Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-06

Another Letter from Prince Napoleon.
A third letter from Prince Napoleon has
made its appearance. This letter seems to leave
no doubt that 1t is from the hand Of the Prince
himself. IL is dated at Washington, Aug. 18th.
We quote the following agq e...'tr s- ,s-.
GENERAL SCOTT. 15J ..-, Z.
General Scott is man of enormous height
and corpulence, aged about seyenty-ive years,
worn out, almost ended. He Is Lieutenant
General, o grade corresponding to that Of Mar.
shal, and to which is attached the permanent
command OF the regular army in time of peace
| ns we'll as in time ofwar. In the United States
there is but one Lieutenant-G eneral, and he |,
| in perpetuity Commander in. Chief of the army
o sort Of war minister for life, while the Cabi
net officer, who has the title of Minister Of War
is more specially charged with the military ad
ministration. General Scott, therefore, direct
all the operations of the present war, just as ID
France the Minister Of War directs the armies
in the field commanded by genersls-in-chief.-
General Scott 10, or rather has been-for re
peat he has the air ola man whose career il
! ended--aI true gentleman, the manner of or
English general, we'll educated, enlightened
and belonging, as we'll by his age as bic man.
ners, to quite different generation than the
present. si--ciiU rrGC1 giaoYI -a-. y
ivoa'11 GENERAL M'cIr1IAsa a5t s-l Us
General Mcclellan commanded, some dayt
ago, in Western Yirgilia, province half sub.
jected and half revolted. Charged With th,
duty OF pacifying Ii, he acquitted himself Of tina
mission with the greatest success. OF the two
secession generals who opposed him one wa
taken with bis whole column, the other wa
killed and his troops dispersed. These sue
cesses, which American exaggeraiion has trans
formed into great victories, have given fron
day to day an immense popularity to Mcclellan
I You see bis name at New York on placardi
on banners, In the newspaper headings, wit
Pthe phrase, g MeClellal-.wo yictorieb in on
day" ,gg,.l 80 \. ln,ibsl 80.
General Scott are almost those Of general ,
| the army with the Minister OF War, Generi
Mcclellan, q pupil Of West Point Academy.
a man Of thirty Eve years Of age, very small
!. stature, with black hair and moustaches, an Il
tellIgent, open and most agreeable countenanc
and a simple and modest bearing. Should yc
see him on the street in Paris you would &C
tainly take him to be French officer of eng
lneers or artillery. = 4. l'i, 4, All - a
6l3 10 100, 81 GENERAL n'DowELL. y -asa.
4 General Mcdowell commands all the troo
( ON the right bank Of the Potomac. He is 10 mi
! OF fosty-two years, tall and large. His face
not particularly fine, but Il ID remarkably op
Z and sympathetic, through its air of frankns
and kindness: sdiaGm sns "a %
II III Mcclellan resembles ono, Of our engine
officers, Mcdowell resembles one Of our infa
1 try officers. Did not dread reducing to pus
lie shades the search for resemblances and 4
II similations, I should say that Mcdowell has d
= type of the chief Of hattalion of foot chasseul
.k.- Il
= pies are superior to his appearance, favorable
q that is. He la one Of the honestest, true
u simplest men that you can meet. He sustain
2 "a terrible check at Bull Run, and he speaks
: Il without bitterness, without recriminstio
RI with an accentlof sincerity and an elevation
% sentiments that do him the greatest honor
a / Deprived of the supreme command In cona
III auence Of that reverse, be has seen McClella
: This fellow student at West Point, young
r than himself byJseverals years, inherit l
y honors, his position and his growing popul,
!" ityas rciia. gal q o1aliti eul seli yliE
o. He has taken, without complaint aud kithc
o eibmurmur, an inferior place. under him VIII,
,dl mission IL is to repair the misfortune attach
81 10 his name. Well, no one doubts that N
4 Dowell will helthe mostsubmissive, most dey
| ed Of McCiellan's lieutenants. Mcdowell has,
sides, reputation In the army Of being o sOri
baI stole phiIosophe sought after
N more or less deserved by q certain number
na West Point pupils. He drinks neither wine.
nor coffee, does not smoke, and has habits Of
G briefly and aelf-denial qhitein keeping With
u Puritan principles. ~ asrtmai Elh scei.
"A a. y was srrwris oosssnrs.ss aas.
The war appears to be between conrad
In Western Virginia. Mcclellan has had
operate against two West Point compsnio
II one Of whom, as I haze said, was killed,
The other made prisoner. =. e.g...ai xts,.
~ BesuregArd apd Mcclellan. military lead
I Of the two opposing parties, were NOT only q
~ panisns, bnt 1ntimAle ffiendi. hen Bear
n gard Went 70 the Moth ne vent ~ no ct
4 house than McCl len's. and when McClel
Z j weht South he stayed ritb no ope bpt Besu
" leAfd. One AIDE and The other are AcQnAintel