From The Greensborough Patriot

April 17, 1862 – Pg. 1

Two precious Scamps.

            When the Milton Blues left here last April for the war they were joined by a couple of good looking Yankees, named Streeter and Dunton.  The first of these scamps professed to have been born in Ga., where he said his parents resided.  He came here selling a book called “Cotton Is King,” and if he is not a genuine blue bellied Down cast yankee he has the twang.  Dunton came about here peddling on Sewing Machines, and looked like he might be kin to the nigger; he was, however intelligent and polite.  Well, this prepares us to remark that these two scamps eloped from camp at Todd’s Point, to parts unknown last week, but the impression is that they slipped over to Newport News, where they no doubt emptied a big budget of news, touching our forces, &c.  Some of the Blues always mistrusted these scamps, (particularly Lt. Hunt,) while others thought them sound and reliable. – Milton Chronicle.