New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-27
Fsrssn Brewniow on the Shooting Of Van
DCrn.


IN letter from Nashville on the och inst. 70 The
PArLadeiDAta Press Psrsou Browniow writes:
l AN boarding, Tor the tine beng, at the se1ae
house with DR.. Peters the gentleman no recently
Killed ,he Rebel General Van Dom. d.. Fslers
turns out 70 be a different MAJ from what / supposed
hia 70 be. In other WORDS lie turns ont 70 DC gon
tsnan know something q. / served with HIN IN
tie So4therA Commercial Convention sovtn or eight
years $50. lie, I1oIe recently, served - liz l@s,-
L.tlre Of Tennessee. he IS a very CeYer = - l!e-
nan aud il q man of good sense, and, wlis I'LL, ~
worth several hundred tLOosAnd dollars. 10 owns
tie Inosl IFiuceiy panfion III hsGry County, ~
{, ing Hill, where he sperds biz Summer. lie
owns three plantations u ArkaEsas, within oar
lines, aud 40 slaves. lie lis a / lion man, and has
VI, all the time, AID has been projected by our
,,,i~2Is Tor the last twelve months. lie ~ even
row ,1,,etsy Il CROP Of cotton between Helena ohJ
Memphis; and l have joined Gov. Campbell ana
Col Stokes in procuring icf hl- auihoiiy 70 Visii
Bis pIattton In Arkansas 20 took after lis inter IT,
Er. Peters 10 g naoest, courteoos, ana kIud
hearted gentleman, in his S4,h year, and II about
sya feet nine inches high. Tie commenced HE
,0or nan, and ka8 praciiced medicine about twenty
ysgs be hes three children by iitt marriage
Ed two by la I,sssB. we IN, pres .ns We "s
, Ft,. McKissic fne-loOk.dg Woinon eeiis'oi-, aga
l,lo'y accomplished. She performs We. Up2i' we
Ii4no, harp, and violin. The particulars OF HNF
eu-inal com ectlCn with the Rebel General aui
20 able ~ Ave AID il were AKA not cIsposed 70
o. ITO such de,alls Suffice l. 10 say thai tbs eyl-
Z
tlesuaent by tie Rebel officer, are clear end IN.
oDs,fiorahle The blscs-hsalted villain deserved
T. die tie very death he Old de- and al lhe hGho3 81
the ye,y man who killed him. The cue ough. never
u cone into Cont; and take it The Doctor will
never be inquired Of Why be shot The miscTeaGt,
unless he l.ud unfortunately fall into The hlnds Of
NJ Rehels. lie bas the sympatbies ana re'leei 0!
tll loyal men in tbls country. ,,,.,.,
The Doctor performed painful duty when be 81 u
Va DogD, but it wac one Of bold ana manly daing'
wnbCLt q parallel since ths wicked heoeLiOh We
ibau2 rated lie walked iuto the Rebel Gsrer6lt
cnarers 10 open daylight, passing the sentines, and
demanded eailgiactlon for the injuries Gone LhDi
while The Rebel was surrounded by members OF ms
r1h ana while be se2,ei at his table wr'ting
He rose up, and read 70 the Doctor what he had
written aud offered rs satisfaction. The Doctor
told lin that was not fatisisction, wbereupon Van
Don rleied !. I'm to leave ma room, q ID cowaTdly
refcai or he would kick him out. The Doctor in
sianlly crew @ revolver, and shot Iris brains out
wheeled upon his tcel parsed ont h rough two gnteE
mounted his horse and rode Oft some three miller,
wien be mad heavy pair OF black whiskers, coming
dowaupOn his boEon, shaved close 70 the face, gad
o cot OF hair flowing down upon his shoulders cat
short. lie laid asde abigh-crowned fashionable hat
aid put on seek car, snd mon arriving at Shelby.
ylle he learned that tue highEReverend Ma Gen
BrLOp LeOaid4s Polk had order his aTeSt, aud
slarted out some cavalry III search Of hin, viii
prlsd bills describing bis pertOD. lie rode seves3
mile. With three OF the men, pas-ing with them ou
he cscsped detection, and reached Nashville il
aNs'y.
Tie indications are, though not very strong, TIA
tbe Kenels will either ansck the Grand Army OF III
Cumberland, or seek 70 get in cur IL Is certain
that three days sgo. two divisions OF the Rebel arm
moved forward several niles. military gentle
man giv4s IL ~ bis opinion that these diyis0ns
only advancing 10 give room for 10 enforcement
coming ID. BE this ss it may, the Qualifications 9
AuriieestOTo and Nashville are complete, aud can
b. taken. Tie Army Of tie Cumberland is IN iin
eopdii,oh and has supplies Of nll kndp, here and 4
AnrfreesGoro for eight months 70 come, OF until tn
tfst q April next.
n5ve seen aud converted with intelligent refu
Ecss rom Ess Tennessee nd North Georgia, nh
say inst Uuion men and families suffer greatly, bu
bsDd liru,
!n9de qpile long speech last evening TO tire
Tennessee fegnentg 10 the beautiful grove abou
ono n'is socih Of tbe capital. ! there met via
ha.ny pcor East Tenneseean in Union uniform
who t1d been driven from HE home sid kindred o
scount OF his devotion % the old Starr and Stripes
''ey were ~ ele aequaintances and DGglbor, al