Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-14
From the Richmond Enquirer.
The Returned Confederate Prisoners Their Tseat
ment and experience u Yankeedom.

From the Richmond Enquirer.
The Returned Confederate Prisoners Their Tseat-
ment and xperience ~ YanAeedom.
The arrival of Confederate prisoners under the recent
arrangement between the Two Gocernments ctd
Tuesday siuce which Time The present, they have
CONTINUED to come into the city, nearly all on too
lame, sex penness, hungry aud ill-clad
Others with purses oil OF gold and silver, and with
wallets well supplied, and garments decent and com,
for able. They arrived at Verna twelve miles bel ~
the city, bettr known as Atkins Landing, on James
river six steam transports especially detac ned for the
purpose by the Ftdera Government AS they approach
ed the Lludng, lew were aware that here they would
touch the soil Uf thr cuu1try and when the
Confederate sentinel erie out from The shore the words
Halt! you connot go any further up" thrill OF joy
through them al!
They comprise Confederate soldiers taken in various
battles elnce the commencement of the war-On th
Potomac, the z, Hatteras and other points, n
North Carolina, at sea, and elsewhere making in all
about 600 large number ytt remain behlud, eth
er locked up In Northern prisons Or on their way to be
| exchanged
Amidst those who arrived in the city yesterday
We're The crews OF tn prlvateers Petrel, Savannah
| D xe, Braurerard, J,ff Davis and Sumter y!
whom have betu cInfutd for twelve IN ntls IN Il {
toDmbs at New York, Fort Della ware aud other pris
all original iueudtd to he dralt with by the
| kee Government pirates" Fney eghty-twJ
n nunbtr Their prlvutions 10 prison had BET tx
rtu'e, and in many txteI ding cruelty An in-
ci lent OF the in s>pa pahe robbery and mranness was
related to us BY oae of The crew Of the Petrol
Previous to the departure OF the Crew, DuInbPr oil
noble hearted ladies in Baltimore made up suppy OF
exceieai clothing, and sent it u them at New York
IN the OF Fns; Lii Ut. Harvey, OF the Petrol
WUel the crew r.. ed Pea Patch Island" of the
Delaware Coast where thy to bh shipped tor home
the clothing handed over 10 the charge OF Captain
Gibson, the Gankee cummandant OF the post who, upon
| the application ot the whom it belonged reus
TO give it 10 them ing that they all had enough cloth
i"g without wanting any more, and iurming them mai
be should distribute II among his NTH, those WHIT
bad TAKE would axe the oath OF allegiance. Oue o
the crew, Henry A RowaB of Charleston, S. T., re
mons rated with The c)mm indant, aud boldly stated
hun that the clothing did belong him TO the
Federal Guvernmn ut, but bought aud paid for by
private parties Tor the OF the Petrel, whereup
oD Capt Gibson placed hIm der arrest IN lrous, anC
SO ordt hIm 10 be kept unlil his arrival VerUa
Upon reaching Vecua Rowan refused To be released
trom bis brac un be lett the vessel when he coo
kept possession of the jewels re:an.as souveni
OF Yankee viialnY.
Amidst stinguished prisoue"s, were Com
mOdotes Barron aud Hi ,e, aud Capt. b c.l-y Ken
non, Of the U. s. Navy, LttuteDau,s Wilkinson, w ar
ley. Ward, Waffle Averett, and others Brig Gens
gilman, Bucknef, and PettegreW Col. Rger Hanson
and Lieut. Washington, Ali De Camp to Genera
Johnston
The accounts given by the prvates Of their treatmen
vary considerably some through the inhaence OF sym
pathz rs having kept in good trim inWardly ani
outWardly, while othes were treated IKE oogs In
Steamers upon which they arrived W. re CT wded, ant
some of them contained the sick NIX qp with th
sound fed them all upon miserable ratons, and p.e
scarcely any attention to Der other Creature comforts
u Bat, worn out as great many are atigued, sick
from pro;racted imprisonme 1t AID Ill u.age, we hav
never seen rel biced aud lively Once NOR
upon Southern soil, and FREE to take up arms .an {
fight Toe th bave learned to hate with teno enerqs
they experience freshness in the very air they bea
which inspires them with lfe vigor and deerminato
Unhappily the arrangem Tor their reception hlv
been extremely limited. Instead Of being met upm
their arrival by parties direct and refresh en- the
sent to ad ceat camps, or suf red 70 stro |"
about the city, without norse o food and liable
any time TO arrest by the military poi ce We hat
thiught that they would be mt with open hearts an
hands, both By the horities and rhe people welcome
in true Virginia style, back home again. Nothing
the kind was done and they sragge 10 clusters abou
the corners stray of in search Of unknown camps M