New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-31
FROM ANNAPOLIS.

FROM ANNAPOLIS.
Military Activity-slnyes Drilled In Fir
ing-Hndian Soldiers-Concentraf ion of
Troops for Special Service under Burn
side-Condition Of Paroled Pri soners-
The Effect Of Had Transpors alton on
New Troops How the Reb els Steal
Supplies Sent to Our Prise ners-The
Magazine Under Libby Pris On.
From Our Special Correspondent.
ANNAPOLIS, Tuesday, II arch g, 1894
This quaint old city has becow the scene of
immense activity and its quiet inhs bitans. most OF
whom are Rebel sympathisers stare between the folds
Of their green Venetian blinds at olumns of troops
moving through their streets TO the surrounding
try The broad fields where the Bur inside expedition of
1862 encamped are again whtened 18th rapidly ipcreas
ing tents which TO have spru ~ up with the grass
OF spring. Troops daily and hourly engaged in
drilling II Is important that tb recruits should
acquire proficiency at ea ry day. The adyan-
tage of the filing up the old regir lents is apparent
the actual experience of these veterans becomes at
once part of the Joint stock in n ado Of the old and
troops Another change Is oil apparent and Is sig.
nifcany suggestive Of the prp yress Of events Where
and the ring Of letters rcsouDd cd around the mart
there is heard the crack If the rife target prao
tce in the hands Of those cry slaves and the ring Of
the ramrod In the stoe barr e sings different song to
their ears In of the ~ chgan regiments also
three or four companies Of oval Indians who have
listed to aid their Great III her in Furnishing his para
cidal and fratrcidsl The negroes make far betor
soldiers, however than the Indians.
IL is secret that There Is being collected at this
city large force Of AL gyms of the service destined for
special service under Gen. Burnside. When the e1pe'
iton will leave what 'Vi be its numbers and whittier
lit viii 60 matters OF speculation. and TO no one
more than TO the tnquistiye, gthroughthe-
I'D If baf &c m ha
there Is no doubt that II will be success-
full is more than probable Meanwhile let abide In
faith.
The last arrival Of parocd prisoners did much toward
filing the excellent hospital at the Naval Academy, in
charge of DR.. Vanderbilt. number Of the poor,
emaciated brokers' pired follows have already died
and the kind Surgeon tells that 50 others will
Join the army Of the dead II there be person North
who doubts the harsh treatment the Rebels give our
prsoned relatives let him her 70 Annapolis and
look al tho wrecks OF humanity which the cold Of
Rebel covardice and indifference have stranded upon
the shore Of the River Severn. The Old quotation osne
ITbe Avon to the Severn runs,
And Wlo,ly ae's blood shall sp,ead abroad
Wide as the waters be-
And as Libbys loathsome walls "a Imagination be-
fore me. thought Of the Rea.'ssn hsia..'f'0H ."
Tho arrival Of the troops also contributes TO the
hospital large number Of patients victims OF the bad
effects OF transportation by rail- where men viii buy In.
dgestblc pies and poisonous candles and onable
sand siches with which they gorge themselves into the
hospital If the had the exercise Of marching, the
pernicions effects Of this combination. though bad
enough would not reach the point Otherwise sure TO be
| attained
Libby In the main similar, and mostly repetition
Of the old tale The officers explain the dodge by which
We have been made to believe that the boxes sent from
home and by the Sanitary Commission have been or are
being delivered thus: When flag Of truce boat ar
ryes the Rebels distribute few boxes, but stop the
moment the next batch Of released prisoners are or
These men seeing the distribution going on announce
ayerreI bV than Ofbcer
cognizant of the aes that thgre have been s least
1000 boxes received by the Rebels bat never dstribu
ted come of which are on hand. The method OF
giving the contents Of box 10 its owner Is somewhat
ingenious but quito destructive The fortunate pos
SCISSOR required TO bring his blanket and spread II on
| the ground The Dox Is opened. and package after
package taken ont and examined Cbeeses are cut into
inch pieces and pitched into the blanket Cans Of con
densed milk perforated with steel pointed baton
and follow suit Packages OF coffee, tea, sugar. salt
etc are open and poured into the congomeraton
Cans of butter treated la cans OF milk and so on
through the whole category Of goodies The
owner il then told to take up his blanket and walk
which does oursng the brute who spoiled first his
Injuries and then his comfort. 1t Is somewhat signf
cant that Col. banderson always received his boxes
/ and unsearCLed
In references to the powder under Libby Dick Turner
formerly connected with the Eutaw House Baltimore,
but now the hard.hearted Adutant Of the prison. told
one of officers who questioned him that no (Iurne)
knew med well that there one thousand POUNDS
Of powder under the prison but that he did mt put
tbsre" There is also other proof Of the cowardly.
tcudsh act MAJOR Turner called several Of the Off
down and told them he understood they had plan
10 escape but advised them not ~ try IT, a. the most e
eetla means had been taken TO prevent Its success.
This was tho day after KDpatTicks attack.
The Rebels use our Prvates at their different trades
cal was made for Shocmakcrs, and about two thou.
sand volunteered TO escape the rgors OF Belle ISLE
Col hi CesspOa, who was then one OF the Commission
to distribute tho goods to the prisoners on Belle Isle,
seeing the TINS derived by the Rebels. eau
toned the through their sergeant that they were
thus aidiI and abettilg the Rebellion. When this was
understood no moro volunteers were obtained An in
NJ then Qft Col EessnOla had bus
ness 10 interfere with this pleasant little arrang ment
of the Rebels aud Col c. was relieved from the Com
mission.
TIE paymaster gladdeued the hearts Of the paroled
officers and men yesterday. and quite number OF
officers left for the North Iaat night. When they first
landed In Annapolis these officers were forced to beg
for lodgings AMI something 10 eatj they were refused
adntancs ut the hotels bat at last got In at some OF
the boarding houses, and when was found they had
money the hote-keepers relented me handsome
Secesh adies OF tao town adhere 10 the old customs OF
yang themselves when they come In sight OF an officer
and removing this bar TO their beauty after passing
him They sso avoid having the hsm OF their garments
brush againft the hated uniiorIa-
The forlorn look with which your correspondent was
told at the City Hotel that 1t next 10 impossible
to keep hotel now for want Of hep" and 70 the query
" why ." the stu furlOrn answer, because our
bows (sayes) have enlisted" would have convinced
Fernsn do Wood, or Sunset Cox vallandisham even
JEFF. Dayis that Slavery was decd" 1t is be
hoped that the Union party vii see tbs corpse deeply
il not deosntly. inferred.
An Attempts % EyaAs Gen, Hsseerans's
Order.
To Ii. Editor Of The NJ Y. TrStv"@