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. To show their contempt for it, they will frequently go up to it, and then with the most contemptuous movements turn back, and go around the square. In all other respects it is said the citizens show their utter loathing for the Federals, and leave no opportunity unimproved of making it as plain to them as possible. The ladies are especially violent in their insulting conduct, and frequent threats of punishing them are made by the Federal officers. The Federal General Shields was in Stafford, opposite Fredericksburg, when the news of Banks's defeat arrived, and he, too, hastened back with his division towards Winchester. McDowell's army, according to this account, has been much exaggerated. At no time, even with the reinforcements brought by Shields, did it number over forty thousand.--There anticipated a gay time in their "forward to Richmond," and had been promised they should certainly dine there on the first of June. Much murmuring and discontent was heard among the
The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], A fish a witness in a Court of justice. (search)
er. Mr. W. M. Williams and Mr. Bird, the chemical witnesses for the plaintiff suspecting that the learned doctor would advance the theory that animal life cannot exist in water tainted with gas, determined to give it a flat contradiction by producing in court a live fish, swimming in a mixture of half announce of the gas tank water with 25 ounces of pure water, having about the small and taste of the water in plaintiff's well. Accordingly, a fine healthy gudgeon was caught in the river at Stafford, put into a basin, the basin filled with the above mixture, and slipped under a seat in court, ready for the Doctor, should he advance his theory, which upon his examination he soon did, asserting most positively that the least taint of gas in water would destroy animal life, when, to his evident surprise, and amid a general roar of laughter, in which the learned judge heartily joined, the basin, with the fish swimming in it, was lifted up and placed on the centre of the table, full in view
d Confederate. I can't describe the crowds of flying fugitive darkies with bags and bundles, and bandboxes, and chests, and every imaginable variety of baggage, lumber, &c. One woman had a feather bed on her head — all frightened by the Yankee report that the town was to be shelled. The foolish starving creatures lined the bridge and the Stafford shore on Friday and Saturday Some returned but more of them were transported to Washington. Burnside having burned all he could on this side of Stafford, proceeded in much fright to the Potomac side, where he burned about a million (five reported) worth of stores. He has earned his name most expensively. Uncle Sam can call him Dear Burn side. Their confusion at Aquia Creek was worse confounded, and the smoke of their fornado ascended and darkened all the horizon. Our cavalry captured some of their pickets, and a few pieces of artillery could have destroyed or compelled the surrender of the whole disorganized and demoralized mass of this
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], The appearance of the Yankee Army in Front of Fredericksburg — shells Thrown into the town — supposed destination of the threatening force. (search)
received on Sunday night that the enemy had left Warrenton, and were moving on Fredericksburg in force. The Herald says: Early Monday the streets were filled with rumors as to the character of the advance, one man, from the upper part of Stafford, saving there had passed his house three brigades, embracing cavalry, infantry, and artillery. About noon the enemy arrived on the hills in the rear of Fairmont, but kept their force out of view, being drawn up from Lawson's Hill back as far as destroy some people's conjectures by giving them the real cause of the firing; but it is believed that the "wood train" was fired at after it left the railroad depot to go down the road. A large foraging party went down the river road into Stafford, and will probably continue its depredations into King George. The train consisted of 175 wagons, and had with it four pieces of artillery, two infantry and two cavalry companies.--There could not well have been a more disagreeable night. The
Dash of our cavalry. On the 16th inst, a party of Confederate cavalry, under Lieut. Col. Critcher, made a dash into Stafford and captured nine prisoners, belonging to a New York regiment of cavalry.
thought to myself, "they indeed have a reason to be tired of the war." This morning, a woman using a secesh flag over her house, nearly opposite to where I am writing, our pickets cried out to her that they had "spotted" that building, and would be there before night. The Confederate rag thereupon immediately disappeared. The New route to Richmond — what the Yankees think of it — the Failure to Outwit Gen. Lee Acknowledged. A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Stafford C. H., the 22d, says: There is no sign of any movement in the corps which we are attached, although it is asserted that at all hazards we must reach Fredericksburg and deploy our columns on some line beyond it, even if it be, as necessity seems to point, a line of defence for the winter. The project of a sudden advance on Richmond in two grand columns, by way of Culpeper and Fredericksburg, seems to have fallen through — at least it is at a stand. While the enemy was lying entren<
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1863., [Electronic resource], The capture of steamers by the Virginia State Line. (search)
ricksburg on the south side, with his own corps of 30,000 men. That is to say, he wished tomorrow his corps on this side of the river, while Burnside was on the other, without pontoons and with no possible means of communicating with him. We wonder how long it would have been before Gen. Lee had put the whole concern in his breathes pocket. But says this modest General, with thirty thousand men I could have chosen a position which the whole Confederate army could not have taken. Is it possible? The Confederates, with but a portion of their army, carried position alter position around this city, all of them believed to be impregnable. Hocker ought to know that, for he made use of his legs on most of those occasions, often enough to have kept it in his memory. Thirty thousand Yankees delay the whole Confederate army !!!.There are said to be 200,000 men in Stafford, and Lee is just across the river. Hocker is hiding for the command of the General Army. We hope be will get it.
A spy. --John Wright, a resident of Stafford co., has been arrested and brought to this city as a spy. The fellow pretends to be a Virginian, but this is a matter of doubt. He was taken up by order of Gen. Stuart, it being intimated in that commander, by loyal inhabitants of Stafford, that Wright had been in the enjoyment of familiar intercourse with the enemies of his country since they had thought proper to equal near Dumfries.
Arrival of Yankees. --Two Yankee deserters belonging to the 5th U. S. Regulars, were received at the Libby Prison on the 27th ult., and on Saturday 15 I were received from Gordonsville. The latter were captured by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry, on the 25th of February, five or six miles from Falmouth, near Hartford Church, in Stafford county. The prisoners represent seven different regiments, viz: the 3d, 4th, 12th, and 16th Pa. cavalry; 1st R. I and 4th N. Y. do., and 32d Mass. infantry. In the skirmish preceding the capture some forty add Hessians were killed and wounded. One of our men was killed and a number wounded. The following commissioned officers were with the prisoners captured, who, by the way, were mostly of Teutonic origin, viz: B. F. Blood, co, G, 4th Pa cav'ry; W. E. Warren, 2d Lt co C, 3d Pa cav; S. B. Shurtieff 1st Lt co A. Let R I cav; 1st Lt F. C Davis, co D, 3d Pa cav; F. D. Weatherall, 1st Lt co K 3d Pa cav. A flag of truce will no doubt convey these par
e Postmaster in New York, are importuning the President to pardon him. Referred to the Attorney General for his opinion. Gen. Cassius M. Clay' is nominated as Minister to Russia. It is the object of the Navy Department to keep an iron-clad in the neighborhood of Newport News. Bands of vagabond Mexicans have invaded Texas. They are not only discountenanced by Mexico, but are sternly condemned. Two or three rebel officers were captured during Fitzhugh Lee's recent raid in Stafford. One was Capt. John Alexander, of the 2d Virginia cavalry. The rebels failed in their object and retreated in great haste. Gen. Stuart commanded in person. VanDorn, it is reported has crossed the Tennessee river at Florence, with 8,000 cavalry, to reinforce Gen. Bragg. The rebel force beyond Mt. Sterling, Ky., was said to be scattered in their retreat. Hon. Simon Cameron has resigned the post of American Minister at the Court of St. Petersburg. In his letter to the Presid
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