Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-11
Esvs from Riohmo= d.
WASHINGTON, July 6

WASHINGTON, July 6.
Dr.. D. C. Oliver, formerly of Grant co Wis,
was impressed into the rebel scrvice at the be-
ginine Of tie war, and since the battle cf Bull
Run he has been acting as Assistant Surgeon
in tbs rebel urnIy. reached here to-day. He
had prcsis;enlly refused to take the oath Of a.
legiauce 10 the rebel Gov, rl.meut, but was
compelled to do so on Tuesday last. He was
detailed in charge oi twenty five ambuances
filed with wouHded 10 goto Lynchburg, Be
ing possessed Of the counersi gir, he deicriniB-
ed 10 take the advantage Of the existing con
fusion 10 get away. lie bribed a negro III
Richmond to swap clothes with him, and al
ter passing the piekets 10y means OF the conn
ters;gn, he trampcd TO fredericksburg and got
into the lines of the Union army at that point.
lie had good opportunity 10 observe the con-
dition Of affairs in rebeldon. He states that
the entjce 9nale population Of the South, be-
tween the ag,eS Of iit.een and torly, have been
forced into The army. The CONSUMPTION there
Is 81 reuliiy, Numbers who are in arms are
doitg duty unwilingly. aud would gladly get
away from the tyranny Of the Davis autocracy.
DR.. Oliver has been in Il chmond for the last
two mouths. The rebel force in Virginia is
estimated at fully two hundred aud fifty thou
sand. TAcy admit l,ss of twenty five thou
sand in the recent battles. They are subsist-
ing on what is termed half ratioius, by which
is meant oniy Tie subsfaulials, without any of
the small stores. They have an abundance of
bacon, rice aid corn, bat no salt nor cof3e,
nor other small stores that go to make up i
soldiers rati, as Since the occupation OF the
Mississippi by the Federal forces, cutting of
communication with Texas, their supplies Of
beef are brought from Florida. wieie their is
an abundance of wild cattle. The stock Of
whisky is pretty well nigh exhausted. Dr. Oil
yer sslys The greatest depression lie observed
ui.s pr, duc,d by the intelligence that presi-
i ut Lincoln lad called out three hundred
thousand additional troops The opinion pre-
yailsd, that if these troops should be prompt
i ly furnished the rs, game would bc end ID.
They have exhausted their rcsorlcs Tor 50 q ers
! and = ould be unable 10 contend against f csh
army Of that siz- Their only hops is that
! this call will not be promptly responded to by
yoiuut ears, but that there will be sufficient de-
lay to afford an oppor unity for foreign inter
vnt.un before they are forced to give up
! DR.. Oliver says The rebel plan Of ighiing is
not with reserves, but 10y retreats in the fed,
I and thai in every battle, regiments are rcgu-
/ Larry relieved by fresh troops, afer having
/ fought for Il litfle ulie. In tbs way it was
hoped 10 wear out ard tire down the trool s
( uldcf NJ Glenn It is stldtm that the ssue
4 reeimcnts lave been allowed to engage twi6c
in the sane battle. The rebels have concen-
trattd nearly all tcir available troops at Rich
moud, except 50 much OF Bcanregard's srmy
as stoped al Charleston, AID about thirty Eve
thousaud Of the same army lett in Mississippi.
The rebels are terribly afraid Of the gunboats.
They reckon one guuboat equal to whole d.
vision o. land They admit that the recent
movemr Mt oil General Mcclellan was a mas
ter!y stroke Of policy, and. that his present
posi- ion is infinitely stronger than the enc hC
abaudored. 1t is his impression that no fur
lher attack will be nude on him where he is
The rebels are sending their wounded and pris
onars to the inlcriur. There is no room fo
them in Richmond and medical stores ar
exceedingly scarce Or. Oliver was oblget
to dryess wounds aud amputations with onl,
cold water and bandagcs.
The reported death of Stonewall jackson
untrue. DIR. Oliver s,w him alive and well il
, Richmond on Tuesday night
} JEFF Davis went 10 Raleigh TO see his fam
iy.