The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-17

Those who arr left behind-and they are
nearly ftve hurdrpst IN rumber--wtii su1er
severely from cold II they are not provided
with such nece4sartas. The most intelligent
of the prisoners. from whom three facts were
obtained, deelar, that lnany falsehoods Nave
been published In relation To Hon. MIR. Ely,
OF New York. Instead OF being detected and
sad, he was decidedly the inerrtest man
amongst them, and was active not only in
comforting the wounded and cheering the
hopeless but foremost In such amusements a.
the prison discipline allowed.
One day he received II remittance Of $50
from his friends, and he spent the whole sum
in the purchase of provisions for the party
Tn one occasion, when the roll was called
one of the men was asleep, when the sentry
rushed up aud dealt him Il violent blow upon
the head with the butt OF his m nsket. The
msin cause of Colonel Corcoran's removal
South was his resentment upon all occasions
of insults offered him or his companions. One
Sunday minister, whilst preaching, depart
ed from his subject and denounced the North,
which elected repeated remarks from the
Colonel, who, soon as the discourse was over
was heavily ironed, and few days after sent
south. One of the prisoners declares that a
remittance of $50, sent him by his mother.
was seized by those who had charge of the
prison and appropriated to their own use.
AFFAIRS RICHMOND.
or the officers who came up in the Louisiana
We're Surgeons Swain and Thomaston, and
Lieutenant Harry Rockafeliar, of the Seven
l.
thickest OF the fight 1T Manassa; had his left
arm carried away by cannon ball, and his
mouth and left jaw fractured By musket
shot The Surgeons were released on the
ground that they were non com batants, and
could have left Richmond more than a month
ago but for the fact that they we're determined
To remain with the wounded until the Secre-
tary of War grant ted them an unconditional
discharge. As for the Lieutenant, be sue
cesded in escaping by strateSem.
When the roll of the discharged par les Was
frst made out his name was placed thereon,
but subsequently removed for reasons unex
planned, and when about TO leave the Jail al
Richmond he was ordered back. He soon cut
OH his shoulder straps, and, pre- tending to ba
famed in the leg, lmped his way To an am bal
lance, craWled in to the lower part, and thus
regained his liberty.
PROVISIONS We're excessively high in Rich
mond, Notwithstanding nearly all the army
had left there, the whole force at that place
not exceeding six regiments of 4 thousand
men each. The following We're the prices
which the prisoners paid when they wanted
anything extra: Pound of Young Hyson tea,
$3.50; common Rio coffee, is cents; sugar,
brown, y cents; sweet potatoes, per quart, G
cents: IRISH potatoes, per quart, cents; coarse
salt, per part, % cents; butter OF good
quality % cents beans, per quart, - and .
cents.
| Iuere was no doubt that q considerable di-
vision of the army had left for the vicinity OF
Yorktown by the James river, as we'll as
| railroad route. The parties saw several reg
| ments on their way 10 that place. Before
| leaving Richmond they heard several times
| that JEFF. Davis was so indisposed as to
| be unable to leave his room, whilst Gen.
Beauregard was constantly moving from
| Manassas to Richmond and back superin.
| tending the army movements, &c. Col. Todd
| "a connection OF President Lincon) had
charge of the prisoners, and he treated them
| at times in the most outrageous manner, beine
more severe than any of the rest
Some OF the prisoners before leaving Oh
| tanned several Richmond papces, with the
| intention OF bringing them along, but they
| were searched, and every copy taken from
| them. One of them wrapped up Il pair OF old
| spurs in a copy Of the Eaqair.r and stuffed
| them i'll his bosom, but he was discovered in
| the act, and both paper and spurs confiscated
| the officers declaring that the - Yankee
should not carry away single paper of any
| kind