Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-16

rom ble I0reueo Leader.
Respected sIRs Ia glaucing over the Gio5s
gesteYdsy 1aorI5ug. saw isttar addressed 70
Earl Rassell, hesdsd % SouEhsrn OaErarss upon
British Subjects" I as a Canadian born aud a
British subject, feel constrained 20 show YOU
-ssme Of the atrpeities psfpetrztsd ca sueh sub
Jecr5 BY Feds al authorities I an q widow
end FOR tie isss tweHty-fY years a resident Of
de State of LauisianA, and siues the o9sning
Of this war my person and property havs Bssis
respected BY the Confederate Gu.horit.es, and
also the person ard property Of other Bsitish
subjacts who lived IN my inmsdsts Reighbor-
hood. left my hons 31 the % n Of last jan
nary, fsr Aisscnri, to pay visit fo tie only
living relative Of ny fathsris name. IEaesivsd
a passport ho1l the British consul. james BE
Gee. Of M0hila and through the kindness Of ths
C5nle3orats sficeTs I received sn ssc5rt b go
througk me llIss, which did Uumolsstsd. I
took boat At Ms;uBbis aud went 10 Mis8orri
Tee seeks Afterwards my relaEfsn dtsd g5d 7
returned ts St. Louis. Oa my wAy hack 70 my
h0Hs the Bdtish consul az th=E city, z. wilkins,
furnished me Wiih psssp5Tt. fhEGugh tle de-
eils Of Soma particular frieads, I carried a fey
-ls5teTs, puIsly family lettsrs-e0avJyiBg no ia
formation wastsver WITH regard b ths war. /
thought It unnecessary to show sbem to ang
eEiciais 80 procured conveyance aHd q psss,
t. 60 thr9Hgh The Federal lines into tls Con-
fslierate.
This was the I2sh day Of March. proceeded
to the picket ines Gad was arrested there by
United Ststsa detective, taken by him 70 tie
provost mafsAzl's Office, where / received tha
n st aau I'VE language from tbs5 gf5cisl, zBd he
tran sent N 10 ths hsuss of Mrs. own 70 be
searched. was TAKEN up stairs 70 q room
where there were Eve women q csn't cal them
ladies), one befue Q negro Der dsggstsg ssDod
at the hUreaa with loaded pistol. and -2id sbs
would blow my rebel bfa;1s out Il I npysd al
iacl, see thea despai!et me Of al my gsr-
meuts, tearing lud ripping them or AtsE un-
drassing me In this manner begged her, t0T he
sake Of humanitY, 20 let ne uuE on-aY uudlr-
garments befsre shs took 6own 11y hair buE
% this sba merely LAUGHED, and slsFpsa and
pa5lsd me around in this stats Of uadity BE-
tars she 0tbsr fsmales; and atter .Aey had en-
j5yed ny confusisn enough they allowed ms 70
pu5 On nv torn clathes I was sent back 70 the
provost @arstal, and from thence tC prisOR.
West suffere1 for tsFenty-feur hogrs I would
feel asasmsd tB p1t On pacaT. Z wils kept
three months under strict gnsr3, and sHi ilcied
to every i2digujt7 tase El0rtal hssa c0uid besr
and i've. 7 Iisd every nza38 10 eou1uaicsts
with ths British cGnszl as Eashvi.e snd s..
Louis, bat my letters were i1teTeeoist at Cairo
by order OF tho Federal authorftias. I had
mock tris! On the Ist Of April, BY military com
ndl5alon, and received ny seatsaca on tho 38fa
Of May which was four months solitary con
fHsneat IN military prison at Alton.
During my Say IN Memphis was guarded
BY twelvs bayunefs night and day. The atfeci-
ties committed on British subiect5 in that prison
would begger al description; suffice it to say
that We were saijectsd ta every i1digailY Of
obscene language, called rebels. Id British
ers, and everything else that was bad. There
were swenty-four British subjects beside rysslf
eeahaed ID thas les5hs9ms place, some Of tAan
Without charge sgsinst them Through ire
fundamentally Of a friend, - I came ap the
river, l was enabled to communicate with the
British consul Ak S.. Louis, who kindly obtained
my release, though bsnishmsnt-
The Federal authorities steie everything had
in the way Of clothing, money OF jsWels-I had
$3.50 in grsenbacks, $40 in gold sni silver,
and 2500 in Confederate m0ney-End bsnished
mo 10 Canada from ny hone aud children, ard
although in my native land I am IS much q
prisoner AS if were in one Of their bssdlss. I
doub think here IS IS aggravated case II Con
tsdsTste annals as nsine. Thus you see widow
aud Brisish gu jet is not spared By tho hire
Esgs Of LiEcelu's doEini0ns.
am Al the QGsen's hotel, and anybody Doubt
ing he veYscity Of this statement csn call, scd
/ 7ill show 5hem conclusive evidence as to the
truth of IL. With many thsaks 70 yourself for
TIE kind noEee ct NJ case in yesterdays p-Rzr5
I subscribe Iaysaif, with much grshtnds.
MARY NICHOLSON.