Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-04
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Richmond Correspondence Philadelphia Inquirer
The famous guerrilla chief was visible on the
streets OF Richmond Yesterday. Somebody has
described Mosby as a handsome man in personal
appearance, but be is nothing of the sort. o.
ordinary hight bis build is good enough, but bis
lace Is very commonplace, aud his bright brt wn
hair, worn unkempt adds nothing TO his attrac-
tiveness Mosbys features and expression
would impress you as those Of resolute
and cunning, not cautiously honest nor viconsly
cruel, and suspect that ia tie stories OF his cru
city he has been somewhat belied.
His business in Richmond IS 10 regain posses
sion Of some tobacco he claims, and am sorry
TO hear him remark that il il al he has in the
world, for | know he will not get il, aud be owes
the Inquirer for horse aud divers other articles,
taken from me by some of his band last Saramer,
aud imagine our chance for restitution 10 be
small In another sense il was pleasant to hear
him admit his poverty. for II he told the truth il
shows that be was greyously swindled 1t the
final division of the spoils on the breaking up OF
his command, and further, it controveTts the un-
comfortable axiom concerning honor among
thieves
When the life OF John Singleton Mosby comes
TO be written, il will show a succession of start
ling personal adventure unsurpassed by those OF
any partisan chief on record. That Nosby WAS
always hanging on the outskirts OF our Ar mics
cutting of our trains. capturing our stragglers
and hsrrassng us in every possible way, the peo
Pile generally know; but they do not know that
be went in aud out of our camps ut his own
pleasure, aud Was never onco detected. IL i
said (and undoubtedly truly that while Burn
side lay opposite Fredei icksburg in the winter oil
le62, Mosby dnei with him, IN the character o.
a uion farmer from across the river, and gath
cred, with bis shrewd cunning from the general
table talk, much valuable IN ormaton, wi,h which
he regained tho rebel lines without mole.tatop
One OF the best things told of him occurred
that same winter, and IN the same neighborho0d
Burnside. that winter was completely badgered
by Mosby. He seemed Ubiquitous, aud AT last il
became dangerous 10 GO from camp Al all. as the
least ramble was sure To result IN capture by
Mosby. Al last Burnside became wearied out
and determined TO capture tho partisan, and Ia
this end sent detachments of cavalry 10 seour the
country thoroughly, aud bring him in dead or
alive. One day. one of these detachments. led
by Lieutenant Colonel. was going up the DUN
fries road, when from a house in sight of the
Federal lines. man emerged dressed in the uni
form of a Federal Captain, and attended by one
orderly dressed in our cavalry blue At the gate
were two horses marked " : and furnished
with our regulation saddle and bride, and mount
ing. the Captsn rode up and accosed the Colo
mel, who was still marching up the road. The
Coloae informed his new companion that he was
in search of this - Mosby, aud asked IL he
had heard anything OF him
The Captain had heard and knew to a Ger
tainty that an hour before Mosby had been at
Jones four miles up the road Visions of pro
motion and newspaper paragraphs dancing before
him. the Colonel ordered 'trot march, while the
Captain, with his orderly, dashed across a field to
farm house to get some milk, he said. before
returning 10 camp. Arrived at Jones' the
Colonel found that Mosby had indeed been there
but also found that be had departed, in the di.
recton of Burnsida's camps Back the Colonel
beat in haste, making inquiries everywhere, but
finding no trace Arrived again at the house
from which the communicative Captain had sp-
peared. the woman sccosted him. aud this colo
guy ensued
Woman: Kurnel, who was that Yank Captain
met We hear MS We was gwlne tother wajf
! Colonel: | don't know his name, but be be
longed to a Massachusetts regiment
Woman: Yeas, well kneow amt you sold
/ That air was John Mosby.
Colonel: H.
Aud he rode back to camp aud said nothing
whatever about his mornings work, except 10
report that he had not captured him. Some oil
his men did, however. aud that story foated
about the army during the rest of the war
Many such things as this are told OF Nosby
and his power for mischief was so sensiDly felt in
the Valley last summer and autumn, that Phil
Sheridan used 10 swear at him in his most hearty
style. Mosby now is q citizen OF the United
States, no better and no worse than the thou
sands OF other Virginians who have laid down
their arms