Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-13
NEWS FROM REBEL PAPERS
Associated Press RepOrt.
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW YoRK, March IL.
Seventy bounty Jumpers and seventeen
substitute brokers were arrested yesterday
at Hoboken, after having enlisted at q bo-
gus recruiting station. They were all put
in irons and sent 70 Governors Island 70.
day.
The Herald prints letter from General
Sherman to Wade Hampton, stating that
m consequence of forsging parties having
been murdered by the rebels after being
captured and labels attached totheir bodis5
OF "Desth to all forsgers," that he has or
dered similar number of prisoners in our
hands to be disposed of in like manner
that he holds loco rebel prisoners and can
stand if as long as Hampton.
The rebel General responds that he
knows nothing Of. such murders, and that
for every soldier executed by Sherman he
will execute two federals, picking out Off
GERS Rs the first victims. He makes a long
story about the barbarities alleged TO be
prscticed by shermsn's army, and con-
cludes by Stating that he shall hoid ffty-six
prisoners as hostages for those ordered 70
be executed by Sherman.
The following is General Sherman's let
ter TO Wade Hampton /:
HEAD QR's &c, IN THE FIELD,
February, "a, 1866, 7
To Lieutenant General Wade Hampton,
Candy, Commanding the forces of O. s.
D.;
GEEEREL-It is officially reported to me
that our forsging parties are murdered sf-
ter being csptured and labelled Hdeath 10
all toragers." One instance of Lieuten-
ant and seven men near Chesterville and
another Of twenty near 8 raVine not far
from the main road three miles from Feas-
terville. have ordered similar number
Of prisoners in our hands to be disposed of
in s like manner. I hold about 1000 pris-
onsrs captured in various ways and can
stand it as long as you, but hardly think
that these murders are committed with
your knowledge and would suggest that
you give notice to the people a. large that
every life taken by them simply results in
the death of one Of your confederatas of
course you cannot question my right to
forage in the country. It is war right as
old as History. The manner of exercising
it varies with circumstances and if the civ
il authorities who can respond to calls for
forage or provisions and therefore we must
collect directly of the people. have no
doubt that this is the occasion of much mis-
behavior on the part Of our men Lut can
not permit an enemy to judge or punish
with whoe esale murder. Personally I re-
gret the bitter feelings engendered by the
war but they were TO be expected, and
simply allege that those who struck the
first blow and made war inevitable, ought
not in fairness to reprosch US for the nstu-
raj consequences. I merely assert our war
right to forage and my resolve to protect
my foragers 10 the extent of life for life.
am with respect your ob't serv't.
W. T. SHERNAN,
Msjor General q. S. A.
A rebel dispatch dated Mobile February
2stb, says twenty-five steamers and six
Mississippi river transports are in the lower
bay and large number of troops are on
Dauphin Island and at Pensacola, indicat-
ing sn early attack on the city.
A New Orleans letter of the 9th an
nounces the arrival there Of 1,200 ex.
changed prisoners from Texas, including
q number Of naval officers.
Rebel papers chronicle the passage Of
the negro enlistment set, saying it is
measure Of necessity, and not Of choice.
Mr.. Wigfsll, during debate, denounced
the Legislature of Virginia, and demanded
the resignation of JEFF. Davis.
The speech of Senator Hunter in the
rebel Senate is printed. He voted for the
bill 70 arm and emsncipate the negroes un-
der instructions from the Virgins Legisla-
ture, but entered his protest against it IS
an abandonment of the contest on the
grounds upon which the South seeded. He
also showed from statistics that no consid-
erable body Of negro troops could beraised
in the States of which the Government
had control without stripping the country
of the labor absolutely necessary to pro-
ducs food, and stated that the commRndsnt
of conscripts with authority TO impress
10000 slaves had since last September been
able to get but 1000, of whom l,50o
we're from VirgiLia and North Carolina,
and the balance from Alabama. Hunter
also argued that the negroes would not
volunteer and those we did get would de-
sert TO the enemy who can offer them q
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