The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-09-06

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before a military commission. And before
a civil court, as / stated above, ana proper.
lily defended, Mr.. Davis could never be con
yicted The evidence is entirely insufficient
! to sustain the completely with the assassins
and on the charge Of treason he could east,
| y be acquitted on purely legal grounds.
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| MOsby, the Partizan Leader.
/ Richmond Correspondence Philadelphia
Inquirer Z,
The famous guerrilla chief was visible on
the streets Of Richmond yesterday. Some
body has described Mosby as handsome
man in personal appearance, bot he is moth.
ing of the sort. Of ordinary height, his
build is good enough, but his face is very
commonplace, and his light brown hair,
worn unkept, adds nothing to its attractive
ness. Mosby's features and expression
would impress you us those Of man reso.
lutte and cunning not cautiously honest nor
vicsous|y cool, and | suspect that 10 the
stories Of bis cruelty he has been somewhat
tbelied. ERA +, IS
His business in Richmond is to regain
possession of some tobacco he claims, aud
was sorry to hear him remark that it is all
he has ia the world, for | know be will not
get it, and be owes the Inquirer for a horse
and diverse other articles, taken from me by
some Of his band last summer, and I mag
inc our chance for restitution to be small.
In another sense it was pleasant to hear
him admit his proverty, for if be told the
truth it shows that he was previously swim.
died at the final division OF the spoils on the
breaking up Of his command, and further it
controverts the uncomfortable axiom con.
cerning honor among thieves.
When The life OF John Singleton Mosby
comes to he written, it will show success
sion Of startling personal adventures unsur-
passed by those Of any partizan chief on re-
cord. That Mosby was always hanging on
the outskirts ofoar armies, cutting off our
trains, capturing QUE strugglets, and bar-
RAISING us in every possible way, the people
generally know; but they do not know
that he went in and out Of our camps at
his own pleasure, and was never once de-
ilccted. It is said land undoubtedly truly
that while Burnside lay opposite Freder.
icksburg, in the winter Of 1862, Kosby
dined' with him, in the character OF a Union
farmer from across the river, and gathered,
with his shrewd cunning, from the general
tab'e.taik, much valuable information, with
which he rcsalned the rebel lines without
,noestation. ~
One Of the best things told Of him occur
Ted that same winter aud in the same neigh
borhood. Burnside, that winter, was lite.
rally badgered by Mosby. He seemed
ubiquitous, and ut last it became dangerous
TO go from camp at all, as the least ran,b|e
was sure TO result in capture by Mosby. At
least Burnside became weariea out, and de-
termined to capture the partizan, and to
this end sent detarhments OF cavalry to
scour the country thoroughly, and bring
him in dead or alive. One day one Of these
detachments, led by q lieutenant colonel,
was going mp the Dnmfrles road, when,
from house ii sight Of the Federal lines, u
man emerged in the garb Of Federal cap
tain aud attended by one orderly dressed III
our casnlry blue. 4 At the gate were two
horses marked U. S. and furnished with our
regulation saddle and bIille, and mounting,
the captain rode up and acrosted the colo
mel, who was still marching up the ,road.
The colonel informed bis new companion
that he was in search oftbis = Mosby,
and asked il he heard anything of.him. 3
The captain had heard and knew to Q
certainty that an hour before Mosby had
been at Jones' four miles up the road.
Visions Of promotion and newspaper para
graphs, dancing before him, the. colonel Or
dered "trot march, while the captain with
his orderly dashed across q field ato farm
house, to get some milk, he said, before re.
turning to camp. Arrived at Jones' the
Colonel found that Mosby had indeedlbeen
there, but also fond that be had departed
in the direction ofBurnsides camps. Back
the colonel beat in haste, making inquiries
everywhere, but finding no trace. Arrived
again at the house from which the commu.
NEGATIVE captain had appeared the woman
accosted him, and this colloquy ensued:
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