Evening star., 1863-03-27
PRISONERS SENT SOUTH.
A Scene at the w harf
Butiernui sympa,hizers on t!ie Rampage.

La; night, the 2iD rebel prisoners brought
from Sandusky, Ohio, were marched from the
nld Capitol to the flag OF lruce STEAMER STATE of
Maine, accompanied b. 2!l more from ii.e Old
Capitol and Carroll prisons.
They carried with them not a little baggage
IN the shape of blankets, carpet -hars aud clo-
thing: and the humanity ot our tiovarnment i'll
permltting this affords Il marked Contrast to the
iIhulnanitS displayed Uf Tie Richnond author
jlies IL stripping mon soldiers, OIL aetNlng t..e
Iabb,.y prison, q! blan keTs. oyercuatH and every
article u: bedding and yl"!i;inS. though b)uInL
with Their own money and thon"h tir weather
was seyCrr rs 10 cause great suffering from
the P-iTo'itn.
Eauy OF lie prisoners were mere boys OF fif-
teen. aud poor tiit;e triioW exci tan sd
er;Ii,ip rtLni atnu from his crippinst COR
Ciitiou. lie G;tri been conveyed to Iiie W-airf n
q carriage, ana. a tie otirr prisoners wrI' pro
ceeaing on board the STATE OF Malne, II vas
noticed th;it hr :eTi't;nfd u'otion!ess, >cate IN
u corner: anti ON th approach of the guiri, 1t
thrr " aside is h!auk" and disclosed the ciI>e
OF his inability TO move. His ggnt leg had 1een
;tmruaIed near the lip joint. Capt Clay 'ole,
OIdrred q squad detailed TO carry the bJy on
beard. and to
s.Iak" him mp tenderiE."
Among the prisoners sent away was the
noted Dr. Wilmer. who was SELF q While at
tempting 10 crCss the Potomac Gt5 MaTyiand.
carving dispatches and communal atoms from
Confederate III Europe: at>U-
twelve Conf. drrate ofIIt erS-capt:t ms lie
ants, dc The plrty also included A. =. Vii
iiams, uf Fairfax, and a large nnmbfr at o.her
srccsh citizens Of that place, arrested atter ria
RJGseby raid, and Ut other times. jeremiah
Moore. one of the Fairfax prisoners, took the
oath of aIsgance, and was returned directly
TO Fairfax.
For some hours prior 10 the arrival of the
prisoners at the :. hart, q crowd of secesh sym
pathi2ers had gashered there mostly females:
and the latter. some OF whom were quite pretty,
tried all ilrir establishments upon Capt Null
ford, Of The flag of truce, TO get admission on
board The boat: but he was inexorabie. Among
this party was q ra.irr fiue-loosing young
woman, dressed In black, said 10 be niece OF
Extra Billy Smith. They had provided tnim-
selves iiErrally with fruits, cakes and money,
which they shower, upon their friends OF the
butternuI persuasion on their approach, and
went on 10 display such enthusiastic regard for
the +. b. that tie guards ordered them 10 leave
the wharf. They were disposed To defy tae
guards; but, tire advance OF the latter.
SEEM q 10 fhink 4 dIsCrr tlon was the better part
OF yalcr. ana retreated IN SOME DISORDER
though raliying from time to time 20 wave
their hHndk-rchieis and wait kisses 10 their
butternut friends. The rabs returned the sal
utaious ~ cheers and shouts; and altogether
the scene .Tas better adapted TO Confederate
territory than TO the Union capital So the
JniCn soiditT present seemed IL ilink, aud
they expressed their indignation by 4 series OF
gToaDs, which consld Taby oyestopp-,i the
rebel cheers. The backs OF our soldiers
evidently ..up,' and their expression of opin-
ion that The -Ccesh sympathiZers who paridri
IhtiT sen tiIupfis III tiis iUi,Jidant manner
should b. colsi"ned t. the quarters Just va
vatrd az the Old Capitol by the b prisoners,
was enunCiafed in ,igor0us iaaSat-e.
The estate of Main takes he place of the
"Nrw York" the regular fiag of truce bos1,
while the latter il having her boilers repaired
II Philadelphia
THE UNION MASS Observation-Disclosures -
nEbiIslird call. the Iupmt.rs of the 30 ird Of
2 Ifi iN,IlNf m ~ Il
semblrf III the Aidsrmens' Chamber yesterday
atterroon. and held an informal mre,ing, r'It-
tive TO the holding .. the contemplated mass
meeting on TuPSCia next
Dir. shepherd called the meeting to order,
and nom mated Alderman Spmmes chairman.
Mr. ). v Noyes was appointed secretary.
Mr. Richards, from ihe committee app"intfd
Tor that purpose. repoT-ed that all necessary
arrangements had been made Tor properly con-
ducting the meeting.
From the report of The committee, the meet
iIg deemed II unnecessary TO pass any advisory
resolutions, or TO Instruct the committee; nut
he latter were left free 10 act as lniSat 10 them
seem best The mem hers of the two Boards
were, however. constituted committee OF re-
cep,iun.
The meeting then adjourned.
II Is understood that this mass meeting is ID
be a peculiarly Washington affair, and whlin
distinguished speakers from abroad have been
invited to deliver addresses, all the arrange
menlS Will be conducted by our own citizens,
snc the officers viii he selected from among
promineni Washingtonians. This IS a. 1t
should be for - hiugton has too often or ar-
caslens OF this nature lost her indi iduaiity Ds
adsPeHdsncR upon outsiders.
1t Is understood tnat the President and most
OF the members Of the Cabinet have accepted
invitations 10 be present Among the di>tn-
xuishfd gentlemen invited ana announced US
Speakers, are Hon. Andrew johnson. Hon. II.
ashmun, Hon. Andre@ " J. Curtin, Hon Horace
Maynard, Hon. Robt. j. Walker, Hon. In >.
II. Hicks, Mai. Gen. Ii. W. Haiieck. Hon. +.
Thomas, kear AGmiIai j. Dahlgr"n, Hon. Ira
Harris. Hon Henry Water Davis, Hon A.
Randall, Maj ti,n. Butler, Hon. u. '. fsx,
Hon. Green Adams, Chief Justice Carrier, Ex-
Gov. Rashfnrd of Missouri; Admiral Foote,
Hon. Rryerdy Johnson, Judge Gits, tndge
Wylie, Rev. Byron Sunderland, II Il "reuch,
Esq, g W. Mcclellan, Esq l.. f. Ghi'teaden,
Esq, i. Z. Carrineton. Esq, and others.
ACCIDENT AT THE NAVY iARp-TestardVy
morning as The gunHers gang were practising
AT he guns of the experimental batt'ry, q 5il-
pound iifted gun exploded, pieces Of the IN raj
hAine III every dir ction. At The time there
re thirteen persons in the vicinity OF tna gun,
but one only (tieorge Ander>on) " injured
being badly hu mt " ith pOwie aI3lit IN fics
A piece of metal, weighing nearly three nun
dred pounds, passed through the room OF :hp
ta,tery, and fell about fifty feet distant. III.
charge consisted of i 80 .pouas. ri.iad shot
and about three and half pounds OF po wd.r.
The accident is attributed to detective at;si
II, explosion caused great y c'pInrGt, a m
aieU moments nearly all the worktnrm of the
iard rle near the -c-nt, auH'ouSiy iul lniriuy
Tor theii friruGs. The cnn was manufacturai
Al hs Yard. and had only b en Hfet twice
PREVIOUSLY Undi tha circumst..nc-s tht. es
caie Of t;Ir man Is rer;s'ird almost miraculous.
BFATnS or fNCHasGEo PRi3oSRRS u
hs5tiu. OF Texas, olte Of tue exchanged prisol-
tis ractIIlS sent from Richmond, disi ~ taa
hespitai OF the SANITARY Commission On W"d
h'sday OF .nfslna,ion IT .nr iungs. and - t}aa-
sS, an0th. %; the prisoners, "ho halls from
o., tYt.r. yia& nf nj lt.l
a ArneTs sGusr- Hos rital the same afternoon
bEATPs or SoLpIER4-U Kaufman, 10th
Mih- v. X life, 3lth N. y; w. Young. 10<a
" ~ John Kapp, i42i "a; .. a. roYcI, Sta
hleh; james Bait, 7th Mich cay; E w. Whit
nay. Stb Me- nr -~