New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-24
A Sketch Of nan,,re.rn,rl.

a contributor to the l4ynchburg Republican thus
sketches Gen. Beauregard, who stopped few
hours in Lynchburg, on his way from Manassas to
the West:
Col. Go soon explained that Gen. Beauregard
hau come-the restless multitude indoors and out
were awaiting his egress from No. 10. The crowd
still pressing We withdrew to quarters through
private stairway, and there awaited tho oppor-
UNITY, 1t indeed 1t should occur at all, ot com
pairing our own ideal with the breathing picture Of
TINS Ghlld OF the People. The occasion soon offered,
and ne was presented just before his " manifesto.
ion,h on the BALCONY fronting the street. Ee
talked pleasantly Of the campaign in Virginia. and
OF his WARM attachment to the army OF the Peto-
was natural they should like each other.
/ was struck no less with the Injustice that m.
NOR had done his personal appearance, than with
the retiring modesty Of his manner. There was
something of surprise even in his countenance,
when member of his staff said: 1.-THE crowd are
clamofaus to see you, Seneral-y9u must go and
present Yourself 1t was evident he would have
avoided all this ec!Qt, had it been in h!s power. His
thoughts, should Judge, are lar more engaged
upon success itself than the applause accompany.
ing It, and there seemed, indeed, = graceful uncoD-
sciousness OF the fact that he was az all the object
and centre Of all this attraction. Fatigued and
wearled after nights travel, he tastefully de-
cl!ned making a speech ''-bowed to the multi
tude. and retired Indoors to dinner. Accident
made him my tis-d-UtS at table. |, of course
could not study his tace without being rude, yet
saw enough in the interchange of conversation to
give me a most agreeable impression Of the brave
little Frenchman. .trE.
His physique, though not imposing in the COM
mon aeeeptation Of the term, exceeds the eSpecta-
tons founded On newspaper accounts. He is a
small man, 1t IS tFNe but for the crown of plema-
ture grey, covering finely developed intellectual
head, the thoughtful, almost serious expression of
The Gountenance in repose, and the quiet dignity
OF KIND and anable manner, in which, bF-the-
way, there was a becoming absence of French ca
cess, 4 shonta have marked him many Crowd as d
great mana thorough student. Anirna ted in CON
yersation, his eye shone like an eagles, and when
ever the theme reverted to the Gjlqiyes rationale
OF the South, he showed at once That his whols
heart was enlisted in her cause. | was parsicu-
larry pleased with his bearing toward the young
attacks Of his staif--severai Of whom were Dis
patched on errands of business requiring immedi-
ate attention. G &t. .t1 a -@4Tp ss.g.a Il.
The order was Invariably given in u most polite
tone and usually prefucea with, :. scW ajou haze Tie
goodness = 10 do thus and SO. Abiding afterwards
70 the manly trait IN his character, eviReea by
these little cOurteses, / observed to Iieut -:
" Ills manner towards you juniors strikes me as
very agreeabe-are all superior officers thus con.
silerate?" He replied evasiyely, but warmly
!. We have many nab!e officers, madam--we have
but one Beaaregard-he is the idol of Gil hearts
The huiAblest Orderly about headauarters would
DIE Tor him." 1t was noble testimony from the lips
OF modest young Lieutenant, who has had good
opportunity TO Judge of both the General esd S,e
HlaR. tal4s. 4r-4 -~- i .r -r..fr 81
God preserve him to long life, success, and a
prosperous and useful career, was, doubt not the
earnest ejaculation Of every heart the lack bore
him through our streets to the waiting train that
would soon convey him beyond the soil he has
made gratefulb by brilliant victories. Is A@
Isnchbutg, March 7, 1862. Al, T..Fs--.