The sun., 1861-08-10
BROOKLYN.

THK BAIImoRE PoHcE C'uMIsuorERs--
THsrR CAsH BEToRE JUDos GARsrsou or
THE COUNT CouAr ON A War OF HADkAs
GARnsoS Of tho County
Court Of Kings County, granted a writ u VA
bcds corpus on the 9th Inst, r,quiring CJlonsl
BuRKK, the commandant AT Fort Hantltop, to
bring hetore him Measrs. CHARLEa Ho vARD,
WM. IL. GAICHaLI, Jouy u. DAVIS and ID.
ID. HInKs who arc now In custody Of the U.
3 0ovenment At Fort LAtaystts. The par
ttss forn eriy occupied the petition Of Polios
Cnmmissioners in the city u Baltimore, and
IL will he rscolleotsd were soma time since ar
restod by order Of Mel. Gen. BANKS on charges
of tresson. They were 'mpfison. In Fort Nc
Henry, and thence transfared 10 Fort Lafay-
cite. The ans wer to the writ Of hdbeds corpus
was made returnable yeaI||ey morning before
the Judge at Chsmb ,rs. S&it. Col LAY, and
Assistant y. s. AttornsypspFALL appeared
oub half OF the Govsrnn>rsf Mssus. WooD
ard VAS LOON appeared for the prs 'nsrs The
following rsturn was made 10 the witt
deeply regret that, pending the present
political troubles, I cannot comply with the
rqusst Of the Hon. Judge.
BY authority Of Lieutenant General WIN
rIALD SoorT.
MARrIS BuRKE. Commanding"
The puseonus were not pr,duted.
Mr. WooD held that this ~ss an insuficisnt
The prisoners should bs produced, and then
he would be prepared 10 arguo a. TO their right
10 be discharged. lie asked Tor an attachment
against Col BuAKH
Mr. WooDEALL road \ tslegraphc dispatct
from Gen. SCorr directing tho return thai
,hould be made, az abovs given, and held that
The first duty of military officer was to obo,
his superior and that the supjiUr officer Il
the only one isIpOnsible.
Mr.. WooD contsrds ed that this would COM
plsteiy nullfy the power OF the Court 10 on.
force the writ as Con SCOIT was In Washing.
ton, and out Of The Jurisdiction Of this Court.
Col. BuRKR was cat zen Il IL st ,ts, aud a.
'uch snouabls 10 the la~s
Judge GAREIsos Lsld tina, the rsturn was
not suilicien'. Tho laws ovsrshadoved all
Ulcers u the Cove nmsnt, even Lieut. Gen.
Sco1T, whots patriotiam thsy all sp Irsciated.
rhe right Of the writ ot hdb.ds corpus was not
suspsrdsd in this stats, and while he had not a
single sympathy In common with these m, n,
he was here to enforce tho Law and to grant to
all msn their rights undsr II. lie suggsstsd
that sufficient answer might be made TO ths
writ,and the orders Ct Lieut. Gen. SCoiT n Ihi
be obeysd at the saus time, and he held that
this should be done, and then tho question
would come b,ftrs the Court In the form do
sird by c1unssl far Col. BURKE.
Mr. WooDFALL agresd with His Honor, hui
did not desire 20 q Ike the responsibility with
out frfther consult Al ion. He askAd that thu
case bs postponed until Monday next. WhIci
was aSsanted 10.
Mr WooD gave rotico that he should holC
Any rstuIn insufficient until the prisoners wsr,
produced.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The following is q copy Of a note receives
by the wife Of Col. A. M. WsoD, yesterday
Il is without signature, but bears the endorse
N snt Of the AdjutAnt General Of the Confsd
erAts States forces At Manassas
Su,rEssIos BR Don, HHADoUARIKRsl
18Th R'GMknr, Va, July 20. 1861. (
Col. A. a WooD Of Brooklyn, Is ssriousl,
wounded and q prisoner, but Is very kindl,
and tspdsrly cTsd for. His Surgeon, DR.
HoMIsIoH (sliehtly wounitd) h with him. am
thinks the C1lonsl's wounds ars not fatal
The utmrst care and attention has been rem
dsr.d him by Col. WIrBER's command, the
Colorsl giving up his own quarters for Col.
WooD Plssss forward this inielligenes tC
his family in Brooklyn, N. Y. BURloS SMITH
| a private in tho r,gim snt, Is with the Culonel
Some OF the members Of the 18th regimen
| who retreat 10 Brooklyn after the battle o
| Bull BuT, and who h,d boon posted as de,srt
els, have ie,urrsd to camp and r,su nod duty