Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-29
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regiment, c. 5. A., with Two other Confeder-
Ates, arrived in this city on Saturday, hay.
ing made their escape from the United States.
where they had been held Tor some months
as prisoners Of war Captain Barziza jumped
from railroad car At point ninety miles
west Of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, while being
conveyed with several hundred other officers
from Johnson's Island TO Point Lookout, and
from thence made his way to Montreal, where
be was kindly provided for and sent on bis
way rejoicing He was captured Atthe battle
OF Gettysburg, From him we gather further
interesting facts relative to the treatment OF
prisoners on Johnson's Island
As has been before stated, all the prisoners
on the Island are reported 20 be officers, but
among them are many civilians aud gentle
men who had at some previous time been
Confederate officers but we're not when cap.
tured They are sll ranked a. officers 90 as
to count against FederAla in the exchange of
prisoners. These are now being removed al.
phabetically to Point Lookout and Capt. b.
was among the 6rst batch, which included ali
those from A to d. OF the entire number
confined, not more than eight or ten have
ever succeeded in making good their escape
although many attempts have been made.
The barracks in which they are confined is
surrounded by high enclosure, within which
they are allowed certain hours for exercise,
but the yard is Que immense mud hole, near.
ly knee deep all through it. There are three
shallow pits with pumps, to furnish water for
$500 men, in which the water rises at the
rate of about four gallons an hour, aud very
muddy at that
Lake Erie is within fifty yards, butthe men
are not permitted to go to il and consequent
ly suffer greatly from thirst The assertion
that regular army rations are furnished is
emphatically denied. The days allowance is
not more than sufficient for one meal
The cost OF Stoves benches, &c is
deducted from the ratiOus furnished. OF
money sent to the prisoners one.half is
habitually stolen, Sentiuels FIRE upon the
prisoners upon the slightest excuse. Instan.
ees of petty tyranny and meapness are com.
mon. Gen. Jones was ordered by a corporal
to dig sink as a punishment for being late
at a roll call, and refusing, was confined in
cell The officer OF the day aud = sentinel
agreed to accept bribe Of $500 from Gen.
Archer to connive at his escape, and after re.
eeiving the money and gold watch, quietly
returned him to prison. photograph OF the
prison was taken, which the prisoners we're
compe lied to buy at 30 each, or have their ex.
tras withheld. II.I-
A few rods from the prison ia cluster OF
cells or dungeons, large enough only for a
man to lie down in. In these are confined
John Marss, Of Virginia and six Others, IN
der sentence Of deaih-ths most Of them in
pursuance Of Gen. Burnside death order, No.
3d. Marss was captured at Shiloh, bot after
wards made his escape, and on being RECAP
turei was tried as a spy in Cincinnati and
condemned 70 be executed He aud bic com
radeS are shackled and handcuffed, and have
a sixty pound ball attached to their feet.
They are alloged 70 communication with any
one but are permitted to take air for an hour
each day in a little space staked out for them
adjoining their cells at which time they sling
the heavy ball on their shoulders, and hoLble
about as well as their shackes will permit
But severe as is the treatment Of the pris
oners, they dec are with Que accord that they
would prefer to remain prisoners during The
war, rather than be exchanged upon terms
made with Butler, the Beast "--SL John
IN B) Morning Telegraph, March II.