Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-12-09
CuteneSs Overlapping Itself.

The Yankee nation have long been
considered the "cutest" people in the
world, but they se,m to us to have
exhibited an unusual degree of "cute-
ness" in the manner by which they
have attempted to rid themselves Of
the difficulty of the unlawful seizure
| Of the Florida in neutral port and
under the protest of an official of that
neutral power. We felt that they
would endeavor to get out of the diff
Guilty without giving up the dreaded
Florida and her gallant crew, but it
did not once occur to us that they
| would resort to sinking the Florida in
order to relieve themselves. This
"cute" idea must have Originated in
the brain Of Beast Butler, for Of all
that tricky people he stands unequaled
in rascally cuteness. Whether this
brilliant trick will avail them any
thing or not remains yet to be seen.
The end to he accomplished by such
cuteness has ceased to furnish them
any great degree Of amusement,) as it
has been their usual pass time to trick
foreign nations, and they have lately
attempted the novelty Of tricking
themselves.
The last news from the Yankee arr
my in Tennessee, through Yankee
sources, is heralded with the cry Of
victories over Hood. To prove incon-
testably this report they furnish a de-
tailed statement Of their various en-
gagements, in which, singular to state,
after defeating thus army of Gen.
Hood with immense loss of men to
him, they are compelled to give UP a
well chosen and fortified position and
fall back % miles IL as many hours
to the Notifications around Nashville,
burning bridges in their retreat to
prevent the transportation Of Rebel
supplies (?)- ana, still more singular
to tell, that defeated and demoralized
army Of Gen. Hood disregarding the
obstacles Of burned bridges, &C.,
thrust in their way, continued to pur-
sue and are reported by these same
late Yankee accounts as skirmishing
with the victorious ca army of Thorn
as within five miles Of the city Of
Nashville.
Was ever such an Instance recorded,
of an army, so badly defeated as the
Yankees would have us believe Hoods
army is, pursuing its victorious adver-
sary, a distance of twenty miles in one
day, into the very environs Of one Of
its stringholds
This we think is an oveT-cuta effort
of the "cutest" nation on the earth, and
if it succeeds in deceiving the people
of the U. S. intothe belief that Thorn
az has actually defeated the army of
Hood aud that he is merely employ
ing strategy to accomplish what, if he
had really defeated Hood, )he had on
ly to press his advantage to make GER
tain, the destruction Of Hoods army,
it will be the most brilliant piece Of
strategic cuteness on record. We
opire thatin this ms ance their cute
ness will "o'erleap itself and faA on
t'other siae."
GEN. r. D. LlLLEY Of our place has
been assigned to the command of the
Reserves in the Valley and has al
ready entered upon the duties Of the
office.
Gen. Lilley has been an active par
tieipant in the war since its corn-
mencement and was wounded at the
battle Of Winchester which resulted
in the loss of an arm
Should it become necessary for the
defence Of OR homes, that tie Valley
Reserves should be called to The field
of battle we feel assured from his past
conduct in many holly contested en-.
gagelnents, that in Gen I1illy they
viii have q commander, upon whom
they can re,s, and with such leader,
the Reserves, we doubt rot VIII re-
fleet credit upon themselves.
RY We learn that Col. j. IT. Skinner
Of our town has been appointed Comman-
dant of this Post in place Of Gen E G Lee
relieved at his own request.
We are gratihed to know that Col Skinner
has SO far recovered fro.: s ssa effects of bis
wound (Which at one time endangered his
ST. ht aliogcther) as to enable him to dis.
cha. ee tbeduties u tho position to which he
has boon assigned and We frrst that when
tho spriae campaign opens he win be able
10 repair to the front, and assume command
OF his gallant Regiment (the 52nd) which
lras won ilppcrishabe Donors on mary a
battle field.
EF Five hundred. prisoners, captured
By Gen Rosser at New Greek left here OH
Tuesday last by the Central train for Rich
mond
Sixt, odd Yankee deserters FROM the
army and navy below Richmond came in,
reporting at Castle Thunder, Wednesday,
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