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The Daily Dispatch: August 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Capture of a Federal gunboat. (search)
Another Yankee Illusion."Doubtless, the pleasure is as great of being cheated, as to cheat." No people with which history has made us acquainted ever manifested so great a passion for deceiving themselves as the Yankees. They went into this war under the firm persuasion that 75,000 men would crush the "rebellion," as they were pleased to term it, in a few weeks. At the end of that time, finding it still flourishing, they fell foul of old Scott, and abused him like a pick-pocket, because he had not gratified their wishes. To alliance them he promised to take his 4th of July dinner in Richmond last year. The Yankees firmly believed him, and started from Old Point to assist in the operation. They were sent to the right-about at Bethel, and were compelled to postpone the consummation. But what of that? They proved, by the rule of simple subtraction, that 18,000,000 could conquer 7,000,000, and they started from Washington to work out the sum. They got as far as Manassas, and