The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21

WHAT raE REsgLs THINK OF RAc8 oTHER--A n
TuAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY ~ A Prison.

PROCESSION. sstt
The Rebels at Fort yvavreu.
WHAT rss REseLs THINK OF EAcg -oTHER--A NU-
ruAI g 1Dnfs a. hosson s qfps Nav risoS
. yopns who for some na1nths past has bean en-
ss Warn Ii. N S. .ss'i s =: aSs s
some Attenuation respecting them lie seems to be
rsher fsvcraby impressed by their appearances. and
hs account seems slmos ''Sothide view" Of the
men WHO are anwiilmgy enjoying the Inequalities Of
'Y @ the whole number Of prisoners at the fort is
about hundred aud ty embracing guertllas block
runners rebel, oilcers and dsoyai citizens Tho
b.iong TO the command of Mosby, and when captured
we're sent here dangerous men. Oar Informant says
they most OF them yoang possessing more than osd
good families Quite anuuber Of them are from Mary
land and Washington; They are perfectly aDenabe 70
be with tbom Among them Is young man named
skea good looking fellow o. about twenty years and
q pr vate in Mosby's communicative claims to be
grand son OF President Monroe.
When President Lincoln was klled many OF them
seemed to regret it very much, and there were no OK
prcssions Of joy among them rhey say that Lin,on
was lenient and they had reason to expect favorable
treatment from him some Ct them have funds and
up in the news the day. they generally in very
good health. Recently OF their number died. and
| IN pfirh MS rennins iFrrc sent home
our infer aani herd them speak frequently Of their
go aeeesn, ~ ,,. sub, sniiaiIy as follows:
sre sal re historian viii acc I'd to Mosby bravery
md
mt X, began the of the ladder having At FIRST
sisd or rather he took Up his account,
did many others Who we're in the rst battle o. Bun
knowledge of the country after attracted the atten
ton JET Davis, and he was promoted and well did no
earn tho rnrk OF colonel which he snbs quenty held.
HIS command which at no time exceeded over I'VE hum
dred men, haIassed more than any other ten thou
Ever since the st year OF the his raids have been
the Of the Union people in the upper part Of v
gua Though nominaly In our possession IT has been
| for lin rna
he did 60 all his horses stock, household goods, &C.,
Be he
in safety He hung sullen, defiant and dangerous on
our rear, in retreat, driving back and burning our
likely 70 fall into our hands He fought to win, and
rarely into engagement without good chances
OF success No prisoners were treated harshy, but all
were made to give up their money and swap clothes,
bis men were W be benefited by the trade.
the term is expressed by the prisoners they went
through them. On q division made among those who
were on this raid each ones share was 81 l9s.
In person M0sby Is not formidable. He Is not over
five feet inches hgh is thin and spare and can
clasp his body with his hands His age Il about thirty
q fear has the piercing eye Of an eagle mpresses
person with the idea that he can fathom his nnermost
Th s.a ssr he no
liquors, and his favore beverage Is strong coffee ne
allowed men OF hs ccmmand 70 make use o. ardent
On one OCCASION being severely wounded by our men,
shoulder and leave him to his fate Tho federal sodiers
approached him. stripped him Of his boots and left him,
secmnay in the last throes Of e little dreaming that
there iay one fignng mortal wounds whose death would
have been worth Of 70 cause But TO
n snnsr occ.OO Lee wished to deal with
and come within our Hass Mes.nds and 10 detailed
single orderly b. made his uay through lines 70
osniss houee and knocked at the door, when his sum
Hosby informed him that he was prisoner took him
Through che streets Alexandria, passed the pckets In
safety, and In doe time delivered the nlan in Rich
SSar. W. NO dangerous missions which he ordered
S Ss men man wSo Va. IL bis ,omsnd ss word 70 say
again him. and thcy express the opinion that no has
made nothing by hia raids He loved excitement en-; and
and daring Before the war he was lawyer OF no great
reputation for ability. Had not the fortunes Of war
worlds history. But that has rendered him Infamous,
and he stands branded traitor 70 that dag under
Oar informant gays that there are Imprisoned with
Mosbys fifteen or twenty OF Knchefoes gncri'las-
sua 4hsse npps.r 10 BE- rasny set Of fellows and
the others are not much inclined TO fellowship with
them Besides these there few men from Forresta
command, whom he describes ~ ''nsh,ng fsnstcs.
The prisoners generally admit ths, The ,,n aays o. ia, sns
are some nn mere w
them would gladly take the oath OF allegiance and 90
home.
There are quite number Of rebel officers imprisoned
Of the fort who kept separate quarters and not
SLOWED TO communicate with the other prisoners
Among them thirteen rebel generals the most prom
Dent OF whom Is Gen. Ewel. He seems to be great "a
yorte the rebel sodiers They that be Vas aiweye
in the Asht that no the fighting under Stonewa
Jackson and much the honor which that general gained
| was due TO EwelL The boys' recount cohoquy that
was said have taken place between jackson and Ewe
In the early part OF the war; jackson reproved Ewei
for using 20 much proanc language, urging that never
won battle Ewel replied, he thought praying never
helped one much in such emergency; but he IL nov
ead 10 have changed aud, our informant adds ''soor
after this he led 70 look 10 Jesus az hs
only hope and doubt not If any lives up to the
teachings OF Him whom we are all amenable 10, II
| General Eweli"
He ia favorite with the children OF the officers Of the
| garrison who look 10 him with childlke confidence;
Another Of the rebel officers Ia General smith, VINO
scarce out OF his teens. His dress IL plain Louavt
| Jacket made by some hand loom Of the South
| The prisoners expressed implicit confidence IN JEFF
Davis and could rally them AZ wei az he. III
is their ideal OF great Harry Gilmore IL favor
| lie among tho prisoners He IL an on hand dsshni
| fellow, well supplied With money (which lac doesn
seem to much ior and is very liberal 10 the poo
fellows who have been neglected by their friends the,
| have any
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