The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-22

Tho following lcttcris written from q Rich
mond prison. by Captain o Moara, of the Tam
many regiment. 1t hrca,hcs u spirit OF love of
country and devotion to liberty. with such
man a OMcara in the field, our cause must
prosper.
RcuMoNp TorACcu WArEIInusE PEIsoN,l
Nov. 10, 1861.
DEAR BRurIrrn-Thcre !, an opportunity
granted u hy the authOritics Of tn, city to
write 10 our friends. | have alncadv written
two letters but is very doubtful whether you
received thea or not. However this is one
YOU may got, a. the Confederate Government
la, an idea of forwarding them but a. far ~
| au concerned this gives me no trouble. They
intend treating the highest in rank the prison.
err here after the fashion that our Government
treat the priNatocr-mcn. They have already
made their selection. C,l. Corcoran Is to he
treated a, a condemned frlun. Col. Ccggswcll
aud twelve others are held as hostages for the
&, naindrr awaiting trial in New York aud 9th
cr places. Nv uamr was among tho hiJcrn
captains out OF which three were TO br selected.
Tie names were drawn by lot, and had the
misfortune 10 miss thr one that would condemn
me to such honorable punishment. However,
suppose there will be- plenty Of chances by and
by. Il /, hard TO say what action our govern
mcut ., II take in the matter, but, IA far ~ |
am y. sOually concerned, would rather swing
httv lines than to hear that it abatcd one jet to
the bells. My health Is very good, thank
GOd, jut il there is anything really distressing
| to me, 1t s TO hear the reports that have been
| made lhOut the affair at Lr'sburR, by "A set OF
| scOun lrcls who claim to have been there, and to
| hn,c lone everything. The true proceedings
| at that place have never been stated. ! al
ludr to thc reports made by some OF our own
| fluvs The whole affair will app'ar yet in
its true colors, through those who can do il and
have right to do il. hope you are all well, and
that poor mother is resigned To the will Of ll"a-
| vru Tell her she ought TO be- proud that her son
discharged his duty honorably to the land of his
| adoption, and If thrrr is a further sacrifice ne
ccss,ry to su tain the honor of that glorious llag
| hc j. r,ady at any moment to offer II.
lruot the gloom Of so1oN shade your hrows,
| Il m,mbcr past and pglt"l Now-,
| Once rclgiously spoken,
Nv liberty, my life. the world at stake,
Before ever give or take
From thosc who's faith il broken.
| The men taken prisoners with m are all well.
| Cllonl Coggswrll is in good health aud hol,l,
| uu very we'll. This last retalatOry order will
r, me hard upon those brave fellows Who have
.milis. MAY Heaven comfort them.
Your hrothcr
TIMOTHY OMEARA,
Captain Company 4, Tammany Regiment.
IN another letter, the writer says hopr yol
are all in good health. Tell my mother am
Nlury not to sorrow tor me God who rules th'
destiny Of all men, will, hope continue to h'
stow his blessings ON me. and in His own goo.
tim. deliver me Out Of thls bondage.
| sorIuVEsrFHN MISSOURI LEFT rSrE"rErIEb
SAYS the ST. Louis p,Wocrm' To THOUSAND.
10 will seem almost incredible that not only Z
| tlp ,ou.hwcst expedition to hc rcllnqul,hcd
hui southwest Missouri itself il 10 be agar
| abandoned to the rnsmy. Yet such j. clrlrlN
| tic prrlou of the successive dispatches from
Smiu1Cld. The several diyi ions Of our army
ul, actually on the return march to 81, Louis
The L, ION &C. ,u,s Of ,le -pulhwcs., who has
rni. .p long aud hittuly, AMI who lad rc
tu,d 90 th"ir homes with tears ut jos. ur
&. pc1 once more 10 ohccome migrating "Nlrs an
| ,.I.utpr-. The roads from Springfield ar
| crowded hy cam,ans oi Union families wit
| N,ir goods, fleeing through fear Of the rclW
q, flying foe,
We cannot undertake 10 pronoun.r upon th
, | military Irupric,y Of this movement, althunS
+ ~ prr'D,t disastrous aEpec' admits of no que
| tiun. Great as th, evil is, il !, probably a"c"I
I'd a- the alternative Of greater. Tho llI
| t,rmay consist in The obstacles and peril Oi a
advance through Arkansas TO Tennessee, and /
! | th. evident difficulty of suhsisting an adequat
/ | garrison through the winter IN Springfield. O
, | 10 may be that the movement Is in cOnson nc
/, | with some new and comprehensive plan Of Nj
| (lrllnus by v hich the Eastern and Western n
| mics and the naval and military expeditions
- | the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are to cooperate
I crushing the Coniederacy IN its vital centre
|
h THE LADIES or RHODE ISLAND are prcparli
= to send to each volunteer from that state
+, Christmas gift of pair of socks and mittensi Il
4 name Of each soldier, with that OF the colnpal
e to which he belongs, 10 10 attached " u