New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-02
TIE PRISONS OF THE REVOLUTION
nonuHsnrfO tire vsrty - Of the Prison -hiP--Hsto-
~ Of the Pri.or- ard Prison ships during the
Revolution-romb Of the Martyrs, &e.

~ OF the Prisons ard Prtson ~hip- onrihA 'n'
Revouton-romb Of the Martyrs, Nc'
Nfhin feE months pas; an elegant monument mas
been coz nenced IN Trinity Church YARD 10 the memo
~ Of those American soldiers and citizens who died
the British prison ships in TIE War Of the Rsvoltie'
II viii be OF brown stone AMI it, high viii be - feet
Tie pedestal viii be 10 feet square, and placed a. tie
top Of series Of steps - feet square 81 the bottom
The ped, sal E be formed OF Gothic panels and eabo-
rarely carved A. the angle formed by the bairesse'
will be statues Of military figures. The pedestal viii be
suruOunted by four eli gsny carved Gothic arches. sup
ported BY columns and strengthened BY butresses The
arches will support four pnnaces filed WIKI elaborate
carving peculiar to the style running up from the top OF
the arches will be spiral canopy of solid stonework
corresponding with the general style.
The monument which will be exceedingly ch4ste and Il.
egsut Will be in the decorative style OF architecture The
Corporation OF Tr nifty Church have appropriated STOOD
for the construction Of the work but this sum VII not
more than half completed II.
The inscriptions and other decorations have not Jet been
determined upon. The architects are Wills and Dldey
The subject Of the naval prisoners snd Of the British
prs ships stationed at the Wilsbou during the Ryou
ton Is one witch vii sven the true American 10
terrain hatred ans the British nation. The following
is brefaccouni Of these ships large transport named
the Wbiby he fr-t prison ship anchored in the Wal
about She was moored near Rsmsens Mills about ;he
Goth 81 October 1916, and roxded with prisoners In
the month Of MAY in the year two large sh
anchored the Nasbout when the prisoners from The 9th.
er ships and II prisoners New York transferred %
them On Sunday afternoon about the middle Of October
r the Good Hope one the prison ships burned 20
u waters edge having been vfuy set on Ere by Con
reotcut man named Woodbury., who confessed he az
The prisoners let each other down from the portfolios sri
decl : into the water. These prisoners except tew
Who il = SID were burnt in the vessel removed
10 tie remaining flps. From the fact of the slip being
cred appears they preferred de.,h to the suffering
ofpesleuce and starvation. In tn month Of February.
IL. another ofths chips was burnt when the prisoners
we're Transferred TO other ships Ia the month Of April
H. the Old Jersey mooed in the Nallhbout and al
the prisoners except the sick were Transferred 20 her
The sick were carried to two Hospital ships the Falmouth
and Kitty anchored each other about two hundred
yrCs from the Jersey These ships together with the
Scorpion Hunter ard Sromboo remained in the Wala-
bout until NeH York evacuated by the British. On
board there ships bad provisions bad water aud scauted
we're dealt TO the prisoners No medical 10 At
tend the sick Disease regned unreieved and hundreds
died frcm pestuce starved on board these aoAt
il prisons. Il uncommon thing TO see i've or six
dead bodies brought on shore in 'ngle morning when
nan with shovel would them by shoyelng sand
down the hill upon them The whole shore aud hill from
Renne Point to Remsen dock yard place Of graves
thus cd aih reign here from 7,5 unit the peace More
IL An eleven hcus and American citizens and soldiers per
ied here msny Of VII ~ names are unknoga and whose
.uftrinss are buried in oblivion They fingered where
70 eye Of pity Witnessed their seony-no voice admins
tered consoatouno tongue could praise their patriotic
devotion or friendly hand be stretched ont for their relief
Here to pass weary dag aud night unvared evcp by
rew scenes Of painful endurance, and new n.ctons o,
hopeless misery The hope Of del'h waste them the only
cor ISOLATION which their situation afforded.
Tie following notice vas circulated through the llnd in
May, 1873:
TEL the World and p. be published in ever heuoaere
s t, OF The B,. ~, Cousnder ma, Il 6ii
American T,sont have ua d a.sA ~ tnt clf 81.
slips ypg New Bioo. t'enbe lest ths venEaoce
'he''eHia your Isle % the " ~ '' Ax HSrs,S
nedia,ey after the Revolution public attention
amos constantly to the extraorinay scenes of the
Wal. bout BAY ard Of II hum8n bones which hN
cav,d Gown f. III the bill above. la many places
o. he bones had been partially arrested in their descen,
BY the blackberry bu-hes which grew luwreldy on the
side Of the hill while at the foot Of the hill and far A,
on water NAH they some covered with small
ga gr IS ana lying here and there among the shell
and bbe. On the bay shore Hundreds of skulls lay
lieut. all very q which WAS furnished with fine
Wilt t.,'h indicating fhe youhfulless Of the nan. Tae
ruius r clc Jersey Prison Ship lay in the bay directly
abreast The shore ana tn-se bones the rec OF tho
soners of War who had been taken and ncarcer sd Ia
her and other pr on ships also anchored in the VI
iuty durir the rs death eIded the suffering - the
ut.clers their lodies conveyed ashore barges
Az Drou into large pits dug top OF the hill runnngup
from the bay shore which accounted for the bones being
found in such uasses
This for moe than Twenty five years Ger tho Vas
he ubec If frequent conversation, and eventually
70 have their collected and honorst VITA
o CLr.fiaE tHr1GL
Judge egs one Of the Secretaries OF the Amer "A la
tt. and A member Of the Tammany S)ci y, wAs pre-
, an that occasion As lar back the sumner Of 1924.
,h; gu.rsu Eaiht red ii tie teeth from the hill
d. which he still Aus 10 DIS possession Though hay
g been exposed 70 tn sci'n OF IT, weather tor 20 long
term Of yesrs they were ELen gathered and are still Ia
price. state Il preservation.
wl ere these soldiers we're buried Oy the British
IA. been almost elurviy eyeIisi aud Is now ons of
Tie mos, poprlous portions # Brooklyn.
Inasusl Triangular IT H-dson ay the foot Of
W msy be- seen the only tribute to tie memory Of
- -o patriots Of the Revolution who diei from British
c,r.,y p the prison .h p ofthe Wa4oout whose history
Of. Undoubtedly fam 81 all and need NJ, be ed
,ni.tue Ga ~ lot ia question IS a small dispd
tep br6iny digniaed ~ the name Of Ante Ch.nber
.o.beT,mbofthe Mart r.. and nj IN easily be mis- ken
come purpose lees woody of note. Ga the front is the
follow ng Inscription
TIE ANrE-cHAWBER TO THE VAULT
.r- which BE- -ed the bls-s other Patriot Insignia
,fteno gLsd Military men and Civilians u the Rogo
ne O,ser,os srf Lea. Azure q the Old thirteen sp-e
e.lEs ft fsr ile e. -ci ~ and sending them te no.
rrferr Sfreef I.s of '-w-l ofk
a. .rsr LIrtv y-ar e- tte stone OF ta