New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-13
Rebel Soldiers in Favor OF Ciosir. CE

From Tho Boston Traveller.

From Tho Boston Traveller.
We have some information, brought by returned
prjsoners who have lust reached this city IRON .ich
Inond, Of important character. The news OF ter
iible reyerses TO tho Rebel commanders which hhd
reached that capital during the mouth OF July, and
which Of course could NOT be kept from the army,
hen on It's retreat from the fatal field Of Gottys-
Lurg. has had startling effect. o! this our read
ers can Judge by reversing the case, supposing tnAt
our New Eng land soldiers in the Army OF too fo'o-
mac bad received Intelligence that n4ny important
ci,ies at home had been captured By Tire enemy,
who were overrunniIg the ieugth ind breadth 81
tue land witA tie intention Oh 'aniAb P"'e '''V-
thereof
Tho Southern soldier hos fought bravely aud
undergone untold pIivntIons but be- begins a las. TO
Perceive ths, ill lis eiorts Are vain, ne Feder 81
Government being too powerful 10 be .oslrted. We
arc Informed thai the deUcraliz iion Of tue X bel
army, which began &, Gettysburg has steadily con-
;inued up 70 the present time; that The mountains
are full Of doserters while thousabis are attempting
10 make their way South until ~ last the army OF
Gen. Lee has been 70 greatly reduced ~ to make
the leaders fearful Of general breakup. Inc re-.
endorsements sent 10 Charleston are rnde 40 OF
trgndes The lenst likely TO desert, and yet II ID
stated tha, many succeed Al escaping. ,
I, il alsO reported in Richmond tha' council OF
the leaders OF the Rebellion was 10 he beld there, ~
once 20 consult upon toe courte 10 be pnrsued IN
the present cfisis Of affairs, as It Is evlle1; tns,
,uch a rtro.s rs the capture o. sIlee.On wound
10 attenoec With lie most deplorable results The
story that the slave oldsrs last resort, Womb
lrrn their slves IL altogether false. lie planters
had much fsther sublni, tLnn to Iut Themselves
into the rover of their black servants, who, once
armed. mi 1t exact fearful reparation for lie
wrongs and injuries which lhsy have received. IL
il ihs opinion II returned prisoners from The Rebel
cqpital from conversations hal with Rebel cIce7s
and soldiers, thst very large majority VI The Con-
federate army in Virginia 1. ~ favor OF closing Up
tho var BY submission To he FelerG! Govern
- oh ly Cd
suiisr,d ior proper iooa while III toe hands OF toe
Rebels. though perhaps ia no. much .re,ter degree
thnn DO the Rebels thsmselyeS. The scarcity q. med
icR supplies u hs harcest misfortune and IN conse
qnsnos large proportion Of their wounded perish
E.i.eraby
III, ito belief OF our informant that tie now
Rebel ircn-c lads bull. in that city are not II any
wey Formidable. TIE machinery Is OF tue rudest
character AID is likely 20 gave way al any mon ont
Richmond ia strongly d.i'ndsd by eArthworas an!
heavy guns, but probably would rot be able 70
withstand - regular siege by force OF loo 600 men
with Iropsr srpliances 70 reduce the place. The
ARMY Of Gen. kosecrans VIII room cut on lte con-
ncct.on with the Sosih-Wesi by taking possession
Of the great railway lines leadi1g TO that region In
TACT If Richmond should bo ebe 10 bold out, 1t Will
not b. ong before il will bo completely isolated
from tho other sect.ols Of the Rebel CCnfodoracy
The following incidents, related to us by ar eye
witness giyo uEnistdkaSle eydcGoe oil the iee.lrg
in the Rebel army. A wounded soldier belonging
to Union brigade al Ge,tysbarg, which was re-
iruaiirs before superior Rebel force p be passed
10 the rear. saw Rebel detachment OF 200 men sad
denly separsie themselves from the pursuing force
rush in, and Join the Union army. Coufede.ute
soldiers Tor several days after the battle were con-
tinuay ceminS in, bringing with them as peace Of
iernrs woanded Union s)ldeu. others made
strstchers and brought IN wounded Union officers,
and romsined with our army. Men who passed
over tho field report conversations with wounded
Rebels, nearly all u whom asserted that they ar
IDENTIFY dcsiTed the retnrn Of peace.