The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-14
Our Starving Soldiers.
Ths Rebsls Refuse to Receive Furta>rv
Sspplies-

ssppiies-
Bdlt'mo,,, Der I3.-rhs following disra,eh vse.rs.
osi,sd this mornins
Tosrsus Mo,so.. bee. 18th. 1893.
Please notice th. tse rebel anihori,,e. decline
,eesvins any mee paeksse. or provision. for the
uSn uom ne ANY more goods TO this point.
BrS' =. Bvr1Er- Ma Gen. Conids.
Rev Mr.. Porssoe. vho vent to City Point With
Tr Clement {. Barclay, returned this morning lie
had an Interview With CAPTAIN Hatch. who "a. sn,
nom Richmond to meet him He informed him II
the shove decision OF the retl government and s.ve
reason therefor, -hst they alleged to be A. in.
rutAncn their homer Nv the prsss and Government
suthortss, that they not delivering tho sccds
forwarded in scod faith prisoner. And s...red thu.
Of bic ovn tposledes the officers in Libby Prison.
from the immense supplies they has received could
set table from their storss In hand spual TO any
bn<ei in the United Stat~s He admitted that there
hsd ssn some irreSuisrites IN the supplies Of
time, but the ofeer who had been guilty Of nes,eei
tns prisoner, had bean promptly removed and pun.
sheA. A''o the bad coadition Of the nri.orers re.
TUNED to Annapolis he said they we're extreme o.scs
Of consumption, and thai " rave errcr on ,Ne
part OF the authorities to have sos ad sdch p,oncfs
to return. For the present. nothing would t,c-fv,
bat Letters and enclosures Of money, and s-u.hr.
money bad better 70 sent
onasssroSnEscs lElA RVS 70 .ur ni.rxtrrio, o.
srrF1in
WoSAir0lon. ne. l2.- The following letter. verr
forsardci to General hersd IN b- Robert ould. and
bs'pseisl attention rrquss.ed to their cor'sn.,:
"Qn1r',-md~s,'s Oe7to, - : Ntfdrv Jr,sors
kiehinytd, Va, Die. srd, so totosli. lav M
heard complaint from hssdgurrrrs 'tN 'ha n ovt
Hots rec lvfd from Cover rn' -,t. not sued
q he Federal officers confined IN fhis rrison. aid
that vonr felov misonefs, vfh .uu have suHsrrd in
conrGn nee thereof viii rl' hss s's's IN. acts
of this esse and at hat 'ime tho povis arrived
When they -efs tecs we'd you. srd shs; he issued
IN proper Juan'ities hieo rrtus Colonel IIyi 10
Gsio At What time he 's~ the provisions issu Il at
Bsn~ Isle.
have the honor 70 te Colon. your MOS, OH den,
~rvhn'. J, TuostN Capt and 4. "
Lirui Col san ierfon, fgisonoT OF " Ar, Rich.
mond, Z 3 MilitNy Prison.
Lbbt, Dee. a.-CarrAr,; 10 sn.-er TO your nots
OF this date. would state that a- near ss can re-
oonse', you personally osred on SUNDAY, Nov e2d,
10 di.tribu,eto the ofhcers In tn, prison. tven'y
seven barrels, cor "a ming york salt ,s.f -four and
corn meal, sem b the Bs tnor~ Ausrican ksh.f
fund; bat hSvinr no convenience for i'surr -, de
ciined receiving u. On the following rsy hosever
inspee' ed IN company With o;hcr officer. aud tlrec,
ed NJ Bu nhsu. your asstan, n is Ne it In ns
of mana pouod ~ man IN IN, two officers setting 40
Commissioners fof the pTisousrs. and car cheerful
~ state nat the insrue ons & IA TAR have h faith
fully complied 9Th, and thee provisions have been
issucd IN addition to ths re- lar ration allowed W By
the suthorities here. Vsfy p.ctfully Your
N sASpRscos, Licui Col. L. s A