Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-18

4 4cSbcIA1tJ Tic hlAte prisoner OF war, VINO mac
been expected on Thursday, reached the city at an
hour when most Of our citizens were probably stin
| sumbering in their beds. The arrangements for
| their reception which had been made by Col.
Branch, commanding the military, were carried
out quietly, and in the most satisfactory manner
The detail for this service was the First Regimen
Rifles, to which was attached q squadron of caval-
~. Owing TO the fact that tbs train was expected
at midnight, the detail was larger than it would
/ have otherwise been.
l The several companies were under arus ali night
1 At 5;45 A. NJ the order to fern was giyen-the
tram having been sgualed. The ZousTe Cadets
capt Chichester were specially detailed 10 receive
/ the prisoners from the cars. This was done by
forming INTO ranks intervals Of two paces-faced
lnWard-giFlng width of twelve PAGES. On the
right OF the Zouaves the first platoon Of the Loisi
ana volunteers were placed-on the left the second
platoon leaving an opening for the prisoners TO.
march into the square, the officers entering first
followed by the soldiers. As soon as this was COM
pleted, the prisoners, with their guard, were
marched into another hollow square, formed Of
the Washington Light Infantry on the right the
German Rifemen on the left, the Beauregard Light
Infantry aud hOultrie Guard on tie right flank and
the Palmetto Rifemen, Carolina Light Infantry and
Jamison Rifles on the left flank. In this order.
accompanied by the Charleston Light Dragons, in
'front.' and the German Hussars in the rear-both
under command Of Major Ryan, the corps being un-
der command of Col J. L, Branch-proceeded
through Washington Calhoun Coming Beaufain
proper arrangements had previously been made for
their temporary reception, by Capt. Theodore G.
Boag, specially detailed for duty.
After the prisoners had been duly placed IN their
quarters, the companies Of the Rife Regiment
with the exception Of the ZOpaYes were dismissed
Co. Branch detailed the Washington Light Infantry
to escort their Louisisns comrades to the Charles
ton Hotel, where they enjoyed the needed rest after
their toilsome journey, which had been rendered
doubly arduous by the constant guard duty render
ed hy the ura Of bo5 a
prisoners.
The Zouaves were detailed for guard duty at the,
jail. The Yankee officers, thirty four in number,
were placed in three good airy rooms on the second
hoor of the jail. The pFiv8tes, to the number o. |
one hundred and twenty, occupy twelve rooms OIL !
the uppermost story Of the building. None of the
rooms contain any furniture but the prisoners all
had their blankets, and seemed at no loss to make
themselves toleraby comfortable.
The pr1vates are nearly all from Michigan, Mas |
saehusetts and New York Richmond paper had |
mentioned these prisoners having been selected
chiefly from among those who had evinced the most
insoleut and insubOrdinate disposition" but their
department yesterday was generally IS orderly IS ]
could be desired. They al wear their uniforms, |
although some of these are ia 4 somewhat dilapi-
dated condition The officers have trunks, but the
men are unencumbered by no superfuous baggage. /
Some Of the officers including Corcoran. are not |
yet wholly recovered from their wounds. They are
generally abundantly provided with money (specie)
and were very solieitOus 10 be allowed to hire 1
cook to prepare their meals. We learn that nsteaf
Of the usual coarse prison fare they viii be served
with good substantial rati0ns from the Commissary
Department. d, .-.- ea .E =. r.
When they first arrived they were generally tacit-
urn, but during the day became communicative in
some instances, even loquacious. We may mention
that they evInced holy horror for the newspaper
reporters-the very natural consequences Of their
experience with the representatives of the unprin-
cipled press of the North. Their views with regard
to their probable treatment here were various.
Some of them imagined that they were to be placed
Immediately in irons, while others (espeeially the
officers lsbored under the fond hallucination that
they were to be liberated parole. Many of them
busted themselves with devising propositions to
by letter to their friends. The plan |
most popular amongst them seemed to be to have
their packages of letters SAT- out 10 lie JlOcadllg
iset l1adsr GJldg of h'iee
The prisoners will remain in the Jail until next
tuesday, by which time it is expected, Castle Pinck
ley viii be ready for their reception. Meantime
hs Zouaves will continue to perform the necessary
guard duty. Ne one excepting the guards was yes
erdsy permitted to the prisoners. A mere suit
sble custodian than Captain Boag could scarcely
rave been selected. While be will in no case be
harsh he possesses in eminent de-
yree the frmness necessary to enforce proper
discipline among the captive Yankees