New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-14
LETTER FROM PHE HON. ALFRED ELY.
PRISONERS OF THE 18th REGIMENT AT RICHMOND.

PRISONERS or THE 18th REGIMENT AT RICHMOND
Frya 1ae Rocissfer tn'oa, 3Rg II .
We received tire flowing letter from fhe Hon. Al
fred Ely this ming. II hss been sevsrsi days ou
the w,y, but contaps msttes OF Interest, espe,isly
that relating TO the prisoner. of the l2th Regiment, o
which Mr.. Ely sendr iist Of thirteen IL appear that
Mr.. Ely was troubled TO get paper TO wii,e T2rn,
aud his letter closely tten upon small tiese
If paper upon which the prisoners OF the f3th had
written their names hoping 70 relieve their friends by
getting them published. We pubsh with great pleas
ure the letter from Mr.. Ely, and the memorandum Of
the unfortunate soldiers which follow and was attached
thereto:
Isa.c Brrrs. Esq.--Dtdr Sir; / was takea prisoner
at the recent awful carnage whicbsook place tte list
inst. near tue battle ground al Aiansssas Junction
properly between thia place aud Centrevii--
by South Carolina reg ncus, while visiting tie srepo
in company with L. y senator Foster, VI Conoc cicu.
Five hundred and ninety-iOur prisoners Of war were
takep BY he GeBsdslsiss> isgt aSplselSsrs9sreys.-
ing and in prison in ton.cco wsrehOl-e' Inc
kiodnc.s and courtesy of the military officers are uuex-
,npiionabe and feel assured that eeia kindnes
aud attention to the wants and pnyatons of tber
prisoners who have unfortunately fallen into our
hand~will be exedued Io tfsmi
have no opportunity 10 desil the circumstances Oh
nv own capture this time but desrous that you
should make known the names 81 the flowing gentle
men belonging TO the l3th Regiment (Col Qtlnby's,
who have been taken prisoners oil war, ana wno now
surround me IA write. am unable t0 learn from the
prvntes here whether any of the officers oi the lth
Regiment were wounded or not l conclude they were
not taken. IrisOneIet OtncTWhe "Obn NaNt pcon
here have no paper 10 make further reri'ah, anu
will here close. / send tb brief communication in-
closei in letter addressed to Mrs Ely. fygr fa,nd,
P.S S;uce wiring the above l have learned thst
Capi Henry B. Williams OF our regiment Wa. woiud-
ed IN the foot aud carried oil tue field by kel,, of
Cant Ibonns's company.
ngggERs oF COZ. QUIEBY'S THIRTEENTH REGInSNr,
H.Ys.y.
W "A J0sLys Orderly Sers ant. Co. X. Brock,o
ALsDy RAY soND. private Co, r. BrocSpOn.
Ws Kslly, rrivse. Co X, Brockport
A. ". PKFPBH, private, Co. }.
!. C. BALLANriSE. private % r.
II. j. GSEHrTT, priss-, Co y
d. B. AlDKich, priyatv, 20 r.
!. RsAsDO lwOuuJcJl. priyte, 20. y.
tuAKLhs NTuBkE, pTiys c, Co IL
Wv. PlGoTT, private Co. "
GE,RGE PlGorr, private ca H.
: BALDWIN private, Co q.
l. J. bgoNN prIssie, Co. ID. -
We would request that names 30 published 10
tn, Tn,0n, also in The D'mocrot
Tur BopY OF Cor. CAMERoS.-Tbe folio wing sd-
dinnl CORES oondence had in the ehSrt 10
lie body of the late Col. Cameron OF the New York.
19th: - = ~. ,,.,
Te Bho- Nay Coneora;
The be:ners. Messrs. Gorman OF Bal limore, Apple
gate and : erlng visit Richmond for rbe siuge pur.
nose of obtaining the remus of he late Coi Caneron
All United States troops will show than tie utmost
courtesy and protection going aud returning.
SIMON CAMERON. S-cgets y Of Wsr.
Col Stuart returned the communication VIA the iOi-
loving Endorsement:
HrADQr.RrERs, FARFAx c. H., Aug. 2, ls6i.
The within atiou bas bean se"t Ia me, bus
being addressed 20 UhOm AZ may c. tcer", Is returned
for the reason tia, its ert does not me, nor
States of America. }. Il. Is. StUAKT,
COloprl let Cavalry, Cou BentiDg