Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-30
Yankee Officers at Charleston,

For some past, says the Mercury" it has beer
known that batch OF Yankee prisoners comprising tn
highest in rank now in our hands, were soon to be
brought hiher to share the pleasures Of the lombard
ment. They accordingly arrived on Sunday. We
| give list of their nsmes and rank:
BR1GAD1ER GENERALs-Wessels, Seymour, scamm on,
Co1oNELs-I Grover. R Hawkirs W Harrison, F
ehmsn, Q Lagrange, W Lee, White, Bolinger
Bowl E Dana. Fardrilt d
Ba,thoiemew. " Cook G Dckerton j F Fellows, G
A,ssm psmOs' 6s5o eon " asys Hp,s1 HggD,
| we'll saynew; aordtt. Alcott Porse, A F
,oRers spobord, j W ste Tsrt, + II Swift, Tay
hAJoRs-o gseres " Baker, Z Bates, Clark,
D Carpenter, W iIanda Hal, Johnson.
These prisoners, continues the Mercury with q
| dry equauimity which is most comm pda6e, will OF
furnished with comfortable quarters that portion OF
the city moat exposed to the eneDy's fire. Tue com
nandiug officer Morris Island will he duly notified
of the feet of their preseacz in the ehead dstrc AID
it bis batteries still continue their and blrba.
work it will be- at the peril OF the captive officers
The Courier" the other hand, almost apologies
| for this act OF simple justice. Ii says:
do not expose cnndne these prisoners in
walled osn city, thrust them forward in
ties the Yaokees do with untort negro who
now, under God, nc true friends but in the Conede
We place 'hem in our city of Charleston, among and
| near our own wives and children aud old men and
hospsls-whee noncombaants OF all eges and classes
found and where our btave who guard them,
surg who will atte the when sick, Chapairs
who will visit them if desired and the Commssariee who
supply, and toe cooks who their raons, will be
in the same position with them If the Yankees have
rule code Of which jasfes them iu throwing
-:Dcendiary shells and otuer Yankee vsriatons-nto a
city whose outer works are STILL in great part actively
defiant leave them to the Enjoyment OF that right
We ask nsne no Icy snd woo9dad % ess
moved from part of this city TO another part of the city,
in Difference to humanity. It will be done again,
hope and believe long this city remains residence
OF women and children.
That the confinement of these Yankees in the por
tiops of Charleston most exposed to fire. needs no
h1tI NJ
which has been postponed at least year too long, is
abundantly proved from the extract below which we
take from the copy of the Courier which contained
the paragraphs just quoted
Readers OF the Courier will member that we have
repeatedly given belief that there regular
pondence between the Yankees city and spies ard
traitors within the city. The observations # every
have confirmed this conviction and the belief that this ra
cfooa saoaad De or
this purpose TO common sense and to the employ OF
result We Cannot of course enter Ito ais but shall
give additional instance worthy of the attention OF
all god czsns who have pertinent information aud of
oficias charged with the defence OF the city gentle,
OF another State writes to friend in this city bus
letter. fer some extra from which we are
to thoughtful attention of ward Of tae southern
Express who equally ready OCCASION TO serve the
and country, to oblge friend. We stall not n-
dicate writer's residence aud need only
that he Ia trust worthy The extract will otherwise explain
and conversed in the presence Of editor o this
place. with Gsn seymour the captq ed 1ank ne was mere
all right. spent hours talking to MIN on various
sut scts Charleston especially seymour was IN
local command Folly island only few weeks beIoIe ne
captured VirgLia He say, among other tnnss,
that opposed, still, toshe eheing OF the city,
and that while Fortress AOnroe, on way from Souh
Cerolips to Vrzia he article for the New York
Herald. showing the wiekednefs and folly OF s6eIng
Charleston. But what ne says After h9 said hat
3O-pound Parrott guns cast on are the best guns
thsy had island that it was they that thre" the
shot up into John street-R fact Of which he Was we'll
awars-he the house it struck, and where the
shells did damage. He know great many per-
hed when told of several and tn sir families
where they IN the army and sons stay
ing at home Evidently he had correspondent IN your
good city, he well posted what happened there
He told that Gilmore having six 90 pounded see
guns made to be placed motifs ls abo aho
from the experiments made with those guns they Getty
miles. That they certainly reach every part Oh the
city. He says he deploes fact, but The people OF
Charleston than months from the time he was
speaking, would reazs it to their COST. Wnas 90 you
think of him-2