The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-18
Prisoner. story


the R410r of The Netr York sun
Since NY return r. life, liberty snd the pursuit
Of h,pp ness" have heard 40 mention Of 'hc most
Important movements Of the pre.ent rinters cam.
psisn before Richmond-s movement which is.lcd.
oui, D., the occidental breaking Of iore to gut
Richmond 'scIf in hands and reot'c al the pris.
on r. confined there
vas one OF tie thousand, confined IN the notorious
libby Prison. The quart over O.. and over al the
other prisoner, In Richmond, North Carollnians,
aslgnsd y this duty because % di.afect,i to the
southern cause that the Leaders did not dare trust
theu a. the fiout. hey we're - 6lnd " Ne ~ iuNn
e1ud te sui were ready to aid " 20 an rsA'oul IL
extent ia escAro. Ihev rase ~ AZ NJ" uiouua ION
- desired Of ne p-iiion AND p'o'pe'is ~ t1'ht-
ou'tlds ihrou.h thrm vc learned that there .,
ro' OYER - sfincd troo's IN A.. X. nm no M' 'hey
severe rsh'ias II they coulf AVOID y that every su
.ho could te .pArrd lied III 20 cuurout Grants
i-'c %" ~ efti.e % Ga, lfu - al ~ ,.'IL if
that the hritges NeI, bat ieohly guarded anl not
guArfcd A. Ali on ne Richmond "ui ll,tt D. " iln
ths suNi , i accorded Niet'.ts TO the pr-onets
un'N hn.y ~ were doing y"r ur,h N 90
hst uini t.. Anon: other th.s- 10 lrson'i :
90 TIE different foot. wou a'owoi 20 p-ss back ami
Tor feely, 10th night sni t... The only serious
carlton astiasi ''gsie, s- the ~ .o"a o''r.
iLt OF tie f-.rte-ols ssirsa. hi 10 COZ Iiuurcs-
| cyo-y y oruius Nth larso e .upnad puuey VA A
ahof u great falsniiuie Aud u y go oso-ti At
nj. hit and the tate owed ?. zee Mspta quartz .
ievt door, II not "a lie voudcId t.at that uac-
uogsry thoud .ccI luiein.,
provided Ne IN reasonably ions piece Of 'tfoug
| tuie. We divided Ncs uu tur duty. One sluAi
Nas to uiCky dlsetm AL the guards Ia the building
III, lolug done. two wete lowered n the pto.lrat,
g'aifwH TO -h,oh one end Of the ror' WAS made iast
| he other end wa fufr thtou.h ne cycbolt over
heal pa, pN'd for the tackle, and manned hy astuauy
NJ could lAN hsId- uUon VI. out plan Nlt TO run tht
stairway up if place and rush down IL rapidly -
T. take pO.r's Of the telegraph Office right Ncfo-'
the street rniIr othcs tore ioAu III" NtfC- m front
Of n. other rlulds wcie appointed 10 cnch of the
three h.idres fully prepared 10 lurp thom, Whte
ell others were nssshrd 10 r,le,fc the prfoucr In
| the other trsons All this may 'com Md
| 10 you and 20 sny one r.o hal not lcafno :
| them, tie real di-prstionF oi tue Moth
Carolinians on rnafd duty. We had no reason "a
doubt that the Uti'oree, once m the utfrot suuld
Nin willing victor over 'N"r' ioc" NJ men within
euourh " hold the c,ty ~ inst the mhNnrauts and
In the aNsence oibIidt Hcun-t the whole NouthCru
army Of irsin,a nt oa.t long euou-h for Grant .,
| come TO their relief
slant just ~ the -t.irwAy ~ within no or threC
inches, of rh enough tO he occurred, parted
and ~ fen vim sound e"Ou,N, IL seemed % ~nkc fh'
| whole rity. he connection u produced csn h1f SIS
| 10 a"Surei An alarm was sounded and hshu
| flashed IN Az direction The major appeared hal
clad and thence rtntiued on duty IN pelr ron. Tia,
diArmcd guard ~a- r,leGsnd and o'her aGudr r'Nc'
| over within sholt time the NH'th tntOnnl Ar
| we're taken away and other tr,"Ps substituted a.
| p-son,rr on the different honrs ~cte 20 LONGER Al
lored o. uintl' oven lutigs he day tint, tho yin
| dorr ver- lot.'ci un AMI many additional p "csu
| tnns tilen Frow thll tiuc our sui'eIiug v hlch
| Nth All re 'eu,ency ~ our North tuoiua lend,
Wer, intue able became rtill rnoIt unheAtAhe ia
~ choo-', NJ N dAy h"tvttu death aut ruCh An i'm
suffered TO- s'ouId not hesitate to sc,ct death OF
can have No idea bat our suierugs v,rc.
| Lost y. g. Cavalry,