New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-12
AN EXPERIENCE IN RICHMOND.
Capture md Escape Of Union Mnn.

the Office Of The Chronicle last evening. and gave one %
our reporters of his experiences ana oosef
yations, IRON which We CLEAN the annexed; ,.
DIR. Lloyd and William Waters, also OF fariax
county, were taken by a portion OF Mosoys ms2-
dressed chiefly in federal uniform George Tnn0s
john Thomas and jones irammel, former neghoois of
the captured being tie eudes) the I'd Of June last
short tine after the capture. Dr. Lloyd met Sith Al
accident by which several OF his RIBS were broken-
Notwithstanding this accident and despite the fact thae
he was in bad HEALTH bis captors kept him the ROAD
travelling upon very sesnty fare. soaetmes for two
DAYS With naught bat biscnit ard glass Of milk ~
cirouitous route among the mountains much OF the
distance. for three weeks ana nnniy delivered hm ~
70 the tender mefclcs OF one whey, aJaor at the Le
By Prison, in Richmond
LIFE IN THE LIBBY.
"On his arrival 20 placed IA u eel, eight BY ten.
with i've others, hea With veImin and so dark thas
| the Sc disgusting con pnBions though swarmng upon
the persons OF the inmates could only De ueIsetcu ~
feeling. Having nothing but gum 9'snk . Eing ~
not sleep. physician gave him dose OF morphine 70
large that it desoye1 bis consciousness Tor TWO oys
His condition wss thus rendered so much worse thst
the physician ordered his removal 10 the hospital Whce
be remained weeks At the expiration OF that tnS
he remanded to tse Libby. and placed IN anotneu
room Of the same length ana breadth with tnat IN WIZ
ne Lad been before confined but only four and ban
feet In height, also dark and infested with verInin
RELIEF.
"Or the 18th Of August TIN ough the aid OF eentueL
he secured the services u lawyer and aSfaned tns
issue OF writ Of hateas corpus On Monday, the I'D 70
was taken, with his attorney before Judge Halliburton:
During the examination of the cese tie Judge stated
that aleter had been received from Mosby recommend.
ing the doctors early release inasmuch four persons
we're hed the tede authorities hostages for him.
A further hearing Of the cee appointed for tho
next day. At that hearing Dr. Lloyd was admitted -
bail in the Of $1,000 for his appearance for trial.
and allow ed 10 90 az large.
Having trayeled aLoaf the city for three DAYS, hiS
necessary expenses being over hIt! dollars per Day,
aud being short Of funds he deter to 90 to Case
Thunder TO obtain rations There he remained seyer4
days Of tie time with the freedom of that deieet-
able establishment, which gave him opportunity 20 con-
verse with many Of the prisoners. both Rebels and
III n III
"Me4ntime having met uas &c Oud, ct the suggestion
OF that person he delivered himself Into me hf's OF
The military authorities 10 pave TIE way to his exc rnge.
On Thursday of last week he was accompanied ~ one
Cepehsrt military detective. IL the Rebel exchange
boat seen safely al b"ard by the Judge aud was
conveyed upon herso her regular landing. about two
niles above Drury's Bluff. where tie passengers were
landed walked TO the bluff aud taken on board ths
United States exchange boat.
WHAT AOsBY's MEN BALD.
While on the way 10 Cord nsyiie, young man. m
the guard Of Nosb!s men. SAID To Di. Lloyd: We ha3
a hne time with Of the Yankees TIE other dey.
Twelve of us surprised seven CAV rl men, who dis-
mounted and gave up hel grns when we all Cred nto
them nd finished up the lot taxing no prisoners We
understand that sheridan uag some OF OCT men In the
valley a short time ago. and deter mined 10 spare
no more prisoners whom we take with arms III thcif
banda
The general tone among Mosby's men was one or
rancorous hatred sgainst Lncn aud OF hope ihae
Mcclellan would be elected because they believe that
he would make speedy compounds.
THE FARE AT LIBBY.
ITO the prisoners IN close confinement On both the
in which the Doctor kept before he went 10
Castle Thunder weI in "tGer rooms In the sans
bulIdlng) the breakfast allowance was piece OF corn
bread about inches long ant hafan inch in breadth
and thickness. with pint Of liquid lied rice soup
containing aSout teas pooaiai of W Inferior qurty q
rice. The dnner ration was sim3r Allowance VI
bread with section Of boiled pork ab1lt two inches
square, and from onequarter TO ono.tird OF an inch Ia
thickness. About oLce q iOlthient 4ualium Oh 700
soup, u water in wbich cabbage AN been boiled 70
the fnlDess Il pint was uocd M u each Oh tho
yrstebed csp,,ee and "a, ..onal, ,hey were stmus
=, "A -
bacon cured in hickory ashes oiteD'nes so tainted ~
to be not retanable by even tie st1nsest stonaehS IN
the Libby. well as IN Caste 1hunde-a very parS
disc for epicures compared with tie i Nor named Cal
Hoc-negroes to be seen selling dressed rate
TO those prisoners who bad the means wbeTewith -
purchase, at one dollar each these rodent quadruPeds
BILLIE ISLE
Though the number of miserable sufferers upon tia
Saharan place OF torn was lot 20 aTgc rs II has been
when Or. Lloyd took bis obaeryats tie treatment u
tie tive thousand two hundred con enned ~ It's tor.
ments was not ess barbarvus than formerly Most q
them Vero without Blankets dlH king cups eanteens.
aud many bereft OF Of auy coiH e. save drawers ana
shiais.
TREATMENT OF cAPTURGD PRISONERS.
AFTER the eX lJsion OF Size ue A !r0nt OF Peters,
burg, considerable ngnbe If Union soldiers were
captured and eighty OF them were stripped Of thPix
ited States uniform and clothed in the Rebel gsrb.
At the first Gght the Weldon ksroad these nicn
were placed Ia the front ranks Of he Rebels and %
dtefsed as efeotully 20 Deceive troops BY tue
advantage thus gained two thousand OF our men wors
captured. These prisoners on tier arrival at Rich
n0nd. we're peradrd between Castle Thunder and LIB
by, ordered 10 throw oil their aeeut emenis and d,est
themselves Of part OF heT cOih's aud then Darcheo
to the wrechel quarters assigned To tlom, whereupoo
gang Of negroes gathered up what they had dotted,
and carried them away.
TREATMENT OF CAPTURED SOLDIERS.
Among those in Ll"by fnd Castle lnuuder TO whose
the attention of Dr. Lloyd was especially attract
Richard rarsiail Sixth Michigan Cavalry; John
l. Reese. Lrst Ohio Cavalry; both captrted in STAFF
ford county. Va March ~, s64 charged with having
been spies; they taken 10 Orange Court House
and there tried, sud though no proof was aiducod
sgainst them, they had since been continually kept ID
dose confinement, living among the yernin and upon
the fare which is noted abuSe.
sergeant John McCoo, alias Patrick Relday, Co.
A, Second New York Ca'alr!, captured at Mathiss
Point June l3 1881 charged with rape had been con-
fined fourteen months, with ball and CHAIN IN cells
four and hail feet il height aud had never had any
trial. bearing or examination.
Colonel Fry. Second North Carolina (Union,) cap
Tired few weeks since. was confined IN one OF tia
aforesaid nOisome cells with ball and chain withouf
any Of the rights If prisoner Of war. He had beca
spturei before suffered terribly for fourteen months,
and WAS exchanged. but now had little hope Of aGgbt
but lingering death.
"Peter Ford George Rowland, william A. Salt,
Seneca Young, Ambrose Young, John w. Jester, ard
Edgar Haunaker, crew OF Tie steamer Emily. in The
United States mali service the Potomac captured
year ago, had never had hearing.
HOW DLs.RTERs FARE.
d" A week ago last AUndoy night number OF desert
from the Union Amy arrived a. Richmond. and
eespite the order OF General Lee that all deserers
should be sent 70 the interior ulh irmed and set 10
work they were stripped 81 t.eiI l,ting mostly new.
and but little worn. robbed OF all l. eir moneysl;00
in Confederate money aid eco in sIeenbacks having
been taken from one " them-.lld then they were
marched of 10 a place Il safe keeiife
TONE OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN RICHMOND.
Though moving tyil Throughout the rebel capital
for several dsys d. Floyd saw but very iew females.
iId not large number Of males ID citizens dress.
Some Of both sexs were web dressed; almost all the
females however. whos. hoops But tie most Of both