Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-07
LATE REBEL NEWS.
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ITIS0HPFs from JEiCkamaUpa.
On Tuesday evening l,775 OF the prisoners
taken in the battle of the Chickamauga reached
the Libby, via Petersburg, and $50 more on
Wednesday morning, making 2,325 in all.
About 1,7u0 more arrived from the same di-
rection on Wednesday night, and 1890 Of the
same will follow this morning
The Libby has been flied TO overfiowing
and additional prisons had to be opened On
yesterday morning 517 more were sent to the
same place 500 were Quartered in the negro
quarters opposite the Castle, and 305 were in
caTcerated In Grants warehouse corner Nine
teenth and Franklin streets.
The officers. of whom there were about $50,
were retained at tae Libby, making the whole
number OF commissioned officers there about
stH, which will be increased by other arrivals
to nearly 1000
We now hold in Richmond about 1900 prls-
oners OF war, with some 5000 or 400 to be
added to the number.
The battle OF Chickamauga is a pretty good
offset for Gettysburg in the way Of prisoners,
and the boasted prepsnderRnce OF the Yankees
has disa appeared.
Remarkable Phenomenon.
From Tho Richmond Dispatch, Oct. 81
A writer in the Staunton Spectator, dating at
Lewisburg, dreenbrier county, Va, Sept. 18th,
writes to that paper description OF g remark
able atmospheric phenomenon Witnessed in
that town. 1t was seen by our pickets few
miles from the town. The same scene has been
described In sc yersl respectable papers, tho cd
itors OF which all vouch tor the reliability Of
their informants. The writer says:
A remarkable phenomenon was Witnessed q
few miles west OF this place, at the hoHse OF
Mrs. Pearcy, on the drst day OF this month, at
about o'clock p. M, by HI. Moses Dwyer, her
neighbor, who happened 70 be seated In her
porch at the time, as we'll Is BY others at or
near the house.
The weather was quite hot and dry, not q
cloud be soen, NO wind even ruf1fed the foliage
on the surrounding trees. All things being pro-
pitious, the grand panorama began to move.
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the adjacent hills on the south, immense num-
bers OF rolls resembling cotton or smoke, appa-
rently Of the size and shape of doors, seemed to
be passing rapidly through the air, yet in beau
hful order and regularity. The rolls seemed
to be unged on the edge with light green, 90 as
to resemble border or deep fringe. There
were apparently thousands OF them, and were,
perhaps, an hour in getting by.
After these had passed over and out of sight
the scene was changed from the cir above to
the earth beneath, and became more intensely
ing the panorama from different stand points.
In the deep valley beneath, thousands upon
thousands of apparently human beings (men)
came in view, travelling in the same direction
as the rolls, marching in good order, some thirty
or forty in depth, moving rapidly, ssdoubls
quick" and commenced ascending the sides Of
the almost lnsurmountable hills opposite and
had the stoop peculiar TO men when they as
cend steep noun tain. There seemed to be
great variety in the size of the men; some were
very large, whilst others were quite small.
Their arms, legs and heads could be distinctly
seen IN motion. They seemed TO observed strict
military discipline, and there were no strag-
glers.
There was uniformity of dress, loose white
blouses or shirts, with white pants, wore hats,
and were without guns, swords or anything
that indicated s'men of war; On they came
through the valley and over the steep hill,
crossing the road, and finally passing out of
sight, in a direction due north from those who
were looking on.
The gentleman who witnessed this is a man
with whom you were once acquainted, Mr..
Editor, and as truthful man as we have in
this county, and as little liable to be carried
away by "tanciful speculations" as any man
living. Four others respectable ladies) and
a servant girl Witnessed this strange phenome.
non. w.
p Son the 14th inst the same scene almost
IDENTICAL was seen by eight or ten of our pick.
cts at Burgers Mill, and by many of the citi-
zens in that neighborhood; this is about four
miles east of Pearcy's. 1t was about one hour
passing.