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r the night. Daylight of the ensuing morning gave us a better view of our surroundings. There was one large house located at some distance from the road, with quite extensive grounds about it. Around the estate the following notice was posted: British property. Protected by order of Gen. Meade. The same notice was conspicuously posted on nearly every house in the settlement. Later, we learned that a Mr. Green, who owned the large house, making it his summer residence and living at Savannah in the winter, was a man of means and influence, and instead of this being a knot of British settlers, as at first appeared, the other people living here had persuaded the above gentleman to have the same safeguard thrown about their premises as his own. As early as 6 o'clock A. M., we were again on the move, our line of march this day taking us across the plains of Manassas and a. portion of the old Bull Run battle-ground. Sounds of fighting to our right and rear had fallen upon our ea