Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-27
The Peace Errand to Richmond.
HOW A PASS WAS OBTAINED.
me Inserviow with General Grant.

9ues and MT. Gilmore. The tatornation
Is supplied in the following chapter from
the work which viii soon be Published.
ON THE WAX To RICHMOND. %
Having decided on accompanying Col
onel Jaques, procured u pass to General
Grants headoua. tiers, and on pleasant6t-
ternoon in .Tuig went with him on board
of the mail steamers plying between Wasi-'
ington and City Point. AS we stepped |
upOnthe gangwsy, aacivil young gentle
man, in linen trousers and theundress cont !
OF an infant captain, said to me;
"Your pass, SIR
1 procured the required pastebosrd, and I
oooliy putting it in his pocket, he remark
ed: --.--.-.-f.,s -
aAn right SIR zH ~
Not exactly. all right, my dear fellow.
It will be when you return me that pass
aBut. I IL sss You safely t. the Generals.
This Is a kind ldon't often get, and want
to keep it. - s'. ''
"And 1 prefer you sbouldnt--perhaps
for that very reason So delTer."
he did deliver, but very reluctantly.
However, he made amends Tor TIE slight
incivility by uncommon attention duirng
the passage ---ss
The boat was crowded with passengers
officers returning from fdrloughr recruits
going to the field, nva!eseent veterans
Re dining their regiments, and country
ciergymen entering on the good work Of
the SANITARY and Christian Uommissions--
-r,d thu trim lras fr,Iisf1l in incidents char
ucterisuc Of the war, and Illustrative OF ths
mighty transition whichis regenerAting the
-,
anu the rsadeF VIII not thank me lfI hil-
ger by the N>Y. 9 fs
1t wanted several hours of sundown on
the following day, when the boat rounded
20 under the abrupt pronont0ry which
bears the name Of City Point. a large
flag WIS Aying among tGe trees which crown
the higher part Of the hsadlAnd, and max
ing our way 10 1t, We asked for the quarters
OF The General. H-
"Yonder, in that tent. He il sitting there
you see replied the hdjuLant. 'H i0
Without more cere .nony we passed
down the grassy avenue, and presented 4
ourselves before him. He was seated on q !
eAmp-stool, smoking a cigar, and listening
TO the reading Of newspaper by General !
Rawlins. a few other officers sat near,
and something which had just been read |
appeared 10 amuse them greatly. The |
General looked up as we approached, and,
as he espied my oompanion, rose rather
nastny -frffrrr Hotaf sdf .T /
"Ahl Colonelp he said. extending his
band, i am glad to see you. Its long
time since We met. Not since il= q
''Pftsburg Landing, l believe, General,
| think we met there, returned my COM
panion. 4se ..f =l.l t.Itra.a
.Tes, remember. I remember the
work you did there for the wounded
w hen did you leave Sherman ~ l-t=a lr
'sAbout ten days ago. l brought dis
patches from him to- the War Depart
nentn s4f .-.1r. zfrH
1eEL have heard from him later than that
He is doing splendid ly-handling his ar
ny most magnifcently." 5d fsri i 8s
Meanwhile the Colonel had Introduced
ne TO the General and at this break IN the
ss d to himf -eH g. l7r
q" We want your ear, sir, privately, for a
.CeryAinly; walk in this way.p And.
lSng he led ms into his sleepiS,its al,art-
nent--a square tent with single strip.
# carpet on the ground, 3 low camp cot
u one corner, anda portable desk, covered
With open papers, in the other. 52Is-ifi7iG l.
Handing ham, then, note had with
ne, briefly explained our wishes. sa.i
Il don't bslieve the rebels will receive
'ou. They have not answered 4 flag for
month. However, Twill send one. L
hall have to address General Lee. Shall
say you wish t9 meet Judge 0uld 10 he
sked, drawing his stooltV the desk.
IF You please, and suppose you add,
hat if there appears to Lee any objection
0 Ould's meeting US, you would like to
lave him refer our request to JEFF Davis"
'Tl do so" and ne began the note
While ne was writing it, noted more par
ioularly nis appearance. He is Of about
he medium height, broad chest and [.
hOulders. His hair Is brown, his eyes, !
lear, deep gray, and his features regular,
nd ofa cast that might be called 'mas.
i've Grecian." Though his first meeting }
nth the Colonel was decidedly cordial, his
sual manner is cool and undemonstratiyei F.
ut with this eoolness is certain arnest $
implicitly that impresses one very favOra-
ly. In his face Is the unyielding persist
Icy which has won him so many battles,
Ut there is nothing else remarkable about
in he does not At once magneeizs u d
ranger with u sense Of his genius as does .
..-s -. -.----.... ..- II
Ihe note finished, he read it to US. t(
Viii that doF ne asked. 81. - --.. t..
Eyes sir, when can it go off, Il
'At once. I'LL 90 BY boat to Point Of y
ooks, and from there 10 the rebel lines; L
At, at the earliest, you'll not get roply ~ n
fore tomorrow night" e'
The conversation then took a general =
m, and, in a clear, simple way he ex- =
aimed the military position,- expressing ID
9 opinion that the fall Of Richmond and
g defeat of Lee, though they might be SP
layed were inevitable events. +-.J.ir ~
Aa We rose to go, be said L.F f.dI ri
"Where do you sleep to-night2'
"Weve engaged lodgings on the steam. g
We hope 10 leave YOU tlmorrow.n
As we passed down toward the wharf
met number Of officers just landed
M small steamer. One Of them, though %
ad never seen him before, knew at
ee to he General Butler. Obeying a lin
lden impulse, ! halted as he came abreast ex
Us, and taid 10 lin; r7r.s-.sr Pc
i want 70 take you by the hand. am, Fl,
sell, I'VE Yankees" aud mentioned wi
name. Fr. f ts rfr in
living me cordial grasp, be replied, Gi
am delighted TO meet YOU. Come up
see NE. Take the Gaze7ls to the Sc,
Int Of Rocks-don't 20 10 Bermuda Ca
me to morrow" He
then introduced the Colonel, and, the boz
neral again urging Us to visit him, Bo
promised to do 50. .f, tai
reporting our intended absence to Gen.
| Grant, and requesting him to forward i