The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-30


long saHGr CUE
Confederate Officers o,eslsyng their leaves Of absence
frequently put " The ciiycnS' The fact
soon that many OF them combine
and cred lilly 10 largo doses. captain, with fy ing
fcaher IN MS bat and knowing. defiant characters
tic OF many their olcers bad told tho
bringing HIM 4, Castle Thunder.
aAnd what brought you here,' hc asked member or
our press gang who had been his principal queetouer
~: am Confederate osicer, sir like yourself was the
response "a moro trhing circumstance brought me
here hut /, ony shows the miserable apJ aaot
OF ap4ec lion OF tho confederacy.v
,sAnd what are you Charged Nth dcinesn
al attached now sir, toRosers' battery Just outside
the city Eyor since the began have oen working
10 ec up gun OF longer range sarer execution tan
any IN in tho artillery servce and have succeeded
w tho other asy !, y. s my gun %, for trial got 4
fred t. Unfortunately nimed my pece the direct on
Of Wilmington, and the ball. mpei'ed by the double
actos OF tho projece ana centr uga forces which my
invention un,tes shit amidshpa blockade runner or WI
msneton sinking IL and the cargo"
"That was good eli $"
oOf course il was but iuapprccativc government
dent Ok AT That but has been moan 01oHsh put me
here 10 be disgrsced AID pehaps tcps hero
IL admire your ruck, STR. promptly and onorgctoa,ly
sp,ko up tho Confederate captain. ' accidents
SHOT Of course and "a 800 tho scsernm"nt in boil frst
BIO orc I'D pay the damage"
ca, miIcs is computed from RohInDnd TO WaingtoN
mas DEAD 4as LAID cor
A Coa[cdefato lieutenant was cne oycuiOg Indacted
into our society flo had bceo tc,s that the citissss
tho best in thu prison. aud no locked hero Tor
little 81 The prison dscOmfts negligence aud bGrbarities
that he had no doubt might exist elsewhere
ct all 0ne FOR them 70 tell you this IL the best
ROOM" rcmlrkod ono OF our number 'n they treat
mon worse ia Other rooms nifty them :"
you arc not treated badly hero. AFRO your asked tho
eyoa Confedefates mar not call II bad treatment 70
lewo hero 70 die with smapox aud attor they arc
dead to leave the bodies lying hero several days"
els il possible thcy can ba 50 inhumana'
"Thcc are three dead bodies lying there now and
numbo hat taken TO thor beds on the Aoof), "and
some tbose ara sick with tho same disease who
have not seen doctor for a week.
Oh THIS is Terrible groancd the licui cnant 81
wonder Il cart get out Of hcrc feel sick and faint
and must lie down, and so,t'ne tho action 10 the word
he made MS way to two chests rsnsod against post
used ny Captain Wolf hs substitute fur sleeping
the floor and stretched himself out on them
ios gracious sale don't lie down ihero " reared out
ssaa F'''''s '''' ~ ''''' WY - ~ 49,
boo,eshca earth quake could not havc started
tn he"tcnan quicker 10 bis feet He in terrible
trcpdat2n MI oigh Tho next morning wo Jaw the last
OF HIM
Moasnso osyor,oss
Everybody now knows what ''mo'n,ng devo.',ns"
applied tospflson lilo Th,s narrative would he
ply sicisn in tho Mosry Wives or WndsW, N that mem
orable aud majestic line
a shall long xen,ember 20 iousc."
tells the whole story need not dwell. rc,bprn sat
rusolTes
tncs the PRONUNCIATION OF tho order ny the Confederate
authorities rorbding Royernment 10 send supplies
prisoners there has been doubt with many TO
whehor boxos 10 private Individuals would be received
ate hero for the Information Of those who DO not know
though presume moat understand ina caae that no
strictoNs have been placed sending private boxes
Ana will say further that DO fcars iced bc entot ned
stfbution OF supplies sent by our government. hav
every reason 70 bccve that III, rebel authorities hav
acted anA acting with The strcicst fidelity Furthe
ere, all moneys orc also faithfully delivered
rKMAlR rRSOSERs.
Adjoining our room. in room by Themselves. werc
three female pr's ners One "a Miss Bcio undcrwo a.
living AUgusts. &c rgia) hrs been con0ned twcnty
moohs to esvo tost'mooy against hcr over Confederate
iIeutcnaut. charged With conntcrc,tng Con edcrnte
tho prison The sccOUd was discovered among the soldiers
@o ana e s ~S Sn nr hc
because her tower did that shn fought bragc'y many
battles that she was promoted to sergeant ard that
Unth after hor arrival Richmond as prisoner
Of that her sex became Known Charged win teNg
u tho ACQUISITION on winch mo 'sd oDo was brought
spighy ~ hcr talk hcr ,naapcfa give iodcston O.
refined education and ASSOCIATIONS upon tho subject OF
her past history sbe ~ tcrsstentg rc,cent She was
captured ~ ren0ossec.
Aaocr INK err.
Twice went about tc city each tine In ntsus with
eccentric individual VINO iasisted on carrying mn>kc
and bayooet WITH him lie proved benevolenty inclined
no. outstanding his cccen,r,c,ty, aod was ine'h.ent
and ue'i posted. lie showed me the dlcrert pubic
buildings. pointed out the res,dcnc, Of JET Davis.
ana when notable showed himself indicated h'm by
uamc IN these tram,s ccperas Job stuart. a. =
Hin, Morgan aud KemI and lesser Officers 'nnumerebe
did mol get INTO sny Hospitsa except vis,tor
cnoush however. to convince mo that vcey eject
lont care il g,vca to our SICK leave 70 Mr. Hart who
had heightened experience ~ ono Of them Al extended
fvcrg boty kaows tho fabulous pcices o. ytaog n
~ bpood. The prices have Continued to rise regu
tlrly tises tho sao. and promise 60 rising.
dd nlsni to give the scale OF prices prevailing al my
doparturo. but q would mako too long a document.
reso. ovti~res
There eIevea officers aud ave detectives connected
Win TABLE Thunder. CaDs, AeSindcr was IA Command
untr Tow weeks before loft Having been q prisoner
no knows now TO treat prisoners. never heard
plant uttered asa oat him or anYof bs suboruinaes
take great pleasure IN making cord 81 this TACT Capt
Rchtdsoa OF Goo WtDder's stal, the present CON.
mandsnt, and hs conduc. TO the prisoners. as a
general thog. 10 married with exceeding hum,o-
uy Among tho detectives u Kephart, known az
the Confederate haogmau. He looks "a J shn.ld
picture iiaynau to oos-cosrse, wiry h,ir high cheek
bones shaggy eyebrows deep sunken eyes. long
srzy, gray beard and mstache, and brgandis., hat
and gait did not choose TO cultivate his aequa naacs.
and so csn writo no more Of nm.
Twcasy sentincs arc constantly on duty about tho
prison. Tito Redmond CITY battalion has mainly FUR
nshod the detsi from dark I'LL daylight they Gait out
tue bat hour at every post "Haifpast twelve, post No
lingering the last clause aad the call he beard
sat distance. These calls not conducive TO
tinuods slamber.
Across the James river. and II Is ba; step to Bel
done. but in my prison seourn saw aud oonversed with
several who hid been imprisoned there. About seven
Thousand eve hundred prisoners are now confined on the
island Their fonts cover four acres OF groHnd which ii
will be " cranpiog them within close limits. When
left some three hundred were without tents
log. Their ratous quarter loa. OF bread and two
ounces or meat third loaf and soup. rebel
sat establishment tho ground OF whom bread
be bought BY such rs end the prison ra,on insufficient
and have money and do are how RAPIDLY they spend
The food cotning and blankets sent by government
have all been distributed equally among the men, There
IL no such mortality has been described, although
many have died and large numbers sick the latter
taken to hospitals 10 the city. About the camp
ground there deep and wide ntrenchuen to prevent
escape About 500 prvaes confined in warehouses
10 the vicinity Of the Libby. These receive the
same raous aud treatment as those on Belle Island
cAsrLE LIGHTNING
Directly opposite Castle thunder Ia Castle Lightning
II three story brick building seventy feet long by
shrty deep Here combined desorters from army
They do not Hnd themselves treated with that degr
consideration aud hospitality many OF them doubt
looked Pity for them IA generally confined their
own was told about hfty confined there
at present Most belong TO that highly respectable class
known as "bounty jumpers"
There one thousand aud thirty officers reported
confined 10 Libby when left Some OF the rooms have
no windows them, and the supply OF and fuel
Ia rather limited. In the dining tables we're
cut up to koop themselves But FOR ALL there s
general good health and patient putting up with thor
long confinement What have written OF my own prison
lie applies here they read the papers. play cards and