Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-16
Rebel Ornelties i'm Te1as.

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justarrived at New. Orleans, were 27O of
the 9th United States infantry, who have
been held ever since the treachery of Gen.
Twiggs, in Texas. They give exciting ac-
counts Of the indignities to which they
have been subjected. They were alter
nately coaxed and abused to induce them
to enlist in the rebel service, but only if
teen of the men yielded to the pressure.
a New Orleans correspondent of the New
York Times reports, some of their state
ments:
"Tbey we're finally on parole, given the
liberty of Bexar county they were then
sent to Camp Verde, where the men suf-
fered all sorts of Privations. They were
then removed on the Indian frontier, and
most of the men got the scurvy. Dr.
Payne, Confederate surgeon, refused them
medical attendance, and said if he had his
way he would5shoot them. like dogs. On
New Years day, 1862, they were drawn up
in line and Informed by Captain Asbby, of
McOulloch's regiment, that if they held
any conversation with the citizens or the
negroes, they would be hung like dogs to
certain trees, which were poiuted out in
the vicinity; and further, ifthey passed be-
yond a certain line of bushes which were
pointed out, they would be fred on by the
guard. The authorities finally becoming
incensed at their determination to eniistin
the rebel service, they were imprisoned at
Fort Mason, and kept under close guard !
On the 2sth of, June, 1862, they were
started again for San Antonio, where they
arrived in the latter part of July. % The
march they were pointed out tree, near a
town called Fredericksburg, upon which
seventy: five Union men had been hung.
"AmOng the heroes ofttbe confederate
rule in Texas is II Capt. Dun, who was at
one time q soldier in the 2dlUnited States
Infantry, but was fOrmisconduct sentenced
to receive fifty lashes and be branded with
the letter d on his back and dismissed
from the service, This man has, and still
Isl distinguishing bimself for his uuheard-
of cruelViesito Union people. AT Freder-
icksburg. after Gen. Hamilton's escape, he
shot the Union men in presence of their
wives and children, aud then gave the lat
ter up to. thesvilest abuse Of his soldiers
BE tied some of these unfortunate Union
men to trees aud amused'himselt by sho oot-
| ing at them with his pistol, for a mark
He burned several houses and fred the
German church withgtrisi own hands. At
Austin, these soldiers found that the great
est. excitement prevailed against General
Hamilton, and nothing so far has saved his
children from destruction except their
youth. When our men passed his house,
the little fellows ran out aud clapped their
hands, and showed every sign of pleasure
and sympathy. The econscrtptionis carried
Oh throughout Texas with the greatest Sc.
veTity-a, party of Germans in the south
ern partof Travis county, 1vho,resisted this
oppression8 were coolly mqssacred, as an
evidence Of Yhat might be The fate of 9th.
ers who resisted the authorities. Our
men found that North-western Texas was
thoroughly loyal, and this ftct was i'm.
pressed upon onr. soldiers whenever they
got an opportunity of speaking unobssfy-
led. The people hoped and prayed Chat
the national government would speedily
do something to rescue them from the
more than .Nlgerlne bondage" "a