The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29
Yankee pssaeasss e Pre- vsstcasisa.

Yankee vpeueasss e Pre- veyfcatieu.
We publish below letter from Capt. Joxxs,
Of tho Confederate Army ~ Mspsesas, reia-
tive TO recent correspondence about tho body
Of .the lansntad Col. CAMERos.' Captain !.
d a,lss the talsehood Of tho Yankee officers 10
shs counter like base coin. The proneness to
prevaricetion Of the whole Yankee army, from
privatss and runaway Captains to equity
Lieutenant asnersl with his feet in lead alter,
ia indeed very remarkable. The reader will
be amused at Capt. JONES allusion to tho
motive with which the Yankee officers have
made their fepcatsd par ade of philan thropy
in their pious pursuit Of the body Of the "la-
mented CAgsRoN." They have brought into
systeIaatie AID daily use the employment of
donning the livery Of Heaven to serve the
Dssil (or LIScoIs) IN: -
Msssrs. Editors IN name hayiE & been con-
lecte1 win the tor -aous proceedings OF Ger.
tain eff Gals CT the United States deceased,
| beg leave 20 tax your columns as btishy rs
s,rs d M az. nees viii admit On the 2:ii uit
s,alor Wadsworth, OF General McDoweE's
ste T. reartcg n nag OF truce, was stopped
on sside CT our camp AT Fairfax u. ii lie bore
n lester when was forwarded, ana ii seems
ccMe 10 inquire at Ter missing officers. All in
E0SS<SSiQa LEaL cOuh fttSStatS distressed
IL miles was willingly revealed, and such
hos d taiiies IS we could offer out of doors
we've placed ~ the service of our guests .
which were coLrteousiy declined. To wait
lor an nGswer 10 the letter or to depart was
left op tional VILE him, until it became appar-
eat his presence would be iHconveEient when
he was required 70 leave, with the assurance
that the answer would Do forwarded as soon
as il arrived, which was done. Oar bearers OF
the reply We're subjected Oh Their way to the
rudest treatment by the Federal soldiers, and
wers detained more Than forty eight hours
| close prisoners by the officers. The wife OF
al officer says that 10 detatn her from her
| wounded husband she was told that Ma jor
1 W was kept more than eight hours iii I.
| lrelchng rain, without the ofter OF SO much
i as a glass Of water. The sky was never
/ clearer than during his sojouIn with us.
| Gen. hlcCunns letter CT the 18Th in.ta NJ,
/ tn nae, published III yoar issue of the I'D,
| says. Captain Johnston says that you were
| ani enough - mention 10 him that you had
| found the body OF one OF cur officers, with
| the likeness Oh his person OF our SECRETARY OF
| Ws.r and his lady, and oIher articles OF Jew
| slry, which led you TO suspect 1t was Col.
| Caneron's."
| ;uI1 Captain Johnston that had seen the
| Inluia- ures III usstl1n in The possession CT a
| private OF my Iegime2t, ana that he got Thorn
from another private VINO had taken them
from a corpse ON the field. l never have and
! ana never vail take private property from
the slain, unless to deliver it as soon as posi-.
| Ole 10 their friends.
| Capt Johnston's letter 10 Gen. McCunn
| also pu nlisbed, rs d Wnoie-ciotn fabrication,
| without even & shadow CT foundation. He
l never entered our lines, ana n-ver saw Col
| Stnart, nor comm unicated with him in any
| way. never tod nim mad or would MAJ n
the spot where Col. Cameron's remains are
| buried.
| Please publish The enclosed letter OF Gen
| McCuDn to Inc, brought on one occasion by
| This same Capt. j ohIsto l. viii serve, ii
| priptel as written, 10 snow the literary
| status OF our enemies. All who know me are
| well aware ] would never make u bargain
| with such men, even a6cat shooting pickets
| especially after they had taken the inst SHOT
! IL is so ey ident that Coz Cameron's body
has been q mere PIE -eEts Sntle military intor'
| na ton has III every ,as lance been the real oD
| ,scG, That even our men have casicalured theil
| con Duct, after "a sham corn-cob fig ut, by wae
| OF one party putting dirty rag ON "a pole am
| approaching lie etDer party 20 demand tn
| dead body of & rival wag III tie company. -
| Tue greatest laughter heard since the begin
/ uing of the war resulted from this piece o.
WI :, and the d, al body OF Col. Stsggins is a.
1 much the word in camp as the elephant aftel
| the celebrated liay.
w. E. JONES, Capt. 1st Va. Cavalry.
| [oaptain J., ala not enclose ihe letter from
O4pt JonEsroN.-- ErIroEs.l