Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

ton hats, gray pants and blue pants side
by side, were noticeable. The men, too,
showed the need of an efficient riding mas
ter, who shall teach them to ride with
their knees in. and to divide their weight
little between the knee and the stirrup.
AS it is, they rise and fall in the saddle in
a heavy inelastic style, terribly killing to
their animals. Cavalry certainly cannot be
tHprovised. and it is imperatively neces-
sary that the utmost attention should be
given to this portion of our force, lest they
create more confusion in our own ranks
In the field than they do in the ranks of the
enemy.
The regular cavalry present afforded
good idea of what this arm of the service
VIII be when our large cavalry force shall
all be brought up to the army standard.
SATURDAY, November q 1861.
RETIREMENT OF LIEUTENANT GEN
ERAL SCOTT.
The fact of the withdrawal of the vener-
able and honored head of the army, Gen
erai Scott. from active service was noised
about last night causing no little sensa-
ton, although such action had been
ticipated as likely enough to happen at any
moment on account of the physical infirmi-
ties of that officer.
The letter of Lieutenant General Scott
was laid before a cabinet meeting called
yesterday morning for the purpose when
the President in view of the reasons set
ioi III III the letter, ylelQed to the request
or the lieutenant general, and, under the
authority of the late act of Congress, placed
him on the retired list of the army with
the full pay and allowance of his rank and
Major General Mcclellan was informed that
the command of the army now devolved
upon him.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
President, accompanied by the cabinet,
proceeded to the residence of General Scott
when the President read to him the official
order carrying out his decision, as follows:
ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
ION the LIST day of November. A D. 1861.
upon his own application to the President
of the United States, Brevet Lieut. Gen.
Winfield Scott is ordered to be placed, and
Is hereby placed, upon the list of retired
officers of the army of the United States.
without reduction of his current pay sub
SiStence allowances.
The American people will hear with sad
ness and deep emotion that General Scott
has withdrawn from the active control of
the army, while the President and unani-
nous cabinet express their own and the
nations sympathy in his personal affiction
and their profound sense of the important
public services rendered by him to his coun-
try during his long and brilliant career,
among which will ever be gratefully dis
tinguished his faithful devotion to the Con-
stitution, the Union and the flag when as
sailed by parricidal rebellion.
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
The venerable general, oppressed by infirm-
ity and emotion, rose with difficulty to make
to the President his acknowledgements which
he did in touching terms, concluding with
the declaration that the kindness mani
tested toward him on this occasion he felt
to be the browning reward of a long life
spent in the service of his country, and his
deep conviction of the ultimate triumph of
the national arms over rebellion and the
happy termination of the present unnat-
ural and parricidal war.
Thp pInJ;
ner, expressing the profound sentiment of
regret at which the country as well as
himself, would part with public servant
venerable in years and so illustrious for
the service he had rendered.
The remarks of both were mutually kind
patriotic and impressive. At the close of
the interview the President and cabinet
shook the aged general by the hand and
The lieutenant general left Washington
this morning at clock in a special train
for New York. via Harrisburg, etc. ac-
companied by the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Treasury.
1t is stated In the New York papers that
General Scott intends spending few days
in that city and will then sail for Europe to
join his family.
THE NEW COMMENCEMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
General Mcclellan may be said to be COM
mander-in-chief of the United States army
by virtue of General Scotts designation.
General Scott had him placed next to him
in rank in the service that he might be his
successor. Never was there more conf
dence between father and son than has ex-
listed between Lieutenant General Scott and
Major General Mcclellan The latters plan
for the prosecution of the war, we need
hardly add. met the hearty concurrence
of the retired veteran.
TUESDAY, November ~, 1861.
GENERAL GRANT.
Colonel Grant of Illinois, recently made a
brigadier general, graduated at West Point
in 1915, received two brevets for gallant
and efficient conduct in Mexico, and re-
signed his captaincy in the regular army In