New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-26
NEWS UHGE EsGW uGN1,
4 citation Rnd discomfort ia Richmond
Causes 81 this STATE Of Things.


HOW TIE REBELS ARE AFFECTED BY rnE ooN-
! DUCT OF ESGLAND AND rR,NcB-TnmR oPIS-
| Ions on THE EXCHANGE Op PRISONERS
! EFFECT or THESE OPINIONS UPON THE TREAT
NrST OP orr sOLDIrRs- SCARCITY OF PEoVI-
siONS IN RICHMoND-rHE CAUSES WHICH Pro-
DUCKD Ir--RrBEL HOPES OF RECOGNITION
THtIR NRGOIIATIO ABROAD.
From an Occasional Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. % 1863.
Private ad,iccs received from the South in
icaic ihnt the cnonders have been, during the last
two or three weeks, considerably agated by the failure
Of certain military operations in which they had placed
an cniiro confidence but more especially by lack Of
provisions. which, at time. made them fear that
their beloved city would be visited by famine.
These topics and the exchange of prisoners upon which
my informant gives special information have been
the staple public csntion and supplied the public
prints with subjects Of discussion and cxposuaii0n for
considerable time. To-day the spirit of contention.
peculiar tc Southern people is not yet quecd, and
the widest speculation well the hlterost CON
monts tin 40 with unabaed excitement among them.
In this conflict Of violent passions the of Gen. Lee
is rapidly sinking and thai oi Gen. Bragg is obviously
on The wauc. The public lind that their Generals are
Eot gaining many victories they have night 10
o1poci from the heavy sacrifices 10 which They have
subjected themselves in Tie pursuit of that end. They
III tie air with their lamentations NJ the loss 81 some OF
their Generals particularly Of Gen. Jackson. 10 whose
death they attribute most o their rocrcs On The b'te.
God and the change pcrceptble in INC fortunes Of
ihc South
THIS stac of excitement Is also duo other
stances among which VIII son she seizure of ~
rams in England tie position assumed BY the Federal
Goyefuen: concerning ,hc exchange of prisoners the
dcir ecafion Of their currency and the cold
shoulder given to them by England end France. This
be-, incdeu has perhaps. affected them more than any
oilor because thcy in 1t moral reflection upon their
system of government and their fayor.te Institution.
rather than political measure diet liod by prudence and
inspired by sober appreciation of the condition of ~
fairs IN America. Most Of the Souhernorf, although
compelled by position 10 conceal their sentiments on hc
subject Of opinion that the recognition Of the South
would nov be IN accomplished fact had not the oppo-i
lion slavery Ia Europe chained the hands cf o"'orn
en,s and compelled them to bold a neutral position
question 20 neorly related to the tare Of their con.
H., zee and industry. They begin 70 rcai'e that II Snr
.r, j. not a safe insfuon home IL il perfectly In
glorious and orpronIahie abroad
Auothrr cause of great settlement In Richmond ha'
been the exchange OF pTi,oners The general mpfes
sion there is that Mr Lincoln wishes 70 bring the souih
b, the s,som of cIAsnre he proposes 10 establish as
a pgiucple she equality 81 the black with The "hie-h
princine entirely adverse the Constitution and laws
Of te SOUTH rs wei the sentiments 81 The whole
community.
need not remind you Of the indirect and mischiev
ous influence this discussion hos upon the Treatment oi
our prisoners II needs great knowledge oi human
nstro 70 perceive at its effect upon The coarse
AGENTS appointed 10 wnich oyer them. Although as
srod that they beray provided for In the order
j..ued ly Tie Rebel Government 10 that eject 40 r as
IL conld t wonld Dot be surprising n these agents,
frou hatred of the Federal Government. had cNerct'd
against our prisoners petty system Of persecution
cunoicrstic oi all coarse and vulgar natures, ana u
they had deprived them In consequence Of the in ra
films allowed 20 fheIa by lag Tlcse acquainted with
tie spirit of hatred aud regongo animating al ei'Se"
o. ie southern peo,le against Tie North must neces
sariy take into account The effect Of TIA, spirit upon
The innocent ,lctbas which tlc fate Of var has placed
in their hands
have already alndcd in Of my previous iei'eis'
Il, the recled s'ate Of the Southern railroads and 10
the dfcui,ie. poIienccd by the Rebels in their sys
t.,u of fran.pr'non The same cause which. IN many
ir.tarccs Influenced most disnsr0usy iheir mihiar!
po,fioDs h not without its effect upon the supplies IN
tict,,.nd ond cfegiere. Add 10 tiis the constant
tronsporiatior of troops nnd military stores nom one
rlace 10 another c pressing necessity for the EebeF
Of tendng all their available forces 70 Tennessee 80 %
70 intercept al coumunicato between the North ana
our army at Chattanooga, and It Is easy to see the
causes Which for a couple Of weeks have prevented
Richmond from receiving its usual amount o' supplies
Ina i,,of No much provisions which wanted at the
Soutl as The means OF conveying them TO The places %
,onsuUpi ON the regnlarity Of service and speed IN
tbc trspoltatiOr trains, and tho conduct OF greedy
| suecplat,1s, who refuse 20 sell Their produce IN
! hone of getting leer prce II the statistics sent to
me concerning teast years crops III The Souh are cor
rect there ere IN that region cattle, hogs. and In
dian com ia sudcnt quantity 10 carry them through
The next year Hocc al speculutons upon the surren
der Of the Rebels cCause Of starvation rest on 40 posi-
live evidence. aud arc entirely groundlcss.
In relation 20 for,ign incTvenon-and notvithstand
mo ,e discouragug views held forth publicly by JEFF
Davis on that su3ect-thc Rebels are iar IRON CIV
inc up al hope They ore silI confident that the
moment Is not n, distant when circumstances will
arise which viii compel European powers 10 com.
py with a rcquet already granted TO nations whose
right 10 independence had not been asserted with so
much Determination aud courag' as they have shown.
and which had N suffered and bed much cs they.
They say that heir agents abroad have trans
ujtted 10 them uc assurance tia: ifby the month Of
MAY Of the year 1894. Cen Lee should still hold his
rrouud in Northcn Virginia; II Ihomas and Grant
shol have been dricn away from Fast Tennessee and
North Mississippi If tho Union armies shall have e''
T perenocd upon SINE battlefield decisive blow II
rbc,Iesen shall bye not furonderodi If tho spirit
Of the Souhcne1 shall have not dec..nea--i,S,eM
G'-ei,n Cabinets would bo likely 70 reconsider
ty to,os,tion oreadv discussed IN the Summfr
ossG sg IN London and Paris viz whether ,hc south
con1 ,bGw snGcnt title TO De admitted 10 the
fpiIy of nations ld entitled 20 receive us ie''cls
natert Of independncc II the holoIhy ,L il u9 ~ ~,