Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-20
YANKEE oEFIoERs AT CHARLESTON.

For some time past, says the Mercury, it has been
known that batch of Yankee prisoners, comprising
the highest in rank in hands, were soon TO be
brought bher to share the pleasures of the lombard
nsnt They accordingly arrived on Sunday. We give
. list Of their names and rank:
Brigadisr GsrerGls-Wessels, Seymour, ScammOn,
Schaler, Hickman.
ColonsIs-J G Grover, R Hawkins, W Harrison. F
Lehman. o Lagrange, w Lee, White, Ii Bolin-
ger Brown. Z L Dana. FIrdelI.
Lieutenant ColORels-J Il Blu hham, O Baldwin, w
Bartholomew, w R Cook, Dickersoa, j Felo"s,
A Frambts w Glenn, 4 l. Hays Hunter,
Higginbothsm G o Joslin w McMaekin, D Niles, w
Maxwell, D Maynew, S No. fit, L AlcOtt, Pa:sls
A Rogers, J P Spoford, j Stewart Il Swift, A
W AaylOr, W P Lsscee
MajOrs-O Beeres, W Baker, Bates,
Clark, D Carpenter, Crandall, Hall, johnson.
These prisoners, continues the Mercury with dry
e aanimity which is most commendable will be fur
nsbed with comfortable quarters In that portion of the
city most exposed to the enemy's hre The command
ing officer on Morris Island will be duly notified oil the
fact Of their presence in the sheed district and If his
batteries still continue their Wauton and barbarous work
il will be at the peril Of the captive officers.
The Courier on tho other hand almost apologies for
this act OF simple justice. 1t says:
We do not expose or cOn6ns these prisoners in
.
in our battles the Yankees do with the unfortunate
negro who has now under God, no true friends bu in
the " Confederate States
We place them in our city Of Charleston among and
near our own wives and children, and old men and our
hoapitPs-Where combatants of all ages and classes
are found and where our brave men who guard them,
our Surgeons Who will attend them when sick, our Chap
aiDs who will visit them if desired, and the Commlssa-
res who supply and the cooks who prepare their Ta'
tong will be Ia the same position with theM Ii the
ID NH ham
in throwing shas-incendisry shells aud osher Yankee
variations into city whose outer works STILL in
great part actively defiant We leave them TO the
oyment OF that right. We ask then no avoss or con.
cessions Once az least Yankee prisoners, sick and
wounded included have been moved from part OF ibis
city 70 another part OF the city in dsiere1ce TO hu-
manity Is will not be done aglu, We hope aud believe,
as long as this city remains the residence OF women and
children.
That the confinement of these Yankees in the pos
tiOns of Charleston most exposed to FIRE, needs no
apology whatever but matter of mere self-deIence
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 remember that we have
repeatedly giVea belief that there regular
respondence between the Ysnkees near this city and
sDes and traitors within the city The observations OF
that this aitorous correspondence should be detected
or prevented and could be prevented if red tape would
give place for this purpose common and TO the
employment Of means and agencies locally aud specially
adapted to that result Wecanno OF course enter into
details bus shall give additional instance worthy
of the attention of al good citizens who have perti-
nent information and OF all officially charged with the
defence Of the city. A gentleman Of another State
writes to friend IN this city business letter, for some
extracts FROM which INDEBTED 10 the thoughtful
attention of Woodward, of the Southern Express, who
ia equally ready on oceaion, to serve the caue and
country or to obuge friend. We shall not Indicate
the writer's name residence and need only say that
he Is trust worthy Toe extract VIII OtherEse explain
itself:
saw and eonversed in the presence OF an editor of
this place. with Gen. Seymour, the captured Yank. He
was here all night spent some two hours talking to
him on various subjects, and on charleston especially.
Seymour Was 10 local command 90 Folly leland only
few weeks before be captured in Virginia de says,
among other thiogs that he was opposed, and Is stl
20 the Smelling of the city, aud that while at Fortress
Monroe, on bis way from South Carolina to virgin he
wrote An artcs for the New York Herald showing the
Wckedness and folly Of Smelling Charleston. But mark
What he says: After he said tbat the SOpound PAr'
rot guus cast IRON are the best guns they bad on the
isand. that Il was they that threw the shot up in
John street, fact of which he was we'll aware-he
tod me the house Struck and where the shells did the
most damage. he knows great many persons 10
Charleston aud inquired tor some l was astonished
vhen he told of several persons and ter families, and
WHARF thew are noW-sOme IN the army and some stay
ing AZ home Evidently he had correspondent in your