Daily national Republican., 1863-07-18
|tTI bpslSsH NV TSra, IL

Mis- Rebels i''1aI lIzl' hfa rs. .4r. a'"~i's
These pertinent questions are asked, most In
dignanily too, by our! brave soldiers in the SER
Vice .'rlqph r..l.. ODD. ...il .r.l ,l51 I'D
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A NEWsPAPER PRISONER. oil.
Mr.. william Young, correspondent of the
New York Hsrsli, who was captured while in
company with Kiipatriek's cavalry, imfnedi-
st-ly after the battle Of Gettysbprg, remained
with the rcbels seven days and finally escaped
from them at Winchester. some of the inrI-
dents and his observations ID Lees army are
qnitc nterestihg;,b,, rg'l,,6.a.,.s.,..gtI, !
. THE, EkkA. OF vlCEsRUR0. saliii.r rh|
II was while cncamped here on Saturday,
aw aitng the arrival Of the 5000 captured pri-
Yates, who, itHg gAher WIN the bfllccrn, We're ~
he transferred TO 7IthbodonS cavalry, to be
marched aud conveyed to Richmond, either by
Staunten or Culpeper, that the Richmond pa
pers Of Thursday were received, admitting the
fall Of VicksnEg., The glorious tidilys. were
read by an oilicer, of the Twenty fourth, ,MIehi-
gan regiment, and If Il had been prudent or
appropriate, there wonld have been an 'unmis-
taxable expression Of Joy at The intelligence.
SENTIMENTS or TnE REBEL SOLDIERS.
No one except rebel officer or rebol citizen
can mingle week with the soldiers of the rebe!
army anu in u Witnout DeinS lOTceu 10 tne con-
yiction that the mass of them are good Union
men, anxious for peace and a restoration of
tho Union-impatient under the tyranny which
| snhjects them 10 the hardships Of a soldiers
life, md that they rejoice at the victories Of the
Union armies. Severalo of our officers had in
| sisted that the rebels guarding us were nearly
all Union men, and were severe In their detun-
Citations of the rebel military authorities In
| conversing with these privates the Impression
Of our officers arc found to he correct.
| REIpJcIsa AT UNION VICTORIES. ,,
One of the rebel pr1tates, after relating That
he was conscrlpted and dcscanting upon the
hnrtlships he aud others had endured. for
tnothing but to crafty the evil passions Of Ger.
tain leaders, Obsefved, 81 wish you all would
Being then told that vicksl,irg had certainly
surrendered to Grant, he laSgl,etl with 10y at
| lhat result, declaring that he saw In Il hope
OF the conquest of the South aud a return TO
peace. "' t'"' '..- .-'..''. '''.
| SICK OF rRE WAR. ..ra' all
Il is almost universal for tlie privates tn re.
4 mark that they aro sick and tired of the war;
i but one Of them gave expression 10 his ideas so
quantity that his language will bear repeating.
| Asking one Of our officers IL wa didH't have
I bacon rations sometimes, he said: g am sick
| er OF fresh beef than ] am Of the war, and | am
10 sick of the war that can hardly see straight !''
This was certainly expressive. Pages might be
written relating what tlie privates In the south.
ern army say touching their disgust OF tile war,
! the military rulers, aud the COnfudaracy. o.
"RUsNIsG TIE BIacK.Y pHs yraIf
Running the black" msans sskedafidIing
| frOt the army to their homes. II has become
50 frequent that the privates say their officers
cannot prevent and do not dare 10 punish IL.
One soldier told me that in his regiment there
having run the bloch" !" To return when tlpey
get ready. This does not agree with the genera
IDEAS OF discipline in the Southern army; bul
there can b. no doubt that since Les commenced
his INVASION OF Pennsy Ivania, dsserti0ns hay.
become frequent, aud to sueb On extent tha
there Is al~oluteIy no remrdy. Ia ,rU uo..ua
Il a.. .., SMALL BRIGApR. l,l llsprt.nl.
Major PcytOn's brigade--guariing us-cer
tainly could oot number more than ihree hun
dred men, and II Inns either been cut b, piece,
III battle, or the Inen have lell In disgust no.
| HEBEL LOSSES At GETPYsRuRG-LEHs DIsAs
IT, rr.pI,. TROUs CAMPAIGN. III T., ~
: Tho most cautious of the rebel Ofiieers esti
mated t,air entire losses al Gettysburg at TWEEN
" thonsand, aud others as high ~ thirty tl,Ou
sand. There was a general feeling, anon.
both officers and men, that Lees last tanlpaig,
has been most damaging and disastrous II
| lin, aud that the Offensive policy was an er
: IroneOus one- t.I s...-.u I. .. bed .r.. III
II 81. 40 ..I SHORT sUPPLIEs. 80,
The subsistenGe Of lee's army must hay
been short, as lltleT no supplies or amnlani
, lion followed him, aud his purpose-ir he La,
any sucl.--to snssist on tie conutry, was INC
successful. 'Iheir supplies We're extrslsel
! short, aad each day they were becomiug lleap
| tifully ltss. IL I.,i. ,lu'.... .s.. "a
! rHR MEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oY LEE
..IH .,urrrr ARMY.
The men in Lee's grand army not only OF
pcarcd to be utterly,ispiriled and diShsartenel
I hut they were In such u condition MAT the
. could hardly walt TO stack arms before the
were stripped III tihr viii aud engaged In IN
luiItlaUle occupation of mani pulating Feitai
: littlucrecpIng Insects that stick To an nnwasile
e soldier !Ea- fH.i7 I. l,i 90
d From all tina could he gathered, Il seen
h quite evident that Lee had only but betwee
Il Il, 900 aud sO,O00 mon In Maryland, and non
= near him for rcnforcenicuts. - ~, .
d .r'.t aH-.J A ZIG SCARE. OIL. .a' ~ 4
/ The rebels We're apparently IN great trepidi
q lion, and manifested esasi.lsral,la anxiety
g get the, OPINIONS 0f folne Of their prisoners,
!, 10 Naadest atiiitynto push l.ec " lle wal
+ They confessed thai they were alarmed Ut OF
l. time, aud IL Ia doHhtful whether they got oy,
= the shares Of old Virginia. n WI
G AN ALABAMAIAH TURNED WOOD CHOPPER, n
h Up In thcImOuptains at Emorysyille, Pa, &
!. Alalianlaian. who had been In c0nscript eau
= in that Stata since March, aud until he ",
II sent forward to1ight, deserted before tho &c
u ty6Durk DhthfS, Npk tutOatn Of allegiance aI
e Is now ,ehopping wood by the cord. Olie
e would descrt and take the oath Of allegiance
r their families wera out Of the South. :. M, Al.
r. H.r uat RRK LOOKING OFFICERS. .E h
~ Two Of our officers escaped, swan tho Pot
y mac, lost their clothesl by the swiituess OF h
Ia currenl, landed IN Maryland, coniscated n
d clothing Of two ragged negroes, ond In tho
7. haliliments presented tLemsolves.o 20 the Prove
20 Marshal u Hancock. They were queer loo
NIL
rs ..lu THE REnELLIoN 4 SHELL. ' ... t..
II Ia manifcst that the rebellion Ia but me
shell, and In, mercy 70 the priyates in the rel
81 army II Ia also ~ them apparent that II Is
OF duty of The united North 10 throw every aysi
ID BILE man into the field NJ once, and crush n
es she'll. Rebel officers admit that they are gro
I'd ing weaker IN men siier every light. ..u..
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I'd A writer, giving IN account of the Andam
us Islands, says that "both sexes have no ot
!, \" clothing than n thick covering Of son mt
4, which is put on regularly every evening,
M protect them against the bites of mosquito
10 iicks aud other tormentors. 81 H't'
nd A chap hearing the phrase, "as rich
ut Crs.sus," quoted several times, inquired
W. Cr9sus was Government contractor, al
~ The pearl fishery In Csylon Is oyer.n J
ny ", catch hos been assvIy s,ooo,0D oysters,