, 1864-08-12
TEapM u HE MID OLE MILL
TAHK DIVISION.
Vtsft Of 1t. Gen, Grant to Gen. Hun
E1ala Personal AppeaEanee-"na
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| Correspondents Philadelphia Enquiref.l
| MoSocAc1, August 6, 1864.
Matters military sre ~ yet eealed book
tpat canrot spread out to public 7cru5al,
for the Presumption Is thAs i'll the daily pa
pFrs ar, laid on the tables Of the rebel Htne-
fals within an hour or TWO After their issue,
ano that thus what might be interesting
more valuable than Reconnaissance In force
10 our entmy. Being unwilling to aid and
comfort Early In this style, II there has been.
| any nafch!rg or counter. marching Of our
'ofces, remain silent concerning It,.
Une subject, however, Is Iuoiic theme by
lnla lime. Thousands are aware Of it In all
parts CT the loyal cunttry. Early uudoubt-
coy knew 1t bY nooh to day, and If he has
1elegraphlc communication with Richmond,
I Jtn Davis was fully informed Of 1t before
sondoWn to-day, Therefore hazard telling
LIE enemy nothing when say that
LIEUT.. GEN. GRANT
Has been with as lor at least twelve hours Of
nttle before I've o'clock, the loungers at the
KelaJ House were some what astontshed to
see email man wearing three stars add
smoking q .cigar descend from car of the
washington P. ~. train Taking; chair
talked with the four ' staf Officers accompa-
n1ing him !or an hour or more, when spe-
e'a1 car f}bm Baltimore hauled up at the
RELAY House, and in O moment after the
Lieutenant General vas on bis way to hold q
conference with Gen. Hunter, whose head
quarters then were at Thomas House, about
. mile ard half south OF the railroad at
MoDocacy junction.
| The train arrived at the Junction at about
| o'clock. and conveyance being In waiting,
| Genera! Grant was immedt .te1y conveyed to
| Hu9tet.s headquarters, where he remained
during the night. Of what transpired there,
nothing is known, and We can only guass ut
| It, as events slowly develop themselves in
the future On Saturday morning, at about
s o'clock, Gems Grant and Hunter, with the
staff officers Of the former, appeared at
-: GEN. TfLER's HEADQUARTERS,
Which are established immediately on the
hours or more the Generals sat under the
trees In front Of The house, engaged in moth
ing more important than desultoFy conversa-
top, mostly on indifferent subjects. Gen.
IJler did the hoDors. OF host to the extent Of
his convenicnces.
GRANTS APPEARANCE
Ia decidedly better than it has been for q
J ear past. Ais 1nouatache, which was BY no
means becoming, has Disappeared, aud his
whiskerr. are again closely trimmed. Hts
e@e Is clear; bis general air and manner that
Of ma1 who sees prosperous ena to al biz
to bis Appearance during many days Of bis
great Virginia campaign, especially from the
time Of the battle Of the Wilderness to the
crossing Of the Pamunkey. During these
ing tdaily. that w6s painful to behold, and
made the lover Of his country fear that even
his wonderful physical and intellectual
strength was breaking doRn under the fear-
1ul responsibilities Of bis position. I can
give 20 better augnIy for the bettered con-.
that all that has now disappeared from
Gfants pe1eonal appearAuce, and he looks
again as he did during the Inst days beEora
j Vfcksburg. when he could see certainly
prosperous epd 10 the matter in hand.
In the course Of conversation this morning
Grant SAID ot
THE LATE REPuLsE At PErsRsDuRa,
That there WIS no earthly reason why It
should net have been an entire SUCCESS If his
orders had been obeyed Tie springing Of the
mine, he eaid, was complete surprise Of the
rebels, and 1t only needed obedience to his
orders to have routed the entire rebel army.
Further than this Grant did not say, but,
thanks to him, court Of Inquiry is orlered.
through whom the country will soon learn on
whose head to visit fta vengeance for those
5000 soldiers of the Union slain and MANNED
in vain, and for that opportunity lost, which
may be weeks and months in coming npafn.
hodr I 20, saw boW 1o4 eone'uloe or some
o131' 50 ~" ..---
GRANT CUTS RED TAPE,
Which requires word Of explanation. Some
months ago the 18th New York, then In dis
tant field OF operations. &c enlisted as veteran
recruits, but were not able then to take thclr
furlough, on account Of d press OF business.
Yesterday the regiment departed 'home an
turlough. But tWenty two Of the men. for
scme trivial oftense, were. as unnfshmert
not allowed to go, and were mt into other
regiments to scrye until their reefment re.
turned, and we're still held as veteran re-.
crafts. These twenty-five men, being at Mo-
nocacy, one of them waited on General
Grant.
" A private soldier, grim and travel Stained
bearing in his every feature q trace of long
and bard service In the f1eld, the Lieutenanf,
General listened attentlyely while be told Ills
tale and plead for himself and bis compan-
ions. a few questions put and answered.
and Grant was satisfied that Injustice hai
hen done them, and on the spot be wrotc .
ts1tgram to the proper officer, then ct Har.
per'B Ferry, iIetfuctiug him to furloneh the
lnen Immediately, and the consequence is
they ltnYe for home Tonight WITH a con