New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-04

tachment Of soldlers was sent WI u tneh' i"e
nenalty of snch AZ attempt was set down IN writing
- ha an ionon,inions DEATH Ga striving IN Raleigh
thew missed The cars and were detained there some
ak hours at which point they met the ROANOKE
rr;soners. q bo Rad been exchanged by our Govern
ment. Thee men had aso teen detained AZ liza,
| J,gh The latter expressed themselves quite pleased
nj the treatment Which they received at the North,
the officers showing their side arms a. PROOF ihn'
everything had been returned to them lhefe teoeir
expressed ~ their opinion that when they started
from the North they Understood II was iof Tue pnr
ro,e of being exchanged for those they met at Ia
leigh.
/ On starting once more the party arrived ut Peters
/ bnrg about sunrise next morning. Iney were mere
also detained, on acc0un, 81 the ears Dcibg Cahe"
/ ro.session Of by the Wise Legion. Considerable
excitement esised IN the city at the tine and scve'
val persons were arrested for treason for simply
walking with Col. CorcOran IN The streets. ms
fact aa vel that Of the unjust suspicious an
uouuccd IN regard TO Col. COgcOran giving iniorma-
ton to MS Cove rnment Mt me 'line M. oee gwen
publicity to- The party were then permitted to pro
coed on their way, arriving III Richmond, for the
second tirIe, Oh the 18th OF February when they
were marched to tobacco factory and pnt IN close
confinement. And now comes The most bitter part
Of the reoit-l Although the newspapers have Of late
been teemng with accounts Of the suffering OF our
brave Union prisoners IN Richmond and other placer,
vet y statement, CONT from "A gentleman Of sucll
known intelligence ami standing as DR.. McGregor,
rnust not ne hcedessly passed over.
The prison where the Union soldiers were coniin-
ed " ~ shortly before their taking possession Of II,
used "a "a hospital, aud no beds Were procured for
them. only Old ticks which had been used for n length
Of time by fever patients and wounded soldiers.
Iney remained 10 this building until a few days after
tbe attack of the Alerrimac upon fleet, when they
were removed % Libby's buildings, Carey street.
Tie off cers numbering about seventy, were placed
in ono on, eighty by one hundred aud forty III
size. and not SLOWED to leave It any account
whatever. Their guard commenced amusing them
selves by briifng large fire IN the room, saying
they would "smoke ont the damned Yankees, an
OPERATION they nearly successiu in performing
Conn laiuts being made to the Rebel officers, they
only laughed at the idea AZ good joke. y cilllen
prisoner ieapef from the tbird-tOry window TO the
ground, every part # his system beng broken by
the dreadful conclusion. THIS unfortunate man was
allowed 20 remain il this condition for hours before
he Rebel soldiers would allow assistance to reach
him. I NO DAYS after, be br,athed his last IN the
most intense agony. Another incident OF brutality
was exhibited on the ndi, OF the oily Of adrown-
I'd lnin IN the canal. rope was attached, and
banging above the water, IL was allowed 10 remain
in that condition for weeks presenting most hor
Ii1lc spectacle 10 the eyes oi all passers by Inc
probability Is that thin was "A Union nun on whom
the Rebels vented their spleen m TINS demonac man
ntr.
While in Richmond nj that time reenfOrcements
for Yorktown passed through that city IN large mum
bers The ehips for obatrucliog the James River
were laden within ii-ht OF the prisoners and the
whole block adjoining the jail was taken down
NJ, ht and Gay troop. passed through the CITY, AMER
the battle Of NIlliamsbnrg the rebel wounded could
be plainly seen passing by, aud able-bodled men by
thousands were s,en in backs hG,lenit z past, n #
the exerions which were made dlr0g the day were
too much Tor them. 1hese hlc.s were also put INTO
service in order TO carry soldiers from the York depot
TO various points. Alter the Rebel army moved
from Wi liamssurg nearer TO Richmond. tie streets
and every part oi the city were crowded with sol
diers who biyouGc he'd there during tie night At
this time army sores of al descriptions passing
back through the city. Heavy rlege guns, with
NUMBER Of engines and ears from tie York River
Rilroud were drawn through the streets. Army
wagons filled with ammunition and all the other az
puftenanoes of grim warfare, were buried through
"A. iast ~ Ios,ible The passing aud repassiny of
trOOIs wGs constant, and every costume and every
species If arIi might be soen IN The ranks. Cons'ef-
nation was pictured Ia every fgatare when the news
came Of the army rerrcatng. The terrible cannon
aiding shook the very foundations OF the city, and It
wa tie general belief among ali that the Guy would
he 10 tue hands OF tLe Uuonis,s before long.
J Believing this fnct OF the Union triumph The prl-
soners were immediately hurried oil To Salisbury,
NC They We're thrcc days aud two ulght- on ihe
Journey. On the way they net several trains loaded
with troops, moot Of whom carried no arms but
pixies. At Raleigh were large camps OF instruction.
Arriving al salisbury, they were placed m garrl-
ron which contained some sixteen thousand ln-On-
err Ihis garrison was formerly cotton manuinc-
turing establishment, consi.ing Of large mil, four
log cabins aud Fix lO,kLolt.r. Several prlsOneTs
were there from Tuscaloosa. The quarters reserved
for the officers Commanded an excellent view Of toe
town.
The condition # the hospital ut this locality IL de-
scribed a heartrendng the extreme to think upon
tho majority If the SICK having 10 lie on the
floor, without anything under them. The principal
diseases were typhoid fever, scuryy and diarrhea.
There was no medicine or food OF any conscq uencc,
ana the poor fellows al 20 endure their agOnes in
ala a. skYF he a
soldiers who died al this siation was uttered III
the Lutheran buIying-grOuud, but TIE women OF
Slli-bury forward aud nterfered in this also,
as at Columbia, and the body was removed 10 tan
ward where all subsequent interments were made.
With regard 20 the names Of those who died, DIR.
McGregor WA unable H. furnish h.t. Now, when
one looks al tie terrible depraylty OF the OF
the South IA The connection, 4 must appear actually
houfying. But IL Will not do 10 harp on this sub
ect al length as the fact Is impressive enough
without clothing 1t IN any hourishing language. A
iund was got up among the Union officers for hos
uiial purposes; but oxOilitant was the price de-
nanded for medicines it was impossible 20 pur-
chase ihen--Oue OF castor oil costing one dol
lar aud half dram OF quinlne the same price
D The officers room also commanded good view OF
the r&lroad aud there passed DUNG a f0ruigh.
over one thousand troops per day to Richmond. IL
was understood that there nine hourand troops
at Charlottesville waiting transi 0rtaton.
7 One Circumstance which DR.. ncGfegOr desires to
alude To particularly Is the death Of Capt. Hing
hast Of the regu army, who acted "a aid 10 Gen.
/ Mcdowell, aud who died the third day after the
battle Of Bull Run, from bullet wound IN tue
abdomen. Shortly teiore his death he was visited
by the Rebel General Evans, who recognized in him
an old clAssdiute. Evans took the Captains wedding
nng from hs finger, together WIN other ydnabies
wbi n he hal on his person. Taking the blouse Of
the gallant soldier, and holding II before hs eyes,
which were already glazed IA death he launtingy
said that he would send the article TO his wife to
show whce her husband had been shot-thero ap-
bearing hole in the back part Of the blouse, the
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