Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-25
OBE PRISONERS AZ WaRFR T.AFaW-
ERTE AND DELAWARE
TIE Hsrroys Of ia " Biaok Hois Of Calcutta %
ostd0ns-SesRss from Prison Life By OHs ,5ho
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0std0ns-SesHss iron, Prison Life By one ,gho
tsas TAsrs
From The Richmond Eramlnsrl
We have hsd an interview with e very intel
hgent young man, whose name we withhold
from Teasoas Of prUdenes, who succeeded in
making his escape some weeks ago from Fort
Delaware. He was held s prisoner for a long
time, and IVES confoed, during that period, in
both Forts Lafayette sHd Delaware. lie has
given rs his experience and observations in both
these notable bastiiss, and the summary ws
make below Of them viii be iOund unUsuaiiV
interesting, possessing, as they DO, the suthen.
ticity Of one who has shsred their irials eu3 suf
feriugs. His object in calling on Us is merely
through sympathy and friend ,hiF for those hs
has lett behind MIN laUguishug within their
walls, and the hspe that publication NAV
arrest the attention Of the G0veInmeEt
TO The cause of thousands Of our brave
men, who now lay suffering and perhaps
dying from the most cruel atrocities 0f the enc
my, and some, perhaps, even neglected and
forgotten BY their Government. Shut up in the
walls of Fort Lafayette, with 10 cOmmuuics-
ton with the South. they hsv8 10 way o. reach.
ing the ear Of their Government aud friends but
through the press From what we have told as
We believe there are this day men confined in
the NsTthsn dungeons, whose lins aTs sealed,
and whose existence, much less their condition,
is unknown even to their frisn is We would
keYe express the hope, at the instance Of our in
iormant, that our Government viii do seme-
thing FOR these poor men, and especially tbe
State prisoners, who are psrseeuted sud tor
tursd f.r no other 0fsase than their political
feelings. SsrelY, if anything can arouse the
Government TO action it viii be the following
recital;
OUR PRISONERS AT FORT LAFAYETTE.
Oar prisoners cop6Red at Fer L fayeIt5, gt
the time orr informant laft thege for Fort Dala-
ware, (Ist JULY, numbered about eighty. The.
period of their i1apriss msnt varied the c0nfice-
msnt Of ssas reaching bscs almost to the be-
ginning OF the war Most Of thea are held ss
Political or S.ats prisoners, 10 ofeuEs being
charged against them, in some instances. but
suspiei0a of sympathy With tha South Our in
fsrmaut had made out LIST Of the prisoners
confined in Fort Lafayette, but ia making bis
escape from Fort Dslawsre it became Necessary
for him to destroy t. From his long Essocis-
ton within its walls, be IS able however, to give
rs, from EnempTY, an, almost e0mDiets list Of the
prisoners confined there, with the respective of
lenses charged against them:
The officers Of the steamer Atlanta, captured
eff Savannah, held as prisoners Of war
Major Saunders. son Of tbs notable Ge0rge p.
Sanders Of New York, Who was captured Of
Charleston last spring, withdrawing 0as from
Confederate GOvernmsnt, as alleged by his cap
Tors.
John Vernon, captured eff Charleston last
Jnuuary, from. the steamer Huntress Being
hOlly chased by the 6loeka5sTs, the osscers OF
the Huntrsss set fire to her, taking 10 their
boats, and thr6WIng their sap=rs overheard.
Some IF the party were captured, aud Tie papers
recovered by the crew Of the Quaker Ciiy.
john Hopkins OF Nerioik, q msstsl's mate
IN the old navy, Imprisoned for -etasiug 70 do
duty on board of ship He was brought ia
Irons, thrown into prison, and has aid there i6T
more than Gitsea months.
Mai Cdtgendes, arrested q Now York, last
Fe5IusJy, while looking sfteT some private inter
ssts thsTs, On tae ohzTgs Of being a spy lie
formerly belonged TO Lhe 4th South Carolina vol
untseTs.
Col. Taleott, of Louisiana, arrested in New
York last March, VIII on ths eve Of sauiug for
Europe. he had even gDas s59srd tbs steamT
winch was jnst about putting out from the wharf
when New York detective, getting seen. OF bin,
sent message aboard that there wa, s gentle
nan on the wharf who wished TO sp-zk to him %
Not suspeetiug anything. be had numerous
friends m New Y RI, Colonel Dalc0tt stepped
ashore, when be was Immediately nsobed by tile
effiesr This Col. Tslc0tt is the same person
v, no had zRch 10 do with the laying ont Of the
f9rtfcstioHs about Richmond HIS family is in
New York endeavoTing 10 effect and awaiting
ms release.
Col. Stone, of Atlanta, Ga, aud president Of
one Of itB banks, arrested in New York, last
May, on suspicion Of being Government agent
The Yankee authorities charge him with charter
ing q vessel and lading it.wits goods for the
SJuihi with the design Of getting It out Of New
York by clearing it Tor some Mexican port.
MoIri5 Hab5eu, tOUscc0nlss of Richmond b.
csP5urea of Mobile last April, while 0n bis re-
turR from Europe, whittier ne had gone IN the
winter Of 81 ana O..
Mr Holm, OF Ksnlueky, brother Of the eI-
United States consul, (st Vera Cruz, We be-
Level, captured of Mobile aboard st she same
vessel As vas Mr.. HeD3Ou, and charged with be-
ing a Government ggeut.
ar. Harpia, merchant Of Mobile captured on that
pgint last APri, from aboard scao ner charged with
ruEuing ths blockade.
Captain 8reeB Of Mobile. captured OFF tast port and
charrrd with usisg a blockade utcr,"
O4ytan yitaam Ferry OF Charleston, whose father
yvas uapoyrd in tie c4stou in Chz-iszt0ni cop
tured ia Oszbaw ana the ae0Tsis .oasg last Feb
ruary, aboard tbs schooner Clyde Of which Ts sci he
Was the commander.
AR Thosss Pepper Of SaysRnsh, csptursd of the
same Schooner Uhe ydo) -s was Captain Perry. he
was some time sftsTwsrd released Gls par0-s bus
subsequently, arrested ss a SOY. Captain Black
arrested OF charleston last aBy WIKI atteup Ang %
run a vessel into tust pJrt Tke Yankees reg r nim
a. very desperate character IRON the circumstance
thst they say he once mmandsd the steamer oas-
wall JEcEssR The Yankees sXultso over his arrest.
and say he 8egg-d most pie Oua ye-iIag t.s
handrss osths Of ALE glance Ito let hra 80 back
Dr. Ksniaok. ssdfussist Of Charleston, srrestsda ct
ths same tiuae aud aboard ne YES us as wss
CapJsla ack while attempting ruu into Charleston
Capt Fowler wlo Is said 20 -e q iad cot1lot7rs 10
ths GoHf-dsrats States ayF, captureI az l- Gaves-
ton ight h0assl ~ parry L NanE-e1 Tho coHcsslea
themselves in ambush Gnd awaited lis comiug Gpl De-
ing snprssd Of usual 60 tle El, h9use hc
w. seco1,p anied tns by sis ruats, Ed ward
Lvpeh and a l4alvest0z Pi Of The lsHe ~ aleLzne
nj rHrH ali 1fV rHra a-F ngT
tbs parry Of Ia-zess ia AMBUSH The 90 s,sr
qasatly ssAt from Fort LafsYet,e Wazhing
ali he sthsrs rensil IN F0rJ l.tfayette,
THIS mss esaPrises ali the prisoners confined i Fort
Lsfaytts, with tns eNc5 iyn OF dozen Or 30 b ocz-
sas runpsrs" haing IRON al parts Of the SVuth, 5uE
AL Of them Of the Bsalsaln tri3s.
The Treatnssnt sf eur Pris0Rsrs at Fort La
taBsts.
ba treatment Of cur ylsoaers al Fort Lsfaystts Is
rsprossnted Is very severe Thsy ooufled g. ths
hster.s II fcrI, thirty forty ia battery
.Os- isfarm ant tells inst battery which s
WAS which nsEsuTed about twenty ave By fourteen
feet thers ssn6asd forty person. No pryvisi0H
Whatever fr sleeping is msde ~ ae prison authorI
ties as6 hess u prseaers who are nol 70 tunaa
,eough t0 have nonsy sucisnt 10 supply lhsmseiFes
tslth ! rag or TIVE haTs g. t9ka the bare hsor fha
rare Is very eosrse ad Wit served out 70 tRsm u
tlovyed The privilege Of messing together sed provid
lag thsir lar frela the markets o. New Eork,
bur this is deaisd the plsoasls o. war who have 10
take the fare Of tie eOaaon soldier, VIII a. a. dealt Out
isem EUtAng like Tee raiioHs due luder tnis rule
Ths only dvsrsioB our Friso-ers have from the mo-
notoBy OF tuis wreteesa EHd harsiarved lre is ths
fresh s- they SLOWED 10 breathe To- h0ur every
evening they Psrm tted The privilege 0f lhe
yard. Tbs srsf iitlis respite ara 20 mes now and
IksH az The papers. lhs 0siy indaissncss which
keep s2iss the sPrit Of NJ meR.
Hsss ear Asa Bear tks,T InYTisOEaeal.
Despite The zsFshnsss AMI severity Of the trsatmsnt
Of sE psissaers For Lsfsysite, thsir devouOa -
cur cause heids the Dilter end Thogga many of
Them Wh0 been iLnnlursd Wlshn ths walls tulnk
ta nave bseai badly treated ana nusi-o4cd ~ eur
aoysEnmeRt, they Hpura purchase LlgIr llezrty
expense Of tkslr h0aor. many oFetulea hse Bee4
laade u them ~ ths Yankees, sad B s0Ens Instances
eDsn sFessisss OF their rsleass been h-l1
ilen 1T tnsy W0sla tue oBlh ot EiisgtaHes to
tie Ne lhpTn doYeTHEeri, 0ut Ss tTas they
adign.nGiy rePsied the Rsgl aua lave net 10 Hlth
the noble deslsratisn that they had aHer prison
thzn reaOuRes their eouatry's uausv There has beeu
bat angle SOLITARY o&9aptlon 70 thn n9D con
ouct Of MUH, HaG tli5 " blaek saeep '
Yvas a Nortbern boFn Iazn, the pHot oi the