New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Connecticut Volunteers, VINO was tahen prisoner Nv
Bull Run and has beel confined at Richmond,
Charleston. Columbia and Salisbury ever since.
We ask special attention TO tits relation, not so
much for the new facts therein for the corobor-
alive evidence it affords with regard to the treatment
of Union prisoners by the Rebels. 1t is but repe-
tition of facts heretofore printed but the character
and position Of DR.. McGregor will give them
additional weight. And sympathisers with the ltgh-
bred ladies of the South are particularly requested
TO note that when the Union prisoners
arrived at Columbia, the chiyalrous Capital
of chivalrous South Carolina, Capt. SILVER,
the Rebel officer in charge, cid all in his power to
make them comfortable; but the women of Column
bia, when they heard of this kindness being shown
&C. the Yankees" made quite an ouiery about it, and
was stopped and Capt. SILVER was arrested. And
again. after they taken to Salisbury, the first
o. our soldiers who Cied was inferred in the Luth-
eran burying-ground, but the women of Salisbury
came forward and interfered in this also, as at
Columbia and the body was removed to lanyard
where all subsequent inierments were made. Such
are the women over whose delicate nerves The
London Times is pouring the oil Of consolation
When a woman steals, or murders, or even gels
drank she is punished just 4 same rs man would
be punished, aud 10 one complaints but, VIXEN she
debases the sacred privileges of sex TO the work
of treascn-when, like hyena, she digs up
tie caTcase of dead man and drags il off to dirt
hole, or displays on her delicate fingers ring made
of Yankee bore or dips her snuff out of Yankee
skull che must be indulged in her playful whims,
and The officer who attempts to restrain her innocent
pastime must be branded as a brute. When the
whole treatment of the Union prisoners comes to
light, as we hope it may, we shall how painfully
people have been mistaken in the character Of the
gentle sex in the South.
The Christian humanity of the Rebels was
Enthusiastically manifested at the great fire in
Charleston The Jail OF that city was crowded with
Union prisoners. Every house and everything in
the Deighborhood OF the jail was on fire, and the
yard filled with brands coming from the burning
buildings. While the fire raging Ill full fury,
the prisoners, instead of being given chance to
save themselves from burning, were confined in sep
srate cells. Tie fire destroyed everything around
the Jail, and it Was a miracle how that building
capped without sharing the same fate. 1t certainly
was not the fault of the chivalrous citizens OF
Charleston that these unfortunate men were not
roasted alive The persons in charge of the Jail GER
tainly intended that they should be.
The courteous chivalry Of the Rebels is fifty H.
Illustrated by the following incident: Gen. Ripley,
who is or was the Rebel commander at Charleston,
has been highly lauded a chiyarous gentleman.
Some months ago, when large number of Union
prisoners were in that city, OF thema Surgeon
died. The subaltern in charge asked Gen. Ripley
where he should bury the body, when The Chivalry
replied: "Dig hole and bury him like damned
dog" TIE crime of the deceased was attending his
,ick and dying counrymen until he himself was
worn out.
AT last Gen. Mcclellan has undertaken the
slight but important work Of destroying the trees and
buildings the opposite shore of the James, under
the shelter Of which the Rebels have kept their bat
teres and sharp-shooters for the annoyance Of our
river craft. On Friday he sent over Geo men, who
very soon cleared the point opposite HaIrsons Land
ing. On the previous light we had five men killed
and two wounded by Rebel shells. On Saturday
our boats engaged in Smelling the Rebel houses
and other hiding places Gen. Mcclellan
gagged OIL Saturday in reviewing his troops.
The unreiability of Western wal dispatches is
getting proverbial. We have, compressed in one
dispatch from Cairo. tie statement that 100 Of Col
Mans men had been surrounded by five six
hundred enemies, but would hold their own until
they got re-enforeements The same dispatch goes
on to inform US that about one hundred men Of COL
Danels's command had been attacked by similarly
disproportionate force, and he, too would hold out
ontil be got re-enforcements. There is no knowing
what TO believe.
"A rich prize was brought into port last even
ing. Tie British propeller Memphis, 500 tuns,
only four months old, was captured by the gun
boat Magnolia, just after she bad run the block
ade from Charleston, and was of for England.
Her cargo consisted Of 55 bales Of Sea Island cot
ton. This cargo alone must be worth at least
t3JO,0O0.
Gen. Pope writes very sharp reply to the note
ofCapt. Harrison of the 9jth NewYork. lie ia the
officer for whom Gen. Pope recently advertised
reward of five cents. IL seems that the order was
not 30 much intended for Harrison TO discourage
others from getting oil on himsy pretexts. This
shiriDg, Gen. Pope has determined to pu, end to-
One Of our correspondents with Gen. Popes
army relates that, the village Of Little Washing
ton, be found our soldiers guarding the house of
notorious Secessonist and that the soldier tod him
il was done by the order Of Gen. Banks. There
must be some mistake, or Gen. Banks has not lately
beard from lis superior officer.
COL Robinson, Provost Marshal at sv,rryville,
has arrested sixty seventy citizens Of Rappahan-
mock County WHO will not take the oath of allegi-
snce. Three days grace has been granted, when,
if they will not swear TO support the Constitution
and the laws, they will be sent beyond the lines.
That virulent den of Secession sympatbzers,
Nassau, n. r., was thrown into great excitement a
few days since by the u. s. steamer Adirondack,