Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-02
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T,a,asnss CTo.5d 4ssesgbtea on the LeUes-Aoen |
zine Hundred Take Refuge on the Lauret f1At
= Their Subsequent Adgsntnres--HaTtoas III /
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From the New Orleans Era, Feb oil
Yesterday at / o'clock was the time appolnte1
for the Confederate prisoners who bad not oeen /
exchanged. to Be received on board the sseains,
Empire Parish, for transportation up 70 inc Ieoei
lines. Long before the appointed hour the leses'
from Julia 70 Canal street. was denseiy ero"aS,ut
with peopie Of both sexes and al e0lors VINO /
bs5 assenblsd either from motives Of curiosity I
or 4 more lively interest. Every available men
of spsce was taken up By spectators and u pc !
cams necessary to clear the levee to give the Uni
ted States sroops and officers room 30 WORK IN |
Oeessionsliy a weman more cnnous tnan Inc
rest would break through the lines OF solaiefy
and rnn. across tho open space pursued ey
guard Il occurred to US that 50 many OF our
people could have found more useful employ |
ment 81 home.
THE EMBARR8TIoS.
About 10 o'clock, the prisoners having assem-
bled in considerable numbers the provost mar
shal. Captain Kilbourne. began to cali the roll
for the purpose Of sending them on board. This
was necessarily a sloW process, as, at first, not
one name in three was responded 20 However
The work went steadily on, aud at O'Clock the
whole number on the cartel, 80 we're reported
ss having gone on BOARD
sEARcHING THE PRISONERS
Officers were appointed to search the prison.
eYs as soon as they came on the steamboat,
This was q work of no little trouble. Most OF
the prisoners had letters little packages Of med
icine. OF bottles of liquor, which were taken
from them for examination. La regard to the
last, we learned that none was allowed to be
taken EXCEPT what came aboard in skins, OF
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letters were laid aside for future examination,
and we are unable TO say whether sny will be
rejected or not. The medicines will also have
TO undergo inspection. Some of the prisoners
had small ix-ounes yisls Of ink, which they
we're permitted to retain. The majority had
immense plugs of tobacco, which seemed to pass
without remark
LETTERS AND FLAGS sEwED IN COLLARS AND
CAPS.
We saw the caps and collars of several Of the
Confederate off GERS ripped open and little rebel
flags, the keepsskes Of some of their female
sympathizsrs, taken theTetrom. Several OF them
had letters concealed in this manner We hope
the fair donors of those little rebel flags will feel
satisfied when we assure them that their little
emblems of treason were promptly captured
by the Union officers, and are now reserved as
trophies to be sent to their friends in the North.
The most we can say against the flag business
Is that it was excessively foolish but when we
come TO the letters we cannot let them of so
slightly. Those officers we're on their parole OF
honor not to show anything Of the kind and the
word of a soldier is held by some of our officers
SIS thing so sacred that they thought these rebel
officers should not be subjected to search. bat
that ihei. word should be taken that they had
nothing on their persons which was forbidden.
As the evidences Of their bad faith were extract
ed from their hiding places, however, reaction
took place in the miRds of those who were in
clined to be consideTate, but it was admitted
! that the only sure way to determine that every
thing was right was to search.
WELL CLOTHED.
We noticed that many of the prisoners were
! decked out in span new clothes. A good por-
ton of them had three or four suits on, the new
suit outside These new clothes have all been
purchased here; and we heard it hinted by
! man who had decidedly knowing look, that
! they had been made and donated by the women
of New Orleans, and the fair creatures had turn
ed out en- masse on the occasion of the depar
ture Of their friends to see how their work ittsd
! Whether this suspicion be correct or not we
venture to say that the three hundred and eighty
! two men, who went on board the Empire Parish
Yesterday, had enough surplus clothing to sup
ply a rebel regiment, and they could keep their
new suits for themselves.
COULD NOT GO.
Some fifteen or twenty men had been sup
plied with the regular butteTnut uniform, (Dew,
| Of course, } and came to the boat to go Their
names not being found in the cartel, they were
told they could not do so Most of them went
away quietly on being told this; but there was
one fell w who did not ike to give up for trifls,
and be made repeated attempts to get on board.
At the fourth trial the officer Of the day thought
it was time to put stop to bis annOyanees, and
hsd him locked up.
LEMON SQUEEZED.
A prisoner named Lehman conducted himself
in such manner that he was ordered ashore
He viii bs left behind probably.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL CLARKE.
This officer, who was wounded and captured
at the battle of Baton Roage was take on board
on litter. He was -wounded in the hip By 9
cannon ball, aud his wound is still very bad
He is accompanied by his wife, who came to the
city under flag OF truce shortly after he was
brought here prisoner, and has bs9n his con
slant attendant ever since.
AN INVOLUNTARY PICNIC PARTY.
A crowd of Eve hundred people, more or less
rushed on board the steamer Laurel Hill, whict
boat-,yas lying short distance above the En-
Mira Parish At least half this number were
women, and they were enjoying themselves II
HIGH stvle. when all of a sudden the stesme
backed out from the levee, and proceeded dow
stream. carving the would-be spectators into a
involuntary exile to the coal yard, some three
four miles down on the opposite side IheT
thew had an opportunity to 90 ashore an
walk un to the Algiers ferry, and by means @
that most convenient institution cross over an
plod their weary way homeward.
THE FERRY BOAT CHARTERED.
I . 2
i the ferry boat at one time in the course of th
: afternoon, for the purpose of enjoying the plesi
7 ure derived from the near proximity to the En-
4 p;re Parish, which they were brought inte b
the somewhat eccentric course of that craft IN pc
4 forming its trips This however, did not las
d long, for we soon after noticed that the pl'
, foand a much more direct route across, an
e ceased 70 come up so high as the boat that hs
T the prisoners on board.
a THE GALLERIES CROWDED.
The galleries of the stores on Front sire
were also densely packed with spectators
1 both sexes, who sat waiting 10 great pstien'
I for several hours, but 6nAly changed the
4 base" and went home--at least they disa
. peared.
Is FAILING INTO THE RIVER
ID Some two or three boys, more intent on seen
ID sights than looking ont fOr their personal saiet
20 who, with large crowd, had taken possesSu
Of Of coal barge, ransced to get near enough
f the edge to fall off into the water. Their su
ia mersion served as a sort of side show to
s, eleat play being enacted, and drew immensei
it A negro also found himself houndering in t
p water, but did not know how be got there;
y how he got out We heard that some mischis
" icus person, pushed kim in. One of the pr
eners, also, observing the immense success
te tending the above demonstration, went INTO
be business on his own account from the Whe
nd house Of the Empire Parish but was fshed
ca at the end Of ihs first act by the soldiers
TX shore He was also loudly applauded.
ek ALL READY TO START.
- - About o'clock it became apparent that
y the necessary forms had been complied wi
= and nothing remained but the proper order
cast Of the lines and steam up the river.
= ORDER however, did not como untii after da
g and the interval Was employed BY all han
,,riaor,arr snecfatera and olhprs In cool