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From, Fredericksburg.

[from our own correspondent.]
Fredericksburg, May 28, 1863.
Another election to-day under the guns of the enemy! The result as follows: Whole number of votes cast 98--For Governor: Smith, 64; Flournoy, 29, Munford, 5. For Lieut-Governor: Price, 44; Imboden, 51. For Attorney General: Tucker, 93. For Congress: DeJarnett, 70; Barbour, 25. For House of Delegates: John L. Marye, Jr, 95. The election passed off quietly. Of course the enormous throng of voters rushing to the polls was not apparent to the spectator. I forgot to mention that Seddon got 8 refugee votes for the Senate, and Taliaferro Voting in the camps, I think, was not very lively.

The indications and speculations here are to the effect that the Yankees are evacuating Stafford county. Their Cavalry are said to have gone up the river and they have been seen going over the hills in large numbers to-day. A balloon was hauled up from Phillips's House towards Falmouth, and looked as if it was walking leisurely up the road. Manifestly "a movement" is about to begin. Let us hope it will end in lasting benefit to the cause.

This morning I hear a party of Georgians were hauling the seine above town. The Yankees made a great fuss; got out a piece of artillery and were apparently about to shoot.--The Georgians went on sei ne-hauling, and although unarmed and unclothed, cursed the Yankees and dared them to shoot, and threatened if they did to "come over and take that gun. " The Yankees did not shoot.

The other day they were watering their horses. One of our boys whistled to them, and the nearest one swam over to our side, much to the astonishment and grief of the Yankees. Some time ago two or three horses swam over above, and the Yankees hallooed over that we might take them as "a gift." This last one was a very fine animal. General Patrick was verdant enough to send over a demand for its return because it was not "captured in battle." If the principle is recognized by the Yankees, we might "make a demand" for sundry negroes, household and kitchen furniture, horses belonging to private citizens, &c., not "captured in battle," but most feloniously abstracted in defiance of the laws of civilized warfare and the customs of any other species of criminal, except the Yankee. The impudence of the demand was certainly sublime from a set of thieves and robbers, who have outraged all decency in their wanton depredations.

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