The New York herald., 1863-11-19
TRIPLE SH EET.
New York, Thursday. Nov. 10, 1859.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The treatment Of the Union prisoners at Rich.
mond has been the theme of many comments in
our columns of late, and the miscsable condition
to which they were reduced for want Of food and
other necessaries Of life has been repeatedly de.
scribcd by our correspondents and others. An
effort was made by our government to relieve
them, but with unheard of barbarIty the attempt
has been refused by the rebel authorities in Rich
mond.
The steamer Convoy which left Fortress Monroe
last Saturday with provisions and clothing for our
soldiers held as prisoners in Richmond, returned
yesterday, bringing back the provisions aud
clothing, Col. Irving, who had charge Of the mat
ter having been refused the privilege Of taking the
rations to Richmond. Thus our unfortunate sol.
diers, numbering some twelve thousand, are left
to perish of want in the prisons Of the rebel capi.
tai. II ever there was time when II became the
solemn duty Of the government to push its armies
on to Richmond surely 1t is now. We must wait,
however, to see whether the War Department ap.
precistes the nccesAity or not. The prisoners are
being removed to Danville, some twenty-five hun.
dred Of them having already started for that place.
An arrival from Richmond. of some released prison.
ers on parole puts Us in possession Of the condi.
ton of the HERALD correspondents, Messrs. Bulk.
ley, Hendricks and Hart, prisoners in Castle Thun.
der. They are permitted to purchase outside food
enough to keep life going, although the prison
fare is reduced to Q starvation standard.
The news from the Army Of .hc Potomac il de.
void Of interest. On Sunday last after General
Klpstricks force had retired from their recon
ncissance on the Rapdan, the enemy threw over
two regiments on this side of the river, keeping
them. however, under cover Of their guns. No
movements indicating an approaching conflict
have been made. Everything Is quiet, both in
'front.' and rear.
A despatch from Chattanooga Of the l7th says
that on that morning the enemy brought battery
down TO the river side and shelled the camp of the
One Hundred and Twenty fifth Illinois, guarding
the 6rss six miles above there. killing the Rev. Mr.
Sanders. chaplain Of the regiment. The rebels
were forced to retire after half an hours practice
BY tho Second Minnesota battery. With this excep.
tion all was quiet there.
Our naval correspondence of Mobile gives some
very interesting accounts Of the cruise Of the
sunboat Gertrude in that vicinity, the capture
ef the blockade runner Warrior. and the discom.
ntsrs Of the rebel ram which attempted to dam.
age es Union squadron. A map accompanies
he statement, showing the entrance To Mobile
Day. the position of our blockading nees and the
rebe' defsncrs OF the harbor. A despatch from
Ncb..s on the 18th instant, 70 the rebel Adjutant
densrsl, forwarded by Major General Msury, says
hat on the dag previous his troops dashed in
shove Bayou Sers, on aplunderng party Of Yan-
yees. three hundred strong, and drove them to
lLev iron .oiads with great slaughter. We brought
on, he says, their wagon trains snd twenty Eve
prisoners.
II vas stated yesterday in Washington that tn.
safest news from East Tennessee Is that the rebe
General Longstrcet is moving In that direction
and that some skirmIshing has already occurred
between bis advance and General Burnslde's out
posts but at What particular point was moi
know.
MIsCKLLANE0us NEWS
BY the arrival Of ,hc Teutonis on Cape Race 90
Monday evening wc have European sdyices to the
sth inst. one day later than the accounts pre-.
wc1siy received.
Tho report that the Uni, a States steamer Kcar.
sarge had been ordered 90 leave the harbor OF Cork