The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-11
IL. 4. a: Repdrick's Despatch.


,.LI. AKS1vAl op NFAsEp PRISONERS
fwo a the forty.,our officers arriving IN the flag Of
ouoe bost ycs,erdsy, Major Keeper and Lieutenant
a.dlow renamed al the fortress night They
~ only officers coming Ashore the others, together With
GO seven bandved prvaes exchanged, gong direct
u tbs New Yorb 70 Annapolis.
yps srucs HAip-AilKx IN RltBMoSD.
From Major Keeper learn that the first ptimation
ecners Richmond had u the advance Of General XII
uairicx upcn city hearing the cannonadng about
nine O'Clock 70 the evening. the fight began inside
~ outer line Of offences seemed to be even oossr
shan shat, ord OF course the meaning Of it was
q snos evident Every prisoner knew that tbose oecn
Nd cannon were On Cur guns laundering for admission
within the wills Of the city and thai their resue, not
psrameun orject Of she attack, at least constituted
pcpi,cu ,be ran AS may be supposed, there was o
esnae ans ely. Every Wished that ntarer clearer
tcscern night the sound Of those cannon, That VIC
Svy might gallant forces, and with giving the
civ 10 possession brave assaants restore them 10
nb1rty But this hope was not sraiifed. The next
poyring Jod story Of the bold stack OF fitzpatrick
unS lis compulsory retreat. II was bad news 70 the
Vsseonars. they had peep hoping against hopo, II is
roe, but there was hope, and they cherished and
bcseed II, q deusive phantom though proved 70 DO
,pk rRisoNERs IN At JBF TSB.
A. soon No Kpstrcks attack made and tho prooa.
May Of bic proposed attempt effect their rescue as
vned The o. possibility, the stas 10 the PRISON
we're removed the guard strengthened and The strict
watchulness kept uIcn the OCCUPANTS Of each room
rpe object Of ,hwart ary attempts at escape
NAst might be maze, for u well known that # our
Ucops did net sooeosd u reaching The the aer
would lot Tass Opportunity OF reaching ihem The
Yseoaronary meassres Of he prison oncias mado 81
- rr,Yor1 ~ snrArNtse Rrrtiss
We yerulse 81 fitzpatrick called out ecreval rejoicing
eUiside the prison aud increased the rsolenoe Of The
swvon officers INSIDE altogether il most exciting
SINE though the Richmond papers The MAJOR says make
os 81 there WAS, and 10 hE opnion, grossly ex.
aaRerae their of defence. Is bis own opinion,
Scwcvor that raid viii effect the release Of our
eopers ard he thinks the best plan 10 succeed will DO
70 bring about general exchange OF prisoners.
sktENI EsCArE 0F m soNEFs.
The robci authorities and particularly The officers 10
Mon a. inc escape OF 90 or our officers through hat
tuBne OF she one hundred and niue escaping hronsh
She tunnel ust fifty have been brought back. CIV
ks atty Two as tie humber getting securely away and
which ,aes exactly with the number comug within our
ncs. fnis statement shows that none o. our officers
shsn atomI ting ron their freedom persisted by tue
way, either from hunger cold or the bullets bayonets
~ their rebel pursuers And shows further that tho
nvival Of others need be looked Tor. Since that
sannci business at intervals Of every hour during the
sight patrol looks through each room TO see that al s
yell Those brough, back put In close confinement
enc basement dungeons Tor two weeks and fed on bread
and water. Very many who were caught aud brought
eanh very nearly made their escape. Colonel Rose, OF
~ Seventy seventh Pennsylvania regiment was within
sight Of Williamsburg when TAKEN lie snached scouts
gun away, bred OF, and then but unlucsy came
@pon tw0 other ecouts who, after beating him on the
hsad With Of their pieces recaptnred him. Several
1ksook our cavalry for the enemy and from them
se hem The more cautious and seuous 10 keep cut q
she way surprising these disguise 70 mslead them.
rptsrsxNT rHI@Nrps
n sbon the u has been for time past Tho
yasons have not fallen OF and The government evidently
n doing The best can Among he onccrs there very
fhe sickness BcNos UNDERGO most rigid examination
ecfore they are delivered, aud the Major mo to
o,,lon the II ends Of prgoners from seadiua money
uaAu bey visa 70 wsxs copibutiops 0f lo ar,oVuI u