Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-12-23
TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER %, 1862


DR.. j. B.Garand. About II A. NJ. to-day by
permission Of Gen. Lee, flag of truce with a
hundred mon, with picks and shoyels came
in to bury their dead, and later in tho day a
second trail Of sixty men came. But the
work is not yet finished. and must occupy n
good part of the day tomorrow. There was
a'su nm exchange Of prisoners. Some a53
prisoners were returned and as many Of theirs
wr'c probably sent over. $
Ourrxch.ngcd prisoners say the Yankees
arc gong of as fast as possible in the dircc-
tion, they ihink, Of Aqnia Creek. Our pick
els extend to the river, but none of their
pickets arc visible on the opposite bank.
1t Is a fact beyond dispute, and one which
can be attested by citizens OF this place, that
some of our men were shot after having sur
rendered. Shall this conduct 80 unnoticed
THURSDAY, Dec. Is, 1862.
All quiet this morning. Not a rumor or
\ report III circulation.
. a. M.~-Thcre are now some five hundred
more Yankees on the opposite shore to come
over fur the purpose of finishing the work
Of burying tnu dead. "a
Brviag the Deoa-4 Deyer.eF -:SS;p0tfs-. TIE
LuhabiiaatS-Thc Womea- Fidelity Of The
!Slaces--P Poisoned RrYetx- I'irguia Bunk
- Yankee Letters. ST., Sc.
Especial Correspondence Of Richmond Enquirer J
FKEDrRIcEssugG, Va, Dec. l9, 1862.
! RugYIsG THE DEAD.
Yesterday and the day before were taken
up in the ar1nistice for the purpose Of cX-
changing prisoners and allowing the Yankees
to bury their dead.
At first the Yankees sent over party Of
one hundred, then sixty-live men, and finally,
on the morning Of the second day, five hun
tircd we're deaile1 for this sad, and to those
ENGAGED, evidently disagrecshlc work. If
proof gathered not only nn this battle. field,
bu, ON every one taught during the war, and
wherever the Yankees have Shown them
| selves, had not heun piled mountain high az
| u the utter want of all claim to civilization.
the way III winch they performed the last
offices lnr their dead, might take one possibly
| by surprise; but Yankee character is sn well
developed, and their civilization so we'll un-
| dcrstood, that it will take none by surprise,
| hen informed that i'll burying their dead,
| ;hcy satisfied themselves with merely digging
lorg bitches and pitching them in, heels or
| heads upwards rs was most convenient, much
| after the tnannrr, III peace times, OF burylng
dead cattle. And yet these wretches seemed
| hnrr;.iGd that their dead were, in many in
stances, left nude, having hcen stripped Of
| th"ir clothing by the soldiers and the battle
field plunderors. For nyeeir, en- pu$saAt, |
must say that this to me is most disgusting,
and Is anything but credltable TO the tastes
II, IF hf,o "a
do such acts as laying bare those who have
been SLAIN in batt!e. Let Us hope that if ne
cesSi,y induces our men to appropriate outer
cirLhlrg, that they Will hereafter spare the
under garments, lifting shrouds 'or the dead.
pgseRTEg COMES OVER
This morning vclitabie son Of the Enc
raid Isle who. 1t Is sad, was Of the party that
came over Oh the previous day to bury the
dead SWAIN the river near knox'S ford and
cam. into our lines. Ills information WAS
neither extensive nor valuable. Patrick how
ever y as of the opuiOn that the "shelling was
not over" Upon being questioned rs 10 his
reasons ior deserving, he gave none other than
llat he was trc,l of fighting and wanted en-
ploylnrnt as a coal miner, representing that
to ne his occupation.
SP0lLS CAPTURED.
!, l., = pre&n,,, letter, mentioned that-we
got abhut 100000 rounds of cartridg dgcs4-
| Frcm more accurate Sources | learn that w G
got i.t least double this amount, besides some
seven to eight thousand small arms, will,
knap'acks and cartridge boxes in great pro
lus;un. There were also found quite num-
Der Of boxes Of "army brea'i'' or crackers,
with barrels OF salt pork, and picked beef
Their luxures they did not trust this sidr
this time, evidently fearing that what jack
son said was true, viz: That he could whip
any army that Cane we'll provIsnned." How
they suLSiated 1t Is = fact, beyond dispute,
that they fed their army in Fredericksburg
during the four days ui occupation. upon the
Stores uf private citIzrns which they stole, and
not Upon ti"vci niutut stores as they alleged
| Tor there were none in the town, and have
! heen none there Since Tie arrival Of General
Lee.
rug rEGrIE OF THE town WHO REMAINED-THI
| WOMEN.
The Yankee Generals wero almost thunder
struck at finding so many Persons through 4
sre!ilng lasting twelve honfs, and carried on
without lnterniSsiun. with one hundred and
forty-,hrer guns. General Stnrgis told n
lady that tue women OF fredericksburg ongbt
to be handed down to the latest postcrity as
model heroincS. He then said To the same
| iady-''IGadaIn, it IL too dangerous for you to
remain longer, General Lee will shell the
town; 20 over to the othrr side, will assure
Won protection and return whenever you
| choose to come back The ladv's reply was
quite Signiticanl-"No SIR said she, 81 havc
no more business across that river than q
Yankee has in Heaven; shall stay and take
the best cnre can Of my property" He
then asked If she had IA husband in the
Suuthern army. mo, sir, have a SON; but
if my husband docs not n"w enlist and
avenge the vandalisms you have committed on
my town and its people, shall get a divorce.
Said Sturgis, 81 admire your pluck, madam,
and from this time frrward, ~ long az re-
MAID, you shall be protected" In another
INSTANCE, a gentleman had been arrested, and
was being carried before an officer, when bis
daughter, one Of the moat beautiful and nc
culnplshed girls in the city, sc,zed an old
sword lying near. AMI following rhe guard
who was condnc,ing her father, and who
waS abusing him, hade him dcs'st, threatening
him with instant death If he should harm her
fathcr, accompanied him 10 tho presence OF the
officer. when both were rcleased. 4 fankec
officer who witnessed this scene said he would
rather fight the best regiment Of the South
than encounter the women Of Frederck4-
burg.
| THE FIDELITY or THE SLAVES.
One of the most gratifying of the many in
tercsting incidents Of the occupation Of Fred.
cricksburg was The faithful conduct of the
| claves who remained In several instances
they saved amid the perfect rain Of shot and
slell. houses and indeed squares from de-
#rnction In other INSTANCES they claimeG
aud secured protect Il for the property o
their owners; whilst III not a few instance:
they asked to be permitted to share the plum
der with the th,evjng sUld'ery, and getting thu