Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-14

The Views Of the Rebels--Their Appear
ance aud Condition at Columbus, Ky
F.W. HURT. of the Ohio STATE Journal
recently escorted a Southern lady to Co
luinbus. KY. the headquarters of General,
Pillow and Polk. He has written long
letter. giving his experience. We extrac
the following:
INTERVIEW WITH GEN. POLK.
Wefound Gen. Polk in much more com
Portable quarters than Gen. Pillow. and
rather more exclusive in his company
lie is fine. large. grey headed man. rath-
er amiablc looking. but distant My case
uas presented and the permission readily
granted. He began to deplore this war.
and wondered what our people in the North
intended by it. He thought they ought to
stop it ar once. as they could gain nothing
by il continuance. &c. / asked him how
he would settle.
Gen. Polk.-."By giving us all that be.
longs to u.s."
-. "What belonge to you?"
Gen. Polk.-"All that has always been
acknowledged ours"
..Do you want Missouri
Gen. Polk.--"Yes. that is ours. un-
doubtedly."
-. do you want Kentucky?"
Gen Polk.--"Of course. the Ohio River
has always been considered the line"
-. "But Kentucky don't want you'll
Gen Polk.-"We must have her."
- lyon want ali of Virginia.
Gen. Polk --"Of conrse.'
~ on must have Maryland?"
Gen. Polk.--"Most certainly"
-. "What will you do with Wash
ington?'' e'
Gen. Polk.-"Any :ronble about Wash
ington arises from its unfortunate position.
We don't want i'll remove it if you want
it; but Maryland is ours
-. ''Well. General. you viii ncver
get Washington.
THEIR CAMP NEWS
was always encouraging. even to the whip
ping of JEFF. Thompson at Fredericktown.
He reported his battle there III very la
comic style. He was marched upon from
both sides. and moved out twelve miles
toward Greenville He then turned back
and formed line # battle twelve miles
from Fredericdtown Here" he says.
''thc enemy came out two to my one. aad
attacked me. when | left" He says he
lost only one gun.
The General read me a dispatch he re-
ceived from Zolicoffer. which says he had
captured Camp Dick Robinson with great
loss to the National forces. and only eight
on his side.
They hal dispatch. also. from Floyd.
in Western Virginia. He had cut Rose
Grams 'all to pieces" and the whole Ka
nawha Valley was now clear OF Federal
troops.
The battle of Leesburg was the greatest
victory of this century-3.0 Confeder
ates had met twelve regiments of Felerals
and whipped them with great loss OF 2
600 Lincolnites, and only 800 Confsder-
ates. 52o prisoners had been braugbt in
to Richmond at one time, and 100 at an
other.
Mayfeld had been taken by our troops.
and afterwards by theirs. and they had two
regiments between Mayfeld and Paducah
on Sabbath.
They do not want Paducah, as they
could not hold it long. and if they could
succeed in taking it the Fesirrals would say
that they had only few men there. and
the victory would not amount to mnch.-
They claim that our gun-bosts can't do
them any harm. as they are very thin.
mere Shells aud can be sunk in five min
utes. But tina, they could keep them from
certifying Paducah. SO they won't take
that place.
THEIR APPEARANCE, &C.
During Sabbath had better opportu-
nifty to observe than before. OF course.
did not attempt to learn their strength.
nor thei purpose only saw what was
on the face of society Their wants are
great. The table ut The hotel was very
lean--no butter. no milk. nothing indeed
but bread. sweet potatoes. beef and coffee.
The soldiers do not have uniforms They
all look like men who had congregated to-
gether for some desperate purpose. with
out any idea of its emolnments or honors
- Id not help comparing their unquiet
u1gunsubstantial appearance with our
boys. They very earnest. full of bragg
gadocio. and unselfsh patriotism.