Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-29
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
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RICHMOND PkIsoNs, Nov. II, 1861.
Dear Brother Il write to you raaer very
painful circumstances. In case The p:ivatesrs
men are punished, the authorities here haze
concludri to retaiiate, aid they have selected
tue highest in rank 10 operate ON. Ny letter
to s. will explain al! 10 you. 70 nigh
or tu-fto,TGw J, with tie remainder Oh the
BLACK list, wlll be confined in tbs county jail,
and treated MS criminals awaiting trial. aid the
rctio.: Of tho authorities here will be governed
by the action Of the government II reference
to the privstccrs.
Console dear s. as much as possible ur'
der the circumstances, ard do n5t let her come
to Richmond in any event whatever. IN this
pending calamity | feel much more for ny
wife and 10y child than myself believe tina,
the msjoriy Of the officers on the lis: ere
married mcn, with wives and children as dear
tc them as ny s. and the Little Lsdy''
ere to me
When the name Vi Cspt. Ricketts, was drawn,
Capt Thomas Cox, Of the first Kentucky regi'
melr, offered to tsko bic place; but This OF
courss wss not allowed. Il was noble act
God blcss him foT it
never supposed that honestly and faithfully
serving my country would bring my neck il:
danger OF halter; but so it appears Inevrr
thought that after heirg spared the hais.orul
OF balls at LeesbuTg u.;g.; have Il f'ce dea!l,
in another and dishoaoraoie form.
Tell J. T. B. that | exyec; him ~ do mis-
best, as do ret wish To lie hung for piracy
on the high seas, VIXEN ] never venturcd On
the briny deep without beins scasic.-
Please write to Inc ns scon Us !ou receive
this, and state how this new act in tho pr
gra1nme is received in the North. What do
the people say about the exchange OF prison.
ers? the Government must hog exchange
or carry the war to determination. They csl
take no middle course.
s. has the list Of Cheers. Please have
it published in the city papers as We do not
wish to 60 down unheraldcd. ! shall send a
copy of the order Of Benjamin to J. I. 3. You
eau examine i! at your leisure, as it is one 0!
the important papers connected with the war.
Give my love to D. and The children, and
believe nle es still your friend aud brother.
NJ. CoGswELL-
TuAD. H. LANE EGG, New York
luk aOSt hS6S SSn iI- ~ - %t~-"e-
The New York journal Of Commerce"
says:
We learn frou surgeon recentiy -e.arned
FROM R cbmoEd that the rpprehensions Of the
people in regard 10 the horrible ill-.reStmrnt
Of uuionei Cogswsll aud other officers selected
BY lot to Meet the fate awarded TO privatcers
is not reazed The field officers have been
removed 20 large room, well ventilated, und
arc comfortably taken care OF, while the ;nfe.
rior officers are also confined in cue room, I'D.
not to their personal discomfort On the
whole Il IS stated, tho cHccrS tind themselves
more comfortable than they were wien Ill the
public quarters Of Ill III. prisoners, SD &c
not Complain Of tbs change.
[specIai Washington Dispatches 70 hs New Eerk World
TEE ARREST OF MESsRs. MASON AND sIDEIL.
|: is well known here that the steamer :shich
left New York to-day for Enga carried out
to Minister Adams the views OF the -iGla!nls-
tration Oh the arrest Of the Confederate An
bassadors aud the Instructions for his course
in the premises I hear it lntimated' That Mr.
Seward broadly defends Tie arrest and states
thut the Administration is fully determined to
sustain the action at Capt Wilkes Others,
high in authority il Diplomatic quarters, as.
ser. that the arrest VII be fa!!y acqaiesced ID
by the British Government and, therefore,
there need be no cause Ior alarm. Per contra,
the secession element here, which. nov and
then ohowo itself il jnhiaa. nuor seeuused -1c-
clarations OF Lord Lyons, and confidently
predicts thet be will soon demand his pas apot:s,
TO say nothing Of the iuim!nence Of y war with
England
PREPARATIONS FOR coNGkLS,.
The President is very busy OF ing message,
Only dcvoting Two hours each day 70 the NJ.
nerous visitors vino still ttlrong the anle room.
1t is sts:ed tina: it will oe long document The
Secretaries and tho assistants are also busiy en-
gagged upon"tho!r reports, which are to be pre-
scented to the President TO accompany his mes.
sage. Ths condition CT the various depart
nents is more dattering now than Ct any time
since the commencement oil the war, and their
reports will be Of commensurate Interest.
TEE TINE roe ACTION ANmYso.
The grand review ends the period Of Pre-.
paration and inaction for the army OF the Pv-
tomac You may soon expect to hear OF
something being done; what dare &c. say
The attack Oh the coast aud in kentuckT will
be in unison with the movements here; nothing
that human foresight Can GO will l., omitted &c
secure victory.
Especial Warrington Dispatches 10 tie E.w York Ttns,
TIE sL1DELL AND MASON CASE
No new aspec: OF the Side! and Mason
case is presented Our government has ex
pressed 90 formal opinio;. en- the subject, b.
cause there has been 40 OCCASION therefor
Aoy diplomatic CORES ondence Oh tie subject
must be initiated by the English Government
after the Captain Of the Trent has reported biz
case. 1t is mistaken view to suppose tina,
England could under any circumstances de.
maud tie release Of the prisoners, us tue ques
ton involved is not the guilt Of The parties tut
the right Ct their capture. If Slidell acc
Mason we're citizens Of foreign power .i,ei.
release might be demanded, il their SECURE
we're not in accordance with international
Law; but the English Government will not un
dertake to come between this government and
its own subjects, 10 matter how possession il
obtained of the latter.
VESSELS TO BE SUNK y sorTHERs HAhBogs
For some weeks it has been whispered tina,
the Navy Department was preparing a feet D.
vessels, stone laden, to; be sunk in one, or per
haps several of tho halpers Of the Southern