The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07
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Tho Indianapolis J,u,aI publ hes tho fol-
lowing Interesting private letter:
RouNoNn, Va, Tuesday, NOV. -, 1861.
NJ, prAE FNIurR-llcnrirg That ilng Of
truce Will soon ~ over 10 Font Monroo, | take
no opportunity iscr ding few tines.
n r abou, \ \. NJ, ard "a | east my eyc
down The lorg room, divided Nv a ruw ol tortc-
90 presses into two, Conc slr Tor ca Ing AMI the
other lor rlccping) ! rc abound mo representa-.
tive of tlmof, Every diic in tho lnol. Sln'
are nnViously examining the morning papcrs,
others, lust getting up itom their buda on Ia,
locr ~ blily s'ruchirg and ynwuinl,, a.
though they Urea Tod tho diys work bclur,
them. One half btvc already begun 20 draw
COZ UlntiOn from that comfort r Of half the
worlds misor'--;OhnCy D. Some Of the oil lcts
are Walking r'sile,,l, up and down the room,
vlth gloomy i,cc- Hul heavy sttp,. Col. Cog.
we'll is now walking towards mo. 4 iucr look
ing man, a Drawer soldier, aud n more able com
naud,r, the United States has not lost during
the war. Iii uollr conduct al Lecnhur, h did
honor to his country and his naive strc.
Lieut.. liarl Oato QlDricrmhstor Of tho both In
diana, and from tuuu,ain County, bvlieVc) IL
tcading the paper, twitchiug ami moyins nor
l ou,H, ant tunnins warrior. cuOrs a. every al
| fusion IN r6p,s, lung eors, Sc
| Alfred E'y, lg.,-thc Iomii- a the pi
| son always lowing aud sCrilins 10 Cunicd. mt
utiriHlt, NUT efin snd trembling AT every lint
| At SWIM in him ~, which ,hr tai, plprrs lk
| orICak Off JUS noH sitting down 70 his
coffee, bccl,tcak, pptutnc7, i0lst and butter. lie
cate IN hurr,H T. anxious manner, a. " ho fen
ed como thin-iacod, hungry How p'i-Unor who
! .ainot procure such luAurias, would ask him
| for u mofsol.
The steward, Of ,ho various mcss,s are max
ing go II clattcr among tho tiu cups and
l'atts, b. must lay aside my lcJicr until l
have ,atru my rg''Uul Oi bread and meat.
Yesterday We drew lots To- grn who should bc
held as l. lone for III" pIiva'ccr.iucn now in Now
in New York. | t,ll to Colonel .Corcorhn, OF
the SiNtl Ninth New York, 10 answer Tor Baker.
ulr adv rundcmuct ~ Philadelphia. Ito will
tnu,dint,ly tee put il irons aud treated ns
i,lon. Co. CogsVcll il also held to-, vi h tour
u'l or a. luncl' three major, and thirteen cap
~, q, all tn bo tryIted ns the privnteeraueu
aye, rs suon as their cases ara decided. thus
yOus things arc |, ding a lit,lc uncomfortable,
hut We take It calmly, for We TCvcr expected
any other treatment, and " hang is tho order
harry We mast,
We have about seycnty.flyo officers now o.
III, hmond--twcniy-twO taken a. Iecshurgh,
with Fix hundred p'ivatcs. The rebels call thar
hatilo lat lee. Iurgh) "liull Run, with yari-
tons think all tho prisoners arc in very
good health, considering their numhaIs and close
conhu, mcnt. They have a. much 10 cat Ne 4.
good for them and 10 no, os yet, suffer from
4 ,he cold. All are now furnished with one quilt
Fear some Of The northern Iapers have exag.
/ Fers'cd the suilcrings Of prisoners horo. Thr
they have mono Of tn, rights OF war "a true but
Ill, as soldiers, they can live very well with
out hope the cries a the rest lcss OF the North
| about tho "poor prisoner in tho t0bPccO-hOusos
| of Richmond viii not shake tho policy Of our
goy cTnment, nr drive II into any ha,'y action.
| know some who are willing to rot in prison,
grow gray in dungeons, or wear chains life
| tune, or die any death, rather than have an oS.
| change that ould do harm to tho cause, or be
humiliatinR ~ our country.
All The poo towards, who ara heart sick, AMI
want to give Up ,"cc..y,,,hinS viii never a., a.,
| any use to any country or government, and are
/ as u ell cut Of tho way.