Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-23
AN INTERESTING COLLoQUY.

The Richmond correspondent Of the Charleston Cou.
rer in his last letter to that Journal writes ioo~s
have had an interesting interview with On officer OF
army, who recently within the enemy's lines,
and who converted freely with their most prominent
commanders Il says General Mcclellan, and, indeed,
most Of the old army officers, courteous and gentle
m4ul; bu. the material OF which their followers s com
posed is repusye dssolute vulgar, obscene aud bias.
phemous. Their iusOlent bearing towards the Surgeons
went uhder lg OF truce TO attend upon wound
ed after the battle q Williamsburg, would UNANIMOUSLY
ti0rn the conduct OF President q Irus black miu0u-.
They alleged that troops muillted their dead-ir-
suited aud bueted their wounded; and 10 retaliation,
they propose holding our Surgeons no tagesS TOie
yerpeuaon Of so lgtsn. outrage, the latter dauni
essly DIFF ID them. "Tell me Doctor said an ups.art
political General show you account for the brut lily with
which your people treat our wounded and desdY Upon
The ground cir" replied the Surgeon, that yJ,T peo
pic ere ungtlteul-inCApabls OF telling the LluIh-lEd
mat your leaders have stimulate erocity u aubsi
uto for truth" What 40 you TO deny the truth
OF nv representations =" said the vandal. 81
assert sir, that they are pApable lice, was the pin
der. My Informant represents Gen. Wool "a being Der
dering upon dUtage he is absent.miuded and rambling
IN his speech vasciating and foolish in decision. Nc
CelIau, he adds, is uuch overrated as a commander
bl. polite aud magnALimous. He freely cones5es thai
ne abolition opposition 10 him 10 very great. Oi cur
Generals he spoke in the highest terms Beauregard
DO Johnston he called great men; Early aud Long.
erect, no hu1to HtIc SluuDJlu 10 bHlu ushA-, anu
Gen. q. w. Smith he called his warmes personal Trend.
His talents" be added, "are allied 10 genius. Uader
circumstances OF adversely, he will rise above them
graudyn When the interview came 10 close the last
words oil Mcclellan were, FAREWELL hops shall
meet in peace aud harmony" Did you say on the Quick
a5muy responded my friend Soon afEer the latter
introduced to the wife aud daughter OF Of the Federal
Genarals. They closed their doors and embraced him
lvowed themselves secessoni cut the Confederate hut
tons a. seepsakes, o The sleeves OF hacoat. They ked
MIN 20 mpOre the ConederAtes TO fight TO the death
and ia death Tor that If sutjugated, the condition OF
b; ian slaVas would be preferable TO their fate. you
can Whip these Yankees" they added enthusiastically
You whipped them the other day at Wiilmsb burg; yOu
Cla whip hem everywhere but on water retire from their
gugbuas ID yOu will drive them back IN aud de-
eAs--,hey feel H." As confirmation OF this opinion OF
che ladies' Cen Hancock told OF Officers that he
never sa sach brilliant lighting that Of the Coniedg
RI c5 Al Villa ns0urg. Immortality" he said, SHOULD
ne nscrb upon the banners OF the 5h North CarOaa
aud 24h Virginia ginens." They fought like heros"
InJcrDCs-i English officer, "and the bearing vi
Confederate cavalry was splendid-equal 10 anything
dat iusn have ever seen" "Ah, yes" said Hancock
slh such infantry aud cavalry, when we are one PEE.
PIC GAIN We can whip che world" "But one people We
never again can be" said the Confederate. 81 suppose
Doctor asked HvuiZ ylman "you call the resul. vii
tismsburg Confederate victory" CertaiGly-hoW many
mea did yOir division lose there" "AboUt too h5U.
sauf' AT the smallest calculation, then, your totl
loss in killed aud wounded must have been 600;
gu all OF wounded, twenty thirty excepted,
in your hand; they do not number four hundred;
the ratio in killed cannot excsed Onethrd that number
your papers admit that you had 10000 men 10 acoa,
vho ass lied about five thousand OF retreang army;
With tbs humber you beaten back with grea: loss
ne 0y5 fOlr hundred OF yoag prisoners; and yet ycu
chou; victory. Such victories will never fqayr too
,ouh. wonder WY your people cauno: ah1Td 20 lock
els "a the face and sometimes speak the ,uth,' 30 -
exclaimed .ae if-Hk Esg.lshman we cannot lord %
cIules5 dtf,st Ia ok rnsh. The Pctpia 0. tie
North won. brook that Such confession would cost
tue 81 of Us his commission" :" pity people
pended the Confederate, who require such false AMI
artificial swulsut-, as wouli do Gshouor TO the vanish
iug Gorge o Bob Acres