Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-09
INTERVIEW BETWEEN GENERALS
PRENTISS AND BEAUREGARD.


The correspondent of the Savannah Repub-
hcaH contributes for that paper an account of
the battle OF Shiloh, in which occurs the fol-
lowing conversation between Generals Prem
tiss and Beauiegard:
Witnessed the arrival and presentation Of Gen Prem
Hiss, who was taken by staff officer officers Of Gen.
Polk and conducted To 'ho latter who sent him. with his
compliments, Immediately 20 Gen Bctutgad The
following is the substance ~ she conversation that ensu
ed after they had shaken hands.
PTentiss-well, sir' we have felt your power day
and have had to yield
B,auregard--Ihat is natural. sir You could not OK
poet it to be otherwise We fighting for our homes
for wives and children, i1 generations TO come after
US. and for liberty itself Why does your government
thus war upon us, and seek Us upon own soil
Prentiss-Our people have never yet been able to
bring themselves TO consent 10 the Union broken up
Such thing has not entered iuto calculations and
cannot.
Bcaurcgnrd-The Union is already broken, and the
last man, woman and child in the South will willingly
had engaged 10 day
PrcntissSix divisions. numbering little over 900
eAch-the whole not amounting IN more than 400 -
Zen Grant commands, assisted by Gems. Sherman, Nc
Clcuand Hurlburt, Wallace, and myself Gen Smith
is sick and has not been upon the field My division
was the first to receive your attack and were not
properly supported II We had been, the day might have
been otherwise. There has been mismanagcm some
where. Had been supported in time, we should have
broken your center at the time stopped your advance
beauregard-Nou are mistaken general My order Of
battle was such that # You had penetrated cen
I
Has Gen. Buell. arrived, and what of his forces
Prennss--( hesitatng)-l do not know where General
Buell. is, the number of his forces have heard he
was at Nashville and then at Columbus and also that
he was on the road We do not look for him under for
y-eigh hours. fear you will capture the greater part
OF our army this side Of the ryer You have met and
overcome to-day the best troops we have.
BeauIcgard-i am glad to hear IT, and trust that the
result Of thr days work may bring Your government 10
frame of mind more favorable to peace.
Ptegliss-Ihat can hardly be- sir. y your army had
pushed on after the battle d Manassas 10 1iigAt have tax.
en- Udshng'on and 0rerytR the North, brought rs
10 peace We had insufficient supply Of arms then
and oere got prepared The muskets purchased in Bel
GUM by Fremont Of but little account; YOU could
turn your thumb in the mdzzle the here was 30 large
We also procured from England the old arms that have
been stored away useless iu London Tower ever since
the with Napoleon in 1915. They are Of no value
whatever II is only within the last sixty DAYS that we
have become thoroughly and efficiently armed. or
goperHM M has made c0 mistakesfrSt in not arailng
iscH ofN frtS ofthe batfc0 Mqassas and second.
~" mt"y ""'i ~e rag become utH armed and organ
'fsa nave now 2oOOOO men la camps ofnstructiun,
who will be brought upon the hed they may be need
ed We do not doubt the final result
6eauregafd-Nor do We. Our cause is just, and God
Preuus,-we know that you have able officers and
aplied army 10 back them but our confidence Is finn,
snd permit me to add, general that among all the
ledefale officers no is great fayorte with us as
yourself Such is my own feeling and that OF our army
Bcamegnd-You are very kind sir ; bat we have
much better officers than am General Sidney John
s'on anu General Johnson are both my sppeuors in abl
ny as vel as m rank. have served under bh OF them
most cheeriullY and know them we'll / care nothing
Tor fahk the good u nay country Is what look TO-
othei observations made but the foregoing EN-.
braces the chief points Of the interview General Prem
uss was easy and pleasant, aud al depressed Ap-
paftnty, 100, he was quite candid and YET / thought
detected disposition 10 eyAde II not u deceive In his
reply as u the forces Of Gen Buell. believe that Buell.
IS near Al hand l. is TO be hoped am misakon aud
hat our men who have already fought long hours may
hothaNc 10 encounter fresh force 90 morrow
AN EoLGPsE.-The Confederate Almanac
for 1862 published by Rev. DR.. Summers, at
the Southern Methodist Publishing House.
announces IAN eclipse Of the sun visible over
the Confederate States 90 And now. oh !!
gifted prognosticator of celestial mysteries,
vouchsaie to announce that there will be a to.
tai eclipse Of the Confederate States shortly.
visible all over creation.-Pha. Press.
The Wheeling Enteliigencer Of the Goth an
nounoes that Gen. Fremont was on that day
To leave Wheeling Tor the interior Of West
cru Virginia.