Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-22
HOW THE REBELS BOAST AND
MANAGE

The public have little conception of the
wilez and articles which powerful and
unscrupulous foe will resort to to carry
out its purposes The rebel leaders have
so much at stake, and they know SO well
the fate that awaits hem at the hands of
deceived millions if they fail, that they re-
sort to the most desperate expedient-s to
accomplish the foreign recognition ;; they
are constantly promising to their obedient
7-laitn- elnpnG nf the South
A gentleman of this city had occasion re-
Gently to visit Montreal, and while there
stopped at the Donegan Hotel. He found
the house filled with jubiiant secessionists,
who loudly boasted that ere long France
and Engl md would recognize the Confed-
crate Government, and that the recent in
crease of the English force in Canada was
part of the proposed programme. The
gentleman in question, prominent mer-
chant of this city, being foreigner and
speaking with slight accent, heard more
Of their plans than they would have been
willing to divulge to one who was supposed
to be a yankee and Lincolnite. F" To
his surprise he fouad that a nephew of
Beaurega-d's received letters from the
General every two days, addressed to the
President of the Bank Of Montreal, others
of the same kind received letters with
equal regularity. He became well acquain-
ted with Gen Magruder, who, with bis
family, bad passed into Canada without
the slightest difficulty. There was one
man there who was looked upon with sus-
picion by the Southernors.
When the New Yorker reached Rouse's
Point on his return, this person politely
Informed him that he must search him, as
he seemed to have been intimate with the
Southern rebels at Montreal. This off
cial, had he kept bright look out prev,
iously, might have discovered the rebe
Magruder, who quietly left the ears before
tbev reached the Point, and, in con pany
with an Ex-Governor of Rhode Island. rode
off in a light wagon, Our informant me-
Magruder in this city, and says that he
boas.ed that their Generals knew every
plan of our Cabinet, and no power under
heaven could prevent them from getting
the details they wished. The General re
marked with great emphasis: eve hav'
our friends in all the departments at Wash
incton, and we know how to keep then
there.
Our informer is man Of decided intel
ligence, and his statements are worthy Q
trust. He says that the Southerners ii
| Montreal have abundance of money; the
have their families with them, and thel
get all the luxuries they want from thi
city. They boast that they can outbie
/ the Federal Government in Europe, ant
that very large adva, ces have been mad
By uominal British sywpathizers, who leni
to see The Republic torn up By the roots
They instanced the case Of the Bermuda
as an evidence Of wha. they intended I
do, and said that the successful cntranc
of such vessel into the port of Sayan
nah was worth n great victory on the fel
to them. Much of this is mere boasting
but it has its effect Evening Post.
W.sE1xGroS. Nov. 10-An official dis
pateh from Chincoteoque Inlet, Va, show
that the Z. s. steamer Louisiana has bee
active. A party from here with volunteer
from the island, went up the creek mi
or more. found and destroyed schoone
and two sloops. without loss of a man.
In three weeks there will be halfa mi
lion of Federal troops in the field