Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-29

OuIhCC VA lCC-N CtSI, IOOfA tSo eAiee
dispatch, which | have just re
ceived from our brave Gen. Nc
Dowell. Don't you think your
jeff Davis, (here a horrible pain
seemed to strike the old many and
your Beauregard, and your John
ston had better simmer down?
Do You think they can stand before
our brave 60,000?
I / didn't have any better sense
than to tell old F. & F. [ thought
/ they could. / read the dispatch,
; however, which was as follows:
JUsT Tins SIDE OF STONE BRIDE,
SAN.
To Gen. ,Gott.-We are moving
along, slowly and surely, taking
masked batteries wherever we
can pick M up. We expect to
reach Richmond-160 miles-this
afternoon, in time to adjourn the
Confederate Congress. Fifty mem
bers of the U. S. Congress are
with me. They pleaded so hard
for permission to see the rebels
run, that have concluded to let
them enjoy that privilege.
(Signed) 1hvIN Mcdowell.
Gen. Scott had just finished
cursing Gen. Wool, and taking
the oath of allegiance, when his
messenger brought him the sec
ond dispatch, which was as follows:
JUsT TINS SIDE OF STONE BRIDGE,
9 AN.
To Gen. GcUH.-Just took an
other masked battery and captured
two wheel-barrows. On this cap
ture | think series of events will
turn. Scouts report to me- that
there is large force Of rebels just
ahead. If this be true, you may
tell that rebel, Asa Hartz, that he
viii have the scalp of his General,
Beauregard, in Washington, at 81
o'clock tomorrow morning.
(Signed} Mcdowell.
Gen. Scott gr;nned audilbly at
this dispatch, and took the oath |
again. He had not finished before |
the following dispatches were re-
ceived:
STONE BRIDGE, 81 A. NJ.
TO Gen. ScoN.-The scouts re-
port is true; we have opened fire
with our cannon on the rebels
They have not returned it. If
you have no objection | shall stipu-
late the terms of surrender.
(Signcd) Mcdowell.
P. S.-In answer to my demand
to surrender, Beauregard says he
will see me id {dead) first
They have opened fire, too, and
would you believe it, General, the
rebels actually put balls in their
guns-a proceeding ON their part
to which my men seriously object.
(Signed) Mcdowell.
STONE BRIDGE, 104 A. NJ.
To Gen ,Scon.-A drummer be-
longing to the Confederate Zouaves
has deserted to our side. He
says the rebels have g force now
against us of about 675,O00 men.
He is quite an acquisition to our
ranks.
(Signed) MCDOWELL.
Gen. Scott pursed his lips and
asked me if our Zouave drummers
had any very general reputation
for truth. | told him that not one
Of them had ever been known to
tell lie. Where did | suppose
Davis could have mustered up
675,000men? Ianswered that over
two million men in the Confeder-
acy had offered their services to
President Davis who wouldn't re-
ceive them because they had Of
fered to pay their own expenses,
and only charge the Government
15 cents scalp for every Feder-
alist they killed. Scott drank
some sherry and proceeded to take
the oath. again, when the'messen- I
ger arrived withsthe following dis
patch:
STONE BRIDGE, ] P.M
To Gen. ScoH.-Senator Wilson
is ixing,up a big dinner at Centre
Vile, to which | am invited with
my staff officers He has some
twenty-fou baskets of Champagne
on hand to wash down the savory
viands. Shall / send you a ''has-
ty plate of soup?" Expecting to
take breakfast and dinner in Rich
mond tomorrow, l have had bills