The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-25


1rvfao, of Fedtro, p,Tsoners.- an
| notncemeut in the newspapers yesterday
| morning that large number Of Federal rrs
| soners captured in the battle of I..esbnrp
| would arrive soute time during the day .exeieu
| the curiosity IF oar inhabitants, and hv nine
| o'clock cousidtlth.e Gro nd u sseasbled at the
| Central depot with a determination 10 wit
| for the cars, no matter what time they came
| IN. A guard of soldiers, Under I.ient, brad
| ford, was stationed along the track I'll
| the railroad from Broad street TO the
| engine honse, and no one. save IA few
| privileged characters, was suffered to pass
! the line, The number Of spectators was
| constantly increased, until dense mass of bu-
taan beings, of all ages, sexes aud conditions
| in life, filled the adjacent streets and crowded
the outside platforms, the freight ears, and
every other eligible spot in the vicinity -
| Shortly before hall past 10 o'elock the distant
| whistle announced the approach OF the tram,
| which soon made its appearance, ana II was
| with the greatest difficulty that the sentines
/ We're enabled TO keep the impatient throng
| from trespass sing upon the reserved territory.
| Files Of soldiers extended down Broad sire e.
| for some distance, leaving AN avenue between
| Tor the prisoners Ia pass through. The train
| consisted OF several burden cars. at the doors
II which armed Confederate soldiers were
| stationed, as cJistouiaas 10 the foreign ele-
! cent within. The escor, from Manassa. con
i7une on - uier' WAS "haer command OF
| Lieut. CoL 7. Johnson, 81 the l9th Georgia
! regiment, and Capt. j. Il Andrews, OF the 18th
| NortA Carolina St..te tfoops
Some time elpse1 before the u,,ilic GENE
| Fo,lly was permitted to see the show" and
! the prisoners meanwhile were treated 20 IL
| few buckets OF water, which seemed 10 be
| quite acceptable. ia one Of the ears the priv
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Frausis J Ketfpr. CAPTAIN. Ist California
| John NJ Studley, Captaia, 18th Mass
| Henry Po1'm"H, DO, do.
! has y. Summons, 20, dc.
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| fo,n;. =, and oe ,,'ro from, tb, M! NJ
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| The Ann NV Yorl. from the Pen1svIvania
| (araIr,. and fru1, The IN Rhode I.l.,nG i,4t.
| tal;,n Vhty were yerv we'll dre.sn3 ma
many of 1ben wore comfortable over4nats-
| Somp few had lost their hat. ana some were
harefooted. having pulled of. their shoes to
swim the Potomac duriug,the panic, ana were
rescued from watery graves bv our advanced
forces. The. Juveniles among the crowd in
dui.cGG III some decisive REMARKS ami a portion
Of the prisoners displayed considerable impu-
dence One fellow said that their turn would
come by and by, and that Lincoln and Scott
would both be in Richmond before = ,rrr9t
while Another remarked 10 a bystarder thar
thew had to hunt for the Southern soldiers 70
make them figbt. and the bvstanIer renkoDed
that they fought pretty well when they were
found The nero prisoner was an ohiec+ ii
10 little curiosity. and lie seemed di,;te lne9.,,
He SAWS his name is Lewis 4 BaU and tha+
he was free in the District Of CoInnbia. huf
some Of our citizen. thor,Lt thay hal .na,,
him hpt,re ,,uJ il ia very rrnL,IL:. tI,t hs -
what tn Yankees term ;, "ccu+r,I.s,.l.,
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