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The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Reminiscence of Gen Scott. (search)
rt News was to leave for home on Sunday last. The small force remaining probably led to the evacuation of the place on Monday. The Yankees doubtless look upon this movement as a Providential escape from annihilation. The Wilmington Journal says that sundry Federal steamers have been "flying around" lately along the North Carolina coast. None of them have yet dropped in. The boys would rather have a little interchange of civilities with them than not. Gen. Fremont has arrived at Cairo with a fleet of eight steamers, containing four regiments and some detached companies, which were landed at Bird's Point. Black Republican authorities say there is now a force of 8,000 Federals there. News from General Banks' "Army of the Shenandoah" is unimportant. One of the most important items is that a Federal and a "rebel" picket met midway in the river, exchanged a Baltimore Sun for a Richmond Enquirer, and, after taking "a friendly drink" together, exchanged canteens. The