F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
Capitolo 72
anything didn't go to the head office of rebel. We now want to see
thing that was.
While the flourishing one of gun and the harness bell rattle of small arm was going
above in the neighborhood of Strong Stevens, without any very serious damage
or to side (for me I can mention here that the rebels held to a
respectful distance from the strong one), General Soon, Ewell, and
Breckinridge was enjoying himself/herself/itself on the rate sumptuous gimmick to
Silver springs and the other near plantations. In short, it is
it affirmed that these generalses had been short of rations for some
days, and it was very hungry when they reached the outskirts of
Washington. You also affirms that them they took to
banqueting and doing happy with their friends; so a lot so that them
it had all the wine cellars and dispensations of the houses round off almost examined
for the generosities to provide their table. And to such extension this was
banqueting and merrymakings brought, that General Soon enough it forgot
what he was expeditious to capture Washington, and indeed it put such bad
example to his/her subordinates as to destroy every discipline.
There were two great events this extraordinary siege, my child and me
it has to tell him what they was. If I don't do, you won't get a clear
idea of as the siege you/he/she was continued by the rebels. The generals
(rebellious) it didn't taste fresh steer from the many days, and it had an acute
appetite that their commissioners were tilted for gratifying. Now,
there was on the plantation of the Mr. George Riggs, near where these
generalses had their head office, a famous Alderney speculates, a lot
appraised by his/her owner. Here is a temptation not to be not be withstood to from
these commissioners that had the animal conducted to butcher and they served
above for their masters. Yes, my child, these generalses and their personnels
offered a banquet to on the bull of the Mr. Riggs, and it was honest enough to confess
what they had so sumptuously gone rarely. This is one of the great one
events. Now to the other. A number of general officers (the choice