The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-08
Interview Between BcaureRmrd
and Prentiss.

battle Of Shiloh. We make the following
extract: =
S-veral stands of colors we're also can.
lured--thtec by the Fret Louisiana Reg
'ment alone. | have seen two OF the m
myself, and was present when they were
Oronghi in and delivered to Gen. B.aare
gard l wiIuesss also the arrival and
presentation Of Gen Prentiss, who was
taken by stsii officer or officers Of Gen.
Polk. and conducted TO the hitter VIII,
sent him, with his compliments. immedi.
attly 10 Gen. Beauregard. The f,lIYw
ing Is the substance Of the conversation
that ensucd afer thy had shaken hand,
IPrendss--Weli. sir, we have { It your
power to-day. and have had 10 yield.
Beauregard--1'hst is natural, sir. You
could not expect il TO be otherwise. We
are hghhng tor our homes. for our wives
and children. for generations to come af-
ter us, and Tor liberty itself Why does
your government thus war upon us, and
seek us upon our own soil?
Prentiss--Om people have never yet
been able TO bring themselves 10 consent
to See The Union broken up. Such thing
has not entered into our calculations, aud
canno'.
B:auregard--The Union is already bro
keb, and the last man, woman, and child
10 the South will willingly perish before il
'hall lie restored What iOrce have you
had engaged 10 day?
Prehliss - S x divisions, numbering
little over 1880 earh--the WI, de not a
mounting 10 more than ~ 900 General
Grsut commands, assisted by Gen. Sner.
man, McCl.rnand. HurIbut. Wallace, AID
myself. Gen. smith is sick. and has not
been upon the field. My division was the
frst 10 receive your attack. aud we were
not properly supported; if We had been
the day might have been otherwise. -
There has been mismsuagement some,
where. Had | been supported 10 time,
We should have broken your centre at The
time we stopped your advance.
Bauregard- You are mistaken. G uer-
al; my OF der Of battle was such that if you
had even Generated the c-nire Of our
front line, it would only have been to en-.
counter destruction; we would have cut
you to pieces Has Gen. Buell. arrived.
and what are his iorc,s?
Prentiss (hrsitatIngry )--l do not know
where Geacral Bne'l is, nor the numb T
OF lis forces. have heard lie was al
Nashville. and then at Columbus. ard al.
SO that lie WAS on the road. We do Lol
look for him unler forty eish. hours
fear you will capture The greater part oi
our army on this side Of the river. You
have met and overcome to day the best
troops we have.
Beauregard-I an glad 10 hear it, and
trus, that the result OF this days work
may bring Eour governmeI: to a frame oil
mind more favorable to pesee.
PreD!iss That 70 hardly BE-, sir. If
your army hal pushed on after the hsttls
of Manassas, it might have taken Wash.
ington, and overrun the North. and brJ't
Us to peace. We had 40 Insult cent sup.
ply Of arms then. aod were not prepared
The muskes purchased IN Belgium BY
Fremont were Of but little account; you
could turn your thumb iu the muLzle, the
bore was so larg'. We also procured from
Englsnd the old arms that have pceD
stored away as useless in London Tower
ever since The war with Napoleon ia 1915
They are OF no valus whatever. Ii is
oDly within the last sixty days that We
have become thoroughly and Ell ien.ly
armed Our supply is now ample, aud
we cannot be overcome. Your govern.
ment has made Two mstakes-irst. in
not avaiIing itself Of the fruits Of the bat
] lie Of Manassss;a and secondly. for waiting
until we had become we'll armed and or
ganized. We have 950,eOO men in
camps of instruction. who will be brought
upon The field as they may bs needed
We do not doubt tie final result.
B.auregArd Nor do we. Our cause
is just, and God will yet give us the vic.
Iory.
Prentss We know you have able uffi
GERS aud a spirited army 10 back them, bu
cur confidence is firm. and permit me tC
add, General. that among all tie Con
federate officers no one is 80 great a "a
voriie with US as yourself such is my
own feelings. and that o! our army and
people.
Bsauregard--You are very kin sir
but we have much better officers than
am General Sidney Johnston and Gen
Joseph johnson are both my sup.riors il
ability and as we'll as in rank, hav,
served under both Of them most cheerful
Ily, and know them well. | care nothing
for rank. The good Of my country il
what | look at.
Other observations were made, but thu
foregoing embraces the chief points o.
the interview.
General Prenliss was easy and peasan
and not at all depressed. Apparently
too, lie was quite candid. and yet tho
detected a disposition to evade, if no
to deceive, 10 his reply as To the forces o
Buell.. l believe that Buell. is near n
hand. 1t is TO be hoped that | am mis-
taken, an I that our men. who have alread
fought long hours, may not bare TO ea
counter q fresh force to morrow.
Price Of Victory.
There must be more s0nri6ee. more he
, poism. more patieBt waiting. more praye