New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-21
Rebel Atrocities tewnrd Prisoners rss'i-
nony Of Rebel Dsssriers A Coiered Pri..
ouer BeRteu to Deaih-Nurdsr Of " enpd-
ed Prisoner Stealing from Prisoncrs.
From Or Speo.ai CorTfFpori!snt
IpQps. Amy or TIP JANIS.
MEAN RICHMOND, We, Oct. IL, l-Si.


The evidences Of Rebel atrocities practiced
upon the soldiers Of army especially upon our aegsc
troops who fal Into their hands az prisoners Of war;
daily aocumu!s,es. until 70 ono. however incrcdnious
upon tho subject can longer refuse to believe tho av'u
tales Of worse than heltten barbarties which iley dis
close.
forwarded to you last week the ailda,its ~ toIf
deserers together with the letters Of Gen. BYtI TO
Commissioner Ould advising him that 10 should
promptly marguerite a system Of retaliation unlcs liz
course pursued by the Rebel authores as set forth in
the sold ad'layit5 ~ once discontinued. also
adtsed youf reader thss elglty Of thsr prior
ere had been placed 40 labor in Dutoh Gap whore they
arr under lie a. Of tho Notwithstanding Of ne enemy
cor tsntly in strict accordance with the plan Thch
Gen Butler assured COmu,si.ner ou.d tAai be sAond
purse unless TIE practice o. IaonS prisoners o. war
nt work on q Ell Notifications stopped. In tptc ~
DDteh Gap how srer ihs ReteH continue tc piece or
lri5oners in their trenches 81 work from eight O'clock
.. night until Daylight the next morning furnsh,.s
then with nsunoency q food such as necessia'es
thel oea selling their clothes 20 obtain enough 70 ga
isfs ,ie demands Of laaler srd otherWi-e affecting
them 90 iudgnitics which T. must stoct re civilized
world 70 bear recapii -l.ted.
Yesterday Two Rchc! eo.liers belonging 20 CO. r, o.
the sd Virginia regiment named respectively william
Rincimau and James Garyay, swan tie james River
under tho fire - thor riceta and crmo =" our
lines naked Al they were tie dly they were BON sal
o. Any sacrifice 20 e4cspe Ton land who're oai1arii 90
worse than those Of Indian sayhges wcfo perpe.raed
upon prisoners captured H. honorable vgraie. Tues"
uen unite IN an 8ndaYf 90 the effect that eoiie Two
wecis since between sixty AID serenity Of or ooori
irooga 70 tieir bands. prsonerr Of -aF He-a set -
work by the Rebels on fort hey lTe constructing
across the james; thst taey ere Bow ard haze eee-
ever since. compelled 20 iabor some eleven hour ~
d., in TIE ,renche shsrrst Tho a''owng y errrci'd
from tnelr affidavit dp!stei,i "a; these hcadqneics
'Dcroneni. further sty thai ,he sad coic.sd prison
ers ~ waI experience saIiols !lt!sniC :. % re
subjected 10 cruel AID harsh tIeatLcbt Ihht tLey
ha,e qer.onsiy Seen md known. ct Their osn h,"Ei
ed,-o that one hOlly. ogcraeer or t's'. pincei
over he said c0.orod D. .sosrs 81 var. 80 oiE,0 a.
Aforesaid ha-, a. various nnd d'ort ur ~ups" 'hn
be-, fic ,nf prisoner II var go placed 81 Work.
"Deponenis further ssy. Int ono nlsAs during tie
ers uart II 90 Ne.k lsst past tsey say TVS hsO4!
sro,s,ft h.f.'lr ,i o .cd 'rgat coored prisoner
A. lar~ snd tntths ssid c,ioyed pr.rncr i,d duf's
ttf Night and that ty Aaye no doubt bt that m" o"I
ron injuries ilaeied upon am 6y ths NA.ppns aor1'
/ said sni 10 vp - rei"raly n'iifsef n car r.
/ To-day deseIter from tbs gebc' cunhoat S-ryic'
says under oath ma, s'teI tie essault Oh Tort Gilmore
on The ogh att. .lst rlen II our vound.d ~ero
c,,.ursd b. them AID acse beag rsBsIoTted % lea-
nond on o tars or capsl boat towod behind The
o.
tore fired ro7, atol goll.es among orr wounded men
hin1 helpless uior fie said boa' aid Ia several dh
sreri perions. Who p.ofo'sea - know. assured bin
,l.t .hc shoa 70 fired iiei three of t-cse wounded
,y.o,srs outright. aud wounded othsrs I.snt. Nsra
n. the a. L. s Co.oied Regiment, wounded 81 The
ssfa Inc and captured ~ re rnsy. has been psroed
and lef.ly returned 90 or nes lie states tia; al our
. souneed negro soldiers WHO were unable % NOV.
essv were bsyoDrtsd sic. whero they .ay hy the
colder, Of to III Georgia Regiment.
/ An ofc,r who "a, wounded and captured IN IT,
SIGHT on tho is,h inst oar right end yesterday r..
TUNED o. II Gas O, t.uce boat says Aat oil q our
ded hat fe into tie erenys tauds were stripped q:
- ce entirely naked. md "a Who we're captured were
,,seA Of ,7ervtbing Which could be taken ifom tasSI
Robe! Captain took oil lis ha'. Shocking bad o.
a tat and exchanged - with private soldier who
Ind ole toeraby new ihat MS olSaTic Capaa fan
ci-d AS be va, being marched toward Richmond TIE
,glder s-oDred % remonstrate sDd was tod Win a.
o,ta 10 20 shoed or lie would set run through"
! Boots. oyorcosts, money 6nd watches. are iAhel
without Lesl. atop snd son tuef Che hhpl"ss prisoner
are forced 20 strip Of tler psn'aoor. II whole and
,el md rat on ~ ol places tie Gthy ess q Their
captors IN exchange
raroe5 mon told ne YESTERDAY On the nag OF truce
besf tha, BE undertook 70 appeal 20 a Confederate
cayalry officer ard tod TIA: Tie Ccliecer1'e "oF
srnr,sr. ysg unable % cqulp pay q a.r mcn' AMI
tl,,t they must 1uip Themselves OF - riiAou'.
-, wounded man yio returned b. yesterdays a'go'
tue boa, says that after being wounded ueaT the
.,o,,, works on to Ifh Inst. be undertook 70 crawl
,.,v with one arm and eg which we're not dis'oed
SEEING s o,er tEcl.J shots wero fred Of him " tlo
nes and he vas forced 20 eign d'ath ~ e'oHpe iuf
her erine at their hands and tau' By f'ea' gooo ior
tap, saved BE lie for the time berg
! Hos. fearful atrocities Gre booming Of moro sna
,.. r,oovept occurrence and proven ty 'he most
o,hb,ed and abundant testimony. ihcy can no more
IL. si.o8 tran Us. ths sn rses ani srs ard !ft' we
.s.,,. come AID so. 1hoy arc apparent fesriai iaci'
o.,,r nan IN the army and Husi DO Tn' aud He' ~
oncs with measures adequate 20 tie eHef6en.y' Law
sen re,rJutiye Justice which Geo. Butter as n'Au'
ynrslsa hore must be continued BON Al TINS point "u
| sl.eFsers and n 9 manner sufficiently Pfo7'nH 10
t,,ob ID, sayagss who control tho military lonoy o.
, Confederate ststes that our own Government Ia N
,,,,. ,sa means % throw tie protection Of its ssis
,yon,l Al hose so have taken a. anna Ia deiehte 81
and law. and are bearing It's banner upon heioS
ensauc,ined with the blood or tie bfasest Of the ma
| tons sons.
sove s. 90 tie nobi. hoaficd who conc on' 70 'l'
r and 10 die and We Il 10 the cause OF Judoe ahu
II anity, thus Aouted ana outraged by ihe'e "'''e
thsH infdel or barbarian SENDS
Il aaeless to pile ny words. Tho duty Of hs fo'
ernmeat 10 plain and unmstJsabo. LIT u p'' ho'u
n. demands q the hour with the pronPtude ana 'e
Armasss tha. Il should aud these Infamous rnetic' W"
he stopped and God.wiilirg their autho's aols WIZ
this Rebellion shortly sh0rs ono comToo Sns' cH'
common inismy.