Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-09
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.

This forenoon, Captains Bailey and Boggs, of
Commodore Farragut's command, reached the
Navy Department, bringing full cfhcial dis
patches Of the operations Of the feet in the Mis-
sissippi and various trophies Of their victories
the secession Gags lately flying over Forts jackson
and st. Phillip and the New Orleans City Hall.
large crowd Of public men soon collected
around them In the Secretary's room, and evinced
deep interest In their verbal explanations OF va
rious vet unwritten incidents Of the naval cam
paign In that quarter.
The OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE CAP
TURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
We publish to-day, an interesting batch Of OH
cial reports OF the brilliant achievements of our
Navy In the Mississippi river, and regret that
want Of space comPels Us to defer the publication
OF others until tomorrow.
THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
Yesterday, we took occasion TO visit and Inspect
every portion Of the establishment known as the
Old Capitol Prison. which cannot fail to become
IA nous in history, account of the cons picuous
part II has played in the drama Of these eventful
times. The number Of prisoners Of war and pc
itical prisoners confined In II at present is about
one hundred; all Of whom, with the exception Of
two In the hospital, appear as healthy and clean
ly as any other collection Of the same number Of
persons to be found anywhere Each has his
bunk-cot, good mattress, blankets, sheets, and
bed cover, which are as clean az those Of any
hotel. There are two large bathing rooms, sup
PHI with hot and cold water, for free use, which
81 course have much to do with the remarkable
hralth, Cleanliness and goods spirits Of the pris-
oners. The kitchen Is supplied with a large
hotel range, and the provision room 10 full of as
good food IS is 10 he found In that Of any hotel
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escuIents Of different kinds, rice peas, beans cot
fee, sugar, tea, fresh bread, &c. The dining
room s supplied with tables, seats, plates, knives
and forks and drinking cups. The dispensary
reflects infinite credit on Brigade Surgeon Stuart
and bis hospital steward. Surgeon g. organized
and has had charge Of that branch Of the estab.
lishment from the beginning, and has kept the
sanitary condition Of the prisoners in most en-
viable state, notwithstanding the fact that num-
bers Of cases of cont.giou. diseases have from
time 10 time been brought there.
No other surgeon In the whole army has had
wider field Of constant labor than DR.. Stuart, and
we are glad indeed to know that all the other
various hospitals and dispensaries of which he
has the supervison-those Of the troops, &c Of
Gen. Wadswoftb's command (as Of Gen. An
drew Porter's moi long since) are also in like
condition. His employment here has really been
blessing no, only TO those whose health he has
had to look after, but TO our city; the general
health Of which must have suffered from infec-
ton and contagien had he failed to do his dury
&C admirably
Mr. Wood, the superintendent Of the prison, to
whose capital management the prisoners are In.
dsbted for their many extraordinary comforts,
has also charge Of some 400 contrabends in sep
arate building near by, who are well provided
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can be made to keep themselves. He employs
many Of them in useful labor, to the great ad.
vantage Of the Government. As an instance, we
may mention that for some time past he has kept
one hundred at work burying the multitude of
Government horse carcasses laying on the out
skirts Of the city.
The yards for exercise ere kept a. clearly As a
gentlemsn's lawn should be. and seem TO be en-
joysd by the prisoners with keen relish.
On the whole, this old Capitol prison contrasts
wonderfully indeed with the prison In Rich
mon6 in which since the beginning Of the rebel
lion Unionists have been confined.
THE CASE OF LEvERIrT BISHOP.
EDITOR STAR: There was a notice In Your col.
umns a few days since Of Mr.. Bishop, who was
taken prisoner in Fairfax county last September
Perhaps IL will not be uninteresting to add that
Levsritt Bishop was a native Of Connecticut, for
merly In good circumstances, but having met
with reverses, came three years ago and settled
In Fairfax county, Va. He was nearly seventy
five years Of age. A short time before the battle
OF Bull Run, his son, who was with him, was
Obliged to take refuge In flight or Join the Con.
federates. Mr.. Bishop, thinking they " ouId not
modest man OF bis years, stayed 10 take charge
Of the property. In September number Of sol.
Aers came at midnight representing themselves
Is Union officers with news from his children In
ihis city. Not suspecting his guests were rebels
In disguise, he acknowledged himself a Unisn
man. The night following, they came In their
true colors, and took him from his bed at mid
night, and without money or change Of clothing,
bout giving him trial, dragged him on to
RI hmond.
some time In December he was tried and dis
charged, bad reached Warenton on his way
home, when he was rearrested and thrown toto
jail, where, worn out with privation and want,
hope at an end, he died, a stranger In strange
land
Thus miserably has persisted the best Of fathers,
be whom his children idolized; and they have
not even the consolation Of moving where his
body Tesis.
And such Is DR.. Day, now confined In the o!d
Capitol, has done this. My fsther's blood is on
his hands, and the blood Of others; and Union
mothers, whose Union sons have been forced into
toe rebel army, are heaping curses on his head;
and every Union man In that vicinity lay at his
door the chief cause Of all their prosecutions.
Gcd grant that the ghostly faces Of the dead that
he has stripped and the groans of the diving who
NAV haunt him to his grave. JUSTICE.
May S, 1862.
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