Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-19
!ENtl t':eEEsG cuneE.fDNhHNGE.

The tnil"wjr' CONTAMINATION, from the
rsa ai Lieutenant DeTsrloy ksnucr, e :.
=: has been kavdci liz Wit: > request tor
lis publication, ii ii i1ten;iai t" 2ouuterset
soma injnrinus rarnrts hisis si the North,
ana L. s1ms extent, l"pieh in The parers Of
thln coGnIry.
Far III. Eaouires,.
MessiS. .Eiitors, N"e tina; sm in Dixie,
| vrill etve air. N'elss the "rarticulars" he
60 mnch dsSirsa. II is not IA gratifv his wish
es that do so but 10 le, him, his people aud
nv peopls see haw wSs treated by the Uni
tex States Government On account Of ras-
ea!iy islsehooi from the psu OF command
er, Charles 8nggs,U. 5. r. / was not his
prisoner, but Tas cue nevertheless: and,
being heiplessly situated, wss msds &c sui
fey paip; prirstion and every indignity by the
so.ca!led United States Government, when
they had 10 right To infict punishment under
any circumstances, apd certainly not when
there vas nc Cause for doing 30, For sollo
weehs-irGm shortly after tbs tiuc Vas
made prisoner until d mouth after had been
in Fort Watrsn--I had been kept Ia; Close
confinement CT otherwise punished By NY
.captors. hsd bern ordered II be seul 10
fnrt Lafayette as rlsr, nniad foy its dis
comforts. Hui that order WAS conutefmand,
td. and rtidsirad At Fort Warren did
not demand the rraeOmS for this extraordinary
conduct on the part "t Mr.. Wtllea nor lid |
,n:eud doing 30; but Capt. Mitchell kindly
hraS.ch-i clie subject " hen th. following cor
rrs..on'!slur- =ns,led
Ii. "a letter I" The H'n, Air Wtl!s., Lari
u. Eays
"Iolnmar;.i''r ;a;.I;l;;;ss ' a. :i3ael5 c@EEnsd
2n bosrG tb2 /. :. -hips toaTsio and EkGda
Island, and has hsen-dzned at this post, TBS
privileges a.."wW! 10 ushcr prisoners of war.
the reasons Ilr which remain unknown to
him sS we'll as TO myself. Gn board the Colo
raj" wss officially informed that his close
ccrauetnsat w&s ordered on ":srv grave
charges, :1i iI;f Elyesli, aware. # 0nv
niScondu-r IL the rsrt 81 C"u.Ts!iier L su-
nor. aud, thefelnrt, al ali ;'i justice 10 ths
accused, s well &c o. hnIti ti,vaI nmali,5: ,lsSire
to ne furnished with i copy 81 the cha rges
aga inat tuul. enrt ,o he info rmsd ty Whist :es
t,n"uy II Is !,ropIFeu to sustain tpam, III
sEaad oi seni!ng az snsEer to thls. t. is wri-
ter, Hr- Weiss rit=a 70 "RaysrleT E>annon.'
Fort Warren. sa-inc--Sir: the letter ci
JOHN L, Mtchcll, cfthc Both inst, concern
ins the restrictions inp3sel on you by oriar
CT this Department, at Fort Warren: hss taeu
received, Vii Jou please furnish tha De.
rartinsnt "ith the particulars oi tbs dsstruc-
'ion 0i toe fun-ho1t oi which yGn hsd con
snand, ill the sns32em.ui he.a~ Msw 0rle5n6,
with 1"pUa;!s2 men Oh board 80 The ioilaW-
ins ~ r;,r answers
tnR7 ",RSTc: E2.taH :Iu:.3 -. 50.
h2T. GRECO {TEl1Is.
Secre:aT- ci l. :. Navy.
S:T-C&lonst Nu;riri; the commander al
this Irost. 1et"Hrs, 10 0.s yesterday letter
s!s-T:eI 1T :5.i. uG.,isr |:t. It juua 2jih, ii,
r. >.sG' - ~ "t+-yrrlsY karntu. - and rs-
t-TTiaT 70 : ;;Inui,iTt atiIu addressed 10 y1u
iii tna :Qth INST hr nv cuperl6r- officer
To.a-iau1ar J. Y. Mitchell: q the ConGede-
rs!s States &sry: WHOM you at. pleased x,
designate IS john K Mitchail.'' The p:ir-
port O.? .TouE letter Is request Eaa, viii
furnish yonr Department cI the Cnitea
.laeeS Go7eru1en. with ths particulars or
tts destruction Of the 2untast al which
ned cnnrHiana Ii the engagement below New
Orleans. Eith 1cae.t't.a ncn en- bosSd, ~ he6
destrnred sni lett the vessel -hich / COM
T.ai.,ia;, ou tie occasion reierrsd te, al the
wounded nIsis haI ha2I Tano-aI, tia waat NJ
than. o.7ers= ttt.. :ll t,:..s J.. n:i sir: hards
'=.c r1y5e!I lke last 10 issrs fka i'sssa! -
IA. statements which you maY hs7z recsiiv-
Ell to- the tonrrscT sra YrhoIy without iouu-
dai.on. Il ~auil uot &c proper under ali?
circumstances rnar should rspor; t:>:;2:: the
''part,Gulars' =; be. destruction, that rsius 4
rsrttr which >;l!@;rr9 r-.E a7vu t:avarunti;t
E.-sr:!.ci;s''., aud with which yours eau have
4 =. -, Il
&I.a ii%, rie, however, 6i which yo,I have II
rit 1t 10 tune cr,ni1An"e under the tQ!Gg ~
.la:, viii ni,h pleasure rsepond - any re
s:.ectIui c5rID!upicst'9u wricE T3u r0at j.
dress lie an ths svbiec;. Iu;ieed, I snail IL
glad ii the opportunity To indicate .ay cha
raoter, as Az 2Itcsr, iran. the ucjusl apd
uTinpuiv1 irIpGtaij7ns which ha7s teeii cast
uroI /: IL tns connection r@ which ECU 81
iu;:s. sa1 upar: !le faith Of which haze al
.asly been dispara.ed ~ unusual restric-
,inps and coutucucots here. aud elsewhere,
;ince / lra"s been prisoner, Witco3t haViDg
bc&u Icrni.;ied at opportunity ior auoh wiz
dicasion pdI Four letter 1T tie 9th inst
So studiously lerlse t. 18th Commander
Mitchell and rnTs=if not only our a.icial js-
sifna!iCrSJ but those II cCiLrcGr courtesy.
that vhils l all unwilling 10 believe GOT
would Intentionally aiteT An indignity IL pri-
soners ol var il 7onT power, c&un1t no."
make further reply witi.;,rt failing III respect
to r,vself, 81 well a. - i"Y aursrinr ath;sr
and ny tiovcrunenr
| all sir, rery respectfully,
IcTT oSadisnt servant,
BEVERLEY kEEror:
ii'aE:roander Louisiana Nav,
i1 tie Confederate service.
I,a lcS ID june, the Hon. Mr Weiles wrote
e Col Drarick, The coIpmsni dim. oiIicer Ct o11