Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-11-22

snce, when bis messenger brought hiI
! the second dispatch, which was as fo
lows.
JUsT THIS SIDE STONE BRIDGE, Am
To Gen. Scou-Just took auothe
masked battery and captured two wheel
barrows On this capture | think a Sc
ries OF events will turn. Scouts repor
to me thai there is large force Of th
rebels just ahead. If this be true, you
may tell that rebel, Asa Hartz, that b.
. will have a sight at the scalp of bis Gen
eral, Beauregard, in Washington, at
, O'Clock tomorrow morning.
(Signed) MCDOWELL.
Gen. Scott grinned sudibly at thi
dispatch, and took the oath again. HI
had not finished before the following dis
patches were received:
STONE BRIDGE, Q l-2 Am.
To Gen. ScOa-The scouts report is
true, we have opened fire with our can
non on the rebels. They have not re-
turned it. l calculate they will surren-
der. If you have no objection, shall
stipulate the terms of surrender.
(Signed) Mcdowell.
/ 7. 5. In answer to my demand 70
surrender, Beauregard says he will see
me id dead first. They have open
ed fire, too, and would YOU believe it,,
General, the rebels actually put balls in
their guns proceeding on their part
to which my men seriously Object.
(Signed) Mcdowell.
STONE BRIDGE, lC l-2 AN.
To Gen. Scotia drummer belonging
to the Confederate Zouaves has deserted
to our side. lie says the rebels have a
force now against Us of about G75,0OO
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 I sup
pose Davis could have mustered his
$4,000 men ? | answered that over
TWO millions of men in the Southern
Confederacy bad offered their services to |
President Davis, who would not receive
them, because they had offered to pay
their own expenses, and only charge the
government fifteen cents a seal p for eve
ry federalist they killed. Scott drank
some sherry. and proceed to take the oath
again, when the messenger arrived with
the following dispatch
STONE BRIDGE, | P.M
To Gen. .Scou-Senator Wilson is fix
ing up big dinner at CentrevilIe, to
which ] am invited with my staff Off
GERS He has some twenty-four baskets
Of champagne to wash down the savory
viands with. Shall send you a "hasty
plate of soup" Expecting to take break
fast in Richmond TO morrow, have had
the bills of fare for the meals printed
The dishes are exclusively French, and :
will be the best that can be found in the
Confederate States.
(Signed) McDowELL.
Scott sned tears when he came to that
part of the dispatch which spoke of the
linner. But he stiAed his sobs, took the
bath again, and received the following;
STONE BRIDGE, 8 Pm.
To Gen. ScoH-Tbat Zouave drum
ner has played US "A mean trick. The
coundrel had originally deserted from /
,ur side. The Confederates would not {
rave him because he was flthy.-
As he had the SereR years itch, they
ave him eighty-rive cents to come on
'ur side again and give the disease :;
o our soldiers. Alter mixing with ,
ny men, and giving the itch TO two whole Z
egimrnts from Connecticut, he managed t
o pass our lines and escaped. As con-
equence of this, the regiments above
amed have taken to the woods at foil n
peed, and are scratching and rubbing |
against the bushes as they y
un. Nor is this all. The itch has ;,
pread throughout my entire force, and u
he army is becoming denoralIzpd; so 6
luch so that l should not be surprised it a
~ entire force should be taking to the :
-oods before night. | regret also to in o.
,rm you that the rebels got hungry and al
aptured Senator Wilson's dinner, Just d
$ be was about to send for me to help c'
at it. G, e.
(Signed) Mcdowell. - -
"Orderly bring me another tub of ice AZ
iater. Immediately" thundered the old hi
ieneral as he threw down the dispatch. e'
Bring me my oath, too" he added, re F
nd swOre again to support the Federal nj
Government. Bob Lincoln laughed all e,
yer. Another dispatch now came in: I
JUsT Outside ALEXANDRIA, 7P.M. II
TO Gen. SeoR-The enemy are ram ~ y,
ne but 0t ~, bshors them. NY divi. Il,