The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-01
Cen. J. Bankhead Magruder.

A virginia correspondent. OF the New Or
lsaus . ls, describing the proceedings OF a
dinner gwen TO Ger. negruter and Gee.
GcLaws. on Ito Peninsula. By the line cfn.
GERS OF the S:h Louisiana regiment gives a
sketch OF Gen. HagrudeT remarks IL rerly
70 a toast to the Hero Of Bethel"
Though Gen MagruIer Goes not pretend TO
eea eye ker, vet tDerc is e n"Iive Giinh Cod
60 uL II u, a Il 'ry eli ID us,asin IN inside livery,
WHICH Commands atIenu7n and sscui e. I'd.
niraton. He is svery inch roidiar, real
General. anu wherever the country VA = a
etroDk ann and giant wiD l. CON rely on
him He laid he was extremely gTatihsd to
meet his bro her "a ,ers Of tn 9 6.h Lruisiana
regiment, md ackuoWisGEei IN handsome
terms M compliment: designed for hi THAI
be WAS hGpi y 10 hava an opportunity to meet
tn III upon snch q Iestive occasion. as his in
feJcour.e with the regiment. from the
jnostsaEt demands tbs defsne. Of tie
tins, had produced, he tssred, iosp'es
sions uufavtrab,e 10 his pchieLass that
be had perhaps b*en curt, abrupt and want
ing IN The ccor.csies which he wolih have
iiked to have extended 70 one ald ali OF them
bn' hat . . ,sae so sbsorbad with tGe proper
preparation of the Pei ursula i'r TESTS inS ; be
enemy, that he had absoiu;eiy ignored all
pretensions to po!i'snes,, and AZ desired now
10 m IKE the sMenfe 10 my oEe VINO telt az
Grieved. wonId not have "heard his Ell en- Y
say So" for la IN iufsIconrse with HIN 81
waysf uud m n most polished aad elegant
gentleman ava be is generally remarkable
for his fable manners. He said thar now
tho labor was done. that the prople OF the
Peninsula m light sleep In peace. for he did not
ht lieve the Yankees could EUc cessfuliy force
him from his p sition, X mattered rot where
which the tiaDer was given, ha was rem 'ndAd,
be Id, OF The mrs. time he en tered ~ It's own
er had given itnphs lost, ana left up'n the
mRn'el- piecs tome marine curiosity he va'ued
highly. with q ncie 20 the d 9 gener ,us Y Al
kee who entered 1t o re rain from destroy wing
his prOperty. Everybody W. Il seiL x II o 4 the
PeUipsnl H. the INST gun had hardly been
mount d at Yorktown BY ms zssJ, devo-
lion ana ready obedience Of the volunteers II
mare hes, couatermarCher, building Ct forti-
Ec&tions nd defrnc~s, II had been thus pre-
fSrv fIom Inc poll a.ion OF his Yanbes ip-
vsdsr. ana iostead or their having Colonel
Ycungs house a.. d farn, we ere now e. 10y
HE ,hs E,estBIes CT n fesiiee scene thai lg-
o ed the os'ni y Il "A 10 mid bic .nsmy.
Such Was l he Irait OF the pouis he b nd IL au-
GuEnted & ON n. Diet sni 1t was tina secret
Of The MAJ CHING, Co Inter ma rching. b:vo mex.
irg nnc smbas kmsnt m king h!ch b I'd
deuh,le.s m.de the Volunteers think 'nsir
He wisi~d hat the ountIy might know an
Hpprt ciate the alacri'y, al end aevotion
-. Dbtch he v0iu Lteers under him had
j. b SEQ and discharged tusir daties. and had
voa hocdie Sic:ngiest the prs"auGons
zA,eb sspt the enen iEf m alta ching; ano
when they wonid certnirly insure rue
cess Q ar arms. he fpoAS u DEUEL. WIS..
trLslso's modss:y. nd pr N.d 10 my mic
h - the b.t',s " - asn'st wSn oy BIS IL a.
,.s,v s,rsts,y None dsoy that its eff CT
en- the er,n y was d.adsntus GA NJ, 1s mi.
fiasinx the Il stCf ~ series Of Or. liant ve,o
3fee IN maintenance II the patior ali i We
claim fff,r4 the q tloss OF ~ earth. of Ia
cul4tl. tmp,vten s..s|$1 MI nd q tH.eel
ing o. ms, ar d 90 did uoIopst lug 81, 70 ha
m-mo OF o. xsiian Charles Drsux H
SD: pa Won upoG my love, a. b. did IN
q. wbo KEW him H. fell Oh the q -io o.
mo y, al q sentsd hts d. voIicu 10 his count, '
With bis hsar,'s best tlcod. II Wis from tn n
home 30 asked my permission to allow som
81 his young friends to 60 down and zee. the
nsny, ard akeenfed, provi.cu he vsca'd no,
dr-an,d that he c,glefG mss'f the
3oon.sst CT the yoUpR. and that he weuld
10 d them " he piopouEcei "A tea sniIg en-
10 iLm upon hts ehitaliIc aud military quail.
tus.. ana ropped II soldiers esr ~ 1-oui Il
eAas o0sTing on the altar Of Iib.rty. Hs
Zen toned aclyOMstsnes OF historical in ter.
eat IL connection with bis death. He ssid
The battalion w or Col. Fighter, with hi,
y, Pr oafion, bad cent Chnle nge TO VIA
raul no or volunteers, and they would tes
viii tn. N on rny Ground whe nsr they b 80
Lct won Drsux's blood unwortony; "aud,"
raid the q .nerai.' determined shatN il We r.
accspsd, would join them with my uske
spd aaps Oh for msk - capital private
and share Their tate. tt . Oh alis nee, no ever
Wss n yer scrented hat In al the IL ar Oh G,
and Il pts have m de TO eDgeg~ the sGs
my, ! placed this battalion purpote'y in
position where they might averFe ths death
OF. ITeux. II an opportunity occurred