Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-01
TKg 0oRrEBER4gg PRIsOSERs NEAR NEW

II a. PRISON rs-6f.War. The "encampment consists OF
TWEEN paw lou large, any frame houses with four
wards in EACH which are the si,k and dangerously
wOLnded eleven divisions Of cntshOsptal tents, eSch
ca able Of accommodating ten men; headquarters,
wherein drug stope printing press, etc, etc chapel
with services GU Sunday, Twice day. Tuesday ard
Friday Irving Library, in which are 2 500 volumes
Kitchens barber shop, engine hous, store houses, etc
etc"
| These accommodations were originally provided for
the Yankee sick aud wounded many OF whom, we pre-
sume are still under treatment the Island though
oaly CoufCde are alluded to in the Times The re
porter speaks Of kitchens under the supervision OF ladies'
from Brooklyn, ETC., who vOunts ry supply "decacics
to The soldiers of gardens summerhouses, pGrterres
ETC." We copy extract:
The Hospital tents are located on the Southern side
| toward tie water The mep in them mostly con.
yal,seenL They are yiied by the ladies and nur eJ
who provide for Chem mos. b,untlully IL in,
OF these tents that the following conversation was had
with wounded prisoner who had been ia the since
/ ia commencement:
IIsitor but ultimately you mu be defeated -
You ackn ledge that you expect no foreign aid. EV
| rty abb bodied uan is the serN now You h7ve
lost Slotr wall Jackson; Lee aud Je Davis report
| G 4 to b a. swordF points. Your President and ce
P,,i-ut yOur Ablest men, are ia fast falling health
Il
the attacks of time a4 well Mara, which the Souh
/ certainly cannot 10
| Confederate - No; this is quarrel. Neither
France England has any bu iness interfere with
t. Such il D rmit,ed would bc ndelibe stigma upon
the southern race. What are we Americans not able
/ TO fight our battle? Must We seek refuge from
Northern yandals in the bOsoms OF Enssh lick sp,s
No for one land there many like mel Wiling
to in the cause. Tue repOr.s Abou: the dsaf.cOn
of certain localities utterly untrue WeWere never
80 united As now. n IS true JACKSON is de'd II C
/ 10y SOurherr, not Northern bulrt4 President DAVIS
and Gen. Las act tremendously President DAVIS suf-
ters from his eyes, but never heard OF his being in i'll
health Here prisoner il the cot inlerpOSed and
| stated that he had President DAVIS weeks
/ since and never him locking bctter, aud have
seen him often Make it, if you Wsk, of Cxcr-
mination and will not eud during this generatOn
We are satisfied with ourselves We know our reSour-
10 We confident of success. Ii the blocka !e
we've only removed, would ask neither 1.-THE title
from the world"
TIE following incidents" are recorded:
feV days since the ladies in Que of the Kitchens
were taking tea, prisoner in aud stated that
sick comrade wsn'ed "sOmething good-Soms fruit
One Of the ldies just asouL eating Of rasp
berr es and turning the messenger she handed them
10 him, saying:
"T,ke these to him, aud tell him they come from
good Union LADY, who deprives harsef Of hem TO give
them to a Confederate soldier"
In 4 short Whil1 the mesa Dger returned with the
of the lady's kindness:
ale wished they tyiitedn
Toe Confederate soldiers a. is, ia tue cooking and
render all other ASH tAnce they In Of the
kitchens there is one employed u messenger aud
Wo since bis stay there has become quite i've
in bis views. la the kitchen there is a small H,g-tLe
tiOaI rnsigu-on a stand, which be greatly admir- -
The prisoners, as a general thing, appreciate, and
WheucVe they can, reciprOcate the many little kind
nesses shoNn them by the volunteer oks, who act
semi uses. But there some who Il look on the
dark side of tee picture. An officer OF hgl rank for
instance when reminded by his brolhsr wno was on a
siS - him, OF how kindly they treated iudig
nautly exolaimed:
"POoh pooh, that is only part of their programme
to make US take the oath o allegiance"
THIS man, it may be well to state, is Of Northern birth.
The reporter says he had "a very interest CONVEX
sat with several prisoners who ha been residents of
Richmond" His report OF what said will divert
our city readers, and is therefore copied;
They all deVOutly wished il had been burnt TO the
ground the inhabitants sguifed their intention TO
do whenever it threatened by the Union troops
at Is perfect ccss-pOOl-the pest house OF the Con
fcderacy" It's beautiful Streets public squares and ed
Gces undergoing slOW process OF destruction
The squares and parks used camps Mills Springs,
beautiful resort is the headquarters Of the Provost
Guard. The Waters once so famous unfit for use,
and tbs majestic heIeab0ut have been either hewn
down mutilaed to present 0nlY the shadow Of
what they formerly were The stores with the
exception Of few, such tie groceries, etc,
have been opened as magazines aud ammunition
warehouses; aud whenever panic takes place, the
few remaining open closed and the pTopretors rush
to the field The public buildings the pride Of tie
metroLO'iS such the Masonic Hail. the Armory, the
Mechanics Inslute the Capitol mOnopOzed by the
public funcOuares. Alof the respectable male portion
OF the community abandoned their professions and bust
the broke out, many Of thu TN send
ing their families further South. The streets are in Il
possession OF the yest Of the army. Men parade the
with several bO~e knives their belts threaten
ing humiliation TO any who does not agree with
them or intereres with them. These are dOubleSsly,
the men whom the Richmond papers have spoken so
much about Nc. Pollard in his work, "Tne First Year
Of Wsr" says that atrocities committed nightly by
them There Is place on the outskirts Of tho city,
called "CaHp Wymsn, from which lew escape i've
Il is here that the terribly WOunded-hOse whose DO m
is sealedare sent-tO die AL desperate sent
here. When man contracts some contagious disease
which any number Of them do as they 60 weeks with
out changing tue CO.hes) he is seat to Camp Wyhan
paragraph is devoted to a recital Of the sentiments
Of the prisoners:
The prisoners appear 10 favor war tn the bitter end
party OF 800 are preparing TO leave As soon as
they recover they TO Fortress Monroe where
they eXCh mged They that il exchanged they
will return to their regments il paroled which they
DO not appear to. DESIRE they will 60 home and wait
Ously the moment they fight again. The taking
ct the oath OF allegiance is regarded with bitterness
Some severity denunciAtOy Of SPIES and one, when
told that Confederate spy had been captured recently
thanked God for it. They likewise have u contempt tor
the peace-men. 1t is very evids that by the cry OF
peace the Southern heart cannot be revived.
The way in which the prisoners pass the tpe il thus
described:
D4Vds Island covers Of about so acres most.
lY meadow land. The spot is altogether OF the
peaSantest that could have been elected. An IL uost
constant breeze puries and invgOraes. The prisoners
60 fishing and it is uncommon thing to the locks
along TIE shore fined with them ia the cool OF the alter
noon. Their luck" Is cooked for them by the ladies'
the kitchen. They also have the privilege of bath Dg,
and freely avail themselves of it. They generally spend
the morning in bed, ami the afternoon in roaming
the island. Some amuse themselves with making little
articles Of household use and general thing, they