The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-13

RICHMOND. VA.
BY oAAclAis. However email the appetite Of the
psisoaer, u well he. ceuid eat tho whole Of has
day'S Sattons az one meal and look around for
more. A. the time Of which speak the officers
wesc nag allowed 10 purchase or receive any feOd
hai thai furnished hy the authorities M the daily
some the beef otlensmes tainted ana sometimes
evidently diseased, % we could see where tumors
had Aeen extracted. ifln liuu OF rice we obtained
beans or peas, We received With them no small
quantity OF animated life, Ia the form Of WORMS
fai and plump. Wish no change, nothing 6at the
everlasting hash. soup, and bread no wonder az
ease made sach Tavages among No and ssorbusic
affections became quite prominent.
1aa IsfRaloR oporHs LIBsv pRrsos. &
Fancy room lo2 feet long and 20 feet wide, oe
cupisd by 100 Ofcers as sifttng room dinne rutr
bedroom, &C., all In one: and then this room, In
additsoh, contained two tables, reaching acs0ss
the room; aud In one corner was boarted OF
room 10 ny 10, an cook room, and one corner OF
wash tfoughs, sinks, be. With insnH1cssnt drain
sge, and limited means Of cleansing the impurities
which must OF necessity accumulate, the floor
quite nasty, much Of TIE time subject 70 the leak
a&s ~ the Moor above all this, toa, but stsp
rom the cook stores, and all In the same room,
can II be wondered thar we suffered from noxious
vapors, OF were diseuated with nauseatlng sights
and smells? This cook room contained three old
stoves, with furniture enough 70 moderately snp-
ply one. and yet designed TO supply the wants or
about 400 officers namely the room JUS, described
containing MiirDy's command, and the one iTnme
dtstefv ahnve MS holding Col. Ssraishl's command
rhr KrtiIes were Ia Ans,ant employ. day and
night: II not employed in cooking our fond, thry
death the vernin that Invested Them, and, indeed,
sometimes tor washing feet. The eating of these
four hundred officers done upon the two tables
IN the roon, which necessarily required their pre-
-
The supply Of tin cups, plates, knives and forks.
were abtut sunfciem for one hundred men, and
many were the scenes Of wrangiins and disorder
caused by the struggle 10 be the lucky possessor Of
these usefulaftlcles. Woe IN the man who WIS last
In the raee-tingers must then do their work. The
condition Of the rooms ufter this recital can well
he Imagined filthy In the extreme. The floor, the
cracks IN the posts and doors and window OPEN
Hgs, as well AS the creviees between the bricks,
were all filled with veYM!n, many Of them visible
Of course IL was impossible 10 keep ourselves
eniiFey clean from this horde OF rebel Ks.
Wee 70 the man who neglected his morning and
evening devUtiOns, Or the regular skirmish drill
and scout for q few days. Freely shedding his
blood, and eivin. hoard and lodging 10 strangers
and the children OF strangers, he soon learned tnai
eternal vigilance the Price OF liberty, and that
only BY aching and preyinJ could he hope to exist
with any comfort decency. Heads, bodies and
clothes were alike invaded ny this vandal horde,
aud for once poverty had It's advantage, the man
with the hest hair and beard and the least clothing
was likely have lesa of this nuisance. their num-
her iimi ed only by the faculties given for ACCOM-
mOdatiOn. In Castle Thunder, the lions den, lhis
nuisance Is said to assume ndous proportions,
and 10 flourish with unprecedented Tapidlty 80 that,
according to one who had opportunities for know
ing, ''the lice themselves were lousy"
OFFICERS CONFINED IN DUNGEONS.
have seen q captain of cavalry, for the simple
offence of missing the spittOon and sp'ting upon
the floor, thrown into "A dark damp dungeon for
two days and nights on bread and water, causing
fxNu< ffOnA
II was required that The officers should perform
the most meRial services connected with cooking,
strmbhing, aud the cleanliness of the
room. Lieut.. Welsh, OF the e7th Pennsylvania
infantry, lay for six weeks In dungeon under the
building because, as an orderly sergeant, act
ing under appointment as lieutenant, though
not yet mustered in, and of course not recognized
as such, he had rightly cassed himself " ith the
enlisted men. When brought up among The other
officers his clothes, shoes, n &C., covered with
a green mould. Lieut.. DuttOn, of the 9th Penn
sylvania infantry, has been doomed 10 dungeon
until the close of the war, and is now suffering
therein, fer similar offence, with the additional
fact that he assumed the name of another. Capt.
I4itchiield, Il am hot certain OF The uam",) OF the
61th Pennsylvania, was confined in a dungeon for
five eight days on bread and water, for forming
Il plan Of escape, which was frustrated.
Go onel Powell, think of the l2th Virginia
UniOn cavalry, wounded severely In the back
from window in Vytheyille, and len behind,
was carried to Richmond and placed In the hospi
tai. few days after ONE OF the Richmond pi
pers rallied out against him In most brutal man
ner and suggested that he be executed. The game
Prison Inspector entered the hospital, and, with,
ont the knowledge Of tie rebel surgeons, ordered
him to get up from his bed and fUilow him. He
was pac ed in one of the dungeons spoken Of aud
upon asking what were The charges against liim
was answered, GOOD - yon, you Will sOon find
ont - Here, with ball in his hack, he remained
five weeks and four dnys, part of the time with
out blanket, rarely receiving any medical care,
and sometimes his ratiens withheld. A guard was
n.,elx, thx ynop rrh hia
prevent either escape accommodation with
others While confined there the entry way was
frequently blocked up with dead bodies, they
remaining there several days, and this during
the heat of summer. This entry performed
another important part, being the place where
Rnsn and women We're daily brought 10 receive
their lawful allowance of iashes at the hands OF
the Prison Inspector. A letter was sent to Gene
tai Wnder by the Colonel, asking the charges
against him, and protesting against his treatment,
lie denied any knowledge of the matter, and sug
gesied that perhaps General Jones was acquainted
with the facts. lie also denied any knowledge of
the matter, and cOoy asked to know the charges.
He was released, know not how, or won't say,
and placed among us. This ottieer was the victim
Oi irresponsible authority and fiendish cruelty as
welded by this Prison Inspector. While confined
iu the cell the Colonel, who is Christian, asked In
writing twice for Bible, bn, no notice was taken
of the request One officer, taken at Gettysburg,
was slapped In ths face by this inspector for say
Ing that he thought he had no righttO take from
him small fragment Of shell which he had in his
D0cket as q relic. His acts Of brutality are num-
beiless. May he, ere long, fall into 'tie hands of
some of those who Lave experienced his coward.
ly brutality. The surgeons In the hospitals ana
those associated with them, and one other, mani
tested great kindness 10 US, Vitying our mstor
tunes, aud, fa- as possible. mitigating our sui
fetngs. For obvious reasons cannot speak OF the
kindness shown us, though ali who have ever been
there will understand me. In time past one officer
was removed for kindness tG the prisoners.
CAPTAINS SAWYER AND FLyaa.
ON the 9th Of July last / WAS witness to one vi
the me ct solemn acts OF The war. General Burn
eide had exeeuied TWO rebel Officers for the crime
OF spying AM. recruiting within our lincI BY Or
der OF General Winder, as retaliaIory measure,
Two captains from the seventy four captains n
prison were selected ny lot, ioi execution, which
they designed 10 carry into speedy effect. This lot
was drawn by the following officers, through an
aged chaplain Of tine Sixth Maryland captain
Sawyer, Of ,he First New Jersey Cavalry, and
Captain Flynn, Of the Fifty first indiana need
not say never witnessed such solemnity. The
condemned were at once separated from Us ana
placed In the dungeons. where they remained until
The capture of General Lee and Captain Winder,
who were held as hostages ior thelp. They are
now among and treated like the other officers, and
in no possible danger OF execution so long As we
hold Lee and Winder as hostages.
ORR coNplTloa EETTERED AZ GETTYSBURG.
After the results OF the battle Of Gettysburg be
came fully known, and Lee hai made his Jisas-
trOls retreat into Virginia, our condition was
somewhat be,tered, the daily rations increased a
li,te In quantity and quality, and IaFt OF the o
GERS who had money were allowed 10 purchase 0
few vegetables and other needed articles. This
was also brought about by the death of several
officers, and the i'lness Of many others with sour
Wy, and the nntiet protest Of the Omeers 10 Gen.
Winder, accompanied by statement Of tn. rebel
surgeons that, unless greater variety Of d,od was
allowed ns, many more would die. THIS privilege
OF buyisg was denied Miiroy's efit ers; Others
might bpy, even slfeixhs's command, hH they
moi.