Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-28

Icy "Ouiq De received ii they got into thi
Federal lines, whether or not they would b,
forced into the Federal service That idea. Mr
B says, had been extsasiVely impressed Hpor
their minds. A lot Of them, be says, told him
they have given up all hopes OF succeEss One
man said he had aTed the last round ne ever
would st the Union army, and that be would
give thousand dollars to be out of the service
Mr.. B. says the rebels had taken several hun
dre5 horses and mules in their raid near Pima
Bun. These they took from friond And foe
eIke' and syowed that the getting these ami
mas was the principal object Of lhsir
tSi0' as they expected the Fedegals Woald get
mem Il thsy did not. He says they gave no
fecepts 70 the owners Of the animzla Thsv hs.d
ABOUT twenty citizens as eAptIyes. whom
Lney treated With contempt, and altogether more
Irudely than they did the FedsTaIs.
On arriving a. Shreveport, The prisoners vsre
taken to Kirby Smiths headquarters, and v,srs
detained shout there = couple Of hours. ana
thence wsrs sent to the prisoners camp, fifteen
miles distant.
Al Shreveport. Mr.. B. saw two gunboass, one
Of which was iFonclad, called Webb. There
were, however, no guns aboard her, they hHv-
ing been taken ont TO put upon ths Notifications
He also counted thirteen or fourteen transports
some of which were nice boats They have
good pontOOn bridge there, and enrtbuorks 10
protect it. Bat there are no Notifications 70
p
wide as the Arkansas es Little Rock. Shrsye-
port IS 5uil' On high bluf, is larger than Lit
tie Eoek, hut hss no trade at present, there BE-
ing no merchandise there. There is a telegraph
n operation between Camden and ShreveuOrt
The rebels have g garrison At Alexandra. and
emsll one q. MOurOe. Mr. B. thinks .hs rebels
cannot collect 10000 effective msn at ShTsve-
port
Ths camp for prisoners is situated below
khrpVancrt and TIM er,r- =
on moderately high ground, in tinbsrsd eouu-
Try, but surrounded by swAmps. The rebels |
had about SIX hundred thsge, among them beiny |
TWO crews of guubOalmsE', who were 'captuTsd
yesr ago. Ihe prisoners were qusrtersd in bu,s !
and houses which they bsd 70 erect themselves
The camp included about two acres, and yyss |
surrouBded by q chain Of ssntinels There !
were only from eight 10 ten sentinels On relief ]
Besides this guard, the Confederate Government 1
kept pack Of blood hounds, Numbering sbout
twelve, which were placed on duty generally
about four O'Clock in the morning. NeTeFthe- /
less the guard vas 30 weak OF had so many \
UniOn men among them, that prisoners ire /
qusntly escaped.
The usual rAtions Of the prisoners were one
pint Of coarse corn meal 70 man, three-a 1ar-
ters OF pound Of fresh beef, Of a poor quality, /
al uneooked, g spoonful Of sugar and sslt /
barely enough to use in cooking ths beef-no /
vegetables at al, except once in a while sweet
potato IN lien Of ths rasions of sugar-no tea
nor cetfse Cooking utsnsils were few The /
prisoners did their own cooking. Tie prison. /
ere, generally, enjoyed good health, and had no
hospitals
At eight O'Clock in ths morning, and at five /
O'Clock In the afternoon, the prisoners wers /
marched in font Of the headquarters of Colo /
mel Harrison, commsnder OF the eGmD, and /
counted. There was = roll csll only once
week.
MF. Burgess was not eontsnted 20 reunsin
longer than ten days, when be succeeded wish
about twenty others, in escaping By crawling
ont At night On the ground between Che ssntin-
els. Two prisoners belonging 70 the 25 d In
diana, accompanied him sitter the escape to the
Red river, where shey made a Isft and then
AOated down stream thTes miles to avoid pursuit
by the bloodhOunds They then pursued their
way, keeping in the woods, over streams and /
through sWsmps, to the Mississippi, which they
struck at Ashton. From thence they proceeded !
to Yicksburg
Mr.. Burgess throws light upen snoihar mat /
ter Of peculiar interest BE states that most Of /
the transportation, public End private, down il |
that region, had been pressed to the hsuifng OF !
cotton, which was being sold as fast IS possible 1
ITO the North Tor RreenbaekB. 1t was the com !
mon understanding smong the soldiers and the /
people, that this extensive sale Of cotton was |
carried on by the express sgreemsnt Of both !
Governments. There is no doubt but that ths |
masses had been completely hoodwinked by that |
singular imposition. II is ths belief, however, /
among persons who have the best means OF in |
formation, that this great cotton movement is q |
final and desperate scheme of rebel officers to /
raise funds preparatory to . well mstared ssRm- !
psde into Mexico. They consider the Confsd |
eraey played out west Of the Mississippi at any /
rats.