Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-22
OUR aEsRLLs AT COLUMBUS.

The correspondent of the New York Huald who 90
companied flag of truce from Cairo down TO Oolum.
bus paints the following pen portraits Of Generals
there, whose cslibrsthe North has just learned:
prRsosKIL OF TIE c3sYEDrRArr orYCIRs.
General Lsonidas Polk, the Major General of the Yves
tern Division should judge to be man fy winters,
tall and straight bearing in every word and look the i'm
press Of the general rather than The divine gray eyes,
deep SET keen and penetrating nose rather Of the Ro
man order Of architecture mouth sunken, lips tightly
compressed hair and side whskers Ia Ia miitars pre-
cociousy frosted quick spoken and ready, and witha
If,ble in conversation. To give New Workers. . better
idea of the looks and bearing Of the rebel leader would
say take the elder Seson at the Aston House, add two
inches Of his stature sprnkliDg few more gray hairs
over bis head aad face, dress him In major Generals
suit and they will have Leondas Polk in Perfection
He is by no austere men, il We are to judge
by bis address during the three or four hours he remain
ed In our company yet determination sits upon every
neament of bis countenancs and frmness creeps out
in every look and gesture.
General Gideon j. Pillow stands about Ave feet nine
and half inches in his shoes, finely formed man, and
looks much younger than bis superior, though Am told
II rank in the army we're based upon ago be would rank
As the higher officer. high shd broad forehead sets 81
pleasing face TO q very fine advantage; small, keen,
black or rather hazel eyes, full beard classical nose,
teeth white and regular and bis whole personal appear
anse bstokenng him rather the gentleman than the SOL
Q0r. uenerh tcmpcfasc IL LIZ n"o''os
drinks nothing but water narcotics, employs 10
physicians ana bids fair TO see several more campaigns
unlese, at an unlucky moment he should fall into the
hands Of the United States Government when, in all prob.
ability his suayity gentleman his good looks aud
temperate habits combined would be inadequate to pro-
long his eIistsnce.
Gen McCown has the exterior look Of being the fight
ing man of the stsf-s tall well made, muscular man,
face sunburnt and hard from EXPOSURE bluff and abrupt
in bis manners, yet wtha not unpleasant just such
man one would choose for friend and fear as an enc.
my. Thirty6ve years Of vigorous manhond wrapped In
leather nerved with iron, propelled BY lightning, and
robed in the psnest aud toughest ommon c)th form
the tout ensemble. When he speaks almost i'm.
agne he hears the snap and sna Of the bull terrier YET
his men love him, and he il towards VII IN one
feels drawn the more he sees and knows of him.
OF the inferior officers must be allowed 70 say that
more gentemsny, attentive and kindly disposed set Of
men have not seen anywhere Bat Of the troops,
ought hardly to call them SUCH so rough, ilclsd and
ununiformed did they appear mar say there seems to
be vas. field for improve ment noticed, however,
that the horses Of the camp much superior TO those
of our own army, and could not help INDUCING the
most invdious comparisons between them and the poor,
old broken down. spawned heavy rough.coated, Knock
kneed purblind wind broken, condemned things that
the War Department Is furnishing cavalry and arti
or the forces Columbus cay nothing, for our
mission there pry into the secrets OF their
cAmp but discovered that Their was no lack OF forts
and cannon Of tents and stables and judge that II the
place is ever taksn It will be at the expense Of more
lives than the public at present imagine.