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taken our case In hand. If this be true I
am Inclined to t1fnk Lieut., Roe viii ret oF
Nv -''H~A ks~e VII

II is eatd, and on good authority, that our
PRISONERS will be here In few weeks at the
| ia9thc6t, there having been i general cr-
change. The Chief Quartermaster Of our
eotpe fecc3ved dispatch last evening. that
Steamer had inst LEFT the mouth of Red
| aiver Tor the city, Wild 400 OF our sick and
| wounded exchanged prisoners on board. Bv
1nle Tine the boat iE probably In the city.
we are eagetly waiting for Capt. White,
Lieut. Cone, and the boys to rejoin us. Their
presence and action wonld no doubt soon
bring us ont Of cur claos
O1r 4ttatra, 3ou sec, are beginning to
brighten somewhat. Before long there is
reason to hope wc rha1l again be well off,
cered and in fair way OF getting battery.
Men and their friends in this city can only
hoping That proper representations Of thelr
cs.se may be ulade at Washington which Will
bring them speedy relief:
They were Immediately convinced and sat
tsfcd Of the false move they had nude, and
took steps to recall the protest and refusal
to obey orders before the matter could reach
the officer in command, bnt 1t was too late,
and since then they hive, think amply aton-
cd ortheir otlense. They should ut least be
brought 10 speedy trial, so that they may
know what their tate is to be. There is not
one in their number but what will cheerfu1ly
undergo whatever penalty court-martld
may inflfct upon them. =:
No men from our gallant Prairie State,
II or any other State" have more nobly sns-
tained the honor and glory Of our flag than
these They have freely shed their blood on
the battle field in defense Of our glorious
cause and il was tltee rery men WHO saved
thaf nnhie soldier and ralIant commander.
ne hraye and fcarless Ransom.
LETTER TO TIE SECRETARY OE TEE
MERANTILE ASSOCIATION.
IL1rso1s SANITARY AGENCY,
new ORLEANS, june II. 1861.
atnn1 H. is:oe;',;on. n1nn nsa N'>&so
CIV CIV '7s,sa a',a,aeoa aorr,oon+a 1rh,ch ,plu
on, .ne,,un1xss Laro haen h3naed mo fv
Gm asnnant HoioneI Hath chief S,ns~+s9s. ~
setn11 Leu.. 1a,S, armr Germs n ~, sso,a,aa
upsse4 4ee4 1e'o! s..:ss ~ 4Sase
(, Of the pecniiar posluon occupied oy tnese
men. no one a. tnle place can lntef1tte u
their behalf, "lthout cerIainty Oh ms q"
toris not only proving aooFuVe, oat apso-
lutcly oamashg 70 Mmsen aao tne non
commissioner oncelf 0na men OF Luz bat'
IcIy. NO" unotf al1tst
aonhtad Gr nnthe,st sent n1as uee@ @.;1 ~
Jst,. ~ nat isse y,a1, esohF ha,,rs 49, ~
1nty, o. ne.aess inan els9t M nou1s Sxe1y gay.
WS,t;n1 ora WEE a+J h.rs w. "asa at.a, .t,.as
Their arrest in the Prnynst Prism IN tbis
49, 80 p-nn,a. 80 sts 80 T. =, .,,,.,..5 -,
~ ]he 5s1eness 9s. ~ Wsg T 613a.n. ~ 4c1a
+h-ea@nns tha a-,aet ~ =. srt ho % sho1is Gu'
te1nnt 10 cfIct 1i,c rel.ase 9r discharge chinese
mnr nnd their fr;ands in thfa c;tv ssn on1v
I;, Ir;n,, The ti,t;r case heiore fhe;r frien3a At home
hopi,,e that nro1,er renreser,tat atinns of thcir1
case nav he mmada at NFaeh;netnn Whic1 VIII
| brjnr tliem speedy re1icf. !:
They were immediatelv convinced of the
| false move thew had made and tool stems to
recall the nrofest nni3 refusn1 Ia ohcv 6r,rrs
he1orp The matter ron conid rcach TIN nft,cer in
| com,nnnd. 1nt II was tno late fnd aicce
! +hs- +I,nI, hora 4Ifc1s am21T atana5
fnen tbas tnes @ TILE Tenh; shnn3 n ~ aioaep ;ast