The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-28
The Rcurued Captives Horrible liarbaP.
ities Of the Rebels.

ssseo SA soc neOCtos
Port Royal, 8. C., correspondent OF the TIxss
gives an account Of the arrival OF that place Of
number Of exchanged Union prisoners. The total
number TO be exchanged is ten thousand, who ar
rive st the ratio of nom eight 10 twelve hundred .
day. Their appearance is ptablc In the extreme,
and moro than confirms oil tho stories that have
bccn told of their bardshirs and suicr,ngs
~ Anicr-ouvillc. For months they we've
crowded TO the nuuh her Of thirty.fve thousand
IN narrSw sTsce dying at tho rate Of hundred q
dny Ono Of thu most PAINFUL feature, contested
with fLeir CAPTIVITY IL the belief which had been
derived from rebel Information thst they had bccn
40" adoned by thoir government and tho Northern
pr 3p'c, This idea unnamed even the bravcst,
nd induced feeling ~ despair and Gcpi ols On
that increased the mortality at q fearful rate.
!, Under the belief hundreds underwood to escape
their monsirous fate bv enli-ting in the rebel
service They were told by the Confederate rgrnts
| shat the Richmond Government was ANXIOUS and
willing 10 eiiect exchange, end yielded up ~ the
points at issue, but tho Warrington auth critics
| fused The reasons they adduccd for this conduct
! Of the Federal Government were that the rcrimp-
/ ton of exchange would restore thousands of rugged
strong 10 the Southern armies while the North
| would gain no equivalent, and would receive moth
| ing but tho brokcu-iown em.ciatci wrecks OF hu-
mauity. Thsso reports, constantly instillci, pro.
duced At last deep effect. and deprived our br ave
boys Of the hope ana moral support that might have
sustained them otberw se. 1tecaptivcs hsd cv dent
ly experienced the most lsrbsro treatment from
lhe retcts. They were sheterlcse rtarvci, AMI
| half max ed-crowded like care INTO rlthy Gu
closures and deprived Of all comforts Of fc and all
ne ana Of communicating with their friends Some
| times men crippled Y ecrohi's becomes ~ cn'hu-
siasiic at passing from The rebel exchange boat 10
the sheler Of the old flag that they throw away
their ciutcheg and walk erect and proud, as though
they had been mirsculously healed. Al Inst, when
the re el boat moves oi', and the exchange has
tecp clearly effected, 'hrcc rousng cheers for the
old fas. Then vermn-nested rags, I'll now
highly priced ss the only cuvcr for nakcdnes,
are rIdcly torn of and flung inO the water
or cast WITH glee into the flaming furnace
Of tic itcaners, - new clothes are issued
and general cloaning g-liiLe ipiugurated
But the bathing has long been noodol, AMI
scarcely comes scon eneu Ugh. Many Of tie ucn,
thro lgh .liness or cAreiessness are 50 bryr ulci
tn Nth, thai, IL no, tor the dead color Of the
blackel epidermis, tLey ngbt bc taken for the
sons 4 Ham. Tue scarner Ella Haneox, one
Ol the excf ange feet has SPACIOUS dccs sitord!ng
room Tor dancing, aud Terp'ehuro inds her vo,a-
| ries even though they arc tAttcrjemslons who
dauce not ungraceiully in their streaming rags.
As soon ns possible barrels of<hot colee are
prepared, anu hams are cooked and boxes Of
! haru- JIesd opened, ior the geireshmeut Of these
men, TO whom decent food has tcsn for 9 lon.,
tine unknown. II is touening sight ~ sec
them, each with his quart can file by The steam ng
coffee barrels, aud receive the rotreshin9 draught
whose taste has long boon unfamiliar It
seems s'arcely possible that men should feel such
childish Joy Is they express IN one more recev ng
tbs common stlmulsnt. And ,hen, the eager, hum
CRY glare which their CLASSY oyes cas-, Upon the
clunks Of ham ss they clulch and devour their
allowance with 3 voli-ke svid.ty These facts
eau only be Understood by tho spes taor In reneun
bering that for mouths they nave been deprived Of
surcicn quantity Of pa ataule fooi, snd that tho
little they have received has been rarely cooked,
because in Q country aboundng with fue, ana
gloomy with Immense pine forests .hc'r jaioru
forbade them the POOR privilege oi adequate tires
Al the pr son-pcn near Milan, Ga, for bou.c woaks
there has icon 10 meal -four gwen tO Tue prison'
ers, and the sweet potatoes issued iu lieu thereof
have been eaten raw, because there was no op'
portuniIy Of getting fuel for cooking purposes
Look now ct this record u tho retci surgeons
Here Ia damning proof OF nhumanlty, scarcely "a
le credi I'D among people protesting Christianity
} In the nineteenth century. For the period OF q
month, through which these reports extend, there
10 . constant, monotonous complaint, oiIen as
suming The language Of protest, against tie treat,
, mont 70 whicn the Gck were sutlectod. Men In
the last sagc3 u emacistion from ctroae diarr
hoes received no pouT!stnent whatever and
starved 70 death on the coarse rations which ths
stomach OF strong man would REJECT. Others
1 srge.aas from gSpgreae spd ulcers, we're CON-