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Still , admitting all you say , the men who should surprise the North some fine morning with a present of Jeff Davis on their breakfast-plates , would n't be without honor , to say nothing of promotion and profit '' `` Oh , if we can carry Jeff off without compromising the safety of the prisoners , I 'll join you heartily . But first of all we must rescue them . '' `` Unquestionably ; now , here 's the programme : Butler 's forces will be within gunshot of Magruder 's lines on Warwick Creek Thursday -- that 's three days from now . The prisoners will be out of the sewer Wednesday after midnight . You know the roads eastward . You will lead them to the swamps near Williamsburg . There we will have boats to take part down the river ; the rest will make through the swamps under my lead .