New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-06
RETURN OF DIR. KRuMsIcK, 4 PRISONER, FROM


LITTLE ROCK.
This gentleman WAS taken prisoner at l.ittle Ked
River IN May. while engaged ~ dressing the Wound
of a soldier VINO had been shot in IL skirnish with
The Rebels at that place. lie WIS The Assistant sur
o. ON OF the 81 Regiment Missouri Infantry. cit The
time Of lbs capture, while performing the humane
services of his profession he suddenly surround
ed bv Il band of Renels who threatened bic life,
rushing upon Lin VI h thc'r bayOueis and crying,
" XIII mia, the ID Dutch YANKEE, Kill hun al
him - SeeIng that his io was IN dan r, ard beng
himself "A Free Mason, he gave the sign vi dstress,
when the captain stepped forward, restrained lis
men. and told him he should not De hurt. but that
the sign he had given bad alone tayet bis LIFE.
The Doctor was then taken TO Little Rock, prls-
oner and for a few DAYS treated sol, but presently
order came from Gen. ii indnan TO put all PRISON
oIs in close confinement, II separate cells, III tie
peniteutiary. From that tine TO the present. "a
period Of more than two months, DIR. KrumscE Gnc.
cur other prisoners 40 Liule Rock have Deen 'cai I'll
the sane az couvicts, provided with food wholly ~
iii to eas, allowed 40 means OF ceanlines. and
Threatened To be put Oh the plantato 20 work
with the slaves on the ground that our army Is NV.
ing freedom 10 the negroes
BARBAROUs TREATMENT or UNlc>E PRISONERS.
The peni,euuary a' iitle Ror'S, where the Union
prisoners are couilre1 is not ike the at Alton,
devoted exclusively to prisoners OF war, with ample
Facilities for air exercise ana comfort. On the con-
trary, Il Is partially occupied by conucts, ana our
Off GERS ana men are most oGtraqeously and barba-
rOusy treated. DIR. X. states that they are fed on
tainted meat" rotten, as he terms it. utterly unit
Tor food that they are allowed no exercise, but kept
in the cofiiu-lile prison cells five feet by seven.
Even here he most obvious necessities Of health and
comfort are not furnished The prisoners are kept
poisoned by their own ltn-nOhng being fur
nished 10 carry Of the o'al but wooden pair, which
are often LEI, standing in the cells for several days
without removal, rendering the hot, close cir almost
unendurahle Hindmsn. who writes 20 tlppantly
about observing the rules Of civilized warfare, IL
causing or perm itiug, prisoners OF his hands
to receive treatment which would disgrace any tlbe
of savages.
At last Gen. Hindmau, learning that the Federal
Government has decided not TO bold their surgeons
as prisoners OF war, sent Dr.. krumslck, uIder a
flag Of truce, with letter TO Gen. Curtis, proposing
an exchange q prisoners, and giving DIR. krumsick
an unconditional release.
The Doctor brought with him list Of twenty or
thirty Of our prisoners, whom he ID anxious to get
exchanged-amoDg them Capt. lndes,, OF the Sd
Missouri Infantry, captured about the zane time
with himself The letter OF Gen. Hndman proposed
an exchange Of Benz. Alsop, esq, old and
respected Union citizen OF Texas County, Mo taken
prisoner last May by Coemans band, for some
Rebel Captain in our hands, whose name IS not now
accessible. These exchanges could not be made
immediately but doubtless Will he in doe time,
under the neral agreement for exchanges between
the Union and Confederate armies.
The flag OF truce was not allowed TO come in
further than picket guard, teyen miles out, and
DR.. kruInsick WAS bIOush IN BY one q our own
officers.
The Doctor ia locking much thinner since lis
confinement and was rsjoiced 70 get back to his
regiment. His opinion OF The Rebels has by no
means improved during his stay at LiItle Rock:
GUILBERr.