, 1863-12-06
AFFAIRS AZ CAMP DOUGLAS,
Repl! to the hisstatenents by the Jed. Davis
Organ.
FACTS ABOUT THE TREAT
MENT OF PRISONERS.

The Eeeesh concern on Randolph street. on Sat.
urilay published m account Of alleged nuocions
treatment Of prisoners" which Is pronounced o5
the officers and soldiers to be ttssue Of flsehoods
tonberinnfng to end and they are confident thatfhe
nariculars from which the article was enlarged mp
on, were furnished to the rebel organ BY one the
escaped rieoness hence It IL now settled fact that
tho Times editors and reporters are IN league with
the eecesh prisoners. =
The facts arc that In ererJ case in which any
revc1e punishment has been inflicted, haye been
caee. Of INSTRUMENTATION, except in ono instance,
when prisonsr and Uuion soldier wore wound
ed 1t the same time By m accidental shot. Several
priaoncrs taye escaped over tho fence, owing 10
the leniency Of the beDtinels, who rather than
wound them have allowed the prisoners to approach
too nc.s the fence, which they took advantage o.
and made their escape.
The treatment has been very 1enient, and the
Kindness of the officers has been abused by the
prisoners, and in cvcf3 instance they have abused
md taken advantage Of any deviation from strict
military rules, in their favor.
The rebel organ suye tho prisoners arc abused.
The officers distribute to them tho same quality of
rations that our Union soldiers receive. In ad-
dillon this, they have received since their at1t
WI here, oyer three thoueand suits OF clothing,
sere7ul tons Of provisions and notions sent them
by their friends, and upwards Of thirty thousand
dollars in caeh, from The same source principally
expended By them for luxutes~
. From past experience, Colonel DeI2nd has wise
ly concluded that the prisoners hive been treated
better than they deserve, and ho has decided and
notified them that hereafter the guards Will have
Instructions to shoot any who attempt to escape,
no noRE PRISONERS sur1xas
An order has recently been received from tho
War Department disoonhnuing all suffering to
prisoners, and entirely shutting down upon the
receipt Of articles Of food or clothing from any ex-
cept near relatives. Outside friends, agents, md
r5mpathize1s arc By this arrangement relieved Of
their interested sympathy.
THE NEW nAnaAcKs.
Tint portion Of the barrackk destroyed by the
Ere, has, through the' efficiency OF Capt.
Chae. Goodman, been rebuilt and viii be ready for
occupancy by Wednesday Of this week: Captain
Goodman hns now expended about SO 900 for I'M
proycme1ts at Camp Douglas, and has placed the
camp in fhr better condition than ever before.
cAr1raE OF ESCAPED PRISONERS.
OF the rebel prisoners who escaped thronsh the
underground exit On Wednesday night, about afsy
have been recaptured, and more are announced as
hsysus been heard Of Most orthcm ;rfu find them.
eclyce hack, In the conzte Of a few days.
The loors have been removed from the prison.
ers, barracks, and the space between the jo.sts
nned up with dirt Or sand. This will prevent any
repetition OF the tunnel dodge.
sEARcH1FG TIE PRISONERS.
On Friday, MI the prisoners were summoned In.
to the squese and their barraeks thoroughly search
ed. Among the articles found were number Of
rcvolyezs, tools Of various kinds axes, spades,
hammers, hatchets, bayoncte, suits Of clothing,
&C. 1t is questionable how Ill these articles came
into their barracks but there II no ouestinn a. m