Daily Republican., 1880-01-15
now THE REBELS LIED.
An Extract from she Macon tGn.,
Telegraph and Csnfeserate, y
April goth. 1865.

An Extract fFom she Maeon t6n.)
"Teiegpaph and Confederate" {"
April goth, 1865.
Mr.. John 4. Frock, OF this city, at
the time of the surrender Of the rebels
under General Lee to General Grant,
was In the naval service on BOARD the
United States sloop Of war "Spi-
rsa," stationed off ST. Marks river,
Florida. While there he came in pos
session OF an extra published by the
"Floridian and Journal" containing
an extract from the Macon Ca "Tele-
graph and Confederate" Of the Goth
inst. As General Lee surrendered on
the 9th Of April, 1865, the astonishing
news pL 6lished by the Telegraph"
eleven days afterw ards, and re-pub-
lished by the "Floridian" l3 days af-
terwards, will no doubt bs read with
interest. Through the politeness Of
Mr.. Frock we are enabled to lay before
our readers the following sample of
wholesale lying, by which the South
erners were deceived during the war
FROM GENERAL LEES ARMY-GLoRIoUs
NEws-THE ENEMY's LOSS TREMENDOUS.
We are truly gratifed to have 1t in
our power to state, upon authority
which We deem entitled TO credit, that
so far from 1t being true that General
Lee has capitulated to Grant, he has
fought two general battles, in both Of
which he was gloriously victorious, in
ficting tremendous loss on the enemy.
Since the evacuation Of Richmond,
Gan. Lee has delivered battle twice
once at Amelia G. H., thirty-six miles
from Richmond, on Wednesday, and the
second tims at Jstersville, q few days
afterwards, which Is forty three miles
this side Of Richmond. In these two
battles Gen. Lee inflicted q loss in kill.
I'd, wounded and pri' oners, Of 60, ,0Oo-
and making In all loss to the enemy
Of from 100, 900 to 1900 men since
the commencement Of operations at Pc
tersburg on the lst of this month.
In addition to the two engagements
at Amelia Court House and Jstersville,
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee had q cavalry fight
with the enemy at High Bridge, gain
ing glorious victory, capturing l, 100
prisoners, with horses, equipments, &c.
The story that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was
wounded and Q prisoner, is without
foundation.
Besides the above prisoners, General
Lee has II, 900 captured at the two bat
ties he fought.
Rear Admiral Semmes came out with
our army, and is nov at DanvilIe, act
ing as Brigadier General of artillery,
having charge of that particular arm in
Gen. Lees army.
Gen. Lee Issued congratulatery Or
der to his army, which Is new not less
than $4,000 strong, in which he claims
to have placed 60, 900 Of the enemy hors
du combat since he left Richmond.
The Government has brought out
several millions specie, and the State
of Virginia has loaned the Confederate
one or two millions in gold
since.
Gen. Lees situation is now better
than during the war. He has less
number to feed-being away from Rich
Is sixty miles nearer his
base Of supplies. He is on ground Sc
lscted over q year ago, to be occupied
by him when Richmond was abandon
ed. He covers both roads this side the
junction, as we argued he could and
probably did, in our Virginia situation
article OF this morning, written before
receiving this glorious news.
The country between Burkesville
and Richmond is full Of deserters from
the Yankee army, which is completely
demoralized. The reason is, they had
been tod that with the capture OF Rich
mond the war would end. They say
that 1t has not euded, but that they are
being killed now faster than ever.
The army of General Johnson is said
now TO be larger than General Lss's,
and 1t Is believed that by junction of
the two, the Yankee army could be-
completely demolished.
[Dr. D. A. Voght, of this State, who
lett the army of Virginia on the 18th
inst, confirms the above report. ]-EDs.
FLOR. & JOURNAL.
HEADo'Rs SuB-Drsr., No. !,
TALLAHASSEE, April %, 1865.
| have authentic information from
Albany that the enemy moved from
Columbus towards Macon, and that no
portion of his force moved towards New
ton, cambridge or Thomasville.
1t should be- gratifying to every Flor
idian that, notwithstanding the receipt
yesterday morning, of the batch of Yam
kee lies, giving the particulars of Gen.
Lees capitalization on the 9th inst, that
when, few hours afterwards, the re-
port that the enemy were in Thomas
vile, moving in the direction, was
made known, the citiz9ns and soldiers
unanimously reported, declaring their
determin alton to fight them as long as
they had square of the city to stand
upor. GEo. w. ScoTr,
Lieut.. Col. Comd'g.