Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-13
LATE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
The LseSburg Batle-Arriral of
Federal Prisoners.
From the Richmond Dispatch Oct. 25th.


The Arriral Of The Federal Prisoners.
The announcement in the newspapers
yesterday morning that large number of
Federal prisoners, captured in the battle
OF Leesburg, would arrive sometime dur.
ing the day, excited the curiosity of The
inhabitants, and by nine o'clock con-
siderable crowd assembled at the Central
depot, with determination TO wait for
the cars, no natter what time they came
in, A guard Of soldiers, under Lieuten-
ant Bradford, was stationed along the
track of the railroad from Broad street to
the engine house, and no one, save few
prIvileg ged characters, were suffered to
pass the line. The number Of spectators
was constantly increased, until dense
mass of human beings, of all ages, sexes,
and conditions in life, filed The adjacent
streets and crowded the outside platforms,
the freight cars, and every other eligible
spot in the vicinity
Shortly before half past ten o'clock the
distant whistle announced the approach
OF the train, which soon made its appear.
ance, and it was with the greatest difficult
! ~ that the sentinels were enabled to keep
the impatient throng from tresspassing on
/ the reserved territory. Files of soldiers
/ extended down Broad street for some dis
! tance, leaving an avenue between for the
prisoners to pass through The train con-,
sisted Of several burden cars, at the door
of which armed Confederate soldiers were
stationed, as custodans to the " fol eign
element" within. The escort from Man
assas, consisting of eighty-four men, was
under command OF Il. Col. johnson, of
the Ninteeuth Geor gia regiment, and
I Capt. J. B. Andrews, Of the Fourth North
Carolina State troops.
I Some time elapsed before the public
generally was permitted II see the priss
onerS. and the latter meanwhile were
treated TO few buckets of water, which
seemed to be quite acceptable In one Of
the cars the privilege of getting drop Of
tho fluid became Il subject of controversy,
and while one fellow got kick IN the
stomach from n comrade, which somewhat
derangcd his POWERS of suction, another
was interrupted in the process Of drinking
hy cruH order-"Don't siabber in der
bucket" The guard interfered and stops
ped the row befo it became general. -
The arrangements for the march being at
length completed, the first detachment of
prisoners, composed of the following 90
commissioned officers passed through the
lines:
W. r. Lee, colonel, Goth Massachusetts,
regiment.
Colonel Coggswell, 18th New York reg.
in ent.
L. j. Revere, major, Goth Massachusetts
regiment.
c. l.. Pearson, aGjutant, Goth Massachu,
setts regiment.
L. II. h. Revere asst surgeon, Goth
Massachusetts, regiment
Francis j. Keller, captain, lst California
regiment.
j. NJ. Studley, captain. 18th MassaGhu
setts regiment,
II. Bowman, captain, 18th Massachusetts
regi nent.
Chas S. Simmons, captain, 18th Mass,
regiment.
John Makali, captain, lst California
Tim. O Meara, captain, 42d New York
regiment
q. B Perry, lieutenant, Goth Mass, reg
iment.
j. Z. Green, lieutenant, 18th Mas. reg.
iment.
w. c. Harris, lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
. J. II. Hooper, lieutenant, 18th Mass,
regiment.
, c. NJ Hooper, Lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
+. A. Parker, lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
II. Vanyoast, lieutenant, I'D New York
regiment
w. II. Kearns, lieutenant, Ist California
regiment.
q. w. Kearny lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
II. B Nassal, lieutenant, 18th Massa,
chusetts regiment.
These officers are generally men of fine
personal appearance, and as they passed
along in the presence of the crowd they
seemed to regard their situation as any
! thing but agreeable. The remaining pris..
oners, non commissioned officers and pri-
Yates, were thcn marched out in detach-
ments. and formed on Broad street. be,
tween files ofsoIdiers. The wholenumber of
| Yankees was j25- viz 20 commissioned
officers, l40 from the 18TH Massachusetts,
Regiment % from the 42d New York +;
! lS4 from the lst Callo rniA; - and one
: negro lIDlll lIlt -'Nll hlbS SutIuSbltS one
from the lst New Jersey from the 10th
! New York; from the Pennsylvania Cav
airy, and one from the Sd Rhode Island
battalion. They were very well dressed
and some of them wore comfortable over
coats. Some few had lost THEFT hats. and
some were bareiooted, having pulled Oft
their shoes to swim the Potomac during
the panic, and were rescued from watery
graves 10y our advanced forces.
The juveniles among the crowd made
some deri<iye remarks and portion of
the prisoners displayed considerable I'M
pudence. One fellow said that their tJrn
would come by and by, and that Lincoln
and Scott would both be in Richmond be,
fore great while. Another remarked TO
bystander that they had to hunt for the
southern soldiers to make them fight, and
the bystander reckoned they fought pret-
ty we'll when they were found. The ne.
gro prisoner was an object of no little Gu.
riosity, and he seemed dute uneasy. lie