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| the'' have been happy to meet Colon.I pra.to,
sp 'onS resident and so well known in Louisiana,
~ "m" senla' s society must be happy relief to the
severe lao0rs OF the day. -
The Generals mess il vary ,,roh :; ,.
his character, ard simple enough for NaraIaS
Sell IL Is served on long pine table cat IN =,
epeu piazza of the farm housa and ali - 81 :"
are Hospitality welcomed to it three times s-dav
correspondent of the New Orleans Delta writ
ing from Gordensviile July Z, gives the following
Anecdotes OF Beauregard
Gen. BAaure4 gard, quiet and undemonstratiye as
he is, has become the theme of any number Of
anecdotes as well as apOchryphal stories. His
personal movements are often extremely myste-
TlouS. He is said frequently to disappear from his
quarters, dressed in the painest citizens clothes
ana riding conestoga of highly unwarlike char
acter, and to be gone in this gaise for, refrain
from saving what length Of time. lis highest off
GERS, and most intimate friends do not know where
ne has been, or what he has been doing. The Sc
crets OF his journey he keeps sacredly to himself
1t Is noted, however that when he returns on these
occaslors he is quite busy with bis maps and dia-
grams, and the inference is that be was engaged
whie absent in making observations of the country
DeFohd MS own lines, and, perhaps even within
the lines OF the enemy. This habit of Cen Besure
ga leads some persons to believe that the report
Puohshed in some of the Northern papers, of Gen.
beauregard having, not long since, been both in
without foundation.
Potomac Incident.
nave heard of a significant incident on the
upper Potomac which goes to show that the hearts
OF many ot the Union soldiers are far from beinp
warm IN the work of Invasion. party of the
enemys pickets, ii is said, called across the river
to party OF our pickets, and proposed that dele
gatlons of two from each side should meet in the
middle OF the river and take a drink together -
Inc pronosition was accepted, and accordingly two
OF the - ankees stripped off their clothes to show
their peaceful intent, and armed with nothing but
their canteens, took canoe and padded out into
the stream where they were met in like fashion by
a couple of Confederate soldiers After due in |
tercnange OF drinks and compliments the Cnnfed- |
crate delegation jesingv remarked that they bad |
a strong mind to take the Yankees prisoners. The
after replied that they would rather be prisoners
ihan not. They We're heartily sick OF the war, they
sad, since 1t proved to be q war of invasion. They
were willing to fight for defense, but they could
Dhly be dragged by force OF military discipline
10 90 with an Invading army into Southern ter
rltoFy. Their time of service would be out on the
Loth ct July. and, with thousands of others, they
would go nome with unalterabie determine.
non not take up arms again in the same cause.
Fifteen Miles of Cannon.
ietter from Randolph informs US that the 4th
'eg'ment, Col. Neely'S command, moves to-day for
position higher up the river. "The river" saws
he writer, ''wl then be well fortified for fifteen
niles. Wonder if old Abe thinks he can suppress
liteen miles Of cannon? Let him try it, Wem-
1his Bulletin.
DcseraiOns
About two hundred men OF the Irish Reriment
rom New \ ork have deserted on their way to Bal