Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
Late Northern and European News.

Late NOrthera and European News
We oOltinus GU Northess and European news, IRON
lac date, in our possession:
HON AIFSKD E-Ys ExPERIEScs ANoSs rHE REBSLs'
Hon Alfred Ely arrived this evening from Baltimore,
sut gives an Interesting ccoun. Of ms N
Redmond no, differing materially, however, from safe
rnsnts previously made When hrsI tsken 10 kchmono,
ho was put into room 70 tooaeeo iAe'ory win iory
fou federal officers wish 10 furniture OF o-eoing. Ansy
ussd some wooden ocks for pillows, and ay upon the
bare door for several days IL sa' ten days before any
for elng aad sleeping furnished them
Their food vas brought IN large cauldron, aud coffee
in similar vessel place. IN The IN idle OF he t)of,
and tley helped themselves as they might Alter time
they purchased COS and lsees3ary ARTICLES so that nov
the place Is comparatively coa.osAOls, OArsns Tue vet
mn which iuiests the bU' dug.
Tie pr;so,ers after shs got used 10 their ooldl-
t,on and eont4ivsd 20 n,ss SON Of their hours in
f1rt Soms days after they were eOahled, prisoner
was put among them vho caused them some trouble
HI, name WIS ROssyalg, and he pretended 10 be sur
ge1i, who had os5a iu2as 90 Z charge at coming
10 Ws,i,gto1 AID Giving information 10 Generh ScO.l
he vas s,-t With some Of ofcars down 10 RLeigh,
and ths Governor o. North Carolina having 70 pat him
IN i-ous tor something, he dem coded trial by court
nsr.isL aud De 5tut 20 Rclucnt aad put INTO the
tDS ESQ rrisaa with the Uuiol Ouicers. lie WAS soon
spsp ,,d oil berg SPY, and the bss also pretended
= .-lsp-c. l;n Ct &c ing as a spy against them
An o5r cane On eycgug and pretended thst he was
susre,t,t o. Ge.gLlug 10 esCaps tie orOugh; hand-
cg8 ana VS. bort % put them R1Ssylly, aud then
M ,ie scv o, releaiilg 5ayug ihaS Tor old seQGAn-
t,1,e sikc 'hs would nos haGdc-d him, If he would
uigs ais aoEi J1at he woCli nos attempt 70 escape
Tls arcs aa8 Cversc;sd aud cosh1ned Mr. by IN his
suspicious and he told ne sczss thaE the man must be
20, 90. Of their c3mp@r7.
son After this R1ssya,y was taken 70 Gen. Winders
che e-d IN, uex day GU. prisoners we're drawn OUT m
Els aa !Olud .drmsye- H. tae prpsenc, OF i've Bht
more detective Tlsy Gold trey we're armed and
thew were se =csei % personal s'sEel. Toe building
Va. also sc.rcaed. Oay ola small. dirk was found.
Rssyav bad write lnos ynous letter 20 Genera!
Wuisr sccls- the 0t,cIs, and his s'6iy vas 80 ap-
par,- tas. e vas pa in Gloss eou6lenect, and there
req INA
Nc Ey sfys ma, II, h'a,th VERY good through
al h. igis1urcU sul 'la, he eaF tsea'cd kindly a.
many peopr IN Rctm38I bestowed grateful a,ors up
on Elm g, had been visited oy Thousands Of persons,
and never received ia i-s-'t from them.
Nue ofccrs aH6 $50 pvaea having eeAn n elssd IRON
Fort Wlrre1 c9rrC pp1dng cumbsr were on th-r way
f-or, the Richmond 0-.-ol wIC aol.t prOoioy arrive
ia Blmors - div. Y. hs N'' called ufon 70 seitc'
the -i -Ec--s 90 b. released, ard he named those who
w.. MI rms s-1l wounds and sickness TIE seven
b.s-.,.s NJ r. .-1 nd o.1Tcis Wood, Lee aud Cogs-
w. E-i77 Rev. ana Cspai-s B5NmAn Keeper and
R,,ev,i-a-- cons H't IN ,oon zen Ices ey tl'F'ltn
wi. tzo -u, " iaEs .rcu v-i,h the lch' II nearly
sx9fsI ay Gl- iron Da- SIN B.! COS are pi4c'd ~ "a
si-,, s1d AXE %. in taa m'-log The hostages At
b. r549 AID Chu.rs. ~ VII. rau-lf oe hung II the
Sayl1ral prifl,s-rsne1> as' tH7c-
M Eg d s.rongy Impressed silh the impoyiaoes Of
r,,n- regular e1clg s Of prisoners, although ne de
ei,usNpv Intention o. sslei.-y tae policy Of he Ad-
I,;,,.i51 in tia matter lie saw mat the reb7f7 are
VEL informed Of our Strength and moveuens'-uiueh
b.t,,r than we ere OF theirs. He LEFT Richmond AZ
o,fo.E i'm the mrrl;lz and vas soulaghi5 alarmed az
s.,i-o A, ir,.uss C-orJ % -he Per r,Ol-g depot He
vls ass-elh- ~ Srgs ca Lluisiga, 'ntl'nsn coz
,,,.I Esth he rebel government aIi he should not BE-
Injured Tae uJ-J1g paper a. Pe,srsou-g had an
u61acei rs expected arrival which drew tie eso~d to-
gsHer.
A Norfolk IN iruslre crowd wa gathered around
tbe A,l.rHc II s' % o7S a. bin. bat he passed unob'
served airl a. c5r % General H1g'-'s ohcs Gene
"a H,-c- tras.el hin Doi-iy, and orseced a steamboat
- b, rsa lsi % c-ry hl % the truce sseAmsr from
Fs----. Mo,-oe q VS. placed b. tue charge o. Colo
naI Mg.li-aa Who c1a6u--et tin 20 The boAi Before
rln- o1-bllzG bs blzg.ya was examined by d'ectves.
V,s truazt l,1ia g01deL box wAs bored for t,lse
boston, cSacelli-s i-a,ch's, bat uOasg vas diseoV'
eyed AID ne 5sc- alo-g.
WIEN Ne saw ths boa Rn7solclrg ron the Fortress,
i,b ths ars aud Stripes d)lH1g Re could no; nep ex-
s-ig- AZ be stood o. nc deck o. as rebel steamer,
Il bless God that Sc Ore more ttai brilliant banter
Cio. P.ssto1 c1um.uisr Of ihs steamer told HIN he
c,ad nl- bilue hu i1r expressing su.l sen;im Ut
NJ Elv b-ags wh rim several presents from ctz rs
a. Richmond among vt.ca is handsome writing case,
gwen him by a volag LADY, The R'amond Prison As
slch.ioa Of which NJ. Els VS. President refused TO
e, successor and Is siJ -uies the charge OF IL Vice
President