, 1861-05-02

ment l answered "yes," the general leaped
ashore and went off with a tue military stride
along up the wharf towards the big hotel.
As entered the hotel, half an hour later,
was shown into the dinirg.room, where the com
pany were already seated at supper and there,
at the head Of the table, sat the head of the pa.
triot army, in n suit of plain clothes, while
ranged along down on either hand were several
officers Of the United States army, and one Of
them-a Stout hard-featured man, in q bril-.
liant unform-I set down at once as Major Gen
eral Scott.
General Mcleod smiled, and nodded familiariy
to me as entered, and the seats near him being
all filled, he pointed with his knife to one near
the foot Of the long table, into which ! intro.
duced myself without further ceremony, and
commenced playing knife and fork with the 9th,
ers. ...
Iobserved, during supper, that the officers to.
wards the head Of the table eyed the patriot gen.
eral and myself very suspiciOusy; but no word
was spoken to either Of US, and had very nearly
finished my supper in silence, when a doctor
who was seated next to me, and with whom
was intimately acquainted, asked me, in q low
tone, what thought Of the general?
"What genCralr" asked.
"Why, General Scott, Of course"
"Well, then, don't know, doctor, for have
that is, if he is half as noble looking an officer
as our commander-in-chief up there at the head
Of the table is, the American army will be proud
Of him as the head Of their army"
"Why, what in the name Of nonsense do you
mean, caI tlin"
"Just this doctor-that General Donald Nc
Leod there, at the head Of the table, looks more
like hero than forty General SCOTS"
captain, are you drunk or crazy? Why,
man, that is General Winfield Scott himSelE"
Down went my upraised teacup with q clash
that shivered II to atoms on tho table, at this
startling announcement; and l,apng to my feet,
| darted from the room, through the hall, out
into the street, aud away down towards the
wharf like locomotive, determined to get the
schooner under weigh, and be OlF-smewhere,
| didn't care where much, so that escaped from
"Old Lnndy'S Lane"
But was too late, for found the vessel in
possession Of some fifty United States soldiers,
who were all working away like leavers, dis
charging my cOntra6and cargo Of patriot arms
and ammunition.
wandered about the streets for about an
hour, feeling myself as completely sold as ever
man was, aud was so thoroughly aShamld Of
mySrf, that ida't want to 60 where any one
could see my face; till I was tiraly picked up
by q lieutenant, who informed me that General
ScDtt wished to see me ut the hotel.
| was Ike dog going to be hung; and being
ushered into the presence Of the hero Of Chip
pewa, Gen Wool, and about a dozen other
United States officers. received, in the first
place, good deal Of good advice Irnn Gcneral
Scott, aud then a most pressing Invitation to JON
the party in an oyster supper prepared from the
bivalves which, only an hour previously, had
served as oveTcoa,s to our patriot powder.
remained, and beEhre the party broke up, made
a pubic and most positive declaration, that if
ever engaged in another pIratica expedition, 1t
should BE- in some other country, where Major
General Winfield Scott would not be likely to in
teriere with my sailing orders