The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-15

/ QUEER ScENE IN EAeHyiLLE-A cores
I pondent of tie Dayton (Ohio) .journol relates
the following thrilling incident as having occur
r:d in Nashville:
Col. Moody, of Ohio, stated that alter hi
= regiment, with others, had baen marc Iel to
! variou' peiGts rhey were iiuaiig ordered Lack
TO Nashville, Tenn. On hie ai rival there Gen.
Biel! was in the city, and tie question was
baiug agtated of evacuatjsg The civ d y;vir g
1t up to the rebels, BUeil>beipg in favor .a,!ti
| Gov johnson opposed 10 the measure; at this
crisis Col AoQdy called % pay his raepec s 10
tae Governor, On tntaTing tGe bulldog, in an
upper room Of waich was the Governor g Of
lice, he icet Gen. i Iet; comiu~ cut as thav
passed each othsr ts9y exchanged tivii-
itios, and iumedia' ely the CoIonsl for.
Wrtei his cart t. ths Governors ro0nir-
soon messenger came tn him, inlormi- @
him that She Governor wished hia, to COM
up lmmed iteiy. AZ the Colonel enter.d d the
rom h hAw G verDor johnson pacing tha
II Or, with & gentleman at eae.l arm, III o. the
mos terrible excitement, and eayinE, "ib p,uss
not be doSa.' Seeing the Colonei tna G0ver-
80" greeted him most cordially, and expressed
bla great pleasure IL MEETING him The two
gentle men retired, leaving them alone when
Instantly Governor ,Iohnfon inf5rme6'Ca'o o1ei
Moody what was meditated-rhat Buell. wished
t. evacuate the oi5y. ~''i.u., said he, 81. must
lot b3 doi-9' So lu'cnee was tbs eXci,sm9aL
Of the sSoyeraog's }nipd tt@i his face was
fairly Hgid. and IfothinJ st iha Iu'u Il aai q.
ticu'ating mest violently, sv0re ''the cily aust
no be eyacua'ed." Ihe Co'oael gently ehijei
The Governor, sayings
"Gogernor, just drop these ha,d word3-vra
can get along without them True, this ;s 6.
nark and perLo1s hogr bus we mlet ;ameg-
b3r God EeiRns--Iiei il King Of kings and Lord
OF lords. He rules g 3nsraie, Govesnara and
natinas, and # We viii Only DO right and trus:
IN Him u way of delgeranee viii be opsns,i,
and our beloved canary shall yet be save1.''
Instant = ffn ssArr-.u,lr sCrpo.s A& ~
aud when l say Moody | mean mora than
Colonel! believe III Ggd ard the Billie, and
/ rset my sons salvation on the merit Je3us
Christ alone, but d--H ms ii this city shalt b9
gwen up Col. Moody. parceiving tbas thu
Governors mind needed relief .15 much as the
imperilsd city, otherwise there was danger
Irom the Immense eXcitemens of his eng
driven TO MADNESS, replied, "Goreraor, let II
rlay." Qaiek as Lightning the Governor
dropped on his knees, aaa while The
ColoJet was praying for hia.s asking Col
to give him wisdom, strength, and cou-
rage in ttis dark~Eour, hs responded in
eroans and auie.s; and crawling on his
knees TO ibe CooIei, re laid his head on
his bosom, aUd wept ard ggcaned, ard saii
amen TO every petition At length Tie Colonel
tels that God IL d heard lis prayer The el6Td
began 10 break, aad turuing prayer into praise,
he G0v1rnGr also began 10 pfsisa God. When
tiAy rose fsom theif knees The Sovernot ia
st sH.Iy seized. the Co:onets hand, and, ali
.tiicd in t. ara, said, ''-.ih;sl.k God tisat you
came. lie sant yop TO he!p me. feel better
tie cloud is broken-We shaIl be delivered.
D--n NE ~ shall not give up the city. III
iura it first and perish amid the Il ,nlGs ra her
than lie shaii give il up aud let il fall into the
Ii ,nds of lhe enemy"
Soon alt.r Goai BaeIl cams in, and Gov.
johnson meotil & him, looking him il the eye,
with terrible emphasis te said 'Tha ely
eiiail n9s be evacuated. Before that shall bs
done / viii burn it anA perish sgu3gs itarui rs
ihas aettled the question. Ge9I BnsH was
compelled to change his plan; a ID a A-r ,letal-
ing sufficient toIcs ID defend the tiiy, with
tie bal -nce OF the army he Game trcttiag up to
tI9uisv lie.