The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-08
From Charleston.

Nrpsvot o. inc rvWou.
The steamship Fulton. from Port Rcys, ?6th In.
aant, arrived yesterday with news from Charles
ton. shc had ON board Is men u the Third Rhode
Island battery.
AHoirs 90 Morris Island rcms,n ncsr'y the same. |
TIC ene-ny's shsrpsh-crs from the ruins Of Sum |
sr hsveccasd airing, ~ thc construction q screens
BY our men rrndercd II evident even 10 rctcl COM
prehenson thN no damage was done Firing on |
the tost 10 maintained only when ovidmsces srs |
sppsicni q rcpaira being nsie, OF pos'ions pro-
pared " rcmount the gunA whSn our heavy mics
open, and Ne wcraA IA dunc' shed. The rrvul~r |
aslling Of the city IL mainssnei. Descstcrs rpurt
= - very destructive, the new one hundred pound |
now thrown two blooks beyond Calhoun s,rr.- N |
the business centre Of M CITY, Tbs Old guns only
rcs,hci " the 'burned district" The rceels have
twenty -hve hundr"i men At work on Nc defences
n the city. rsparine anil s'veng thening old works
and cOnssrpctng new ones. They arc preparing
ior the day Of trial thoroughly and ~ we'll - they
may.
rHr RETALIATION vroosas.
Tho PALssrro HmAlp gives the following &C.
ecaps Of the operation q The plsu Of retaliation
sdopscd by our Government
The ak hundred rebel officers who came % this
department somc weeks since " bc p'sccd undrr
Of tbe rebel authorities towards tho same number 81
Union ofhcers In Charleston. have been placed In
camp, and have already bsooms quito sceustor,ch
" sho new order OF thinss, The place Of confnc-
In the dangerous dstrc', whore shells fly freely, iu
Nill view Of oil the rebel works, aud closely undsr
our own guns. within immensely strong
palissde Of heavy tnibcrs, deeply Undecided in
she sand. twelve or fifteen fccs high, and hrmiy
~ apyod together, and surrounding an area ot
perhaps IN aero AMI = half are The tents Of Me
prisoners, laid out in rcei ,sntsl style with wide
streets, and abundance Of room rtwesn them.
Entirely surrounding .he camp, although at some
distance from the tsntS IN ordN 70 give tho
pr. sonerv breathing room, Ia . rufe attached ~
poAS. shout fftsen feet fioin tho psisadra, which
marks the sxueine verge aud limit u lie camp
aAd beyond which no one croases, SAW under the
pain Of instant death at tho hands Of The guards
who have imperative orders " shept down any
ono who ss,einpts W croes the death line."
Within the space between tho dr. Ath line " and
PALISADES arc scntrios, who patrol their heats
night and day without intermiasi On. Upon .
platform erectSt on tho outside Il Vic palisades
10 tie second line Of sentries, who cen look down
| aud msintsn the closest watch upon the prison
ers in oil their movements. " You'd thess Hre
other sensI,ss and potc.s, p.oporl st..onei, and
for ming successive cordons 81 gus rdr, " prevent
csespe u the inner lines have Non passed. by those
| who may Il insane enough 70 Al tempt an cscspc.
| Light artillery, In position ~ different ionts'
| beu upon Tho prisoners. ~ be Ind II any COM
kned effort should be made 10 urprisc and ovcr-
power the guard. and rush out en- Wtasss BESIDES.
! the heavy guns u Fort Strong leaI upon every
part Of the CAMP and could 10 used with deadly
| ci,rt should tie situation II STAIRS demand II.
There In little danger ~ such al sttempt being
made, ~ the most reckless a tho prisoners must
Observe the utter futility Of an efri Of the kind
but NJ, the precautions arc y isrsy taken, and the
| greatest vigilance N always tasrvet. The pris-
oaors have rstons Of precisely like quantity fur
nishcd by the Confederates u Union prisoner In
| charleston, and of like kind ~ near may be.
1hsy ste cooked by detailed nIsn- and distributed
| " them In camp They would have boon compel-
! cd N do their own cooking, II such an arrange
| n~pt would NOT have oocsA oued embarrassment
i la Al ha.i riUtna
| sdvsniaSes to be adopted " mt al present. The
prisoners arc divided int eight deiach men's,
esch ooumandsd or in ohsrgs'of negro sergeant,
who brings them into line OF roll cell threo omcs
| o day, aud when they rec'hve their food. The
prisoners do not particularly fancy their immc
| distc comm .ndsrA Tut AA Conpsod " pun
up with them. Tho .Sr seent. are proud o.
their position, and arc exc sdngly strict in en-
forcing obedience 70 oh proper or'iers They
Gssi shslr charge with . protcr dcyree Of polite
pess sDd no more tsit carry ont their ORDER
then present situstion far preferable TO any the
\ hsys vet teen placed IN, anct som 10 be enJoytns
thesasolyes W well ~ peesois can under like cir
curns.:nce- They enjoy th.' heavy artillery con
great satisfaction when the 70 ,c shells tall into ou
| works OF . particularly goo, she's Is made by th'
rebel gunners. few frsg m, hts OF shell have fAl
len in tho enclosure, but nyns o. shc prisoners hnv
been injured. They sleep ufS tho ground wrap
| ped In . single blanket Dut Sliisr no disomior
IRON that SORT Of longing. They arc quiet sn'
| tTncLabk, And nave moi eNntDIbu NV brtt sRh "
| INJURIOUS or surbule1 sp,.is aancs they have boci
ashore. They are all in toler sbie good state O
health, aud arc patiently Gwsting the day Of ex
| change, snd sraushr N tho Streets OF Charleston
| towards which thoy turn many = long And wsfu
gaze The ny-four.h Massschnset's regimen
tcolored) is entrusted with the duty 81 guarding
the camp, which Ia performed with fidelity an
| vigilance worthy Of praise. .t
Richmond palers Of the 26th c9plaip TIC follow
ing;-, ...... & N... i.
\ Charleston, sept. 23.--Iuce oSmu.unicauon
took place In the hsrbor to-day. Eighteen Yanke
mn scons and chaI1ains were roleased by ms.
nurnter uf women and children were " nj On boar
the Yanloe truce steamer clcrayir an and nv
I volthers came into our lines to-day Stores an
clothing. TO tho amount u l5O boxes, & ON the Nov
York sanitary Com nlisson, for The Yankee prison
ers In our hands we're received and brought IN tn
e,y Our returned prisoners report recant in
crt ,se Of troopA ut Hilton Head from Now York
! On the lst Of October exchange OF naval prison
ern win tako place In tie harbof. Four hundro
moro Confederate prisoners have been placed In ID
| pens on II orrs Island.
The Draft.