The New York herald., 1864-11-01

taara tor lev momeais int Dredging ons ~ them very
when approaching cor wo ks they responded the hail
~ the ont ne "treos H. and then buged tuf ward.
u,toute after ,hey we're assaea with ou,ist and navo
net. Afow captured few killed. ard the rest
got away IN the daskLess. 1t raining at The tme
and aeSe! as a,s,a as IN satuianai nisa could be-
cannonsdns occurred on both sronls, hut nothns has
transpred.
CORES pomA,uce Bctween Sse nermis Toe
and Cant ne'ntiy- 10 the Treatment
% NcKto soatc's ana she HetaiiatOry
Measures OF General Butler. ..
fFf From the iichInpnd Wig Oct. 28.I
cENERAL LEE To GENERAL aaANr.
HsAaeUARyrrs AxNt NoxrlsaS Vineisii, /
oct. 10, 1884 !
Iisaaenant General Z. e Gnasr. C,mlnsldine rpi,ec
tiglaAl 10 accordaacs with rsfruct.ous FROM tas
Hon. Secretary Of War ci the bederste tates kl,o
Ae honor 10 csn your attention 70 the SUB oc. Of tso
atoms recently addrc.sed bv Major Genere g.
4. Butter, officer under your ooIan,and, 10 the Eoa.
Robert on Conn ssonse Tor tho ESchAuge OF Prisoners.
fog tie better understanding 0l tho matter. ereloss
copies cK tie COMMUNICATIONS.
You viii perceive by QUO of them tnab the srtas has
placed namboT ot officers ard men belonging 20 the
Confederate service prlecncrs OF carLutd es TIE
United states labor in ihe causi At Dutch Gal
cOiored s"lets, aris Of in Lads who ara
ssi 20 huye bee put 10 ~a.k on cur fort;iire,ions
Thr evidence cf ibs fact !. found in the a'fdsvs Of
two deseEtess from our service. Hn
The ctler .efr refeFs 10 coy Of Dosi-r Issued by
Conedet ate ccer ccnins, dng csclp ncir I!chmoId
cain: utoa the 20 forward AID cstsb.ieh
THAR csas TO certain nc2roos IN the oas'ody Of that
oficcr. ..n
The wr.er os the ete- proceeds "a state ina son,e o
the negroes mentioned IN the notice believed 10 be
soldiers OF the 'ntcd stsies amy cattnied " arms
labor as ' deems mos, ting to meet the sygcncy ~
ci.ivs'ert rumber nr Prisoners OF wer hei by the
tnlief ststes and ennoanccs that he viii c1atinu. -
order 10 labor capiives IN 10 canal 20 tnss
Of all te cited states soldiers ahcn he he reagnn "
believe hc.a service labor by the Confederate
orcce, sns, te io,usd thai tho sag srasi
the PAR, Of tho torfsdora,o authorities has csassd
Before stating the iacts with rc.eTesce ina p.riicu
lar negroes a.des ~ Big explain tho policy fut-s.
by tho Contodisss scvern ment to~ards tots class c
An nsgroe. in the military or naval scr ice Of lbs
United states tsxen by u.s. who are not dsntlcd A. tLe
rate States regarded prisoners Of war; being held
10 os roper suscs OF eychasre ~ re.entiy had the
"a iahcr + osse.ed from aua prisoners by Con-
fetcratc authorities er.,s...
Negroes who owe service or labor 70 szers r resi-.
denis or the Con- ederae s,st4s aud wao through oo,n
pulsion rersi sion OF sccori, tbss
owners ana p,aoed tho military naval service
Of the Uaitot slater. occrpy different roslficn.
ne risn g TIE serylcs 20 or labor u negro ..sves N
-laies Were members Or The federal Tuloa
lilo constitutional reiati ns and cbiga,oEs of tns
Confederate sove.nneu. 70 ,ns this species
rorcrty The those frolucrtiy AID ong
Recognized es sprertsnlos to ,ae sose.nnsa, y the
rcns, hy virtae % n s organic law.
Ircm the earliest rssicd OF the rdsrsudeaes OF tue
American s,Ales y has Deen held that one Of The tuis.
pcul s3on tie common governments under
which they have Rom tno 70 t,uc. bean asrocsted,
there,rrn y, tieir lawful owrors o. .sycs eesp
tha. IN. c.purs abduction os slave does not ,mpir
THE right Il auch slave crt ths, sns light
attaches 70 b,. immediately upcn rscap,uro
such WIS Tie y actco .: no ,naricsn st4,es during
their struggle depsadsrce The government anccf
which thsy then associated rcstG ed 70 ina orners
slaves aD.scted W the ~ yh fcrces sns auosscu.ny
recartrred by tie .yne i.sr a,nHs
Ia the war o. 1912 Win Gres. t;Ta:n tLs conyss puF.
saed by lhe uni;e sa,e ga,ernmsn, was The ara
IL eognizet the rsht ri he owner u slaves recapre cd
from the enemy soe We ,s s sas s
hc!is-ret ri snd The latter Power asa.se II
and ultimately secrred by treaty. peCiDiafy hdeln
nifty lron tho British ge-sTr snt foJ slaves taken ty ts
Nd il il Supposed h., negro bsloa.ia. 60 citizen
egsgdcd os nit-d states 20 escape into
the coredsrsto slater Or re erturrd or sdocted by
ner araes legal right 9, Acc osrs- 70 sin
woIld te Gcaspow ss ~ 1914 .hs colsstrtnn oi hs
tinted state. bsirs unchanged In this paricrar and
Sat instr, nsvhs bees interpreted 10 tho udiois
DECISIONS legsative ard de,emssic sets corrsscnd
Of tho United ssss imposing upon ina, govern
he scops q. h s,hor.s the o~ners n Slaves AZ ws
E Of any other Kind Of property recognized a such ~
The cou,essrsis soversssst bound " the ssws ess.
.u,tonst obligations. cncsdsrs, a. that of the 6rtsea
tsss do, that the capurs or abduction OF rssr1 slave
preclude the i1wy, from 70 ss ug aim
captured and Instructed 10 say that Ell such
slaves, when property dertnsd beonsing 70 cIstsrs
~ tie Confederate Staiss 80 Torscrs enjoying
the protection Of ,e,r nws, VII be rcstoree Ike o,LsT
recsp:arcd rrvso property 70 shoss ent,sd q them
Cosieaera,c scvcramen. win regard 70 THE sutect,
beg u Stats the particular f&oss ccrcsrnug the
lhe negroes reeen, osp,erea by our fc.s we're sast
arrival Il wss discovered that burabcr o. iLess asss
slaves belonging 20 ct2srs or tSsdenu OF u The
were sent with other pssrcss 70 work on ,he fsracs
tors Etsrnd FchBfopd until their ospss should appear
aud claim tesm AZ :eon 20 war nlorned q shs sc,,
them here, crdsred them 70 be sens - No Interior
NJ m'ssrrrshspsoa Of the cug cscor n charge,
they rsnEerrec 20 cur linse fcush of tho Janes
river but wbeu arprisc6 Of ths errv repeated The cr
der Tor thsr removal II sry ssGrtes were included
o cilzeus residents Of some % the states
thsy ncludcd without the kr0wsise or artha
rty Q, the Var Dcrartmeni- ~ already erpainsc and
the mistake, when discovered, would have sssa cor.
IL oa, tem.iss ror me 10 say tbs, nesrocs eur,oysa
where they Will be exposed to Ore, aud there 10 No
foenc 'tlsa FOR .sy s's,snen, = NE oootraIy.
The aather ~ the con,inuncagns referred 70 h,s con
ses,d himself .incd by tho report OF two sese
who DO net aisse thai tac nssross In qucG.on weree
ts caaal at Daich Ssp irdei de Ore ., batteries
~ view q Tho c1psnston o. the practioe Of tne Con
O1 facts rave MADE nave now, ia a.sorisaee wan my
iustructons, rcspsctny 70 rnulrc whether the course
rssss o.s % .us 's, sa cs'n De ss
''""''''" 80 ''''' n r. Il LSE, tisaersl,
GENERAL ssAsr TO exSxRAL LEE.
BSAporARrsss, ARMS % JHr INrsp STATS,
cener, r. r. Iss, o. = A.. commanding Army Of North.
erssasi-undcrstsndnr from your letter Of tive l0.h
that cnIored prisoners no wce employed ~ work
have drected the Withdrawal q tho coofeder,.e prl
aon,rs employed u the Dutch Gap csnsl lsnsu Mwsys
soSers but regard il roy duty T. protect ali
coivcd army o. tho United states, rezMdks c
ooer o. no.. wsea mae D,~ss Is - sr
'sonsrs OF war, such Gestme1 ss they receive Will
10 inflicted upon an equal numser q prisovzss held BY
bavs no,hus to % With tte dIscusso,o Of the slavery