The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

Fl and GAINESVILLE IT, ~ tii't 800
8Giine..'' replied The orderly 5s
''Nho sent YOU 2" sags
..1hc chief signal officer,
3.'1Iave YOU got pass
j''No. sir .y'
sergeant = called The Officer. and q
bjg man in khaki popped up from amons5
the trees in the yard, md came oyer Oyer
4 Mo ira road !. TAKE this man to the
ch,of signal officer and make him get q
pass II he is entitled to one
Tho man was taken back q dua r ~. OF
II mile 10 tie Chief signal officer, VINO IS
nj corps cadquartcrs. and Is q neural ~
The man who called himself an orderly
vas spy, who had penetrated the l3roWn
lines and gotten a rairS idea of tho move
n,cnts being made. lie was made q prist-
saoner. II FL
8 Prisoners Taken.
considerable number OF prisoners vas
aiken. The men captured though real
ling it was only a game, could not help
.,,oonis,, air. such MS one would expect
IA ace worn by real prisoners IN reai
Mar. The capture OF q captain serving
w = 8 ar, aide on General s'Trant's STAFF gave
particular satisfaction to5thc a rrS5 OF the
II brown. hut no less gratifying 4 rom tine
T.S ,,,nt fhc victor was the complete am
,,iIilatton Of a re 1nlert OF A regulars
I. 3. .:aavalrv Nv III aBlue battery concealed IN
n ,1,c woods on the Blues right near q y.
market, or Little Ca tharpin. The ca .'al'
v VAS 90 disgruntled at being lxed OUT OUT
az the action. thcy. charged 5s throush q
line Of the Fifth Massachusetts q il1antry
and took tho rcginlentai colo t', 8 y =.
capture. AS 81 si5 tss.5
g55ss The whole OF Prince William county
scems 10 have turned out to sec the
gt.,nanocuyres. Every train from wash
II a ton vas crowded. and by s O. clock TINS
morning all the roads leading .northwaard
from Gainesville. which IS midway, Up
Il nroximately, between Camp N o. ma
5s$ cnmp8 H No. . was lined with men and
women III vehicles of every cllaracte
There was al constant crowd on the mn
S5,n front OF the press tents, from Wh ralc
@ al, excellent view OF the field OF opefA,
lions could be had. General Gorb in and
h,s stan left headquarters early this
8#ymorninr and traversed the entire line
~ They returned at q o'clock, and the Cen
ara, Governor Warfield, Mrs. Corbi1l,
Mrs. Grant and several observers q t
headquarters, watched the progress OF 20
ia tile from the correspondence camp. ii
Position Of Virginians.
II was impossible for any one man an 70
g,,rttness tho n,anoeuvcrs intcllisently.
Many correspondents and iofficers VINO
m. hero to observe the lnanoouvcrs, dc &
riare they utterly failed to accomplish
their object, and had to walt to hear INC nc
8,,mpires tonight discuss the mo! einefls
81 al tllc4two armies. The Inc oil bn n'ttI
vas at no time less than four miles ia
,snrIh some 81 the ground fought
over was too rough TO allow Of riding a
.
rhc sky has been almost cloudlcss q! y
day. but it was SO cold last night that
mon sleeping in the tents shircr.d M
der blankets, and .Ao:day .the slhi!c has
~ ,,e on rather too cool: 4 t was only while
engaged in watching tho last houraof the
battle over to the right OF the brown
HI line and three miles away tilat!the sun
became oppressive. The men stooa tho
work admirably. No casualty of any con-
y sequence had been reported at tire hos
4s!ptLs at 6 o'clock this evening, and no
heat prostrat1ons.
The scventieth Virginia was on the
right oE the blue army IN to-day man-
q oeuvers. The extreme right was ncld by
the First Maine, one of the REGIMENTS
Of the Fourth Brigade. The Virp1nians
~ marched at 2 o'clock this morning, Of
5 f;cers and men knew when they turned
III at 10 O'Clock they would nol have
long to rest, and they were not surprised
when turned but few hours later.
When the brigade rested OH the field
ns the conclusion OF the ma1rocilSrrS at
n 3 O'Clock. the men had marched ten
miles or moro. They are bivouatled to-
night on the field. near Leywoo,l's fam
( on little Bull Run. and about mile
and a half from 1Iayrnarket. The men
az Eavc enjoyed the day The exercise has
IS been violent, but as tic weather las mi
Teen hot and the route has run chiefly
lliroush the ficldsfand Woodlands they
Fave escaped the clouds of dust thn
turned the blue cavalry INTO browns ir
4 IN hour. The mounted troops had 10 bc
lept In the roads the greater part OF thu
time. The Seventicth was one If TIKI
regiments that received the strong AMI
sustained attack Of the browns LASTING
4 from about noon until 3 o'clock. TIL,
Fourth Brigade Ii more talked of to
night than any In the blue army.
In the Real Fight.
~ did moi sleep any after . O'clock
this morning" said the old harness
maker down in the village this morn
8 ing.-a fine old gentleman Nth
Ak ratriarchal beard and the manners OF
# Prince IN disguise. He WAS talking Il
r. lieutenant in charge Of the cayall -
detnchnent stationed nj tis rallwa,
crossing and mysnlf. "rhat Iirng com
rrenced over yonder In the woods an
* there was not any more sleep for me.
brought back old timesi
you were not scared were you?r sal
The lieutenant. winding at me-
I'M The old gentleman Strengthened TO III
S. full six feet. Ny frIe,id," he said sIowl,
3''I was at the real battle Of Manassas
and I WAS in the stonewall brigade,
and he turned away Without anotlc
word.
We laughed, hut think The liclitenaI
thought the ola fellow had establshc
Ills reputation for courage. ] know
r. did. Is
General Henderson, Of Wisconsin,
veteran of tho Union army, arrived ii,
morning to go over the battlefield who,
Ri hn fought under General Pope IN 1856
N Ile was standing at The depot dlscussll
Typography with some Of The citizens.
remember how wc made the Jnlnni
rkeedaddle ~ thctioetn about two mil
helnW here HE said, laughing. "ArI ju
.-L thee nliIes furthsr on. can uhnM W