The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-24
Rebel BarbaritieS.

Judge Advocate General Holt has pub.
lished the testimony Of the men OF Genera
Mltchel's Corps who were captured while
attempting to destroy the Atlantic Chatanoo-
"a railroad, last Year, and have lately been
exchanged. The expedition failed, and the
men escaped 10 the woods, but were hunted
down and captured Mr. Holt makes a
synopsis of the testimony. some portions OF
which prove the rebels to be as 5araa-ous as
savages =
$50 soon as those composing he expedi
ton mad left the cars. and disaersed them
selves in the woods, the population OF the
country round turned cut in their pursuit,
employing for this purpose the Digs whic!.
ife trained to hunt down the fugitive slaves
Gf the South. The Whole 30 w~tr captured.
Among them was private Jacob Parrot of
company X. :i}i regimen: Ohio volunteers.
When arrested h- waS, without any form o.
trial taken possession of h: a military officer
an! four soldiers. who stripped h;m. bent
MIN owe. stoue, AMI. while tyo pistols wtra
hed over hlS head. liru'tuant III rehei
uniform inflicted, wiki 4 r~w hide. upward OF
a hundred lashes. On his bare b,ci This
was done IN the preSeHcs OF AZ infuria "a
crowd. who cllm0red for his blood. and
actually broupbt = rome with Y..;cb :, b,,..,
him. The object of tb;, rrolorg,.j so.,,,r.,-,,.,
was to force this Young man tn co,,.ss -
them the objects of the ey,edi,;,, and ,i.
names of h;> c,mra,Ie<. esnari,I :h,, of tho
engineer who had run tn train Thor .,,--
Dos.. vas. H., dola,. To. mix - i,l.. -.
lite Of tn hitter. # iI.cf-f 4 -, =, ID
with every .;rcn.,..-arc,. .,r i,p,., ,.;,,-.,, ,4
tortur, winch ;..v c,,,!I H. -
times. in the. nro,r.:s .. mis- .,,-;..1. 49,
cling. !, WIS S',Sn,,.,l.I mi II. p,....,
.,ksI ii he woulI no, cor,..,- nm, y,,..%:I,, 81
and firmly. +, the last h.. r,f,s ! ~ IL.
sure>. and It was rot iii i,is
weary II their brutal work. ;b,, IN. ,,.L 80.
subGuing their victim ra, abandoned -.
hopeless.
Dlrin- their inpri>arrac,l: a. Cl.attanon-
- th-ir leader. Mr. Andrews, WAS tred ard
condemned as spy. and VAS sutSs qu-nrlv
execute. al Atlanta, the .in oi Jlna they
were strong and n perfect neaisl when they
eH;ered the neS:o i..'.. I-Ii i, the end @!
something more than three weeks, "a hen
they were req qiirci TO leave il iaev were -
exhausted irOn ;ae treaimen, 10 which ti..v
lad been subjected, a. ScActriy IL b. abe 10
Walk, and sev,rA. staggered from weakness
As they passed through the streets To the
cars Finally. twelve q: tne number were
transferred 10 tE" prison a.. hauXvi..e. Tenn
In = -
were arralsheG before 4 court martial charc. q
with being spies. Their ir;ai, %: course. was
summary. They were permitted 10 b.
present, bat not 10 hear either the argument
u: their own c1'.nsel or that q: the iul:e-
advocate. SION thereafter all Tho prisoners
wer" removed 10 Atlanta. Ga. and he, left
knoxville under bei.e; that their comrades.
who had been tired. eith-r had been or
would hc acquitted. On the Ism of June.
alter their arrival a atlanta. wh-.e they re-
joined the comrades from whom they had
been separated at Chattanooga, their prison
door was opef,d, and The death sentences Of
the seven who had been tried at Knoxville
were read to them. No time for nra,,r,-
u"h was ai:o"td 'nem- lney were told to
otd 'he'f iriends farewell, and to be quick
about IT, lhey "ere at once tied ard carried
out to execution Among tn seven was
private Samuel Robson. company G. Ohio
volunteers, whh was 10 Ill 100 walls lie was
however pinoned like the res4 aad IN this
condition was dragged from the fiDor on
"h,ch ne was lying to The >catfold. In an
h"ar or more the cavalry escort, which had
accompanied them, was seen returning with
the carr. out Inc cart Was empty TRACE
dy hai been cnasnmmated. On that even
!ns ami the following morHin5 tl.e pris1n-rs
learned from the provost mal shal and guard
that their comrades mad died. as all true sell
diefs OF the republic should die. in the
presence OF It's enemies. Amoug ,hs reycl,-
ing incidents which they mentioned in con-
neeIlon with this coxardly butchery, was the
fL!l OF TWO OF the victims from the breaking
of the ropes. after they had been for som,.
time suspended. On their being restore. -
Consciousness, they begged for an hour in
winch to pray and to prepare fer death. but
his Was refused them. The ropes were
FeadJusied and the execution al once procee-
ded.
The remaining prisoners. now rs5.,col g.
fourteen. were kent CLOSELY cor6,oI ,,,.le.
snecial Guard IN H.. III :. i.I- "''uo, :,