The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-31
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LATE REBEL NEWS.
Strength and Condition or
Lees Army.
The Battle Of Charlottesville Considered the
Greatest Rebel Success Of the War.
Another Maryland Rebel Invasion
Contemplated.
A VOLUNTEER REBEL NAVY.
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The South Neither to Be Whipped Nor
Starved Into Submission.
GENERAL BURNSIDE AND VALLANDIGHAM.
REBEL RETALIATORY BILL,
REBEL RETALIATORY BILL
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HEADQUARTERS, FIRST Army CoRPs, May Is, 1853.
EsesrED IRON REuns
Flandreau, of the Eighth Louisiana regiment flor
merly Of New Rochelle, N. ~, the river
yesterday and surrendered himself 10 the pckes OF the
brooklyn Fourteenth regiment He enlisted the Eighth
Louisiana June TO- 1851 and has participated
teen engagements.
CLOTHING.
Fandreau represents that the rations Of the army
consist Of pound Of -four and half pound Of bacon
daily, though 1t has been only quarter pound OF tho
iattor. Their shoes chiefly imported from England
and the supply quito AMPLE Most of the troops have
cry comfortable clothing
STRENGTH LENS ARMY.
From what he learn, he thinks there arc 100 900
men In the rcbe Army OF the Rappahannock The men
and officers quite confident OF success provided we do
not take Vcksburg II that point wrested from the
rebels they admit that IL dmnishes ths strength and
renders their Cause almost hopeless.
a is claimed by the rebels that the battle with General
Hooker was the most complete victory that the South
had during the war. But notwithstanding this they
were not in good spirits after before the battle
PREPARING FOR AN ADVANCE. r-4
since ns well before the battle Of Chancellor the
rebel army has been reducing It's transportation and send
ting extra baggage 70 the As Mr.. Fandreau OK
IT, they to be making tho preparations
ss were made before the advance into Maryland las,
year.
THE REAR OF FREDERICKSBURG.
acksons OLD corps Is on the right Of the rebel army and
opposite our lett but the most Of the rebel forces
~ rear Of fredericksburg Since the last battle rein
forcerncnss have arrived ct Fredericksburg.
sr0NxNAN's RAILROAD RAID.
tonenans damage 10 the Fredericksburg Railroad
.epaired in two days; but the destruction the Virginia
Central railroad Is more serious.
PAYMENT OF TROOPS
The rebel troops have been paid regularly, In Con-
Sederate bonds, for the last six months.
The suffers sell sugar for 81 rs per ID.
MORE soLD,ERs LEAVING
me one Hundred and Thirty seventh Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, Colonel kddoo, leave the First corps this
morning. 70 be mustered out at Harrisburg.
THE BR00KLYN FOURTEENTH
Brooklyn Fourteenth Colonel Fowler that IL 10 regarded
q three years regiment though II was mustered in
CAPTURE or a REBEL CAVALRY COLONEL
Colonel Crtcher Of the Fifteenth Virginia cavalry,
whose regiment pcketng from Port Royal 70 the Poto
mac, visited bis home in westmoreand county on this
side OF the Rappahannock for the purpose Of attending
the funeral Of one Of his children he had boon accus
slime he did not think prudent that way and
while on his route 70 the river, one milo ana a half
Morrows Infantry command and brought in last evening
~ MAJOR Mansfield, Of the Second Wisconsin.
Colonel Crscher was once candidate for Congress and
IN 1861, ana has been member Of the rebel Congress-
REBn ARMY RESOURCES
Colonel Critchcr that rebel army was never
N better condition than at the present time Their sup
ply q clothing shoes and provisions Is sufcieut Of
munon and small arms they have all they need Of
sery more than they can USE and he has doubt Of
their ultimate success
The Colonel says that ookcrs crossing Of the Kappa
hammock was brilliantly DONE and that the advance
Sf his army had been over least vo hours before
the rebel officers do not understand why he
selected the fold which the ohancolorsve battle was
fought, have they yet formed idoa OF his plans
and purposes In forming his line Of battle as he did
1.-THE FLYING pUrcnHKS."
The pckets OF the Eleventh corps the rebels say
eisurey boiling coffee when the enemy prccpated their
forces upon them with yell and rush. Tho pckcts
rapidly that the rebos designate the Eleventh corps 'he
Flying Dutohmen"