Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-11-14
BY CAPT. J. 7. DREW.
CHATTER VI.

cannot pafs over this period without
mentioning one thing which, though not
exactly among the incidents Of" Prison Lie,
vt is of importance, and Will doubtless be
rad with interest. When it became fully
known that Gen. Scott had retired from his
rosition. there seemed 10 be lOng-drawn
sI,b If relief. SO to speak, throughout the
whole South.
One of the shrewdest men Of South Car
olina. one hish in Office, said 70 Gen. Wilcox:
" That old soldier never could be bought.
lie has. besides. SO full sense Of his duty
s, a General. that he has been the hardest
fellow 70 manage that we have had. But as
fr Mcclellan, he would have Just as readily
iIuei us II he could have been General-in-
chief
All the papers # lae South rej5ice9 at
Gen. Sc1tt's resignation, and set up such a
eapT.ac oi hands as thieves would on hear
r- q the Death O.! good, faithful old watch
2, whose place had always been before the
3 D. 70 treasure vault.
While Castle Pinckuey we made ? an
. q, escape. as follows We were to capture
tie garrison and mount guard when tue first
a.4mlr came from Charleston, as it dad
twice a week, lust before dark, on Tuesdays
and FRIDAYS. We would take the steamer
/
.a account Of all the steamers being sent on
o.ia business. and tuE coming to the
castle
We saw the Nashville when she went, and
also the d. Bs4uregs3d." JEFF Davis, " % IL
GER Caroline. " and many Others. They
seemed IT, have u1 trouble in getting out.
We saw two vessels loaded with arms run in,
one ol them came within hail mile OF the
ID ck.de7s % and was NOT fired at until she
was within i.llt ID mile OF Forl SImter, over
five miles from this '.yigilant /, man-oi-
war No less than ten vessels ran the
blockade IN this port, during the month OF
Octyb.r, lSJl, bringing cannon, muskets,
blankets. shot. suc-l. powder, and al! the
praIhreuaia of an army
Wien the trial Cd the Irivat- ersm"n COM
mslc.t. We were sent 10 Charleston Jhi
gain and locked UP in cells.
Nothing could exceed tie bitterness of the /
Press and p.g against Us. Even the tack |
val.sat our Iri 900 cells did MT keep from /
our ear. tHe curs~ oi The crowds IN the /
street. The guards thIt conducted Us IRON |
r..vHsr. O. tie jail, must have numbered /
ra4rIv SO mon besides the police. They /
feared tle mob would tall upon as.
An o,dsr soon came for all o! us TO be |
e.-- l.cscd iu cells during the night. and /
. ...- 1yIr.x. Woodruff, Nef, Core ran ard I
81. Poster. % pe locked IN the tower all the I
time and treated as 90 condemned i-l1ns,
t-.e EXPRESSION cd tile lId.r) and all 70 be
,-.ri-i as hostages, those ID the tower 70 /
pres ut those private ~mon Who n"d Deeh /
-euu-l. All tHi- VAS borne with cool /
l.-- ADJ gi-El-v- / cannot lar car 20 SPEAK I
tll q. l.. - rc.S. Is Bic. iSan, IA par |
ocular II was in delicate health anu poor-
. provided with warm ciIthnS' aud the
al. where they We're gong 90 was As clil as
ha grave. All that vast tower Oh stone ana
. d. %. Was without single lie, ana 'he chl-
Us winds iron thc sa maze It almost HetA /
..- 1T tllt time ul ale year
When th2 or.,i was read AIS hFs' "'Ius /
e,Ie m ri 20 auG see how the boys get |
--. as ! may NOT nave ehanei 20 see |
.4 very s1oH. An' 80 he went 10 looh /
fI -ne comfort ui the soldiers, when al
D., time V.s ne dad 60 look alter his own |
H. some wLo ,d red linn clothing Of bian-
.t-. be- said Never mml, / shaH thTash
about and keep warm. besides my hio'u l.
up that VII keep me- warm nave no
desire 10 become martyr but do nope
oar -osesnm, at Will do just what Is oest re-
-araless Of US l lad rather die on the OI'-
t.e field. tut In ihis "ar we must NOT De p'O
laItcu.ar." Ills c.e-lIdlless and genlai
good nature was "A s-Ir IN the gloomy SKY
that lowered over Us. None seemed TO
feel d.>hCar cnCi, and yet the jokes
and EXPRESSIONS 90 many were not without
the forced stamp 90 mark them as
uureol. l. is all very me i3rmen 70 say tley
>.-larv 10 icing held - hostage with the
rope and grave near az hand - but II the
truth could me cut, II Is only the deprayed,
those tired # life. or the desperate, that ieei