They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little.

他们以为同盟军还没有撤退，如果同盟军卷土重来，他们将希望自己在沙漠中的游牧的阿拉伯人中间，并从那里探听你们的消息，假若他们与你们相处，他们只偶尔参加战斗。