The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-22
4 NEW and INTERESTING BOOK
FOR SALE AT ALL THE BOOKSTORES,
O OBSERVATIONS IN TIE NORTH
EIGHT MONTHS IN PRISON
AND ON PAROLE.
By EDWARD A. POLLARD.

An editorial in the Petersburg Errrrss says o.
{ lis book:
"The name of the author is sufficient qua
rantee Of the merit of the work. which is written II
an easy, graceful style Every page of 1t Is full OF
that kind of interest which is always impaired by
well-written narratives OF the experiences OF cap
tives in war.
cit was alawless act-the capture of the author
and gross outrage upon the British flag. as MIR.
Pollard clearly shows in his letters to Lord Lyons
on the subject. The authors sketches OF his b;lef
soiourn in Boston and bis long imprisonment III
Fort Warren are very graphic and interesting
Their freshness and truthfuncSS alike give rs st TO
their rerusal, and will secure for them wide cir
culatlon.
after reaching Fortress Monroe from Brooklyn,
the author summoned to Buffers headquarters
near Bermuda Hundred whittier he was rapidly
transferred, and where he passed day with tina:
somewhat celebrated parsonage. The chapter III
which the circumstances OF this VISIT are related Is
one of the most attractive in the volume.
In conclusion, We take pleasure in recommending
this little volume to public favor, which It Will, no
doubt, readily command without word from U.S."
From the Richmond Dispatch.l
"Ths book has been looked for with interest
The work is entertaining both in the personal mar
rative and general reflections OF the w!iter, and
will be- think, largely sought after. The vlc!s-
STUDIES and uncertainty Of prlson-lfe IN an enc
my's country. graphically described. This book
is for sale at all bookstores"
The following TABLE Or coSrESTs gives an idea
of the various features of interest i'll this and
attractive book -
CONTENTS:
GIL I.-RVNSING THE BLocKADE.--The " Grey.
hound'-Passing the Blockade Lines-Thc Cap
ture--Yankee Courtesy-OH Fortress Monroe.
CHI. II.-Cr RIo-ITiEs OF TUE YANKEE BLOCK
neutrality-suspicious. with Lord Lyons, &c.
Gil. JII-1A WEEK IN BosroS.-Introductio to
the United States Marshall Fugitive Slay:-In
the Streets of Boston: Two Srectac,es-A Circle OF
Sroc DisfS iDf ha " nj no
CHI. IV.-CoMMITMFNT TO Fort WARREs.-Hor-
rors of the Yankee Bastiie-Toriure Of "A Brutal
Villain"-A Letter to Secretary Weiles.
CHI. V.-JeuRSAL NoTEs IN PRIsoN.-Precious
Tributes of Sympahy-Portrait of the Yankec--A
New England shepherd and Rctiec-
tions-Fourth Of July in Fort Warren.
GIL VI.-JorRNAL NprEs CoNTrSUED.-Lfe in
the CaSemates-How the Yankees Treat Foreign
crs-Southern "Aristocracy ''-Friends in Boston
Massachusetts, "Chivalry Have We a Govern
ment".
CHI vII.-ErIsopfs IN PstsoS.-A Council in the
Casemates-An Attempt to Escape.
CHI. VIII.-JouENAL NoTEs.--My Affair with
Lord Lyons Endel-Thc Niagara Falls bubble
Comforting Words-How Dying Prisoners are
Treated
CHI. IX.-JorRSAL NoTEs CoSrlxUED.-A YAM
KEGS Confession: Confederate Civilizaton-A
Map OF Busy Life " IN boston-Slckness ara Ne
fections in Prison-Female Philosophy on the
War.
CHI. X.-Ovr OF PRIsoS.-My farolc-My Bos.
ton Benefactress-In Yankee Atmospheric Letter
from Boston-Somc Words on "Peace Negotia-
tons "Waiting.
CHI. XI.-PARr1Es AND OrlSIoNs IN THE NORTH
Vas.bond Knights of Secessa.
GIL XII-TFE TRrE VALVE .THE MILITARY
SITUATION THE NoRTu.-The Question of Endu-
rance the part of the Confcderacy.
CT. XIII.-JorRNAL NoTES.-Icttc> from
Catholic Friend-A Evcpins Party Ia brooklyn
Political Prcaching-Renegate Virginians.
Gil. XIv.-A CoMrAEArIvE VIEW OF NoRTHERS
DEsrOTIsM.-Thc Record Of Mr. Lincoln'S Admin
istration.
CHI XV.-FEoM New York TO FORTRESS Mon
HHL-Two Days in Baltimore-A Bit Of Romance
Captain ''Puifer "~-The Negro Settlement at Fort
ress Monroe.
CHI XVI.-A DAY WITH GENERAL BtrLyR.-
The Civilization and Poetry of the SANITARY Conn
mission General Buffers Philosophy and Lit
tie Stories"
CHI XVII.-ON PAROLE IN FoRTNEss MONROE
A Recollection of General Fitz Lee-A Bitter Dis
appontment-Letter from Catholic Mother: In
MeHiOriaW.
CHI. xvII1.-ctesE AID SOLITARY c'SriNk-
MENT-Idfe in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sufleI-
inss-A Glimpse of Hope
Gil. XIX.-A WEEK IN THE YANKEE LIVES
AROUND kICUMoSD.-The Pleasure Party on the
"River Oueen"-General Butler Aroused and Pro-
fane-Yankce "War Correspondent at Head
Soldirrs-Yankee Officers ON "Sublusation tie
neral Buffers Tribute to General Lee-liow Made
a Marrow Escape 10 Richmond.
CHI. XX.-soME RErLEc1IOSs.-The Hope 81 the
Con:ederacy.
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