The New York herald., 1863-08-27

much needed u was hnpossibEe W keep at %
catch nap While tbs vssniD were literally dey0u1isg
~ me older pSisoHsrs seemed 10 take u 10 m.tes u
course, and kid until morning sund sleep. ~hen our
asionshmept and ssgust was mteps'ned 70 SEQ every
man sitting up In bed hunting for the yermin W what
lste closhlug be posseesed. the regular ssdes d
ths morning. Our breakfast m tho morning. Do
tween nine and zen O'Clock, consisted a four
ssnces Of broad and Of beef, including
bone, which s.unk 80 badly and was 70 full
Of maggots thnt We, new beginners on such
SAre, turned from m utter dkgus, aaA throw away
We Afterwards learned bester Manners and devoured u
with much reSh those who had been n ths prison
longer. whaA We abandoned was greedly devoarcd BY
osbers Al sundown called 10 dinner, which
ATE standing. II consisted Of four ounces Of
broad and pint Of swim, composed Of hsh
oil, black beans, mageots and dirt. we aban-
doned cor soup on the 6fst taste Of h Immediately
tho men rushed from the table Ike pack Of hungry
wolves, crowdiDg around M, and begging for what
our stonachs yss unaocasoed 70 such cArrion food
utterly refused. Men Of age, wealth, education and
refinement, reared IN tho lap Of iuxury, cssved
and scrambled the crumbs thas sl from our tabls,
and offered do us the menhl service for them
1he horrors OF hs prison cannot DO described and could
but faint smmcr Of the truth fash upon tho people Of
tAe North, especially the War Department, would
not be long cre such resaatory measures wore adopted
rebel prisoners In hands would bring tho
rebels se1se Of mercy and common humanity In
the treatment OF Union prisoners In their prsoas Many
Of thedseerters from side take the oath of ae
glance Je DAVIS government merely for the ssAe Of
being sent thu for,Incsons Of Richmond where their
condition is imnssnrauy improved
Mr.. Buk,ey, TfRAiD correspondent uansferred so
Belle leland about two weeks ago.
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On one occasion eur boys hid away tke,r gveenbschs.
Tho fact BY the officers o The prison and
they adopted subterugs 10 get them after vanly On
dsavorrg discover tbem by search. They sent
sharhies 10 tho boys with silver Offering sixteen dol
lars In silver for twenty In greenbacks The offer w&
accepted By many. Tho day . guard detailed,
which seized all the silver This the only sheyy
could hare secured the sseenbAckA
Ninety per Of Union prisoners 90 RichrAone
WELL ezcspt from exhau.ion, caused by long maprhes.
After days confinement they become nvaiAs. In
the intervals between tho flag Of truce boats which
only days, from three hundred sick
late - Aiken's Landing from the Rchmond prisons.
Not one-third Of prisoners at Belle Bland have
tsuse shelter Of airy hrd though the nights very
cold, and hesvv fog seilos the viver, nssaing
until ten O'Clock IN tAe morning
prisoners suffer than they would oshesri
On account Of tae tyvsnpyof man name, Ross Burn
AEm formerly Of Ncv York, hut sontnsrnsc hy birth.
He formerly ao'ng business Sor firm IN Warren
sireei ooc prisoner put IN elose esnnnoment
bread for fo days bec,us. he ioossd down
from the window OF S-prson and asked who umier
peculiarly shaped hN Just passing beneath II - not
that the resels obliged Necessity TO feed
our prisspers tneyoe. Coco and rice abundant.
Ihey do nm re,nd arollar OF tfe money IRON