, 1863-09-04

4 lEEf AT GIN. GILMORE.
We pass the Orderly and take peep. That
Yourg man NTH full beard ,buehy hair, square
forehead, and blac6, restless eye, is Gen. GIL
mere. He Is not very dcmonstratiyc, and as
he Is q man Of business, you must not expect
al limitation to stay all night.
He is not rapid in conversation, but chooses
his words, es be does positions for batteries,
with deiberation. He comprelends you,
hoTever, Instantly, and u you are deserter
but comprehensive, or If you speak of his
present operations you will gain no addition
al knowledge, but inevitably conclude that
he ia n3nn who h1s unbounded confidence
tD 1lmfelf and bis ability to execute his p1ana.
THIS self confidence. however, is far from
pride, neither does It manifest itself in
naughty demeauor. He is now smoking a
segar, and tipped leisurely back in his chair,
he Is rtading auovel. "That Is cool" you
cay. Yes, It Is ye1y cool for this climate and
more 30, for his present position which is
within range Of tha enemy's guns. he has
been up to the front this morning under fire,
ard, assuring himself that everything il
nofkipg admirably. he returns to bis tent,
ftsues orders, dispatches members Of his
staff hitAer and thi'uer. keeps himself posted
IN regard to every detail, and now he Ia tsk-
irE efesta~
I've WIN not disturb him in this moment OF
peace And set We might Is well haya said,
watched tie sly twinkle Of his eyc, for here
CONES space Col. Turner, his Chief Of Astil~
le1y. a yorng, epT3ghtly officer, with in.
te1ligence from the front. This, then, IS
General Gnmore, who reduced Pulaski By
siege whtn cider heods laughed at Ills plaus,
and Is row prose cutting similar siege, though
one far more gigantic and a1duous.
ALooR AT ADMIRAL DAHLGRES.
We we're on board the flag ship Philade1-
7t$f ~ a. r 4d1n
with which II is furnished; yet, considering
that 1t cost the Government one hundred and
forty thousand dol1ars, It should be IN extra
c1aft. =
The siae.wbee1 steamers, With guards, trem-
ble rerF uncomfortable IN heavy sea, when
tremendous "swash'' and 'sthug," On
the port side afr is the admlra1's cabin, In the
upper saloon are accommodations for his
Tie Admiral IL quiet looking man. You
think, perhaps, that an Admiral is large,
tiluous brcadsides Of bristled wrath. Yet
zee what quiet, affable Admiral rules the
South Atlantic squadron.
Be dots not look like fighting man, but
rather like the calm tbeorist, more at home
in his library than in the lookout Of Moni-
kerf, prominent forehead, and small, reced-
Ing eyes. You do not SEQ in him that conn
ttnanec indicative Of fight which Adu1lral
Dupont Wore, or is much decision OF char
acter.
"swAMp ANGEL" INCIDENT.
The "Snamp Angel" Is the gun which
has had the pleasure Of ehelling Charleston.
Why 1t has such a celestial application as
" Angel" am at a loss to conceive; bat
"swa1np" is right and:to the point, since
the battery which It graces was built In =
swamp which Northern farmer would Eiew
with d horror douhly horrible.
Col Setre1 of the New York Engineers,
bad the charge Of Its construction, and being
of IN energetic constitution HIMSELF aud not
| afraid 10 enter swamps. Jon can imsgine his
| surprise when ore Of his IIeutensnts, whom
! be had ordered to take twenty men and enter
| tlix swamp, said that hs "could not do it
the mud va. too dsep." Col Serrel ordered
| him to try. He did 50, and the Lieutenant
| returned with his men covered with mud,
| and said: "Colonel, the mud Is oTer m7
| mems beads; I can't do it."
The Colonel insisted, and told the Lieuten-
ant to make requisfnon for anything that
| was necessary tor the safe passage Of the
swamp, The Lieutenant made bis requisition
! in writing, and on the spot. It was as fol
lows: II tuont t,centy men. eighteen f<et long,
to erass a snamp fifteen JSet deep"
ever not cubit to the stature Of the Lieu
tenant, but rather his arrest for dlsrespect to
his superior. The battery, however, Wa,
| built u ith The aid Of Eheelbarrows and sand
| Like Jonah's gourd, It eprang up In 3 night
and Beanregafd wlthered under 1t in Ills mod
e1n Ninevah, which triu Be Destroyed.