Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-19
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The following directions for forvsrdiu,
stores to the Federal prisoners in Rich.
nond viii be noticed with interest by al
whose friends sre in ''durance vile" in
the hands Of the enemy
To the Friends Of Federal Prisoners now in the
hands Of the Enemy:
FoBT MONROE, March 9Th, 1864.
The undersigned members Of the &" Board
Of Distribution lstsly confined in Libby
prison, feel that the greatest favor tbey
can confer on their unfortunate comrades.
is to cali the attention Of their friends and
families in the North, to the following
suggestions;
lst. Boxes should not excead twelve Gu.
bio feet or two feet square and three feet
long.
ID. They should invariably be stouEly
and securely bound with iron hoops,
Sd. Coffee, tea, sugar, -four. tobacco, and
srticles Of like character should be nut
in stout paper or CANVASS bags.
4th. All perishsble articles should be
excluded as tending to injure the remain
ing contents.
9th. Under no circumstances should ar
dcles Of contraband nature, such as lid-
uors, wines, money, or citizens clothes, be
sent. The prohibition is imperative and
the scrutiny most thorough. Every box in
which they are discovered is liable to con-
iscstion.
To the friends Of the enlisted men, we
would most emphatically say, Send
nothing" excepting letters.
In making these recommendations, we
would not be understood IS charging the
Confederate authorities with want Of faith
or disposition to carry out their pledsss.
but ewing to the scarcity Of tFansporta.
ton and the uncertainty OF the where
sbouts Of the person address sed, il is al
most an impossibility to secure the deliv-
cry Of sny package.
Isigned1 JAS. M. LAUDERsON,
Lieut.-Col. and G. s., 1st A. C.
Signedl ALEX. VAN BHR ODER,
Lieut-Col. A. ]. P, 14th A. @.
signed 8. NJ. ARCHER,
Lieut-Col 18th Iowa Infantry.
TIE SANITARY COMMISSION IN FLORIDA
ExTEACr OF LATE LETTERS FROM DR..
HARSH.
J.OKsoHyIEEE- F.A, March l, 1884
Perhaps already you have had insorma-
tlon Of disastrous battle to our forces on
the Goth ultimo.
Our men are in good spirits, tax ing the
defeat ss matter Of course, and hoping
that better fortune may offend the next en-
gsgement.
Itis said the Sanitary Commission sus.
tsined itself; it furnished all that was
upon the field, no provision having been
made by the Medical Director.
We met, and provided for the frst
wounded, and carried the last from off the
field, and when told by General Seymour,
that II we remained to secure the last losd
upon the cars, We would be captured. Our
men took the chances, got the men upon
hastily constructed platform, moved q
few miles, and, the engine giving out, the
64th Massachusetts (those left after cover
ing the retreat, and their slaughter was
terrible) seized upon the ropes and drag
ged it 70 miles into Jacksonville, our
corps accompanying il.
It grati6ed me subsequently to be sd-
dressed BY high official, "Your corps has
sustained the reputation Of Morris Island"
Sanitary stock is higher in this market
than gold in New York.
We sre entrenohed in Jacksonville, and
this P. n. all our pickets have been driven
in. Probably fight tonight or to-mor-
row.
Be assured We shall do we'll.
[signedl NJ. NJ. MARSH,
Chief Inspector Sanitary Commission,
Southern Department.
From q Louisville paper We extract the
following pleasant notice of our Sanitary
Fair:
The Fair at Cleveland, having continued
more than q fortnight, has closed. The
Cleveland newspapers, and the reports of
individual visitors, unite in testifying TO
its complete success. The receipts Of the
treasury have been Unexpectedly large
upwards Of one hundred thousand dollars
and the qualification which contributors
and visitors have received has been re-
rich and varied. Every one has
been sstonished at the energy, good taste,
and delicate tact which have SO dexterously
mRrahaled 60 many hidden resources, and
made them willing aids in the service Of q
grand patriotic charity. The msnagers,
as they look back on the past few weeks,
must feel that under the Inspiration of a
holy cause they ''builded better than they
knew" and each contributor, however
small his contribution, must rejoice ct haV-
ing 8 share in the result How many and
how great were the obstecles to success, ne
one can know but those to whom success
WAS most precious, and who, while feeling
their weight and obstinacy, determined to
achieve it. All friends Of the soldier can
not but be delighted that the strong cur
rent Of 8 generous and trustful devotion |
swept the obstacles away, and left orsculsr !
croakers to the solitary enjoyment Of their
own monotonous echoes.
We cannot but think that the good re-
suits Of such Fairs as have been held in
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and other
cities, are not TO rest with the eontribu-
lions 10 the soldiers comfort alone; are
not to be beestmsted in so many dollars for
socks, sour-krout, onions, and potatoes.
To promote their comfort to be able to buy
these essentials for the army, is an incal-
culable good. But this charity is twice
blessed" A rich and subtle blessing must /
lie in the wide sympsthies called out, the
new relations Of acquaintance, friendship,
and intimacy formed, and in the surpris-
log revelation Of talent and worth in re-
mote and unexplored localities. Neigh
bE~u and neighboFhoods must come to re-
speot e:HNqh other more, to depend upon