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The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
lly underrated for the purpose of favoring the delusion that victory only awaited our advance, and that the patient preparation was nothing more than old fogy stupidity or traitorous reluctance. We know, from authority which is unquestionable, that it was originally no part of Gen. Scott's plans to commence the offensive at this time, because careful calculation of the period requisite for preparation had satisfied him that to do the thing properly, we should not be ready to act in Eastern Virginia before September. He know the force of the enemy better than the public, and even when at last compelled to succumb to the pressure, and order Gen. MeDowell to advance, he did it, we are persuaded, against his own judgment. [From the Philadelphia Inquires.] When the history of the conflict comes to be written by the dispassionate historian, the causes of our defeat may be summed up briefly in a few words. Masked batteries, in-experienced officers, the unaccountable and unobs
The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 Reward (search)
Northwestern Virginia. An intelligent gentleman from Northwestern Virginia has given us some interesting particulars of prominent persons connected with the Sancho Panza government set up by Carlile & Co., in the Northwest. "His Excellency Gov. Pierpont," who has the supreme modesty to style himself the successor of our Northwestern Virginia has given us some interesting particulars of prominent persons connected with the Sancho Panza government set up by Carlile & Co., in the Northwest. "His Excellency Gov. Pierpont," who has the supreme modesty to style himself the successor of our "late Governor," John Letcher, is not a Massachusetts Yankee, as is commonly supposed. Our informant says that, bad as the Yankees are, such an imputation does them great injustice. Mr. Pierpont is a native of Virginia, and his father was a Virginian before him. His wife, however, is a Northern Abolitionist, and has converted him the Methodist Protestant Church, and a fanatic in religion. John S. Carlile is not considered a first rate man in intellect, nor is he looked upon in Northwestern Virginia as any but the nominal leader of the present movement. Its real head and brains is a Methodist Protestant preacher residing in Wheeling, who is said to ha