Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-10-05

| GEN. Observation-Disclosures of Eastern war new
have frequent occasion to notice the name o
Brig Gen. J. B. Magruder, c. S. A., whose dash
ing descent upon Hampton, Va created such 8
pyrotechnic display short time since. An office
in the U. S. army, writing from Fortress Monroe
to the Boston Journal, furnishes some interesting
biographical sketches Of this singular genius
from which we clip the following:
Mr.. Magruder is not much less than sixty years
of age is toerable good looking man, thou gh
something the worse of wear, and in some respects
is an excellent officer He has some eccpntrici-
ties, which, had he fourished in any other age or
country, would have made him a. famous as
Bean Brummr Mr.. Magrudrr. | must say, is
the most accomplished humbug in America For
his abilities in this respect he IL known in the
armv-for these he ought to be famous. He has
the reputation of rather hard man OF the world.
By the first flag of truce which came here from
Yorktown, he sent his regards tn an officer in the
Fortress. "Thank you sir" responded the otic-
er, " the last time | saw j. Ban&head, be lay
recumbent on a shutter while fonr stout fellows
removed the same from gambling house,
When he entered the army he had about $4,000.
That lasted him something less than five years.
He is especially gorgeous 10 mess furniture, aud
extrava "a CANT in his cuisine, by which means be
has ruined very many young officers He is also
somewhat fantastic in respect to personal adorn-
ments When he was in Mexico he came out
magnificenty in blue trowsers with red stripes Of
enormous width-the stripes being in their turn
striped with gold. The officers had debating
society in the camp, and this is one of the ques-
tions over which they vexed their minds and ex-
ercsed their oratorical powers Whether John b.
MagruderS trocSerS are blue ,c red stripes. or red
nth blue stripes? Tradition does not give the
decision, but ! understand that the members of
the society were taken " to view the premises"
In one of the battles, he was directed to send
section of his battery to a designated point on
the field So he detached a second leutrnant.-
Having given the young subaltern his orders, he
added:
"You want brevet don't you >"
"Of course, sir !"
"Well, then, let me give you little advith.
When you get there don't you mind whether
there's any Mecthicant or not-you fire like the
deauth Then they'll think you're Il devil of
fellow. Take my advlth, and you'll get your
brevet."
The Young officer deserted no " Mecthicant,"
but he followed his superor's advice, got his
brevet. and is now in a responsible position in
Washington. Gen. Magruder was wounded at
Chapultepec the record says. So he was. Struck
by spent ball. A cut across the back with
riding whip would have inflicted greater injury.
But the occasion furnished an opportunity for
sensation, and was not to be lost Drawing forth
handkerchief, he treated the wound gently, and
of course elegantly-put on look of heroism,
and was evidently about to call for brandy and
water-he had taken the precauIion to fill one OF
his Timber boxes with wines, brady. cold chicken
and the like, before going on the field; when
corporal stepped forward and offered him water
from a canteen. The captain slipped little, and
handed the appendage back with.
"Thank you, corporal | make you thargeant
on the thpOt for your confederation ~