The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-20
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can tell The new como ~sls ana ~ sn y.
puts down the ' ssau ~SS 30 DO nan, hose who
rere longest estimate his force a. 40 600 90 ooo,
SOME even at 90 900 strong And there is the same
so General tesp S srs to hmss Ss M hand
bayy knows what his right hand doch, and 80 jealous
ne Of this prerotve Of commanding officer anas v
believe II he suspected his coat OF any acquaintance WIN
the plans revolving within him, he would CAST I" "on'
him. -, no.,.o .no,.
The Generals headquarters little fsrm mousse, aoSut
sI "a SisrcnSs,a The ground is divided into two
roome The front is 1led MIL ucehs, q. wn h
S., Trs hacf one appears be used as storeroom
n r,tchen Above same division continues and the
front room is the Generals apartment II IS about fifteen
vat long nv ton vide and hung with maps Of the STATE
ana country around In the ceutre s plain pine table,
on which Ne, neatly folded up what the visitor would
natnray be plans specifications surveys, geome-
trcal drawings &C. and by their side military reports
Every ung has the air OF neatness GOODNESS and mahe-
NAUTICAL calculation. or course there 10 nothing in the
room but what pertains the Office and 70 most eyes It
would appear somewhat bare but what there Is 10 ar
ranged with much taste that the general impression Is
The General in his the greater part Of the day,
apparently occupied with his plans and reports Then
hour after hour he Sra alone by his neat little pine Ia
Die maps pns and specifications before him. and largo
open windows open behind and around hn-at hrst sight
The cold, calculating, unsympsthisng mathematician
Every Rnd then an aid enters with report orr
message whicbs delivered in military style delibHatsly
examined in seuce tho corresponding order protaply
Wrfttcn out OF OelVere0 IN AZ WOTOH 0S
mathematical iceberg is alone again When siter
drops in however at leisure moment the Formally OF
the officer readily gives ~ that ey interchange OF
uivtes which characteriEes our people at nome, but
nothing more Even at the table, when tho General Is
Aaiy surrounded by the ncst distinguished geusemen OF
the country there appears 10 be distance wch sup
pose 10 natural TO his position, butwhich 10 rarely found
eliewhere.
Tho leeng characteristic Of General Beautegards mind
clearncss Of perception Superadded to this is strictly
mathein atcal education This you In every word and
look even In the expression Of his face. Snes cosmos
and sangents stick out everywhere In person he sen
Der but compactly buft, and extremely neat. Add "a
this precision of manner slightly modified by the ease
which characterizes thewel bred manof the world, and
yod have correct idea Of the whose word is law and
EoApel throughout oneof the largest most intelligent and
bes appointed armies ever assembled on the American
continent In his personal staff the General has been pc
na the he had him the seige of Fort Sumter
al Of them accomplished discreet gentlemen OF the most
pleasing manners Among them have been happy to
meet Col Preston so long resident and well known in
Louisiana whose genial society must be happy relief 10
she severe labors Of the day.
The Generals mess is very much in keeping with his
character and simple enough for Napoleon himself It ID
served on long pine table, set in open piazsa Of the
farmhouse and all his friends Hospitality welcomed u
u three times day The General sits nearly in the mid
de his aids Immediately side and bis latest guests
On the other the rest Of the company they may choose
or chance TO scat themselves The vands such the
country around Affords only the rico "imported y
and with IT, suspect, South Carolina cook for every
kernel as independent the State from which II
came.