The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-08

Among the many letters taken in the enemy
camps before Hlohraond," three which ver,
addressed TO al freshman in the Yankee eerytc,
named Is well make IL out, 'sTru,e
Two are from his brother and one from his sister
They contain sonie passages that worthy of es
recal attention.
From these letters il would appear that Trut,
was resident OF ST. Catharines Canada West an.
tina. he had been induced IL enlist in the Y,nke,
army upon the promise made by some one in a,l
.hority that after the crushing out Of the rebel
siion the FedeTaiists were to liherate Ireland A
Part of the programme TO seize and anne.
Canada to the Northern Union
1t further appears from the letters that a serre
association WAS formed at the North called the
Phoenix Society, the object of which was TO pro
mote the cause of liberatng Ireland by the agency
of the Yankees. The soldiers sister nnmed Jane
writes him very sensible letter in which she de
plores his listing. and sincerely grets Lis Joining
the secret society, which is against the discipline Of
the Catholic Church. 1--WE are all Irish" saws she,
''and would be proud to you risk your life for
Ireland, necessary but not your immortal soul
would think tie Irsbman who would Civ. inter-
ance to such language (some rsdicalism 70 aoub,
In the volunteers letter to lis sister, had forgotten
the many lessons he had learned in the Emerald
l-ie, among which ale Faith Hope and Charity"
Jane csetainly good girl, ard worhy Of better
brother
Inc letters OF Thomas 10 his brother John Trute
are however, more important as they reveal more
clearly the schemes through which John was
listed" Tom seemed to have been sort Of Tory !;
but John had Won him over By promises Of the lib
erafion of Ireland. lie says:
1.-THE blowing up that you gave me cured me of a
good deal q Tory teeling-sothst You can now call
ms rdttd littte rebel Proud am of you
when read the object Of your listing to hep poor
needy and tyrannised old Ireland to try and wrest
from the grasp Of the oppressor the hearths of
forefathsrs. We should risk everything for the
.sss1g Of Ireland , . e.. my dear brother am
ful for 10000 men. Does the United States intend
TO provide you with aFnis ammunition, and vessest
II they do, you may succeed, il not think you
may tail. In regard to the taking OF Canada, when
said the Yankees had better sfag 10 home or get
licked, meant (as it was then supposed) that the
Northerners would not be able to whip the 'secesh'
and would therefore. be down in men, down in
purse, snd down IN the mouth But since the North
erner. have advanced into 'seeesi" from ali points
have changedm mind and think that the Yankees
would soou take Canada. as people here think the
Yankees would soon whip seeesh and would then
nave plenty Of men and money Tom here relents
little ana thinks it not clearly wise to give up
their present Government for an association with
tne ankees lie EAys;l hut dear brother, think
that we are better OF than II the Stars and Stripes
nostsd over ux We have selfgovernment--n
like poor Ireland aud Indta-we have all the priv-
Ieses that ewant. Thinking he had made rather
strong concession. further on he declares MANY
wss the tear shed every time thought you sup,
psesd me sncb n wretch Us to be loyal subject cf
Nx1tsin No dear brother, I am irisb and never
eS1 forget nor forgive the wrongs of Ireland" 81
Another letter from Tom TO John Is in the same
vein but adds nothing TO the disclosures.
These letters give an insight into the cunning
sud tead prscticed by tho Yankees to seduce for
eGnsrs into their service the war ef rapine upon
tns South. TO the Irish Is held cut the premise OF
q war upon England Tire annexation Of Canada.
and Liberation Of Ireland. The Dutch and others
snsss mereensry ars promised ths Lands a the re-
beis which, by law. etc be subdivided and sold in
small tafms, for which none but lcyai men are a,
lowed 70 bid. For all the foreigner. they hav. a
ready story. plausible but .reacherons. Ia thu.
way their raaks Are filed with eE,m- grants lii
shis way Europs IL n,sde already 10 intervene in
.AmAriesn afsairA
The letteFsof the Trates may not be very i'm
portAat, but nevertheless, they sapsd . hint 10
John Ball.