Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-13

Fcdcrdi Prisoners.
From the Richmond Dispatch Oct 25th. 4
We clip the following from Forneys
Press. Of the 9Th Instant.
The A,ricalQ Of tie Federal Prisoners.
The announcement ia the newspapers
yesterday morning that q large number of
Federal prisoners, captured in the battle
Of Leesburg, would arrive sometime dur
ing the day, excited the cariosily of the
Inhabitants, and by nine o'clock n con
siderable crowd assembled at the Central
depot, with determination TO wait for
the cars no matter 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 q few
privileged characters, were suffered to
pass the line. The number Of spectators
was constantly increased, until q dense
/ mass of human beings, of all ages, sexes,
and conditions in life, filled .he 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
] NlNNdiN NlllhNlt blllOulCtu llb hllIlIONtU
Of the train, which soon made its appear
ance, and it was with the greatest difficult
| ty that the senines were enabled to keep
| the impatient throng from trcsspassng 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 custodians to the &" foreign
element" within. The escort from Man
assas, consisting Of eighty-four men, was
under command OF 1t. Col. Johnson, of
the Nintcenth Georgia regiment and
Capt. J. B. Andrews, of the Fourth North
Carolina State troops.
/ Some time elapsed before the public
generally was permitted 10 see the pris.
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
the fluid became q subject Of controversy
and while one fellow got kick IN the
stomach from n cOmrlde, which somewhat
deranged his powers Of suction another
was interrupted in the process OF drinking
10y cruH order -"Don't sIaLJor IN dor
bucket :" The guard interfered and stops
ped the row befo it became general 49,
The arrangements for the march being at
length completed, the first detachment of
prisoners, composed Of the following %
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, adjutant, Goth Massachu,
setts regiment.
+. H. X. Revere, asst surgeon, Goth
| Massachusetts, regiment.
: Francis j. Keller, captain, lst California
$ regiment.
j. NJ Studley captain 18th Massachu
setts regiment
II. Bowman, captain, 18th Massachusetts
regi nent.
Chas 5. Simmons, captain, 18th Mass,
regiment.
John Makali, captain, lst California
regiment.
Tim. o Meara, captain, 42d New York
| regiment.
, &. B Perry, lieutenant, Goth Mass, reg
iment.
! }. T. Green, lieutenant, 18th Mas. reg
iment
, w. C. Harris, lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
{, J. II. Hooper, lieutenant 18th Mass,
regiment.
{. NJ Hooper, Lieutenant, lst California
T regiment.
F. A. Parker, lieutenant, lst California
regiment.
: II. Vanvoast, lieutenant, 42d New York
w. II. Kearns, lieutenant. Ist California
2 regiment
G. w, KeOrny, lieutenant, lst California
2 regiment.
b. II. B Vassal, lieutenant, 18th Massa,
chusetts regiment.
These officers are generally men of fine
. personal appearance, and as they passed
J along in the presence Of the crowd they
t seemed to regard their situation as any
thing but agreeable. The remaining pris.
, oners, non commissioned officers and pri-
, Yates, were then marched out in detach.
ments, and formed on Broad street, be-
tween files ofsoldiers. The wholeuumber OF
, Yankees was 525- viz: 90 commissioned
, officers, l40 from the 18th Massachusetts,
: Regiment % from the 42d New York
lS4 from the lst California; - and one
negro from the Goth Mas sachuset;s one
from the lst New Jersey l from the 10th
I, 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 barelooted, havlrg pulled of
their shoes to swim the Potomac during
the panic, and were rescued from watery
graves by our advanced forces.
The juveniles among The crowd made
some derisive remarks, and a portion of
the prisoners displayed considerable i'm
pudence. One fellow said mat 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