Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-17
LATEST FROM rHE SOUTH.
One Hundred and Fifty six Federal Prison.
ers Sent TO Castle Pinckney.


LOUISVILLE, Sept. 16.-The Richmond Exam.
liner OF the llth says one hundred and ffty-six
Federal prisoners, selected chiefly from among
those members Of the New York, Massachusetts
most insolent and insubordinate disposition, were
on the 10Th inst dispatched by railroad to Castle
Pinckney, small fortiHcation In Charleston har-
Dor, for sale keeping. Included in the number
whom are recovering from the effects Of wounds
received at the battle Of Stone Bridge. The pris.
oners were marched from the tobacco factories in
which they had been confined to the depot Of the
Petersburg railroad, In double files, guarded BY
detachment Of fifty men from the JEFF Davis
Louisiana battalion, commanded by Lieut. G..
w Brockett, Of the rebel army, who are to &C
company them all the distance to Charleston.
the Madison (la Infantry marched ahead Of the
prisoners, the rear being brought up by twenty
i've men OF the hatcher miss Rides The party
embarked In three cars specially provided for
their accommodation, each car being guarded by
nfteen Southern soldiers, very fully armed The
Federal prisoners seemed quite Respondent at
their change Of location. They were followed to
the depot by very large crowd, who, neverthe-
less entirely RETAINED from the utterance of any
remark which would wound the feelings Of the
prisoners.
CAPPED from the tobacco factories on Friday night
have been arrested and brought back. The three
remaining fugitives, Capt Hurd and Lts. Muir
ply and Rainor, are still at large. (They have
i
Among those sent off were Col Wilcox, Michi.
gan LIST; Col: Corcoran, New York 6sth; Lieut.
Col; Nsf, I'd Kentucky; Maj Potter. asth New
YORK; Rev g. w Dodge, Chaplain Of the 18th
ticut; Surgeons Griswold, 35th New York; GREY,
U ). Army; Stone, U. s. Army; Connolly, I'd
New YORK; Harris, I'd Rhode Island; Captains
Donney, Ilth New York; Fish, sd New York;
Parrish, 18th New York; Drew, I'd Vermont
Shirtllf, 9TH Ohio; Gordon, 1lth Massachusetts;
w hlttlngton and Lukins, and Lieut. Toy, 25th
New York; Lteuts. Hamblin, son Of the actor of
that name, 3Sth New York; Cnderbill, 18th New
York; Worcester, slst New York; Dempsey I'd
New York; Wilcox, 7th Ohio; Gordon, ID ORA
goons, U. :. Army; Calef, 18th Massachusetts,;
Connolly, 6sih New York. Capt Ricketts,, U. 8
Army. was to have accompanied the party but is
not sufficiently recovered from his wounds to IN
dertake the journey.
Serious fears are entertained for the crops Of the
south. The rains Of August are reported AZ the
heaviest and most general ever known in the
South, and they have been very disastrous
The Savannah Republican claims a fair rice
crop, but admits that the continuous rains have
damaged 1t somewhat.
The Baton Rouge Advocate says that the cot.
ton heids In that vicinity are literally covered
with the army worm, and that the fate Of the crop
Will be sealed In a few DAYS, for the rains and
tne atmosphere are favorable to the worms.
Governor Rector, Of Arkansas, has called an
extra session OF the Legislature for the 4th Of No.
vember.
A: T.: Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary Of War OF
the Confederate States, has resigned
Inc Richmond shoe merchants urge the dis
charge OF all the shoe makers from the army. and
their employment In the manufacture of shoes
composed princi pally Of canvass
The Richmond Whig has bitter article AGA ins,
speculating contracts for the winter clothing SUP
plies for he army, and urges the impressment OF
the cotton and woullen mills into the public ser.
vice to avoid specializing contracts 1t states
positively that the War Department IN detail ed
rom the army operatives to be employed in the
cloth factories.
The Charleston Courier says that preparations
are making In that city for Misunderstanding loco.
motives on large scale