...e, borne by a detachment under Col. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi. After describing the approach of the flag, the writer proceeds as follows: Riding up, I was introduced to Col. Thompson, of Gen. Beauregard 's staff. The cordial warmth of manner, the fine head, expressive features, and grizzly beard and moustache were not unfamiliar in Washington, even so late as the beginning of the present year. It...