New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-03
Arrival Of I'arolcd Prisoners-Ncw and
Singular Parole taken by Them-Re-
ported Position ind Condition Of the
rhel AFmy.

From Our Special Cor spanasEt.
BOLIVIA HgfGHTs. Va, Wednesdsy, Oct. l. 1884,
Yesterday afternoon l25 priyates and two officers,
car tured by the Rebels al the ford Shepherds
town, on Saturday, the Goth, arrived at Harper's
Ferry, having been released on parole. They be.
longod principally to tie llsth Com Exchanged
Pennsylvania Regiment, together with some privstes
FROM the 10th Connecticut and 9th New-lork Regi-
ments, mostly raw troops. The officers were Adj.
j. r. Perrot Of the 18th Pennsylvania. and Lieut..
Charles II. Hand, Of Co. f. Of the sane regiment.
Ninety elk of the priystes were alec Of the Corn
Exchange. Tie names Of all the men are given
below.
found the men very anxious regas ding the fate
Of the balance OF the party that 9f0t-ed the river at
the time they were taken, their belief being that
the entire force vas surrounded by an immense body
OF Rebels and all killed captured. IL gave them
much relief TO learn that such was not the case but,
that many Of their friends and fellow soldiers
escaped.
They were themselves cut of from the river, and
after their capture taken through byroads TO VIM
ct ester where they have been since confined. Their
knowledge OF tie force and movements OF the enc
my vls very limited. the Rebel troops in the neigh
borhood of the town being encamped Outside, and
all facilities for procuring information being OF
course denied them. 10 addition 10 thls they bad
taken an oath lot TO disclose any thing that might be
OF prejudice TO the ene.ny-an oath which they very
Instead Of the usual Parole, TO continue till ex-
changed tie entire party had been paroled on con.
dition that they should never again. under any cir.
cuusanoes, take up arms against the Southern Con-
federoy.
Their excuse for taking such an oath H. suppose,
thst they were green troops, unaccustomed to the
usaQes Of warfare, aud did not reflect that they
were giving the enemy tue advantage Of just go
many Ito lees lighting men NJ the North FOR even a
rusiaion on our part would not prevent the treaeh-
erous and dishonest foe from compelling men 70
paroed by US, in imitation TO 10 enter their ranks.
IL may possibly be nice question whether an oath
40 Tin ulAr viii DO considored, under the crcum-
stances, ne binding. presume It will, however, in
which ease the men must necessarily be immediate "
discharged tho service, and cannot henoeiouh
volunteer; neither viii they be subject 10 draft.
This innovation upon all established rule and prcce
dent is one step toward the utter reckessness
OF honor and good lnth which the Rebels are 60
tupidly APPROACHING in their conduct of tho war.
How much further they can get tine VIII snow.
found u party who had escaped without taking
oath OF secrecy and he made in apparent good faith
the following Statements lie bad beona prisoner at
Winchester some four week, laot being one Of those
captured on the 20th) and for more than two weeks
had been allowed the Liberty Of the town, on parole
There ale III the Immediate nelghborhood Of Win
chester only four or five thousand troops, under
maud of Cavalry Raid Stuart, whom Ee saw about
the streets almost daily, wearing his arm in sling.
At Char. stown there nrc only few companies Of
cavalry. lie Rebels are mol IOitliyrB Winchester.
The main body of the Rebel army ia some SIX miles
di.taut from that place on The Martnsburg road.
Winchester itself presents AL appearance iearully
distressing. Every church, house, barn, Is hos
pitaI, all completely filled with sick and wounded
In Il condition. 10 move the sternest heart 10 pity
Lac king all hospital neeessares without lint, band
ICES. coyering-alnost without dotting-thc poor
creatures are perishng daily, for the want Of the
most Indispensable artcles. So crowded is the
place with theao wroched sufferers, that the streets
ire almost unbearabe from tho stencil.
As fast % the sick are able to walk, they are
started on their way toward stanton, aud those
who have shoes are deprived of them, for tho sake
of tho shoeless army, which can fight better shod
than barefoot, thus compelling the poor fellows just
out OF hospital TO creep almost naked away.
An attack from the U. 3. Army is daily expected
and much feared.
1 should have stated above that the prisoners cap
tured on The Goth, were taken 10 the rear OF VIM
chester and not into the town itself which is wholly
given up to hospital purposes. w.
Below Is "a llst Of the prisoners:
oYE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH PENNSYLVANIA.
Adit. J. r. Psrrott
ConrAxy F-Lisut Chas IL Hand, First sergt. P. J. In
maui Finh serrt. John Rafferty,, Corps T. A, HIN. j. T.
Report r. H. Vanderbilt, J. d. Report. 81. Il. Carpenter
Prvass VIM Tolsnd Robert Henley Oordsn Ksee 6a aus
Hodge Joseph TaIfer Jacob Lonssce Samuel Fordncy
w. Murphy, Thos Murphy, VIM Shilling Robert Emmett