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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, June q, 1864
It Was my fortune last evening to meet Rev.
Joseph Warren, D. D., Of Alacomb, Illinois,
chaplain OF the 26th regiment of Missouri T3i-
unteers. The reverend gentleman has just re-
turned from an involuntary residence in Dixie.
For near month he WAS an occupant OF 4
rebel jail in Jackson, Miss, from which ne
was released by order Of General Beauregard,
uithottt parole, on the 18th instant. His story
is IN interesting one, and reproduce its
salient features.
HIS CAPTURE.
On the 22d Of May, at the iustigation Of his
colonel, Of whom he obtained an outfit, he
started from Pennington, then in Gen. Pope's
possession, to visit sick and dying lieutenant
| Of bis regiment, who wos in d hospital three
miles to the rear, towards Hamburg. This
| mission Of mercy ended he started to
return, aud as he Vas jogging leisurely home
ward, unsuspicioue Of danger, he was suddenly
confronted by four horsemen who spraug from
behind barn By the roadside, and presented
each pistol to his breast and demanded bis
surrender. Being surprised and uuarmed, the
| doctor had no alternative but submission. lie
followed his captoTs, who proved to be DC
o:hcr thnB the notorious Colonel Forrest, oi
Forests cavalry, and three Of his men. They
d LETT tho column OF Van Dasn-l00N
strorE-posted Il little to the right to recon.
noiteT tie rear Of Gen. Popc's columns, whec
| they unexpectedly encountered the doctor
HIT was treated courteonsly and taken te
| Van Doru, and after little delay accompanied
him TO Corinth. Dr.. Warren tried to ind Al
GIN. role Of tho rebels whereabouts, but HI
Was too closely guarded for that.
coR1STH EXPERIENCES.
Arrived at Corinth, be was taken to tn
! Tjsbiu.iDgo House, where he was placed o1
. . lis parole, aDdd remained four day
under 10 restraint whatever except hi
, promise to report himself daily at the proves
n.a1sLall'6 Office. While there he BECAME con
. yiLced thut The enemy was intending to cvacu
! ate Corin'h. AS carly rs the 23d, the day atte
his capture, trains were continually leaving
, lGden with goods Of every description. car
LOB, small armE, and munitions, comnls sar
d storcs. and the sick and wounded. OF tn
/ latter at least 80 e00 Eere carried away Will
s hc remained in Corinth.
HIS TREATMENT
: He was treated kindly aud coarteously
. all with whom he came III contact, while
. Corintb, with single exception The cxce]
( ( toDal Instance vss the conduct Of 3 bullyin!
n biustgring coward from holly Springs, Mis-:
n:med Gen. James Taylor, who Was fello
ID guest OF the TishiMingo House. This otic
ID On every occasion abused the Dr.. pc:soaall
is and tie Yankees generally Gen. Butler can
I in for liberal share OF his ma1edlcton5. par
h; cula1ly bis order relative to the women Of Ne
- Orl.:tts. He said as soou as Hallcck was TIRES
4 cd, confederate column, headed by 3 reg
BE- ment Of ''buck niggers - weuld be turn
1T towards Illinois for piundeF and Tapine, a1
1p then proceeded in strain of obscenity,. pr
NJ fanity and indecency concerning her citizen
Lac which, the doctor says, the Verteat pothon
Ct the Five Points could scarcely equal. tt
conduct raised the chaplain's ire, and war
ing with his subject, be said, "Gen- Taylor
I'd, eiiher Of these conditions were not true,
ed | the living God, I'd beat your brutal brri
a,s out" Upon this, DR.. Smith, Of the G. 8.
90 hospital department, who Was- sitting
ne side him, jumped 70 bis feet, and thrust
God sir. SO would tn
IN. Gen. Ta3 lor Immediately departed for Ho
~ Springs.
~ Dr. Warren expected to have been 81
e. back Immediately to his regiment, but as
'ps town, Gen. Beaurega1d concluded it would
~ " safer to send him below, and he was boof
1eu tor Jackson.
50 a CONFEDERATE ssGoAK."
M. The Dr.. directed q letter to Gen. Beaureg
". day OF TWO after his arrival at Corinth, a
XII ing TO be returned to his regiment upon
md parole, as he was clergyman and q non-ce
m batanr, to which the general replied, :" thai
I'm was willing to extend all reasonable coul
di1 sizes to unfortunate gentlemen who fell t
I'd, his bands, but he had heard o. Gen. Fren
eed and bis brigade, prisoners somewhere dc
in Ala ANA, who were exceedingly prot
aud wicked, and he thought the presence
chaplain mould have ahumanizing effect N