Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-26
gar Prisoner. in Fer, Delaware.

From The Richmond 5euu-eLL
We had a visit on Saturday from q Coufs5-
craze soldier, who arrived Ia Richmond the dsy
before, having inside his EsSspB rem Fort B3is-
ware on the 3Iss Of September. For obvious
reasons be desires US 30 to montien his lance
or the mode of his escape. Suffice il 20 say, that
ia the passage Of himself and q e0mrade Hho
escspsd with him, through Maryland, ho 70
eoivod every assistance in their pawar 50 give
by The generous people Of that suffering STATE.
When our informant was imprisoned on she
Island in July, there were ever ten thousand
prisoners bat, At the time he escaped, The mum
Der was reduced 10 tive thousand.
Two small crscker5, a piecs Of picked beef,
frequently spoilt, not exceeding three ounces 10
weight, and one-third OF a pint Of coh5e, was
he allowance for breakfast. For dinner, TIVE
crackers, three Oupcss Of meat, and 8oup that
inc brgs0n inspector himself declared was bus
dirty water. and winch produced diarrhes on ell
VIVA used it. In July and August the drinking
water was taken from the bay, IN close proz-
unity ia the water closets. The soup aud coffee
we're prepared from the same water, first pumped
into bitches by the prisoners.
The s~ituatiou Of The fort is low and marsky.
and that, with bsd and insufficient food, neglect
aud cruel treatment, produced 3 great amount
Of sickness and death In answer % tie prs
tests Of eur Government, Sen. Sclepf, Who
commands shs post, stated that frem the Ist
July 10 the 18Th Of August, 1858, the numberof
deaths we're ore hundred and eighty. Our in
formant, who is . vary intelligent gentleman,
says the number VINO died during me period
specified by sch1p vas between eleven sns
twelve hundred. That frsR ths LIST day 81 Jelly
to the 3Ist day Of October, 1868, he was IN
formed by enc Of the Federal sulgsoBs, thst be-
tween twenty three and twenty-fou hundred
~1rigenors bad died. The most fatal diseases
we're smallpox, diaTrhea, searvy aud orysipelss.
That q great part Of the time medicines were
not to be procured. The men had no medical
attendance except in hospital, and had to lie in
barracks until a vsesncy occurred in hospital
BY tbs death Of . patient, IL this way from
fifteen to twenty-five dead men would be re-
moved Of 3 msrEiag, and the same number OF
sick and dying taken from the barracks to places
made vacant by death.
The principal jsileE is q brute By the aame Of
Wolf, a lieutenAnt. Previous to the wal be
was q Yankee psdlar in 9eorEia. This drunken
beast was ia ihe constant habit, while uRdeE The
influence Of rum, Of assembling and beating the
prisoners. he weuld throw stones, bricks, etc,
At them; and If the least e~sistsnoe was made the
guard would shoot them.
Another scou1drel was named Adam
Dulchmsn-tFho, fer coWardice at the battle OF
Manassas, was sentenced 70 Fort DslsEsre for
Eve years. This fellow had charge Of The work
ing parties.
The prisoners were made 10 work en- the de-
fenses CT The fort, mount guns, repair aud clean
out the bitches, etc., and this brutal scsaHdrel
would fierce them 10 Werk, snd strike then with
shugs biRdgean he carried in his hand.
The FedeTsls weuld permit our men 10 be thus
brutally -tTeased-half Btarve ihsR; tell .hem
thers weald be no more exchanges Of prisoners;
shat eur people were disbcsrtened snd defeated.
and the war virtually at an end, AID then urge
unon the ragged, hungry and sick mes he oath
ef allegiance 70 Lincoln, when they would be-
permitted e return homs. Upon taxing shs oath
they were immedis;ely placed 70 thsmsslvas.
COED clothes given them, and tLres iull meals
per day, with coffee for breakfast snd supper
iuraished them. The next move would Be- 10
induce them 10 enlist, By Offering large heuptiss
snd pay; and in this way prevailed upon absus
five Hundred TO eniistin The Yankes cavalry.
We have gwen but a faint account OF Inc in
humanity, neaBRess and lying Of the wrstehes
who have control Of oar men in Fori DslawaFe,
As related to Us by Gre Of the ahe4ers. BE
says lac asked 0He of .ae Confederate surgeons
how il was possible, any enc knowing the fsets,
could give s0sh q certificate as pDTporsed q