St. Mary's gazette., 1863-11-05
THE RUSSIAN FIEEr At 81
York. n II
.Ex0ssS fiie Loat5on Psf sllsorer nsseaf orors13


The political importance attseh-
eai by the New York press to fhe.srrsval of
!. Russian fert in Anericaa waters, and
ille wafmnl With ,vhich the officers of the
ap.ost dsIsPasic Of aatocials have been xsl-
';nuicd BY the model democracy OF modern
times. affor. striking illustrations of the
peculiar. ch aracter of An,erican institutions.
There is proverbially. no despo,is,n so un-
compromising as that OF a mob or its nomi-
nres and it therefore seems natural that
the Government which has during the pas,
two years frittered away the liberties of the
American people should cordially fraisrrise
with the representatives of the sovereign
who is now after his own peculiar manner.
reforming the Constitution of Poland. If
any proof were wanting 70 demonstrate how
totally antagonis,ic to every notion of con-
sliiutional government. is the regime which
has now for some time been established at
Washington. it would be supplied by the
aynpsthy which is 50 ostentatious,y mani
lest.d by the Americans f,r the Russian
Government. The fact that England and
Russia are now At ISSUE en- an important
matter would in itself lead the Americans
to ST. ain poiu, to do especial hanor to the
latter. But. Independently of this con-
sIdera,iou. we believe that those who have
done their best to carry n wa OF extcrmina-
.ion into the States ci the Coufeier.cy
cannot but have fellow feeling FOR the
Government which has lecimated the pop
HiAtion of the kingdom Of Poinnd. We
might have doubted whether it were pos
.ible for the population of the Northern
States further to alisna,c from themselves
the sympathy of Europe, but We mus; admit
that by thus gratuitou.ly approving of
policy which the rest of the world condemns
as barl,nrous. they have succeeded in widen
irs be chasm which already separated them
from those States whica regard religion.
humanity and law as something more than
empty Ianes.
GGsEHAL Lzs RELEASES 1--WE pRIsoN-
HRS THROUGH CorErxsY The Washing
ton CArpnicle has tho following para graph:
An English gentleman named Lowe.
residing near Prince William CITY. Va,
who h,s safeguard frm Poyost Marsha,
General Patrick, guaranteeing him pro-
lection in property and person. as a Brit
i'h subject. applied to General Fitzpatrick,
on The reecn, occasion af our advance. for
i guard. which was afforded him in the
detail of two men belonging to the ist
Ohio cavalry. General Fitzpatrick, as lie
known, was driven back, and these men
were abou, TO take to the bushes aud make
their escape. when Hr. Lowe assured
them that he would ask the Confederate
authorities to regard them as non-com-
tatants. The application was made. aud
elected the f''llowing reply:
HEADoUAKrERs ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
October 10. ls63-N-. Lowe. Prince
William City: Sir-TSo privs'es Of the
Federal cavalry. who were captured while
guarding your rroperty--H. T.. kingman
aud William Vincent. company \. Ist
Ohio cavalry. General Kilpatrick's escort
have lreu turned over to the Federal
surgeon l.ft in charge of their wounded
near Bris.ow Station. with their horses
DO hot regard them as prisoners OF war;
they wilt accordingly be released wiihou:
parole.
avn, very respectfully. your. ahcdicnt
servant, II. l.. Lee. General.