Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-16

ALEX NDRIANs KILLED IN BATTLE-IafsrcteU
Nth RebH PriSoneyS.-There are now at the
Soldiers Rest In this city number Of rebel
prisoners, captured after the battle at Williams
burg. Amongst them are the following Alex
sndrians J. +. Simmons. Charles HI. Murray,
George Craven, George w. Snyder, John DON
nelly John Paine, and K. A. Walker There are
Lafayette Parker; and W. H Painter from War
rem county.
They report the following, from Alexandria and
Leesburg, killed and wounded Clinton Ballen-
ger, mot Frank, as published in the papers day
or two ago. Andrew F Skidmore, Jas Grimes,
Thomas Padget, killed; Patrick Lanahan, re-
ported killed; Corporal Barber, Segel Pitts, Jos.
Penn. and Henry Bradley; WOUNDED From
- Laughlin were killed, and J. l.. A. Murphy
wounded. William Richardson, Peyton r:
Scroggins, Silas Cook, William D. Rust and
wounded Chsries Christman, Of Frederick
county, wounded, and since dead. Lieut.. Add
son, Of the Emmett Guards, killed, Lieut.. Carter
and Daniel Richards, Of Prince William county,
killed.
These prisoners report that the 18th Virginia
ara in the thickest Of the fight at Williams
tlrg, and must have lost terribly in killed and
wounded.
The majority Of the prisoners are heartily tired
of secesh, and speak Of the rebel leaders in any
thing but complimentary terms. They were
among those who enlisted for one year; and Ito
use their own langusge) " after having served the
agreed upon, we expected our discharge; but not
only was this refused, but we were not even per-
united TO change our arm OF service, The officers
telling US that IL we refused to do duty we should
be shot, without even a court martial"
They have not a very favorable opinion Of the
South Carolina chivalry, who, they allege, have
done but little In this war, always forcing Vir-
ginia and Kentucky into the front do the hg ht-
Ing. They further say that whenever there were
forts 10 garrison away from the scene of immedi-
ate danger, South Carolina was always ready =
GO, and whenever a battle was Imminent, the
Confederate Government have always found IL
convenient to send the South Carolinians off on
some special duty. They appeared TO be the
petted troops Of the rebel leaders.
The rebel soldiers are allowed to read no news
from the North except that which is much gar
bled; and at every d 2 t the leaders make them
believe that the Yankees never show quarter, and
that they might as well die In battle az be taken
prisoner to be tortured by the vandals. The most
Ignorant soldiers place implicit belief In such
statements. The most bitter secessionists and
most Ignorant troops are the Arkansians and
Texans.
We asked an Intelligent Young fellow Of a
Mississippi regiment, how he liked his present
quarters. He replied they were all he could wish,
and more than he had expected under the cir
cumstances; "but," he added, smilingly, I" il !
were Federal prisoner in Richmond, instead Of
being permitted to mingle with rebei soldiers
freely, and to walk about a building with open
doors, ! would be confined closely, and be re-
minded forcibly Of my imprisonment by seeing
the CLEAN Of bayonet continually keeping watch
over me-"
Quite a number of the prisoners have signiied
their willingness to take the oath Of allegiance,
and will therefore probably be released In a few
days.
DIR Maury, Of this city, son Of ex- Mayor Maury,
was taken prisoner In the battle OF Williamsburg.
He ives serving az surgeon in the rebel army.