New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
Fonr Dsys' IIarch-TyIsr-Tbe East.
ward March of Empire-CnDp Ford
The Union soldiers Prison-MoCe Evi.
dences Of Rebel Barboxity, SC.

From Our Special Correspondent
Tyler, TcSes. July o. 1865
Sixty miles Of march, occupying nearly four
days through rolling country interpreted with sandy
plains and blowy hills tic now scattering continuation
Of the pine forests of West Louisiana and the cultivated
tFacls that mark tic adventure Of the settler Of
promising days. have brought US 10 Tyler-s place
whose name will always glaze with iafamy fIom the
records Of the late Rebellion and add double condemna
ton to the name Of Rebel.
Farms are more froquest end the settlement Of the
country thicker as We 30 west. The generally reeog
nized rule that the march Of empire Is westward Is hero
reversed. aud empire must needs It's back to the
sunset and march east for a while. The word "palr,a
tion" we now fad to be dropped and the less preten
,ous (ba moro suggestive Of honest Industry Of
farm" substituted. SSoud in Louisiana call
has place farm. aud himself. Of course. farmer. no
would be numerically voted the trssbiest u white
rash and excluded from the parcan circle Of planters
Surely Prejudice King. with Vanity for queen con.
SORT has long regned in The sunny South But what is
that TO uSi Sharpen We our pencils, and commit tho
fact to history.
Tyler Is an even hundred miles from Shreveport the
road between tao two places varying In IL general
but little from a straight line. About one hours
ride distant over broad ard muck Travelled dit road.
Is Camp Ford. where but recently (and for two
precedmg) confined those Of our men who fell Into
tie bauds Of tho Rebels in tie trans Missssippt and
South. Western Departments. Under all The touching
associations Of youth and vgor. yielding. hnguishing
aud dying from sheer lack Of What H necessary TO keep
Man alive, these unfortunate pIsoaors we're subjected
10 degree Of barLarons treatment that ibis war only
has shown to be possible IA O civilized ration. Shot
scoGrgeG beaten aud tortured tloy we're too fr OF aud
too closely guarded for their Groans to be heard by the
outside world. Their sad story only became known
from their own sbrunkel lips after they had been cx
changed. Nov, 1 have ts confirmation from eye
Witnesses
/ was cut there this morning II is s,ocksdel In
closure OF. Judge, eight or len nores-probabiy ess
for the view being frequently interrupted IL !, DIM
cult to make tie estimates. This estimate includes all
aduncts OF the prison 1t is situated tho side Of
. sandy slope ~ TIC lower edge Of Which, and Just
within tie tockade is spring that supplied waer 10
the prisoners. The inclosure which seems 10 have
been enlarged ct different times 70 meet The require
ments OF Rebel capture is filed with hats aud shane5
OF almost every imaginable shape, and constructed Of
every available material Two barrels atop OF tho
other form the chimney oi hut made Of bushes. the
limbs OF which have been pressed together and p!as
teredWith mud.
Near tie point at which We entered there 10 a mum
Der OF Rrayelke mounds scattered over the space Of
about one ecre. !. at frsi thought they were graves
but upon examining found that thoy wero excavations
IN tue ground. Which Lad been covered 6rBt with
bushes end then with dirt They had been made BY
those OF oar len who had been captured last aud for
whom there was 10 room IN the huts above ground.
Eyerywherc are bGckened spots which show where
the FIRES had formerly BEEN By means Of which tlose
who had shelter at all Lad cooked their daily mite
Of meat. Fragments Of kettle, and stoves old cast.
N pans aod fiat TOcks-the cooking uteusils Which
they had uaed-are strewn about or as 1 noticed in
one Of the hus. piled up with care, 10 await fui~ier
Ice. Toward the upper side Of tho iaclosure where
there have been prison for tho confinement of
offenders several stumps upon the tops OF which
those who violated any Of the prison rules, made
to stand and mark time for perhaps awhoe day while
the guard bad imperative orders TO shoot any that
stopped or fell off from exhaustion. Tho whole scene
with its associations ID horrid illustration Of the inl.
mainly that originated and carried the Eebellion
until it, overthrow. Perhaps 1 am rahing hurtfal
coal from dead ashes. will stop.
There never many slaves In this pat Of Texas.
How il may be further west, will know ia few days.
This, in all probability accounts for tho greater es
dence Of industry and prosperity tina. 10 DO noticed
here.
portion Of our column. learn. has reached Trinity
River. start after 1t a. once J.L.H