New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12

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for any eo..h Of time de.iIe; yet oecisi naiiv
We r-. rct to exfn. ui-h the Ieuhiiing hghf, J'e'
Ui,ing hat our accommodating Girer IL IN iniy-in
h o' the gnard IS ord rsd III TO turn ~
he gas. II. often happens, The iler from mo
back kwf OILS aud igrnr,nt of the DHiue of las-hN-
turer, re awkwarGly fumbe' al them, turi ing on
g., ~ huini"g dnly, and reversing ~ g'ueraily.
So If they have Us il tots, darkness, Wa 60 I" ted
aoder he influence Of II lly GOOD l'agh-tbe or!s
exeniss nnresr,ic'.d toy our pr-on wallr.
Amld the hearty ruars Of laughter aud gene ii
hurlybnrly iuuulr of preraInG eur b-s i" the dark.
voice will lie Lead exchining, "keep quiet t"''
'leIneo, do, il you ii ace, you might wake up We
quad"
When IN officer i, desirour Of vi-i Ing his men.
corhued ~ tie a1jaceut warehouse be MAKES IN. r~-
qne-t Known 90 ia, officer Of the day, who aess per-
ilssl u "i the couiuland-nt Of tie to-t. Ater ~.
p's'rd imp 'r1unti-s, it Will son-,iues be granted
week Subsequent 10 the ist request. lie zane Or
lay often occnrs IN writing ri or dving rn.n in 40
b - iitl, as the following DcrieIt - i'll u-''sTe;
Ob the Hth of December, the writer wts Informed
If rhe serioDs ill,,s ~ privhe H. lis colnle,ny
Rohcrt McNeuIam, OF PLilldripina--,hen in me
.pil Desirons OF vi iting Lin, aprli'stio" Was
n aG- 10 fb. ro-,ergsaut oi tie Iih0", hbu hIonps
i'm 10 the officer oi The day, who prr,en'ed the Ir-
uo. st 10 the CONN IaDdaIG OF the post. Ia lew
tours he reIly that tue request coa!d nos W
,rsi',d.
l.uer in the day, information vss received lhss
HE ro,r fellow very low, and could not eo'si'y
i've tdr'ugh tie uigh'.
R,olv.d To see Lin aud ignoring fri."n r. lee s"d
verrOns the wliIer Nuicrd tie sti.et and hnl.d
-OnI.ahdant through Cie bare: be ."u', hs'e'e''
an grauted The urgent d' mand. Pi.'ro IA chh'se
Vr tie quad, we citeied the horl al, ano '"en'
McNeuIaE.iu on tie thiId H,Or, Is ing o. rot, in
the las, stages OF ~ hoid fever. As a. " Her or"
over Lin and received his dying ~oras-" 'et'e".
tut, ste TO 10y mother aid little c'iIdie"'-alo
ooSed ufon bis iagpard and wised i.at'f~r, s
.dOw like tiaue, snnsen yet tubims eye, he iesf
iztq te utufeIable horror Of wsr.
That nnb dying IN this lonely hospital, 4" fhou
mot err leui- nursing vr wii's ,hIlling ten ei.
n,s, 20 mellow the hgony oi death-ah IT "ns !.
scene To Iouch tie strong hear. No ooi''r stTh
trGu tis ever braved the bullet aud h"yonei, II"
ttuer hrait teut round cauI -h'e., 10 z yer
ice rang with he vi lid note, OF tie bv"ua cog.
Loved lonc ed, the b,ast AID p'ld- of j. eoni al"
10. p. lie uied tar IRON home and silrnd-, and We
ow not where "lr eee his let Sleep
Visitors o,ctsonally arrive at the lrls u, rrqur't'
ng vi tie oihcer permission u see d prisoner h"o""
10 t..m Tney are reie 'rel 10 General NinGef. Ia
yisi whom and procure his written aulborit, otrn
O en- ie. nall The day. La TIC mean Iule ibe young
olcrr o. the Lay bas polej tlIou3n The room ssNe'
st,ir es VI bis ptrsoIa al friends who sze ~ IL 10
If Ae vetr U,dtentots or can0ibsls. When rsd-.
u uGi,or J. VIII ed the off er Of th. d,. annon"'s-
i, loud tone q AT "a gentleman Wishes to zee
him: upon is return tom the PHO 'nice IL" l,
rdia,iy cOngra ul>ted dpop beng ielraseo; an'
f n o. y amer repeated eil,rs that re 10 'lnc,s oa
htl- bad tuar lie Is sill part Of our con eder"y.
Thirty minutes are all wed TO vhr"rs ior o"v.r
rio. Win a prsoner wl ch is general, held III 10
srpoe vi s.veral oii,ere ,Oiuee"d WIN ne poet,
Leter after urder. oing supervision }" Nofi"'A'
are srIt TO General Whder, where nuh dei,r o.
ear. before fiey ere assorted and DELIVERED. VI hrh
asked for tie reply has been male" ne portma'-
ter has not had time TO arrange them. O,of'V'"
ally they @ bfousht To the lrl-o ohicr, a'e saV,
.,ied rIain to drl,y; ard often il requires ie.ei
ard url el requests ior lie privilege of moorhS o
delivering ilieu. -. .
from Tie post-oit- aud dehv red them personally 10
tie pfson,Is, with which arrspgemebt we we's
much e.,ed but owing To leispu diiicnit' ue'
tween the comn andaut oi the posi- and q iet ~-tai'
r,er, nc diseon inue1 bringing them. lie p'I'"is
suffer sill, more an inc eisrd iuterva. occGss WIN
their Ie,fers BET ween receipt and delivery.
I ID alnnsi 10 bserve the -'ficthtss ana sevenY
of our martinez officers Of Ihe Gay, WI to 'he ue Us
of the syrrrm upon which hey at are so io"siy con-
,.ct-i tocether. fhe officers aita'hed 10 TIE 80.
.,e on. comm auiant, and four neuieta -, h"I
officer. of the os,-One of whom inau9drH'.s s!~
am to-day, anoIher Tomorrow, ana Il '""u '' -
n.xt has none: hence it Is usuaI Win ur, wheu We
wisb 10 vi-it men or present o'hcr requests ''
TO iuo nj who i. officer oi TIE day.
els Yankee kiiierV No. p" Is Inc ran, ae'
coon'oda,,ng oifcer2" mo" "Is ne liul. ieI-
low who drinks much whisky T. fes. men
we are raie III ASKING anythiue ioe he 10 w " N'""
aud drunk all fhe tlde.
TREATMENT OF THE MANASSAS PRISONERS.
The Federal oiic rs captured n, Manass 3 we're
couye,e I'd i'll the TO Rlcbm0bd, snd th'"et' WI"
six huudred prl,a,es, ir'o u "hrehour'-
swel,, ring with the beat OF mid'unmer, WIN o"-'a
windows, and not room suilicIent ior hs' al 70 nc
w.d.e-pa, ked upon tie floor, they r-uain'h ene''
,up aud without food for nearly ,wemy i"ns tonr''
Tley were then removed to their tr-seui iar'- y
vet were permitted To occupy OH! BALI We sl"
rubssuu.ntly allotted th-ul-tLe eastern teoiO" vi
,h r.on, being hlied with the prisongu1fu d1d 81 Ia
he
b.y,pet all WHO approached within tar,e ie-t oi
them.
Il unkets or oyerCoats, with blocks OF Ao"'-''hi
not -noua b even OF tho;e-ior llilowt. II wSs h"t
until tnre mouths had eldpsed tnat tie Co't'' ernie
aat critics luru she'd straw and cotton eovsIl's'
Wubont s.yys t., m.ss-tatles, benches. OF eve
knives aud fofks they ate their meal. cros- egSed
mon the tloor aud oif tie window--ill III iii"h
i've. Vet iug 10 he quantity flrpIete') r"vrnou',
sylr. Nitqout water iacilies, except well ~ ihe
ward. which was used not only bs tue Officers Oa'
,l-o by five hundred coniiued IN the upper str-
lies OF tic warehouse one Of WI ON OILY was al'
Lowed 10 use II nj a time, houie would aes eaeo
morning heI.re an officer VAS at le TO wash
V,s;tors of all Grad were allowed T. enter The
bnilduo. and oiteb subjected them, ia the pr'se'e
q, Confederate officers Of the pi>on, 10 the vile
ubu,e Outside OF the warehouse, tte sqnai- Was
fer week, packed with Rebel, VITO, whenever th"y
,anuht gmyr. of d Federal fhc-r, hortr'i al AM
ih,mltrd h,m Richmond bad, apparently slYen NJ
h.' Lii. eno FL h 60 center around the "lankee"
,sons-ns men. wouen and even little Children
r,ey old en- u.h to ~als united In heapins sedr
Ill ns abuse N On item.
Although iu D tob,r the treatment oi 'hs oihcen
s in'u,oy.o tbnt o the priva,es remains the sane.
~, ,bou.aud eight hundred and hi ~ eight have
Ie'u crpli,.td II R,hm nd ,inee the commencement
OF boslil 3; and cir contitiob OF the upp stoie'
of the wa,-hou-, l. harrowing to tie s'.rhest heart
With Il door for bed, without straw, many With.
ON, paltaloonr, al with scant ralmrnt but few "Nh
Is, La,s wllls the keen ,ir OF mid winter ieces
-. Ia n ~ nnn.I I'd hnil g--rtc,lNlIg h.It The