Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-25

ARRIVAL OF REBIL PRIsONERs AT PoIXr LOOKOUT
ATTEMPTS TO EscAPE-A correspondent of the Bait
more American, writing from Point Lookout, Maryland,
the l6;h, says:
To-day we have to report the arrival Of four hun
bred Rebel officers from Johnsons Island and If their
looks do not deceive them they Jared well in their last
sb de. They are fine boxing set Ct men. Among
tie officers is tie celebrated guerilla cheitan Brgadr
General jeff Thompson. The son Of John G. Brock
nrdge another noted prsocer on account of his
0DH fame UGH being the son of the Great
Leader in Secession. He is a COocel of Confederate
regiment The officers are quaItered 10 the Ham
mo1d General Hospitl under c 50 guard and will be
kept tdeTe until the camp tat is intended for them
finished. Il is lROst completed. This camp is
situated between the old aud the Podt, and is laid
oct with wide streets, which being fHey graYelled
aad drained The officers get be 5ey tents, aud they
are furnished with foo, and a stove TO keep them
warm. l Wish | could say that our officers in the South
furnished we'll reports from those who Rave
escaped from Richmond seem 10 confirm the rumor
that they have cold and gloomy habations with
ly the neesesares OF lie.
On last Sunday the camp al astir as orders had
c)me from headquarters that he mel should get ready
and pack III q tnings they wanted ready FIR march
where, no one could te Rumors al kinds spread
about the camp as to an exchange. This report sp-
p aei to tie prisoners, they supposed reality, as
some Of them had been on; on eail the day before
ald noticed large number o. transports and soon the
word came thar there tNeaty-seven in all, and
tae'e they thought brought 20 take them all to
Dixie. There was general hustle and confusion -
When the ranks bad been formed they presented
funny sight. There with boxes, trunks
kaapsaekr blankets others with clothing Of all kinds
and descripdOn-each beet taking all he could.
In fact there seemed TO be general joy among the rebels
ana sorrow amo- those that H'sn 10 leave tbs Co..
fedsracy. When the lines we're formed, the men
were msrehed into the camp designed for the of-
GERS A he siek in tents sni these were few were
OFdsfei 70 the hospital grcundL This was sooner
eompleed than detachment of the 9th New Hampshire
Volunteers marched in with flying colors; then COM
m,nced a search for Everything carried out
Of the and depOsilsd in the middle of n streets
blankets Shoes clothing picks knives spades shovels,
chairs tables by the thousand filed the streets
from end to The other. A psrson could almost walk
from end Of a dyis:oa 10 The other oVr this mass
Of articles aeclmall ed here slncs tbs camp was
formed Almost every ten seemed pied with tools.
In OF the tents aud bx houses there many
TO twelve blankets and 10 sonle of them there
we're found none l. those hous where the blankets
found the rebels rich, aud thus able to buy
Of the poor. Among the il ms found were two boats,
almost ready to sail with and sails complete, and
on board o. found an ample supply OF provi-
sOns TO carry them 10 Dixie with eookiEg utensils, to-
gether with nicely constructed keg to carry full sop
ply Of fresh water The boats we're abOui eight feet
iopg and constructed of pine boasds-and we're capl
be Of transporting Eve or elk persons the river"