The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-17
Wednesday. June 2.
From Wash;lgton.

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Another MISUNDERSTANDING the soldiers
How they Punished the ~b.rpsrs Z rucl
Treatment Of a reider-Tbe tsnspirscy
Trisl-kcceptien OF Political Prisosers-
Closing Up Of Kun Mills, &c, &c.
tCorrspOndsnce u the SUM
wAsmfSo1oS, June 9TH. 1864.
We are 10 have smother review on Thursday. A
general order" 10 that effect promulgated by
General Meade this morning. This time, the noble
Old aiI,h Corps under MAJOR General Wright, are 70
march over tue route taken by their comrsdes At
the srnnd1t review ever witnessed In this city.
The soldiers, already cncsmgcd around the city,
are talking about giving thcr friends
Grand reception on the occasion. And this
reminds me Of an exciting scene that occurred
tho other day At one Of the encsmpmen's. some
sharper, got the troop, and pretended TO he
seekius for reics Of the var fabulou, prices were
offered for Confederate uniforms. buttons paper
money, &c. The bait took With he soldiHrr, who
ssfecd 10 eel their oonfcaiODs but after the terms
named, the purchasers pretended that they
hSd already parted sith their grcenhnct', but ould
give the money price Of the article. bought, II the scl
ieis would take Il on, in trade At certain store on
Icnnsylvania Avenue. Tia Was satisfactory 10 tie
yeerana ami In due lime some Of the boys made
their appearance At the store In question, whore
smother auangemeut was effected, over few
soldiers locked up ia the guard-house, mi
mus Their property or is equivalent " In
trade" on being released, the soldiers determined
on rettiur even With The shapes. squad visited
tie store, but owners had ~ this time taken
posse-son. Of course 10 Htsacion could te got out
Of the innocent People" who protected TO know
nothing slou' the transactions OF ionuer occupant
Of tho pitmi,os. A day or two later, two Of the
,haiTcrs we're "sro,ted" 10 camp disguised a. rcd
der. In the tv,.kliug Of lamp poet the
old clothes Of the rLscas acre torn from their
hack' and the 'oc' Il heavy hoots, tniscd the AL
most naked 10 ',ao . the sca. ps, who vc suisse
quchtly drilled .,..vush the limo tie soldier
.ad Who told o.. - the occurrence explaining that
the -harpeIs were Kicked from one eud Of tie camp
to tho other. Ad.r being rolled in puddle Of
fifth, the ~ indlors weie aIlos ell to depart, and
"i'p5ft" their grievances to the commanding
officer Curou,y enough, about this time the
Heuteuauts iOfgot the nance Of their tHptains,
Captain. did not remember who were their Lieut..
Co,Onels, Co.ono.s thought certain Bifadier we're
In comm and, and Brieadies we've of on fuIloushs.
The comp lainaEts finally obtained hearing before
the Proycot Marshal, who commanded" the oulpris
to lie brought before him. A Lieutenant and guard
we've rent TO make the Arrests but returned With no
one In custody. On te.ng asked ~hy he had not
ole, ed hi. orders, the Lieutenant declared that the
ehRIpttt hh1 not icon huit 10
/. connected with the al eyed Outrage. whereupon
the Provost ,miiingly dismissed the complainant,
ponslns 10 punt the offenders .oon ~ they could
h. discovered. rut, If the soldiel, are sometimes
projected b. their officers, Shcn they take ven
eance on the swndlers who iufest their camps they
also receive punishment ~hen II 10 deceived. Lat
week OF this Kind caused considerable excite
mcnt For some misiomeanor soldier wa- tied up
by his thumbs, 20 that he compelled to stand
upon his toes lie bore the agony for
some time, and then imp.oIei the officer
Of the day 10 let him Oh His appeal. we've
not needed, and for hours hi, cries heard a
Capitol Hill where a crowd Of people assembled. aud
some wouca ftIovc 10 mitigate tie cruel punishment
by soak me their handkerchief water and laying
them the hands OF the poor Eisal.y sTuaa
OF soldiers charged the crowd, and one or two pr
sons hut In the scuiils that ensued. An inSes
tgation La been ordered, snd IL II probable the
ofncer alluded to will be csshio ed.
Political prisoners Of diieIeu desrers are comins
in, shout fas, the author tee Ind places for
iherl hear that EI-Gov Msgrsth, OF south Caro-
lima, has been consigned 10 the Old Capitol Prison,
whore many other Ielo,s u the same kind guar
;e.ed. Tho suppre-sed evidence that recently got
into a Cincinnati paper, Satisfied the people here
that the Confederate officials at least kEeN Of the
a..a.snatiou plot II they did not authorize te con.
summation. Already have heard demand made
to put C. CLAY on trial with th' other consp. ratos
The prisoners In the dock maintain the old look
Hope ,eoms to have departed, ami the trial
approaches ts end the impression prevails that the
testimony for the defence has been to weak In all
it, essential particulars avail much in favor Of any
OF the prisoners. MIs surratt wa permitted yeter-
day 10 have an houfr IN erylew with her daughter.
The youne woman WAS quito oveIpoUoied With emo
ton, ut the elder female betrayed tut Il tie feeling.