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The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arrival and departure of troops. (search)
, a few days ago. The weekly expense of the steamers thus far chartered as transports by the Washington Government is $13,000, exclusive of keeping them in commission. The presence of Ross Winans at the Relay, on Thursday, created a deep impression. The troops uncovered as he passed between the lines. Col. R. A. Pryor has superceded Colonel Hodges in the command of the Third Regiment at Portsmouth. Col. Hodges is raising a howitzer corps. There are two full nephews of Gen. Scott, the commander of the Northern army, in the 2d Mississippi Regiment, stationed near Lynchburg. The Charleston Courter says that rice is being shipped by railroad to Richmond, the Directors of the road taking it at half the usual rates. Upwards of five hundred women have applied at the State-House, in Boston, for permission to serve as nurses (?) at the seat of war. The Canadian steamers New York and Northerner, of the American Express Line, have been purchased by the America
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], New Orleans banks. (search)
g down the Southern insurrection. Indeed, General Scott and Lincoln are new struck with their own months, was certainly a blunder for which General Scott may blush. The restless temper of Marhy Gen. Scott has not yet invaded Virginia. Gen. Scott is not ready. The illustrious old peacock bquire ninety thousand men to invade Virginia. Scott is too much of a General to attempt anything b all be pledged to three years or for the war. Scott is beginning to realize this fact. He is not . The probabilities are that Davis is ahead of Scott. He will have a hundred thousand men in Virginlikely to be required. It is not possible for Scott to collect a hundred and twenty-five thousand retty well demonstrated that Davis is ahead of Scott, probably as much as three months. Festinxim upon which Davis has acted, and upon which Scott and Lincoln have not acted. The response of ternative will depend upon the question whether Scott is ahead, or Davis, in their military preparat[1 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Gen. Beauregard. (search)
Gen. Beauregard. --The Washington correspondent of the New York Express writes that "Gen. Beauregard is looking upon us from Richmond, and his troops are in considerable force at various points not far from here.--But Gen. Scott cannot be surprised by him.-- He knows all that he does and disposes, and is prepared for whatever he may be invited to."
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Promotion. (search)
Promotion. --Gen. McClellan, of Cincinnati, has received a telegram from Washington, announcing his appointment as Major General in the United States Army, a position next in rank to Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott. The Western division of the army will be placed under his control.