New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-16
Returned Union OHcers from Richmond Gen.
Mccall and Others-CoI. Corcoran not yet
arrived-Recent Battle-V aiuablc Infsr-
Of The philsdelphis Press.


Special COrrssrondence Of The philsdelphi. Pres.
PohrnE.s MosAog, August 10 1904
TIE steamer Ariel. Capt. John DAILY, recently OF
the Philadelphia and Wilmington line, went np al
Tuesday morning, under nag OF truce, 10 w y
Point i've miles above IIaTTis0n's Landing. with
several Confederate pri-oners, in charge OF Lieut..
Darling. desiening, according To appointment with
the Rebel authorities, 10 bring back the Union ON
cers captured during Gen. McClellau's late retra,
On arrival, Lieut.. Darling was informed 10y an OIL
Ger who appeared that orders bad been sent the
Biyht before not 20 ALLOW an exchange there, out
that il would be effected al AIkeDs Landing.
For;iiciiiOns have been erecting there for Fort
light past and, doubtle,s, considerable reinforce
rnents had arrived that evening which II Wa not
desirahle for our rc,arned off GERS 10 know Of The
engineer of the Anil, while attending Ia come work
on the roof Jaw behind the bluff. through ali gp-r-
turc in tho trrs, abou half All acre OF Red
men, who evidently formed part Of large number.
The Ariel returned 10 Gen. McClellaLs camp for
orders. and finally sailed, IN company with GeD.
Ihouas's fag-of-iruce boat, the Henry Burden, To
Aiken's Landing. On passing City Point TO the
surprise OF all, tie dock IN flames. The motive
of tuIs has Yet 10 APPEAR.
At shout Oh TJesday evening, the returned
Union officers arrived at Aiken's Landing, the ma
ioritv having walked from Kicl moDd, distance oi
Is nlles Their exchange should have been eileccd
week ago, but no satisfactory reason WAS gwen
for = cir understandable detention 1bey reio
having been politely treated by the Rebel oticcrs IN
.
"A pound Of bread and "A pound Of freth meat daily
without vegetables, and generally without salt
Their drink wac exclusively water. They were,
however, allowed 70 purchase delicacies ~ Tie epor
nous prices current III Richmond. Their quarters
were mort dsgroceinlly announcement, crowded, and
yadly attended 20.
Col. Corcoran, with the other Salisbury prisoners,
were expected daily in Richmond, bnt at the iust
cates had not arrived. No officers among the un-
wounded taken bad died though several Lad sufe red
from sickness, dysentery being the chief complaint.
Gen Mccall aud Gen. Reynolds have returned,
ana tie former complains much OF the indignny u
which as u general officer, aud man advanced ~
years he was sublccied III being confined, with ~
ntLe,, in one room, where 40 convenience Mfns'-
ever for comfort existed. He was at first paroled,
and lived with Cen Reynolds for three days at The
SpotswJ od liOuse; bat Oh hearing that ten. Ieiii
lQrew var not paroled, but cohiiued ~ Fort Della
Wale the Rebel Government, ~ an ohsef, tent them
10 prison. Gen. Petugew, however Lad room
IN himself and bad much betlcr accommodation than
they. NJ.
Cen. Mccall repeatedly wrote TO Gen Winder re-
suec,,ng his condition. but gained no satisfaction.
While at the SpolswoOd House be WAS called on by
several old army acqu ,lntAnces, among whom were
Gen.. Macrud.r Field, aud Hal, but alter chang
ing HE quarters he saw no more oil tneni. Zen.
Mccall is Initiated, but otherwise wen. lie 90
not contemplate willing Philadelphia uii Tie war N
over an0 Immediately went Oh tuoie, as w" steamer
touched HarrisoBs Landing, 10 Visit Tue RESERVES
of whom he il very proud. lie snyr the'r iRh'inx
WAS magnificent, and anSionsly inquired IL, III Tue
ab,suce of bis Official report, justice bad Deeh done
them bv the public prers. On being ton tiat COM
IN .ndaIons upon them great lie appeared r'' :
i.Ged. lie will Issue bis Official report ere long,
IMPROVISATION.
through means Of numerous Union ~
onr officer, in Richmond were kept thoroug vcrsed
in All facts known 10 the pubic thero, "nu 'ni'os
caual remarks Of Rebel officers could iorin si'inAc
ltory conclusions. Jackson's army las been m''
mensely re-enfOrced lately, and now nunoeI' piog
nbly Ia, U0U men. A demolition oil rope IN 1'""'
dently counted on, aud Subsequent a"aeh y"
Washington and ID march into MaryiA are .ops".
cred a cerainty. Troops have lately pouf.u @
Richmond in surprising numbers. Over 4V,ooo men
passed through there, toward Gordons'i'c' sinee
tho 5th inst, from Georgia and Mlssi'nippi a'ouo.
One hundred additional pieces Of artillery were sen'
in that direction on Monday night. MI.
| About $50 $50 men are now around ahh w ' MN
mond 35O, go men, at least, in Virginia alone,
with from 800 600 to 800 900 in other PORTIONS Oh Tue
Souh An additional draft OF 10 900 IL soon Oh,
pect 10 be raised. These arc by no means ni'
disci plined, bu are splendid and hardy lighting ma
teral. They do not always make an attack III Boou
upon batteries, regardless OF gaps opened III tnei
rapks by storms Of shot, and often gam lheir foih'
through sheer force Of numbers and dead weight :,
jackson left the Peninsula for the Shenandoah
Valley the night OF 10Th July. The returned ON,
GERS, from their windows in the Libby Prison. bhd
good opportunities for seeing all troops that went III
Jacksons direction, and also Tor noticing The niate'
rias tegI fox tie construction Of the new MeTrlmae'