New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-01
,Uy TuTATTsENT oV s'NscN PRIs.
CnEXs IN A. 'EEyssGND.
MINOR, Of Released surReons 90 the
President.
SIEAMgR AplLAilE CNrsATEAKE RAY,

S,,en ll,h g. " L. secretary IL was resolved: "1hht
Xmmiitcc of Seven te appointed TO prepare report
= vs. so its p Us qaay Sad
suantty Of rotous, and treatment Of our sick and
xxmpdcG.' The following Committee appoiTed
Daniel Meekor 1. s. W q. q. herIie, Surgeon 3l.h
III V; W NJ. Houston Iecon q. Y. l.; y. j. Her.
,ick SURGEON nth o. V. T. J. Mnrcus Rice Surgeon
Nh Mass. Vols John +. Luok, Assistant Surgeon. u
5 Navy and Augustus a. Mann, Assistant Surgeon
kiR. i. Cavalry.
# tie Committce which was read, received and
adopted unanimously, after which the Committee re-
seiycd the thanks Of the meeting aAdweIe discharged:
REPORT
TIE CoTmit:ce appointed by the United States Army
md Navy surgeons recently imprisoned in Richmond,
Va 10 report The pas; and present condition and treat
neat Of lion prisoners now held at tsat place submit
Nj following facts 6oIiyed from personal observation
And the o. fellow prisoners in whose yoracity
Eey have implicit confidence:
Tie ofce!s about l0OJ IN al and representing neor
al grades Of both branches OF the service confined
IL seven rooms oi Libby priSon--n buiuing formerly
useo rs SrieAouse each io, is 40 feet NCo and lO2
fce. VHg aha aiio. ding 10 each Prisoner but about s'6
cuoc icct OF air The ROOMS have M lastoTed walls.
Partitions Gnd ceilings; but Jew Of tie vIHc0ws aie
psaICd beng either Vren 10 the G sweep OF cola mus
CLOSED with hodTus canvass, either Of lc itt,
Whom used rCLCcTllg he ru0s dar and clolicSs one
OF tie MONS IS used exclusively rs kitchen emo uinn
room lIc portions ct UtAeis ale ntcC'sSsi.! ''Ac.Cd
H. the pogpOse. ana lat iuhe scaDI !. Leo .hd
nc,lau-s2cd cook stoves axe supplied Tie jrDuNi The
efces have DO their own cooSIne, ana to .ppy II
wool oI tls apo'e IN u'el hSuihoeAt AID occasion
OILY iul ball ..) AO.c AZ al IL seal IL.
y I, - fCtl ana disgusting end
Ct cGt' pSAunng 81 times inc AZ u the entire
tphtiGtit None are permitted TO leave tuls lulul..
al U.ateC 49, .ulU4tng horrors IA hurLe .
o. hospital or lagp.iy exchanged The cu!.ted men
eoIiueG vaIlOas places AtiLe time a., surgeons
lei, vl,LOna tneIe wtre aloHt 500 soldiers 90 on
leic isi 80 m james RIVER noaE tie e,t. aiSboui
<0t Giers aud lJg sCli,rs ana MARINES IA buildings
similar 10 she immediate vicinity ~ % Libby
H. tLc iUC Tie coi onion OF toe mems soOut the
SANE a. ilAi % tie o.-Ie4s ia LAM! o! i-cl re
much moo crowded. Tie condition o. tne 81. ~
isiaAo .cil worse. An lisGue..nt Luu al tens
flrai--ed 20 l!oiecl Item .Eom tAc GOD .Aa Iai
and 10 rianscis OF any other beacins hs been s'tn
chem BY The Rebels
Only one SUI. con Is assigned 70 Belle Is.a.d ord be
make tut oAe s..ir u'!, Guling which ir docs MOI
eLcf tie fC.,'ugc Wlar, tie ai.n ere opt, 80 81.
tho sok 70 Walk bu. attends 10 those on WHO are
abo, u hn; wien the neglected lneh arc sent
fe tie hospital 10 l. often too lale.
None % the prifhtsS II the prisons about 80 LIBBY
Az furnished with bedding oi any hnd. member 81
tbJs Committee IeccN "a otter Rom man belonging
to the same comma Il, rLd confined IN tie uuno!ng
0v,os lie Libby" WoIacG thus: Doctor beg Of
you 10 ny aRd aot Us something, either clothes oi
bagkets 10 Keep u walm &c have 10 Ire ln tie buLd
iTr N L, have nothing either 10 lIe ou o. cove
~, aAd cutter gleetiy nom tAo cod
III Iyuy ssoyes ioI beating purposes have recently
teen put ZIP IN Of the rooms but no fuel Of Hiy c
terp'ci has yet been gwen to render them useiU ~
TINE the Iatons issued consisted Of about talcc
fourth OF pound Of wheat bread onefouFth Of pound
ofnosL beef and two ounces oi beans. ana sinai i
ty u vinegar and salt Tor each prisoner per lay nuJ
seqLey ;he same quantity Of corn bread mace Of L.
D., q D. md zee stead u beans were issued H. lie
San, qua t.es IL lieu of beef and nee Two or three
ta sweet itatoe-, aid quite Oiten more Particularly
T.;ar tue lai two weeks, absolutely nothing except
tie Ilioe;ouIths vi pound Of corn bread has been X
a. each prisoner 10 satisfy tho cravings 81 hunger
for t~euy four hours On tie 10th II this month the
Belle lslaDc did Lot tei meal OF anything to
Ct ~ O'Clock y. ~. she COMMITTEE uAhAilAou.'!
seite fiai tie Taiiuls furnished mon prEoiels by
Kebei authorities et Richmond MOI suit cicni To PIE
,ae p..,y from slHeIne IRON Iune,i ara linus
teoaafus G,ill.led aLd very susceptible q disease.
Some f tue Committee have seen men brought from
Bell i.c 10 tic prison hospital Literally starving 10
deatai ard lLlIed states Amy oinceT % hs1 RAN
thc Licg-tiec NTae-tl, tn"n ana now pi'onci IA !
lhy' told member Of This Committee Tat shIe |,
CT ysi 70 Belle Island recently. whittier De- Ncni b!
termination q tie Ii.Dcs, tie ITsoAes 81 iou""'D
linn IN crowds lie walked aiOgnd the lncosurc o.
uied 10 hin with eager voice. W e are Aunsiy seua
bread; send US bread" Were IL hot ioE sent
ffom bone Of those confined III Libby aud other
yrisoHs would escape the laugs &C hunger
On arriving al tie pI1on tie onieels are scarclea'
money and OIL. cr YeiLales are taken from taca IL
get ALL the greater portion. and Others none u
their money rctuTned while all other articles are ie-
tanned Al monty arriving IA letters al e>pcss taek
ages for prisoners from wLafevcr source - aten ara
'TucgositeG" with tbe Rebel Quartcrnhser Of Ken.
mOid. ana tie owner permitted II dIA" ]. ia h.'eu
RID ts Al Rebel IL I, tfOa,h tAey allow :. IN "CoA.
.,le.afe cufrelcy" for 81 l.. ,. money. Some u
tie surgeons released YESTERDAY applying for their
money taken from them n various ways but always
with The promise that released while any remained
ION Deposit il would be returned II Kihd' we're eoOIy
informed hat the Aforesaid QuarteTnosier lad eA'
changed all their money, and tley must each take
"COnfederats' or wait.
Tie treatment received by our plirates Ia OF the
greatest severity tOs looking out Of window three
tights since one shot ard insoEfly kitd TAosel
VINO have trades and also sOL1c who have none are
tasen out into tie city and compelled work guarded
and restrained from I'll liberty BY sentries twas 10
uncommon sight 20 gangs OF Our IL en- coming oack
20 their prison home night carrying their implements
Of labor despatched with whiieHasA or showing CiAcr
,igns of having been az work. About thirty Of our
men are now ployed In Richmond making Shoes sup
posed 10 be for the Rebel army. some oAGers nave
been cOupeed 10 scrub th6 lCO-S e!eaA the wafer
fsets Of The nrsOn aid perform other mental ser'ice5
An are ard have been. ct al times since lAeI hh"
Eent in Libby" tubjectcd 10 insult ana brutal ties'
tie part Of prison tupOrllnates ana i.e up
tain and Inspectors OF the psOn, when applied TO- MOI
only 90 not TebuEe their subordinaes Dut encourage
them 10 further offensive conduct Upon tie most tis
ehargss officers have been confined from t"eAty-iOtr
re- 10 several DAYS IA damp dungeons under the JAN
ard there fed only bread and water An OiceI iJr
doing that which certainly old not merit the term
Ceuse gas put into Oi these dungeOnceLs, tAOlth
~ the time cOnyaescent from TYPHOID fever aHd 100
weak to 90 anything. Not more nan ~ Dankeis Inv
been given 20 the prisoners IN LlgDy y! .ne toe.'i
Were IL not for those received from Rome ana iursh
lx the SANITARY Commission all would suHeT very much
Twice within the past week tie boOrs o. tle prison nay
been scrubbed at eundOwn then through Le cou isLt
following with 10 fIe drive of the moisture ocsi
Inrst lie on those Gisese.eIg enCeTLg L0Ors' or WALK
~ floor I'll morning brought rcliefby bringing sunlight
On Two other occasions, tie floors were scrubDed Ace
half n hour before the officers were ready to arse ION
their h4ds and thus in various ways 40 inc au'HQics
seek 10 make our condition not ony NAcolol1p.c p''
A1e their orrtvo AZ tho hospital the sck nre not m
kindly treated and the ratiors given them arc thauo
better than those isgued 10 them Wine ~ tls iSD's
btt 20 enfccbed haze they become by TIC pihtiDn "a
food and stricken ~ exposure pre'Igg. 70 'nI az
mission. that tic morality Is great Inc hsihDe4 "a
deaths amCrg mon pTissners at IchmoId. o. 1,1
Oh Belle Island together hai reached the Startling mum
Der Of fifty IN Oue day AL DE prison hohi,ns are IN
fciently supplied With mcdcUes for tic proper treat
uent o. lie slck and finally Tie members 81 tbs Com
Ioittee individually asseyeTaie that prison or pen
Tertiary ever by them IN northern Siate equNsu
4 sicf ifaFtl rlE at Of Il b.