The New York herald., 1865-03-11


ionged 70 the tenth regiment Florida Volunteers and
| bro1ght In their arms aud equipments
Our correspondent at the Of the Armv Of
the James mentions large number OF deserers arriving
| at all paris Of that front
r.correspondent with tho Twenty 9th corps undsr
date Of March /, speaking of rebel naval de,erters
says
Yesterday eight Of the Of the rebel iron clad yr
ginia came into lines This party escaped from the
without having drawn the fre OF single rebel musxet
They are composed entirely OF masters mates other
SUI, , 4oers ana expressed hemsses satisfied
OF them admitted having signed strong resolutions
for publication in the Richmond papers days be-
fore
hareh ., writes:-
Deserters in large numbers constantly passing
en route to the North.
From Washington learn that fourteen hundred dc.
serters from Lees army had arrived in ten days.
pnRarss Anaivisd IN rHs sHnsAspoAH VALLEY
Our Winchester correspondent under date Of March
states:--
Nine rebel cavalry soldiers (deserters bringing their
horses and equipments, 10 picket lines several
days since and surrendered themselves. They were
hearty looking men, oleraby well clad and rode good
horses some were conscrps and others were tired OF
the
Four other rebel come within our lines
all telling the story that they tired OF war jeff
Davis and the bogus confederacy These men win all
take the oath Of allegiance and viii receive free trans
portation to any place in tha Northern States.
Letters continually received from that region report
desertons daily Sheridan's ride in the direction Of
Lynchbug will open tho way to large increase Of this
number
DEPARTMENT THE SOUTH.
Our correspondent at Ncwbern under date Of March q
| says
few days since almost entire company Of cavalry
mon came into our lines and snrrcnderd d themselves,
expressing their willingness to take the OATH There
were sxtyone in all, including two lieutenans and
they brought with them their horses and all their
equipments They were Of Captain C0nnsel's company,
in the Sixth North Carolina cavalry Colonel Folke They
were all from the western part Of the State where the
regiment raised and they say TINT Early the entire
regiment would desert did they understand that they
would not be forced into our army upon reaching here
They had been having pretty tough time OF it. their
raons having been reduced for each to third of
pound OF pork and pound of meal per day-nol par
ce Of anything else They received for their horses,
daily, fifteen of corn and bundle OF fodder
They had to furnish their horses, and received
Clothing from their government AT the same time their
pay was only twentyf dollars month, OF viii they
had not seen cent for six or eight months; and
months pay, If they had received it, would have pur
utterly sick Of the war and they said 10 were the people
almost universally in the State OF North Carolina They
looked us happy as kings when they rode through our
They permitted TO sell their horses and received
them from fty dollars up to two hundred and hfy dol
lars each.
General Gilmore, under date OF February 26 states in
an official report
Deserters coming in constantly. We have COVER
four hundred already.
Our correspondents at Charleston Savannah and Key
West Fla, mention the number OF descr.
tions
THE DEPARTMENT THE
Our Now Orleans correspondent writes, February 25:-
The whole rowing force OF rebels from Jackson Miss
10 the Gulf Of Mexico does not exceed fifteen hundred
mon They are poorly armed and daily deserving %
lines On Wednesday last hundred and thirty Texan
rebels rode Up to tho bank OF the Mississippi opposite
the sunboat Lafayette the mouth Of the Red river
aud surrendered themselves, horses and equipments
They said that they entirely sick OF the war and
had made up their minds to quit"
MIssrxsippI RIVER.
From all points the Mississippi river and It's tr
butaries occupied by the national forces,
ccpt Of Intelligence that provos. marshals havc thor
time almost wholly occupied in attending soldiers and
refugees continually arriving within our lines.
GKsERAL THOMAS
Our correspondents with General Thomas army
ton that the is the in Tennessee Northern
Mississippi Alabama and Georgia and every train tho
North conveys large numbers Of these refugees from the
irksoms rule they have so long endured.
rnox SOUTHERN
As evidence that the subject Of desertions Is not
overlooked by the rebel commanders take the follow
ing from the Richmond Esaminer OF March 7:-
IT is stated that few days ago General Longsreet
communicated with tho enemy under iag of truce. and
that the object OF the communication ~ effect
arrangement for the return Of dcscrters both Sides
CONCLUSION.
IL is observable from tho extracts which have given
tha; the prepondorancc Of desor.ons have bcen within
the past few months from the rebel arniesat Richmond
AMI Petersburg Lee troops have always acknow
edged the best disciplined most efficient and most
warmly espouscd in the rebel The falling
of of his numbers by dcssrtou be a subject Of deep
concern To the rebel commander, and exert power
ful influence upon the moral Of the whole South
The most prob j1ee cause of the fewer mum.
bcrs Of doscrions along the fronts Of the
other armies is accounted for the fact that many miles
often intervene the bodies of the opposing forces
Our dispatches, however from Sherman speak OF i'm
influx Of refugees from the ranks OF the enemy
and, indeed allude 70 desertions by regiments
Probably the descrtiops which We have noted nrriy
ing within lines the least part OF those sustained
by the enemy II IL known that the mountain region "
the sh nandoah valley East Tennessee Northern Georgia
and Alabama hod with deserers and refugees IT all
classes Tho swsmps Of Arkansas and LOUISIANA
the Cypress fasnesses and cancbrakes OF Mississippi
the evcr ladies' of Florida the thckcts Of South Carolina
and tho forests Of North Carolina shelter thousands Of
who refuse further service In the OF the
federacy Many OF these men have resorcd 10 guerilla
warfare, and prey equally upon friend foe To the
North this is OF injury whatever and though require
heavy escorts in tavcrang the enemys country,
materially stronger in general military operations,
for the that every rebel soldier who deserts and
becomes a guerilla 30 much wcakens the centralized
power OF the rebellion.
Arrival Of Three ThOusa nd Released
Prisoners mt Annapolis.
BALTIMORE, March 10, 1866
Nine steamers arrived at Annapolis to-day, bringing
about three thousand Union prisoners most OF them
sad state Of emscaton and nearly destitute OF clothing
Several died the passage, and five dead taken
from one boat Some fifteen hundred Of the poor fellows
had 10 90 the hospital.