Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-03
SUPPLIES FOR TIE YANKEE PRISONERS At RICH
NOND.


hr ~" Sanitary Commission for the relief of
tie Yankee prisoners at Richmont, and ut tie
suggestion Of the Confederate Commissioner
consigned to tac care Of Neal D,w. who will
see - lts prcpar distribution Fran this It
world APPEAR that tho report tiat h" was u
be immediately exchanged for John Morgan Is
in"urr cs.
TIE CAPTURE OF THE SATELLITE AND RELIANCE.
A court Of inquiry, comnosed Of Rear Adj
niTal G"lisborough Captain RoiserS. Com
man Ter Nicholson and S L. Phelps. has beea
ordered ar the Washington Navy Yard to in.
vestigare the facts connected with the capture
os ri" gunboats Satellite and Reliance or the
Rapra1anncck, in August.
MASS MEETING IN BALTIMORE.
A mass meeing of unconditional Union men
was held in Baltimore, On the 2Sih. Among
the speakess were Chase and Judge Kelly.
PROMINENT MERCHANTS AND RErUBL1cAxs SENT
70 FORT LAFAYETTE.
Among The city items in the "IIerall' wo
find the following paragraph:
United States Marshall Murray made somo
verT highly important arrests in this city yes
tSrday, aud su:cocded in getting. with tho
valuable chac:or. The contents of these ha.,
NOT yet ben divu'gel nor mas it been deemed
prudent To- give the names Ct tho paItes ar
rested. The subject matter of the papers is
sail to hr E.oss peculiar and 10 throw l;rht
ugon certain operations relative TO ValanA;:
ham ana tho rebels. with which The General
public has MT hceu mad. acquainted. Some
ct them may, 1T some funre time. he given
7 q I.,r h..il l,ol.
F.nt inr good ard sufficient rcas ns." Tho
rnrtos arrested were Yesterday conveyed 10
Fort La'ayc:.c III carriages, hy thc proper off
c'.rs. 1t may nos lie contrahand 70 -ta'c that
three Of the parties are well kHown business
mon and merchants nf this city. ard that one
@; them is prominent republican,"
CEN. JEFF THoHrs.N
The Herald publishes correspondence from
B"a>t j 'ler and George D. Prentice, which
may 10 hri' fly summed ynaS fnIl"ws:
Beast Bu'ler acknowledge. tho rccoir.t of n
noe from Gen. Th' mr<. n-thanks him 60.
c9ur;esirso,'ond"d to Cart Th"rrtnn. while n
prisoner in his IT - hands. aid say>: a.
th"ulh an on'iawE. E.y th". .rr"clamafiin Of rh S:
wh'm y"u serve for acts VIII ch NJ on" knew,
n,ore snr. Iy thar yours-lf, We're nntruly re.
ported and unjns'ly construed will crd avor
90 nay" your imprisonment li;:hcned or c, NJ.
n,ut"d. if possible"
BlIi"r 'hen addrcsses q lrt'cr 70 thr Yankee
Secretary Of " "nr in behalf cf Gen. Thompson,
in w:,irh l,esoys:
&" lfuot inconsistent with the public ,ryice,
| must earnestly AK that General TIL 'm'sun
may hc +, leased un"n his parole. Will" can
;--ri.v Ia the uiinrm urhariiv ard rrurte-y
with which MI the operations tf Gsreral
Tn"mn-0n wrrn conducted, am most irri ed
~ &C opinion that tho kindness which he >hns-
e,l 10 CAPTAIN Thornton alone should erri,le
him 70 every possible consideration That
Kindness waS not alone given to the officers, bn.
tho wounded Irrn spoke ol his treatment with
the utmost gratitude.
Il found him troublesome enemy enough,
bu, his humanity which was IL contrast with
the nluc. Of General Taylor, leads me TO ask
this favor for hiai at the Lands cf the govern.
ment."
The lct,er from Prentice is addressed to
Gen. Schoh"1i, in which be asks permission to
send "JeG"a d dcmIohn Of whiskey, which re-
: Guest was refused, un the ground that none
our Invai't,s nert1 liquors.
. The last letter is from Grn. Thompson, I'D
! DIRE sed to his sister. in which he says:
an to lie offered MY parole. in corsiGera
tinn Of the courtc-y and kintnrs which [
have universally shown 10 all nv crcmcs,
! and | may uccart it-not that care n.rut
/ tn" "rostricted liberty" that il Will give hnt It
Will show to ny friends aud enemies | mean
,,,1l u - I
shout me are fn!sr, and that have II WAYS
conducted myself, especially To those who
; were 81 unfortunate ~ to hc taken prisoners
, land more especially 50 when wonndrd). ~ a
! soldier md !. gcntlrm,n. | can assure you,
! dear -.;er, that when tie truth shall ir told,
! II will ucvrr hear anything { ~" Of which
you need le ashamed. although you viii pro-
baby he often mortified lay raports-ancc-
| ':",eS and stories that may be told mon me
! | nave hung and shot IDy o'rn men for dis
! nleying me- and will do it ngnn hut the
! citizens where have rammardci have never
been troubled by ny troops or By ms or'crs,
and mary Union men wcrc and are in mv
| district who can testify TO this frr.. You
wond be very proud % snc some letters that
haze received from prominent Union men
and Federal generals sinre | haze hnen q
4 i
not have time . write again before leave.
! ~. should thn parole arrive ard acc"pt il. I
; Will imlGelia,tiy stare - Richmond ur t.
! Canada.
| You will hear through the nerspar ers
whether 60 tD.Tanada or the Confedrracy;
| fnr would b. fearful 10 accept he paroe i"r
| tho United States, as would quarrel with
| half The men l r;c*.
\ 7 L,- -,
| to write again before may again he on the
var path, and tlen my life is always in
danger.
NIsCELLANEcrs.
The official qnn'a of New York; urd.r thn
| prpsen. call for volunteers is one hundred aud
! eight Thousand men.
| a new tr"aiy of commerce has been agreed
upon between Russia and 1;aly.
| r. is said THAI the governments e Central
| America pre- taking nmbraye at the rour.e
| pur-uesl h, France in Mckee.
The first snow OF the season fell Mt S.. Louis
, on the %! mstart:
Russia is fast ohiteratirg Poland. A. fis.
| a. she captures provinces she Incorporates them
! int, Russia proper.
The following table shows the number Of
| generals in both the Yankee and Confederate
armies who have been killed in iat;le rr died
! oS wounds received. died from disease res
! sisncd and been dismissed since the com.
| melcenen: of the war:
| Yankee CGnGd
| Killed and died Of wounds % 80
| Died Of 'iiseass III u
| Resigned JS l3
| DISMISSED
| Total 60 G5
Governor Andrew Johns"n, Of Tennessee,
| L. nf nnninn .h.It Al eleciinn rul nnr he s.fe.