Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-15

MoRE REBEL ArRoolrIEs.-A Ms. Van
Scrivener, a Philadelphia woman who has
been in the fancy goods business in Mont
( gomery, Ala, tells hard storioa about the
rebels. She accuses them OF fendish barba-
rity to our prisoners:
"Wh,n they reached Montgomery. the si-k we're loft
for several hours ia The streets totally uncalcd tlr whe
the young ladies of Montgomery rasscd them hy with
the m1ckiug Jest aud dffisiye laugh taling Good.
good, you NauKee dogs why dldn't you blay at homo
Ono lady by tho name OF Bard strong seoessionst,
aced The good Samaritan part She went into hc street,
raised several Of them and assisted them 10 Of their
o@n hospials, provided them food aud mtdeine, and
was rendernglnem every assistance n her power but
this was too much The vigilance committee called on
her and very quietly told her that she must stop She
,u Peiss'ea 1aa lholRh ohI 4 la'il k.al "A' M l,A
love Sic was assisted by Mrs. kady another Kind
hcaued Nighhngie.
"Many sudden deaths occurred among lur men 81
eighteen died n single day She also gave an ace
count Of the tragic death of Lieut. Bliss of the oecoud
Michigan artnery his men VIE nearly pc ishcd with
hunger he had wandered form from his pson n search
Of OmetAing 10 sustaiu life la hs ramhle he approach
ed the house Of another female samaritan who had, a
times by bnning the negroes or Disgusting herself Sc
orety conveyed food 90 ouf men. he wa closely fol-
lowed BY one OF the provost guards She was at The
"4H'"M i'' i"NAN A"''i in '''AH" eNN infuHfu ms
name he gave ~ certainly you cam was her answer
She turned into the house and procured IL return
ing when she heard Bliss eXoaim You certainly
won't shoot for trying 20 keep from starving Yes
you Yankee -----i gun was hred and she reached
sles unon the pavement Ms Vanseiyer then turned To-
The guilty murderer, with the eHpres,ion, you wretch
God will hold you guilty fnr your diahocal act he
turned e99y away leaving The dead body Of Bliss Bug
there. The provost marshal was duly notified Of the
terrible deed, hut no further notice was taken Of H.
few days aflerwaTd ha murderer taken very siuk
the ladies ~ the city We'd with each other in restoring
him toneath. His name 10 George Sanders Of Perry
VILE, Alabama
Food Is very scarce, and the food of the piisooers
was made of meal made by crushing cob aud all TO-
grther. Ina former etier made mention that ncaro
warned Of our men not The biscuits sent them
they we're poisoned. Mrs, Bud says that certau
lady offered Of the negro cooks two bundled dollars
20 mix urrsnio enough g then food % make hrn snk
not 20 XII imnelAtclS, but by degrees She also con-
firms the hanging Of the twenty seVen uhoans VINO we're
captured al Atlanta -Four were hung az mid day, ihe
others In tho evening ons Of then in his ajng siug
ges b'oke the rope aud fell peousy esclaimmg 'Oh
my neck--oh. MY dear moihei the, gave him eecmd
tria and with the sacred name of mpthet on his hps
Pet aoldipr was lauuvhed into eternity ihet died
like true they denied not the am, bu uuering
al for her country, hume aud irtnds, passed aHas
adding another hul ctne Go the Arsad' long eaaipgns
of dimning wrouRs