The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

PRISONERS OF WAR,

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of no others, still proceedet; 185 Cenfedet ate sol-
diers, all maimed and wounded, were deli vered at
City Point on Oct. 29. In exchange for th •em 185
Yankee prisoners, all in . the same or a 'won le con-
dition, were placed on beard flag of truce, be •It. A
detachment of the Richmond Ambulance Com tuittee
went down to take charge ot the moving ot these
mangled wretches, and provided also with re fresh-
meats and comforts for the alleviation of %he s nifer-
ings of their fellow.creatures Ga both sides. This
is sad work. Ali these prisoners or. both sides -were
unfit: to be moved in their present condition,. ,and
many of them forfeit their lives iu the proceeet of
recovering their liberty. It is u. cruel neceise ty
which our enemies impose upon us, by sending us
none but the maimed end enfiering, who are tek ,
as they hope, to be oZ no further :service in eur
army, because our authorities have no alterna: dye
but to drag an equal number from their bed;; of
iesin to make the suitable return. It; :s a war don
and barbarous aggravation of the inevitable hot rors
of war. We understand very well the polic: rof
the enemy in making so many difficulties al out
the exchange of prisoners, and in breaking the
arrangement of the cartel, save as regards the
sick and wounded prisoners. They feel therrese Ives
strops, in the numbers of their people, such a, a they
ability to bring over hor les
of
are, and in their abt
den reel, if the ,yis 6'll
or be taken ; and they hope
byydle in numbers, ybeia"
hungry Europeans to replaceb aethose who m f
luck, to make our armies dhwounld
keep
their
nten
it;
quite willing that we s
prison till the end of the
war, knowing that they
of c .urs. It
the field an equal or even smaller n
soldier; and in
is a compliment to the Confederate
have far more than a compensationi in keepir g fromt
that point of view we -may derive some comfort
less a bar barons,
from ads policy, but it is not the
many pr isoners
brutal one. We believe there are too
.her of
taker; in this war —far more than in any
,some-
thing history makes mention—and pe-chaps
thing will be gained if the breaking off of the ,cartel
shall induce soldiers on both sides not to be taken
prisoners. We certainly recommend it to our 'men
not to surrender; if they Jo so their lot is ptoe
bably to be crowded in such filthy dens as Fort;
Delaware till the end of the war, only to be
exchanged wnen their health is broken bitter ty, so
that they can be of no use either to the cause or to
themselves. if our words could by any means reach
the Yankee soldiers we would tell 'them thei r fate
also, it' they come here as prisoners, caneiot be
a very bright one this coming winter. It is true
our authorities do what they fairly can—with jus-
tice to our own people—to give them humane uenge,
and that our medical officers afford them every
assistance in their power, but. there are 13,000, of
them now in Richmond, not to mention th oee de-
tained in other places. There is here, if not a
scarcity, at leLst a great dearth of provision s, and
not less of fuel; while, as to the medicines, ey are.
contraband of war, and our enemies use tertreme
diligence in keeping them from us altogeth Sr. Ave
would assure those Yankee soldiers that eroath out
the field were far
,better than captivity here this
winter, and would accordingly counsel them also
not to be taken alive.—Richmond Enquirer.

MARKETS—This Day

NARK-LANE.

A moderate supply of home grown wheat was on sale
here to-day, and the trade ruled firm both for red and
white qualities. Selected parcels were held at is per qr.
more money than on Monday last, and inferior produce
commended extreme rates.
There was a fair averge show of samples of foreign
wheat on the stands. Holders of all descriptions were very
firm in their demands, and an advance of is per quarter
was in several instances realised. . _

Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and quotations had,
an improved tendency.
The supply of barley was tolerably large. Good and fine
malting qualities moved off steadily, at full prices. 00:ter.
wise the barley trade was dull, at the late decline in pr ices.
Malt was in fair average request, at fall quotations.
The supply of oats on sale was small. Both for E:tglish
and foreign qualities the trade ruled firm, at an advance of.
6:1 per quarter from Monday last.
Beans and peas met a steady sale, and Monday's cucrunc.y;
was supported.
The flour trade was firm, and quotations had an upwL
tendency.

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ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. _Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
1,130 I
--1,620 I 990 110 610
Irish — 220 — 1900
Foreign.-- 2,130 10,020 2,200 I
1,020 sl
730 bi Ma,

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supply of meat on sale here is moderate. Gener ailiy
speaking, the trade is heavy, and prices are rather lowa.,

_
d r d
Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2
Prime 4 4 4 ....... 6
Vaal .......... 3 6 4 2
Small pork • 3]o 4 2
Lamb ........ 0 0 0 0

Per 81b. uy the carcase.
s ii s d
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0
Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6
rrime largo do. 3 8 3 10
Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2
Large pork .... 3 2 3 8
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 6

BOROUGH. 11.0 P.
On the whole, the hop trade ist steady. The amount of
business doing is by no means extensive; nevertheless
prices rule firm. The imports frorn the Continent are mo-
derately large, but from America thereceipts continue small.
New Mid and East Rents.. £4 lOs to £8 los per
cwt.
New IVeald of Bouts. • 5 Ost to 6 3
New Golding ........ Os to 6 los
New Sussex ........ 4 lOs to 6 53 »
19
yearlings .......... 3 Os to 5 Os
Olds ............ .•.. 1 lOs to 3 10, 31
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