New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-16
The Couloy Prisoners

From The Mobile Herald ana TrbuDe Aug
On Tues day, the ste amer Swan was chartered
by the United States Marshal, Mr. Bingham, 70
trans port to the city from the sloopofwar Albany
she Contoy prisoners. The day was very pleasant,
ard a considerable number Of persons went down
to see the men who have become 30 notorious. -
The hole party was invited by the officers OF the
ALBANY on board their fine vessel, and there treat
ed with all that gall and hospitality which are
peted features Of the naval branch OF the service
Chs signe PARKED In all quarters, and toasts aud
sentiments " ere given with right good will The
vessel 10 q model Of neatness We have some re-
cole elton OF that painful and ever ssslng propensity
of a Peunsy lv aDia kausfr frau TO clean thiags Her
nets ard pans shine like FURNISHED mirrors-her
liner il aired snow, and her floors are as pure as
vss the vre wood when il stood alive in the for.
eat Not less clearly were the decks and the hor-
rid instrumenB OF war and death of the Albany
In vsip, Just from predetermined curiosity, we
sopebt for some memento Of the terra hrma
whSh we had left a few hours before. Not
speck was to be found. Everything from stem TO
,tern gstened with excess ofcare The sailors, 700,
are as poble crev, We have no doubt, as is now
naost We did not see one of the 2l0 tina. look cd
TO be older than 30 years. All were rudy and 70.
bust and alfred as neatly ~ the beautiful craft
thew iphabt. With such men, its gallant Off ,ers
would have matchsd double the metal Of anything
hostile that they might have met near Cuba. In
deed there IL q wonderful longing about the Navy
MAN sr a little fight. We saw one gallant olhcSr,
4. the crowd was pressing about the deck cast his
ewes I'D and down and then through the rigging
Finally, they rested on one Of those GA Founders,
which were impertinently pOking their noses
through little holes looking toward the Cali and
then came sigh. We thought at the time how
easy il would have bsen to translate that little tes
timonisl Of sadness The poor fello was no doubt
p.u ed at the thought that all this efficient means
of blowing some big craft to Davy Jones, had no
better use than 70 DO Furnished hoystoned and ad-
mired.
After some of the curiosity OF the passengers
VAS stated, the roll Of the Contoy prisoners was
called by Lieut. Ridgely, and as each name was
spotep the man who bore IL passed by with his
baggage on bis shoulder aud disappeared over the
AIDE on the deck Of the Swan. We noticed that
nearly all Of them seized the hand of the officer
and gave IL hearty caress as they passed him.
OF these prisoners. some eighteen or twenty
are from Cincinnati. Some twelve or fourteen are
fir m jackson and its vicinity. 10 Mississippi. The
rect are from divers sections They all tell dismal
siories Of their suffsrings while lying imprisoned
At HavaDs. They were kept heavily ironed all the
time, and watched BY armed men day and night
With a vigilance that seemed to denote that q
rescue wss not unexpected They Jared other
wise not over sumptuOusy, and mad no more TO
eat than would cevery keep their souls and bodies
together. Most o! toem were In momentary ex-
mediation OF q summons 10 death, and were kept
40 entirely Ignorant OF what was doing by the
Unite d STATES OONcfnuSut u euch Ooualt NAV u
,.s not until their irons were knocked of that
drew discovered that they had been suthortstiyely
de manded Most Of them are Ia sound health add
Look very little the for thelr hard treatment
With two or three exceptions, they are qaite
youthful, and none ofthem bear Indications OF Ptoai
s.cy or vicioasness We suspect The tale tney
I'll ~ being deladed into the foolhardy expedition
IL true They do no. look like men who would
voluntarily seek glory or wealth by any oil 'oAs
Oafxotic m aduess which Characteristics Lopez and
bis associates.
Aher their transfer, the officers were invited 70
erjoy the hospitality Of the Swan, and Thereon vas
res ON ed the popping Of champagne, and the re-
production Of patriotic end grateful tossts As we
pushed 81, At signal on board the Albany every
ssi'or ran up the wipdward rigging ike squirrel
ard gave three brszeB sboats, ss destening as the
roaring Of park Of artillery. The oihcerss.ood On
the quarter deck aud chined 10 with the hlgs
.oood and made Old Ocean quake. IN a thin
treble We return ed the compliment, aud then rook
on, cousse 20 tho city. Every so1i of Us ca ne
aysy with durrble belief that Uocie ;ansDoy
ave Ssrol!s astct ieiios as Ons eJId q 80 s1y
tine within Q yeas ed'se't fsar'H, aa3 80