, 1861-11-25
Gen. Mcclellan at Heaaauarters,


The following from Mr. Russells last letter
to the London Times is 8 sketch Of rare and
excellent fidelity, and will give the reader 3
better Eiew Of matters discussed than many
Of them could le7rn from weeks sojourn in
Washington.
General Mcclellan left bis q7srtert in Washing
ton on Friday, and spent near1y all Saturday il e7
Is tlowlJ pushing his bat1alions; and his unusual
atse1ce from the city gave rise to many Of the queer
eccentricisiea Of expression called ruuors. 1t
met ministers and statesmen though. truth to tell,
the General Is not much csgcerned about keeping
them waiting. fsr = yet he feela tis legs very
sf all the United St2tes. but step may make him
know biz feet are Of clay, that sofa and yielding
staf - wh1eh Il. il only y., to be hardened Il the
pleasant house at the Gamer Of tquare-not IN
Ike thht OF Gordon Or Eueton. By day the
doors ard windows ere epcn; sentry il blue
tunic, blue cap blue trousers, ~ without Whist arc
called facrge, brass butto1 with di.t1acted easle
thereupon: and : Waietselr with brass buckle IN
selibed .'u. s."wAks up and down, gene1sll{
carried horizontally over his shoulder, 80 as to
bring the bayonet On level with any eye Of which
the nrTar7 owner may be coming round the cor
ner- Several drasoon horses hitched up By the
rail aEd the trees along the pavement, standing
patiently and good uatured1J, 81 American horses
ate 70 wo.t to d. o. Ct most @ s13msipg snd kicking
tience and good temper 10 hardly. Al the door
are ready Ordarlies-tTo quick, intelligent young
men, who are GIRL without being .eryile, and who,
| in being 20, afford zone contrast - the various
| very Independent Folders 1ouHging Or sitting on
the steps reading neW.pape1r, and waiting fog an
swers to their messages. There Is sort Of ''Ope1
Sesane' air about the place which does not ayen1
the aecrets inside being well kept n the parlsri
are seated officers aid visitors smoking taking
me ta6es 8rc covered with litter Of .1apers ant
! journals 4nd ten envelopes, and TIE esck19:
Etars, and sundry .eas1e CerscTi bar the entr1uc'
fiz noF + ne dss1n.e ut .ta Gt the SIT
staff are excellent men. ! am toid, and most cour
t@ous and gentlemaB1y, know. SO far a. N! PEI
| sona1 experience goes, nor could any csmm aRde
be seIytd snch more efficiently tasn tht General
| Colonel Hudson, notwithstanding the absence =
::ood deal Of tie stiffness which marks the zp
p:oecbes to some headqusIter., as Gen. Mcclellan
sought in vain to obtain access to Marshal Peli.
I scr in the Ctinca- The Generals short time ~;
ar. cmployee On the 1liSais Central Rsilway
hrt still With So Muca Ct the old tpirit in hin
that he studied closely all th: movement
Of that short Italian Campaign Of which h
is not doomed to giEe q counterpart in thi
| Of long, l6bo1ioae days Works hard and fast lat
into the night I'LL sleep pn-sucs and orertake5 hiu
when be z9r1ezdeze readijy, for kc h,= Of thos
though they be Of CREST e1aEt1on without it O.
occasion. lie work. hard, too. in the .,dlle
ard, when the bKtiAcss f the morning has bea
dispatched OF. be goes, attended By fen officer
AID EMAIL escort Of orderlics and troops acros
the Potomac, Visiting the camps, examining. pesI
tious, es!ing where fortune spreads the board, s.:
returning generally after nigdtfall to look III
reports, to seue orders, to bsfe little politcisss
and to stand on the defensive against those Q
larger dimensions. Here he il natural but Vigil
ant-cahd1d, but prudeRt-tobaccs rnmta ant Q
{uuant, full Of lille. aud yet contemplati@e-of
temper, indeed, which &c en-. to take come Of it
surTsuI di1gs ~ time and place. E1tr1ordinAI
ecte are ascribed to him of which he kRows lotl
ips: He is the II HarouH Alrasehid'' OF the jon
ua1Ista. At one time, ztti:ed as Etr1ndiere, b
is testing the quality Of lager beer; asala, a.
simple volunteer, he il visiting the csmmisaari.
stores and making, practical experiments On orea
and meat. Anon, he is encountered IL velett
I or etarts on. Of q weed with embreHned face as
eont1asand, ard before the week is oTsr be h
really engaged on Oh, Young Napcleoa,' VIII
dreadful hundred Day are il store fe1 1oa Q,
dnau}us iste in the palAti2l budias tevotcd 10 tt
labors Of Central llliRsis officials At Chicago.