The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-16

MORE CF THE ATROCITIES
The prison was becoming so crowded
that men had hardly room to stand 10 II
not to speak of sleeping Wlf'z~s9,s fol
bodies OF men day by day, aud ofIefeo
| them tools 10 20 and cut the wood 10 en-
| large the prison half as mucn more. osll
| through fear Of having their pay storped
and being otherwise punished, ACCORDING
to the accounts of the most recento Rrfi
val of fresh FISH," they refused t9 dc
anything to increase their accommoda
lion by enlarging the camp. -,
Captain Wirtz on those occasions TouId
| say: Il say, men, you don't think your
Government are such fools or rascais as
10 blame you for making yourselVeslcom
Portable when you get the chance al
that's necessary being little exertIon ol
your bones. II you have only fok feei
square of accommodation, do you think
your Government would blame you for
extending your quarters TO ten tee'
square? | don't believe it. You are
now thrown on your own resources, ana
You are bound to do the best you can tor
yourselves
This opposition to our men extending
the stock de was maintained by mum
Der OF Massachusetts Republicans, WHO
desired 10 carry even into that unhappy
prison their rrepressible conflict no
tions, and true to their instincts, to keep
the stockade In hot water against the
authorities. But those men who desired
10 keep up this opposition We're men who
had been recently made prisoners, aud
they would have DO claim-and. they
knew it--of getting OU 10 cut wooa or do
any other privilIdSed job outside the
sS}ckade. Among WnlZ's atrocities, !"
was 8 principle he adopted and ac5ed up
on throughout. that whenever there was
a chance of giving fresh air, an additional
or a better ration, or an opportunity Of
purchasing little vegetables, il was re
serve d for the men VINO came from Bell
Island, as they were the men whose in
cafceration had been the most prptract>d
So the Massachusetts recently imported
fresh fish combined the beautiful with
the useful or in their case the selfish with
the fanatical, and they sought to ''rule o.
ruin" But better and more rational
ideas prevailed, and men saw for them
selves. They went to work at eniarging
the stockade, and from being another
Black Hole of Calcutta," il furnished
each man with an additional pair Of luogs,
in its glorious sweep OF ten additional
acres of clearable land.
He, one day, sent paroled prisoner,
one of the clerks in his office, with q
message to to rebel officer The rebel
officer spoke insolen'ly TO the messenger,
calling him "a Yankee son of -"
On his return, the messenger Informed
Captain Wirtz Of his treatment st the
hands Of the Confederate officer. l saw
Wirtz turn pale with rage, Sergeant
-" said he, "go 10 Captain ---
aad say that | desire his presence inme
diately." The captain, on coming before
Wiryz was addressed by the latter: $50
you called this man "a Yankee son of
- | place you under arrest for TWEEN
ty four hours. I'll teach you manners
And | here proclaim, in the presence of
my officers and men, if l ever hear them
apply the words Yankee son OF -
to any of the prisoners, | shall punish
him 70 the utmost of my power. these
men are suffering enough not
to have them wantonly insulted, because
they are In our power ana can't help
themselves"
There was Frenchma,i in the stockade
who was as imbie1Gs an African Zouaye
or cat. He made his escape nine diff
farant times, buC was always retaken.-|
Wirtz was tired sending to reca pture him.
and the ninth time he was brought back.
Wirtz laughing told him that if he es
capped the tenth time he might 60 to the
u, as he would never again try to
catch him. One day a man was missed
from Lis squad, and the hounds were seat
to fad his trail. The fugitive was at
length run down, about mile from the
stockade, towards Gen. Winder's head
quarters and the FreDchnan rushed into
a swamp, in which he was up to his hit,s
and in rushed the hounds after him !
they howling like devils, and he French
man howlipg equally as loud As the
dogs commenced TO worry him At this
moment Capt. Wictz rod, bq, on his wav |
home to the country, and, seeing The p |
55iIon OF the man, he sprang from his |
horse and rushed into the swamp aud |
beat off the dogs, dragging the French |
mar. half dead with fear to terra fr1a4
happened to be coming from Gen. |
Wlnder's quarters at this moment, and |
,eldom witnessed a more ludicrous scene |
The captain wore snow White pants; bui, |
after getting cut of the swamp, such |
picture as he presented AS he |
recognized the figure. he excIain I
81 :" Ils the ID Frenchmsn by -"
We all walked toward Wirtz's head |
Is il he had been torn to pieces and az |
We came TO the surgery the captain called
'ut 10 the druggist, Reed send down |
wound dresser 70 the hospital to dress
mis- fellows wounds" 'I'n 80 myself ap6 |
iress his wounds" said Reed aud he,l
vent to the hoepital and after stripping |
h Frenchman found he had not got = |
crarch and on Dr. Red looking at him
With surpri e, tire Ftenchman shrus /
ed his shoulders and gave a knowing
wink.
One fine DAY the captain. I under
TODD, at the desire of General John H
"inder. had all the little boys in the
tockaie taken out to headquarters to
'e divided around the hospital, the cook /
house and bakery and TO keep the p,,o.
title fellows occupied doing anything to
,eep them cut of prison they number
d over one hundred, and they were SO
'yeJoYed 1t was blackberry season.
md thR c9ntain xvCuld