, 1861-11-23

The Tone sf the German FKesx.
Wc published the other day an extract from
the Washington correspondence Of the New
York Commercial advertiser, relative to tho
dangerous attitude Of the German press to.
wards the Government, and the attentisn
which has been called to it In high quarters
4 writer IN thu Washington Star has also the
following:
"The Gt1man branch Of the Fremont con-
sPiracy out west seems to have Feaeked its cul-
minsttng point. Tho Chicsgo Stats Zcitung
brought = few days ago the news that The
Eleventh Wisconsin Regiment had refused to
march from Madiaon to Missouri, because Fre-
mont had been superseded In command. II
Muecatine, Iowa, German meeting has been
held, at which rEEolutio1 was adopted deca-
ring, that it would lave been better 10 dissolve
twenty cabinets than to supe.sede FremsRt,
esge1]y attacked by Bed Republican papers
1uch IS the A1zeigtr des Westesas, at st. Louis,
{two absent editors Of which arc our Coasu:G
In Bremen and Znfichl; the stdaks Zsiu1g,
4tChicago, {the oHner Of which il Consul in
E!eiHore) the New York A6end Z.itung, {the
sditcr OF which enjoys lucrative poelI,ou in
The New York Custom HouEe); the Davcn-
port Demokrat, and one OF tive more papers-
than hss ever been done By the tercest Dam
oez.tie eheets. They openly talk treason, and
1ncite the nasses to disobedience-"
Comm eutiDg on the above, the Phi1adelphia
Aofh A3ner1cdn rays:
1" Tbis REASONABLE course must not be IN.
mans, for the language OF the ST. Louis Dcns
oerat and Repu6licdn was as bad a any uttered
in the courke OF this war. In the midst OF all
this traitorous conduct, the patriotism of
Re les firmly rebuked any effort to use th.
Germans Of tho West a an element Of mis-
chief"
Letter from Col. Wllcox--Wretehea
Cendt1loH Of ths Prisoners In tho
Colonel Q. B. Wilcox Of Detroit, OF the
First Michigan regiment, captured at Bull
Run, snd no" one Of the stAostages" held in
The common jail at Richmond, writes dole
fri letter from Castle Pi1ckney, under date Of
month sgo. H. says:
We have lost che man, No2k Porter, Who died
At this Cattle, Oct. ID, Of typhoid feFar. There
have been many cases Of diarrhHa, etc, but the
hsai,h 81 ths pri;o1trs is generally good 9nr
Ieqnire e1er.thtng. nom shoes to oTeIeo.ts.
Besides Cxpt. Wilmington, hare With ne fifty Of
my men, aid TWO 81 the Fourth Michigan, and i
maj 3 ] sappese, h91ns ~ h.d ao,hing 6at tie ight
summer fatigue dreEs Of the batE:e-d2y. Some
ot ,he Ealant fellows are T. ont Of their brceeaes,
H.
conti1ne, know Of 70 way to supply tie men 9n-
less by making up lot IN Michigan and aendinS
1hem 10 Ferlress Monroe, to be for nalded By dag
Fsarth sn Michigan. III capt: Hithingtoa. mysef, ~
, !: 59f aP9Ds2 apS S q Ct Nag t
Orleans, " still in hospital It Richmond; Weare
tetallJ ignorant, seeing 70 papers from the Nsrth,
| hut, il We are net to be exchanged directly, the
| clothing will be very much needed. 1t should be
t II. kinds OF common wear.
| There iB Ne certainty Of my situation here and
| no one knoWB what or WhsIe tomorrow may zee
| ne. But haye faith IL Providence, and trust IN
the mae1animity Of the hlgl-toned portion o{ our
| Southern enemtse.
The journey to Charleston Was anything sut
agreeable, confined a. ne were from the 10th to
crowded, hot, and almost destitute Of refresh
| merits 1loIg the Way. In my reduced cond1tisn T
t suffered little 1ess tAaa purgatory. Five days In
The charlestos jstl, aud then We emerged into a
| hor II Charlertop. The sea breeze, release
f1sn cloee csIfnement, ETC., hsTc brought
me up as yell .s the Que hundred and fifty who
| fhsred ny lot Win here and there Al excep-
| ton, diafrhGa Is the aaly form Of dfsease we
have known. But It IS conR1dered that the un-
healthy aeason |. pretty much over, 4thsugh shere
1ege OF the island; the me1 are restricted to the
/ Cattle. Our quarters are c4sematcs. All are bet
| ter of than they were 1t Richmond, but grsw
more and mo'e impatient for exchange. All the
| gallant fellows bear themselves HoblJ under their
| Captivity. My room mates new are Col. CorcorxA
efNew York, col. woodruff and Lieutenant Col:
officers here, OF coursc ind some co1genial spIr.
f1s. O1e Of ny chief wants is something to read,
4 box Of clothing is beisg made up at the
| Quartermaater Generals Office, Detroit, fol
the Michigan prisoners. Since the date ofthit
Richmond, andthe men were at list accounts