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The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], The enemy's lines before Washington. (search)
y made to us, or it may be an entirely different thing. The statement which we received was to this effect: A gentleman, now in Glasgow., Scotland, who has a brother residing in Richmond county, learning that there were 80 pieces of artillery in the Crimes belonging to England, and that they were offered for sale at the price of $30,000, conceived the idea of purchasing them and presenting them to the Southern Confederacy. In order to carry out the project, he called upon the merchants of Glasgow who trade with Charleston and in one hour had his subscription list tilled and the required amount complete — the first name on the list being a gentleman 93 years of age, who gave $2,000! Having thus raised the required amount, it was found to be impossible to charter a vessel to go to the Crimea for the cannon; but this difficulty was soon overcome — a vessel was purchased, sent to the Crimea, and the cannon obtained and presented to the Confederacy. The Nashville which brought the