Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-05
(Thursday Morning, Jan. %, 1882.
Editorial Correspondence.

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(Thursday Morning, Jan. %, 1852.
Editorial Correspondence.
Camp Near Centreville, Fairfax. Va,
Wednesday night, Jan. Is, 1862.
Dear Enquirer: We hasten to re-
cord brilliant victory gained by the
indefatigable and glorious "Stonewalr'
Jackson few days since, over the en-
emy under their crack" General Lam
der, at Romney. You have doubtless
seen accounts of the skirmish at Bath,
and the shelling Of Hancock, Mary
land. These acts were portion Of the
successful strategem by which the
Eessians have fallen an easy prey to
our young Hickory" and eventually
lost, we hope their foothold in the
Shenandoah valley.
To be explicit, Gen. Jackson some
ten or twelve days ago conceived the
idea Of driving Lander from Romney.
For this purpose he advanced towards
Romney until he had arrived nearly at
Bath, when he turned aside, made the
attacks upon Bath and Hancock,
marched thirty miles into Maryland;
then turning round, came upon Rom
ney in the rear, caught the Yankees
mapping, fell upon them and smote them
hip and thigh" killing large num-
ber, taking thousand prisoners, and
capturing a million dollars worth OF
property! You may regard this joy
Gus news as reliable; for we have just
received it from DIR. Harolds, chaplain
Of the first Virginia, who had 1t from
the lips Of Adjt. Gen. Cooper himself,
who stated that a portion Of the prop
erty had gone on to Richmond.
When we reflect that this splendid
achievement has been effected in mid
winter, with a force which must have
been inferior to that Of the enemy, and
after a march which could not have
been less than one hundred and fifty
miles, during which the frozen Poto-
mac was crossed twice, we recur for
a parallel at once to the glorious field
Of Trenton in the old Revolution. With
scanty supply Of blankets (the pa
pers say they were without blankets)
and with no tents, the boys bivouaced
on the snow at night, and marched all
day, it is said with unbounded cheer
fulness and alacrity.
The enemy was completely surpris-
ed and routed. His loss was therefore
great, while ours was trifling. The
news is, however, too fresh for partic-
ulars to have reached us. We are not
informed even Of the day Of the bat
tie.
Gen. Jackson in this splendid ma
noeuver and surprise has added new
laurels to his already enviable reputa-
ton. We are impressed with the no
ton that this decided service to his
country, may be the fruits Of his per-
sonal piety. During the summer, while
his headquarters were at Mrs. Utter
bach's near here, he was known to re-
tire daily to his room for the purposes
of reading his Bible and private devo-
tion. While his headquarters were at
Mr.. Steuart's-the present office Of Gen.
Beauregard-Mr. Stuart having occa-
sion to enter his room one day, found
his Bible spread open upon a table and
the general in one corner upon his
knees. Who knows but that in some
moment when his pure and lofty soul
was kindled with sacred fire from the
altar Of prayer, he conceived the dar-
ing enterprise? And who can tell that
the Providence which broods with out
spread wings over those whose ways
please God" did not lead to the tri-
umphant issue? There are things in
Heaven and earth-things useful too,
in war as we'll as peace-which were
never dreamed Of in Hardee or Ma
comb, or even in the Army Regula-
tions."
1t is a pleasing task to speak Of
such facts as these, in connection with
our officers; and we will, therefore,
mention a little circumstance that
pleased us very much, which occurred
with Gen. Johnston the other day. An
ambulance, carrying some sick SOL
diors and their knapsacks, was pass
ing along the extremely muddy streets
of Centreville.
One Of the knapsacks was jostled
out and tumbled into the mud when
the kind general, perceiving it, quietly
waded into the slush, replaced the
knapsack in the ambulance, and re-
sumed his walk, without saying word
or letting the invalids know even what
he had done. Such trivial acts often
evince more real greatness, than those
grand deeds. which require world
wide fame.
If the Yankee papers may be believed
ed, "the rebellion is to be crushed out
in ninety days" BY the 25th in
stant, all their generals will be ready,
and their advances will be made down
the Mississippi, upon Bowling Green,
on the coast Of Texas, from Ship Is
land at Port Royal, and in rear Of Nor
folk; while Mcclellan will slowly but
surely press his invincible columns
upon Manassas! This simultaneous
advance everywhere, is to crush
treason" like an eggshell in giants
grasp. All this is quite modest and
becoming after the Trent humiliation.
A people who can bluster as they did
in this affair, and then back down as
ignominiously as they did-giving up
in their scare all they gained by cam