New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-26
FROM HELENA. Arkansas.
Arrival Of Union Prisoncrs-r:cbci Mani
Hsiaiions OF sympathy Experience Of
car Union Soldiers in Dixie-flag OF
Truce vio'ntcd-AGnirs nj IEc!enn.
From Our Special Correspondent.
HELENA, Ark, Sept 20, 1862

From Our special Correspondent.
HELENA, Ark, Sept 20, 1862.
There arrived here yesterday from Vicksburg the
quuboats Tyler, Louisville, aud Monarch, with four
Transports, containing Union prisoners, namely the
Chancellor Emerald, Champion No. 3, aud j. S.
Plude The number Of prisoners is 33J, 26 Of them
commissioned officers. These were all that were OBJ
tanned iof 300 S,cesh prisoners taken down by tie
snms boat. Tho Chancellor aud Champion return
empty. and the Emerald has only the officers on
boLi.
Tne pnvates On board Of tue Prngle complain
,hat tie whole $50 ca are crowded On her, with
poor accou modai)rs, while tie other and larger
boats return without taking any Of the soldiers
lhcy thinA the 'omui sioner. Can't Lazelle. Of the
rcri.lar army who h. charged with TIE duty Of ef
fcug th-re exchanges, 10 blame for tits, AMI alege
IL - another evidence OF The want OF sympathy
am humanity OF the Iesuaraimy others toward The
volunteers.
going down. with 5000 Secerh urisoners on board,
from Camp Douglas, Camp Yates Camp Butler, aud
e'scwncr,. They KNOW Of no prisoners below To
be returned fer these, many having been uaroied.
The balance against tie Cjneleracs will OF course
be properly adjusted.
Ihe returning Seooth prisoners that have passed
hcrr f,on orr Northern enc4mgmen's looked N ire
health" tat, ragged ana saury and manifested
nl determination 10 enter tie Rebel army again,
aud GIT II ont To the las,. They return IN far
better health lhln when they We're captured and
viii make better soldiers. Our Northern am aud
i'lce Sans uliOns, Lave akreod with Their con-
ttiiItiOr-. | wish We could sly "a mnch for our
own soldiers, confined in southern prisons, although
he number on thc-c returning Transports are looking
well.
At ,Icmuha the other day, there WA disgust
Ing exhibition of seccrh sympathy toward tho Rebel
pr,oncrs rs they remained 1t the landing u few
hours. AbOut one hundred OF the ladies If that city
came down on the leyee md brought rene ahmtuis
10 the Rebel NrirOner--tO Which there Oh
lection had it not been Tor their conduct ulterward
hs the boats ay ia tho stream thee female Rebels
remained on tie shore waving their buudkerciols
throwing kisses from their nps, aud display Ing Sc
cesh oolors upOn their persons IN manner ont
rlgeousy offensive 10 loyal citizens.
IL WIZ matter OF surprise tina undor Gen. Shor.
nan = administration oi affairs such ihings are IA
lowed. Noting could tend more TO encourage these
dculcd kctel prisoners 30 return TO the Confederate
army than there expressions OF approval ana SYM
pathy from the women OF Memphis. little ot Gen.
llallccts Wholesome treatment 40 81. Louis, or GEN.
Buffers at New-Orllans, would be holthtal 10
these Rebel sympahztrs in Memphis.
Among our returned liironeTs, thclo were several
who gave mo interesting nAruiyos o. their expert
eucos la Dixie Land. Capt. J. Il. Weir was ascout
in the secret service Of Gen. Popo a. Now-Madrid
and WIS taken prif oner last March by JeiE Ih0mi-
ron h caNhifY. he WIZ carried 10 Mrmphl', ana
nlterwagd to Corinh with scmo prifouors i1on fosi
Doncl on.
Here he was taken cat TO be shot ~ q Spy. and
brought tack again, after which he was cent 10 CO.
mmbuf Miss, heavily iroIed, and put in close osn-
lnemout Here he was kept la Ill twenty-soyen
days, IN constant apprehension of death lie WAS
nfterward Released for unknown cause, par
hars from doubts Of his guilt, aud pat in another
building with other prisoners. Here they received
many kndnetses from the citizens and from one oil
lbe elergymen Of tho place, who bsd evident Union