Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-22
Prisoner. from the "MapIe Leaf"

IIhJufFN AFuHi hhf hWFtN AN"Ns
On Wednesday afternoon LcutGol. pJl'he,N, 7t
the Oh Missouri cavalry anl Captain Secke affit'ni
provost marshal OF soddari county Missouri arrived
Ia Riehmond They are the IRE, arriNgloi u' prison
sEs who took possession OF the heukse steamer maple
Leaf while conveying then N ihsir way IRON RON
Norfolk 10 Fort Delaware,
ca the morning ., Wednesday, tho io,h lust, about
sleyea clock the prisoners RiHety-eigbi Ia gsu'e'
we're placed o. board the steamer Maple tear ha-
took their leave for Fort Delaware. When u'vy we're
outside the cRpes and about ten miles on Cape Henry
lighthouse they ard oycrPOwersd the guar U.s. anu
the whole vessel MAS In tNRs!ins IN 'he han'' OF
tho Confederates, Persons had been station - near
each sentinel, and some near the stacked muskeN AZ
& tap Of the be-tkc signal sgreed upon-hc siaeAgl
muskots were seized and the sentnels Pinlonei. Ne
hurt With the exception Of one OF tue aehuh'
Who made some resistance and was Knocked down the
steps by one Of the C0nfederaes, After scouting the
vessel they continued the same course until within
about 1--WE miles of Cape llenry lighthouse, when they
s,eered for tho point and went ashore IN ihe LcDoA'
aud yaWi As soon as they finished landing lAcy
parolcd the lieutenant and his men, thirteen Ia number
The captain Of the boat promised that Il om men
would not modest him or his crew he would t1Lt lAe
vessel on 70 Fort Delaware originally intended Ini
cav MOTH g about the matter and both be rad the
lieutenant commanding the guards, took hu oa'A 10
that effect, which they yolarSd almost inlmeuh'''E'
and returned to Fort Norfolk i number D! the Fri-
soncrs however refused leave the boat saying they
would not violate their parole Those who left would
have burned the boat. but there were semc OF oar
wounded on board who could not help themselves
there no horses ia sight, and our men were IN
acquainted with the country.
As to tho violation OF parole he prisoners were NOT
according to our understanding Of the matter u'der
parole at ALL
On arrival at Fort Norfolk they were told that they
would DO exchanged but would be held as hostages
because tho onederate authorities refused TO release
Colonel Strait and his command on the ground that
they melting servile insurrection.
The prisoners all put in small roons--eighteen
officers being shut up in room fifteen feet square
which had but one little grated window high as 10
be out of reach guard placed at the door which
only opened long enough hand their neanest Of
fare. They all taken out Of the rooms and march
cd down under guard the boat where they we're still
guarded until they released themselves.
If this is the Yankee parole will some Que inform us
what is their imprisonment
The truth is that OF thesc who remained on the
Maple Leaf let tue out of the bag by saying that
they had no doubt that when it was found out that they
had refused TO take part in the affair they would be
Immediately paroied or exchanged, and thus get heme
much earlier. One ofhe officers, however, told them
that the very thought cowardly and the action was
80 far demeaning themselves as TO beg for Yankee
mercy. l.
The credit Of the whole plot Of the capture Of the
" Maple Leaf is due 10 Captain Simmons son of the
noted prvatcersman Judge McGowan, of New Orleans,
Captain Holmes of South Carolina who were on board
twenty four hours in advance Of the majority Of the
prisoners and had laid plans of escape before the boat
left Fort Norfolk.
Col. Dougherty and Capt Seeke arc quite confident
that all of those who left the boat will get through
safely They themselves still weary and foot sore
wing travelled least hundred miles before they
reached the railroad which conveyed them to Weldon
North Carolena and thence to Richmond.
II is their intention TO start very shortly for the
Trans Mississippi Department. -R'ehnona Enquirer