New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-10
ESTEREsTZNG PROM RICHMOND.
Release OF Union Prisoners On Pnroic-A
Soldier Murdered by IA Rebel Guard
Gen. Popc's 0Glcsrs i'm Close Coudue.
n,ent-.Bcfg. Eavis Thanking and Easf-
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FORTRESS MONROE Monday. Sept. 8, 1852.
The Aag-of-truce boat Cossack arrived IRON
Aikens Landing tits forenoon, with over 6Vo Union
soldiers paroled. They have been in prison on Belle
Island. They report Sept. 4, John Hickey OF Plnla'
delphia, was shot in Libby prison by the guard.
The guard slot at a Union prifOner for looking out
of the window, and killed Hickey instead. The
euards name was James Owen. Sept there were
sixty-two Of Gen. popes officers taken to Richmond
and placed in close confinement in Libby priron;
also about thirty soldiers.
The Rielmoad Enquirer Of the 9th contains ! The
following: ..
:" The past few days have been occupied in the
burial Of the dead on the plains of Manassas. The
movements Of the ar1nies beyond are unknown The
game OF strategy being now deemed essential by
both combatanis--tho one for the preservation, the
other for the capture OF Washington;
{" A flag OF 'Ince was sent d. or two after the
last battle, by the eneGry, asking permission TO
bury their de%.11. It was granted. Soon after,
re.unent Of negroes, armed with spades, appeared,
properly taken in charge by our troops, most OF
them Icing runaway contrabands.
1.-The 18th OF September has been appointed by
JEFF Davis IS a day Of fasting aud PRAYER, by
proclamation given at Richmond on the 4lh instant,
inviting the people Of the Confederate states 10
triumph at Richmond and Manassas
The same paper claims the victory Of Jhu1sday,
Friday, and Saturdays battles, .nd says that Lee
Headquarters were at Ansydale, eight miles from
Alexandra.
The same parey also says:
at is now one week since our last battles and
the public hrs 10 information Of the particulars.
1t IL trfng with the public heart To be thus care
/ Lac .f ,fa eaf faell knOWa
was killed or wounded. We Go not know whose
fault it is but in behalf of the bereaved we appeal
10 the Secretary Of War TO ASCERTAIN who has fallen,
aud make it public"
The removal Of Col Thomas u. Bigger, Postmas.
ter Of Richmond, is bitterly complained Of.
Parties Of wounded Rebels daily arriving at
Richmond from Manassas, and have nowhere TO 60,
and no one to for them.
The Richmond Dispatch of Sept, calls on the
Rebel Congress to extend the mos: vigorous meas
ures for executing the Contcrpton act so rs TO call
into the field Immediately gil sbe.bodied men be-
tween IL and a. years Of age, to enable them to at
once push their line Of battle into to heart Of the
cnemy's country.
The following letter was brought down bys pa
rolled Union prisoner:
Il LrHBY PrisoS Sept T. 1862.
Arrived here Yesterday after ten days hard march
and were Immediately placed In the Tobacco piisor
together with several hundred other unfortnnaes
We sincerely hope tsst Mr. Willard Of Washington,
and the rest of our many friends will uso their ut
most influence 10 have us exchanged, in place OF
those Rebel prisoners taken at Fairfax aud now at
Washington. TO our families we can only say We
are well, and living ia hopes of soon being ex-
changed; we cal write but little. Remember ur 10
ali our friends We shall write to you 80 often ~
possible. There are 100 citizen prisoners here from
all parts Of the country.
RATTAN BRlCE.
TALHADGE THORN.
The flag Of truce in returning met rebel gnnboai
this side Of Harrison's Landing returning toward
Richmond. About twenty ladies came down from
Richmond going North.
1t 10 talked in Richmond tina, tie new Merrinlac ii
failure but s completed