New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-18
DE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF wAR-HosTAGEs
-BoOTY On THE BATTLEFIELD.

-BOOTY On THE BATTLEFIELD.
a. Dc.er;e from he American army, havrs entered the
the United States, whether BY capture, being do
iv-red up to the American army; and n de.elter #, tine
eleuv having seIyi n the 81 TIE Ji.d sts
cpuied b the eueay aud punished by them Win death
othe Ge II j. sot bic-ch GIiGst the law AID II
war Te44illt z redress or retalHiyu.
a. Of puoAe enemy armed or attached
to hostile army iOT active ad, VINO has iacn tuo tLr
hands u the cspor either ming oT wounded o. the te
IL the hospital By individual surrender % D. cap tuston
All soldiers Of wns.ver species Of srns al inen who be
ous 10 ,il, Of tLe hose counuy 81 those
who ere atscucd the Amy iOT IT, ecepcy sud promote
ci,ec object Of tie such he ,utsr
heTe u captured al enemies who h.'s thrown thcT
and quartet are p'oners OF war anu 80 'uch
sed 70 the ncouveniruce' - ~e - eniea 10 tho |
tayer citIlyrs who ACCOMPANY az army foi What.
ever purpose suei. eooi fepoefs Of joarna'
conIscoT II captured may 1o made pi',lsi Of wal
The lsonaseh and members Of the hostile reigning family
na OF female tie chic. aud chief oceTs Of The hostile Gov
.rnmept diplomatic sseuts, AID al prrsoGs paT.
ucusr and singular brHtbi 10 tie hostile AfuJ
Gosernneut a captured on ur.gcicnt ground aud
provided with sstconduct granted ~ the capys Goyorn.
81 Il the people Of Tia. portion Of az Invaded county
which not Yet occupied w the enemy or VI tho whole
county the approach OF hostile army nee under ~
authorized levy 70 re,.t the insaisT they
estrd puOhe euslss and II esp.eied o pf,oueIs o
s. No belgereut has the rsht h. tree,
.v,rv man M ann, oil -yy ,v ua.s A.. bga
or bandit H. however the people ga county any poT
ton Of the already occupied by sn army e asainl IT,
tey Ar. vioaors Of the wGI aud emitted u
heu protection.
So Tue enemy's chsplsins officers Of tho medical stat
spothecas nG,p,s nuiss and servants # they ia ilts
tue hand. OF the American Army. rot prisoners VI
unes ths has reasons 70 retain them In thi'
.r rae or hi A. their own d.s. they are allowed 10 ~
with their captured companions, they us-tsd Al
prisoners Of war and may be exchanged If tho Commander
sses IT.
ment Of uded between Dogeret, dunul
the IL Consequence VI a"ar Hesges are rare Ii TIE
So If hostage accepted he is trested like prisoner
according TO rank and condition, Is ccumslanees MAJ
admit
s. prisoner Of il sub Jet TO puushment for beib.
public enemy any revenge wrecked upon him by tie
Intentional iLhicon Of aGy suffering 81 daco. by crue
punishent want OF food By muthsOn death Or any othe
barbaniy
aud tkes the soldiers oath fidelity, hrs beIseIsni h
killing, woundng or Other w-fhke acts aio no indiNduA
cmss ohsuses No bsssrent has nght to declare the
enemies Of certain class color o. eonoon "hen properly
Organized sode' VIII Lot DO treated ~ hih ~ Iubh
So The law OF nations Knows Of distinction Of color
and an enemy the United SateB should oLsaye and
seyeest retaliation If not Iodfes'ed upon complaint
ho United States cannot retsate by ayement therefore
death be- the retaliation fer tins chino against the "a"
So prisoner Of war remains snswersbe for hi, odne
committed against tho csplors amy or leopIe, eommoe
before he captured and for which ne has not bot qua
shed by bs authorities All Pfsonen Of war hab
~ the iDAiction Of Tetaiiatofy messutes
CO. against the OF modern war 10 retove In act
and revenge quarter No body oiuoOps has the
to declare It will give and therefore viii not expect
quarter; but commander IL permitted 10 direct his troops Is
1--WE no quarter great when hs own salvation maxi
n an posstIe to cunIDer himself wiLh prisoners.
Troops that give quarter hsye night TO ALL eDeie
already disabled the ground prisoners captured by ohe
troops
o. All troops Of the enemy, known dfooyeedt to give
quarter In general " any portion of the army feeeiV,
80
03 Troop. who hgh, IA the uniform Of their enemies with
out any plain. striking and uniform msfk VI distinction o.
their own pect 10 quarter.
"a IL American troops csptue train containing Uniform,
OF the enemy and the comADdcr considers 1t Advisable u
distribute them among hir ueD, some striking maxi OF
sgB DO adopted 10 ditDgu tho American soldier om
the enemy
% The Of tho eLtmys Lcont standard hsg or oths
emblem Of nstionA for ths Of deceivng the enemy
In battle. II II peThoy Lich they oso s claim "a
protection Of the sst Of war,
IT, Quarter having been 10 enemy BY Amer an
troops under uissppfehsnton Of lis true chaactsr be-
be'erbees be ordered to auer destb H. within three d.
tltsf TIE battle th discovered that lie btiOBgs to coti
which $50 10 quarts
o. Inc Jaw VI hat Gus allows every gn COyernms
to MAKE war upon sp.ber sovereign State sd thersOfe
nits oil no rues or laws different from those Of regular
ARE regefabg ths ueaimsL, Of prisoners 0, wal ahou.
l"J may soDg 70 iLe army Of OovefhDe, which the
tol may eon,ldef a. - ~anoB AID unjust ssss...nt
g. Aocern Wtfs ire not intsscns wal Ia which Tia
killing Of the eIefDJ the OBJECT The Gesuton OF the en-
emy modern wsr and iadeed. modem va itself AZ,
meas obtain that OBJECT Of tho besefeut veb liz. b.
yond the wal Unbseessy Or VsDgeiu DEAF .etou VI s
IL at liHul.
%. Outpo.s ssnia ar poIe,s not 10 70 fred upos
except then In, CT WHEN positive OT-f .psois
ssnsIsl, bA. cen s,Hso % that effect
40 Tho - fposoD n an' naHDeh be II &c posn well.