Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-08-28

cause he had distributed them
among his needy troops. The ques-
ton reached an acute stage in Gen
eral Van Dorm S room. The story
as told by Van Dorm to a staff Off
Ger is as follows:
u called General Forests atten-
ton TO the reports had heard and
accused him Of misrepresentation at
headquarters. This he warmly de-
MED and expressed his conviction
of my too great willingness 10
listen to stories to his discredit.
One thing led to another, until at
length threw off all restraint, and,
directly expressing my belief in his
treaenery and falsehood, suggested
that then and there was good time
and place to settle our difficulties as
any, and, suiting the action TO the
word, ! stepped to where my sword
was hanging against the wall, snatch
cd IL down and turned to face him.
Forrest, said Van Dorm with a
smile, was really a sight to see.
He had risen and advanced one step,
his sword was half drawn from its
seabbard and his face alame with
feeling, But even as | unsheathed
my own sword and advanced TO
| meet him wave of some kind seem.
ed TO pass over his countenance;
he slowly returned his sword to its
sheath, and, steadily regarding me,
said General Van Dorm, you know
! am not afraid 81 you, but will not
light you, aud leave You to reconcile
with yourself the gross wrong you
have done me. 1t would never do
for two officers OF our rank TO set
such an example to the troops, and
| remember, II you forget what we
both owe 10 the cause.
] never felt so ashamed Of my.
self in my life, General Van Dorm
went on to say, aud, recalled by
Forests manly attitude and words
70 our true position, Immediately
replied that he was right and apollo
gizcd Tor having used any such ex
prcssions 10 him And SO we part
ed, 10 be somewhat bettor friends,
/ believe, than we have ever been
before Whatever else he may be.
the man IS certainly no coward
\ Ituse DE Gucrrc.
General Van Dorm concluded the
interview by telling General Forrest
shat he was going 10 start him on a
ride that would please him. He
said "a large mounted expedition
has gone OF into AIabama from the
enemy $ main body Catch it II you
can, for it is in the rear Of General
Bragg, aud he is anxious
On this errand Forrest crossed
the Tennessee about Muscles Shoals
or ia that vicinity He reached
Courtlaud, Ala, while q fight was
/ going on between some 81 his men
and the rear Of Streights column.
There hc ordered Capt. " $. Bank
mead planter residing there, and
who was u membor OF Roddy 5 staff,
to take out into the mountains the
broken down men and horses out OF
reach OF danger Of the enemy. He
at once continued bis pursuit Of
Strcight
Forrest finally, with $50 men and
a few guns, overlook Streight with
his loo men. Forrest sent for,
ward flag Of truce with q demand
for unconditional surrender Mean
time lac moved his battery through
a cut in an unfinished railroad.
the battery went down into the
thick woods, then turned, changed
horses 10 coucealment and moved
again through the cut in full view
Of Streight This device was sew
eral times repeated, always with
different horses
Streight replied 10 the demand
that he was powerless in front OF so
much artillery and so large force
as Forrest must have to support It.
He surrendered After the act Of
surrender had been consumated the
Northern commander asked Forrest
where the remainder OF his force
was. Forrest replied that he had
brought just enough along with him.
Before General Van Dorm could
have heard Of the splendid success
Of his subordinate 5 enterprise he
fell dead in his seat at his head
quarters.
Colonel Streight was putin prison
at Richmand He was one Of 20o
captive officers who tunneled their
way under the house and escaped
for the Ting. Streight was RECAP