The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-13


The following SIMPLE incident OF General
Dix's reign IN the city Of Baltimore, seat Il
Us by IL lady exile from That city, VII,
voucEes Tor the substanii il. correctness OF The
fac - sayrated, is an Instance or The dete, II
med spirit which prevails among The true
hearted flaidens nd lnatrons OF the down
trcdden bul st.u glorious old city OF Balti-
Icore
il young lady Of Baltimore, daughter of an
EaS lis bmAp, was presented ny a frIehd Win
:. Cent, de rate flag. she lnl .ue diately hing
IT, from ner second story window, ;eiiins hei
sistsT .is she did 50, that she would defend
hat II < with ner lite. Ii rem aimed upino-
lssIcl aeoutau hour when The uoor bell yam Z
violently. The Waiter, an old negro, was
soon Ut iis post, where he found SIX Y.nkee
SUiaierS. They asked "Who had hung that
tl.t!tos 0Gs tag out Of ii,s ~isdow -
- BeauliIui rsd silk, gentismen,i said tbs
, negI o; my ofyou would like tohaye it for q
vest; Ny Young mistress hung IL out; gen
ilemen, sac IS very innocent; don't say any
Thug uooutit -
$50 to your mistress" said the command
81 OF the brave set land Tell her 10 take il
ir0.n the window, or we will come and take
1t away for her
WAY, gen ,iemeD, nay little mistress would
Gsver put up Win that; sh is IL brave one;
can XIII the six OF You with her revolver .
"lDo as yon are bid, you impudent negro,
tell your mistress. 20 iake the flag from thu
window imine1iAely.n q
Accordingly, going TO the young lady, he
sid: Lor, tittIe mistress, six great soldiers
down al the door 10 take away youriia Let
Ole Phil hide it FOR YOU
"No, Uncle Phil, let it alone. shall not
touch it, nor allow any one else that priv
ieFa.
"3ut, mistress, they say they will come
up # you don't pu. 1T away"
''Let me settle If, Uncle Phil Going 70
The window where the flag was hanging, she
said: - on have sent to me to take my n.g.
from this window. must tel You ] have
no inten tion Of doing any such thing. am
not breaking ANY of the laws or bylaws of
the Constitution. have read il atteu lively,
and nowhere can find even the mention OF
Il or tolerate nag
ttBut your city is under martial law, and,
therefore, We can compel you to hey"
4 woman hiss nothing to do with military
matters SO / am exempt. l assure you
shall not remove my flag"
tue of the Yankee soldiers, tbruStlng MS
hand into mis- pocket, drew forth pistol.
This, he saic 'wiil make You take 1t IN
Al said the young lady, with perfect
a0ac5Git~tf, you would shoot me, would
youy Allow me to give you II lesson. Take
aim at the house opposite; in 50 doing you
may possibly shoot M; as you fankees gen
orally hit where you do not aim, ana, little
boy she said |" one OF dwarf statue a.aho :
ing by, "change your position, for, III at
tempting to shoot me, he might shoot YOU
! shall not remove the nag; if you want IL,
ri
so am ~ SHOWING a pair of tongs, which
served as ner weapon ''Do come U p for tn 9
flag assure you there are no masked bat
teries IN reats for this window. Come up;
but understand, ! shrii defAnd this sacred
emblem OF Liberty with my l,ts''
The Yankees, amazed at the bravery of the
young girl, eaciiiated some moments, and
thea lett, saving, sit they had an armed
woman II contend with, they must let the
nag alone" The mere mention of masked
batteries seemed TO have depicted terror in
the coantenapcs OF every one of thee.
After they had proceeded a few PAGES, the
young lady sent old Phil in haste to ask hem
10 step back TO the door for a MON Ell t.
"Genliemen,n she said 81 forgot to ask you
II you would like to know my employing MT
Like most Iankees,l imagine, you are GU
rioas and inqsisitive. l. am knitting socks
tor the Confederate soldiers" So saying
she exa,tlpgiy displayed a par. Then look.
ing towards the corner of the next cross
street, shs saw about fifty Yankee soldiers
marching very irreguiariy. "What does this
mean?' she inquired, "it is now my turn TO
he curious u
..An order suppose. said one of the Tan
KEGS. tie arrest anotlkr traitor"
"Quite i'm possibls, 1t takes twelve hun
drsa at midnight, ION the sly, TO arrest one of
our brave southern citiZans. ptt tell you
what has happened; some little secession dog
has barked at II Union man, and General
DIX, IL his efforts to suppress everything like
TREASON, has sent company OF soldiers to
arrest the little rrbe1. / shall write petit
ton to the General, soliciting the privilege
of exercise within the enclosure for the Ii tt lie
patriot. j shall also beg that the he be De.
Gently suhsisted. am glad it WIS not my
ribbo=s every day; U1t the Yankees viii
never get him, and ye. make him bark al
every Union man tina. passes the house,
The brave soldiers skuixea eff like SO many
poitrooIs without spirit, and withou'
courage"