Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-07
INTTRRsTTNG PROM sECEsHDoM

Mr.F. W. HURT, Of the Ohio State Journal,
has Just made a skif trip from Cairo to the
rebel camp at Columbus, KY, where he had
a social interview with General Pillow and
General I, TX, aud tarried over Sunday in
the fortified Zion of the Bishop General. He
had an interesting time Of it, full account
of " hich he gives in the State Journal of the
5,h. The way Mr.. Hurtt got into Secesh
was briefly this
Al Cairo Mississippi lady was placed in
the cbarpe of Mr.. HURT who was in i'll
health, and extremely anxious to reach her
home and family. The distance to Columbus
by river is only tWenty miles, yet Mr.. IL.
could not get there with his charge by land
carriage, ho matter how exhorbitant the
rates, such were bugaboo stories of the dan
gers current at Cairo. A skill was the last
recourse, and for the moderate sum OF $40
one man offered to run the gauntlet of being
fred upon from both sides of the river.
pess was obtained from General McClernapd,
a skiff bought a white flag raised, the lady,
| trunks band boxes, edibles, &c, put on
| board, and MIR. H. committed himself and !
| little bark to the swift current Of the muddy |
| Mississippi and his twenty-dollar voy ageur. |
| The trip proved q pleasant one, attended |
| with no apparent dangers Notwithstanding |
! all the horrible reports of pirates and pot
metal.
At Columbus, boat and baggage were
placed under guard, and the passengers
taken to General Pillows head quarters. Mr..
H. says;
A very large crowd of ununiformed aud
curious soldiers had gathered upon the bank
and followed us until ordered back by our
very young escort. We were taken to
dirty, upswept room, in which we were
seated, and q very courteous examination
conducted by an aniable looking gentleman,
in balf uniform and crowned with gray
hairs, and wearing speotacles. While he
would have been the only man in the room
to whom should have given the distinction
of General be was by no means the looking
man | would have sought in crowd, TO call
General Pillow.
We were placed at once in the charge OF
, the Generals son, ard the brother Of the
lady was informed by tele graph that she was
there In less than two hours answer was
, received. The General by the way, both
sent and received the dispatches lmmedi-
, ate arrangements were made for her de
paItuIe for Memphis, and young Pillow was
graciousy offered as her escort. l was
i placed upon my parole of honor not to in
auire into matters here, and given the lib
erty of the town. We had started at noon,
and by this time it was about seven o'clock.
h, | had thus far avoided any conversation
= concerning our difficulties, except such as
4 bad been ELECTED IN the examination, and
which grew out of compliments to our Off
GERS, for allowing the lady to pass, and the
. grace of the enemy in refraining from firing
= upon our little " bite flsg. But the General
u was anxious TO tell me how he and the South
u felt, and the first opportunity he had, he
. hailed me. The access to the officers is very
" easy, and the room was crowded with all
:, ranks. 1t was strange looking crowd to
" me. The men were mostly young men, and
y looked rough and dirty, as ifjust from camp
y They had the appearance of soldiers without
the uniform. Not much display of rank was
y seen in any part of the camp to which bad
y access, and no more here than elsewhere
,, u Every thing looked empbatcally democratic
"a and while 1t looked less substantial and com
70 Portable than like places in our army, il
looked more as if these persous felt tha
l, they were engaged in a sympathetic family
~ affair. AS took my seat, at the request .
70 the General, stated that did not visit hin
~ to argue the great issues between the con
eu testants in this war;, and while l would b
u pleased to know their feelings, | could nc
u hope to change them. Nor could lAy pos
40 uun he changed any more than his could.
=, would not argue, therefore, but would
Ia n happy to hear.
he General Pillow is one of the talking sor
re- aud so for nearly two hours Mr.. HURT an
og bis rebel surroundings were entertaine
-. with Southern view of this unnatural wa
' its causes, its cruelties, its probable termin
tiop, with considerable touch of the re
ard Prov ess and bravery, and humanity
our foe. From the report of Mr.. H., it a
ar. pears to have been the old Southern stol
~ levamPed. We again quote wi
We. INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL POLK.
at "e found General Polk in much mo
comfortable quarters, and rather more e
3a- cusive In his company. He is fine, larg
out gray-hesded man, rather amiable lookin
ck, but distant. My case was presented and Il
Id permission readily granted. He began to d
ed, plore this war, aud wondered what our pc
The pie in the North intended by It, He thong
ate they ought to stop it at once, as they cou
nd gain nothing hy ils continuance, &c. ask
&C., him how he would settle.
ght General Polk. "By giving US al that
longs to us"
but =. "What belongs to you 2"
W." General Polk. "Ail that has always beu
ite acknCT" T"ledged ours" ...
les "Do you want MissouriP
me General Polk. "TTccs: that is ours, u
do: d djubtedly."
md -. do you want Kentucky I"
General Polk. "Of course; the Ohio Riv
ar, has slwsys been considered the line"
lie -. 'But Kentucky dou't want you p
10 General Polk. 1--WE must have her."
-. You want all of Virginia 2"
the General Polk "Of course% ..
the -. "YOu must have Maryland 2"
General Polk. "Most certainly"
'od -. "What will you do with Washia
ket ton2"
General Polk. "Auy trouble about Was
lp iDgtOn arises from its unfortunate positio
DC. We don't want it remove it if you want
nd but Maryland is ours"
-. "Well, General, you will never g
nd Washington"
'hu THEIR CAMP NEWS.
H. The General read me dispatch he receiv
ut Ite from Zollcoffer. which says that he had ca
que que tured Camp Dick Robinson with great lc
per to the national forces, and only eight on /
eide. 7"
Ia They had dispatch also from Floyd
'rn Western Virginia. He had cut Rosecra
: ''all TO pieces" and the whole Kanawha Va
IN IN ley was now clear of Federal troops -
-n9 li9 The battle of Leesburg was the create
N"t ,et victory of the century, three Thousand Co
ess federates bad met twelve regiments of Fe
"A erals, and whipped them, with loss of "
NJ NJ thousand Lincolnites, aud only three hu
els dIed Confederates. Five hundred al
oc' twenty five prisoners had been broughtin