Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-10
From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. S.-The flag of
truce boat Cossack arrived from Aiken's Land
ing this forenoon, with over six hundred fed
eral soldiers paroled. They had been in
prison on Belle Island. They report that on
September 4th, John Hickey of Philadelphia,
was shot in the Libby prison by the guard.
The guard shot at Union prisoner for look
ing out of the window, and killed Hickey in
stead. The guards name was James Owen.
On September 9th, there were sixtytwo of
Gen. Pope's officers taken to Richmond, and
placed in close confinement in the Libby priS-
on; also about thirty soldiers.
The Richmond Enquirer OF the 9th contains
the following - ''The past few days have
been occupied in the burial of the dead on
the plains of Manassas. The movements of
the armies beyond, are unknown, the game of
strategy being now deemed essential by both
combatants, the one for the preservation, the
other for the capture of Washington. A
flag of truce was sent day or two after the
last battle by the enemy asking permission
to bury their dead. 1t was granted. Soon
after a regiment of negroes, armed with
spades, appeared and after performing their
work they were very properly taken in
charge by our troops, most of them being
runaway contrabands."
The 18th of September has been appointed
by jeff Davis as day Of fasting and prayer
by proclamation given at Richmond the 4th
inst, inviting the people of the confederate
states to assemble for worship to render praise
to God for the triumph at Richmond and Ma
nassas.
The Enquirer claims the victory in Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturdays battles, and says
that Lees headquarters were at Annandale, s
miles from Alexandria. The same paper also
says, 1T is now one week since our last bat
ties, and the public has no information of the
particulars. 1t is triting with the public
heart to be thus careless of its deepest feel
ings. No one knows who was killed or wound
ed. We do not know whose fault it is, but in
behalf of the bereaved we appeal to the sec
rotary of war to ascertain who has fallen and
make it public"
Parties of wounded rebels are daily arriv-
ing at Richmond from Manassas, and have no
where to go and no one to care for them.
The Richmond Dispatch Of September 4th,
calls on the confederate congress to extend
the most vigorous measures for executing the
conscripiion so as to call into the field imme-
dately all able bodied men between IS and
45 years of age, to enable them to at once
push their line of battle into the heart of the
enemy's country.
The following letter was brought down by a
paroled Union prisoner:
LIBBY PR1soN, Sept ARRIVED here yes
terday after ten days hard march, and were
Immediately placed in the tobacco prison, to-
getherwith several hundred other untortunates.
We sincerely hope that Mr.. Willard Of Wash
ington, and the rest of our many friends, will
use their influence to have us exchanged IN
place of those rebel prisoners taken at Far
fax, and now at Washington. To our tami-
lies we can only say, we are well and living
in hopes of soon being exchanged. We can
write but little. Remember us to all our
friends. We shall write to you as often as
possible. There are one hundred and thirty
citizens prisoners here from all parts OF the
country. JAMES >. SMITH,
NATHAN PRICE,
TALMADGE THORN.
The flag of truce in returning met rebe
gunboat this side of Harrison's Landing, re
turning towards Richmond. About twenty
ladies' came down from Richmond, goinl
north. 1t is talked in Richmond that the new
Merrimac is failure, but is completed.