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W), No. 7t Locon St. CRANBERRIES. lust' tecemed a (teal lot of Cranberries awl New ell Cu rraota, a t 7t Locum. Strew. Oct el, b. F. ESCRIXIN. SI SO In a handsome saloon in the Itue de Saint Peres, one day last spring, were assembled a fine looking old gentleman, a lady of fifty, a man of from thirty-five to forty, and a young woman reclining on a couch, evident ly in delicate health. These four persons were, Monsieur de Maubert, a half-pay colo nel and bachelor, Madame de Lacy, the youngwoman's mother, and Monsieur d'Her cibly, husband of the young lady. A fifth person was announced, and Colo nel de Fresnes, a handsome man, still young, entered, and was received with friendly fa miliarity. "Colonel," said the delicate lady, "you could not have arrived more apropos. We arc endeavoring to arrange a difficult ques tion, on which opinions are divided, and we want your arbitration. It is about the choice of a name for my new born babe; my moth er and I wish to have him christened 'Paul,' after his father. Monsieur Maubert and my husband oppose that wish by a crowd of specious reasonings, a wish which they say is only founded on an old custom or a mo tive of sentiment which does not recompense for the embarrassments which may arise out of a similitude of names. What do you think of it or advise?" Ell "I think, madame, that these gentlemen are quite correct in their views, and that sometimes it is most unfortunate to have a namesake'," "In proof of which," replied Monsieur de Maubert, "if that unfortunate Do Ser rieres had not had one, he would have avoid ed the annoyance which betel him when he left Baden in a hurry, to take possession of his title, when an article in the lloniteur an nounced the elevation to the peerage for the Baron Louis do Serrieres, who was another person though be bore his name and title, and probably my friend had the right to precedence, but last it owing to a namesake." "That," replied Madame d'llereibly, "is not quite applicable to the case in question; finding a namesake in a stranger might have unpleasant results, which could not happen between father and son." "Pardon me, madam," replied Monsieur de Fresnes, "and whilst apologizing for my egotism, I will, at the same time, quote my own example." "Yours! Ah! let us hear it, Colonel." "In 183 G, my regiment was in garrison at Nismes. Haring only left the millitary school of St. Cyr three years before, I was but an ensign. When I arrived, I was bil lotted with a rich proprietor of the name of Monsieur de Mont, who received me more like an old acquaintance than a stranger; ho was kind enough to invite me to prolong my stay in his house until I could procure a house to suit me. For some days I took advantage of this offer, which brought me into communication with his family, which was composed of his mother-in-law and four children, the eldest of whom was much older than the others, being nearly twenty years of age. Mademoiselle Cecile was one of those persons who please so much, and I felt myself attracted towards her from the first; the gentleness and amiabilty of her temper, and a crowd of good quahtics, which I remarked in her in the course of daily ac quaintance, attached the to her, not by a violent affection, hut by a tender and kindly sentiment far more pleasing and lasting, and every day she appeared inure agreeable to me; every day confirmed me in the idea that, if I married, it would be only with her. A year, a happy year, passed away in calm and serene happiness, which makes plea sant enjoyment obliterate thought of the future. 11..viug received my promotion to the rank of lieutenant, with an order to ac company my regiment to Africa, I resolved betere le.iving to tell Cecile that I loved her, and Ll:se .ver the feuliiigs of her family, its well .is her 00.h,a1)..et the union, whielt was iii•L•de.iinibie to the happiness of my life. Cee.le s answer was dim, if her parents eun- s eated site WILS Willing; her father replied: "'That he saw nothing to prevent this m.tmage a little later: go and gain laurels,' ho sail; 'you arc now very young and my dliugitter lavt time to Wait; when you aro a captain we will talk about it.' •D• “I left without being able to obtain any thing more positive, During two years' ab sence I only received the replies from Ce cile's father to letters I addressed to him, they were friendly, but he in no wise en gaged his word, which made me doubly anxious for my advancement, as I loved her daily more and more, and longed for the moment when I should have the right to claim her. An expedition, at last, in -which I was engaged, and wherein I was fortunate enough to distinguish myself, obtained for me the rank of captain, and a serious wound. In the midst of my sufferings I rocked myself to repose with the happy thoughts that as soon as I was better I would write to Monsieur Mont. Without doubt Cecile had seen an account in the papers of the affair in which I bad been engaged, and she would be uneasy. I was most anxious to re•asture her I lived, and only for herself. These painful ideas occupied me during my return to Algiers, where I found a letter from my father; of which nearly the follow ing was a copy: "'I am uneasy, my dear Eustacc, about your wound, and proud of the noble conduct which has made yon my equal in military rank. Good blood never lies, and I felt gantiillls. The Nun Wife "NO ENTERTATNMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1861. convinced, when starting you in this career that you would make your way honorably to the end; for, if I have stopped on the way it has been because the opportunity for do ing otherwise was wanting. We do not rise in rank by going through one's exercise on parade, or in touching recruits their goose steps in garrison, where I alone have been. But what could I do? That is not my great est care. If I had only myself I should be but little troubled. But r ens a father, and my unlucky star has written it, that in los ing a gentle and good companion, I should remain alone with the responsibility which that name brings. If I had only you with me, my son, I should not b 3 so much embar rassed. lam proud of acknowledging this: but it is not so as regards your sister, good and aimiable os she is. At her age now I am incompetent to be hor sole mentor; there fore, after having balanced all things; I thought it my duty to decide upon remarry ing. Circumstances too long to detail hero have brought me into connection with the family of Mademoiselle Cecile de Mont, of Nismes, now residing in Paris. I have met with all the qualities I could desire in this lady, and have been accepted. When you receive this letter we most probably shall be married; the wedding day, which for a double motive will be without pomp, is fixed for the sixteenth of this month.' "And we were then in the earlier days of the followingmenth. I could read no more. I felt as if a cold dagger had pierced my heart. A film covered my sight, and I fainted, weakened by my illness, and this fearful blow, with the crushed letter in my hand? In vain I said to myself that Cecile had. betrayed me, and was unworthy my re gret. The idea that she was my step-moth er made me frantic. Another should have answered to my misery—but my father—l was powerless there; but I swore never to seee his face again. These torments pro longed my illness. It was thought only a return to France would effect a cure. DEMI "The voyage was most painful to rue, and I arrived there ill, worse than when I left; and in Tossing through Nimes, which I was desirous of seeing once more, I was obliged to stop, for fatigue and agitation had re-opened my wound. "I thought of returning to my old lodg ing: it seemed to me that I should die there where I had lived and hoped for so much happiness—now lost forever—but it was nut vacant. Not finding the necessary at tentions among strangers, I made them take me to the hospital. "I had been there several weeks. When I began to get about, this second state of convalescence was quite as painful as the first, for the place revived all my regrets.— Cecile, Cecile—forgetful and inconstant— was continually before my eyes; only rea soning with myself could convince me that I was dreaming. One day, however, even this was powerless to persuade me. "The chambers assigned to the officers opened on a. long gallery, where the Sisters of mercy passed to attend in the hospital; seated in my arm chair near the door, I fan cied I saw a person among thorn who per fectly resembled her, and, despite the ab surdity of such a supposition, I felt certain that it was she. "The hospital attendant, of whom I asked the name of this sister, told me that he did not know her, that she had recently arrived and was not yet received into the noviciate. "The next day I did not see her. "The following one, after endeavoring to walk in my room, I dragged myself into the gallery, so 1 might meet the Sisters when they appeared. The bell rang, and they ar rived; I saw them at a distance, and from afar ofr; amongst them, the person I wished to see; my first movement was to close my eyes that I might not lose the fancy which had seized upon me. The second was to ad vance. It was the image of har—her style, her features, but faded, as much by suffer ing—it certainly was herself! "She walked with her eyes fixed upon the ground, and scarcely raised them as I passed; nevertheless, she recognized me; and starting with surprise, a cry almost es caped her lips. No one noticed her, and she followed the others without once turn ing around. "I entered my room mad with delight.— 'Twas she; there could be no doubt of it.— I had been suffering tortures from sonic mistake, for my step-mother could not be there. "A letter which I bad received from my father since my return to France was filled with praises of his Cecile, to whom he owed, he said, perfect felicity. "It could not, then, be my Cecile, my be loved, whom he had married, and I was re solved to speak to her and discover the truth. "My agitation gave me strength to do so. "The parlor of the convent was not far off. I wont there and requested the sister at the gate to inform Mademoisselle de Mont that Captain de Fresnes wished to speak to her. "According to the conventional rules I was kept a long time waiting, and this gave me time to become more calm. At last I heard the sound of the elderly sister's foot steps on the coridor. The door opened, - and Cecile entered after her, and stood erect be hind the bars which separated us. 'She was pale and agitated; nevertheless, it was easy to see that she was trying to compose herself, and seemed cold and calm- "'Monsieur,' she said `I was ignorant that you were here; had I known it, I could hare offered you my attendance, authorized as I now ant in doing so by the family ties which unite us.' " "Tis then true,' I cried, "tis then true, T'is not a mistake. Pardon me, madame. pardon me! For an instant, I believed in a mastake which I could not understand, as I cannot understand how you are now in this house—how you have left—' "'I am not accountable to any one, Mon sieur,' she replied, for my actions; 'the ties of which I just now spoke, do not give you the right to question my motives for quit ting the world!' "'Pardon me, madame, I do not interro gate you; I am only astonished that so sa cred an engagement should not have retain ed you near your—' "'ln my turn, Monsieur, permit me to say I don't know what you allude to. I vow myself to the large family of suffering hu manity. This is a holy engagement, Mon sieur, and a sacred one, in fact, to which I shall be faithful; but if fur this I quit my family, your title of uncle does not the less grant you a double right to my care, and I will give you the attention of a niece, of a zealous and attentive sister, if you desire itl' "'A niece, a sister!' I cried, almost me chanically, pressing my head in both hands; 'it is enough to drive me mad. For pity's sake, Cecile, do not mock me, for see, I suf fer—that lam suffering tortures! I have never forgotten you! I am free, quite free, if it be not of my love for you. How can I be your uncle! Ido not desire the title, nor that of your brother, and still less will be your son?' "'Be calm, I beseech you!' she said; see that you are suffering horribly. But two words can explain all. You have not, then, married mY aunt, Cecile de Mont, who, three years since, was united in Paris to Captain Gustave de Fresnes?' "'Tis my father,' I exclaimed, transport ed with joy. 'Then, 'tis not you who are his wifel Oh, Cecile, pardon me; I believed it, and was tempted to curse you for what I looked upon as a double odious treason.' "I have nothing to forgive,' she said, 'Have I not myself fallen into a similar er ror, from which, like you, I have soared keenly?" "'Oh, Cecile! my Cecile! my beloved! we can be happy yet together. The future is for us, that future which terrified me so much. Oh, now it seems far too short—love should be eternal.' "'Meanwhile,' she asked, 'would you not like ma to explain the particulars of this al most fatal mistake.' "'lt is scarcely necessary now that it ex ists no longer, to separate us; but speak on, I will listen to you.' "'She then informed me that her father had a sister, by whom she had been held at I the baptismal font, and whose nit= she had received; that the will of a relative of Mon sieur de Mont, in favor of his aunt, had caused a rupture between them, and she bad gone to reside with her maternal relatives, and all correspondence and communication between them bad ceased till the moment of her marriage, when a cold letter, devoid of any particulars, informed him that she was to marry Captain de Fresues. 'We had seen, sometimes previously, your nomination to ' that rank,' continued Cecile 'and we never I imagined that there could be any error. So deceiving a coincidence is more extraordi nary than the infidelity of a lover.' "'The very day of this explanation which had brought so complete a change in our projects, I wrote to my father, and happi ness is so excellent a doctor, that a month afterwards, perfectly recovered, I married Cecile do Mont, who wore her wreath of orange flowers without any regret for her nun's veil. This marriage produced the union of the father with his sister, who found herself called upon one day again to be god-mother in her own family, but it was unanimously decided that no similitude of names should ever expose the children to the painful trill through which their parents had passed." - The history of Colonel de Fresnes decided the persons in consolation to seek for some name which would not lend to hapless re sults, and it was at last decided that the boy should be called Aymor, as they know no one of that name to recall to mind the knights of the round table. The Last Shilling lle was evidently a foreigner, and poor. As I sat at the opposite corner of the South gate stage, I took a mental inventory of his wardrobe. A military cloak much the worse for wear—a blue coat, the worse for tear— a napless hat—a shirt neither white nor brown—a pair of mud-colored gloves, open at each thumb—gray trousers too short fur his legs, and brown boots too long for his feet. From somo words ho dropped I found that he had come direct from Paris to undertake the duties of French teacher at an English academy; and his companion, the English classical usher, bad been sent to London to meet and escort him to his suburban desti nation. Poor, devil, thougbt I, thou art going into a bitter, bad line of business, and the ltod redth share which I bad taken in the boyish persecutions of my own French master—an emigre of the old noblesse—smote violently on my conscience. At Edmonton the coach stopped. The coachman alighted, pulled the boll of a mansion inscribed in large let- ters, Vospasian House, and deposited the foreigner's trunks and boxes on the footpath. The English classical usher stepped briskly out and deposited a shilling in the coach man's anticipatory hand. Monsieur follow ed the example, and with some precipitation prepared to enter the gate of the fore-garden, but the driver stood in the way. "I want another shilling said the coach man." "You agreed to take a shilling a bead," said the English master. "You said you would take one shilling for my bead," said the French master. "It's for the luggage," said the coach man. The Frenchman seemed thunderstruck; but there was no help for it. Ile palled out a small weazel-bellied, brown silk purse, but there was nothing in it save a medal of Napoleon. Then he felt in his breast-pock ets, then his side-pockets, and then his waistcoat-pockets; but they were all empty, excepting tt metal snuff-box, and that was empty, too. Lastly, ho felt the pockets in the flaps of his coat, taking out a meagre would be white handkerchief, and shaking it; but not a dump. I rather expect he an ticipated the result, but he went through the operations seriatim, with the true French gravity. At last he turned to his compan ion, with a "Mistare 13nrbiere, be as good ns to lend me one shilling." Mr. Barter, thus appealed to, went through something of the same ceremony.— Like a blue-bottle cleaning itself, he passed his hands over his breast, round his hips, and down the outside of his thighs, but the sense of feeling could detect nothing like a coin. - "You agreed for a shilling, and you shall have no mo-e," said the man with empty pockets. "No—no—no—you shall have no more," said tho moneyless Frenchman. By this time the housemaid of Vespasian Ilouse, tired of standing with the door in her hand, had come down to the garden gate, and, willing to make herself general ly useful, laid her hand on one of the for eigner's trunks. "It shan't go till I'm paid my shilling," said the coachman, taking hold of the han dle at the other end. The good-natured housemaid instantly let gp of trunk, and seemed suddenly to be bent double by a violent cramp, or stitch, in her right side, while her hand groped busily under her gown. But it was in vain. There was nothing in that pocket but some curl papers and a brass thimble. The stitch or cramp then seemed to attack her other side; again she stooped and fum bled, while hope and doubt struggled togeth er on her rosy face. At last hope triumph ed—from the extremest corner of the huge dimity pouch she fished up a solitary coin, and thrust it exultingly into the obdurate palm. "It won't do," said the coachman, cast ing a `ovary eye on the metal, and holding out for the inspection of the trio a silver washed coronation medal, which had been purchased of a Jew for two-pence the year before. The poor girl quietly set down the trunk which sho had again taken up, and restored the deceitful medal to her pocket. In the meantime the arithmetical usher had arrived at the gate in his way out, but was stopped by the embargo on the luggage "IVhat's the matter now?" asked the man of figures. "If you please, sir," said the housemaid, dropping a low courtesy, "it's this impu dent fellow of a coachman will stand here for his rights." "Ile wants a shilling more than his fare," said Mr. Barber. "He does want snore than Lis fare shil ling," reiterated the Frenchman. "Coachman; what the devil are we wait ing here for?" shouted a stentorian voice from the rear of the stage. "Bless me, John, are we to stay here all day?" cried a voice from the stage's inte rior. "If you don't get up shortly I shall get down," bellowed a voice from the box. At this crisis the English usher drew his fellow tutor aside, and whispered something in his ear that made him go through the ofd manual exercise. Ile slapped his panta loons—flapped his coat-tails—and felt about his bosom. "I haven't got one," said he, and, with a shako of the bead and a hurried bow, he sett off at the pace of a two-penny postman. "I ain't going to stand here all day," said the coachman, getting out of all reasonable patience. "You are an infernal scoundrelly villain," said Mr. Barber, getting out of all classical English. "You are a—what Mr. Barbier says," said the foreigner. "Thank God and his goodness." ejacula ted the housemaid, "here comes the doctor." And the portly figure of the pedagogue himself came striding pompously down the gravel walk. lle had two thick lips and a double chin, which all began wagging to. gether. "Well, well; what's all this argumenta aye elocution? I command taciturnity." "I'm a shilling short," said the coach man. "Ile says ha has got one short shilling," said the foreigner. "Poo—poo—poo,"l6d the thick lips and double chin. "Pay the fellow his superflu ous claim, and appeal to magisterial an th °Tits." $1,50 PER YEAR I N ADVACE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE "It's what wo mean to do, sir," said the English usher; "but—" and he laid his lips mysteriously to the doctor's ear. . "A. pecuniary bagatelle," said the doctor. "It's palpable extortion—but I'll disburse it—and you have a legislatorial remedy for his avaricious demands." As the man of pomp said this he thrust his forefinger into an empty waistcoat pock et—then into its fellow—and then into every pocket ho had—but without any other pro duct than a bunch of keys, two ginger loz enges, and the French mark. "It's very peculiar," said the doctor; "I had a prepossession of having currency to that amount. The coachman must call to morrow for it at Yespasian House—or stay, I perceive my housekeeper. Mrs. Plummer! pray just step hither and liquidate this little commercial obligation." "Now, whether Mrs. Plummer had or had not a shilling, Mrs. Plummer only knows; for she did not condescend-to make' any search for it; and if she. had none, she was right not to take the trouble. How ever, she attempted to carry the point by a coup de main. Snatching up one of the boxes, she motioned the housemaid to do the like, exclaiming in a shrill treble key: "there's a pretty tvork,.indeed, about n I paltry shilling! If it's worth having its worth calling again for; and I suppose Ves pasian House is not going to run away!" "But may be I am," snid the inflexible Icoachman," seizing a trunk with each hand. "John, I insist on being let out!" scream ed the lady in the coach. "I shall be too late for dinner," roared the thunderer in the dicky. As for the passenger on the box, he bad made off during the latter part of the alter cation. shall we do?" said the English classical usher. "Gbd and his goodness only knows!" said the housemaid. "I am a stranger in this country," said the Frenchman. "You must pay the money," said the coalman. "And here it is, you brute!" said Mrs. Plummer, who had made a trip to the house in the meantime; but whether she had coin ed it, or raised it by a subscription among the pupils, I know no more than the man in the moon. THE CHRONOLOGY OF SEcEssioN.—North Carolina is the eleventh in chronological or der of the rebellious States. The fdlowing table shows the dates of the passage of Ordinances of Secession: 1. South Carolina—December 20. 2. Mississippi—January 9. 3. Alabama—January 11. 4. Florida—January 11. 5. Georgia—January 19. G. Louisiana—January 2G. . 7. Texas—February 1. 8. Virginia—April 17. 9. Arkansas—May G. 10. Tennessee—May G. 11. North Carolina—May 21. Fight at Great Bethel ACCOUNT BY A ZOUATE WHO WAB THLRE Camp Hamilton, Headquarters 51.13 Reg't, Duryco's Advance Guard, Juno 11, 1861 We again took up our line of march to our original point of destination, and on the way took occasion to increase the tempera ture of the atmosphere (thermometer 00' in the shade) by making bonfires of certain houses and barns belonging to gentlemen who have abused the kindness and lenity of General Butler (whose heart is as big as his body), and have allowed their premises to be used for ambuscades and rallying points for the rebels, while professing to be Union men, and being protected both in person and property by General Butler's orders. We had to halt several times on our march for the reserve to come up, and Col. Duryee's mast frequent order was, "go slower, men, go slower," till finally we arrived at a point about a mile distant from the position of the enemy, and halted. The first thing heard along the line was "Company I, Cap tain Bartlett, to the front," and away we wont along the whole line at double. quick, tired as we were, after an all night's duty, and a march under a broiling sun of four teen miles, and cheered by the men along the whole lino. When we arrived at the head of the regi ment 60 were ordered to advance and join Capt. Gilpatrick, Company 11, who was still further in advance, and we did it. Be is, to use a homely phrase, "012 C of em." and as we came up his first salutation was, "Bartlett, old fellow, there they are, and now we have, a big thing," and there they were, sure enough, and it was a big thing, with some twenty holes in it, and one of those things you can see on the top of the fort at Governor's Island in each bole. The two companies were then divided into three sections, Capt. Bartlett taking com mand of the centre, Lieut. Cambreling, of Gilpatrick'a Company, taking command of the tight section, and Lieut. York, of Bart lett's Company, taking command of the lea, and the order given to deploy "skirmishers." These arrangements did not take a great while, you may rest assured, and we bad hardly got into place on the right and left, before "bang," "bang." "bang," saluted our ears, and the way the grape and canis ter tore through and above and around ne was considerably ahead of double quick time, and wonderful to relate, although they fired at point blank range, and apparently right in our faces, not a man was killed.— Gilpatriek jumped up on a fence, sung out "Give them three good American cheers for [WHOLE NUMBER 1,609. that, men," and if you. had -heard ,it you would have thought that order was obeyed, for we did sing out. They fired four or five rounds at us before we could get out of the way, and then the centre and, right took po sition in the wood, with a view of flanking the enemy on the right, and ea .the left, taking positions behind the fences, rising ground and anything . that afforded the slightest protection from the murderous fire of the enemy. Awaited orders, which were constantly after each discharge, "Skirmish ers advance," and we did advance, some times on hand knees and sometimes crawl ing on our bellies, and sometimes where neither would do, getting up and going "double quick," till we could find some ob stacle, however slight, to take advantage of. The centre and right of thef skirmishers kept moving on untilthey got to where they supposed they were on the enemy's flank, but very much to their surprise, for no. one dreamed of the strength of the position, they found that there was not only one entrench ment, but another and a bigger ono in the rear, and of course nothing to do but the best they could under the circumstances, and pop off just as many men as showed their heads above the embankment. In the mean time the left section of the skirmishers, hearing Gilpatrick's sharp shrill command constantly repeated, "Skirmishers, trance," kept constantly moving forward in an open field, and while is the act of mak ihr, a further advance of about GOO feet in the front and up to a very unsuspicious and harmless looking fence, house, cow-shed and barn, the curtain fell; and a masked bat cry of mountain howitzers was exposed in full view, and they did not lose any time in opening. Grape and canister fell like driv ing hail right into our faces, and rata drop ped right and left. We gave them one round in return and retreated fifteen paces, and throwing ourselves upon our faces, loaded and fired as fast as possible, until finding there was no reserve, ne main body, no nothing to fall back on, we got out from under this awful fire, and gotelseek to the two field pieces on our right. This 44 not take a great while, for our men only fired five or six. rounds, and then only when they could sight a man as he jumped.up above the embankment and fired, and before he could jump back again. In the meantime,• our regiment; under Colonel Duryee's special and personal direc tion, and ho in advance, had maeched.to po sition on the right, and opened.. a heavy fire, and Colonel Townsend's regiment, Third Albany, had coma up, marched in column directly in front of the enemy's batteries, and at point blank range got handsomely into position on the left and opened.fire.— They flanked the masked batteries ,on the left and silenced them, and then formed in line of battle front to the enemy's batteries. All these movements took time, and in the meantime our battery, commanded. and serv ed by Lieutenant Greblo, of the Second Regi ment United States Artillery, kept ups" gall ing and successful fire upon the enemy's batteries, and although grape, shell, canis ter, and solid shot, rained all around and about - him, he was as quiet and .gentle, both in manner and speech, as if lie had been in a lady's drawing-room. I never ctw.-great er coolness in my life. I cannot say as much for some of those under his command. There were. men with him who emphatically stood by their gems, but as the enemy kept improving their range, and danger increased, so Many left ' that there was not men enough of those whose duty it was to be there, and nt the call for volunteers from the Zouaves, to help to work the guns, enough of the "red legged devils" stepped forward from their places to have served twenty guns. And so the day wore on till our Men were completely worn out. About 12 o'clock, Cot Townsend's Regi ment made a movement to the left, and then coming to the front, we made 'n geberal charge of the two regimentsCright 'tip to and in the face of their batteries, and - drove them from their first entrenchments - . And here the enemy must have suffered great loss, fur the men of both regimen* maddened by op. position, fairly sprang on their entreneb• ments, but were stopped by the second with their heavy guns. This was straightfor ward, hand-to-hand fighting, and at the point of the bayonet; but their position was too strong, although I think after we had once got it we could have kept it, had we bad any support at all. We were obliged to retire, and retire we did, in good order, and without much loss. And here let me pay a deserving tribute to Cols. Duryea and Townsend. Col. Duryea went through the fight with a little riding whip in his band, and encouraged his men both with voice and example. Col. Townsend is one of-the moat self-pos -1 sessed, cool gentleman I ever saw. lie was ion horseback, in fun 'uniform, and led hi" men in every movement. At the charge I upon the batteries he was in front, and rode slow enough to let his men keep easily up. and with as much apparent nonchalance as if upon parade. Poor treble: He and ri.s men were killed by almost the last shot- fired from the ene my's batteries. His skull was literally mashed by a discharge from one of their ri fled cannon. The men ware completely worn out, bet if they bad had an open enemy to confrout. tired as they were after this hard work, I think the first order to "charge" would hare woke them like a trumpet call. We travelled back to camp, and today are ready and eager for another fight. Oar experience of yesterlay has done both offi cers and men a world of good.
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