The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-16
NUMBER 30.


the famous guerrilla cal-4, va
he streets o! Ricanona' y eN'el's
Somebody has DESCRIBED 1p2s.y % h,t
.orne man in personal "ppear2ncH; ou1
10 - nothing of the sort. VI Ordinary
r.s;ght his build is good enough, but ms
tacs, IS yery commonplace, ana ms
how ha;r. worn unkempt, adds nothing
| - lis a,lractiyeness. Mosby's feature"
nd exnression would impress you 40
| Tbose of 3 man resoute and cunning g no.
cautiously honest nor viclous'y crue', anu
I sJsp, ct that in the stories OF MS c'"eA
| ~ h. has been somewhat beleo.
~ business at Richmond Is to regain
,,ossass;oo of some tobacco be clalms, anu
Voc sorry 10 hear him remark that IL
was all he has in the world, tor kno" nc
M 80 .,et i and he owes the Inquirer
- ~, No., aud other articles taken from.
ma Inv his band'last summer, and l I'M
s.;ae our ohance oft restitution 10 oe
snail. In ano her seqse lt4v,,s11 $
o hear him adajit bis poverty, Tor II no
,oli The trutp, il shows that be was srieV..
ously syrindled at the final division OF
t q spells. Oh the bceel<ing up OF ms
,.or,,n,and, aud further. it coutroVets the
uncomfortable axiom concerning honor,
among thieves.
When the life Of John Singleton Mos"
f hv comes TO be written, it will show n sue
, crssion OF startling personal adventure
nusu7passed by these Of any paTuzan
Chief on record. That Mosby was al
vays hanging on tie outskirts OF our
i armies /: cutting off our trains, capturing
eur siragglers, and narassing us IN ever!
nossible way, the people generally Know
: Int they do not konw that he went In
: and ont of our camps at his own pleasure.
r and was never once detected. 1t Is sald
t that while Burnside lay opposite Fred
ericbury. in the winter OF 1862, Mosby
dined with him. in the character OF
union farmer from across the RIVER anu
= gathered. with his shrewd cunning from
The general table talk, much valuable
information. with which he regained Inc
rebel lines without molestation.
One OF the best things told Ct nm oc-
c curred that same winter ard III the same
81 81 neiphbcyhood. Burnside that winter wls
~ literally badgered by Mosby. He seemed.
0s ubiouitous; and at last it became DANCE
pt rous 10 90 from camp at all, as the ieasS
q, ramble was sure to result IN capture oy
~ Mo.by A last Burnside became wearleo
out, and determined to capture the par
t;zan. and to this end sent ont detach-
ments Of cavalry TO scour the country
ns thoroughly and bring him in, dead or
alive. One day, one of these detach-
m nts. led by "a lieutenant colonel, was
- Going up the Dumphfies road, when,
~ from a house in sight of the Federal me
q man emerged, dressed in the uniform
,f federal captain, and attended oy
ore orderly dressed in our cavalry blue
A. the cate were two horses marked l
!. and furnished with our regulation sad
de and brilIa; and mounting, the cap
am tain rode up and accosted the colonel
old who was still marching up the road. Th'
colonel informed his new companion tina
ne was liz search of Mostly, and asks d !
hi he had heard anything of him. Th'
captain had heard, and knew to ce'
faiuty. that an hour before Nosoy nae
been at Jones, four miles up the roao
Visions Of promotion and newspaper para
oranbs darcing before him, the coione
,us ordered "trot, march" whl the captain
YES Win his orderly, dashed across a field
farm, house to get some milk, he SAFE
before recurring TO camp. Arrived
Jones the colonel found that Mosby ha
ipfeed been there, but also found that h
nd depar.ed in the direction OF Burn
ids camgs. Back the colonel beat ]
haste. bus finding no trace. ARRIVE
lair lin at the house from which the con
n1,ricative captain had appeared, IL
youan aceostcd him, and this coicqu
Woman-K1rne1, who was that e
Yankee apt4in met ye here IS ye :"
.grina tother way?
Colonel don't know his name %
ood., he bs!opgad 50 a massachusetts regimen
Woman--Y $; well now, amt YOU soIt
That air was John Mosby.
uyers ColoneI-Fhe h!
aatee Ard he rode back to camp ard SO
nothing Whatever OF bis mornings wof
excant to report that he had not CO
y the ,rred him. Some Of his men d.d, no
'lA ever and that story foated about /
army dl!iag the vest Of the war.
- an, Many eucn things as this are tod
Mostly. and his power for mischief was
sonsifiy felt in the valley last SUNNI
..ad autumn. that Phil, Sheridan osso
swear at him in most hearty style
Mosbv is now cl1zen OF the va
Sares 40 better and 90 " orso 3san Il
and sands of other Vigsiai.ns who Fave
Rope down III ir arms.
, ,Aei, CorTov.-A cons'dsrsI%e qHAnuty
co.sot was brou Int into The CITY yes
Nv. and it continues TO cemmand &
,.-:cse ranging between 2Y and 90 c.
Ala. per per, 1 pou I'd bln.hnent Of the stern
g. monarch from the steeets and ma
,Iaces. renders his rgsppearance at
? ro.ife inc care worn and ragged he IL Ia
- i4th veIean,e. especially as he serves to re
TRADE. inspifit our people, acd cause .
10 willingly submit 70 he defilemen
Il their pnckets with hitLy lucre.D
it no, for his potent influence, IN ~h
reruIar-t desert "a sloth aud inactivity would
"iss- at present be anguishing Mon Igon
VIAL, Mail, 9th.
having The woodville (Miss.l Republican
ut au account Of an attempt by some
CHER sroes, headed, It is believed, by y. :"
y q LII In nan to steal cotton, which betonge
lCS, Rgv. Mr.. Rowdehusb, Pfesbyt'
minister. lie finding that II was
CARED away Tsteh ,',, ~ he - negro erT :.
en- % a,,sscled them and they resisted
ion - al. brother in law, Mr. Moore. CO