Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-06
AT MIDNIGHT.
Virginia Campaign Opened
at Manassas.
THIRTY THOUSAND IN THE FIELD
COrbin Ii nj Headquarters of General
Grant, Chief Of Blue Army-To-
morrow He Will $50 Over"
to the Enemy.

to the Enemy.
GAINESVILLE, Va, Sept. Cor
lers for a rush to positions were given
In both maneuver camps exactly at
midnight last night. The "blue" army
Under General Grant, has commenced
It's attack on the drown" army, under
General Bell. The orders of General
Bell sent his forces toward his adver.
sary Mt double quick. 1t is his desire
TO reach q position ear the center OF
the maneuver field and stop the at
lacking force, whose duty 1t is to force
a passage through Thoroughfare gap.
At daybreak a collision between the
opposing forces took place mean Grove
ton, a memorable spot in the Bull Run
battles. From this first collision the
brown army can fall back If beaten to
successive positions toward Thorough
fare gap. General Corbin has Joined
General Grant and witnessed the open.
ing operation of hts army. Tomorrow
lie will be with General Bell.
The phns of neither commander
have been divulged. but the problem
makes plain to military strategists the
curse that is being followed, in all
likelihood. Every regiment participant
ing in the maneuvers is in its place OF
defense or is advancing to the attack.
Outpost duty, regimental and brigade
drills, have been Cancelled and all the
final arrangements made for leaving
camp for the battle, which is to con-
time until 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, with a truce from 3 o'clock this
afternoon until midnight. While tie
armies were preparing for their con-
test last night in camps Nos.
/ and 2 corps headquarters presented
a scene quite in contrast to warfare.
General Corbin and his distinguished
guests gathered in the mess tent for
dinner at Z O'Clock, and the function
was prolonged until 8 o'clock, while
speeches in response to toasts were
made. A toast to the president was
drank standing, a toast to Spain was
responded to by Colonel Monteverde,
the Spanish military attache, who is
an observer of the maneuvers. Colonel
Raspopoff, the Russian observer, raised
his glass to the president. Governor
Warfield of Maryland spoke for his
state.
There is talk of ball cartridges and
real slaughter in camp because, for
sooth, the First separate Connecticut
infantry Is here In the unenviable posi-
ton of being the only negro military
organization on duty here.
The company is said to be composed
largely Of respectable young men from
New Haven and vicinity, many of
whom are walters and servants at
Yale university, but militiamen from
the southern states are almost In re-
volt at the prospect Of being compelled
10 march side by side with the black
soldiers from the Nutmeg State, and
open protests were made both at Ma
nassas, where the company detached
from the Fourth brigade of General
Grants division, and at Thoroughfare,
where some Of the best troops Of the
south are encamped.
An officer of the First Maryland, In
General Bells command, said, ''Thcy
may make the ammunition inspection
as careful as they like, but think I'll
pass a few ball cartridges to some
picked men Of my company, and II
they put us up against those negro
troops in the sham fight there may be
some real casualties to report"