The New York herald., 1863-09-25
IMPORTANT REBEL REVELATIONS.
What / Saw and Heard in
Dixie.
To the Editor or tn Herald.

BAIIIMoRs, Sept 20, 1863.
HERALD IN DIXIE.
Perhaps br ief narrative OF some Of the things saw
and heard and experienced in Dixie during involun-
tafy peregrnation ana soourn there from March last up
80 few days ago may prove Interesting your readers.
It certainly viii interest, in small degree, Of
yosr readers in Richmond. Everybody may not know
the HERALD is generally in the rebel capital.
them, however that is sought with
avdity, If not with much success before tine war.
The high funotlonaros receive il by nag 0! and
otherwse and in 'tbe Confederate reading room y Gu
Eleventh street, may always be found late dates which
any read og twenty cents the fee OF admission
into the In Richmond twenty cents is regarded
nothing, it's value being. in silver Yankee money less
than the price of your paper New York 60 the read
ING Is well patronzed and the Herald Is read by
nearly every intelligent man in Richmond. 1F
WENT pisin--How NIT mostly
To render my narrative apprecabIc II win be ncccs
sary to explain what took to the heart Of Jen DAVIS
domnons and opened TO the to the associa
tons and Information acquired. 10 be brtcf, le!
Washington the 10Th sf March last for the purpose Of
invading the sacred soil" 10 point Mason and
Dixons line The object Of my journey being Of
to any body, need not take time disclose. On
the afternoon Of the third day cautiously crossed Ash
BY Gap, in the Blue Ridge, and just felcatng my
self on having succeeded in doing unobeerved when
surrounded by grinnng gang Of Moety's robbers
They dccIared me 10 be Yankee spy and, in spite all
the persuasion and arguments could use made
prisoner. Their chief was at urpervic. and 70 his
august presence ] Ind TO be conveyed. knew
Nosby was lawyer and would ask nee hun
dred questions. l knew, TOO. that the same ques
tione and many more would be asked me by hair
dozen other officers before should reach Richmoni
whittier was certain Of being sent Therefore, On my
march TO the guerilla chief ransacked my brain for
tale which might safely tell all one calculated TO
prevent my being treated enemy while obliged to
remain in the coniederacy In answer to Mosbys nqri
told him that refugee from the North that
/ had suffered long confinement IN Fort Warren, and
that was endeavorsng 10 work my way to Richmond
Offer my services 10 the Confederate government. lie
pareutly credited my tale, treated very cordially
and after couple Of days forwarded underan
TO Gen. Fitzhugb Lee, then at Salem
HosRys BAND
at this time cf one men and now
numbers nearly thousand. They are organized under
act of the rebel Congress as "Parsan Rangers To
nce them to extraordinary deeds N daring they are
allowed everything they capture, most Of which
is afterwards sold, and the proceeds divided among
officers and like the prize money Of privateer Ihe
horses they steal however, they obliged TO soil
their government at the established rates. For all other
plunder they can choose their own customers and de-
mand their prices. Mosby IL about thirty three
years OF age. Of medium height slightly made lie
has mild blue eye, and sandy hair and whiskcrs No
ordinary observer knowing him, would sospec,
him OF being a dashng leader.
yITxuuoB LEEs CAVALRY
consists Of hvc regiments, and is composed Of the
respectable yrgnians the rebel Every mem.
ber OF tho Third regiment commanded by Colonel Owen,
and the Fourth, by Colonel wickham claims 10
be y. v. excepting Mcclellan, adiutapt OF
the former regiment, who is a Pennsyvaniau, and
cousin 10 General Mcclellan, whom no greatly
resembles These vrgnians are the most coDceited
and egotistcal brasssrts tha. encountered and
most Of them extremely ignorant During the week
was prisoner with the command beard moro rodo
montade than heard before my NE, ever
pcct to hear again II Is reported hat Roger A. Pryor has
joined the Third regiment ~ private. believe IT. for
abirds Of feather VIII nock together Twice While
with thcm the Union cavalry offered them battle
near Little Washington and once at sperryviobut
on both occasions the bold rcbee, though 10 superior
force. after dschargine their carbnos galpcd away.
afterwards expressed 10 several Of "the chivary" my
surprise a. ciylap at their rerepting before inferior
numbers and was told that that Was strategy
UefE IN nov REACHED RICHMOND. t.Fr
To relate 1.-THE OF the remarkable things saw aud
beard before reaching Richmond would too long
letter Some of the foregoing observations would have
been omitted had not for tho moment forgot that had
moro Interesting matters recount II enough 20
that Fzhugh Lee sent me 10 Gen. Stuart st Culpepper
and that tho latter, after satisfying himself from my
answers and conversation, that was a true friend
to tho South, forwarded me In charge Of ono
Of h1 aids, with q favorable lettor, 10 Gene.
raj winder, whose duty or province Il appears
70 bo 10 dispose nnRy OF Nil suspected doubtful persons
found within the rebel lines Owing accident the
train did not reach Richmond till atoF midnight TIE
morrow being sabbalha day sacredly observed In that
nation Of fasting and praycrGenera wipder could
not tc seen Tho orders Of General siuaris aid roQulr
ing him TO return At his command wac necessa
ry transferred TO the charge OF Captain Alexander aud
made inmate Of Internal sepulohrc Castle Thunder
GDxRAL wISpEn
Tho three following days General wioder was ndss
posed and attended to busuess but tho fourth day
was taken tcflrc him. Charity win not permit me,
like many others, 10 describe this fuuctionary as a
knavc, drunkard, tyrant and brute, but rather
q supcrcilious, hoary dotard, VOC superannuated
10 comps ehnnd that any but traitors have rahts or
feelings worthy Of respect he At nrs regarded me With
suspicion but repeated with additions the story had
told Mostly, and, IN answering his questions man god TO
intorIoaic some aatterng remarks which pretended
prominent Maryandcrs had made m regard 10 him. and
Tho Old mans vanity tckled that he required no
further e,donoo that spy and at once so, me
liberty Among other things told him that was the
resepAtive asd hcaApf secret society in baltimore
and Ncw York. organized for tho purpose OF procuring
scd'"ss fcr and otherwise assisting the South ana bad
upwards or 80 hundred hfy men pledged anil ready
follow me . as could with the
celry ~ War for their enrolment and tr Inspiration
10 recommended No 70 Goorrc u STRAIT of
Maryland, AMI atha.- cd gave advice and Dssrgc.
tels 1aeh .oon fYi1a X very agreeable % r. low
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