The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-10
NO. 185.


sach"stiss negro soldiers who havs keeA sojd Into
slavery In Texas, aad one negro shap,aln WIN IL
still In jail Al Columbia, q &. Ii aneears that he
has applied for n,ra WIN he does MOI Know 10 be Ia
the United States service:
/ Within The past few days, vpou formal .,o..ra
don made ~ Gen. Meredilb, nj NV Iuvtanrc. IN
learn the history q two men VINO rJxvsd n 81.
and are t-irrsd {" be, 0icets ef thc Fedora, as,uy
| .aid 10 be hi tip hands ci th. enemy M mil
| furnishes to CeH4fai Meredith what nus-
ported to 6H me proceedings ef ciyil coau m the
slnfe es virssGin, the innBy in the cases aos
being furttzed, by which II appeared that the two
l men had becn scnffnced 10 Il PrHjscntfayv fnr /,
term nf years, cissrge Of sesro stealfn.. and
the Geycfnar os V,rginis. or ii that parl of IL To-
rebellion, endorsed tiis :f1spcati.n of General
Meredith declaration that the two men In aurs
tion should remain In the Penitcniasy while nc se
n,aiacd Govrrnnr NJ Virginia. IN these iussnpres
there can hardly be donht bml that the se two men
are undergoing hudnihattDn and suffering hcc ause
OF their connection with tho Fedsral Government
on the prftence sf bring subjected lo penalty for
I negro stealing.
lie alleges that he has offered through Gen. M,r
edith, 10 send u, 900 Confederate prisoners
south IN exchange for the number, which the
Cnnietierate Commissioner refused, but said he
woEsd agree 10 a general exchange, the effect Of
which undoubtedly would he to canceiibr excrss
oi prisoners IN o,k hands by delivery Of ahou,
ae,oeo for abont i3,o00; to leave 10 thNJetei an-
mofitics the entire disposition Of such eol0red
troops and their white officers as they might cap
tnsc; TO expose Captains Sawyer and Flynn 10
'neif late under orders In Ric!smcnd, which have
@ never been contaminated; 10 farn loose again
ceftai" not0ri us guerilla leaders 10 renew ihciT
fava&cs In Kentucky and Missouri, (neishcr Of
which States have SSer united with the "a eailea
ss.a s ssss4 4sssa 49, xssA .
frcsH army OF rcbeo3, 10 bc sccAptNfed; aud, in
shois, we should deliberately ae1traiize or throw
AWAY chief part Of HE power af the Government
ut this time, through which there msy be- somr
nope, ny measures yet 10 be decided upon, nf coa-
trolling the action Of the authorities IN Ric,mond
IN their treatment of prisoners Of war, aud com
pe!ling them respect the laws OF war if they are
deaf u those Of humanity.
We consider that, at this time the rebel authoyi-
Ties owe ns upon the exchange Hat more Than all
Of The prisoners Of war they hold, as equiya-
ient Tor TIE prisoners patoied by Gems. Grant and
Banks; and even already the question has come
up from Gen. Grants glorious battle field at Chat
tanooga, as to what sha'i be- done with body of
lEe enemy who, having beeR paroled as urlsoners
Of war At Vicksbmrg, have been reeanIurcd In
arms at Chattanooga, without having been pro-
psrly exchanged
oush. to state here that the Covemmen, of the
United States would not h1ggle about few men.
more hr less, II 1t were hundreds, or even thou
sands II the question the relief, and that
alone, of our suffering prisoners in Richmond hnt
wf"evcr considers The abeye statement of facts
q lsnnt tail To that other questions and points
are involved, which it Is safe, If II were hon
orabie, for this Government 10 overlook.
II should be stated, also, that am offer was made
to the rebel agent some days ago receive ali OF
the prisoners from KiehmOnd under Il sajemn
pledge that they should not be allowed 10 take
tir rebel authorities without rers existing
difficulties ON the subject OF exchange; and thai
tiIiS Government would pledge itself 10 both feed
and clothe all rebel prisoners In our hands.
This proposition was also rejected, and the Str-
retary OF War was thus greatly restricted in his
means OF aftordns immediate relief to prison
looked God forbid The Secretary at War has
ordered both clothing and provisions to be seni
through the rebel lines 10 sustain them although
those supplies, from ths necessity OF the case
the enemy, whose agents may or may not permit
the supplies to be delivered.
MIsCELLsNE0Us.
Lincoln was still eick with the variotoid and
his message would not be sent to Congress Until
Wednesday.
Frauds tn The amount of over million OF dol
lars have been discovered in the furnishing of SUD-
plies % the Army of the Potomac. On Friday |
night Capt. William Et.shdafd, Quartcrniaster Of
Alexandria, was arfesfed By order of the Secre-
tary Of War; and lodged in the Old Capitol prsoI,.
On Saturday night Capt e. B. Ferguson, of the
regular aInv Chiet Qaartermaster OF Ale xandria,
was aiSO arrested ana sent tn the Ord Capitni.--
These frauds have all been unearthed since Gen.
Meigs went To Tennessee.
An order has been issued by Gen. Butter per-
mting trade with Norfolk but requiring 0f all per
Sons who eb;an permit to take TO or from That
city and department any goods merchandise IL
pay duty 1f One per csn!. upon the vai1a OF the
invoice, and i"r every passport issued charge of
one dollar will he made. Any vessel n.iinitted 10
enter and trade In The department, will be required
TO pay three dGlars.
Owing to the numerous guerilla attacks on
steamers, Aai't Gen. Thomas has Issued orders to
furnish all boats in Government employ plying on
the Mississippi river with arms and ammunition
for self protection.
Sixty coal rioters were brought 10 Philadelphia
on Saturday and sent TO Fort NIi:In They are the
ringierdcrs and the worst OF the lot. About forty
more are In custody at Reading. All are charged
with consriring against the Goscrnmeut, murder,
arson, ana riOtiag.
The Newbufypon Herald has received infarma |
tOa that there ut least 10 600 men In the British
Provinces, who have deserted from, the IT, =. army |
on leaves OF absence.
Near the mouth Of the Red river, on the Missis-
sippi there would to he firmly established |
guerilla post. Almost every boat arriving above
the Louisiana lines is fired into in that vicinity.
Gen. Dick Taylor has possession of a high, strong
posion called Hog Point and has force of 5000
mrn.
a report prevailed in Memphis last week that the
rebel Gen. Forest was encanped ut Rocky Fork,
fifteen miles frGm Holly springs, on Thursday,
win seventeen regiments, numbering eight or ten
thousand men.
Illinois has over IS regiments under tl... imme-
diate command of Gen Grant.
1t. Baker, OF ,he I'd Rhode Island cavalry, has |
been convicted Of forcing from Joseph A. Frerer
planter in Louisana, ALI his diaslonds. Watches
and other Jewellj, and sentenced TO one years
imprisonment at Ship island, and to wear q ball |
and chain
J. Il. Hood, Postmaster Of Chattanooga, passed |
through Cincinnati on the I'd inst, his way IL
the scene of his official dulies Hand was former
~ citizen Of Chaiiahooga, and edited n Union
paper there until thar patt nj the country became
too hot.
The New York TIMES has an editorial virtually
declaring the capture OF Charleston Impossible.
Brig. Gen. Lockwood has been made Command.
er OF The Department at Baltimore.
Andrew Johnson, Jr, nephew Of Gov. Johnson,
Washington SUNDAY, from Richmond. He was
exchanged for Col. Chandler, 0f Baltimore.
John NJ. Cannaday, Dem. has been elected del |
sgate In Congress from the new Territory of
idaho.
The navigation of The Mississippi above Quincy,
H., was CLOSED by the late freeze.
CouSTERREIT TwESTigs.--M. outset, ~ the Gov
ernInent nep"sitory In Mobile, has received let
III al.