The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-09

rvai was k.osn 40 were surround,a by intescsiei
mo ."as -, s"ssSsy Iaiss the news from Hooker Ter so.
Wul be give them halt And other questions asked
m,n m re fapsiy than thy ca.i DO anss cred Having
s'rosgh and character VI his fnrces abh ~ gve
h ssers 70 these questions n elicit expressions o.
t3lted confidence. 'slf Horker only whips Leo tho
ceeoracy goue, vas the Expression aaa apI archy
the unanimous opinion OF these officers.
IA THE 0vvscERs' RooM,
where now was, presented at this limo pctuIe squc
appearance. There were enough CHUNKS" mado u
boards and raised about two feet 10 accommodate half
me inmates The remainder wero compelled 70 lie ON
the oor but thus difference in the accommodations
very sight We only advantage Of the cot being that
the 6or was strewn when an were Coached ode could
hardly traverse tho length OF the without cadng
upon more than one sleeper or would be somnoicnt
W the loft II ono portion Of the warehouse. It's dmen
sIons are about fy by hundred The long ROOT
by cross beasss and os As this portion Of tho 6nd
ing ~ OF moro recsntposslby oderco Instruction than
.ss remainder rs four walls are 2: brick AZ tho caves
view o. the network Of cross boans and oss, and Of
the rafters 70 tho apex of the roof. The room
we had something Of view of the town. To the right
across tho street, is large warehouse occupied bar
racks By the CITY Guard Back OF this another largo
building used hospital and kept constantly guarded
CD all sides, for evcn sick, and especially convalcscent
Confederate soldiers are not FREQ frsm mo suspicion q
desiring 10 escape on the Hrst opportunity To the left
Castle Thunder could be
The windiws On tho right land side look
ry, where, during tho day. negroes mostly females could
be seen at work with the fragrant weed.
Tho back windows overlooked the canal, the James
river and the three bridges across IT, Manchester, and
delightful stretch Of country south VI the James.
Rockets is barely diseornsDs on The le's .,s,,.
confined here represented nearly every porsion OF our
army and many well fought field, while there
some from the navy. Here were General Which, cap
tued o. Mufrt csboro Genera Stonghton and Colonel
C et q Indiana Tams bris1iU Wks MptifSd
sssr cooperate resistance against overwhelming
aSmpeiA, a. Thompson's Station, Tennessee, Oh
Utley Gilbert, Buell.. Wood and Fletcher number Of
lieutenant colonies, majors and subordnates Too
ous % mention aud tee oeers q the gnnboas Columbia
fsdoraSy The xeatmsn. which some 81 them had r.
both officers and q Col Coburns command hadbeen
deprived Of their ov:sooats BY Con Bragg and had been
obliged march and 70 lie In the cold and wet Many OF
them had persisted under this treatment. '
CONDITION ov IBs CoNvKDkMAcy.
accounts from oil portions 1t the conedcracy were OF
raady Approaching starvation Of general disanecsicn
ms tho people, and Of returning Union sentiment In
Georgia some two thousand in the mountains who
have successfully resisted the conscription defeat
iug force sent take Thorn. Ia many places In the
South prisoners found rnicn people, who, IN
cases, candestine'y offered thom money. In nearly all
the Southern jais individuals confined and treated
with great cruelty on the plea that thcy were still enter
tanning Union sentiments In Knoxville particularly tho
Union sentiment prcdomnntcs and here citizen prisoners
are treated with nOet aIocious severity.
Confederate officers IN Richmond confessed 70 OF
the prisoners that Lees army was once IN retreat herc
not enough in the Southern con:edcracy 70
stoph.
found that my own arrival at libby was expected,
my capture having been hcraicd by the Richmond Jour
mas Tho officers expressed themselves delighted to have
me among thcrn as they presumed would give tho pub.
lie an account Of tile teatmcnt they were receiving.
The confc1eracy appeared to be excessively ticked
at having captsrcd a correspondent Of the HEaAID-.
1t mover achieve moro important succcss-and no
tees VI my arrival appeared IN the Richmond papers.
Tho following Is from the Ea,uurr OF May a.
PEFuDSAL--ARIosALs fRoH yHE NoRiH.-Newspapcr
"circcs, will DO interested u learn that Mr.. j. n vos.
burg army correspondent IL tho NEw York HERALDnot
aud stopping FOR the present Ct the Libby Ito
encountered at Eiis Ford tho Rappahannock, some
DAYS ago, by number Of Stuart men who insisted and
Capt schoencfski aid. de-canp 70 General schurx,
Of the federal army, has arrived from Kelly q Ford, aud
ia stopping at the same hotel.
at Libby prison not exactly ambvosial, il
always qmantum sa1hci The prisoners wcrc furnished
with half ~ q moderate sized loaf Of good enough
bread and less than half pound Of salt pesf daily,
with occasional rations OF small black bcans rico
this did not occur during my stay-thas thcy wcre
obliged 70 throw away but no more was furnished in
al fabulous prices. EGGS 81 So per donsr, dried apples
81 80 per pound and hat was sold for coffee undoubt
cdiy rye 70 Rh)-si Tor ha.f-pouud package. They
o. saie tAcss pSsshasss. They were csmpslcd v 10
their own cooking and scrab The tksy occupied
Tho blankets urnshsd had been uset In hospexs and
were Of the althest description and swasnsiag With
vsrmin. reat
The "scrgsanp VIA Brought ~ the ratOOs and ordered
u.s. morning and evening, 70 "fall In fos roll call Was
= make os s Dsr IL
Confederate notes. though u WAS well known that they
sold readily Tor ono hnndred and ihsy wero once pnot
in Richmond Journal three hundred and nfty 10
believed, also, that he exacted from prisoners 4
much greater price than he paid for ARTICLES
Offered sS" as ''i % The sauacio~ Of his msn.
His certainly not Pleasing. though ne may
have had some cause for naure IN the mimckne q his
whining by officers ind In remarks not atter.
ing his scif-lovc. The pursy adJutant who supcrn
tended the sc,ai daily roll call looks sufficiently good
hamored, but he was by no means a favorite Neither
ne nor rerreant seemed 20 consider proper
address Yankee prisoner as a gentleman
guard from the s,.y Battalion vac kepa q. .ns nea'
thcsc men learned that many OF hcfn entertained
Union sentiments and that all wore heartily tired q Tho
JED. DAVIS rule.
ora,R roR,ioSs oy TIVE rnrox.
Ovor two hunire: officers had boon confined TIM
single room before Ano.hsr had been lifted
and the captains transferred 70 that This lower room
which did not rec, said 10 DO much ees pleasant
than tho occupied, being poorly ventilated. and I'M
windows boarded up that little could W. outside
while there was rot sufficient light within. Ano,heI
apartment was used as a prisoners hospital. 1hs
quarters are represented ne anything but commodious
stl another devoted 70 Tho Incarceration o
civla prisoners and deserers from our army " th'
civilian prisoners many Suffers and IL n said tina
some Of them, well dcscrefs, have been
fined year and haf DISORDERS are kept In prior
on scaIt fare, and subjected " harsh treatment unti
they take The Of allegiance 70 shs Confedcrscy pA~r
hey arc eoncripted.
visited as on Friday, taking . survey d the prison
He d a venerable looking man al FIRST giance
with gray hair, but when enc notes HIS sharI
features with high cheek bones, his cold cruc
gray eye and his naughty. nsulting air you readily
believe him possess tho unrclcntng hoaI ness
rtbutcd him. and feel that you would like 10 sec hi
arrogant spirit broken with his neck
ne approached by officer who asked for the
turn OF beautiful pistol belonging 10 General Rosccrans
I'D u<~fs.s
,urcd General wldcr said he did not feel like extend
ing any courtesy General Rosecrans any of his
mand sas lie had issued orders that would disgrace
Wild beast He however, promised 10 forward lettcl
10 Genera Braeg about the pistol.
darkcy came into prscL every mvTnlng with IN,
Rchn papers, shooting, IN peculiar and laugbab,
manner, I" Grcat news n do papcrs EnquSvU Dt'pdfch
S,nhn>i-ncws from everywhcre' iis sold those half