Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-25

Va -l'inla) aOOut louu lSIitiSl So E..aS
Eore's sad marched inland, stopped q, sSery
dwe!llaE house and rsIsscksd il from garrett 10
. ceil,r, breaking open bureaus, wsrdroLes, L.,
pretending 10 be searching for arms, bit steel
inS hoa'rs, provisions clothing, &e. They
hated near one gentlemans mouse and thre Q
Soldiers entered and searched snd !obbed Il
OF via! they Tsnted, and urged his negroes
to 60 with them, and exhibited Il pair ot 1Taa.
isa"s-esfs asking negro ii he thought they
were suong enough for biz master Soon AZ
ter they le!: the gentleman arrived, beard the
sorEs?ts rel~r; sni soon saw al armed sold.cc
approaching. lie asked him HhF be bad nor
gone WIZ: his regiment. The Isrs.e replied hs
nad lost his way and was very hungry. Seeing
lia was 40: q 0h;ts mar, ,ka gentleman az
prcscbeu and t'sk his u.uEket ir:m him. sni
asked waat country ne Tas from. The Yan-
kee Soldier replied he leat from Chihu. Or
derlnS MS Chinese friend to follow he conduc.
ted Inn 10 the Stafford RaEscrs sud broush,
the musket tc fredericksburg. We subclit;thas
tho Chinese r;sgsr belongs to our intrepid
Stafford friend.
Let the yigor aud strength aud fierce wra,.
Of Virginia -rouse te ihs exss7m!ustion Of Oil
iD7sde-s.
! c3S'ErEHi!s Or l:cEss FROM 1nEr DesELsfa.
The Cincinnati "EEquirer," Of tie Fad
publishes isttor from its correspondent con-
:er1ing the Confederate officers Captured st
Fort uenelson, who are now al Columbus.
Ohio, We extract 81 follows
The officers ere particularly acS:rous Of assin
taking The sword H. hand, ant m.ny stated 10
the Colonel commanding shat While they rs-
gre'ted .heir present situation the y hoped soon
10 be exchanged, that they might assin raice
their arms in rebellion tn the abolition eoyelI.
ment of the United States. secd you ikese
stateHeuss to dlssbuse the public mind, which
has been lei to believe that tho rebellion vas
nearly at 81 eno and that steau,trj could 10
to New Orleans within vary short time The
staff cricers OF Elchner stated lo.,Iay tts, tbs
war had only just begun; thai the South was
only now beginning to b. desperate, and tbs.
very soon il would ts saen whether they we're
whipped or not.
| To-Day number of tho Commanding tii.els
0t The Confederate army addressed eomInuni
cation 10 Colonel Lewis D. Campbell, com
uiandsnt IL Camp Ohase, complaining of the
mud and yermin in their prison ss being lostl.
some aht lntolerable, lack Of bed sni under
clothing, And asking tho pr,rIess to supply
themselves with their limited means ou hand.
Ihey TePre.cht that having lest al! their bag
gage, and having DO change Of clothing, and
having some Southern money and Confederate
scrip, which being entirely worthless, they usE
pein!asrl TO Send scme peis,n fr0u each
:unaiand homo for the purpose OF bringing
| relief, such peraon to return whenever the
; C5ioncs snai stpulste, and upuu Hhate7er
| 0thor teIns Of psrols the Colonel may dictate
fha obligations Euch au officer would be under
10 nIs icllow prisoners ToIld bs sntiicienl
earnest aud guarantee for his return for
| shoul: he DC recreant to his trust, he would
ever recc've The eEecrauons Uf his fellow suf:
!erer:Ss They ask Tor the privilege If cOrr.s-
pondencc, OF amy ether arrangement, "a ale
YlStc tLeir situation. To this request Colonel
Campbell lnsdo the following reply
HsAnouAs7ERs OANp CuAsS, Feb. IS, 12.
| Col. T. !. DaEidsoa and other Prisoners:
My engagements to-day in making the ne
csssarg transfer OF prisoners, with q view -
| Improve your quarters prevented al earlier
| eer!y 10 your communication you handed tc
| rae in t..r prison this morning.
i Nnile | regret exceedingly tho ac1 y
which you have brought youraeiTcs to less
! -. .-.,- -t-lI sE-----..- h.--.. NJ,
,yal aoitiers 1t this post under my command.
Tie zans -atioua will be issued 10 you sEG
! your fellow. prisoners that they receive; ard 10
such AS .nsy be without sufficient c,uihing, snd
have 40 means 10 purchase, suitable at!srci
sll Dc provided.
III regard 70 the mud cap ssely ssy that ii
| is much decpe: 0ulslGu than in the prison
srouEJe, aal 8 system OF renovation and pur,-
Gca,ion OF your quarters will soon destroy the
pcs.ient verDin which your un!17tuDEt: PIE
.iccesscrs have entsiicd upon thsn.
Any extra articles which ycu E!ay de1ilb
Crat prohibitedj will DO procured for ru1 by
tho priscn steward, al curreni rates, in tins
city Of Columbus
Lsttarl which you Lay w1l:e 10 u which
may come flum your friends will DO t5sm'ard
57 tho officers Of tie posi-. ard, !; found to coz
,uin 10 Objectionable mktter, viii te Drofipt-
iy forwarded.
Personally ks7e nc objections to pa1oi:4I
sach persons IS you might desire to send hcrcc
;oT relief, ru. .ase no authority 10 do 30 WITH.
out instructions from my superior officers. |
hsvc referred your letter to tne proper depart
usus, that ycur request may be considered.
N'astn7er may hsvo baan your past erroc',
I deeply ieplcrp Jour present unhappy mn'
diiiuD, aud assure you that in the discharge
Of ,iic 7rry unpleasant duties which bic nov
ass;gaej to me- and from which hops socn
10 10 relieved, | shsll be adjusted by nona
other thnn the better feelings Of humanity.
LrwIs D. CAMPBELL,
Col. 69th rcs't, ". n, commanding peal
n, vis;,ors arc allowed to ses the prisoners,
and al order has been issued prohibiting tte
clJicers having charge Of tho prisoners to hold
any intercourse With them. Macy 7i3ito,s Scrs
disappointed to day but the most affecting in
c;dent was the parting OF rebe! c0ice! Ma
ior Ii. &. Cranberry from his ycuag vile FROM
rexss. who followed him through sill the cam.
oaign. and was anxious and earnest IN sharing
his imprsunlnent. Her ontreaties were of no
avail. and shs is now in Columbus, among
strangers, patiently awaiting the tsts Of her un
fortunate husband.
Tue vile vi Gen. Buckner srfiYei liote 10.
day IN search uf her husband, but uPon learn
IN. that 10 " 81, ell r0ule for Fort Warren win
Gen. Tilgtms n, she lett this afternoon for
,ls; point. Nrs B. ie b.im full Of Southern
chSalry.
Ths officers who arrived here on TuesdAJ
uisht, numbered no. nuloug whom Tero Msjo.
Georg e .Uosby, 4. A. general; Major Ale:zn-
der Cassady, A. inspector general; Haj 9r sar
uel E. Hays, 1usrtermasttr general Eapthin
TheG. j. Clay, aid-ie camp; Captain Charles
F. johnson, io. These belonged to GeEerA
: Backner'a a.sri.. blsjor II. S. DsllaI, Of Gen.
Ti!Ghsnar,'s staff; Capt. George Trplett Moor
.nsi,. Of General J"hnaon's stah; Captain j..
4. GalIsior, pri7sta secretary Of Gen. Bach
nsr; Major II. B. O,anbsrry, o! Te1ss R.n.
) gers ton officers Of Gra7es ha!te!?; Sls ot
firesn'S battery one Ha.er do; Leut. Co.. r..
8. Lyon, &ajor r. N. Henry, Capt ). ".
c Jewel! and twenty otber otHce;S Of the E!yEIs
: K.rtn:ky regiment; Colonel John a Ldiild.
q Lieu, Colonel J. J. Ote! AdjCtant joseph
: a. Howell, Surgeon Z. I. Tsisf=-o, h:Jor d.
G G. Welckar, c3muliss.rT, and sl1eeD efnseis
0 Of the twenty sig Tennessee Tesnent OoL
: A H. Abinathy, Aojaunt < L. Exams NJ
missary J. A IcRsdy, snd t"easy't%e ON