Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02

W0Oe corps lying 0le IL GHOOedence OF ORDERS within
call This with the guns of the starving national army
in bis ears General ope said in transmitting the cor
respondence to the War Department. comment is un-
necessary"
The conduct of General Fitz John Porter, General
McCleens avOre, in sending messages to his patron,
rdlculng General Pope after he became bis superior
officer and then in falling back on the battle field with
no sufficient reason and to the surpriae OF bis brother
generals seeks explanation in van unless find it in
the reported remarks of General McC.elans staff TO
the President last week. to the effect that there would
be no victory in Virginia until General Mcclellan re-
sumed the chief command Of the armies in the field
General Porter would have been arrested on the field
as he should have been-by General Pope, but for the
interpositon of Genera! Mcdowell, who thought the
act liable to misc0nstruction"
The army of the Potomac is Cfieered, for the most
part, by who received West Point the best mill
ary education that could be made to stick upon ego
tsm and small minds, void OF spark Of patriotism.
These gentlemen found themselves elevated by the war
from obscurity and small salaries to positions Of import
ance and sf1uence They know that with the close OF
the they would shrve up to their natural proper
tons. Hence they in favor Of end to the war,
30 long there is dollar left in the country to sup
port it. Terrible only to the national treasury they are
absorbed in the business of proongng the conflict with
the least harm to the rebels They not which side
wins that they retain their suddenly acquired
and positions
Whether General Pope was competent CT iucompe-
tent to command the army of Virginia is 20 longer a
question to b. discussed. Whether be was or was not
it is plain that the pretorans bound to ruin him
even though they should TIE country at the
moment There noble brave, honorable exceptions
among the commanders OF that army, but it may be
sumed 10 advance that every such officer is marked for
destruction by the pro slavery clique who have manag
ed with the most prodigiOus army OF modern times to
get the seat of transferred from the eremys
try to SOIL destroying their forces by tens
Of thousands by disease, and wasting money by millions
upon millions to other purpose than their az
grandzement and the advantage of the rebellion.
! Interesting Incident.
K1NsToN, Sept. IL, 1862.
| Truth 8 said to be sometimes stranger than fiction
I found a recent visit to Richmond beautiful veri
featiOn of this remark illustrated in the person anC
fortunes Of the accomplished daughter OF Sir John
MusgraVe of England few years ago. Sir Johr
Musgrave and hs beautiful daughter visited tie city o.
New York, bringing with them the prestige OF good
name, and wearing the Every of exceeding graceHlness
and refinement OF ma1ners-they c0urted, feted
and caressed by the merchant princes Of the great
mercaI metropolis The daughter the heart of The
gallant Of Henry Grinnel the generous and noble
hearted merchant Of New York, who hath bean, anC
ever has been and is now the unhnchDg and daun les
friend Of the South, and who has defed the Lincoln
! Government in the expression Of a bold and manly
opinion in behalf and in the manifestation for The
most substantial aid ard comfort to cur cause. Sn
John and his daughter returned to England, and "
thereafter his de 1ghter accompanied Florence n ight
ngae to the CTimea ard was the constant companion
day and night OF that angel of mercy in her mnisra
tions to the dying and wounded soldiers in the Crmea1
war. On her return to England, young Grinnel met
Ter in London and they married., ,Where they set
tied, enjoying all the uxuries and eegance8 OF life
which the prncely wealth of their fathers could SO
afford them. CoI.--, of Virginia had often met
Miss Musgrave in New York, and whist passing dowr
the street in Richmond, suddenly unexpectedly me-
her, wearing that bland and joyous smile and expires
sion of recognition which inpars such beautiful bene
violence to her countenanee. mercy w exclaimed Col
"I would as soon have expected to see 3,
} angel from Heaven Pray Miss Musgrave how cam
you here ?" Her story was soon tod, with most VI
affected simplicity "After leaving New York" SAT-
she 81 returned to England and went with Fiorenc
Nightingale to the Crimea. On my return home,
married Mr. Grinncll, and the breaking out Of til
war in America, my husband avowed his determnatic
to link his fortunes with the South, and accompanies
him. He soon raised company fitted them out 6
an expense to himself Of fifteen thousand dolars-pre
: ferred that Of experience than himse
should be Captain, taking foC himself Lieutenancy
and he has gone to fight for the South, and am her
in one of the hospitals of Richmond carrying the best
can for the wounded and dying soldiers of the Coz
federacy." And she passed cD-if not an angel ire,
+ Heaven certainly an angel Of earth--the Florenc
nightingale of America j. W. 8.