, 1864-08-19
FROM GEN. BUTLgEBARXF,


recover the body Of Colonel Bross, by flag oI
truce directly In front Of Petersburg, on,
! neat resort WAS to Bsrnnda Hundreds, to see
what the Commissioner Of Exchnnge, Majo,
Mulford, could do, concerning the o5ject
Of our visit. Nesaw him on his way to
meet Mr. Commissioner Ould; but ali Majo,
Milford could hope to do, WIS to get the
grave # Colonel Dross carefully marked, sa
that his remains might be recovered ut como
future day. Major Milford impressed ua
most faTorably, and VIC are satisfied that the
interests of-tAc country In Ills dc e5art aent,
a1e III sa(e aud competent hands.
On arriving here, VIC were most cordially
welcomed by Col 6haGcr, the Chief OF G N.
Entler's staff. His Illinois friends may b:
askutcd, that he 1hanifests the eame intelli-
.eent energy IN lis most respou .iblc position,
that he always practiced at home, In what
ever he undertook. His ready practical
mind comprchends all the infinite variety ol
details that daily come under hts direction,
I'D no duty Is a:loE Eed to drug for moncat.
v hatever is to be done, is doac Ut once, and
that well and thoroughly. Ills ar1cnt active
Iafriotitm is patent TO all meD, aud in"i5tces
has not mere active .and valuab1 of1ictr
Yesterday morning lc Introduced Us 10
GEN BUTLER.
We found the man 50 cordially hated by
the rebels and their active allies htnlDT us,
Eard at work amid plans 4ud 1,apcrs-a hahlt
which will t,m is constant and nnYcsriet.
It is our decided convection TINT among all
General hIfnRcIf, Worka harder or mora ttf.c-
lively than Gen. Bntler. Not having passed
through Wes1 Point, nearly every :tregu MAR
army officer nAtca him most cordially. But
diereg arding it all, he works on and ever aud
when the history Of this war is written, the
name Of Gen Benjamin T. Butler will rank
amoDg the most successful aud noblest Of
cur heroes. When Gen. Grant visited him
ct Fortress Monroe, preparatory to opening
his campaign against Richmond, thou;,a his
ears hld been filled With the most m1Iis
nsnt slanders against Butler, he found him
thoroughly posted IN regard. to every 1act
that Gen. Grant most desired to know. a
complete. and accurate map Of ali tue
de'enses Of Richmond, Of every road, and
hill, and stream about 1t, with the strong
points Of attack and defense, and also maps
ut the line between the ] lmes and tue Appo.
1natlo1, which Gen. Butler proposed to tskc
and fortify. OF course the yillidcrs OF Gen,
Butler were put to shame. His plans were
approved and he zas ordered at the proper
time to execute them. a few weeks since,
when ut one time Gilmore, and at another
General Smith, failed from want Of courage,
rtnef5ciency, or both, to take Petersburg, IN
aenleEemeft Nnlcn. mao butlcfs oruefs a3a
paans petn carried ou', tney couia an9 ousnt
to have secured, be pro np,ly relieved them
oftheir commands aud sent them to Wash.
1nston. " contse they were greatly out
ragged, and by some n.anB procured an order
tor General Buffers removal Il had to go
thfonsh the hands OF General Grant, who
promptly tore It up ana largely increased
sition Of atia!ra now; but Low long General
I oul.el VII ne au!s " noiu VI lis SvuI5s
aeamst Ispeis N HUI! sao envy aad e1a1sots
aho semftfa1aofs III LIE 1ear' 11ale onls eau
u La1
~ .s. u GGa1ee: ~ lsa1n.u i1eni y, III ~.
~ HunS y. antm ~. ,;,a ~ ~ ', a..u
Geu nt, ~ IL on ou'e'ea11one WILL HI
b1uef* ,.. ..,.
p t.th,tooT NJ NJ nnd.-ete,,ie ] t1,e rs,aii;,, ~
IT, ae,,eaa o,d 10 nrrs 11arfaet,I IL ~
~. saaeue, sau ~ 49, ~ t.',s ~ nao
-. 'eats n,ts... .S 1a1;t, ~ 49, uass
. t;ii. u ~ ns,t,tra,, a,,5 h, ~ Iii S.1
. 9u,, W a ~ ~, anG nun ~, - -;
@einIn,s @ ~ ,seasn ,tac,e - aaet ~ W, ~ nis
uphn3Un, 3Ha s,tn .I .s.a Geaeeauls atu Petascs
lur ieui..s ausle e. uass ueen nuoil aceun ~,
MMta ~ snu1lll ~ 14elt !saae's tuan IL ~
pe9ne ~ ~ Nu!M aers tnelo - tnoie ~
oNioua! tnongnts MoIE pelFonal sIesuon
Eng taI.les a mgts 1aplq.t aao mose 10 ear.l'
!
/ he ophinns- :aence, when once thelr ina
l!o4e 1htloi 17s asaaeie als out ol the WY, 4iia
| Elco " tAtt VIII ot WIN y !SEe cmiEfatiot
1fom Inc NoIan anu i1on Enfope, tney ".
Iaplols oteoue tluGt, os9efI!, ana nlgal.
| pstssefons Ieople. ans IS toe substance
Of Zen. Butler opinions. as gathered tfcn
iorE consefsation With him, and he Ger
| 1a.hly mas nae ice opportunity TO lorm cor
iect jnoemeHt II regard to this mus: im2or
tant Eut1Set =
| VISIT TO TIE LINES.
Last evening, in company with Colonc
| Rutltf's lines, long wa5 towards the Jamo
| Rivtr. On cnr way We called on Geners
Turner, son OF J i. Turner, Esq, Of Chi
csso. He receiret us mcst cordially. Every
tl1nE about him and his command convinced
us that Chicago may well be: proud Of ous
ttEo so {aitltuily hos served his country. 81
fer Us We could learn he Vas the only divi
eion commander Eho penetrated to tht
ester OF distraction In the fatal assault OF
lt1crsburs Ai,er a consultation With ta.
elu ~ az n',,n1e w 1eun n,u eaS
a..- ee,T,s;n., ~ =. 1Ssa,, .1's ..ne. :. .u'
nat ~ aItsr,,rt t1,er ~ ,6rs,ce 10 MA,
,,,adnsss retreot ,xas al ~, thst mas AIsr ~,
4hr1n on7 ri: waa n4f.ctsd ~ r-o1i ~ II ~;
t'1sa;;,fa ~ - o;ecn], to-. n,,sef5a.na
To H. ~ ~ Ge,,s ara ;1,t.a,chonts I,;'
=. Etn u Rn'1.r.e for..s. F,o,, AZ ,,,,p,'t
+:!'rto the I,mas Pi,Il,r M 80 . u.orl ~ r.
aat1,,, is,,or snd A ,,es..r...,aa ~ ~ -
80 80 4br..r11, q Ian,,sa +,-sst ,.d eo., -
stsy tlr haraes.1 hr ~. :.n,,nr in f,-,nt ~
| Eonderii how thry rossih1r ci,nid h.re kecn
| built. But the thing is doIe and Gen. But
t1now hc!ds his position with an iron grasp p.
AS We rcde along The lines The eolcfers seem
cd happy and c0nttnted, and even gag. DF
COMMON consent there j: no firing along the
picket lines, as II front Of Petersburg. In
the .ycnibg;we were surprised to lnd aud
,esd the Richmond E1omih.r of tlat morn.
1rg at Col. 6hatIer's tent, which had been
q11etfv exchanged for soua one OF our pa.
uc,s II thu Il peaceful lickctF. Bat Whcu
once tiey lnye accomplished their purpose,
these works the resnlt t,f N munh snd sueh
nersey, r,ng iabur. viii he abaadoned. and
'nr o.ase poAn t,, taas ~" 5spnee II saae1, oe
e,n9 tnem "ul asa'n na1nete IN tne mos'
oeauly fttHe. ouca Is war, aoa may H1lcl
Jul PfoFlde',cs soon tnd 1ts horrors IN thf
crushing out OF ttca5en, an1 a permanent
la=tinG peace.
ApEEP At RICHMOND.
On our return We stopped at the signal eta
| 4ioo ,,far tha Anncmatfay and c}i ming u1
| = a1,nrdsnr "a f1 cntr.t,rr t.et WITH . @ond a
olsss ne cen1d ti;sffnc SEQ Kichmon,, 4ht
| et.ntr,l dsn whence the t,ir anakes of :t,c re-
| bsllion naur ont sheIr cnyct:otncd streams q
t treason In destroy this fair land fhnnsnrf
| fhnnuh.a ~ hnf ,7,Irhf hr rrinr m ana a
ths i3finite 1,;rse5..ss thsr., cs7,;ad m m
n1essei, ns. Hnw 1ona t,eforn Cen J;rsn,
| rssssu us. IS .'a,, .goS ge'e4s oeu. ulau
:.thoussnd tuch lise questions we're csnstant
taEen; Jn. Dasif Si!o ms gigantic scouudreh
punished, tie rebellion crusAed out; and oul
nationality prcserrcd-lhat all :his, ALd eyc1