Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-11
Tag Greensborough Patriot, Of the 9TH nst Gays that
- ~ .ba follawinU il H. B. Wilder. ESQ,

Tp Greensborough Patriot, of the 4th nst says tnat
80 writer Of the following is Fl. b. Wilder, Esq'
ormery a citizen of that town: -
Io'u'' From the New York Herald.
rr,ue sketch OF FrIsOn Life, by an Inmate of
Fort Lafsyetts.
70 the Editor Ofths Herald
rba statements that have from time to time appear
\ IN the daily papers regarding the privileges and
atment of the prisoners corhned in Fort Lafayette
va IF such an aggravated nature as to have conveyed
bs idea 10 GUS iders aud the friends of the inmates,
hat they were waxing lat " on the lberaIty OF the
nr-,nuent aud in fact enjoying the retreat OF
come eIysum. 10 justice therefore to those who are
sf incarcerated, you will confer favor by giving the
fowing an insertion in your paper, which latter Is
largely contributed for by the inmates.
The history Of your arrest and arrival is as follows
Ass,on as you arrive at Fort Hamilton, you are Ce
vergd by the officer in charge, to Col Burke WIN 'ne
accompanying details. He Che ColoneL) then senns
Won with his aid ard guard OF soldiers ny BOAT 10 LII
wood commanding At Fort Lafayette
o. your arrival receipt is given for you on are
hen r. o1ested to give up all weapons and money IN
yoUr possession As ''1 weapons are generally taken
Nv rbe Unrei States Marshall in the fst instance,
compliance is Of course ont OF the question, unless 10
paroxysm Of unabridged patriotism you should consd-
=. Y Or specteces il Guided in the category.
Your trunk, vals3 carpet bag is then examined,
and al is correct, receipt is given you Tor Inc
amount Ob aimed. The serg ant then takes you IN
charge ard shows you your quarters. You are then
y
lraur,s aittr your h ath 10 general" with what
Drought yOu here, propoundd before your wretch
ed feelings have become sufficiently collected to enable
you to reply. Again some one will say, here ID
Rebel" another will dwell the and the iard
&C. End if dinner will yell out Dinner is ready at
tie Unirei States Hotel" g.. The next step, you are
provided with bed either moss or straw mattFt 49, on
ron bedstead two Sheets blanket aud one pillow,
With basin ard pitcher which Iast IS tie capital or
2id stalk corporation of five to eight. In the
.ftc pnpPp
s3ry abuuons IN salt waeror fresh if you can get I,
breakfast is announced This consists Of pint OF col
e, swfeened in bulk, at times transparent and Incapa-
p4be Of producing deleteriog et ct on the nervous
range neatly FOL Ows Water o., saccharina matter
T. cbickory l 75 coffee 25. A piece OF fat pork
SUI er6tiai ranged from five to seven
inches, and good honest slice OF bread. by honest
ICk-lhs, and D0thlUg more, constitutes our
oreakos Before Marshal Murray sept down the
arge slove" the pork served up to US actually az
II of the barrel 10tC, or ne+rys 20 decline
10 brstes prcyented from med0ling with It, apper-
'tige il After breakfast ('i-ht, occasionally
otore) We were allowed one hour Tor Promenading on
a square OF earth seventy-dVe feet by eighty Then
came the daily papers the p.rusa OF which, and COM
m n on the last nnt1ciDated att ck oct upied some
two hour after that event, the writing to friends, re
civog letters tghen any CGme) games or CHESS W1s,
"; scussing past events, aud III tndeavoIlng to as
rtrau il the p0tatOe had become ex met since the goth
a}eaoushour of dinner. THIS meal which may pride
tht ms-ivs the best, was certainly our De g. -
fbr-5 snttc c, rCa or bean SOUP ast0nish-
14y tina. bread aud pc k Or beef. From actual ex-
Qeaents WITH uumitgaed labor, FIR the space OF three
uiuu e. assisted by Il pair OF " Pixies dollar spPc'a-
ros have succeeded after tedious OperatlOo, IN hSh
Ing up Jeqn from my pint Of SOUP aud Sd overcome
have | been at the discovery, that, with EstncIVe
evergpc fr the propagation OF that bean, have an
versay uncovered my head during the process OF mas
ucatun, the same being uucooked. For supper, we
again bad Dnt flee sed aLd cOrrec ed by 80
.xqs5 Of water, with our slice Of dy bread. The
crucsery purchased at Haughwont5, consisting
it OF tin cups tln plates ron spoons and anccnt
knives and forks. The quality OF the provisions was
10d enough but cooks taken from the ranks are sent
by the devil" If Marshal Murray would send good,
plain, clean cook to Fort lafayette NJ certainly could
aGd no greater comfort blessing to those who are
b0ardeis at the United States Hotel OF course all
the iUma did not avail themselves OF the prodIga
I6gralty that abounded in the eating department. hut
preferred such bills " fare they in some measure hal
ben accustomed to- Hence the formation OF sundry
nscs at ccst from lhry cents to one Diar per diem
for each prison at his eX nse. At one period
water was so scarce, that were pat on allowance
allowed ouy for drinking purposes, until at tn'
eleventh hour, we received three thousand gallons
croton, with not alt the body Of the old stock. w
were permitted to go outside oil the Fort aut
were confined To the Classmates. here WIS no g0nt
ION the root walking, 10 see the sink behpd th'
Jersey bS as some ASTONISHING you proclaimed ="
The pubic. Oar place was the ground Il or, aud thtr
we were k-pt, sixty OF in room. With fou
mounted tn rty-twos in the dey time was not so bad
but at night, all that saved us from asphyGla Wa
brother D-s exortaOns. At six 2. Nj, we wer
locked up with two sperm Candles until the neXt morn
lag. At q quarter past n'ne the signal 10 eXtingus
lights made; ours survived that PERIOD which the
never did, We Con- Piled Every letter that goes out, o
The Fort is read by the OEice; they contain an
OH OGabe matter; they returned In Of her RI
sptcs communication and rapidly In the transmlsslo
OF letters with the Outsiders is excellent have bee
only ten days in receiving letter from CITY, onI
nine miles from New York and where there are t~
daily mas | spent veral weeks in the Fort, cheh
suppose Ter my health, ard during that time, ~
peUeuCed no sguOu5 Inconvenience IN sleeping ever
night in the same pair OF she is aud irield OF nit
who has been coufusd or his healthy since July 20
CHgs with traterual teuaclty TO his. NO better s.
cety 10 the world can be fouUd than in that spot
general thing, fer it is an association OF gentlemen
mixed with many christian virtues the weather. asss
ing those that aae 10 need and far from tier homes
denominations are represented, and in brother D.
who was taken at point OF Rocks" l can bear WI
MISS to the Methodisls that he is unceaslng II bis
forts to reclaim the nngodIy, particularly those fro
Worldwide" l would add that 10 leaving the mon
that retained your arrival is returned, proud
1t las not ali been expended, on obtaining articles
make ones self comfortable You are then search
for anything in the shape of letters, papers, &c the
items The searcher takes and informs you, by calling
- they will be returned Thus end sh the fl
lesson !" ONE OF THEN.
The SlkIrlnssh Tuesday.
gentleman IRON The vicinity, informs Us that
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