Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-09-28
THE REBELLION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, is


RETURN OF SEVEN SURGEONS FROM RICHMOND
INTERESTING STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA
This evening seven surgeons of our army.
who were taken prisoners at Bull Rnn, arriv.
ed 10 the city, having been released from Rich.
moDd yesterday ou parole of honor. They ar.
rived on o special train from Baltimore ria
Fortress Monroe.
Their names are as follows DIR. Alfred
Powell, Second New York State NJ iltia -
Col Tumpkius, Chief Surgeon DR.. VIM. II.
Wilson. Assistant Surgeon, same regiment
Or. Connolly, Volunteer Assistant Surgeon,
do; DIR. James Harris, Second New Jersey.
Assistant Surgeon; DR.. McLetchie, Seventy.
ninth New YnLk regiment, Assistant Surgeon;
DR.. BouteiIlier, FIRST Minnesota, Assistant
Sorgeon; DIR. Gudeuought. Lleutenant, de.
tailed as Assistant Surgeon. fourteenth
(Brooklyn) Stale Miitis. DR.. Ferguson i. at
Orange Court House with q wound 10 his leg
received ut Bull Ran.
All the p.i ivates (prsonars) Of the Sixty.
ninth and Seventy ninth Nsw York R-gi.
ments, and Of the FIRE Z,uuves, QUE hundred
and tseniy-seveu in number, and twenty seven
officers OF taese regiments. have been. sent to
Castle Pinckuey.
Besides those mentioned among the nun.
ber are the following officers Col Corco.
ran, New York Sixty ulnth Colonel Down,
Col. Woodruff, Of the Kentucky Regiment I;
L'-utenant Col. NeH, of the same regiment ;
Capt. Austin. ditto Capt. Ferris, Seventy.
nluth New York Captain Griffith. Eighth
New York Capt. Downing. Fire Zouavss
Maj. Porter, Thirty eighth New York Rsgi.
mept; Rev. Mr.. Dodge. Fire Zouaves aud
Rev. MIR. Eddie. Also. the following Sur.
geons DIR. Stone and DR.. Gray. of the Re.
gulsr Army; DR.. Grliliths. Eighth New
York Regiment aud DR.. McGregor, Third
Kentucky.
The reforming surgeons state that our men
at Richmond are suffering badly for want oI
clothing
SICKNESS AMONGST THE REBELS.
There are O number of the regiments of the
Rebel Army. out OF which there are not more
than three hundred men fit for duty, the res,
suffering greatly with sickness, especially frou
the measles. Their soldiers are told that the
Rebel prisoners at Washington are treated
like hogs
Our prisoners are confined 10 three tobacco
warehouses. the officers occupying the lower
rooms and the privates the upper.
Three surgeons were taken TO NJ anassas the
next day after the battle OF Bull Run. Th,
following letter from Besuregard is IN the pos
HEADQUARTERS OF the FIRsr Corps OF !
THE ARMY or tue PoroAAc.
The paroles of the doctors are taken. q
prevent the necessity of guarding them whil'
they were attending the enemy's wounded
with the understanding that II was TO be con
tIuued by the War Department without lea
wing here, aud that they were to be permitted
to return TO their homes when their services
are no longer required, on the ground that the,
were non com batants, end might have got of
II they had initiated their fellow officers.
(Signed) L. q. I. BEAURgGARp,
General Commanding.
MORE TRAITORS AT LARGE.
The Rebels are fully acquainted with ou
movements at Washington. and are daily il
receipt Of New York and Phlladelphia pa
pers They tell their troops that We Or,
drafting 10 the Norrh. They pay 10 shin
plss,ers, and gold commands Is per cent. Pre-
MUM.
IN THE COUNTY JAIL-EscAPED PRISONERS.