The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-15

The sS5 prisoners recently released from
Richmond prisons, will arrive here by way Of
the Potomac, to morrow, 4 few who cam,
through Baltimore, arrived today. They
say the rebels are as determined as ever, an.
that alter the second great impending battle
they will, II deieated, herd together IN small
| guerilla parties and fight u the very last.
They represent the treatment OF our prlS
| Oners as barbarous in the extreme. That uui
officers. %ho only remain in the prisons, II,
all the priyates being sctlrec, will not be re-
/ leased at all,
The rebels offered every induccmcut tc
| prisoners to Join their army, but only = have
done SO, namely; John 4. Wirks, quarter
master of the Congress and private ot the
1th Ohio, named Wilson. 4. soon il became
known u The prisoners that Wilson Intended
to desert them, they proceeded to hang lin
the guard, however, entered aud cut him down
Lc'o'e I'le was extinct In punishment: OF
tin act the prisoners were put upon bread
aad water for ten days.
Col. CJrcorau'- health is good He is aux.
iou' to be released, aud contradcts the state
meht made oomtime age THAI he said he
w"uIi prefer remaining where he il, believing
that he could be ol more service there and
@dd7, that the only way he wishes to serve
his country Is OF the battle field.
Co!, bowman, health is failing rapidly,
and has eye sight nearly lost. lie cant sur.
WVc his present treatment but few weeks
longer His long confinement has affected
ms lnini 80 much that he i, at time. looked
upon rs insane,
llerad's dispatch.
WASHINGTON, MAY TITLE steamer Ken.
nebec arrived here this Afternoon with 2l3
wounded rebels, and II wounded union sol.
dirrs from Williamsburg. Among the lat
tcrlS Col. Dwight. His wounds are less dan.
gerous than at first supposed.
The rebels receive precisely the same treat.
mehI As our own wounded, and are sent to
the same hospitals.
The steamer State OF Maine also arrived
with about $50, and the Elm City with 400
SICK aud wounded. They are being removed
to the hospital to day.
Times dispatch
10Y. Splague says our loss at Williams.
burg III killed, wounded aud missing will
amount to about 1000, and that the rebel loss
Is not less. He says the battle at West Point
under Franklin was much more severe than
reported. At least 500 Of our men were Ia.
ken prisoners, the enemy taking advantage
Of our landing The gunboat- came up in
good time aud saved Gen. Franklin from Sc.
rIOus disaster
uen. Butler has very quietly put an extin.
EuI'her on {. II. Foster, the Gentleman who
mas 80 long been trying TO get recognized as Il
member ut congrcs, from North Carolina He
advertised himself to address the citizens of
Newbern few days since, thing which, AZ
Gen. Burnside put it, he thought would be
very foolish for him to do or the general to
permit, rs the military governor to be ap.
pointed By the president was TO shape the
poHcy OF the government IN the state, and he
cou!d not permit anything to be done which
might hereafter prove to be source Of EN-.
barrassmcHt.
WAsmNGroN, May 10TH Ia addition to
the steamers Hero and Kent, which brought
hlther the released union prisoners last night,
the kcnibcc has arrived with 400 wounded
from Williamsburg. These men are, Or the
greater part Of them, alightely waunded, aud
are attended by rebel surgeons and nurses
y strict guard Is kent over the boat, and no
visitors are admitted.
New YORK, May IA Fortress Monroe
letter OF the 18th, says:
The dcScrters who are constantly coming
III agree ia their statements, that the eyacu.
alton Of Richmond is rapidly progressing,
and that the effort OF the retreatimg rebels is
merely to hold back Mcclellan So as to obtain
time to remove all their stores.
They also say that the destruction of the
city by fire, is threatened, and that 1t re.
quircs the utmost effort, On the part Of the