Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-17
AZ lNclpRsr OF TIE wAR.

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recently coAtrontiog each other al Corinth, I'M
der flag cf truce borne by detachment under
Col jacob Thompson CT Mississippi. The ac-
count will bs found highly interesting. Col
L, it will bs seen, is highly complimented by
ihs writer. We copy it feon the rriias Of the
2j,h ult
a FLAG OF TRUCB.
M"Cooks division of BuelIs army, aud Port
Royal Sherman Of Thomas army, With some
other troops, were und,r orders to make iecon
nois 'auce la force e b-y0nd Sven Mile Greek
toward the enerny's lines - yesterday morning
the movement 10 begin at hElfpsst eight
o'clock. Learnirg the direction they we're "a
take, | resolved u avoid the erowding in tbs
roads while the troops were marching, by rid
ing on ahead of them to our outer pickets, and
here awaiting sheir approach. l soon had
reason to rejoice at the lucky discrimination.
G Hoping ont on the old leading Corinth
road uast iIaileck's new headquarters, soon
left the camps and The f.rlniug regiments tc the
rear Presently the grand guard came in sight
then smaller cu'posts cf pickets, and finally,
within mile Of The camps, came the last picke;
line. 10 king down tie next ;urn Of the road
beyond tbe two OF three blue coats ou duty,
noticed a group of Ctiecrs, among when wer~
swo nsp:cuOUs for the gsgdy uniform o! the
Coni.4dsTsle army, while The presence, Just be-
yond, Of tall, gTey-coRted private, bearing a
white dag explained the phenomenon.
Riding up, ! was introduced to Col. Thomp-
500, OF Gen BesuregRrd's stsh The cordial
warmth Of manner, the fine head, expressive
features, and grizzly beard aud mouStachs were
not uaiamiar ia Washington, even so late as
the beginning Of the present year. L. was Nir
! Buchsnan's weli-haown : cretary OF the Int.
rior. the Hon. Jacob II Thompson, Mississippi
mill JnaTe eX Congressman from the very dis
trict on whose soil he now stood under g flag OF
truce, AMI man stil entitled to Northern re-
speet az the ouly yone of the resigning secession
lists who left Mi i Blchansns cabinet without
the stain OF d;shouor upon his name.
The goloue had been sent in by Con. Beau
regard 10 turn over to Gen. Heleck some sixty
two prisoners recently captured near Fort Hell
mac, Tennessee (snd released unGeT parole not
t. bar arms against the COniederacy until iregu
lsrly cxchanged) J. aud 10 see what Gen. Hsllock
would gree 10 i'll the way Of a general system
oi exchanges. lie was escorted by BesuTe-
rsyd s body guard, line body OF cavalry from
New O. esEs, under the command of Captain
D.eux l. M GIN be uugenerous, after the very
pleasant interview we had, but our tticers c. lld
not YepIess Il heir suspicion that there was an
other obi e. besiie thu release of sixty-tWO pa
rcled prisoners, and that they were desirous OF
IeaTBirg precisely Whers our lines were. and
what ID ore they rocid by penetrating them as
far a' possible.
/ col. THOMPSON AND CAPT D8EUX.
They had of course been stopped beyond cur
Uu 'tr pickets and Al hour or more Of pleasant
talk filed up the intervals, while BeAuregard's
letieE to jIalleck, End ThompsOn's request for q
personal interview were taken back 10 head
quarters, aud answers awaited. Both the colo
n. L. -,
abe as possible, and there was sort of taci
uude standing, by which both sides avoided an-
pleasant SUI ijects. The grounds OF complaint
the ) nth bad against the North were alluded
to for moment, but with Col. Thcmpson's
" We'll, well, we can't see it in the same light, -
the matter WIS dropped.
They were profuse in their expressions Of re-
gTet that the y aT should have broken out at ell
aud particularly bitter against the a5olitionists
" We don't like fight you northern men" I"
said Col Thompson, it grieves US to think of
having to met men we ike as We do you in bat
tie we want 10 ii ght your abolition;s.s. know, 4"
he continued, . you have very few of them here /;
bui IL you c0ud collect a regiment of them ID
pica out regiment of our ire-eateIs sud have
them bEou1 1hs out face to face in al open Id
I'd be willing 20 abide by ths result, go which
way it would. But we don't Ike to have to fight
you"
Il do regret ore thing be said again, ad-
dressing himself to the Otii.eT commanding the
pcke;s OF the 18th OaiO Col. Connell, whom he
had known as an old-lins Democrat, 4" ard that
is, tuat the Old Democratc party is permitting
Itself to be used by the aboiitiOnis!s, aud is now
absolutely under their control Col. Conncll
disputed the proposition. You'll see how it
viii be when the war is over, said Col. Thomp-
son. Even now you can see how Congress is
ITi.risar Ard the IA In SaF and
stronger aud stronger in the same direction
'' But you nigh. have checked the current it
your members had. s.ayed in Congress- sug-
gested d bystauder. " On, no we might, per-
haps have pushed OF the evil day little further
but that was all Abolitionism Is going to
sweep everything befJe il, Just as we ioressw
it would. Il YVES just as well to meet the matter
now AS any time, but we did not expect you
northern ID motTa;s TO help swell the Abolition
power
"O:s OF the sad lest of all the sad things in
this war said the colonel again, as in cases
like this: Lieut.. - is in oar army. He has
two brothers with you. Ohe Of them, some
months ago, was severely wounded al Mill
Spring, where he fought too, and be has never
yet ben abe 10 learn whether he died or not
Can any Jf you tell nie ?" Unfortunately none
Of US knew, and 50 the family suspense remains
unbyoken notwithstanding the cOlonei's kindly
effort
Al 4 then followed inquiries almost inrumer-
able, abau, old II ends ON the other side Amor 9
others, C,l. I. asked after Matt Martin, Of c.
lum' Us. | told him Of his b ing the editor Of
the Statesman and when | added with a t. life
Of pzl ce afJrethoughf, for which trust Matt
viii forgive nre, that up North We accused him
Of being pretty fair SeeessoDist for O.jo lati-
tuie, Il am very glad to hear it !" exclaimed
The colonel. Very glad Indeed, ! assure
you"
The col0rol was anxious TO know Whist Cox's
cAs0ces for reelection we're from the Columbus
district Il know, of course that he is doing
well, but NiIl he get to Congress again" Il
was particularly pleasant 10 be able 70 assure
him that the Legislature was supposed 70 have
Stumbled OF a wise precautiOn in that case
"a You haynt heard Of your taki'g Richmond
yet, have yOu ?" We told him we had not dis.
patches to that Effect yet but that We conf 'ent-
iy expected them within a few days You
won get them,'' said he; you're not going to
take Richmond without much harder fight
than you're counting on The loss of New
Orleans Pensacola and Norfolk was freely ad-
miited, and the immense advantage thus gained
acknCw lodged " But it all wont do gentle
men. You may take some of our cities, but
you can suhiugs's the Souh. Your confsca
ti0n, which, stsve it off as you wil in Congress,
you are bound g cone 10, and your subJngation
means simply determination. Ii's too great az
undertaking iur auy power"
l. was pretty hard 20 lose New Orleans, they
sail; and B n. Batter establishing bis head
quarters 1T the st Charles was the 6itterest Pill
vt; bui still all this would only give them the
energy of despe alton. They must fight, be-
cause they couldn't afford to fail '.And, gentle
men," solennly repeated the mArtiall0Oking
cavalry captain, 'yOu may win some victories
over US, but you can never su5due US"
The secession prisoners st Columbus we're IN
quired after, aud the story of their kind treat
ment Was received with great qualification
Col Thompson had some relatives among them !;
aud could We arrange it so that be could send
them message, or, if possible, few lines in
writing" Tue to newspaper habits, / had
writing materials " ith me, aad the colonel at
once availed himself of the offer aud sat down
on log 10 write q letter. lie insisted ON rad.
ing it over to Col Conneli, to sssu him there