Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-09-12
Transfer Of the HatteraS Prisoners

Ii"hslcf vi Tic HattefaS Prisoners
On Wednesday morning the prisoner.
taken at Hatteras Inlet were transferred
from the frigate Minnesota to Fort WOOD
on Bedloe's Island, and to Castle vii.
liam on Governors Island.
1t was announced yesterday that they
would be confined in the old Brandy
wine frigate, now lying at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard in ordinary. but Navy De-
partment having decided to fit out the
ship, that order was countermanded and
the order was then promulgated to pu.
them in the forts above mentioned.
According, this morning about nine
o'clock, the steamboats, Saturn and Sarah
a. Stevens went Off the frigate for the
purpose of taking the Rebels to their
prison home. The Stevens occupied the
starboard side and the Saturn the mort
side. At few minutes of ten o'clock
The embarkation commenced, n more in
.eresting sight has seldom been Witness
I'd on the waters of our bay. The roll
u the company was called, and as each ,
nan answered to bis name, he passed J
yer the side down the gangway ladder :
hence crossing the deck of coal barge S
ing alongside; he stepped on board of !,
lie steamer. ~
As fast as they came on board they ie
ere ordered to be seated on the after III
'rt of the deck. Each man. as he came
'wn, brought his traps with him
iese consists of the most part of blank
$, old coats, and perhaps a few old =
irts. Some men had small trunks and
my were provided with valiscs. The "
lbarkatlon was performed in q very hv
o'd manner, and without any acci. OF
Mt. INC
At this time dozens of boat, had come cav
to the ship to see the process of dis. An
barkaton, and many of Them contained ,,o
les. In their anxiety to get good mil
W of the prisoners they crowded On
und the ship too closely to be either or :
or lawful, and the officers of the lor
in vain tried to drive them away.
this juncture Coxswain Ncsbitt, Of !
llarbor Poliece, came off, and soon f,
tao boats at proper distance. ing
bout ten o'clock the lines were cast who
rom the frigate, and the Stevens pair
led down the bay with over three vent
dred privatcs Of several companies .;
'oard. Lieutenant Franklin, of the s,p'
nesota. was in charge of the party. = Zen
was not accompanied by single ter,l
ne or u sailor. lie wore his side thor
only. No noise or confusion was Re
rent. and everything was conduc- Virs
With great regularity. IuIr
arriving at Bedoc's island the six-p
ms was secured 20 the dock, and there
rlsoners on the forward deck land. ton.
a single file On the dock few 1gai
ars were drawn up, while guard Ia
Fire Zouaves was presented to era
the prisoners to their quarters in the
wood. AS soon as the portion on &c,
ter deck were landed. the prison. b0'
ere drawn up in line, the roll Ia
and all found correct Thov the re
then marched up to the fort. walton
, cmbarkotion Of tho ,..;.I tomac
isoners, which we're on board of ILL.,. u u
turn, was conducted in the same bike al
# as in the case of the Stevens. The ie
officers were, however, the las. ties, ex
e the Minnesota, the lowest in rank Owing
the ship first. At last came cradle
'dore Barron, who was dressed in we're.
n similar to that worn BY our M. '0'.'ne G.
GERS. He seemed to be in toler- v,ncoJ
.od spirits and was earnestly en-. ConfeJ,
in conversing with one of his OF. drectio
In fact, the entire number of OF. Last
'ere looking remarkably we'll from ar
load OF prisoners, numbering O. , t.'.es n
ee hundred, was placed on board canpnr
t forty minutes after the embar. djscbar,,
began. 1t was conducted with They
ents, save one or two clumsy fell structin!
10 fell down the gangway lad when tn
~. Of the Z,
enant Foster of Minnesota, had n Der OF Il
CHARGE and w., rn.' n"u . retired f
~ guard. '" Vely,.r
a'u,n ieIt the snip at o'clock, loon asse
rst headed down the bay, so that cupied t.
pposed that she was going TO Gen.
passengers at Bedloe's Island of the sa
tire line
,e soon altered ber .,,, 49,, ed with :
n;no nm ,ho E...-:' anu Consid,
.Ls ~ ii'er lot some this after
lie Government dock at Cover Commanf
and, where she made fast and pied unde
e prisoners. pending,
.iyates were fret ,,,J,J ket pract
, in line and H., . ~ ana 1No pas.
n on shore passing their men.
CHI had an Opnortup;ty IS - iUoro