The New York herald., 1864-09-18
A PETITION FROM THE sERGEsSTs.
IMMEDIATE EXCHANGE ASKED FOR.
Il H ID ID H A ID LIN H.
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rir. samuel w. mason's Despatch.

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robe consisting Of meal Dag with slts VIC arms
dying daiy by the hundred even sanyded soap 20
keep clean with; only pcrecy examined BY surgeons,
and hal treated when found 10 oe sick and in all re.
specs wosse Tres led ban cattle would be allowed 10 be
II any Nosthern State have sent yoL q statement 70
The lAtea states gove nuep comuissone0 officers
30 Charleston rrisnns, wno have complaint AMI ask
isyors for themselves, but do make and
aoiacnt appeal behalf Of the brave enlisted men at
AeGsrsonyi'!e. AS accumualive evidence. / seni for
esad tae statements Of returned prisoners from
ae.sqavi.e, aud cory OF document addressed the
President at tho United S.aea.
STATEMENT or RELaAesD ra,sossa
The following ID the statement OF prisooer recently
released from Auoersonvile. gwen under cath
ey Intelligent. honest appearing solder and IL b.
hoved pot TO be exaggerated IN the least
J was captured at peierspury on tie ed OF June
From Pc.eTshnTg was taken TO 2cnnoui from Rca
mond was taken q Belle Island. over twelve hundred
men ~5Ee .. ce,le Island We starved Lhero. Our
treatment aas ssry bad. From bslle Island We were
taken 10 iyucbburg, thence marched seventy tive
,aes 10 Danviie. II took i've days. and all wo
had ~ cal vas few crackers, iron eleven 10
fifteen 10 erch raD Tor tho trip. At panville We
wers well testea From, psuvlus we went 10 Al dsrsop
Vide. ne we're nearly starved 70 death. We had 10
shelter, they stce or b.ukais, money, coffee, and
everything. We ~ere completely robbed On The road
down some of the nicsrs made the take the rinss
Cn ieir fingers Most - tne at Aadcrsonv lie are
nearly naked They stesl inc clothing off your back
lake OIL slme Of The men had 70 ciothlug except
uea bag with hole cut for their head aud others tor
.hsr arms, their clothing haSDg been al stolen e bad
no sneer whatever from SUI, ram covering
hight iuiy enc hail SILK wh malignant diarrhcca
scnrvy, tic worst and moot loathscno kind There
are thirty tour Thousand six hundred apd seventy two
prisoners there and from eighty 20 ono huudrei aud
for y-dye dying daily. We pd th-m lying dead ali
csmp lie morning. Tie hospital department
is outside ,hestocxale. nth Anew erts put mo, q he
ground II without bed shelter The sur.eopR as n
ger ersrue are sipd ard do what they can bnr ,hev
me- md anipg
SICK Ire pcpon enclosed suggested by some Of the
Ieoel sergeanss who call the rol skng why did ao
get I'D petiicn 20 our eoyerpmerI The authorities
save " We thper, ana !. wns as'oo' we would tel
honing but the truth, II should he forwarded the ete
sgernnent and shence 10 %esnineoo sUdeavcr a.
iect parole desire 10 be permitted to 10 10 Nash
ingtop, tcSether with lbe committee appointed,
and personally rsptesen. The 10 the Pres adeu,
Ihe statement was get VI 50 ~ 20 pass the rebel
authorities u does not tel little, no. not ihousaadth
pett q our miseries The statement Uuou aGcers IL
haeeston psisoLs 10 regard condition. Of prisoners
* andersonv ne was nsrded 10 tie night before
We asTsd, III Charleston pison. ] hid Il in nv
stock Ny stock was ,akcu and thrown asuy oy tSs
reNes iu,k il NJ again and brought L tbrC.a ana
aid mol take the ieter out ugt gave 81 Co nc a
Provost haEshal General dio not know It's
ASoTaER sTArgNgNr.
Another statement Of returned prisouer is as fol
lows
Captain Writ, POST captain OF v.llc, who
has charge oi the prisoners az lhe Confederate state
prison. Camp Sumter, AuuersaBgAe "a IS a brutal
moaster When The the .&mp. wozn uut
aua weary they kept 10 the rot md u heg
tempt 10 sit down, or 90 ASIDE the calls *
ra,ure ne orders :hem 10 pc shot and il ia ol,a done
Eis usual language Get up you q ID damned s0B oi
b--h stand up ~ line, or viii shoot you down" If
there are any 1ermans he taxes tnem 20 hs private
Office and has conversation With them cap le what
about brt We think IL suspicious. Tae Germans are
treated better than other prisoners. Tnsy will ;e
The orders Tor shooting an5 .irca;ing our nsu n tae
vile manner II Is done come from him lie tells IS men
that for every fansee they XII 1898 will have day less
TO servo 10 the army.
rsru02 10 usra2D s1ArLs oovxENMEy-
Ibe following 1as ccu'idefed BY Il, rebel yvern-
nent sufficiently milo 10 gass through tnetr nards-
Aa meeting Of the serssants in Of the ps-oa
tnchmens ot divisions confined a. tAuderscnyl, Ca held
.s .Ss 1f lie 10 sns q
sr % o1 .aS sss &C. he os
vas appointed wbo, s,er due consultation repor.ed tie
sosgns sSa js,oa.Sas ss. n.ss,
ian; Il. c. alssiuss j. $ s.asa L. W. we5t
apparently The sad essets Of prosre,. Of ,A,,
NOR .s Jan s sae hs ,ossin u sats
% m ssns C " be ss ssp @ e s
sh a hear ssr .ys rs
IL se esss ors u ss n s AND q us s e
srav.ea ,na n'hs Quarters by. ne VINO aas sad9red il
s S. ;se5 AND
s spd sSSns .e a'ss % Is.
Try and frends Doe II. ns-nne Of one being taken
these are no common men, snd common thai
they cal upon 70 aU their release capt ylty
We nndsrssnet seraeants in the unitsd asies
conSned In Andetssnse Ca, would resrscifuly reyre
That lsg portion of The prisoners have b.ea held As
sa 10 ios RI from nlss fifteen moa'hs
captivity IN sr snsrn, CON pry. ''' "
!, Iss' ds ,s,f. @ are 9ow esnan.d in this 900
the mortality among tsen ssnsrsied BY various causes
secass iay hs 10 onssmu. MEM T. pi0sT s
o, Increasing IN yirulencs decnAng their b,
s. In view Of ihc foregoing facts We you, petitioners
nmed...y taea . slee se,ssS r.ies E ciiIer 90
.r.nsoa =, s d.'ss o., so,h Of hnns,hy snd
" sss. .sS s.Es 5$psiai saslssps.,
ss .os pg.fs, s,.:smsR, sr =. a.. Al Iha.
above has teen reed osoh dstseilment b. i,
s.,rer ss,SssS sHs s.sn .ggoyes b ne who
vn and 4esd Of ibe whole
asns Of NE somm.se appoio Cd for lie purpose
esss.s s @ !, yte,.S psacn ra" S
70 ,as ussa s sac s q he y:
S.r,saisd so,sn, !, sies sI.r%.D Hssnson
n no.en ca. dee eea thas i. .owins letter Should
. &. tie fSsy S ss 1ssu s aoso ssss 70 DO
In ora. 70 sg-Iss e a. sy &c i'S.
tor We would rssse,tu urge thr necessity Of hssinS
% sS 's sss . s AsTs fGsss ao
P s H. he s.s ss &. nss % s ~ X.
scctve stsrt nd :" the ssecse authority Of We United
.ns 70 shaesss va oe ssgssbs 10 re.rssce t.rso
Hs ievinR CO thai srch would best subser
Tie sDds IN view We committee ~ the whole
fully submit the following named persons suhie 20
rfars to conaummste the uDderiakiDr Edwnrd Hates
yyoty ,eeond lsew igrs a &. ais.n.on. Company. X
nineteenth Illinois; {. hoirot, VIM. ~ foBnsou v Oar.
York.
wo~-rr
nas Communicated with General Jones several times
resfo - the ieatweDt ~ these pr.oners The rebai
authorities ceuy that there any IA uvstwent that is
ubectss1ry but the nj impression bse obtained
ssre that General Jonrs crdesvorfg u yet up But.
e,lc reputation Tor accomplishing whatever upder-
spa tos bn prsRent smbitLon is 10 force an OK.
.h.nse prsecers and gain thirty ave thonsand sbe
1919 'vooe, feen'crsted saS ipvgorst urder Enron
Ioatmeol io similar nOmber Of skeletons from the
George prison pens ~ -
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