Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-06

Done out Unonlste snould hereafter remain In the d15
trct which he ruled. Except when the General ID
Biblical. we do not give the exact language in which
these commandments were couched, but the above is
their substance If they do result in bringing thou
sands of recruits TO the Confederate armies we shall
think the Kentuckians lost people indeed. -,
Yankee BastiIes.
Major +. F. Marley, who was captured at the evac-
uatlou OF Fort Wagner, in the boat which was con-
eying him. wounded to the CITY, and has been held as
prisoner ever since until the late exchange at Charles
ton, furnishes the Darlington Sotaherner with the
following interesting account of aDkee prisons and the
trea tment cur prisoners receive IN them:
Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, ia not now depot
for prisoners OF war; but is one of the most noted
kee ba stiles at which citizens expiate offences real or
imaginary, committed against " the best government
The world has ever seem" Prisoners Of collect
ed there and some regular depot as soon as
load Is obtained. shall endeavor to give you q de-
scrlpton OF this place, which orce visited with
pride by our people and efectionatey remembered as
the place where during Certain "perious night" our
Tag dated dtiantly and was found proudly waving at
returning dawn. That flag, then reverenced ss the
banner Of liberty, has bee badge of depot
ISM and the fort, then so gala y defended by free
men, ls now prson.house for tn If children.
Within the enclosure which surrounds tee fort, just
upon the waters edge, is the provost marshas yard
Within this ale teo long brick houses which were once
used government horse stables These ore divided
above and below into two rocns tie upper rooms are
reached by long flights of seps. In the upper story
OF OF lEes6 Is apartment known as the
officers room, in which was confined from the l4th
OF February until the l6h Of June. My fellow pris-
opers were mostly officers, wounded and captured at
Gettysburg majority OF these poor fellows had given
lmb 10 their country, and ali had been severely
wounded. Ia this apartment there hunks without
any bedding, and during q part of the winter the
wounded were unable to procure straw 10 lie upon
The rations here consisted of meat day, and
L" hard tack and coffee twice. Occasionally Irish po-
tatoes were as given to Compared with Fort Del
aware, the Only regular depot for prisoners at which
was copf1ed, we fured f0ey.
The two most interesting points at Fort McHenry
were the " 1nericr " and the Middle R0o,ue" The
former were rooms within the fort to which Coincide
rates assigned when under charges or sentence,
for special punishment When one Is consigned to the
Interior" he dies to bis companions who not al
lowed to communicate with him. | Rave officers
who have been corned there and all agree that it is
far from being pleasant place. frequently our men
conhntd in dark damp cells for months at time
1t is to these Interiors" that the Confederate Gov
ernment should direct attention, and by timely and
we're retaliation rob them of their victims.
The Middle ROOM" otherwise known rs He'll, .
s thus graphically aud truthuly described by another
" Jmmagine all the dead rabbis plug ugies, hood
tubs Market thieves pickpocke's wharf rats and muir
deFcrs o the great cities of the orth gotten together
and the most choice selections of this conglomeraton OF
human inquity selected and placed in tour brick walls
with Windows and their native qualities stimulated
into full and free activity by copous supplies of mean
whisEey the subjects upon which to exercise their
srants removed ana the approving smile of the au-
thorties ready to reward their achievements and
you have picture OF the Middle Room, known
among the unfortunate COnfederatcs who have ex-
pecicnced its horrors He'll"
There is still another permanent institution at
Fort McHenry deserving Ct nOtce-a gallOWs, which
stands in the middle Of The parade ground. Occupying
very prominent position, it is among the fist things
which attracts the attention Of the STRANGER. My
thoughts often linger about this gibbet, for one
# feedOm's SOILS offered there sacrifice to Yankee
vi-dictVenesa- 1t was here that young Leopold, CT
Maryland. died. He member Of cavalry COM
pany Commanded by Captain Burke, Of Virginia.
Ire home OF the Captain wGg within The enemys lines
and he ventured occasion 10 visit his family
Deighbor, LiOEis, discovering that he Was there
gave notice TO the eIemy, who surrounded the house
aud murdered Captain Burke in TIE IreseLca of biz
family sort time afterwards tho Union citizan met
sinilar fate At Gettysburg young leopold was
captured as as it discovered that be wa:
fr.lo Maryland and q member Ct BuIke's company
c:c~ges we're preferred against him for the
| tie Unionis: referred to and for being spy.
| Ee was convicted and sentenced to be hung. III
was incarceated in dark, damp cell n the "Inerior'
| for than six months Early IL May, be was oD
right notified that he was to die the next morning
FIVE O'Clock His brother soldiers saw him ascend thu
scaold snd bearing himself as one not AFRAID to die
gave his life With apparent cheeruness to his adopted
country. His enemies and reported what he said
"He thanked those who had been kind TO him, and for
gave ali who had treated him with unkndness He wa
sentenced 10 suffer ignomious death felon-tu
- would soon be in the presence of One who knew hi
innocence. He surrounded by bis enemies, and ye
be would venture to make last r. quest-betr wines
/ that die true to my country. He Justed the cap
the crop fell. ard the PATROL Leopold With his God
Fellow soldiers to whom tbis account may come aveDg
bis DEATH and label the victims whom you offer up tina
| your enemies may know the avengers work.
Fort Delaware is regular depot for prisoners Her
| vas confined WITH six handred brother officers VI
wera not allowed to communicate with the enlisted mel
of CT: armies. We were told that between eight an.
ten thousand Confederate soldiers confined there
Ihe enclosure in which the officers kept contane
| about three OF land three sides OF the sqUar
were made by the bulldogs Cc-uped and the fourth
| by high board fence. Here We received two H. ais
day at nine O'clock, about two ounces Of meat and
piece of bread, and five O'Clock the same. Our SOL
ders receive but one piece OF meat They volunteer
do police duty TOR ration of bread and hav
seen the poor fellows pick pieces of bread from the
fuse and eat them with greedness do not intend tc
say that ali prisoners live this allowance if the
| have money or friends they can get whatever the,
want but such is the diet of those who are obliged
| live on prison fare.
In the prison at Delaware there were several poll
icat prisoners confced with US among these was th
| Rev Dr. Handy, of Portsmouth, Virginia, a distin
, eushed Presley teran divine He had been prisoue
| for Lear twelve months his discharge was oferet
he he took the oath, but be persisted in refusing
purchase bis librty at such price This old, whit
head, man, shut up in prison for opinion sake,
one of the Thousand living monuments which WITNESS
cd atestng the perfect freedom Ell Eyed under bes
government the world ever saw" Dr. Handy lahore
8sslduously among the Cflc GERS. and was doing
gooi. Here We had preaching, bibls Glass; debaIin
societies. masonic lodge Tor Instruction. &C. Of cours
where so many were confined, We could fad WAYS to
amusement and instruction.