The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
RETALIATION BEGUN.
AGame Two Can Play at Before
Charleston.


Gardner. w no was taken prisoner at Port Hud.
son and has been confined at Fort Lafayette for
some months. was taken from the Fort at an
early hour yesterday morning and sent, as is
supposed to the headquarters of Gen. Foster,
in front of Charleston. 1t will be remembered
our Generals. prisoners in their hands, to our
fire on the city. 1t is game two can play at,
as they will find. a lu .GlL0
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The following is the
correspondence between Generals Foster and
Jones: %. .Yf1T i g.
LETTER FROM GEN. JONES TO GEN. FOSTER.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF SOUTH CARorINA,)
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
...n =. CHARLESTON June 13, 1864 J
GENERAL: Five generals and forty-ive field
officers OF the United States army-al of them
prisoners of war-have been sent to this city
for safe keeping. They have been turned
over to Brig. Gen. Ripley, commanding the
first military district, who will see that they
are provided with commodious quarters in a
part of the city occupied by nOn-combatants,
the majority of whom are women and children.
1t is proper, however, that I should inform
you that it is part of the city which has for
many months been exposed, day and night, to
the fire of your guns -J l-N
/. Very respectfully, your obt sery't,
SAM. JONES,
Major General Commanding.
Mai. Gen. j. G. Foster, commanding q. 8.
Forces on Coast of South Carolina, Confed-
crate States.
.-,. GEN. FOSTERS REPLY.
HEADoDARrERs DEPARrM'r OF THE SoUrH,}
HILTON HEAD, 8. c., June 16, 1864.
MAJOR General SAM Jones, Commanding Con-
tederate Forces, Department Of South Caro-
Ina, Georgia and Florida: ID s
GENERAL-I acknowledge the receipt this
day of your communication of the 18th inst,
informing me that five Generals and forty-five
field officers of the United States army pris-
oners of war, i've been turned over to you by
Brigadier General Ripley, with instructions to
see that they are provided with quarters in q
part of the city occupied by non-combatants,
the majority of which latter you state are
woman and children. You add that you deem
it proper to inform me that it is part of the
city which has for many months been exposed
to the fire of our guns Many months since,
Major General Gilmore, United States army,
notified General Beauregcrd, then command.
ing at Charleston. that the city would be bonn
barded. This notice was given that non-com-
battants might be removed, and thus women
and children saved from harm. Gen. Beaure-
gard, in communication to Gen Gilmore,
dated August %, 1868, informed him that the
would be removed with all possible celerity.
That women and children have been retained
by you in a part of the city which has been
for many months exposed to fire is matter
decided by your own sense of humanity.
must, however, protest against your action
in thus placing defenceless prisoners of war in
q position exposed to constant bombardment.
1t is an indefensible act of cruelty, and can be
designed only to prevent a continuance of our
fire upon Charleston. 1t contains not merely
arsenals but also foundries and factories for
the manufacture of munitions of war. In the
shipyards several armed iron-clads have been
completed, while others are still upon stocks
in course of construction. Its wharves and
the banks of the river on both sides of the city
are lined with batteries To destroy these
means of continuing the war is, therefore, our
object and duty. You seek to defeat this ef-
fort, and by means not known to honorable
warfare, but by placing unarmed and helpless
prisoners under fire. l have forwarded your
communication to the President with request
that he place in my custody an equal number
of prisoners of like grade to be kept by me in
positions exposed to the fire of your guns so
long as you continue the couse stated in your
communication. Ihave the honor to be, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
I 80 }. FOS TER,
Major General Commanding.
ID. G. WAGER, A. A. G. .-,lt
Z A REBEL ACCOUNT.
From the Charleston Mercury June IA.
+ For the first time during several weeks there
was an intermission of the bOmbardment last
Monday. This was doubtless owing to the
bad weather. During Sunday night seven
shells were thrown into the city. The enc
mys troops seem actively engaged repairing
the damages which the rains have caused to
their works. Our Secessionville correspondent
teries in the @ snaps Of Shells are still inconve-
niently plentiful On Saturday they threw
eleven shells from Light House Inlet, and ten
from Long Island. Yesterday they threw
twenty-one from the former and twenty-three
from the latter Our batteries replied as usual.
For some time past it has been known that q
batch of Yankee prisoners, comprising the
to be brought hither to share the pleasures Of