The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-29
An Interesting Letter from the
Army Before Corinth.

!. ApyAaon LIaa on ran CEar1n

army, With some other troops, were un'
der orders to make q reconnaissance 10
force "beyond Seven Nile creek toward
the eusmy's linesp yesterday morniug-
the movement to begin at half past eight
O'Clock Learning the direction they were
10 lake, / resolved TO avoid the crowding
10 the roads while the trooPswers uarch-
ing. by riding on atead Of them to our
outer pickets. and there awaiting their
approach. soon had reason to rejoice
at the lucky determination.
GslIoping out on the leading Corinth
road past Halleck's new headquarters. |
soon left the c,mps and the forming reg.
menis to the rear. Presently tho Grand
Guards came in sight, then smaller out
posts Of pi,ksts. and finally. within
mile and half of the camps, came the
last picket line. Looking down the mex
turn Of the road. beyond the two or three
blue coats on duty, noticed a group o.
officers. among whom we're two, ccnspic-
uous for the gauty uniform Of the Con,
federaie army, while the presence just bs
yonJ, Of tall, grey coated private. bear
ing white flag, explained the phen3me.
non. ..t...a .r- lot 4.f@r Cd
Riding up,I was in'rodu ed 20 Colonel
Thompson. Of General BsYurcgard's staff
The cordial warmth oi manner, The fine
head. expressive features. aud grizzly
beard and mouslaohe wrro not M adliliar
in Washington, even so late as the begin
uing Of the present. year. II was Mr..
Bucbapan's well known Secretary OF the
Interior, Hon. Jacob NJ. Thompson, Mis-.
sissipoi millionaire. ex Congressman from
tho very District on whose soil be now
stood under flag Of truce, and man
still entitled to Northern respect. as the
only one Of the resigning Secessionists
who left Mr. Bucbanan's Cabinet Without
the stain of dishonor upon his name.
The Colonel ha besn sent in by Gen.
BeauregArd, to-turn over to General llal.
Ieck some sixty two prisoners recently
surprissd and captured near Fort Heimar
in Tennessee. (and released under parole
not 10 bear arms against the Coniederacy
ItiIl regularly exchanged, ahd 10 BET
what General Halleck would agree 70 u
,hs way Of d general system Of exchanges
lie Was escorted by Beauregard's body
guard, ,6ne body Of cavalry from Nes
Orleans, upder the command Of Captai,
Dfeux. 1t might DO upgsnerous. aitel
the very pleasant interview we bad, ba
our officers could not Teprsss their sus
picions that there was another object be
sides the release Of s;xty,two parolet
prisoners. and that they we're desirous 0
learning precisely where our lines were
and what moro they could, by P.netia
ting them as far rs possible. ts. 4.
They had Of course besu stopped be
yond our outer pickcts. and 40 hour OF
more Of pleasant talk filed up the inter
val. while Beauregard's letter to Halleck
and Thompson's request fora personal
interview were taken back to. headquar'
tors. and answers, awaited. Both the
Colonel and Captain Dreux made them
selves as agreeable As possible and there
WAS sort Of iacit underatandin.
by which both sides avoided uDplea
SAINT subjects. The grounds OF complain
the South had against the Nor tn vera al
Iuded TO for moment, but with Colone
Thompsou's "well, well, we cant see i
} 10 the same light" the matter was drop
ped.a, ay Ea.t ..t.lru eag,
. They were profuse IN their expression
! OF regret. that the war should have bro
I ken on. at oil. and particularly bitter a
I gainss the Abolitionists. "We don, lik
{ to fight you Norther0 men" said Colons
f. Thompson, 'it grisvss US to think Of hav
ing 10 meet men we like rs We do you, i
r battle; we want to fight your Abolition
I lists. | know you have very few Of ther
i. here; but il you could collect regimen
i of them. Id like 10 pix out a regimen
Of our FIRE sand have them brougl
1. out ia,e 10 face in ap open field I'd b
J, willing to abide by the results. 60 whic
. way it would. But We dom like 10 hav
10 fight you" .I.
h 81 do regret one thing" he said agai
i addressing himself TO the officer Oommar
: ding the pickets of the i7Ih Ohio, Co
Connell, whom he had known as m ol
: ins Democrat, "and tina, is. that The oil
! Democratic party is permitting itself
. be used by the ALolitionisls, and is no
absolutely under their control.' Colon
Council disputed the proposition. "Y ou'
see how il will be when tho war is over,
SAID Col. Thompson, "Ev,n now 20
can SEE how Congress 10 drifting. aud Il
Z, current is sure 10 &C, stronger and strol
Q ger in the rama direction" "But yc
o might have checked the current IL yo,
. members had stayed in Congress, SUI
| gested bystandcr. sob, nol we migl
J. perhaps have pushed off the evil day
!. little further, but that was all. Aboli
f lonlsm Is going to sweep everything b
fore 1t, just as we foresaw il would.
was just as we'll TO NEE, the matter no
as any time, but We did not expect ye
Northern Democrats 10 help swell Il
!, Abolition power" .-.- .r.
"0ne Of the saddest Of all the 3,
)! things in This war;" said the Colonel
IS gain. ''is in eases like ,his. Lieutena
y -. is in our amy. He has two brot
Is ers with you. One Of them, some mont
: ago, was severely wounded at NJ
Of Spring. where he fought too, and he h
d never yet been able to learn whether
died or not. Can any Of you tell m
J. Unfortunately none Of us knew, and
the family suspense remains unbroke
l. notwithstanding tho COloners kindly
m forts.
And then followed inquiries almost
10 Vulnerable about old friends on the oth