, 1865-02-27

MONDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1865.
TI1E NEWS.

We hope no reader Of the TRIBUNE will fail
to read the narrative Of The capture Of WI.
1ntng'on contained In our dispatches from
Washington, md furnished By our own cor.
respondent, and especially that portion OF
the narrative relative to the Union prisoners
rescued from the hands Of the rebel tcnds.
-Four hundred skeletons with 1lthy shreds Of
Clothing hanging upon them; nearly all OF
them in dying condition; the last three
days Of their captivity without q mouth
3ul OF food, although a general cxchangc
OF prisoners has been effected; idiotic !;
without money; clutching ravenously at the
bread they Ind not strength to eat needless
OF the soothing words Of consolation offered
LIEN, and now and then, one displaying
1atnt g1cam Of returning reason as the dear
name of wife or mother is spoken. Is 1t not
narrowing sights Has the world ever wit
messed more flendish, devilish spectaclcs
Docs there live a race in Africa or the South
Sea Islands more brutal, cruel and hel1ish
in their revenge than "sour brethren
in the South" rs Copperheads and pence
sneaks, arc wont to term thems The revenge
of the beast is less fearful than this. The
opponents Of retaliation claim It Is unchrls-
tian. Is it christian to allow thise Are we
doing our duty to those who are fighting for
us: Are we entirely guiltless when the means
OF preventing these horrors are 30 ample
We arc sending to the rebels their priso-
ncrs we'll fed, well clothed, in good health,
and give them the comforts OF flrst-class
passenger cars that they mny not be dtscom-
modod on their journey home and may ar
rve in good condition again to take up arms
against Us. The rebels are sending. to us |
idiots and skeletons. Those who do not die
on the route are wrecks for life. There is a
fearful responsibility somewhere.
An interesting issue has arisen between Ad-
5utant Gencral Haynie, now in Washington,
and Provokt Marshal General Fry In rela-
tIon to Illinois credits. The Adjntant Gen
c1al claims that the State has been de.
fraudcd out Of two years credits on the
first one hundred and fortv-six thou
eand mcn of the three year volun-
Ices, having been credited only as one
years men in the settlement with Adjutant
General Fuller last fall. Behind this settle
mept, with porcInc obstinacy Fry refuses to
20, and further refuses to answer questions,
the responses 10 which 1t would seem ought
to he induced by the ordinary laws Of
ci,ility.
Our dispatches last night brought the Of.
6cinl account from Rear Admiral Porter OF |
the capture, first, Of Fort Strong and then |
Wilmington, by his naval force in connection
with the land forces under Gen. Ames. The |
rebels after they had abandoned Fort Strong,
1oated down the river about two hun |
dred torpedoes in the hopes Of blowing up
the Rear Adm1ral's feet, but they did but !
slight du1nage. One Of them got into the
wheel Of one Of his vessels and blew off the |
wheel house, and that is about all.
n ncw era In the prisoner exchange business |
commenced yesterday. For the first time,
some negro prisoners were returned to our |
lines from Richmond.
Movements are said to be In progress IN !
Lees army which may mean the evacuation |
Of Petersburg and Richmond, the reinforce
mcnt Of Dcaurceard, or an attack upon Grant /
Exactly what the movement means Will prob !
aols W sooA oe'eaoeeo.
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eola hofan"ato'
One man has received bis deserts Capt-
John J. Bean, one OF the leaders In the :plrat-
1cal raid on Lake Erie, was executed at Coz