, 1864-06-24
RETALIATION BEGIN.
A Gano TWO Can Play at Rcforc
ChnrlestOu.

NEW YORK, June 23.-fhe rebel General
Gardner, who WAS taken prisoner at Port
Hudson and has been coutlnrd in Fort La
fayetto for some months, was taken from the
tort at m early hour yesterday morning, and
sent, as is supposed, to the headquarters Of
Gen. Foster, in front of Charleston. It will
be remembered that the rebels boast of daily
exposing FIVE Of our GeneEals, prisoners in
their hands, to our fire on the city, It Is q
game two can play at as they will find.
WAst1sGToE, Jkne 21s-The following Is the
correspondence between Gcns. Foster and Jone.|:
LETTER rHoH CEN. -oHEs TO GEN. FOSTER.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT or SOUTH CAnoL1sA,)
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA: CHARLESTON, :
june 13, 1861.
GENERAL: Five Generals and fo1ty 70 fold OIL
GERS Of the United States 2rtuy-al{ Of them pris-
oreTa of waE-lAve been sent to this city for safe
ketping. They have been turned over to Brig
Gen. Ripley, commanding the first military dis
tfct Of this department, who will that they are
provided with coEmodaous quarters in part Of
Of whom are women and children. It is pfopsf,
however: that should inform. yoa that II Is part
posed, day and night, to the r5e Of your guns.
Very respectfully, 5ouz obedssnt serEaat,
Major Genera. Con; commsntii11s, diiI1
Mo|. Gen. j. g. Foster. commanding United
States Forces on coaat Of South caro'ina, CooE.d-
erats States.
EkEERAL FCBTEH3 EEPIf.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TIE SouYH}
Hutton HEAD. s. e.. June III, 1564. {
MnjGr Gen. Sam. Jones, Commanding Confederate
forces, Department Of South Carolina, Georgia
GrsE1:A4:-1 have to acknowledge the receipt
th:s day q your communication Of ths 18Th Inst.
informing nc that five General and fort5 five field
offices of the United States army, pr;sonets III
,:ar, ha.s 81 been tpsned over to you BY Brigalier
Genera1 Ripley. with Instructions to see thus taey
are PROVIDED with quarters In part OF the city oc
cup.rd By non-compatants, tbs majority o. which
let CT you st,te are women and children. You AID
that yGu deem 1t prope. to Inform me that It lie
part Of the city Whlcn has tor many months bsEa
exposed to the fro Of our guns. May months
nfS Ms3os oenfss United sates
Charleston, that The city would be bomharded.
This uotlcs ~as gwen that non'comha.ants might
;rom harm. Gen. Bs.ureesrd in aco1nmanication
to General Gilmore, dated AEg. e, 1863, informed
him thai the batant population Of Chsries-
That women and children haye been since retained
BY you in = fa.t Of tho city which has been fos
many manthR exposed to fret matter decided
by your oEn eense of humanity.
1muBt, however, protest aEAln9t ycur action In
thus pa icing defenceless prisoners OF war in po-
esion ezpoeed to constant bonbardtnent. Il is
m tndelensibe act OF cruelty, and can be designed
onl5 to prevent co1tnu1nec OF our fire upon
charleston. That city adepot for military cup
plies. II contains not merely arsenal ,!bat also
1orndrIes and factories TOT tie msnuts tnfe o! mE;
iron clads hare been already completed, while
cthesa still upon stocks in course Of coustEuc
ZION, Its wha1yes and the banks Of the river On
both sides Of the city lined with bstt .r1es To
destroy these means OF continuing the war Ia,
therefore. our object and duty. :Eou seek to de-
teat this effort. and by means not known to TO :
orable warfare, but BIZ placing unarmed and help.
less prisoners under fire. have forwarded your
communication to the President with ru4uest
that be place In 1ny custody an equal number OF
prisoners OF l,kerrade to be Kept by ma IN posi-
lions exposed to the fire of your guns so long as
yo4 continue the courte state3 In your commuui-
cation have the honor to be, re<g respectful lily
tour obedient servant.
j. FoerEn, Msjor General Commanding.
D. G. WAaKn, Assiatant Adjutant Gens:al.
REEL ACCOUNT.