The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-05
A Flag Of Truce e-Interetins Par.
ttCuIara.

tn. C. hat Gen. beaurssarC on the II h
o. April sen, 1ss OF truce 10 Ctn. Buell.. in
relation 10 our wounded IN the ,attls Of Shi.
los, has llrea y ceen noticed. sne fcllowir <
very Interesting account OF the fServisw Wi a
Obtained by the correspondent e the n. Z.
Pieayuns from Leu., sam. 4. HarTs. who &C.
companied the fiag 20 the eneny'si7e, as the
bearer CT Gen. Beaureglrds Il psrh:
Lieut. Harris, on reaching tha ine ot tAe
euemy's pickats which t-re e)u3a 1. mile
r5rtneass t:o'n the usu.Ial s3sl i. na..ad
bis escort, when he vr4s Appre tcne D. i.eu :.
Wlckllfrs, Of tbs lst X ksntuCky I5EAaLt, VINO
aaked fer ais dispatches. Harris saiihis TitIs
were to deliver them 10 Gen. Bael or Nc OF
his SAT- 4 sergeant within thalines WE
than d pa tched ior Gen. Buell., In bout half
an hour he messenger resarneds in 9el.
t,lc,;oCk aud staf, who said hs w q receive
lbs dispa ch FOR q n. Buell., - II o ng Il .ruce
cou ID be edEiLted into neif lInes, q: i hat II
Harris hal come lit.ie sooner he Huld have
Seen Gen BGell himself. fhe disatch was
then sent D. McCoox, through me'snser. TO
Gen Buell. ana in the me-. II time aoaxersa.
ton took pi ice between Harris. Nicook, and
several other FeGerai officers VINO zsfe pIe-
sent OF which tie following Is tEesbStaAce
Gen Mc, ook asG.d If we ned th5cdy OF
Gen. JoonsLon, und being tod tns Te GER
tsirly had, IcCooS said tnat aa oner was
found de ID on the hald who was said many
to be Gen. JOhnston, aud tnas the del fticsr
must have been Of high rank, as De nj star
la The collar OF his coat Harris rsp:d thai
Nc officer of even considerable rank Id been
left on the field.
Me .oot then asked wh.re and hsr Gen.
Preu .iss w.s, and remarked, with grtt y, O.
family and bad language, that as hfed We
would keep him and bis b-igace. 81 that
they lad many Generals tf tie kIs aind
whom ne wished We I'D captured lie *.
pressed grea. surprise a: the mannert which
our army w.sarmed, saying that ne epscted
to meet only fiint-iock Inu ,ksts, bu nat he
found instead the 1o"sc Mints mu~ Is and
Europsan enfield Iifles, with far sperior
ordnance ;han they had, and suggest tha;
they bad beer brought over by he Naavii.e.
Lieut. Harris smiled and said, not the
Nashville, but that many other vesss b ad
brought Us nrms.
Mctjook tnep asked WHARF the MAJ vi,!s
was at this unei Harris replied il ", very
NeUook then remarked that We IN rs have
had O. largs portion OF tbs 1my OF Aaassds
present at ,ha battle OF Shiloh
Harris replied that not man OFT WAS
there.
"Then," said McCcok. "Whers, sinder
heaven, aid your trOopa come 1iol and
where were they driiieds' ndctnf =. TIE
attack on Sandy was III ost brilliant pa ned
and splsacidiy executed, aud tns' "eaGe
nsar gainiHg u compisis victory over em
He Wac exceedingly sayere OIL many OnIaod
Iowa regiment ts. renarKlng ihat he su p)sed
we conaide red them tie grestest coTaas In
the world. be spoke N the highest tsl of
cur officers. and sa.d thai oar Go9ernsnt
had made ats appointments much EforHis.
creetly than his. he then ASKED how IL
was 70 CoIinth.
Harris replied that he did not ex&lv
know, but that the distance could rs eaiy
0scer tanned cy march.
McOook rail Cd, ana said that shs in "a IA.
To have made march lii Few da7s, a
should have bseu dc WI there bsfore inis.
=
the delay wise oas, as tns road was inpro'
Ing every day, and tha: tae l0nEer they d
layed, the better 1: would ns. for they wo0
esr AMY have C travel that road Iw1ce.
Tasir on ,ers seemed disposed 10 To p!saa
ant and courteous. and = Vsrkinta captain
ths ar aiiery, (xedsrai) ~ the nams OF rel
rsll, expressed q dsstre 10 ass Gen. Srass
nd learn bic opinion rs to how re- though
his Dfttsry was serYsd dustrg ths reca { o.;
tie, ailutlag 70 bragg battery, whi1a s.tg
ed as BQSne Vista, RCw ID l0esskslon oi th
ysassss. Hassts sspiisd tass tie sattsr