The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
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.the spirits, exhausted BY want OF rest
and want OF food, that 4 woman should
he capable OF delivering herself 10 tic
enemy at might. not knowing what
hands shc might fall into, seemed 10
me an efor; above human nature Tho
aFsistancc could give her WAS small
indeed had not even cup OF wine
70 ,oifer nct, but was told somebody
Lad given her Il ittle rum ana dirty
wafcr. All could furnish her %as
an open boat ana q few lines written
nppn dirty and vet paper 70 General
safes. commenting her to his protcc-
/ tioil. Is due 10 General Gates 10
say that he received her with ali the
humanity and respect due tolier merits
and rank
when the boat was Nailed. lie imime
.diat.iy providcd Lady Harriet with n
comfortable room. fire and refresh.
mtnts.ga ana received her most kindly,
and sent her on next morning to camp.
she was 2 delicate woman ana or tht
Ecntlest manners, accustomed to all
the luAurics OF high birth ana large
fortune. hut she never once hin ched
! IN circumstances that tried the soulY
devotion 10 her husband The Baron
css iicidescl after the surrender
writes.
II rode through the American camp
! Observed as passed on. ana It was
a great consolation to me- that no one
eyed me with looks of rescntment;
iditicl compassion at the sight
woman there. with three small chill.
dren. was afraid when / drew near
the tents y handsome man ap-
n.o !a, .,a m%t me took my children
them, which almost made me cry
You are trembling he said. Don't
be afraid He led me u General
Gntes's tent and after that interview
was over, TO his own. where he had
such a good dinner for me and the
children! said TO him: o, Sir. YOU
Il1t ma. q In I.f II -
so kind to me we were treated WITH
the most marked attention and polite
ness"
One sees the goodness and indul-
! thls No'''e'' ~ 80 80
AIorgnn's Wen.
~ Al i freeman + farm lla ,Bri fish mic cts
occupied a small house. but n marty
OF Morgan's rcdoubtnble riflemen fcH
in with and drove them from tie place
ieayins ne house almost encirclco
TO have been notable even in an army
! OF men who from childhood had
handled well their guns. General Bur-
goync gave it as his opinion that as
rangers there are few as good in tile
world as the corps Of Virginia rifle
| men acting under Colonel Morgan" OF
the action Of the. Nineteenth. lie said
| Tho British bayonct was repca ed y
tried incffcctualy." In Il private let
/! ter, addressed to Lord George Gcrmiin
: after the surrender. he says: My
|
| the rebel army are disciplined in the
| great fundamental points OF military
institution, sobriety, subordination.
regularity and co,lragc.r and they
| rushed to tho lines and Stormcd our
| camp with great fury under Il severe
fire Of grapes shot and small arms =
Lord Halcarrns said that he never
! knew the enemy 10 defend their in
i renchmcnts: they always marched out
! oftthem and attacked us" In that great
struggle for a great prize. even the
| British commended us
A French Veteran.
Silllman gives quite an account Of
! an old soldier tina, he met near Al
! bany lie was 1876 years old. still
/ trious. lie had been banishcd from
| France during the Huguenot troubles
| there, migrated 10 England. had seen
| wars. and had been in Braddoct' s de-
! feat as we'll: was carried when ninety
/ prisoner TO Quebec; in one lifetime
| history. and he did it on tea, bread
and butter and baked apples!
| When Silliman got TO lower Canada,
was SO great. hat the farmers were
afraid Of producing too much (Which
looks we'll for the rociprocity treaty.,
so they threw away manure.'
4 ChfvnIrOns Action.
In Quebec, Silliman met "a British
! officer who spoke OF his own accord.
In the highest terms OF the Americans
! lie mentioned Captain Hull particular
! ly, and said that an officer of the
I Guerrcrc, who was on board of that
frigate when She was captured by
! Captain HUI. narrated to him this cir
| cunlstancc: when the two frigates
deserted each other. Captain Dacras
/ was standing upon the wind under
4 easy. aatl Captain Hull before It, Tho
ltracks OF the two ships were in lines
N.convnr@ino at considerable angle