Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-25
interview Between OfFIcerS-P-,
Of the New YORK Tribuae-- Aooas

Ninaf-,
MANASSAS PLAn's, Sept II. IsGI.--T5e 6,..,
hoods that he New York 7Yi5,ns raes4I 14e taise-
1sheo IN relation to an interVieT betvvsSoP 80
4cnlgan officers and Captains Thos 3 NssS;o =. 3
JOnn u Porter, Of The 7rh Virginia Pe-;.s --l1
oesA. % nave cheked the breath OfIs corr esso-,
49, nnose rapid almost Instantaneous report -,
put remind Us Of Pollock's dsserintIon ~ tSl -
IN whom the spirit Of sIander bld entered :. -
WIN VIII Aesrt black as death had legs faint ,vitS
m ssts 20 propagate the lie his sOul had framsl . Il
Ahey legged nrst for an interview with onr "a
an ater imploring them to cease firing upon
- ReNsS ~ nileo tle mouths Of their press with
As iylng as Guuchaueen himself eOylli ut
a. tHsrs were Two meetings held with membsra Of
SIG rtnefh army on the day mentioned bv tbe
1lso'eS porter, to one Of which your eorres5ond
. M = party and to the other close observer
Hill, near the deserted bo,,sss - -
" ne name OF Bancroft, one Of which va tsa1 -
~ % sne nam post Of our picket forces In
SI NJ Nlclhisy, and Commanded bv Csosai1
r De- ASIoelated vita him was Cant. II
nrrnhe-. AHe enemy IN apparently Strong
boJ were guarding an adjacent hill buf
n~9 % sgnlned BY the display of vTbita asc-
Ano hanakere hiefs, an unWiliigness n o-oss =
"a improbable firing rendered somnIstsi,S =, ~
.os Ics,Oe1Ween the encampmsnts Dsi0htad
ysDL.o- Peaee PIe .n1s Tor time prevailed tbs
5Ankses apProached much nearer tta, at -sf srS
usslriIg % test the lungs rather than The nsl.f-
VI our pfaFe fellows, opened loup,l oo,,~s-s;o-,
attracted BY both The novelty Of r s5 -.
~ y,. ilsconsinos warfare where the enemy
SS' 0IrE ~ osar usr long range guns Captain
hassle went forward, announced his narr,o1 1E,,-i-
anc Willingness 70 "observe the pesce.i v-Los-s
! running eOloquy ensued which yras ,,ol,rr-s
oyei oy All present. Early tie next r,orni,,,
1arty Of two advanced, bearing white e. 80
equested TO see Captain Massie upon bpsine--
me Capt4ln at once determined to meet them wifL-
2 tneir nnes' and thereby prevent the success OF
Inspected stratagem-tO Obtain Information of c,,-
trenZth and the location. A reliable and corse.-
US oflleer tLieutenant A. C.. Swiaderl was posfsf
pom the top Of a house TO overlook the aivzncs
nd give warning OF any foul play or action threaf-
M 3 US WIN danger. We then went forward ana
'sre mel oy two intelligent privates, who
normally announced the instr,,ction of 49,;
uceFs % give assurance 10 Captain
.assle Of their determination TO desist froT5 IN
leket nr1ng; and to beg ais concurrence. Tbeas
zen ueelsred, IN strong terms their hatred of tba
ar N y hleh they had enlisted F.eir biob ,55,;-.
N toI t1e bravery Of Southern soldiers, and San
.sss III never hSflng JrsG a shot, although they
ere ere IN tfe great battle Of Manassas. This inter-
leW was soon concluded, but directly apothar a.,
as observed approaching whose bearers whe5
'oken 10 requested to see our eornnanler fssrSs
assie anq Porter demanded to know If tbev vzs-e
ncefs, ana h&d business, determining to make eso1
- - -: i.o ~ AnoIner meeting, sud received an
nrmstlye answer. They Immediately went ovs-
II as this was mere repetition of the frrt 49,
ior IT'S object an agreement 10 cease the nieI-ee
oohpg, Il was brief. The two iuterviav-s 80,
course, marked BY the usual courtasias Of 80
Oiesslono OF arms but the statement in the Til
l g t1Ie ySpL Forter declared no blood had vet
ilned hI7 hands. IS an absurd lie He and MaSsie
re ln the bloody actions Of the Istb and 9IsFof
", ana tnelr companies sustained no fire in vboss
I1est ana thickest part they were not saea ch.sr-
! on their men to the charge