The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-05
lcs against Omen.

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frNm the grave and trtumphed over desan' - ~
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aud Whose prscsding chr''t"as '"''a' Of course
'" ID that day that Christie was borne
Ts., : " : inter- snail b coed %Pa,fait,
Nut xrete wyudes aloit saAlt be-.
The summer shall b iasr re and drye.
3, ksnde Srace. whhouten iease.
TA,esc all iasds shall be peacs.
AErete lord shalt he be-
eff reliance il ~ be placed on the Italicized line.
Of these ssaaxas then croakers and Projectors oi
var aad pestlence had AZ well close Their doiefai
Mcashs Of this fortunate wear the gates OF the TEN
pie Of Janus may te closed. Franco wall not m
tion; last. M, IL ast. the opposing forces OF the com
mon American brothsrho "a OF the Norfn ana South
w.ti b restrained nv nobier cuunscis and pnref
motives, and nos imbrns their bs.onets IN each
others blood. So mote u he, ana the year OF ouf
inassd prove . Happy New Year all the world
over"
With all our hearts we say amen to the as
piration with which the above paragraph
closes. With regard 10 the prediction ITALICIZED
In the verses quoted, it may be necessary u
examine into it, and see whether 1t has ever
failed heretofore, as, If II shall have done 50,
We may not bedisposed perhaps to put very
great faith in 1t. Let us bring the period lying
between 1871 and ISIS, the most remarkable in
modern history, into court, and see what it
has TO say for Itself.
The year i7ei began on n Sunday, If we have
made our calculations right. 1t commenced
in this country, by the revolt of the Pennsyi-
vania Line. About the middle of the first
mon III Of the year, CoENwALLIs prepared to
advance into North Carolina. HIS first step
was to detach Lieuienant-Colonel TARLToN
in pursuit of MORGAN, who was operating on
his left flank in a manner that rendered his
advance dangerous. TAELToN found the old
wagner at the Cowpens, rolled up like a
hedgehog, b~ristling for fight, and attacking
him, got his legion almost annihiiated for his
pains. We next hear Of CORVALLIS attempt
ing to cut MonGAN of, and prevent his june
ton with GREENE, and 10 that end pursuing
the latter through the cold rainy dismal month
Of February, even into Virginia. A fortnight
slapses, and GREENE recruited, revived, and
anxious for a fight, is again in North Caro-
lima. CoRNwALLIs comes forward to meet
the bold challenger; q desperate battle en-
sues at Guiliord Couri-House-the Americans
are compelled to retreat-they do SO, in good
order-raliy nine miles from the field Of bat
tle-come for ward a gain and offer battle-find
tina, CORVALLIS already has enough of it
pursue him as he retreats-are prevented from
attacking HIM by his breaking down a bridge
over the Yadkin-leave him TO pursue his
march in retreat for two hundr miles. with
nearly a fourth of his army wounded Off
to their right, and go straight into South Caro-
lima which CORVALLIS had boosted, not
twelve months before, in his. letters 20 Lord
GEORGE GERMAN, hat he had subdued so
completely as to have no fear of its ever re-
voting again. GREENE laid siege to Camden,
was worsled by the British in IA rally, drew
of his forces, engaged in the siege OF Ninety
Six. was repuised, retired to the high hills of
Santee, pursued the retreating British to the
Eutaw Springs, fought a desperate battle
there, purs ued them to Charleston, shut them
mp there, and Gle AIRED the whole open country
of them. This was the year in which MARION
performed the greater part of his marvellous
exploits. In the meantime CoRNwALLls over
ran and plundered the greater part OF lower
Virginia, shut himself up in Yorktown, and
was there besieaed aud captured by the COM
bined forces under WASHINGTON aud RoCHAM-
BEAU. So much for America. In Europe the
siege of Gibraltar was in active progress, and
England, France, Holland and Spain We're en-
gagged in a general war. We rather think ats
omen missed fire that year.
The next year that opened on a Sunday was
l7e7. Except a sanguinary war in rsogress
between CATHERINE ii. and the Turks, this
year seemed to answer the prediction.
There was no other of the saiae sort until
1898. That was the year tha. BoNArAErE in
vaded Egypt, and engaged IN a sanguinary
struggle with the Mamaiukes. The battle Of
the Nile was fought that year, and Austria re-
commencing the war the VIII, le continent was
coE.vuised from Naples to ST. Petersburg
There again the prediction failed.
During the year 1891, which is the next be-
ginning with a Sunday, NAPOLEON was
Crowned Emperor of the French. There was
NO great battle that year, but all Europe was
in arms, and France and England engaged in
. deadly struggle. 1t was the era OF the Bou-
logue tiotilia. England expected every mo-
men. to be invaded, and had, BESIDES her regu-
lar troops, 4oU.ouo militia under arms. That
year did not aus wer the prophecy.
The next Year WAS IeU9. 1t opened with the
retreat Of Sir John MOORE and the battle of
Corunna. The siege OF Saragossa followed
immediately after. Tnat event was quickly
succeeded by the landing OF the British army
under Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, and the cap
ture OF Oporto. Then followed the WA.
between Austria and France. one of the
hloodiest OF that terrible era. NAPOLEON took
~ CAV AZ pcASob, Sdihtd nN0 great pitched
hattles in as many days in Bavaria, captured
Vienna, crossed the Danube, fought the bloody
battle Of Essling. recrossed into the Island Of
Goban, crossed back and fought the tretnen-
deus battle OF Wagram. In the mean time
WELLESLEY invaded Spain, fought The bloody
hut indecisive battle OF Tala vero> and return.
ed - Portugal. War ragged during the greater
part of this year in a large porsion OF Europe
IN (yoPmanv in pnianA in .ty in &na
and in Turkey.
The next year Of the character design ases
was 1915. 1t opened With the battle OF Ney
Orleans, sth January, fought on Sunday. y L
June, NAPOLEON. having returned from Elb
and resumed his throne, invaded BeIgiu m, al
tackled aud defeated the prussian army undo
BLUcHER, advanced against the Duke 0 f WEI
1lNaToN, and was defeated by the &C mbine
forces OF England, Prussia, Holland. Han,
yer, Saxony, Brunswick, Nassau and Belgium
1t Waterloo, Fought also on Sunday.p EieveI
hundred thousand men in INVADED France j
consequence Of this victory.
We hardly think our readers will find any
thing ia the aO1ye collection ana
Of facts with omens, to strengthen their conf
dence In the latter. All We can tlo is TO hot
that the prediction may not prove as false IN
year as IL has proved in times past.
The Washington Monument.
We have already announced the arriya!
the statue Of GEoRfE MASON, which has n,
yet however, been placed upon Its pedes "a
ltsiiil lies in lie plank cotin near the base
JEFFEksoN's monument, waiting a glorio,
resurrection. 1t is said 10 be one OF the ii ne
works Of the late iamented GRAVE ORD. I
deed, there ale hose in Rome who say, tn at
his Virginia productions the MASON is i