Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-06

1lse announcement in the newspapers, yes
teld3y morning, that large number oi leuerai
prisoners, captured in the battle OF Leesburs,
would arrive some time during Inc uay, eA"
cited the curiosity of our lnhaoilailtS, anu ny
. O'Clock considerable crowd assehUieu at
the General depot, with Il determination 10
wait tOr the cars, no matter what llme tley
came in A guard of soldiers, under Lieut..
Bradford, was stationed along the track OF the
railroad from Broad street to the engine house,
and no one, save lew privileged characters,
were suffered TO pass The line. The number
81 spectators was constantly lncfeaseu' uhtll
dense mass OF human beings, OF al ages, sexes,
aua conditions in life, filed the adjacent streets
aiad crowded the outside platforms, tile freight
csrs, and every other eligible spot III the
V@cinity.
Shortly before 10b O'Clock the distant whIs'
tie announced The approach OF the tram, whlch
soon made its appearance, ana IL was WIN the
greatest difficulty, that the sentlnels were
enabled to keep the impatient throng from
trespassing upon tile reserved territory Files
OF soldiers extended down Broad street for
some distance, leaving an avenue between Tor
the prisoners TO pass through. lie tram coz
sisted of several burden cars, at the doors OF
which armed Confederate soldiers were sta
toned, as custodans TO the "toreign clement
within. The escort from Manassas, consisting
OF 81 men, was under command OF Lieut.. Col
T. G. johnson OF the nineteenth Georgia regt
luent, and Capt. j. B. Andrews OF the iouflh
North Carolina state troops.
Some time elapsed before the public gener.
ally was permitted to see the prisoners, and
the latter, meanwhile, were treated to lew
buckets of water, which seemed to be quite
acceptable. In one OF the cars, the privilege
Oi getting drop OF the fluid became subject
of controversy, and while one fellow got
kick in the stomach from a comrade, which
somewhat deranged his powers OF suction,
another was Interrupted i'll the process OF
drinking by a grutf order "Don't Slabber IN
der bucket!' The guard interiered, and
stopped the row before it became general.
The arrangements for the march being at
length completed, the first detachment OF prls'
Oners, composed Of the Y commissioned ON
GERS, passed through the lines.
These officers are generally men OF hne
personal appearance, and as they passed along
in the presence Of the crowd they seemed to
regard their situation as anything but agreea'
bic. The remaining prisoners, noncommls-
stoned officers and pryates were then marched
out in detachments, and formed on Broad
street between flies OF soldiers. The whole
number of captured Yankees was 525, viz %
commissioned officers, l49 from the fifteenth
Massachusetts regiment; 90 from the forty
second New York ia from the first Calitor-
MIA 81 and l negro from the twentieth Mas
sachusettS l from the first New jersey ; l
from the for,ieth New York; from the Penn
sylvania cavalry, and l from the third Rhode
Island battalion. They were very well
dressed, and many OF them wore comfortable
overcoats. Some few had lost their hats, and
some were baretooted, having pulled off their
shoes TO swim the Potomac during the panic,
and were rescued from watery graves by our
advanced forces.
The juveniles among the crowd INDUCED in
some derisive remarks, and a portion OF the
prisoners displayed considerable impudence.
One fellow said that their turn would come
by and.by, and that Lincoln and Scott would
both be in Richmond before a great while.
Another remarked to bystander that they
had to hunt for southern soldiers to make them
fight, and the bystander reckoned they fought
pretty well when they were found. The negro
prisoner was an object OF no little curiosity,
and he seemed quite uneasy. He says his
name is Lewis A. Bell, and that he was tree
in the District of Columbia; but some OF our
citizens thought theElead seen him before, and
it is probe9lS-s -ptte-I aHAees term
''c0ntraband"
The guard, commanded by Capt O'Neil of
Georgia, formed a square, ami, with the cap
tives in the centre, marched down Broad to
Nineteenth, thence to Man, and down Main
to Twenty fifth street, followed by an immense
multitude Of persons. After some little delay
the prisoners were marched into Mayo's fac
tory, corner oi Twenty, filth and Cary streets,
where they will have ample opportunity to
reflect upon the uncertainties OF war. The
occupants OF another prison in the nelghbor-
hood crowded the windows to get a view of
this large Reinforcement, but the spectacle did
not seem to afford them much qualification.
The special train in the morning brought
information that another lot of Leesburg pris-
oneis were behind, and preparations were &C.
Cordingy made TO receive them. A guard,
commanded by Lieut.. Laws of the eighteenth
| Georgia regiment, repaired to the Central de.
| pot in the afternoon. The mail train arrived
at a o'clock, with three cars full of Yankees,
numbering l32, two of whom are commission
ed oticers-Capt. G. W. lockwood OF the 18th
| Massachusetts, and Lieut.. Chas McPherson
OF the Tammany regiment New York They
were attended by guard Of twenty-four men,
| under Capt. Neal Ot the nineteenth Georgia
regiment. The crowd about the depot con-
versed freely with the prisoners, but no rude
ness was exhibited towards them. They were
very soon marched of to the factory, TO join
their comrades in captivity.
-Four prisoners were brought up from the
Peninsula yesterday by the New York River
LtalH' lhey CHILLI 10 De deSOftefS from the
federal army and as we regard this a very
sensible proceeding on then part, we give
them the benefit Of publication OF their
names Augustus Blaney, lst Massachusetts
battalion; Dennis Gleason, New York volun-
teers; a. l.. liartwel, 10th Massachusetts
and John Telyear, LIST New York. There are
now nearly 1900 prisoners III Richmond and
the sooner some hundreds are sent south the
better. We are in situation not unlike the
man who got the elephant as prize in lot.
| tery--he didn't know what to do with t.
Young Generals.
H., ,.t,a at,1.st.