New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-29

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Vessel Rrrnt-Kcturu Of Flag oil truce
with eight Cbnpisias and sargcons-A'i
Quiet along The Lines-Nced OF secr"i's'
from Special Correspondent
PAT U,arI.oxs LAaprsG. JAMES RIVER. Va,
Sunday Morning. July u, ibbz. ,
A most daring exploit was performed by our Reoei
neighbos ACROSS the river he night before last IN
my letter of yesterday morning informed You that
the schooner Louisa Reeves Of New York. laden
with damaged corn, was burned during the night be-
fore short time after the mail boat left Yesterday
he rd that the crew, four in number were taken
of the burning vessel BY email armed ting, when
aets ~ mess.n niger between the gunboat heet, and
that they were held prisoners, it was suspected
;hey had dealt unfairly with the captain OF the YES
&C., who could not be found anywhere. The story
o. the men was lie effect that at about II O'Clock
0 the nigbt o. Friday the 25th small bo't h!Ied
with armed boarded the schooner. Tie men
were all asleep At the lne, but tie oeccsn soo roased
them up, snd having found the captain, took MN
into tie boat. They item fired the vessel ana
threatened the crew Aat II they made the east noi.e
they would trest them 10 shower OF bullets. lhis
threat had the desiTed effect and toe fascas landed
within musket shot vi she vessel they lad SET fe TO-
4
fred two lhos al our tents at THIS ride. One
OF these shots paus.d close 10 clerk who wac Stand
ing on the snOie convenient 10 Tie ONCE Oh COohe
Ingall... The men thea called out with all lLeif
mig for assistance their own boat being cut on 6y
the ile being bet ween them and the stern OF the
vessel where The boat lay secured. The armed tug,
attracted by the fire. came ana took them OIL az De-
fore stated. THIS story was ~ improbable that tue
authorities beliey the men mad murdered The cap
! tain, IN 1t WAS known that he had considerable
sum OF money with him. However, laer IN the
day contrabaud noticed on the oppooitc snore
making all kinds of signals so attract the attention
OF rome OF our boat. Ho was taken on board
tug AMI he at once corrobOraed the story OF the
crew Of the schooner. Sid lie had seen the captain
and that he WIS carried fl to R,bu0ad. 1bis con-
trlbaud told That Tor three days lie "as ryIog TO
attract the attention OF Of our boats. lie also
stated that there 40 Rebel cavalry at the otnsr
roe OF the river that moaning. Capt. Forsyth, the
Lew Provost Marshal, sent him up TO General
Mcclellan.
RETURN or FLAG OF TRUCE-THE CONTRA
BANDS STORY CoRROBORATED.
TIE steamer w. w. Frazer, in charge Of Col.
Swiiz.r a. ID. c., went up the river yesterday with
"A f,y Of truce. In q slor, time they srTiy' d at
City Point and there found four chap IA ms and Tour
surgeons Of our army sitting under the shade Of the
trees Lie ar the wharf, With their baggage scattered
about, but not colder, officer, or rcfson OF any
kind wa. near. When the Fraser came aongslde
q whsrf, they jumped on beard, and shook bands
with every man the boat. One chaplain clspped
his hands and sad, with tears 10 bis eyes, 81 want
10 ki,s that dear old flag and AZ he did. The names
Of those officers seven Vf whom have been PRISONERS
in Rebellion for one year, IRE as follows:
Dr.. s.srs taken gri.onsIs ksn.,..i Or o,y do Dr.
Iy,. ,sssn ct Wntentoni the Rev Hiram Eddy. I'd Con-
noeeu. ,a.en M.n.',a. h, Rev MI Dodge l,,h New
io s Loo.ye s, At M'n,' sSs nsv , I psen
syy.ni. slil N prison at Salisbury Dr. sioesu' u 3 NJ
sod D. Holman.
/ Daring which time they suffered like martyrs Of
Oh Tic hofrid treatment they received at first can
noe be described. Had they been dogs they could
not have been treated worse. For the laet Tour
moutbs, however, il has becn little better. In a
short time an officer Of the Coniederaies, dressed m
gay style, made Lis appearance and Informed Coi.
Switzer that those men had leave TO go. The visit
Of the Colonel was only for the purpose OF deliver
/ ing dispatches and be WAS rather surprised and
eaed AT the pleasure Of receiving those oihoers In
n short time DR.. Cullen, Medical Director OF the
Confederate army, made bis appearance, and asked
our men what the fire that was seen on Friday
night. On being informed, be cono0orated the
story Of the contrsbund aud said the captain Of the
schooner was in Richmond.
| rend Won list Of Union men who are confined
in he Salisbury, n. C., pnsons As this ia the last
place where those officers confined one Of
them secreted the lIst his per,on and gave 1t 10
me or pu hcation ia The TRIBUSh. Many of the
friends Of those parties do not know where they are
The officers had to ride all night the platform Of
the cars As no civil allowed to travel on the
ears, they being exclusively used IN the transpora
ton of troops Thirty thousand conscrpts being
raised in the nsighborhood Of Charleston, s. T..
They are 10 be sent 10 Richmond. Troops from all
narts Of tho Souih are pouring into Richmond, and
! The papers are not allowed to mention the fact.
send YOU Richmond and Petersburg papers Of yeser-
day.
| I noticed among the officers on their way home
Lieut. Col Butler Of the sd n y. \. ", who, re-
curing rest after hi. srduous labors as Provost
Mershal both here aud at White House has procured
a short leave Of absence IL II very possible the gal.
liant Colonel may devote hs active energies to rails
ing another regimen, aud thus make h absence ~
useful to the country agreeable 10 himself. Col.
ROcn Of Gov. horgan's Stsf leaves to day, to rep
resent personally the condition Of the New FORK
troops the authorities at home, and 10 urge upon
them the paramount necessity of iiiling up the old
regiments even before the new ones are raised. In
the one case men would be- rendered Ell lent in a
] iev weeks, while in the other il will take month";
10 place them on an available footing. There il but
one opinion in the army this point, from the Gen.
erai commanding down. All the officers unite in
representing the absolute necessity OF recruiting the
| thinned ranks of our veterans. few thousand men
thus neoi poratd would render this army nvincIbe,
aud trust the authorities at home ray listep u
Col Roch's approximations ~ he has had the best
means of l-afning the necessities aud sctual ccndi.
q. Of tie army. DIX.
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