The New York herald., 1863-10-19

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but he leaves a wife He was married only about
fortnight DO oreieavng on the service of his country.
CAPTAINS FLYNN SAWYER.
Had Flynn and Sawyer been executed Kellogg would
have been spared The notice given by our
10 the rebels that II they paid the prize drawn By the
raor genteaon in the lottery of death" retaliation
would follow saved their lives But It leil certain
headed rebes in Richmond, aud especially Cen windor
ci"morous :or bood The failure 10 oxecuic Fiynn and
Sawyer looked like backing down before threat
government II necessary convince people
and their Own that they afraid TO murder In
citizens and poor Kellogg chosen tic Gttcs
in their power Although timely threat WIS given in
his by government 1t be honcd lblt the er
dionis will nevertheless be enforced the only
tive for securing the safety and proper trsa.weat 0 the
citizen prisoners in rebel hands.
rrSpIMgyr SOUTHERN sriSs
will become our government, too, to cause some "
the many suspected sp.ey row in custody to bc
tried Immediately, and IL found guilty IN suffer
the penalty. Beginning s'ionId be made with
ihe suspected females, ana the gysicm of espion
ae carried by rebels in pclticoats broken up In
Jay Last the celebrated she lieutenant Burord
wae sent North act as SPY. and probably
ting agurc with some OF tho officers IN army and
serving tho rebels with such oruatiop as she
qure 70 show who this is, afpynd the oliow
Ing paragraph from tho Richmond Raqu,r7:
piscHARGE Op
Wc aro Pleased TO learn tha Lieutenant Elford (Other
wise Mrs Alice Wiians). VIII, has ierforn0t such viu
able service % tho South, in the c,rac,c boh Of
and soldier, has been dischar .e from custody and will
proceed us early iss,be hel again. ps young
woman was arrested because she appeared oeers at
tre and was carcerated IN Castle handler until hsr iien
tty with the distinguished fcma lieutenant ceS he
tab ished II isnow fully confirmed, It is but just
her to say that sac appcus to bc all her pubishcS sio
~ represents her 10 bc-n woman of heroic character
fearing no danger, drcadng trial shunning ,Hty
that her self chosen fort'c nay send May size 1--we
long 10 enjoy her aSse.
Alter her release this valiaD. loan renamed scver,s
days inhe cas,le boarding, drinking gambling andcn
rousng with Capt Aexan,ier aud other officers
Herbert of tho prison, told that she was going to
leave the service, and going North
from City Point remarked that she would be
ceved when he replied tlnt she would pass herself
fer one of the women captrc Mt Winchester When the
corporal told mo this he believed be hater
Yankees The day before tho fsir lieutenant left she
said in ocular way to me chat she hoped would
b. released and that she should SEQ 10 baltimore
Three weeks later Capt Alexander conndentiay told
person, whose name it would 10 lair in me to men
tion, that he had received under letter her.
from Washington. have not particle Of doub.
the accuracy OF my information or this subject, ard
know from my own observation there would havo boon
no difficulty in passing this TO Major Mum
DoTd, agent for exchange YANKEES female captured
Winchester or elsewhere, aud soon the boat reaches
Annap lis civilian prisoners porrasted to SO here
they please. This Is wrong. Tlwy should be turned
over TO the Provost Marshal officer. To inquire
and ascertain who they before ssttg them at lib
ertJ. Unless this Is done many no and shc wolves In
sleeps clothing will DO let loose upon'us,
TREATMENT PRISONERS xrCuMoxD
cannot close this letter whouea rc.v observations
the treatment and condition OF prisoners In Castle
Ihunaer couple OF days ago received from friend
oonaued in that prison etter stating. among other
tbings that the harshncss and cruelty commaudant
instead Of abang Is being from day to- day aggravated
Since she execution OF Kellogg OF them feel .h
their necks SAFE NY friend wrteo that Wiley,
Of the officers Of the prison. said openly, few ago,
tohe inmates Of the citizens roo thaA the authorities
had the "dead wood" half dozen OF them But,
fortunate creatures they escape hs fate Of Kellogg,
many thsm unless released provided by govern
ment their friends with the necessayesof life
fraeze before midwnter majority Of them
confined long time, and arc either thinly covered with
rags or haf Naked They need coats, pants drawers
Shirts stockings and shoes and bankesso put under and
them night The rebel authostss win allow
articles to be sent and distributed, be hoped
that cur government viii supply then without delay.
But tae prisoners suffering notosy for clothing but
for want of proper nouyshment. The prison rations
entirely inadequate They consstt or small piece OF
bread and meat and less than pima Of beans 70 each
The bread good enough; but the meat whichts
generally mule horse, and the bsans boiled sepa
ratesy with little salt, and Dst nt food for de-
doS Yet such tho cnavisgsf hunger that the
prisoners dcvour the trash, they wsnd four times
much. they could obtain IT, with great guso. Such OF
tho prisoners happen TO have money get along quite
wsA The commissaxy Of tho postassa In the castle
whssein he keeps sort Of su.ss sock, consisting OF
bread pies cakes, vegetables and fnu, which prisoners
allowed 10 parchase But Osh sf tho inmates when
arrested had very little money abeuh them, and nth the
sxerbi,snt prices charged for everything: could not
last long. When left voryfowof them had dollar
naming and many Of thaa bad been for months without
. cent.
TIE PRISONERS PERMITTED RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM.
FRIENDS.
Any money the government CO private parties may,
sond the prisoners the rebel sutneres will permit them
to receive In June last o donation made by
through Colonel Wood Old Capitol and dstrbut.
ed evenly among those who without money Though
tho share OF each was small was gratefully ard Joy
fully received. II enabled tho recipients 70 pur oase
few wholesome and paatatse meals and pay twenty
Eve cents for shoot Of paper fifteen for
velope and cents for JsT Davis postage staraps to
write line undes Gag OF srucs to their frerds in the
North.
cruxSH rRsoSKRs
There Is 10 class OF sufferers by tho d.
serving the commscratioo Of people thGu the oib
prisoners In this notorious bas,ile. Soldiers
generally promptly unchanged, and sroated, per
haps. well circumstances win paymit But
those citicsns have hees torn from the, famca and
shut in fsom the world for many months, OF them
FOR upwards Of two years. They oagoi weekly to
submit insults and crueltiss easy endure More
than this, they hnnger-soms OF them dying ~ inches
for wans OF proper Hourishment.
HUMANE AND yanANraorc
What undertaking. then can tho generous public OF
New York and other cities at the present limo engage
noble and worthy than the rssing fund 10 allo.
vso the alknsnsary necessities d these loyal and suffer
rs knsmons Let II be your Once, Mr. Editor, call At
ntion in yoar editorial columns this subject and be-
yond doohA some OF the phauthropic gentlemen for
which New York h Justly famous will start and call for
contribution for this purpose, 70 which the liberal c
zsns win chsSrfully respond. HARVEY BIRCH
Dir. william Young's Despatch.
wAsmrurox, Oct. II, 1888.
Row l. Bondrye. Of the Fifth New York cavalry, and
Rev. O. Taylor Of e.FKih Michigan cavalry, who