From the Richmond Dispatch, 2/21/1863, p. 2, c. 1

Yankee Deserters. – Four more deserters from the Yankee army were received yesterday at the Libby prison. They make the usual statements in regard to the demoralization of the enemy's forces, the unwillingness of the men to carry on the war for the negro, and their general determination to abandon the cause as soon as their respective terms of enlistment expire, if no favorable opportunity presents itself for them to do so at an earlier date. These statements, however, must be received with caution, as the Yankees will lie.

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