Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-30
From the Boston Traveller, July 20
a Visit 10 the COnscript Camp at Long
Island,

There are now nearly five hundred con-
| scripts and substitutes in the camp at Long
| Island. About eighty were sent to camp yes
! terday. The last boat took down sixteen from
| Lawrence, and six from the fourth district.
| Among the latter was a stalwart colOred man.
! He had been trying for several days to get
such chance. and thought he was well paid
when he received fifty-fve dollars from his
principal He says that he is bound to fight,
vice.
A large number of officers detailed from
their regiments to receive conscripts and con-
duct them to the departments to which they
may be assigned, have reported to Gen. Dew
| ems. Among there are Colonel Pierce of the
| 18th, Col. Leonard of the 18TH Lieut. Col
Merriam of the 10TH Major Mehan, Captain
| Phelan, and LieutS. c. Plunkett and j. w.
Mcnamara of the 9th, Major Burt of the 22d,
| Capt. Weston and two other officers of the
| 18th, Lieut. Caruthers of the 2Sth, Lieut..
Roberts of the LIST, Capt. Lynch of the 10Th,
Capt Murphy of the Goth, Major Edmands
and Capt Cunningham of the 32d, and Lieut..
Long of the goth. Major Mahan and Capt.
Murphy have asked to be relieved from duty
here, and will probably return to their regi-
ments next week. Colonel Ingraham is camp
commander. Capt. Devens of the 18th, is
inspector general.
As the conscripts are received they are
formed into provisional regiment, which is
in command of Col Pierce. Provisional
companies are also organized, to which pro-
per complement of officers are assigned. From
some OF the regiments to which officers named
above belong six privates have been detailed
and sent here, and these, with a detachment
Of the llSth Ohio, constitute the principal
guard upon the island. A few of the con-
scripts have been entrusted with that duty
and 1t is probable that some of those who
seem most trustworthy will be selected to re-
main at the island as a permanent guard for
the camp. On Monday night there were sew
eral attempts of conscripts to escape, and one
party Of two or three succeeded in getting off
the island, although fred upon by the guard.
The body of one man is reported to have wash
ed ashore yesterday morning. He was prob
ably drowned in attempting to escape.
Inc substitutes now coming in are of
better class than those first sent to camp. 1t
Is probable many became substitutes. expect
ing an opportunity to desert, but measures
having been taken by the authorities to ''keep
all they get" only those men become substi-
tutes now, who expect to do the duty which
they are paid for. Yesterday dispatch was
received from Adj. Gen. Townsend at Wash
lngton, directing that the men in camp be sent
forward as soon possible, and it is probable
steamer load will go from the island this
week.
There are some SIX or eight colored men
among the conscripts. These are employed
principally upon the wharf, as they manifest
no disposition to desert. One of them was
taken as a substitute for white man, and he
says he shall be treated like a white man, and
go into white regiment; that if sent to col
ored regiment he shall cut his own throat