Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-08-02
Interesting ConversatIon WIN,
RebeI Prisoners. aE
[Rrom the BoIton Poaf.l

Rebel Prisoners. sA
From the Boston Post1
ABBOTT three hundred recruits for Unsls
Sans Navy, who were recently febs: blii
since captured have reconsidersd their ac.
| ton. passed through here yesterday morn
ing, in ehargeof Captain Hartey. Thsy
60 to dare the ocean wave and II thew
dare to att m?t fraud, or escape, We h5pS
the Stars and Stripes viii ware over THAR
dead bodied
1N [From the Albany ArgusJ y
This same party of Rebel soldiers. tnrns
ed into United States sailors, remained or.
er night 10 this city, on their way 81 Ros-
ton. Judging from their conversafioh
with the crowd that surrounded the care
while they we're here's 1t may be safely
said that they were anything but 'r6peht:
ant, Bat few of them were ccnscFipts.
and many Of them had been in the RehsI
army for aperiOd of two and three yearn.
Ttey wers an Intelligent looking ana ora
derby appearing set 9t men. They hfd be-
lohgtd to5ghpstonY dirty. ana htd rs.
Gently been taken prisoners b ebefthaf.
To show the extent ofthe 'repentsnep
of these men Of the South, We will give &
conversation had between one who appeal.
cd to be the mouth piece of bis comrades
anu u OJetduoeT. 4uo C0nN6TBatlOC W0I
listened to 5y the officers and men on koaf4
and could be heard by at least hundred
as the 'repentanp soldiers who were thicks
ly slowed away in the cars:
Bystander-When we're you taken pfias
ousr
Repentant Rsbs-k. Resaca ebcHE thrte
weeks ago.
Bys.andsr-W Well. the rebellion is pretty
we'll played out, aim II.
Repentant Reb oh, no the Coufsder=
acy is not so badly whipped az you think
for. Every inch of ground you take only
makes her stronger, because she cohoen.
trates her fotGe5:
,Bys.ander-Then you think the South
are determined upon Independence all hat:
ards, do you I?
Repeutant Reb. Yes, sir; the people
of the South are more determined to sue.
coed than ever before. They are ready TO
sacrifice more than they were tires years
ago.
Bystspder-If they can't be conquered
they can be starved out. can't thevf
Repentant Re:.-Oh no, sir; there's
where you make great mistake. We ais
ways had plenty to eat there, sir-as good
fare as ever soldiers need ask. There u
no lack of food,
Bystander-HOw about clothing s0d
shoes? :
Repentant Reb.=We have pIsnsy7gOod
enough clothing and good shOes-fefef
suffered for either.
Bystander-Why then do yen desert the
rebel army, by taking the oath of alle>
glance to the Hnited States Govern
ment?
Re2entant ReG.-0h, we would rather
do anything than remain in prison. Be-
sides this gives US charge to change our
occupation. We can 60 to sea and visit
the Southern ports.
Bystander-Were you tired Of fsHtiDR
in. the Southern army2
Repentant Reb-No. not particulariS=
we did not want to lie 10 prison. / enter.
ed under Bragg more than three years,
and have only little more time to serve,
Have been in all the principal battles Of
the Southwest, manning them The neat:
est time we ever had was ct Lockout
Mountain Being posted on tte eide Of the
mountain, with four pieces of artillery; on6
| day brigade Of Yankees csms skirmish.
ing erodnd! We took g5od range on 'eu,
and didn't we clean 'em out of their
boots, thOdgh! The fighting was all on
one side.
Bystander-Would you not have re-en-
Unlisted in the Southern army had you not
been taken prisonerf
Repentsnt Reb.-(rather evasivelyl-
Well, that would have depended upon cir.
cumstances.
Another OF the number, hsiliug froud
Northern Georgia, said he never would
believe until be was taken prisoner, that
any portion Of the Northern army was
composed Of negroes. He had heard it
charged when in the South, and had read
statements to that effect in the newspa-
pers, but supposed it was ell a sham. He
was now amazed to ascertain that such
was tho fact.
Bystander-Don'. yOa have negroes 10
Repentant Reb, NO, 9e never bad one
it would not be allowed: n tie South
cannot gain her independe3ce without
armipg the nigsers, she never will gain it
at all.
They Stated that Johnston had from six-
ty to eighty thousand .men-tbat. the
Southern people were in good spirits
that the OUnfederacy, as they called the
South, was strong and well organized. aud
had the best generals and that if Grant
couldn't take Richmond With the army
now under bis command, that be had bst-
ter sell out to some 0shsrsl Who could. i,
One man, German from AlabamG, said
he was glad to be here-thst be Was
conscript, and that be had family in the
South, who he wished could come North
with him.
This was the only instance Of repent;
auce' that we heard Of among tie whole
party who had sworn allegiatcs 10 the
United States GovernGienL The most Of
them were as, rabid 'secesh' as ever, aud
had apparently taken the oath to get rid Of
} imprisonment.