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The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], What will the Government do? (search)
What will the Government do? --The Williams breach-loading gun has been publicly fired on six several occasions with the most satisfactory results, with both lead and iron balls — half ounce bullet, fourth ounce do., and buckshot. On Tuesday last, in the presence of near 200 people, it was fired 42 times, and its condition consequent upon that number of discharges may be seen at Mr. Williams's shops, on Cary street, between 11th and 12th streets. Its performances on the Peninsula were most gratifying to the inventor, as well as General Magruder. Near a score of Yankees were picked off by it at distances varying from 1,000 to 2,000 yards. There is now on file, in the office of the Secretary of War, a letter from General Magruder as complimentary of the performance of the gun as language can express; and it is the opinion of every one who has witnessed its firing, that such gun is equal to a regiment of men; and yet the Government do not move in relation to it. Nay, they see
The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 18 (search)
y, near Tuscumbia, Captain Fenelton Cannon, of Scott's Louisiana regiment, killed, wounded and captured fifty or sixty. Captain Cannon's force was one hundred men, of which not one was materially hurt. Pressing forward, Scott crossed the Tennessee and Elk rivers, and with 160 men attacked the 18th Ohio regiment, 700 strong, at Athens, and routed them, killing, wounding and capturing 100, taking their camp, tents, ammunition, wagons, horses, provisions, etc, also 105 muskets. Capt. John Williams pursued one detachment to Elkton, and Capt. Cannon burnt the Limestone creek bridge, ten miles from Huntsville — throwing off twenty car loads of coffee, sugar, rice, etc., which he also burnt — killing 20 and taking 7 prisoners. Scott's ammunition now gave out — no reinforcement came up, and Mitchell came on him from Huntsville with 8,000 men. In the face of this force, Scott re-crossed both Elk and the Tennessee rivers, driving back the 4th Ohio cavalry, 400 strong, who att<