The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-16
OUR PRISONERS SENT FROM RICHMOND.



Names OF Some OF Those Consigned tn
Castle NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
Castle, SC.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 18th says that one hun
bred and fysx Yankee prisoners sent 10 Castle
Pinckney, s. c. Among them were-
Colonel 0. D. Wilcox Of the Michigan First.
Colonel Mch'l Corcoran, OF the New York sixtynnth.
Lieutenant Colonel Nef, Of the Second Kentucky.
Major John W. Potter, Of the Thirty eighth New York
Rev. g. W. Dodge, Chaplain Of the Eleventh New York
Rev. H Eddy, Chaplain OF the Second Connecticut.
Surgeon H. G. Griswold Of the Thirty eighth New York
Surgeon Geo. W. Grey, Of the United States Army.
Surgeon Stone, Of the United States Army.
Surgeon Connolly, Of tho Second New York.
Surgeon Harris, of the Second Rhode Island.
Captain John Downey, OF the Eleventh New York.
Captain Fish, OF the Thirty second New York.
Captain JAS Parish, OF the Seventy ninth New York
Captain Drew Of the Second Vermont.
Captain shurtleG, of the Seventh Ohio.
Captain /. Gordon, of the Eleventh Massachusetts.
Captains Wilmington and jenkins, New York Twenty
nth.
Lieutenant Jas. Fay, New York Twenty frth
Lieutenant Thos s. Hamblin, of the actor Of that
name, Thirty eighth New York.
Lieutenant - Underhill, Eleventh New York.
Lieutenant Frank Worcester Seventy first New York
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Lieutenant Wilcox, Seventh Ohio
Lieutenant Gordon, Second dragons, United States
Army.
Lieutenant Calen, Eleventh Massachusetts,.
Lieutenant JAS Connolly, Sixty ninth New York.
Captain Ricketts,, United States Army, to have &C.
companed the party but is not sufficiently recovered
from his wounds to undertake the journey.
CASTLE PINCKNEY, CHARLESTON HARBOR.
Castle Pinckney to become to the South what Fort
Lafayette to the United States governmentthe recep
tace for State prisoners The 1856 (part of the
Der taken at Bull run having been from Richmond
TO be detained rs prisoners Of in this fort
brings 1t into public notice. although not in the ati-
tude as in the engagement and bombardmcnt of Fort Sum
ter We therefore give short description Of the abiding
place of our imprisoned soldiers.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FORT.
Castle Pinckney is small work situated on the south
ern extremity of shutcs Folly Island, between the Hog
and Folly channels. Though not in itself very consde-
rable military work, yet from its position commanding
as 1t does the whole line OF the eastern wharves-
becomes of the utmo importance to be held by tie State
OF South Carolina II Is, in fact the immediate ouwork
OF the city of Charleston, useful at least of
preventing tho landing of an enemy, as prison for
those poor fellows who may be taken by the rebels
In It's plan presents to the south circular face,
the eastern and western faces being formed by the line
CT ramparts following the direction Of the tangent TO the
circular arc al its extremity, and for the distance Of
twenty yards; the northern side is plain; both tho
northeastern and northwestern angles are mcrcular
bastons the outer exremies Of the being tangent
respectively TO the eastern and western sides Of the
There are two Of guns-the lower being in case
mates (bomb proof the cmbrasurcs for which are about
seven feet above low water mark and the upper being
en- barte The height of the rampant Is twenty and the
width thirtytwo feet The width of the outer wall and
OF the parapct six feet the depth Of the caseates
twenty feet the height ten; the diameter east and west
Of the castle is one hundred and seventy feet
The entrance is on the northern SIDE either side Of
which are the officers and privaes quarters messroom
&c The ascent TO the barbettc is made on the north
eastern and northwestern of the terrcdradeta
In the centre OF the latter is the furnace for heating shot
in case of an engagement Around the foot Of the scarp
wall is breakwater, about twelve feet in width, hor
zontaly which has its western side extended in tan
gent direction to the south to form the landing The
landing protected by the fire Of several guns sweeping
its length The armament OF this castle consists Of about
twenty five pecetwcnty four and thirty Founders
few seacoast mortars and six columbads. The work
has Of late been put into thorough repair possible