The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-12-06
BALLS BLUFF PRISONERS AT RICH
M0ND.
Their Reception 5u the Cro,cd.

Their Reception by the Cro,Cd.
From an interesting article in the Richmond
Dispatch Of the 25th, we qqote as follows The
announcement in the newspapers yesterday
morning that large number OF Federal prison.
ers, captured IN the battle at Leeaburg, would
arrive some time during the day, excited the
curiosity OF our inhabitants, and by nine O'Clock
a considerable crowd assembled at the Central
depot with determination to wait for the cars
no matter what time they come in. Shortly
before half past ten O'Clock The dismal whistle
announced the arrival of the tram, which soon
made ts appearance, and it was with the great
est difficulty that the sentinels were enabled to
keep the impatient throng from irespassIng up
on the reserved territory. Files of soldiers ex-
tended down Broad street for some distance,
leaving an avenue between tor the prisoners to
pass through. The train consisted OF several
burden cars, al the doofs OF which several arm
ed Confederate soldiers were stationed as Gus
todlans of the 'sloreign element within.
Some time elapsed before the public general
ly was permitted to see the prisoners, and the
latter meanwhile were treated 10 few buck
cts OF water, which seemed to be quite accep-
:able. The arrangements being at length COM
pleted, the first detachment Of prisoners, COM
posed OF twenty-five commissioned officers.
Passed through the lines. These officers are
generally men OF fine appearance, and as they
passed along In the presence OF the crowd, they
seemed to regard their situaticn as anything but
agreeable. The remaining prisoners, non-com-
mIssioned officers and privates, were then march
ed out in detachments, and formed on Broad
street between files of soldiers.
The whole number of captured Yankees was
525, viz: % commissioned officers, 149 from
the Fifteenth Massachusetts, regiment; SO from
the Forty second New York; 184 from The FIRST
California; II and one negro from the Twenti-
eth Massachusetts,; one from the Fortieih New
York; one from the Pennsylvania cavalry, and
one 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 barefooted,
having pulled off :heir shoes TO SWIM the Poto-
mac during the panic, and were rescued from
watery graves by our advanced forces.
The juveniles among the crowd INDUCED In
some derlslve remarks, and portion of the
prisoners displayed considerable inPudence,
One fellow SAID that their turn would come by
| and by, and that Lincoln and Scott would both
be in Richmond before great while. Anoth-
er remarked 10 bystander that they had to
hunt for the Southern soldiers to make them
fight, and the bystander reckoned that 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 waa
free in the District of Columbia; but some OF
our citizens thought they had seen him before,
and it Is very probable that he Is what the YAM
KEGS term a "cont. aband."
The guard, commanded by Capt. O'Nell, OF
Georgia, formed square, and, with the cap
tivea il the centre, marched down Broad 10
18Th, thence to Nam, and down Main 10 25th
street, followed by an immense multitude OF
persons. After some little delay, the prisoners
were marched into Mayo's factory, corner OF
25th and Cary streets, where they will have
ample opportunity for rejecting upon tue un-
certainties of war. The occupants OF another
prison 10 the neis hborhooA cRowded the wln-
dows to gel view Of this large reinforcement
but the spectacle did not seem to afford then
much qualification.
The SPECIAL train in the morning brough, in (
formation thai another lot oil the Leesburl
prisoners were behind, and preparations wer'h
accordingly made to receive them. The me
train arrived ut quarter past four o'clock, w u
three cars full Of Yankees, numbering 1881,
of whom were commissioned offcers-CaE Ennfh
G. w. lockwood, of the 18th Massschusaa !
and Lieut Charles M'Pherson, of the Tam
nv Regiment, OF New York. The Grove
bout the depot coDversed freely with the
oners, but no rudeness was exhibited 10
them. They We're very soon marched &
the factory TO join their comrades in cap