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The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Hessian Villainy. (search)
Hessian Villainy. A Yankee, named Stephens, Adjutant of one of the Vermont Regiments, thus speaks of his exploits while on the road to Great Bethel: On reaching the bend of the road I took a survey of the rear, to "see what I might see," and discovered a single soldier coming toward me, and waited for him to come up.--I found it was Clark, of the Bradford company. Before he reached me, I observed a horseman coming at full speed towards me.--On reaching the house he turned in, which induced me to think him a Secessionist. I ordered Clark to cover him with his rifle, and, revolver in hand, ordered him to dismount and surrender. He cried out, "Who are you?" answer, "Vermont!" "Then raise your piece, Vermont; I am Col. Duryea, of the Zouaves;" and so it was. His gay looking red boys just appeared turning the corner of the road, coming towards us. He asked me the cause of the firing in the rear, and whose premises we were on. I told him he knew the first as well as I did, but