The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-28

the bsrs svouud, sSposed 10 = torrid sun bv day
and heavy rams o. oil urueS in total
ciueg&i " the ssrreet and slmost de-
aparinS srpeals of kind hearted physssns
tr Their rHef. The dreadful condition II the
Andevsonvflls prison - sttcsted by hundreds Of
ID or ron in ssish tSsy ~sr. ecn6nei s.s an
encloUirv n fourteen scrcs, i've of which were
morsss. u'rc the men were without shelter, au,L
ia many instances, almoet pakeJ, hudd'cd ".
gcthcS without room for exercise. During The bot |
summer mouths there were scattered about IN |
shis pen average Il s least so 600 prisoners, who
were suffering from disease In almost every form in-
c'dsn' to msn in . climate 70 which he Is unac. |
customed. Five acrss NJ the surface of the ground
were covered with human excrcmenI eshsline
mcre,nc influence which would provo fatal even ~
she rico plantation lalorcr. accustomed from In
fancy TO bresthing The malsrious atmosphere ~ his
nstvc sNvaunahs. Constantly drenchcd by rams,
receiving lad food. always poorly prepared ana
often raw. in many instsnccs nskcI and labor.
ing under . mental depression vergins upon
bcrcd, the PRISONERS were kept In their
dreadful prison. tnicr these circumstances the
mortality became frigbtfui. end, as q matter of
deicuce Tor epidemic, .hs rebel authorities were
compelled TO thin CUT the sh ambes early IN Sep
tember, by sending several thousand of the pri'
scners to new stoctsde established ~ Savannah.
~hcrc their suneriuss were otVadorsbly a'lsvIs-
OF the yellow fever a. s,vsnnS, we're @ rsmovSa to
ano,her PRISON pen ~ Aisn. Before the CHI ange
from Andcrsonv,llo was made elepsn thousand
victims had been buried unco,hnci, in the shallow
trenches nesf the prison. Prom the mortality ia
bic from tho 28d VI July to the 18th Of September,
u appears that the daily average Of deaths WAS
from ninety TO Que hundred. The highest number
seven, and during tho weck ending August iIth,
seven hundred and forty d!ed. The cruelty oi
captain Werts, the ohicor In charge 81 Anderson
Vile, ia spoken of In unmessurcd terms. lie in-
hicted brutal pupishmenN Tor tho slightest in-
fringcmcnt OF the rules.
tBy Tekirdph)
Baltimore, Wv 20 The correspondent Of the
Baltimore American, undcr date OF Annapolis last
evening, SAYS: Two Of the first vessels comprising
Col. Mulicrd's feet of transports arrived here TO-
| day, With tho psrolod men from Savannah. Tle
steamers Atlantic, Cap, Gray, aud the Blackstone,
| Cspt. Berry, the former having ON hoard 6+e living
skeletons and eight dead bodies Nine others were
buried on the passage. Such was tho wrctched
state Of these poor men ths our surgeons were
themselves appalled, ~ the awful sight Not man
among the number but had Ia be sent 10 tho hospi.
ssis, MAN. to leave them only for tho graveyard.
The $50 the Blackstone were IN bctter condition.
and made the weikIn ring a. they landed on tho
free shores Of Maryland. Surgeons Vanderbilt and
Payter, and their assistants, evinced the deepes,
interest in the poor fellows, and are doing oil II
their power TO mitigate their sufcrings.
Tho I.afe Tremendous Rain In Virginia -
SufierinGs Of the Aruiv OF the Potomac.
The following IL from q correspondent Of ths
| TrxLs;
Hsadqydrtsr. Finh Corps, Weldon Road, Va,
Tue day Nor. 22 The rain storm that has for the
last three days and nights dcluged our camps.
soaked our intIcuohments, aud washed tho entire
surface Of the country. has a, last ceased The
amount Of damsse this terrific aud persistent storm
has tccn the unlucky cause OF is almost incalculs
lie. Our in.rcpchmcuts have suffered greatly,
whole lines of pits being flooded again and again,
the bonh-proofs have been completely satursted,
and in many have been absolutely ruined
| Forts have sunk To o fearful degree in some in.
stanccs The moist earth has forced In the supporting
and inuer wall ~ logs. and now lies scattered abou,
heap u podgy matter. The roads In some Ilares
are considerably flooded, but as no great damage
has been done them, except the occaslonA carrying
away OF some rustic bridge. The suacitngs of the
army during this three days storm have been con
slider able especially thosr who have becn con,Ielled
10 remain ont In the trenches duty; but 1t 10 on
the eL.ire limos Of tho 81 Corps more especially y,
that our mon have endured the greatest hardships
That portion ~ our lines of inireLchel works bela
more exposed 20 tho fury Of the clements and con
sisaing principally Of white and yellow slnt, Ia,
banks o' earth were less able " Withstand Ihe del
ugc Of water that was poured upon them. Addot
W this WAS the fnct that men tho right, anC
consisting wholly OF 'he 2d Corps, are compelled /.
remain close up under their works FOR protectior
sssinss the wstchfil eye and dangerous Lullo
of the shsrpshooter. saw myself thi
morning whole Ines Of intrcnched camp
that completely washed OUT snC
also saw numbers h the men vainly endcavor
ing to pick up out OF the heaps Of uoscherous mud
uf ,he may articles lost amid it's fAihofnes
depths. Many OF the men lad lo-. thcir rstions
their havcrsacks having suffered alike with .he
} othr equipuiente, sni loo, in the general wreck
Muddy and soddea bt-, and water soaked bis ut
and crackers, are not very inviting yiands. Al
least thought 81 and fully agreed with the un
, lucky once who hsd no other tina, '.no grub WA
! tetter than such d-d poor staf" Tic boys
kowover, were quito cheerful over the lardsh ips
the pas, few dsy Il very much SO, thought aI til
tune Bu', now that the warm sun has teguu Y
shed bis genial rays once more over us, the vol
dicrs Will soon a.ain recover their woutei cheer
D fulncss AMI good telupcrs anil spirits Once sol
d or gets over trouble, he never gives tn ough
towards thc next that may be in prospect In store
This morning the work ofrepair commenced every
where, and all day large working parties could b
sen plying the shovel-no p.ckaxe teing noces
. snry, owing to the Tsln-and q great deal Of tn
Z vast damage done was femediod. Trenches wer
I dug to lead out tho large accumulated masses &
I water, and &C regain possession Of the abandono
pits. Gaps in our rnaiu works were speedily hlle
: up and mado more secure and stroug. Bomb
: proofs were torn down and rapidly rebuilt. Aa
gsx!nes were ovoraauled, and Me damaged an
useloss ammunition taken out, and replaced with
3 fresh supply more scrvicosb!e. WOOD was draw
. " the troops aud fires once set sblAz,
4 Everything Iha could tend 70 the comfort pre-
0 tfcnon OF the troops WAS attended W, and II wi
not be long before our uallan bows will te onf