Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-21
Hasteras Prisoners in New YORK.

I--- from the ReteTsourg " al Express Nov. u.
We have received the following interesting stat
ment of the surrender of our troops at Hatters.
their Imprisonment and treatment In New Yorl
from one of the prisoners, who has been release
and returned home:
NovEMBER 18th, 186L-Having seen FREQUENT ouc
tatons in your paper and in the Ddy Book in refer
ence to conversations held with one or others of M
brother prisoners, on our return from Yankeedem
I have concluded that, perhaps. full statement o
facts and opinions CLEANED during our visit on th.
unhOy side Of Jordan, may be read with interes
by some Of your patrons.
During our sojourn in New York, as prisoners Of
war, we we're held in close and well watched i'm
prisonment in Castle Williams, en- Governors Is
land. Our officers, oWeYer, having a more ex.
tended range and liberal privileges. were domiciled
in Fort Columbus, on the same island We were
enabled through the kindness of our mary friends
in the city, to procure anything that might need
to render our unhappy condition as comfortable as
the circumstances Weuld permit. We had frequent
assurances that our friends were many and that
we should lack for nothing, if they should be per.
mitted - administer to our wants. -
There has been evidently softning Of feeling, at
tended with demonstrations of kindness, towards
US and the cause we represented. Kindness and
deeds of charity manifested towards the Federal
prisoners in Richmond, have been circulated
through the Northern papers with happy effect
We have more than once been the recipients of ioS
nations from the fathers and mothers of prisoners
held as such in the South.
We were assured that men of influence and stand
ing are using their utmsst endeavors to bring about
a reaction and change of sentiment This is ex-
tensiTely felt and Is ripening into rebellion The
greatest anxiety was felt from the consequences
that might arise from the slip Of the blockade By
Messrs. Mason and SldelL Three steamers were
sent Immediately in search of them. From the
same source we learn that all circles are anxious
to bring about full exchange Of prisoners.
Being frequently asked the terms on which we
were released Will give them as follows: II DO
solemnly affirm that will not take up arms against
the United States or assist In any way in carrying
on warfare against the government until we are By
the laws of civil warfare exchanged and thereby
freed from this obligation We who have taken
this obligation were inVshds or wounded men and
unfit for further service. --....F 3 -..
of the disloyalty, disafeetion and treachery that
exists in the entmy's camp there is positive evi
dence. will give only q few instances and leave
your readers to draw their own conclusions. While
at the Rip Raps Fort Calhoun, the report of the
Leesburg battle was received, and with it that all
the captains of FTammanY Regiment were killed
This was readily accounted for by one Of the New
York Volunteers, who said that he knew the regi
ment and had been with the men In encampment
and on marches, and confidently affirmed that these
captains were killed by their own men, for they had
sworn to do so. AfeW days before the sailing Of the
feet train of powder was found connected with |
the magazine in Fortress Monroe, and but for the
discovery and intercepGOn it would have blown up
part of the fort at least. This they charged upon
some of their own men. Another instance is the |
1esertion of Mr.. Hale secretary to the commodore
Of the late expedition, taking with him the signals
and thereby delaying its departure for several days
IN order to obtain new signals from Washington. |
This circumstance gave rise to the PaWnees attempt
On the Potomac. Information was also received |
that she was riddled and had thrown her guns over
board and has since been condemned. | have mem |
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conversation in the enemy's camp.
There were twenty yslx of the New York Tolun- I
.eers from one regiment on the Rip Rsps, living in
In uncomfortable state of Punishment for ndulging
q such innocent amusement as mutiny so common /
n the Northern camps. These men were almost
destitute of clothing, with only suficieneyef food
% sustain life An adjustment of the difficulties
Ietween the two sections of our country is hoped
or and expected by all with whom have conversS
d on the subject, to be made at the assembling of
he Rump Congress.
As some mention was made of the traitor, G. Il. /
Fosters conversation with me, will state the par
iculars. On entering the room he seemed to have
Inown that l was there, as l was the only one of
'ur number that had ever seen him before. To his
question Of recognition, | sareasticslly remarked
hat had frequently met with him in our Demo
ratio meetings of Hartford county, or its conven-
ions. He then wished to administer to my wants
II necessities, pecuniarily or otherwise, which l.
bstlnately refused, and assured him that an abun-
lance awaited our arrival in Dixie. His ullmatum
f impudence soon followed a gutteral efusiOn of
ulogies and deprecRtions about the stars and
tripes, ana the cause in which we were engaged;
q offering me position under the old Government.
his resented with all the asperity the cireum-
tances would admit, demanding that he should
ot make an allusion of the kind in my presence,
nd turned from the traitor with contempt.
APT. Leach, then in command st the Fort, who was
ear and listening with interest TO what was said,
everely reprimRnded him for asking improper
uestiOns and intimated that their Government did
OF wish their armies augmented with men like ii
imself, who were traitors to their own. My OBJ
ct in calling the attention of the press to this cir
umstance is to confirm the public mind that G. III.
oster is not only himself traitor to the cause he
as sworn to protect, but that ne is using his ut
lost endeavOrs, at every opportunity, to induce
Tiers to follow his own infamous and trsltorous
curse. . !
NEW PICTURE OF THE BATTLE AT HATTERAs.
The first day of the bombardment the line of bat
e ships were engaged with Fort Clark, and this
tile battery Of ak guns located near the edge of
he surf, would have succeeded IN keeping cur en-
ny's ships beyond anchorage, and in that situas /,
on they could have done rs no material damage, If
le guns had been in proper trim, and the Fort sup
lied with shot and shell. But will mention here
lat there has come under my own observation but
ne gun with proper attachments for regulating its
ovation and sighting, in all my stay on the coast
nd through the neglect OF some one, our cannon
I'd not even been furnished with sights, the simple
'NOt positive that th the regiment but the fact
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