The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-04-10

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There are now confined in the guara
mouse IN this city three Federal prisoners
-~two are 6 ermaus, who were captursSl on
Sunday near Wilmington Island, aud the
other, Jerseymsn, Was taken near Fe.-
nandna. Tie one from New Jersey re.
ports himself az a native of that State and
that he was drafted with the 97sh Newl
York Regiment He says that that reri.
nent are nearly all Geruans,s nauvsSof
whom have been in this couutry bu, few
months iie-is very illiteratc, and can
neither read nor write. He informed. ue
that he was tired Of the war, as were many
VI the regiment TO which he beloncei
That oil had been deceived, that their off.
Gers treated them harshiy; that the hos
served out 70 the men was poor ana uafif
| 10 eat, snd that ne en,bri.eed the fsst oI,.
portuniiy 10 make his escape IIe appesrs
Cd 10 be sratied with hispresent quatrsr. j
and was viking to enlist in the eonsrdef.
ate army and fight on the side Of the Sontts.
lie says that necessity compelied must .oi.
h!s regiment to-enlist for the war.
The two Germans belong 10 the 18th
New York Regiment One sivcs his naras
Ms i.euo Ack, and hhs been in this country
about two years. The other whn CALI
himself Frederick Schmakis, isa prussian.
aud says he has be n this country abo,,,
-even years; that he has wife and two
chiidren III baltimore. lie is gratineli
that he was Captured, and hopes he VII
soon see his tamily, as he knows they are
deStituta. He is tired of the war. and
would not enlls, again. He can spcak but
a few words Of English
The o,hsr. .Ack, can speak but little
Eng ish. He says that nearly all of the
10Th New York Regiment enlisted because
they had no employment Ia the North
They were promised rhipteea dollars nj
month, and one hundred doiiara when TIE
| war was over. but up to ,if,s time ha 1 ~.
cslved bnt lntle Pay. The frst month
they were paid of ia gold. nnd tte snoSs
Two months they received Uaited States
paper issued =by shea9oyernmont He ex
hiti!edto US some ef this pspe, currency
On the LETT hin d side OF tht. bills is an
cngraye,l likeness OF old Ale, which he
was tad was Very popular IN ilie Ssath
lie appeared olbe snrprised when in.oria.
ed Shat ilis money MAS worthless in this
section lie says thai the Ash New q K
Regiment numbers zoo men. aud the Con.
neeticnt eth abou, 1000; that both these
Regiments are ca 'fybee island, together
with TO companies ct artillery; that the
enemy ENJOY very good lealtis, and have.
had bat little sickness.
These nieu were 50 ignorant that they
conli not iemeTaber ;ls name 0f he vessel
they were attached 10, bat thoaght Il va
he guntod Montesdpa. They say sba
hAd about one hundred nen or hosrd, bui
on Saturday the day previous 10 their
capture, she was reinforced By soma torsy
| or 6ily men from Tybee.Islaad
/ W hen asked what they were. lighting
! foe these men promptly and frankly "a.
tlie.'; "Sor pas lhay said that necsssi, '
| compelled then. 90 enter the Bederai ar,ay.
aud that if on opportunity offered they
would jo.a the. tsonfederafe forces and fight
for the South. The ruoss irteiligent nau
of the two stated that at least oneshaif oi
the tlith Reginent werc in favor 81 the
South. asserting thaf she was right, willis
the other halt took sides with tho North,
| All Of the men wore fired OF the war. and
! wash il brJugh to o speedy close. They
| were under the Impression that ia two
months the wGr would be tcrminatcd, and
that they would all return to sheis hoises
and receive their pay ~
| They say that Col Rose is in csmmand
of their regimcnt, and that they heard the
officers soy that on next Briday Fort Pa,
TASK; wouia DO attacked That IN iew
daysit would be cap ured, aud then tho
! Federal ariny would advance on Savaunal
| and take il. -
| We giye the above Tor wha, IL isswoyth
being the expression Of fcaptured prisoners
IL is proper 20 say, however, that they ap
peared 70 be frank aud tree in their con
Z verss'icp. and free from all restrain,