, 1862-10-04

HeMlc0Ho Correspondence HetW6e0
Pillow and T1fsshnan.

FH0M THE SOUTH.
Correspondence Hetween
Ful1W and ThfE Ehnan.
The following correspondence Is published
n the AisassiEpian Of the Esd:
.... 1AcKsoK. Mss, Sept 81, 1851.
MaJoE Gen. Gldson ). Pillow, present:
It has been represented to me- from reliable |
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee. In February last, you
made nse Of 1apguage directly rejecting upon |
me as solditr and IN officer, - connected
with the defeise Of Fort Henry.
l. proud consciousness Of having performed
my whole duty to my government, not only |
viii rot permit me to allow my name to rest |
under even q breath Of censure. You will |
therefore be kind enough to state IN writing, |
whether or not1 am to consider yaur remarks 1
made at C1a,kBville, as Intended to reflect |
upon my conduct as an officer or soldier.
Respectfully, your ohed't serEt,
Briga3ier General, ?. A. c.
GEN. PILLOWS REPLY,
JACKSON, Mies., Sept. 81, 1861.
BRIG. Gen. T1ghman. C. s. A.:
Your note Of to-day, stating that you hld
been informed that had made use OF remarks
In February last, rejecting upon you as sol
dier and al officer, in conducting the defense
OF Foil dEQTYa Ii 1ECGlfGU.
In reply state that at the time and place
referred to, / made a few brief remarks, ex-
pressire Of the conviction then upon my mind,
that the works at Fort Henry were prema-
ture1y surrendered.
This conviction WIS forced from informa-
tion which then believed 70 be true. Sub
stquently, and while at Fort Done1sor, I re-
ceiVed from Major Gi1mer, engineer on duty
With You at Fort Henry, and present during
the assault on that post, statement OF facts
and Of the circumstances connected with Its
defense, which satisfied my mind that my first
information Was incouect-and that the work
could not have long wfthstood so vigorous an
assault. 1t Is proper to say that when my re-
marks were made I had no unI1nd personal
feelings toward you, but we're the result Of a
conviction based upon erroneous Information.
Very respectfully, your ob't seT't,
Gp. ]. PnLow, Brig. Gen. G. 8. 4.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
Says the appeal:
After a long absence, We again ind upon
our table the Houston VeeaY Neacs Of the
| 10th inst. It publishes the address Of the
governors # the four trans Mississippi States,
! ind expresses qualification at its issuance. Il
thinks there can now be no more misappre
hension a$to the objects to be accomplished
nor can any one reasonably entertain donb1
Of tie necessity for proper concert OF actor
| and mutual understanding between the foul
/ SAA@7e
may be properly prepared fer the present
emergency.
Hon. Guy II. Bryan Is now in Richmond
for the purpose Of presenting to Preslden
| Davis the measures recommended for thes
four States, and asking his apprsval. He
also the bearer Of a communication from tn
four governors to the senators aud represen
tatives Of the other States Of the confederac}
Mafor William Armstrong had arrived ror
Richmond with 81, ,00o, 900 for the public eel
vice.
biDe Pass, Beaumont, Orange, DC, to asce1
tain the truth Of rumors about the prevalenc
Of yellow fever, reported that the epidemi
was prevailing badly at Sabine Pass, but thel
had not been single case at any Of the oths
points, ..
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
We also copy the following from the a.
peal:
About 5000 more exchanged prisoners a
r:ved vt VicksbuIg on Sunday morning last
West.
; 4 rumor prevailed on the streets this fol
: nocn, that Gen. Price bad sustained eerio
, defeat at the hands Of Rosecrans, On Monda
t and that We had lost largely in killed al
| wounded We have diligently labored
trace the intelligence to some reliable sourt
but have been uraole to do so.
: It seems that Gen. Lee Is unwilling that t
Southern boys SHOULD go a visiting in th1
+ old War-Worn clothes. Several barefoot
? su1dieB, returned from the Potomac to Rit
!. mond on Friday, vino report that they b
}, been Turned back at the fords Of the Potom
J. / By orders from Gen. Lee, no soldier being P
| mitted to pass over into MARYLAND, e1ct
those who were In perfect health and +
elOd and clad.
On Monday last we observed three beau
full Ladies' pronenading Whitehall street, a
l. we're informed that two Of them we're sist
II Of Mrs. President Abe Lincoln. The lad
- to none In patriotic devo' ton to the sou
III They reside In Selma, Alabama If Old Alb
s. wife is hall as handsome as her fair sisters
III the sunny south, it is not strange she is
Ia much admired by the Yankees.-Aaaata G
~ federaeY.
to This community were yesterday startled {
1e panied to hear OF the death of Capt. B.
,s Tappan, Jr., killed in an attempt to que
a. mattuy among party OF his men. On b!
a' Lafourche, five or six miles from Thibadea
be ana ns. defsd their officers He. with . capt
10 and ao1s, both @ we're instantly IN, shot: :o+
1T1tae mu1dersrs en were and bost Wlld meen eet
T. IT, % wishcut maniiness Or masaanimity. I
Is. Immediately took refuge under the gunbt
rt- Of the enemy, with whom they had conc
le, ed plan Of treacherg. The loyal soldiers
ur people have turned out to take the Wretc
to designing to deal with than aa with :
IN beasts. Tappan was member OF the con-
tion of Louisiana when the State seeded,
be at the time Of his death 3 member of the
IT. islature. He WAS formerly district attos
:ty Of the city OF New. Orleans. As a adistfnguis
rs lawyer aud public speaker, and no less
)e- riot and soldier, the people Of his own
[n- and State will lament his death. This
eS- munlty, among whom ne once resided,
res share lhe feeling, and none will fail to syu
i'd, thize with his father, Gen. 3. 8. Tappa'
re- this city, in the loss Of noble and affect
ct, ate SCH. Capt. Tappan left wife and
hat children to mourn his loss.- PtcAS5u1Y III