Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-12
ARRIVAL OF THE MINNESOTA.
The Cape Hatteras Prisoners on Board
What they said and how they Look
From the N. Y. World, Sd. I

From the N. Y. World, 3d.
The steam frigate Minnesota. carrying
the broad pennant of Commodore Silas Ii.
Stringham. which has borne so conspicu-
Gus part in the capture of Forts Hatteras
and Clark. on tie North Carolina coast,
arrived in this harbor about nine o'clock
yesterday morning. The Minnesota has
on board six hundred and seventy four
prisoners Of war that surrendered to our
forces under Maj Gen. Benz. f. Butler, to
which they were transferred from the AIDE
laide.
When the Minnesota was first signal
lied coming up the Narrows. and the news
telegraphed to the city, thousands of our
citizens focked to tho Battery to catch
glimpse of the vessel, and if. perchance
some of the prisoners on board. The
French steamer Catinat. lying in the
stream. fired salute of fifteen guns as the
Minnesota passed her. in honor Of the gal
liant Comm ore Strngham, as also all the
forts in the harbor. The veteran officer
pushed out in boat to the shore, and on
reaching terra firma shortly after the frig-
ate came to anchor, he was greeted with
the most unbounded enthusiasm. Tine
Commodore Immediately set out for his
home in Brooklyn to visit his family,
whom he had not seen for several months.
In his absence from the vessel the COM
mand devolves upon Capt. Case, who al
lowed no person to come on board under
any pretence whatever.
The throng of spectators on the Battery
continued, as it was expected that the
prisoners would be transferred to some Of
the fortilications during the day The yes
sci iself seemed to be an attraction, and,
with the exception of being somewhat
weather beaten, she presented very neat
appearance. The crew were distributed
all around the deck, and. save the steady
tramp of the marine guard on board, moth
ing save here and there strange uniform
could be described. which evidently be-
longed to one of the rebel prisoners, ia
! king advantage. Of the indulgence of the
Commodore in allowing them to come on
deck occasionally
The reason why these prisoners are bro't
: into this harb0f is in accordance with an
order issued to that effect by the Secreta-
ry of the Navy, Welles. anu furthermore,
, because our forts offer greater security for
,, the safe-keeping of prisoners than any 9TH
er works of the same kind. During the
day United States Marshal Robert Murray
visited the frisate, probably to assume
charge of the prisoners; but nothing as to
their disposition has transpired, except
that the officers. are to be domiciled al
Fort Lafayette. AT this place they will
keep company with his Honor Mayor Der.
rett. of Washington. the Baltimore Police
Commissioners and others who compelled
the government authorities to place then
there for safe keeping.
/ Yesterday afternoon the prisoners wer,
allowed to come from below to the star
board side Of the spar deck: otherwise the,
are confined onithe orlop deck. The treat
}. ment these men receive is spoken of BY
them as highly kind and generous on th'
part Of their captors. Every man receives
the same allowance as sailors and marine
attached te-ths~essel ,-e~en to the regula
allowance of grog. which is served to then
before the deck tars receive their portion
. The rebel Commodore Barron was quarter
ed with Commodore Stringham, the com
missioned and non commissioned officer
= mess with those of corresponding rank
n Is The privilege of using tho freedom o
J. the deck is taken advantage. of by most o
$ the officers, but Commodore Barron ha
}, not availed himself Of the courtesy ex
S tended to him in that respect. Hc appear
e sullen aud melancholy, bnt still he main
It teins o digni6sd. respectful Fsnd aapreci
: atiye mein towards his captors. 1t i
# scarcely necessary to'add that all the pris-
r Poners are treatcl with duo respect by 81
ion board III, ~ d n. .isffemsI sh
}. ~ The prisoners present far different ap
h pearapce than they sdil when they surfen
n dered. !. w Whereas. being sickly and hal
d starved, they are, now healthy and goo,
IS looking body Of men. We were informe,
i latelast evening that the rebel officers wcr
isent to- Fart iIsafayetto. but what adisposi
IS tiop is to be made OF, the prixaaes' has no
# as yet transpired. -. ,ls.r..nsaz a ,la
!. A more motley set we're never .groupe,
q together than these Confederate prisoners
: Most Of them were dressed in gray clothe
u wellSaorn. and in groups were gstbere'
! bpoftions xof companies: this was resdil,
y Yr,distipguishsd BY the gaudy colored trim
e mings Of their coats. Hats, .snd caps o
'falT colors, shapes and styles we're worn
h 'w5ile in a majofity of cases the. old adsg
.iof''<s man who has not got shoes can &
i. barefoot z was forcibly exelnplifed in th
pedal coverings of the braves One coul
d not fail to be struck with the dilapidate