Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15
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TIE YANKEE PRISONERS.
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F"'hsY ttGkijiNG, MAY IS, 1868.

TIE TAHEEE PRISONERS.
For tho eiication especially Of the North
sin press, which p!.caa i:a csiimsto of Tho
Federal los1 Ia " messing" At tho recent bat!
ties nSar Fredericksburg, al between III o and
three lhtrst3d, we submit he following facts
srd fsurca:
There arrived at the Libby Prison, from
charlottesville and near Fredericksburg,
during tie several days succeeding the bst.
ties, five thoulnad tTo buadrel ard thirty
seven Fsi::sl scl;ie,f, Including ovsi three
hunJrnd oiiiceys; sill Of whom have Giucc been
Gent of by flag of truce TO City Point, for
emtar kaiion, hclnuws!d hound
There also urElvsd, tbs week, from the
South, tscn. by Gen. Forresi) fourteen bun.
dTed Lid thirty-onc prisoners, taken near
Rome, Ga They fiji out the nuiut or to
SECS. Thsfn were in lhs prison previously.
Lie captives, who had not buan disposed OF.
All haze now besn sent uti-2.715 going down
Gu Tuesday, and 4,04l Leaving on yesterday
morning. Ii tha above liz: no wounded are
coun:sd- norc Of the sovcral thousands left
III our hands ny the retsssti..g Fsderals aftor
tho battle. assr fredericksburg, boing re-
aaivod. Troy hnya doubtloss in accordance
with ths o'dcrs Of Con. Lee, been delivered
- Hooker to take care Of himself. None of
tho ciiioe's captured by Forropt have, as
yet, arrived from tho South.
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RESPONSE 70 HE APPEAL OF THg SECRETARY
OE WAR.
~ . rceiiug Of tho citiz.as Of Hanover, st
their cour. bca,c. on TUESDAY, The 29.h Of
April, t;'..t being court d.y, Dir. Ezekiel S
Tally Vas APPOINTED chairman end -. j..
r,-iiafugrn secretary. 6 q selar-
Tao Chairman explained the OF jsct OF tho
mte'ing 10 b" 10 csg:n1, cU!DnitIees, in ac-
c0tdInce with the Recommendation Of The
Secretary OF War. TO ascertain what supplies
can ,e ohininel for the support Of tbs army.
UGl E Fousaina cff,red the following roiO-
luiri:s. which having bsen supported by j.
Il. Tsiaorru, Esq, were Gnaninuualy
ejopte':
l. Resolved, That the %pitit CT solfahnesa
emu oxtrri.3n thould b., restrained sad dis
coa'tssI a. tho present :ima by I'll good nsn.
Resolved, That sach man D true interest
viii he best Iromoted ~ sustaining tho
causo Of tho Coufc.iUsacy, end especially, by
glsio: ell tho aid in his pors in supporting
cur sr:ny in tho field.
3. Rauolypa, Toat O0m,c itiees # two gon-
!lolftn IN each rnsgiatsrial district bs ZIP.
pointed. with an earnest request thai thoy
will cenvls' :soir ds.ric;B thoroughly, aud
MAX" appeals to line pcoplo 20 agree to lell 10
t:;e GnYernmont such amount. Of corn,
~ :.tst, CATS. h,ur, bacon, beef, hay, fiddler,
shncfs, o. 9.T.w, M matte AnHeYsr small
the qasn,i'y, ~ uacl oas can spare b. Using
cronomy.
J. Resolved. Thai the Committees p-oqi-
5pG tar III the 81 ltG.lu'ign be requeaied to
wake r:cnaran,'s q: sl Suppiiss prvmiseI,
e,: =. a., argn fgr th.i, delivery =! the mos,
thmvu'l.5a. pant ard fay nria shall decline
"a sail or: yIasonnhlu :,::ins i. the GWEN,
meat, Who. 10 tbs opIHlon OF TIC OIG,initsae,
oagh. 80 ia 90. :hst ;hoy mako rapirt OF
arerY sucA case 10 som3 cific,r sdth ofizud to
impress.
; Resolved, Tat thn UhIna.itteeS meet al
HsnovT U II, OIL Tles:lny mkt, Sin May,
sot; g., raa Oh n, tri;a I" b. allowed Tor each
s:ii jin furnished.
6. Resolves, That Ia Committees are ra-
qu,sttd 20 u:do:tske 10 collect tho amount
.Si3!ch Will hs due f,f any arpplies ready for
delivery, and pay 57er iha samo to tdo par
,iss who iu.ai=Led thsi.r III accordance with
the Recommendation Of tho Secretary Of War.
O1mascii af D.. M<con, Resolved, That
in tie opinion Of this meeting largo. sup
ply OF bacon coad ha detained By al equita-
tls exct:*rgo for ruglr o. uolaases. than in
any o!hsr way.
Resolved, That if .ny psrG:n appointed
shnGld GGc'iRc 10 sG'. thu general Ince.ing Of
$50 Committees bu au horj2ad to fiji the
T.cancY
Resolved, That these proceedings be pub
iishsd in the papers 81 the City C Richmond.
Tho following gentlemen wsre appointed to
visit thu cit;zens, w:
District M a Ihsr. d. Wicker, D.. WIN,
T. Gainca.
District No. 2-J.m n. TA!iarerr0: Dr.. q.
" Pollard.
District NJ. 3 El,aund Minst.n, Or. F.
G. Taylor.
Districs No. 4-Wto. II. Campbell, John
Elicit.
Ds,,ir. NJ. 5-Ga,:, ". boswell, Walter
q. Sh; liDA.
D.o;i.ct No. 6-D.. Thompson, COL E. Fer
t,:ao.
Ez.ElgI g. T.LLEY, Chsirulsh.
JHo. III. T.LiAfEgRa sisI :,
NOTE. This fist NJI"ih;lntnt having iallsl, The
nnupe Ct the mGitr,e rogue iteJ 10 uueud at
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