The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-09

mile -ide hc ,tocksde for the prLoncrs beus With
10 one husdred and SIXTY yrds of mile In circun-
ioohte numerous avenues leading 10 the poet 10 he
su.rd, zoe The .~crtins psrtie. and the ordinary
esnp tiound, Of the !roope and you can form some
puIpose. The following. are the daily guards
,e9uii ed-and they cannot be Ieduced but ought to
posts, ,upornume aries, 10, lGo enlisted men, .
G. ennl',ioned ofhccr, hospitals - uncncloscdb iIs5
Sm'ns ma 'na snsnd.g., susTd Is ~ POST. ~
Sn'set. Picket. sIound the stoctsde, yo6. oh.
su, men 1S@St.onsd sns ss osean 'Ss Guard I TsS
pstY cutting wood daily, To-; guard With voIkint
and md, camp su.rJ. Toisi, Si5 snensih Of award,
July ~ al, including the Prisoners guard detained
10 II, snfs asy HSSnss ssp..y s .SA 81 s. ss
a, foI vii observe ths, sinoe Lieut.. Davis report,
lie .eastS Of Is suad hi. .,.s ives ,Ss mo.s s1os
sue eVTt Al this 81, and the duties required Of H.
ous1. p, % ~ yo9T end. f:.msn. Of placing ihs pt
and a.. to Fat th.n 30 the .tecitde .here ,,ey
Iht inc'ueo .!ret sad two scIet VI land aLou, the
stream. BtapocGuly you ot edisnt ssryant
Jons II. wIsDrn. Bris. Gen
letter vas also read In evidence, from Acting
AOu,an, and Inspector General Chandler, dated
Andononsillc, July 9th, 1854, sidre,sed to Col. X.
H. Cnilton A,-iiant Adlutani aud Inspector General
Of the prison for Federal prisoner Of war aud the
poet at Andoronvlllo. lie say, ,hs, under the pros
sure Of their Necessities they have dug varicu. wells
within tne enc o,ure, from which hey obi ain an
nnpl" supply Of -atcr to drink Of GOOD quality E1-
easily drained hut from thirty to fiy yard. on each
side oft the ground 10 muddy marsh, totally unit
,nk sintc the prison WI. AT,t estsbished, Il H. now
In shocking cond ditioa, and cannot fail to breed
tyl'' tS HI no An ss'0H s,,b made s, BY Gs5 wiz
,uiee, the upper end TO be used for
bathins etc. tle .evet end as sink; hui lhe DIM
euy OF procuring lumber snd tools very much
tsrds the work and thIesieps soon 70 stop II. No
shelter uhaovet, nor materials for constructing any,
fround being entirely bare OF ttets none Ia within
reach Of he prisore has II been possible for the
protect himself best he can by stretching his blan-
81 l.-. he procure OF other shelter there has
been none. lhe-e 10 no medical attendance within
iae ,'Sck.de Many tweny yesterdayl are earted
whom the medical officers have never seen Tho
dead are hauled cut daily by. the WAGON losi, and
buried ~ithout collins, their hands In n,ny in
stances being first mutilated with an sae, In
the REMOVAL OF an hnser rings they may have. Raw
are eltrely unprosded with proper utensils, and fI-
ni,n.d ~ e limited supply Of iuc hey are e9rpecd
mentioned for roots. &c. No SOAP or olo,hina has
ever been i,suod, After inquiry the writer 10 cont
sorhutc. conid Iasdiiy he ob,.,ncs IN. prr,.
eht hospital arrangements were only Intended for tho
accommodations OF l0OO men, and are totally insuf-
teent both In character and extent for the present
needs the number OF prisonera seinS mole than
thiee unes srest Tho number Of cases
requiring medical teaimant 10 IN an increased ratio.
II s npossible 70 sta'e tho numbers OF sick, Iphny
d. "A, W.thin the rOckld- hom tho medical officers
h,, peer zen Or hs,ri OF ny their remains are
tho rot n a'o fepiescntet W he entirely insufficient
49, .s an.ony !. NEEDED b. 'he eaar'ermssiet to IN,
empio, ed by the Government, and kept diligently
coupled and INSTRUCTIONS si,on 70 ,he Quarter
master In ohaige Of Tsnipott,ton, TO afford every
iny practicable Tor transporting lumber aud sup
plie4 nocoisaiy for prisoners.
supprmentsl report was made by the samo
Object IN which he say, that tho conduct Of wrI 10
entiiied TO S9nnene4tion, and that hs 70 properly
oel iof promotion. sppears nom other papers that
Aisistsnt Secretary Of War Campbell, en.orsed the
calls Tor the inteipos,'ion of the Department. tho
nation, DC
Judse Advocate Chapman offered in evidence the
ieTort o. the Rebel surgeon GeuerA Moore, 10 show
tie fault at the hofpial owing 10 Or. white, the
the He9.ct surveyor. Not hBvi.g received supplies
was ouiuR N his own neglect Colonel Chandler,
II apponIs from smother document, suggested
the removal OF General winder as superinlen-
d,nt Of prisona and the suhstltution of some one
sS Sfa iseI. et 81 bs sqsn ssa Eso T sGS
ofcer that the excess OF ptitoner may be removed
ly disease and dcan he discomfort and suffering
MC presented 10 pe almost iucf edible with fright
iu per centage Of mortality, thus showing q criminal
inancIence the part Of those charged with their
care and comfort. Capt. selpn 10 the OIL
cial ehsI Of other Rebel docuInents which were
uhei "a In evidence, 10 show thai ten. Ninder had
power " mako impes.ments ior the comfort Of pri-
soneTr.
THIS, Col. Chapman said, concluded the chapter for
to-day.
The witness, Capt. shph. wN cToss-eIamined by
Mr.. Baker. lie mentioned tho Of tho bureaus
to which he sfnt eSuscs fiom Col. ChandleI's Io-
port. Answers were received from all, but he only
ieeollected that the from the Surgeon Generals
ONCE the effect .Aat the ho,pitL at Anderson.
vile should BE- put IN the condition the hos
pitals for the Con 'edeIates.
The Commission then adjourned tin tomorrow.