The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-28

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.s.sse wneu we Wefs ashefed IN the psessnce OF
~. rsosu.e vensuis out nc sO0h tosd ~ snas ~
.s.s,. ~ - wc's ss"s .nsiss ot wnAt essso-
ss."n r - ns.ae " Cs. IL sent W ~ zen. Ceaey,
eno - ssnt W 20 zen. UiI, 1ad we thOueht DIE
ousa seno us 70 uIxse nua ne sent 10 % ssse eask
Usuaxsss Isecc wnsea, TOT MIN, would sbaae
.n osuimssy sly. Here We remained sesersl
e.yss euun8 winch time we were visited BY kind
.mssci .mssscci ss,s wso semesoasy snppncd Us win every
sssees article oi cs0thin& and few greeRbacks.
ne saso aequested tne lieutenant In charge Of
us 70 Pes@n as 20 stay at the hotel eih We
"ns. Sa 70 luis anas tne young omcer readily
eSn.sna", aug seven i've reoei surgeons and Two
cn.tsIns wee fon known 10 oe III large 10 the
gx.i ga. meuopons. NOW we Were met at every turn
VII, 'm.Issons 70 parlaks OF the nosrttaIitiee 0s
t.'''se w"o sy".pasnHe Win our canse. The lew
ny ny ~ Has.e1 IN tnis way We're decidedly asfeea
o... M Noel"s WAS iest unaone tssat would add 10
cu1 Som'or: Uenuemen introduced us 10 their
families, ana We We're made TO feel truly like we
wese .MOn& itlen0s Ismrine my stay there dis.
cussed our nnu0nai anAirs Wteb Eeutlemen IRON
nearly eveFv state, and while most Of them
tnooeht we ought 20 have fouaht for our rights In
tne Cnlon, tney all united In the belief that indie
pendence would yet crown our efforts. II seemed
10 De the setted conviction with them that armed
Intervention ny any foreign power would prolOng
tue war. fh6y argue that thousands who would
not otherwise participate In the struggle will y tn
arms IN the event OF foreign intervention.
PRESIDENT Davis Is evidently looked upon a. the
hrst man ON the continent, aud they say they
would nave nocAed 10 MIN had he raised the Stars
anu S'uPes "nd stfuck ior our tights In the Union.
Mans enaeasoIea 10 persuade mr that we oash
yet 10 reunite with all save the New England
states; Dat gave II az my opinion that we never
~"hid consent TO IN nh'iaton " ith any except the
save STATES
When arrangements were made to send us South
tney gave us transportation TO Baltimore, with In
s!tuctohs 10 report 10 the Provost AT that place..
Here we found s"tish Lieutenant In the Provost.
once, who scented to be as proud Of his insignia
az Is the city dog OF his masters collar. 1lls fel
low informed us that the Provost was absent. !
handed him the instructions from Gen. DIX, which
l glanced over with an cir Of disgusting impos
lance, ana sai1: $50 suppose you internal rebels
are travelling through our country free Of charge
and without an escort! 2" I'VE are, sir said
"but IL il unmanly in you to insult prisoners on at
count Of the actions Of your own Ohieefs. We are
continued !, "and gentlemen such
Gen. Dix respects and treats as such " This was
the first Yankee who had offered US an Insult, and
we were soon shielded i.Om his fatnts by the en-
trance Of the Provost. VINO placed US Under an es-
COT 'oI Fo!tlsss Moh!oe'
As we steamed u'Wh he chesapeake on the
beantIu. steamer Adeiaide, Iounsed on her gor-
geous soIas, anu pauook OF ire many deIicacies
wn'en M neI laon anofdea, We liliie tnongat tnat
OUT qu"ne,s q w1u'n soon ne e1ehahsed Tor the
siVt'y waits :" ."1t NotIoIa. roma nnticipa!i"ns
OF ereetnS friends and loved ONES III Dlxie," TO
getneI win the pieasantness "f travelling on
passenger steamer, caused US 10 forget
.vT!y care ana minsie WIN .ha passengers, as
though we had been Of like feeling and sentiment
But, aias how vain are all human expectations
Instead Of going 80 -etey Point we were sent u
Foft Norloik, ana as the massive KEY was turned
upo" us we were I"'ueiy tni"!med that we were
nr'd as hostages Tor certain Federal nan comha
tahts heId by ""f IoVernment. we remained
mere TWO weeks; our iase was very good, and we
were permitted 20 Walk about the fort an hour
each aay. od! irehds were allowed 10 visit US,
and sne otSer IN command, Major Murray, treated
US IKE eenuemeh. mere we were joined by hfty
of siAy otner gents OF simtai cloth.
Our olsappolntment reached It's cnmax when Or
aets caMe Ior US 20 ne sent 70 Fort Mciienry, and
had we not Dssn ashamed 70 0et!ay the confidence
reposed IN US by MAJOR Muitord In giving US the
hDenies OF the boat, we would nave taken pos
session OF the craft ana steamed for "Dixie's
iand..
AInVed III roEt McHen!y, we were assigned to
quarters IN q long warehouse looking building,
WnIcn Ieaked worse than an ordinary bush aIbOr.
IneIe were otner occupants I'D the house, who
sreatiy exceedeo US IN number, and who disputed
our Fight 70 oweI thefe; OUT being reinforced by
couple of experienced terriers and large guam
uty OF scaiding wafer. we routed the enemy CON-
ptete'y, ana IiVed IN peaceaDIe possession OF our
prison nome. here we had permission TO stroll at
WIN over ABOUT nily acres OF iand, and bathe ut
pleasure In tn1 placid ratapsco, which washed
tne lori on eilher side. The ladies' OF Baltimore
visited US oIteh, ana gave US many tokens Of their
hin" feeaIds III tne way o. useiu articles OF eloth-
ing, nsavy baskets OF dcicacies, Ice cream,
&C. II supefhuodS 10 pass eologtes upon the
cohauct M these angels OF mercy, when their cha
raeteT IS 20 Wen known Dy southerneTs: There
Vas quite OF our servants IN the tort, who
were captu1eu ~ rettysnufs: u lew "I "honi look
tne oat" ahd !o'neu the ankee army, Whilst most
OF the'n stead"y Ie'uscd 20 wof" or hgnt t"T Agfa
nala Lincoln. ffssiaeht OF tue SO ca'sed United
States, II VIII, prfhape, oe admissaoie mere TO 70
late conSeIsatoh whien look p'aee Detwsen ~
tus. = coiOied man''s"m oouui CaITnnh, ana big
iineTty unaef tne staIs and sthpes: ittus-
, .,r "aoysrnmsn,., M,.rs.N.sW.,, ~,
tus thew are going To nut YOU all In the army IN