Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-16

treat, picking up three of their number who
had either been killed or badly wounded
Both parties engaged in the contest were
about of equal numbers, and the loss to oul
side was virtually nothing, but two of the
men being slightly wounded"
''NEUTRAL" BRITISH OFFICER.
A letter from fort Monroe expresses the
opinion that British officers should be re-
strained from going to Richmond SO freely,
and says ;-"As soon as they get to Dixie
they inform them of the state of affairs exist
ing at the NORTH and violate every principle Of
honor man and an officer should possess.
We have proof of this in the case of John f.
Ross, the burly, pompous, and self-impc rtant
commander Of the British corvette Cadmus.
The rebel papers state that this man Ross
came to Charleston and informed the authori-
ties that the United States government intend
ed to attack that hotbed of treason, and warned
them to be prepared. Now, this Ross has
been in Hampton Roads for period of about
six months. Every day of his stay, himself
and officers have been on shore, and treated
as friendly and with as much consideration as
peers of the realm. How has this ungrateful
tory returned the kindness and social treat
ment of Union officers and civilians at fort
Monroe and vicinity? By giving the rebels at
Charleston all the information he could obtain
previous to his leaving here, and all contrary
to his sovereign's neutrality law. If II. b. NJ.
corvette Cadmus ever comes again to Hamp-
ton Roads, her officers will scarcely be re-
ceived as warmly as of old. But we presume
the Cadmus will be ordered to England, and
some other blasted Hinglisher' will take her
place and act in similar manner"
GEN. RosECRANs CHEcKMATEs BRAGG.
In consequence of the repeated violations
of the cartel under which prisoners are ex-
changed, committed by Gen. Bragg and his
subordinates, Gen. Rosecrans has just issued
an order designed to correct the manners of
the rebel generals. The cartel, of which
Gen. Rosecrans' order embodies extracts,
provides that all prisoners of war shall be sent
with all reasonable dispatch to Aiken's Land
ing, on the James river, Va, or to Vicksburg-
notice 6eang previously gtUen by each party of
the number of prisoners it will send" Moth
ing in this agreement, however, was to pre-
vent the commanders of the opposing armies
from exchanging prisoners or releasing them
on parole at other points mutually agreed
upon by said commanders" To these stipu-
latiOns General Rosecrans has strictly and
honorably adhered. Gen. Bragg and his
underlings, acting by his orders, have pur-
sued very different course Without
making provision for any other place of ex-
change, and without giving General Rose
Grams any previous notice, he has already
sent all his prisoners to our lines wholly I'M
provided for. He has done this in a number
OF instances when the prisoners necessarily
suffered greatly, sent them to us after they
had been robbed by his men of their watches,
money, hats, shirts, vests and coats Gen
eral Rosecrans order provides that hereafter
''no United States officers or soldiers cap.
tured, paroled and set at liberty, without
proper delivery, as provided in the cartel,
will be considered as prisoners ofwar and prop
er subjects of exchange, but VIII be immedi-
ately carried back to duty, such parole be-
ing violation Of the terms of the cartel.
An attempt tho mart of tho a4....;-e,
party thus to force delivery to their own
advantage, forfeits their right to hold the
prisoners" This order will very probably
bring the rebels to their reason, and will GER
tainly prove satisfactory at least to our own
soldiers.