The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-09
arrival of Frederal Prisoners at N. Orleans.

The prisoners arrived here Yesterday morning, (Iues
day, October J about 10 O'Clock. The crowd "iheh
assembled at the Jackson railroad depot to see mem
when they arrived was immense among Wi4ch tIe It.
male pers,1asien largely predominated Immediately on
their arrival they were taken in charge by the military
escort provided by general Twiggs, and were marched
down the parish prison by way OF the principal streets
of the city The prisoners were dirty WoepeSoie Se
of wretches not at all improved by their two months
captivity They most Of them OF foreign otti anu
kcome from all parts of Europe. Their quarters at te
prison are comfortable and they no doubt will receive
better treatment hands than they would II IAe
fortunes of had not thrown them into our power
We are glad to be able state that the people OF le
city all along their route the prison entirely reraned
from any demonstration of contempt or disrespeet ana
although exhibiting little too much curiosity perhaps
showed themselves far above Insulting the powerless
foe. This was it should be. Bulletin.
The two hundred and fifty yankee prisoners whose
arrival has been expected for several days past arrived
Yesterday They are mostly foreigners, and number
of them mere youngsters. Some few Of them, as they
marched through the streets appeared saucy and deh
ant but most of them detected air, and seemed
to realise fully the position in which the fortunes OF war
had placed them The only officer that we noticed was
Capt McIrer of the 69th New York regiment-one OF
the Hessan regiments that, in the battle OF Manassas
displayed pluck worthy of better cause. The prison
ers were principally from the celebrated seth, 3D. nth
and 18th New York regiments, I'd Maine and the New
York Zouayes The editor of the Montgomery 4Adver
tiser who had interview with these prisoners during
their stay in that place, thus speaks OF them:
Considerable excitement manifested yesterday
evening the yankee prisoners who are now IN the
city, en- route for New Orleans They are accompanied
by about sixty guards from Virginia, under command
OF Capt Garland D. Haynes. Nearly every nationality
is represented in the ranks OF the prisoners though the
great minority of them from New \ DIRK We found
them generally cheerful aud inclined to converse on al
most any subject with visitors. They not greatly
opposed to going SOUTH though there appeared to be
some apprehension their part of yellow fever. One
of them, hearty looking but Intelligent Englshman
who informed US he had served five years in the English
army in India, said that he felt quite confident that
Lincoln would conquer US finally, though it might take
more time than they heretofore expected. lie was
wounded and taken prisoner at the battle OF Manassas
He estimates the yankee troops on the field at that day
at fifty thousand He said he would greatly like to be
exchanged but did not wish the Lincoln government to
do anything which looked like recognising the nation
alty of the Confederate States He had seen enough
of slavery however to convince him that that condition
the proper for the negro and said no one need
talk abolition to him, if he returned to the north
| All of them with whom conyersed said they had
been treated far better than they expected since they
left Richmond and were loud in their praises OF the
| gentlemany conduct of the citizens OF Montgomery,
| with whom they had been brought in contact They
expressed some anxiety in regard to the manner in
which they would be treated on their arrival IN New
Orleans captain of one of the New York companies,
said he was anxious to be exchanged and return hOme
but if he thought such exchange would enure to the
benefit of the Confederate States and lead to their re-
cognition by foreign powers he would refuse 1t. lie
preferred rather that both sides should shoot or hang ali
the prisoners that should be taken and he would viii
| lingy stand his chance with the rest Some of the
prisoners from New York and Boston were sripingo TO
whom probably the life of soldier a new expert
ence Others rough, hard-looking men, who were
apparently without thought Il care in reference to
their position. They expected to leave to-day in
4 the boat for Mobile.