The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-22

ous mass After having been nspects they wsrc per-
mitsd 70 emain the ground for some three hours,
aud while bore had ample opportunity ~ mix among
and talk to tho med. Quite q number OF the men and
officers found gentlemanly and pots but most Of the
men were Ignorant and ut best intrusive and insulting
to the last degree. In the st qHes ion
asked OF me was, when there would be any likelihood
for exchange aroe. And ont OF the three thousand
nine hundred and nr prisoners that are now Mt this
post thero are certainly not less than thousand
eighteen hundred OF them who would take the oath Of
allegiance II they had the opportunity. Some OF thom
have psr horror OF gong back into tho rebel army
and the Provost Marshal Is the recipient Of hundreds Of
letters which express the feeling Of the prisoners The
following letter from OF tho mon to Major Segebarth
although not OF tbe most choice will tend TO show
the general tenor OF the correspondence omit the
signatures from prudential motives.-ED HRRALD]
DEAR sR-if will release me win work low I
can live by VIII Bind myself to shy on the island unill
wii nS Have a1ytaIns say ~ With
yoa, WIN not put me IN the army Please give an answer
N. B-Your. rsspsctfaly-doi It secrsately as can.
Some of the letters TO The commandant Of the
humble chlracer and from OF educatlon, the
closed letter will show, calling the attention Of the oom
mandant 10 communication had afcw days previous. I
enclose tho letter as il WAS received at headquarters
MILITARY Prison, Fonr DELAWARE. July IS 1862.
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you thus. During the interview you honored with few
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hear ir,n you soon remain with great respect your
O''''''' Palners Division.
The fact Of number Of these mon desiring to lake the
oath ard remain here until the war Ia over has been
munica,ed 10 the War department TIE following is
extract from letter received from the Assistant secre
tary Of War on the subject
When q General exchange shall b. esabshed priso
ners who are willing e take the oah Of esan and as 20
wh h as n T no w Sr no ge ,orea
% Saas ~ cP WoLcor Asis.as stostay sS Ss Of Var 1s'
tho inspection concluded tho prisoners were
marched back to their quarters to dinner and hero had
ample opportunity to what the grub" consisted OF
and how the dnner passed over. just outside Of the
dining room and in the rear Of the quarters is situated
the kitchen and here, under the superintendent Of
guard six sturdy rebels engaged III getting up tho
dinner. Heaps Of SIN king boiled meat placed upon
the board ready to bo conveyed into tho dining
did not inquire how; much each received because
have been as.red by the prisoners and our own men
that Union and rebel Jared alike; and for myse
say that such meal as served up here would have
been received holiday dinner by any man who had
served ono month In the army front Of Richmond.
Yc many Of these complained. But two ratons
day present be furnished zach man.
| Of the unexpected influx oi prisoners
The dining Is about hundred feet long, and
has Of tables extending the whole lSugth Of the
men at once. Each place " supplied with plate, tin
cup aud knife and fork. For breakfast they receive
| bread and coffee, and whatever meat they may
from the day before, which IS the usual way for
soldiers whlo in front Of the eueny. For dinner they
/ have four times week frosh beef, sometimes
panied by boiled soup, AMI for supper they have
the same IS breakfast with whatever they may save
All packages that come in for tho prisoners
fully examined and such things as arc deemed unfit or
l contraband taken out and, turned over to
| the hospital department. Tho location Of tho bar
racks is outside Of the walls Of the fort, and
| enter inside the gate without . special order
| from tho comman1ant Some twenty guns Of different
grape, and bear upon the ground in such u
sN eep every thing before them, that Of sud
den uprising Of the prisoners tho outbreak would be o
avail because they could not enter the fort Be
they could force entrance discharge OF msailes
could be brought 70 boar Thorn that would, in the
| space OF five minutes, sweep them all TO eternity ,s
OF the officers OF high grade kept confined III the
quarters of the garrison Until such time rs tho barracks
l now building can be finished The grounds arc kept
well cleaned zach taking lis turn At police duty,
the II he were Ia camp and Gases OF sickness
yory ew except in these instances wero men came
with attacks OF the scuvy or other diseases. In some
instances, "a ticnary among tho prlvateersmen men
have refused do their duty when il their turn
These taken away from the rcst and placed in
| close confinement until time they willing to
do their duty Thcn and not TIL then afc they released
in one instance one 81 the alter having
thrown into the cells, with pair Of bracelets for addi
tionai punishment. In gons aro&ad was invited 10
have look INTO or these places, whero tho man
have referred to, along with some six others was con
fined lie was pacing up ana down the cell, with his
hands together and seemed particularly anxious for
ono 70 500 him whsle walking a.t the Provost Marshal
he forgot himself ad lifted ons hand some inches rom
tho other but, recolcctng himself in moment, caspcd
| them together agan and walked on. Wncn he again
cam round the Marshal invited him out into the light
and took his hands in his and threw them upwards tn
saudcn jerk, Wn'eu q,''o as'unshuu .uc niuWuuu
| who snw at once that he was discovered. He had In
sore unsccountabe unlocked his bracelets, and
was having quite nice timo But the rasc would not
work. The Major had been used to seong men wearing
manacss their arms and he thought that this gentle
man conducted himself n to too sliu, which was the
reascn why he asked him out into the light The gentle
man presented with and more substantial pair.
With the additional lorces that have boen sent to gar
rson this place apprehension should he harbored but
that all wil DO we'll stoamtug, under the command Of
Captain John u. Stevenson patrols oa the island all
night while the cutter J. G. Dobbn, under tho
command Of Lieutenant J. France Shuliz lies moorod IN
| tho stream ready for any emergency
General Pettigrew stll remains on tho island prso
nsr OF waY as well other officers OF rank
whose names not madc public LAe last evening
egh. OF the prisoners who had Effected their escape
from DURANGO vio again made their appearance al tha
fort the command G the Provost guard of PhiIa