Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-01
POSITION OF CONFEDERATE TROOPS IN
AND ABOUT RICHMOND

Last evening, some sixty sailors arrived here
from Richmond. Va. having been held there
as prisoners for some time. and who Were pa
rolled and torw arded from Belle Island on
Monday afternoon, coming down on the flag.
of-truce boat Among them are the seamen
from the Satellite and Reliance, and some from
other boats. The following is from the Wa
ba sh, having been captured off Charleston:
John Hammond, r. Armstrong, A. Noring, l..
L. Bailey, J. Daniels, G.. Salisbury, H. Hoxlin,
II. q. Burdays, A. A Koon, g. Felix.
The following belong to the Nippon, and
were captured at New Inlet, N. O., when the
steamer Hebe was destroyed on the 18th of
August G. Rogers, w. Ashton, T. Norton, B.
Hughes, J. Randall r. Highland, W. A.
Cooper, T. Hansell, T. Driscoll, J. Lerange,
and Engineer W. Mason. When the boats
crew of the Niphon was captured, Masters
Mate J. Page, of Gloucester, Mass and a
SEAMAN named Carr, were drowned. G.
bunker, of the cutter AgassiZ, is also with the
party. Paymaster Steward, H. L Mangum,
OF the Reliance; Engineer jerks, of the Satel-
lite Engineer w. r. Northrup, came through
with the party. Ensign w. w. Drowning
shield, of the Niphon, came up, but was left at
Annapolis, sick.
They all bear the signs of rough treatment
and many of them are sick. They have suf
tered much from want of food, and also from
want of attention during sickness. At Belle
Island particularly they were treated roughly;
indeed, the rations allowed them daily not
making single meal. None of the Satellites
or Rellance's men, however, died during their
imprisonment; but several are here now sick.
On their arrival at Libbey Prison they were
searched and all their money taken. which
money was not returned; and at Belle Island
the same course was pursued in regard to val
uables. The guards sometimes were very
rough over them, and for the most trjf1inp
causes would shoot at them. At Belle Island,
about two weeks since, p. Ct. Mahony, of Co.
ID, 18th Mass, while on his way to the sink,
was fired at by two guards and stantly killed
T. r. Clark, of the Wabash, died at Belle
Island on the 14th ultino, of typhoid pneumo-
MIA.
Some of the men of the Satellite say that
after their capture they saw two men among
the crew OF the Merrimac which captured
them, VINO few nights previous to the cap.
ture were taken on board their boat as pris-
oners, but We're released the following morn
iEg, ind they think these men were spies,
They were marched on foot to Richmond
and on entering the city the women derided
them, calling them Rappahannock pirates"
and sns eringly said they were the rascally men
VINO had raised the prices of caIicoes, shoes
&c. They were taken first to Libby prison.
then TO Castle Thunder, and latterly to Belle
Island. The officers were kept in Lib ",
where, it is said, that Capt. Robinson OF the
Satellite, and his brother, are still kept IN
ir6ns
One of the guards at Belle Island belonging
TO the City Battalion (25th Val came off with
the sailors, having procured disguise as a
seaman. His name Is Charles Hutchins. and
he halls from Brooklyn, N. Y, but was at Rich
mond when the rebellion commenced and was
pressed into the service.
We learn the following concerning affairs
In Dixie. The only troops in the city Of
Richmond nov are the City Battalion mum.
bering about fourteen hundred men, under the
command OF Col. Boisseau, and they are doing
guard duty at the various prisons and patrol
ing the city A. r. Hills division, numbering
about 5000 men, are about six miles south of
the city. Lee is said to be at Orange Court
House, but his strength is considerably reduced
by sending troops to Bragg. Longstreet passed
through Richmond on his way to Bragg about
a week previous to the battles near Chsttanoo
ga, with about 2s.OO0 men, who were passing
through the city for three days time.
The sailors at Jones' Bluff and from the gun
boats have gone to Charleston, leaving but
dDOuI lOIty Heu, uuOeT Lieut. d0gue, (WhO
was wounded in the attack on the Reliance,)
on the new Merrimac They number about
500, and are accompanied by Captain Pegram
and Lieuts. Lyle and Murdoch, OF the Merri.
mac. The Merrimac has four guns on board,
one of which is A4-pounder, and lies at
Jones' Bluff, short distance below the city.
Another iron. clad OF the same size Of the Mer.
rimac, called the Lady Davis, has been
launched, and has her iron plating on and will
sooD be ready. There is still another iron.clad
on the stocks, but she will not be ready for
launching for some time. At Jones' Bluff there
are five small boats, carrying three guns each
Of small caliber.
The poorer classes are represented to be sick
and tired OF the war; and there is strong
Union feeling among them. The prices of
every article OF food are exorbitant, and MANY
tsrniIies are suffering. Meats are selling at 50
per pound, butter So, and eggs 81 per dozen.