, 1863-08-28
Interesting Correspondence Between
Gems. Gilmore and HenuFcCard.
from the New York Hssald.1


General Gilmore, very interesting CORES.
1oRdencc has been going on between General
Beaureg gurd and himself, By reference 10 the
dlte Of the first communication from General
BtauFegafd to General Gilmore 1t will b3 OBJ.
served that the former was, fgurasive]y speak
Gilmore terrible rolley OF gratuitous advice
for his special edidcation on the anniversary
If the na!al day Of the republic. Fo. tunatelr
The communication Was not sent 10 our naval
autho1itics-through whom at that time I'LL
intercourse under flags Of truce mas maln-
tained-until some days alter, and General
Gilmore passed that day In Xufetuess and
neace, updisturbed by gratuitous lectures from
Central Beauregard on subjects which he uu.
detstaLds quite Us well as The rebel chieftain.
The long elementary treatise On international
law, as 1t affects the conduct Of war between
two opposing forces, was evidently for the eye
and Information Of Major General dunter,
under whose authority these offences against
the laws Of nations {as. Gonefal Beautegard
cLaractetizes rhem,} we're committed. The
donbteo1y induced General Beaureggara to sus-
pend for the time the Transmission of the
Communication; but the fact that General
Gilmore had In his command, Operating
against Charleston, regiment or two Of ne.
gro troops. which had but recently whipped
the chiyalIy on Jamcs Island in little con-
test, imPciled the writer to change the date
and compose new Introductory, in which
form It came to hand. an able TO give only
a6ynoFeis Of tue correspondence. which will,
however, be found to be very full and cover
irg all the points. It Is as follows:
GEN. HEAUREoARp TO GEN. G1L1MoRE.
Under date of headquarters, Department Of
South Carolina, Georgi1 and Florida. Charles
that 1t il Ills duty, In the interests Of humans
isy, to address Gen. Gilmore, with view Of
edecting some understanding as to the future
conduct of the war In this auarter- Aud
then, after abiding to the expedition set on
to Ccmbahee River, which seized and carried
away negro slaves of plantations on its banks,
yaged the Plantations, &c, he says he does
not propose to enter upou discussion touch
ins that species Of pillag!ng, but desires to
than one plantation was pil1aged, bulldogs
burned and crops destroyed, acts which were
not rendered Necessary by any military ex-
fgency. lie shows, in n manner satisfactory
to himself, that this military exlgency did not
ta1J treatise on the laws Of nations goTcrning
the conduct Of belligerents, quoting Vattel
ard Wheaton to sustain his propositions, and
to define the rights Of the victor as we'll in
civil Us In national wars. The exercise Of
the right Of eminent domain after conquered
he takes up the question Of the employment
Of negroes, and quotes Napoleon and 3'Ab-
| bott ia new anthority-to show the stat5oc~
| ious consequences which ever resulted in the
toldie's;" that Napoleon refused to employ
the se,ts in his campaign against Russia. be-
cauee he dreaded the results Of q civil or
| intestine war. He charactcrizes all who ell
to their aid such material, In the language Of
tho publiclsts, as barbsrians, &c. In con-
clusion, he asks whether the acts which re-
| suited in the burning Of the villages Of Dl.
| 1ieu. Ga snd Blufffon, and the rnyages on
| the Combahee, are regarded By Gen. Gilmore
as legitimate measures Of war, which he Mill
| feel authorized to resort to hereafter. Tie
| forwarded acccunts taken from Northern
Papers Of the raids on Darien, Button, Com
bahec, &c.
| GEN. GILMORE TO GEN. DEAUREG4RD,
Gen. Gilmore addresses Gen. Beauregard
from headquarters, In the field, Morris Island,
under date of July is, and nowledges tbs
receipt d Bsauregard's communication Of
Jnly, written With q yiew Of edtcting some
understanding as to the fnture conduct Of the
war in this quarter. He states that, while he
and his Government will scrupulously en-.
dcavor to conduct the war upon principles
established by usage among civiylliZed na-
tiors, he shall expect from the commanding
General opposed to him, full compliance with
the same rules, in their unrestricted applica.
ton, to all the forces under his command.
In conclusion, after expressing his surprise
that Gen Beaurcgard should choose the navy
US a channel through which he communicated
With him, when the opposing pickets on Morris
leland are In speaking distance, he desires that
hereafter all Communications be sent to him
through lis own lines, and not by the way OF
the bloclndipg fleet.
BEAuREGARp' RESPONDS. ..
Gen. B7aurcgard, under date Of July p,
1868, says he is at q loss to perceive the ne,
| cessitY Tor the remark that Gen. Gilmore will
expect from him "full compliance with the
ssine rules (established by usaggea Of civilized
nations. DC J in their unrestricted application
unaware that any departure from the same has
ever been alleged on his part, or by my of his
troops, from the established laws and usages
between civilized peoples; and then he callt
for more specific chargcs.
As to the channel of communication, b
, Ray6 1t need not cause surprise. Until 11adt
acQuai-ted with Gen, Gtlmore's views, lt
believed he would naturally prefer that route
F for flags Of truce, inasmuch as It was clearl.
the one least calculated to interrupt his ope
rations tor the reduction of Battery Wagner
ard he is quite unable, he says, to understand
!; The grounds Of Gen. Gilmore's surprise O
, bis objections. He assures Ger. Gilmore, Il
, conclusion, that 80 fa1 as he Is concerned h
! shall avoid all prorocatious. either for cayi
or complaint, and he shall do what he may t,
conduct the war upon principles recognizes
: By other nations. -
. | GEN. BEAuHENAhU uEAANDo d OE3IAh2GH
t In communication. bcaring the same dat
) pension Of hostiiities on Morris leland, o.
: July19, 1858, private Thomas Green. Co. u
l | 1st South Carolina infantry, deserted and en
! | tered the Federal lines, and requests that b
; be returned to the commanding officer Of Foz
1 Wagner. s.--....s
In reply to Gen. Beaurcgard's g two dispatch
l r1F& vie $$rr1r
!, 9Th Of August, after noticing the REMARK c
2 Ger. Beaufegard that he was at 1osa to pei
4 | cciyc the necessity for his statement that b
s {Gen. g. should expect tul compliance O.
: his tGcn. B 81 part with the came rules, etc
IN their unrestricted applisatont to. to al IN IN
9 eidered Ills remarks as pertinent and prope
at that time Events, he adds, since tran:
. pired, show them to have been eminently &C
: In proof he quotes thc circumstances OF agret
9 ment for mutual paro]ing and returning t
Q their respective commands the Wonnt
{ cd prisoners In our hands. Yu
Il declined. General Gilmore goes on I
Q syy, to return the wounded officers md INC
d belonging to my eolo1ed regiments, and you
subordinate in charge Of the exchange 9
II after consideration. He could but regard til
q transaction as q palpable breach Of faith o
e Gen, Beaurcgard's part, md aagrant vol
: zion of Gen, BIS pledges as an officer. In r
|: gard to the case OF private Green, claimed {
q d Gcserter during suspension Of hostilities.
: s.ates that be did not enter our :lines dariu
le the existence Of a dag Of truce. Gen. GilmoI
9 also states that his request to bury our ow
t. dead was refused, and that his {Gen. G.
batteries were silent on the following d;
!e because bis {ouE) wounded could be seen l.
Is Ing exposed The entire day outside the fort.
q Here the correspondence closes for tt
It present.
!. The Boaton Tut chronicles scarcity
# clergymen In that city, and SAYS that fun