The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-04-26
Our Special Correspondence,
From IN. Army 81 m. po,onnc


Conversation Nth Rebei Prisonsr-- What The
Confederate think n Gen. Mcclellan f,'erp,ind-
ton Of TIE South Thoss d" QUAKER Gitns"- 4 Re.
oei opinion " br1gn1ier Generals General Ma.
ortidsr IN a nelr Character.
CAnF BEToRE YoRKrowN April 1lih, is6i
Ihave just returned nom = visit 10 q party Of
seven prisoners taken some ten days since ly our
troops advancing along the james River. Two OF
them are citizens, at least claim H. be such one
Of the others is sergeant Virginia regiment and
the others are privates from an Alabama regiment
Tho latter are not very likely specimens NJ human.
ity. The sorgcan, found ~ be young man Of
more than usual intelligence. OF tie present
disposition Of the Confederate forces iu ri.
peninsula he could, " course know netting
a. he was taken prisoner at tie tune III
our hrst advance, more than a week since
During the pas, winter, no tells me. th,
rebels had at no tine more than 10000 men upun
the peninsula back Of Fortress Monroe, and ues,
were scattered At several different points. since
Tho evacuation u' Manassas the tr,4ts "a tldr,,, rg
nom that vicinity lave been throwil iu here where
the confederate uetals resolved make AIDES.
perate stand realizing that this must be one OF the
most decisive engagements of the war They have
wholesome dread 81 n. C,eilsu, who Ia regarded
throughout the southern army rs decidedly the
ablest General we have They are direct us AGAINST
him here their best military talent. NJ. rul,t is
here, johnson and 10th JEFF Davis aud Gen Ice.
commander-in-yhei u the confederate forces.
will be on hand when the decisive move
ment comes. HAD Gen. Mcclellan marched ut
once upon yorktown when the army urst advlii. a.,
zen days ago from Fortress Monroe, We should
have been badly whipped, Sergeant Cole thinks
Now BIO believes the chances 10 be decided y against
the Confederate. This pris. nuT tells me Il is in.
deed not unlikely that Nitiuia may be quietly
evacuated within the next Thirty days. T. c,u.o.,
the Sergeant for Lis own usior tunes told him uf
the victory at Pittsburgh Landing, adding that four
oithe Southern BrigJdiers were taken prIsuutrS-
bit OF Information that received suu,y. lat tn
my astunishmeut with An expression = satIsgtc.
ton rather than Ut chagrin.
you might take a whole regiment Of those iel.
lows, AMI not DO us any harm" sad the philautra-
phical rebel. 1--WE can spare them Many O..
them are mere politicians who owe their appoint
meuts u personal influences entirely, aud nut to
amy special military qualifications ami We shall b,
better OF without th,tu."
Sergeant Cole denies the stories II ten Mgsrtt-
der's habitGN iu'uSicguon, asserting tust hr gave
up drinking at the time VI his aUTHi'tmout g.
BrigadierGcuc ra'sli p, and la. mt 4th,I droI
for six months Hc admits that Gvu. MtFrudor
has the reputation among his own soldiers ui having
3een drunk when no he burnt HAM t1u a. well ~
oitea since, bit claims t. llg, direct personal
knowledge ~ the tact that report does the G,syfa'
inlusticN, hc being now strict Temperance man.
He IL relf0s' 80 g. he very popular with hIs tuuL.
who have great confidence Ia his abilities a Gou-
eral
Such, IA briei are the outlines Of Lsf nn hour.
conversation with rebel prisoner. whose state
msnn are gwen for what thcy are worth.