Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-03
ool. DahIEren,S Men In Riohmopd,

Gel. DAhIBFen'B Men In Richmond.
The Baltimore Amsriean contains state
ment from IA Raider Of the Army of the
Potomac" describing the treatment re.
ceiVsd BY Col. Dahlgren's msu from the
rebels. We copy few paragraphs:
The day We arrived at prison there were
tWenty-eiGht that were captured aud put
In prison In the mOrning. The whole Of US
were busked and gagged, snl kept In that
position for several hours. unIil some Of Us
were nearly exhausted. They said that all
ought TO be shot, and that they were going
TO turn Us over TO the civil authorities, aud
they would hang every id one Of u.s.
They kept the raiders separate from the
rest Of the prisoners, not even allowing
them TO ask for chew Of tobacco. They
kept guard over US night and day, aud
on the island no language eau describe
the Snfsrings there. Prauk Leslie's illus
trattons are nearer than can descriLe-
worse, II anything, than he repreSents.-
The ratious there consisted OF piece of
corn dodger about three inches square twice
day, aud once 10 two or three days a
small piece Of meat ofdoubITul origin.
There are men here in this ward who
actually cat horSs beef, aud even dog, and
were glad to get it. One man saw in the
prison before went TO the hospital that
had one of the dogs paw that he eat Of on
the island. He said that he was going to
keep 1t and fetch it TO our lines Whso be
came. The prisoners on the island,
although nearly exhausted from exposure
aud starvation, were detailed TO carry wood
about three .fourtlS Of mile. Soma of
them were so weak that they could hardly
get around, and would refuse 70 fetch
wood. As mode of punishment for dis.
obedtence OF ordefS they had . wooden
horse, the legs about Eve feet long, made
after the style OF a carpenters horse, aud
the bench Of 1t sharpened almost TO an
edge, on which they would pat the prison
or strAddle, tie his hands behind him,
gag him, aud fGsteu a rope to each ankle,
and stretched both ways, until it would
nearly split man in two. There they
would keep him as loug as they thought be
could stand it, and then they would loosen
him, take him doWn, and kick him TO his
quarters.
There Is one mau in this ward that they
bad IN this position for nearly two hours
Every few minutes the rebel Sergeant
would pass by and ask him il he would
fetch wood now; his ans wer was that he wa
prisoner OF war, aud that he would mol
work. "Then sit there until you will, ,
was the AusWer. He being pretty spuuky
they kept him IN this position until ne Wal
nearly exhausted. he could hardly stand
or get to his quarters when they took hin
down, aud told him to get into bis quarters
There WaS squad that bad been detailed
to go to the prison. where they were goiul
TO be pAroled, aud ono poor fellow thai
was notin the detail, anxious to get away
stole into the ranks, hoping TO get paroled
DO being discovered by the officer in com
mtnd who, having . club In his hand
struck the poor fellow on the head, frac
turing his skull, causing death 10 few
hOurs. Another was struck on the cheek
cleaving the fiesh all off one side of bis
face. saw one man shot, sitting in Ih,
window eating his breakfast; the guarC
shot him through the glass, hitting him IL
the head, killing him Instantly. 1t Il
an almost every day occurrence for IL,
prisoners to be shot as through IhS window
by the guards