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The Daily Dispatch: July 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Artillery experiments upon an iceberg (search)
as not. He was here, he was in the other world; he was in Washington, "taking observations;" he was in Richmond, at York, and where not? Well, I guess he'll turn up somewhere else before long, and satisfy Yankee du tell and Yankee doodle dom that he is alive, and kicking their carcasses through Washington, the same bodies being kicked through Baltimore into sundry shocking bad cocked hats, perhaps the cocked hat of Field Marshall Tureen. It is rumored that the hoary headed traitor, Winfield Scott, is unable to feed himself on account of his gout. He will certainly have to sup sorrow from the cup which his own hands has prepared with a stronger gout than that with which he has drunk down the intoxicating draughts of flattery, by which he has been kept alive beyond the allotted period of an honest and honorable life. Poor old man! What a spectacle! It is said that the last infirmity of the fallen mind has long since come over his spirit — the lust and love of gold; and for the
The Daily Dispatch: July 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Improvements in Paris. (search)
leted — if the mission is fulfilled — if he shall go down to his grave blessed by a peaceful and united country — who of all the men who have adorned our history will be so worthy to repose beside the hallowed dust of Washington?" Should old Scott be found in arms on Virginia soil, and there be made to bite the dust in honorable combat, the rules of civilized warfare would entitle the body to decent sepulture; but the grave would be gazed on with loathing and disgust by every patriotic Virginian. Should he die in the enemy's country, his remains should not be allowed to pollute the soil which holds the honored dust of Washington. More detested than the name of Jno. Brown, that of Winfield Scott will live in Virginia history as the synonym of traitor and apostate. Time may mitigate the judgment of men against the former, and tolerate his measures as a crazy fanatic. The other will be enecrated in all coming time as a bad, selfish, meanless, ingrate, inpanable of a generous<
The Daily Dispatch: July 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Won't fight. (search)
ington,July 3.--The following dispatch was received at 2.15 this morning by telegraph: Hock River, near Martinsburg, July 2. To Col. E D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General: We left Williamsport at 6 o'clock A. M. today, for this place. We drove and routed the rebels, about 10,000 strong, having with them four guns, and now occupy his camp, with a loss on our side, I regret to say, of three killed and ten wounded. R. Patterson, Major General Commanding. It is said that Gen. Scott was so much gratified on receiving this news that he caused the President to be awakened from his sleep to receive it. The Cabinet met to-day with more than usual good spirits in consequence of this gratifying news. Hagerstown, July 3.--Further accounts say that the Federal loss in the fight across the Potomac yesterday was two killed--George Drake and another man, name unknown, belonging to the Wisconsin regiment — and four wounded, belonging to the 11th Pennsylvania regiment.