The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-10 00:00:00

THE GENERAL AND AN ORDERLY.

That General Scott was of hasty and irascible
temper in these latter years no one knew better than
himself. That he was as ready to recall as to utter
an unjust rebuke, is not, perhaps, as well known to
the public as it should be. I was witness, acciden-
tally, to an incident illustrative alike of his impatient
spirit and real gentlemanhood. It occurred while
he was yet Commander-in-chief, though .I cannot
now fix the exact time. His office was on Seven-
teenth-street, opposite the War Department. His
carriage stood at the door one afternoon as I passed,
and discovering at the instant that he was coming
out for a ride, I paused to see him. Kind enough
at heart, and thoughtful of his troops when in seri, ice,
he permitted no undue familiarity on the part of his
soldiers, and required proper observance on all oc-
casions of his rank and position. The regulars
knew this well enough, and were not likely to offend
in this regard. His peculiarities were very little
known, however, to the Volunteers.
As he came out of the door of the building in
which head-quarters were at this time, an orderly
stepped up with, as it appeared afterward, a letter
from one of the bureaus of the War Department,
which lie had been directed to deliver to General
Scott at once—of course to his adjutant-general or
chief of staff. The willing but not well-learned
volunteer interpreted his order literally, however,
and carelessly giving the salute, began :—" Oh
General, here's a paper I want you too look at before
you —." The haughty veteran of nearly four
score, seemed dumb-founded for just one or two
seconds, and then, straightening to his full height,
and raising his cane, with a sudden sweep of his arm

—I think he had a cane—he exclaimed in a weighty
voice, " Clear out, sir—clear out !" The astonished
orderly sprang away, and the General passed to his
carriage and was driven off.

The letter was taken charge of by the orderly on
duty at the office, and the other slowly walked on.
The carriage was driven no more than twenty or

thirty rods before it turned about, and the driver
called to the unfortunate orderly. He, of course,
met it with hat in hand and fear in every quivering
muscle, He was beckoned to the door, and the
General asked his name and regiment, as he told
two or three of us immediately afterwards. He
gave both, and the General answered, " Well, sir,

report to your colonel that you were guilty of gross
disrespect to General Scott as an officer, and that
General Scott was guilty of gross disrespect to you
as a man, General Scott begs your pardon. Go
to your duty, sir."

AT TIIE WHITE HOUSE.
One of the last occasions on which I saw the
General was at a Saturday afternoon instrumental

concert in the White House grounds by the Marine
Band. It was quite the custom of Mr. Lincoln to

appear for half an hour or so on the southern portico
of the Executive Mansion during these concerts.
Happening to be there on this afternoon, with some
Illinois friends of the President, I was included in
the invitation to accompany him to the portico.
We had been out there a quarter of an hour,
perhaps, when one of the servants came to say that
General Scott was at the door. The President im-
mediately went to meet him, and directly returned
with the Lieutenant-General, in full uniform, lean-
ing on his arm. It was a sight worth something
to see. The crowd in front of the house saw it,
was hushed in reverence a moment, and then broke
out into a hearty clapping of hands,

The General stepped to the front and raised his
chapeau in acknowledgment. At this instant th©

baud struck up " Hail to the Chiefl7 while the

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good many young generals, Mr. President," said he
turning to Mr. Lincoln, "but they don't forget the

old general yet, do they ?" with a motion towards
the people, and a decided emphasis on " don't," as

if he had turned the question over and over in his
mind. "We could spare a hundred of them better

than we could him," answered Mr. Lincoln as he

supported him to a chair. " I thank you, Irr. Pre-
sident—l thank you," said the general, in conclu-
sion, Were there tears in his eyes ? At least there

were in the eyes of several of the persons who stood

near,

Wo have much pleasuro 111 announcing that Lord
Henry Lennox has been appointed Secretary to tho
Admiralty.
Rev. J. D. T. Smith, rector of the Episcopal
church in Shelbyville, Tenn., regarded as one of the ablest
divines in that section, died on the 15th of May.