in some of the essential virtues
| OF a great general, We predict for him
| an utter rout If he still sleeps for forty
| eight hours, 8
I THE BILLIARDS,
/ We must be very close to the old home
| stead of our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dill
Hard What pleasurable emotions would
| fill me to behold the spot SO intimately
! associated With the boyhood Of our fa-
I Their and to turn fancy loose III practi-
| cal retrosrection Of his boy life. This has
! been mn Intensely animatipg purpose
| with me: also TO see any kin we may
! have In this part OF Virginia. With pres
ent contingencies hanging over us. may
| go out Of Hanover county with this wish
4 ungratified. We have snuffed the smoke
\ ~ T7,,, 90 al hat tho .,iinhiirn,,a