Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20
sCoTTs PROPHECY.
,,tasie prediction Before the
A EemAi Cr,fI war Opened

~ & t.aui is that by Gen stone
States. with circumstance
EaH. Gen. -ce.is i.o,-so = '
-sBruEun. de writes, , ..-
.l.-- I- m Richmond party naq its
I- ---r-fa-- iu the capital 81 the
~. senate, and even I'D lne
Cl.., Cabinet. While u was well
F-esI-ea .rar- that the President ana
-ls7l-. y-.-a disposed % act coOlly
M- "A.-r entity with the ideas Oh the
a-l il l--..iif4rv chiefs in reference 10
ri -. -.-lmar-s. 10 was also under
L------ NJ. Chase was slioA5 "u'V-
-s.fumeliate advance. ,,t.t.s
ca ~ scott the GeneIai-iI-Ch Iei
L--l --r while desiring prompt anu
-eriru rs soon as lhe IIopel
n r-1.urin- success cyu.u DS -
r4- earnestly opposed ~ III III
gang .--rsmart until such time a. VI
N.-- - forces should De so IeasoA~ol!
- as td make success - .uS
---F4lIe Notwithstanding my APP
80. ..l.--- 20 The C1.Jnelcy OF a new TEL
~ Fourteenth Jnited states IN
vas still retained ul ten: oCgt.
f-.raetdr General Tor lhe L -, ICt
..rT4rdef % the DlslIlcl on COlllli-
= ~ .-.-rs. and was acting Directly unueI
BIZ. 5f1. s- . o'clock at evening on one Of
..afl.tH4r- 0f May think y vas tne
Ne asst entered, as gaaal' t.e
---+a-- af .le aged '7ehtI 'll-lll-S .lSi -
~ mr report i0r the DAY ana - re-
.-. rt orders for the night As 1 en-
.F he General was -'at5u ~ ,he
-frr LIS dinner ta1le-Wnlch MAJ. "a, oeel
-.r-sT-vlilg the secretary Vi tue 100
a. |F4-e. occupied a seat opp0-
81 10 tIe foot 1I lue laoIe' haD-
r-- tie Geuefal-in-Cniel- on my en-
.- ir tla evening, cgurteou9Il m
YEN me- tl ue seated, but now ne
'.- r4y. been engaged in earnest
----..-. N. and. rs ] advanced he SAID
.-f Stone. how many men do you
--.-.-.r7-sH on Richmond. by the way
Manassas ,.,
s-...-- rerIv. and said, promptly;
.rg-+r thousand. General;' and then
EIr added. "With 1000 IN re-
gsg an.
swell. Sir, suppose i give YOU that
s-.s b1w soon would YOU mover.
.Tr5f General. would depend upon
.- U-srtarmaster's aud Subsistence
1.rr-;uert-. would move as soon as
atr egld give me rJti0ns and transpOr-
tt.lE.
swell, suppose YOU had them; now last
Would YOU IlyduCeF
-H1Jiu. an prepared, General, the
-fy7read guard 1f my force might
3. 6r the RlppahannOck in three days,
lui-"
.RarpaHannock. Rappahannock! what
stlats'
-Tba R5ppahaun0ck river, Generall'
sob, there Is a river there, is theref
Tie Elrpahlun0ck river, Ell. l wish
1u everybody knew that. Well, sir,
what them
-,a5u.d the bridge be burned"
-El, there is q bridge over that river;
and chat bridge might De burned! L wish
everybody knew that, too. Well, sir, If
be bridges are burued:'
"Why then. General, l would probably
lss two or three days IN forcing the pas
SAGE 1i the i0rds. Then and so l con-
ul1el % describe the advance.
The General interrupted me with.
"WlT. Col. Stone, YOU are taking go or
D DAYS 90 get to Richmond"
-Ganeral. / think that / would De fOrtu-
nate Oh arrive there in that time in the
l.s % an active enemy fully acquainted
With tle country"
Tls old General said, as if thinking
lllI.
= wish ] could see Gen. Totten. /
Wish ] could see the Chief Of Engineers"
Immediately leit headquarters 20 find
uel. Iltten, the Chief Of Engineers Of
ne army. 10 was rainy night, and to
spare the aged General q damp walk /
ll.2 a carriage and drove % his house.
Admitted Immediately. I found the ven
cradle ten, I0tten anu his gracious wife
stated before the fireplace. m which a
sll1A nre had been kiudled 10 keep
away The dampuess. Both welcomed
l9 1lndly and invited me 10 a seat be-
tween them; but I excused myself. and,
a1os.zns for disturbing them on so
lill an evening. said.
'Ueleral. the GeneraI-in-Ch ief desires
{ see you az his headquarters, and I have
.sa=4t carriage In order that you may
VA ll 90 his desire with as little iucOn-
'5-lelee as possible"
i- 'l- minute the careful wife OF his
-,- PAD thrown a cloak over the old
-sl--t shoulders, and a few minutes
~ ~. 5, 1 asRrel him into the presence Of
~ uguerdl-u-Chief.
.e Aal ae5u arrivals since nv re-
~ i-Ii.re. Dir. seward. Secretary
Ar Cameron. Secretary Of
aug ven. Thomas, Adjutant Gen
~ ~ Army Wese there. All rose
-l,.-55-. t..-sn entered, and chair was
~. ~ I'D a, lle table, between Gen.
s t-- Mr.. Secretary Chase Mr.
Se--..-- seated himself between Gen.
~. AMI Gen. T1tteu. wbi,a MIR Savsrj
-.' length upon a lounge near
Al.5- Few words Of condiments had
.,'-' teen. scott said.
ven. lltteu. I rerret In bave die
.l Ell Ju so dis9grpaabIa- ~, -,
~, l-, I greatly desired yory C,ir,ir-,,
------lTl matter which is ur8sr co,,
-.., ..94. How many tr01ps Womb vou
,--l Dc necessary 10 have IN msto a
[s-i-lt hence on Richmoof bv- - -
ny N.Y. l,e-ien, as be sat there. with his
"a -A,led on the table before hin,
~. white head bending over mis-
d ~ s...ls thought, looked the TYNE
7s7 -l'ilt veteran General. He r.
- ~ tllly and deliberately.
~ I 1o not think IL w0u1d no
----. undertake. such an oneration
On -..le q 40 least $1,000 men"
t-sT Imposing such a f0roa
- s--',1 !0lr disposal. General hovr
e. On make the advances
Ans No. Gil suppose that the Ord
---iiz. ~. 4. -lleht would probably have
r----' ~ ,-hl Tor such a force ana
1iekie. - department. would be ready
1ari ~ -.e4l question of time wouId
--sfi,- - tle procurement of trans
Tlsr 80 -. VI subsistence stores. etc.
rsWs-s s--, series OF questions and
ilee. sr---..- 4 lils the details of al
h5sA T.-ifs,. -lenucal with the Questions
v 80. y, - plepounded to me and IN
5r5 si---.l-.-iI--. Uen. I0tten's answers
-iI7- - 7'---.ly Ike those had given IN
elll-.u-Chie was oro,t1,- H.
-sss-+ ~, -55-el 20 the Cabinet NfiIietS-s
l-rIir;, 7slt-emen, here is a most Nv,
IS 4 ~. -u'hlmIty OF opinion I al
11eI--l- setQI questions 10 a vouDg
ils a-7.- s--Asest Colonel. DarbaDS
c1f 4 J-,.. 81 ,"A0m one might pvDscf
lguirs ,54- I. enthusiasm and 4 TOO
certain - y. matters. and I receive
me SCI ~ "a answers. I address tbo
81 dfs+ir. s-.lus % the oldest and
az 015czrs $3.50 OF our scientific cen
As, and $50 II tue experience Of two
alacaIlT, ~ i',. ~ aim 1 receive almost
o Re eynr-i- ,-.--te set OF answers. How
l.sre55 IN 4, such unanimitv IN o9in itO"
Ts-i5 I tie only wav la csr y 6 opinion y
t t-sr + llat tmust be N t6eir i, trli y
al f;-- -4'e been speakinr' am snd u t5 'e,e
u1-e - l.s Qrlnciplesr' Tben -
.et ~ s7;.lols, the aged C5eDeSSa 'on
IS ll--z- t- ~ flessively: "GeptlemeD
7lai 15Ii+---ss now, unfortunately. cone
s-il1. NJ" ana mas become a military
$ gl.5----,,--. unfortunately il is So
s settle + Srs And now soldiers
-it-latei- s- -yl 0eing the case, since.
So a..-vr Il soldiers must settle ir vOr,
,v rI5r .-e soldiers 10 Ia VII VIZ. ~ ou
i ~, .lz2t to do; and You I must tuf 81
q tley o-, iS'ee them TO do what thew
'ies, -5.56l ,t ~" arrived, and are in
,sliilr 49, ----.se-i.nonths' men. There