The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-14

tne sQuad returned win MIN dS prisoner.
On being interrogated, he stated that he
belonged to the Virginia militia at T,eason re-
and came up to visit an uncle Dol. Geary.
believing him to BE- spy, thought he b d
better be turned ove- to Uncle Sam He give
bis name As Henry Demory. A deserter from
Leesburg, named Samuel =. Cain, pre- iousiy
found his way to the river, opposite Sandy
Hook, and was ferrisd over.
Yesterday morning considers BILE body Of
foot and mounted men were discovered on
the road at the east side OF Loudoun Heigh o.
buI they reueated without. coming within
range.
Jackson is reliably reported to be stu at
Winchester. On returning there from his
late tour he denounced hts officers as a set Of
damned coward.," his men as ha tr ttors,
and sent his resignation to Richmond The
authorities there requested him to withdraw
IL, and he will probably do so, under a
promise OF higher position
Brig Gen. Lander at last accounts re-
csived here, was at Romney with five thou.
sand men.
YHs ALsxAxpRrA sLAv. PRH-rHx prrrsassou
BsrwssH hEBs6 PRIsosBKs AID oUR ows.
WAsHIBsro5, Feb s-The old slave pen in
A1exandria. TO The burning shame of our on
GERS though II be, ts still useo a guard
house for the soldiers. We visited it on sat
urday morning sgain, with DIR. Lumley the
artist of the Now York illustrated N.sos, who
sncc eeded in M akin & one OF his usual ac u.
rate sGe'"hes of the bleak walls and iron
gates II 10 merely square pen, MADE by
TWO feet thick, covering space Of abou,sixty
feet Quare.
There are no windows and but one door: no
roof over II, except narrow strip over on q
corner TO keep of the citing storm or cold
and poisonous malaria that fills the air at
night. stream of filthy wa ter runs through
ths rtra. and tho hoor il of brick-aiways
cold, damp, and dirty. Here the soldiers are
placed " no are ar rested for any cause. il "A
man ovsr-stays his time from camp, get.
into q quarrel with another soldier or a Sc
ceeh, II be comes into town without a
pass, or violates any of the orders, away be
Is marched into his den. The rebels used
1t rs apl ce of punishment for slave. or a
store house fol "pr0perty," alies negrosr-
We dsprecate their conduct for inhumanity
and then degrade our own troops by puttipg
them upon lsvei with the "property -
We do not question the pcopriety OF arrest :
ing tho soldiers for divers offences for it Ii :
absolutely necessary to m maintain order and
discipline; but why when rebel soldiers re
taken, when Secesh emisslries and spies ar
arrested, are they taken to good quarters in
clean houses and vel pr0pide3 jorF There is q
erievous wrong here that should be reme-
died at once Gen. Montgomery aud Col.
Mclean are men of kind hearts. and In whose
breasts there lacks not tn si h test sy m path Y
for Secessionist; but somebody is to blame
for this inhuman state of affairs We canrot
leain who 1t ts. Why tie upthe h hands OF our
officers whose whole souls are In the war -
Why dishearten and di gust our volunteer.
by such tnvtdiOUs distinctions7 Last Tues-
day night, q private OF the New York sixty
third was placed in this pen, IN 10 xicated. II.
laid down on the only vacant space. In bed
snow and slush over three inches deep. ano
next II orEins when the IRON CRATE was swur z
open he WAS carried out CORPSE. An In
quest was held, and q surgeon testified tina t
he died from drunkenness and exposure but
the surgeon in chief says he was frozen TO
death
There are hundreds of nicely furnished
houses all over the city, whose owners are In
ha hal nk1r
buildings ale unoccupied; why allow them
to remain unused white our soldiers are
sleeping on the cold damp ground in this vile
hole? If 1t isnot q crime 10 wear the United
States uniform, why use the SOY We
hope that the new Secretary will see that
that our troops are put at least on 9 par with
rebels.
A COLL soroK- Is ALExASDRIA- PROTECTION TO
ksBBL5-
collector from the firm of HOPES 4
Townsend, an iron manufacturing arm o
your city, called ye ttrdty, on \ mere b AM
in AIexandris, 10 bny soms goods from biz
| store, and offered him In payment q draf
from heir house FOR bill d as near eigh IN
| months. Secash Informed him he wou III TO
pay it, but that he needed the money; he sol
his goods to live on that AbpIltio ais hGt
made this war. and he thought they ought
to suffer for ii as we'll as he; that his bus :.
wan e1 part OF the very articles he hat
boush, on credit, which hs saw in 9
I corner. Secesh grew defiant, ard finally
ordered him out, This man, We learn
| Is gradually selling out everything h'
| las and In a lew months will be in Rich
moud with the proceeds in gold He is oper
| aud bold In his treason says he does no
| care that there would never have been
| dollars worth OF goods sold South only fol
| the Yankees love for money ana exress!v,
| profits, and he is glad they have learned
| lesson. such IL the position OF debtor Hut
| creditor tp city where the Il sg of our cOun
| try fioats. How much worse Is It Ia Rich
| mond? None There ts no law IN eithel
place by which Justice m be done How
| long hall 1t be until Secesh has turned hi.
| property into gold to bug powder with which
| to drive the bullet TO the heart of our patrio
| soldiers