St. Mary's gazette., 1864-03-03

e''ssessss tssAs sS pVVPsc w suc Wssso uWu l
he more fs'rtunase In their Governmcst than |
the British Colonies Of North America"
General Johnston tsli me that the prin-
sipal evils C.'nfedesate General had to
contend against consisted in the difficulty
OF making comliuatiops. .ouing toshlnr
ccrsaiaty isl3sdl O11NI0d ~
would take TO march d certain dislS61O .lU(|
account Of their strsggling pr,pensities. -
lie told me he had bccu wound cd ten times
Speaking Of Stoncwall jackson. he said
that alth'ugh he did not possess any great
qualifications as strateeist, aud was per-
haps unf, for the independent command Of
a large army, yet he was gifted with WON
dcr!ul courage and discrimination. and
perfect faith io Providence that he was
destined TO destroy the enemy. He was
much indcb,ed TO General Ewcll in the
campaigns in tie Virginia Valley, aud was
fortunate in commanding the flower Of the
Virginia troops and being opposed to the
mos, incapable Federal commanders, such
as Frcnelt aud Banks"
LIEUT.. GEN. LEoHIDAs Polk.
is q good looking. gentlemanlike man,
with all the n'anners aud affabilify Of
grand seisneur" He is fifty years old
tall. upright. aud looks more like soldier
than clergyman, liz is very rich. aud
owns. sm told. 700 ncgroes. He j.
much beloved by the soldiers ou account Of
his great personal courage and agreeable
manners. lie told nc he was educated at
West Point, and vas ut that institution
with President Davis, the two Johns,ons.
Lac, Magruder. DC. aud that after serving
>h"rt time in the artillery he had entered
the church. @.-
THx BArrLEs or SutLou AND MrRrRsss.
General Chcatham. who was in the bat
ties Of Belmont, Shiloh and Murfrecsbor-
"ugh. is described as rough looking
man. but has the reputation Of grea, 6gh-
ter. II is saii that he does all the swear
ing necessary ia his corps, and which
Folks clerical character incapacitates him
fr"m doing. The battles of Shiloh and
Nurfrcesb"ro"gh were explained to nae Ly
General Polk
H. claimed that the Confederates had
only $4,000 troops Mt Murfr-esborough.
including Brcckinri.iges division. which
Was not engaged on the 6rst day. lie put
the Confederate JOSS at ten thousand and
the Federal loss at nineteen thnusand.-
With regard to the hattie of Shiloh. he
said that Bcauregards order to retire was
unfortunate. as til. guuboats were doing
no real harm, ahC If the CUnfcdrrates had
held on. nothing could have saved the
FEDERAL army from capture or destruction
The misfortune Of Albert Sidney John-
ston's death. together with the fac, of
Beauregards illness. aud his not being
present at that particular spot, were the
causes cf this battle not being complete
aud crushing victory"
COLONEL Sr. Lraxa C RxExr.LL
Ever since landed in America, I had
heard Of the exploits of an Englishman
called Colonel St. Lrgrr Greeufell. Who
is now Inspector General of Cavalry IN
bragg's army. This afternoon I made
hls acquaintance. and I consider him one
OF the mos: extraordinary characters I
ever "et. Although he is a member of a
weil-known English family, he seem. to
have devoted hi. whole life to the excl
ting career Of soldier of fortune.
lie told me that au early life he had
served three years in French lancer
regiment. aud had risen from private to
be s"ss-li-utenart. He aft-rward he.
came consular agent at Tangier. under
did Mr.. Drummond Hay. Having &C.
4u'red perfect knowledge Of Arabic. be
entere,i the service Of Abd-el-Kadar and
under that renowned chief be fought the
French for four years aud a half All
another time Of his life he fitted out a
Yacht. and carried cu private war with the
Kin pirates. He vas Brigade Major in
the furnish contingent during the Cri-
mean war. aud had scne employment in
the Indian mutiny
lie had also been engaged in war ia
Buenns Ayers and the South American
Republics: At an early period OF the pre-
sent troubles be ran The blockade and
Joined The Confederates. He vas Aiiu
tant General aud ri ebt- hand man tn the
celebrated Jvhn Morgan for eight months.
Even IN this array, which abouuIs With
"oihardy aud desperate characters. he has
acquired the admiration Of all ranks bv
h h: reckless daring and galIautry iu tLr;ll
Both Generals Polk aud Bragg spoke to
"e of him as most excellent aud useful
officer. besides b.ing a man who never
ios' an opportunity Uf trying to throw hi.
''te assay. lie Is just the sort of man TO
saccese ~. th's army. and AMONG ih. SOL
a:rrs MS tame ivr bravery has ouiweigLed
MS usp.pularity as arigid di.cipliuarian.
lie u the terror II all .lsenae.x. xsr.~-