Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-04
THE FEMALE PRISONERS ATtwAsB1NeroN'

THE FEMALE PRISONERS sAT7wAsBINGToN;
A Washington correspondence N:e Bal.
timore Ezchanget writes "The Grand Ar
my OF the North no longer running from
'Richmond, is now warning against women,
and thepublic appetite which must be fed
accepts this food. AS constant reader of
your paper, I notice your moderate notice
of these female rebels, and for the sake of
truth send you the enclosed, leaving to your
discrelionsto do wth it what your judgment
suggcsts-for,mhc,r awed by the surround-
ing bayonets, 1are not venture beyond tho
truth and e7en En- trembIes at this; bus'o facts.
Imagine listenc, rather tlian m actor, re-
|'lating heG'experience. On Saturday at IL
A. NJ, Mrs. =, entertaining her vsi,er,
lady friend, was surprised to sec two men
enter and announce to her that sho was un.
'der arrest, as well asher family. Immedi-
ateY armed men .s,sioucd themselves in
he5'parloKs, at Al! the doors, and round ,Ls
house; while Apr men proceeded up stairs,
throwi 6 open .lrc. sacred doors Of her
departments, forcing open desks, wararobss,
|Kdrawers, boxes, fearing the bedding from
the beds! searching the pockets Of dresses
with an activity which thre.ssped des'ruc-,
ton TO evey!i.ipg. Remons'fanee was in
vain, for rhe5 Sero told'ao1ush, else they
Should: haye guarJep placed over each Of
them. Their bands were violently seizesse
becausea pocket:book was detained, and.
the unfortunate, fer,ab pushed into a room
with q soldier over Aer. Every jEsu'l in
act aad speech was shown to othcm, and
whe" their t!ss ks a!Yl pockets had Jccn.rYb;;
bed Of their Contents, they were all hud >,
died into Sie re6@ with afmed-men TO
guard ,hem:' Tiff 9regularsof the U. s,ateas;,
Army have pen gentlehIanly in their de-
pertinent, have wished for some term to
define mass of vulgarity, rufflanly corr
duct, insults to unprotected women, and
have found it in New York detective po-
liceman. The prisoners have four over
them; they have turned them out of their
parlors, and sleep and smoke on their sofas,
answer TO the bell when their friends call.
Their cards and notes are all exaluineJ.-
They illuminate the house, seated at the
front window with their legs over the chairs;
thrust themselves wherever the ladies meet
together, thc family being large.) to hear
their remarks; have examined and threat
eucd the servants if they did not tell. The
l.
frrsoncrs cannotget pitcher Of water with
out aguard being sent with their servants !;
their mail is taken possession of, and their
privacy intrnded upon in every way. Now,
as there is God in Heaven, have I stated
exactly what the 1o,l, has allowed. Isola-
ted from all their friends, thus are they left
to the vengeance Of this Government. Tue
charge of reasonable correspondence can
not be sustained. No letter has ever bcch
written to any Confederate leader; nor can
proof be foundto sustain this arrest They
are entirely ignorant intos@hose hands they
lave fallen, and are as mach g96rded:as +
they were the vefiest cohyicts on recoraiL
They eapnot cops.is6ntly ask,any fwors Of
This Government, neither 40 they wish to.
Their bones would rather rot in prison
forgive this strong cxpressionxbut my blood!
boiIs with an-il4ignant sre6gth. No one
q knows Of my Having written this letter. I
do go on my own respoBssbilny. How long
these prosecutions aressd& CONTINUED, we
cannot imagiine;> but; kublicsshall know
what Lincoln has iaa,gurated." .