New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-01
GENERAL SIGEL-
AxISCIDTNr AT PEA RIDGE.

Mr. ia. Cleveland, attached to the Quartermss-
ters Department OF the I'D Illinois Regiment fur
ni.bes an account Of the battle Of Pen Ridge IN which
lie was an acti 'e participant, TO The Lafayette lindS
Courier. The following incident s worth repeatings
A.a'eouncil Of war in which Curtis, JET. Z. Da--
vie, aud Sigel participated, the commanding Genera.
.poke despondingly Of the prospect, ana ihtibaIeo
inst a surrender was inevitable; wbereupon SigeS
remarked, with startling emphasis: Mine friendly
mine friend give me Davis and do command, ana.
show YOU who has de feld in three hours.'
Davis was earnest for fight to the bitter end, ana
Cur,i, gave 10 understand that Gen. Slgel should
lave il all his own way. The responsibility Of The
subsequent movements, and the glory Oh Tue heAA
achievements, really belong to him.
A STORY OF GEN. SIGgL.-Op the return OF ten.
Fremonts army from the Southwest, Sigel COM
msuced the division that came by Lebanon 10 fSoia.
A few miles this side OF Lebanon the army encampoo
over night on the farm OF man who was IN sympe-
Inv with the rebellion. and his fence-rails were all
burned for tre-wood and his farm stripped OF what
ever was usefu and necessary to sabsist ths rcopA
and borses OF the train. In the morning the Iaimek
came with large bill Of damages, aud asked ior
rayment The Quartermaster came 10 Gen. SigsA
| to KNOW what should be done about II. Cob W Ar
moth was present, and the General asked him
whether the man WA loyal citizen The CotoneA
replied that he was conditional mon man =. iAs'p
but that he had aferward sympathized with the re-
belion. Turning TO the Quartermaster.G General,
Sigel then replied, Mr.. Quartermsster, thea you
sympathi.e with the Government" i IL hardly
to add that tho Secesh tarme. did not oo-
tain what he camo for
The REBEL PRIsoSxRs or THE WiscHEsrEs
BArrLr.-The prisoners taken at the Winchester
battle and confined in the Baltimore jail are being
treated very humanely by the people OF that e'iy'
A committee consisting of Colin Mackenzie, f. L.
Tilghmsn, William Krebs, and A. +. RACE, nave
received contributions consisting OF psn'sioons'
shirts. undershirts, drawers, socks boots comos'
,oan tooth handkerchie6, and other articles
..,;ma,od Al the value Of 500 to be distributed
among these prisoners. AL the commissioned ON
,sceiyed ynises and lis blankets, which they
al.o distributed to tho men. Many bundles and bs g.
L0,. ~ crovisions were on Saturday forwarded. 10
,h.m ,uch rs cooked meats, fresh biscuit, loaves Of
bread. apples oranges and rasns, besides boyss OF
tobacco aud cigars. The prisoners have slso been
treated very kindly by their keepers, who have
given them IT, liberty Of the corridors, and promptly
delivered the articles sent to them. How greatly
this treatment differs from that recevedby our unior'
tuna,e soldiers confined in the tobacco-warehouse IN
Richmond II 10 to be hoped that Il VIII not ~
without its proper effect. The prSonsrs state 'nss
tho Rebel solders faro much better In their camPs
than the civilians do in their houses, tue 9o'orA'
meit having seized upon nearly all the SAIL '0n''
aud sugar, for the especial uss Of tbs arpy.