Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-03

were eagerly fishing for the sold
clothes with boat-hooks, and at the
very earliest opportunity, when the
last prisoner had left the scOw, inconti-
nently left the second chief of police to
shift for himself, cast off the scow, and
commenced an ardent pursuit of the dis
jectd DlembTG of the most miserable
wardrobe ever worn by any but small
Italians in Crosby street, New York.
They came over the side one by one,
checked at the gangway from one roll,
and as they passed the captain from an
other, compared with those previously
furnished from the consulate, so that
there should be no mistake, and as they
filed past were ranged aft on the star
board or right-hand side of the quarter
deck. On tie port side were piled bales
of clothing, caps, shirts, pants, drawers,
undeTshirts, socks, boxes of boots, soap,
combs, tobacco, etc., with the paynas-
ter's department, standing like gunners
at their guns, under their chief Mr..
Theodore s. Thompson, and his lieu.
tenant, Henry Clay Wood, ready to
discharge their stores when called upon
TO do 50. The lists verified, one re-
ceipt, prepared in Spanish, and for some
inscrutable reason, possibly to salve
their wounded ''hOnOr," made out as
from the police, to whom the military
authorities had the night before turned
over the party, had a docket attached,
to the effect that Captain Braine re-
ceived them from General Don Juan
Burriell, commanding the department
of the east, was signed by that officer
and handed to the policeman, who did
not like the addition at all, but could
help himself, and retired without pipiHs
the side, or any sort of further recogni-
ton TO his gig. The other receipt was
retained, and a translation of it duly
"logged." The commander then passed
along the line, while cornet struck up
Hail, Columbia. Now, hospitality
or senther myrmidons-many
cooks with cauldrons of coffee-and
claimed her own. Buckets
of specially distilled warm water,
with brushes, soap, boatswain's
mates and battalion of scrubbers, with
BARRIERS and shears were soon ready for
ward. The garb of the jail was cast
aside, and overheard, and the guests,
their hair cut short, were then inspected
by Drs. Walton and Rogers. They
then enjoyed the long unfamiliar luxury
Of a thorough good bath, and, with
teeth chattering, but otherwise new
men, they defiled past the boxes and
bales Aforementioned, receiving a COM
plete outfit. Then, strange sight for a
the quarterback became a
vast dressingroom. How they chat
tered! Clothed, and in their right
of them, two or three
we're more or less out of their minds
It must have been supremely delightful, |
and more good things were 70 come. |
Fragrant odors heralded the coming
breakfast, and fast as the organ
zing genius of the executive officer,
DeLong, and the nimble |
pens of his elastic but trusty staff of
icribes could separate them into their |
watches, fire-quarters, and messes, they |
we're bid sit down, and bountifully sup |
)lied with such meal as they had not |
"a a-taken OF for some time. Then ham |
nocks were served out, numbered, and |
laversacks and kEapsacks, with CORE
pending numbers to show their belong |
nos in. These are in charge of a senti- |
lel, and they have Secess to them when
eqlisite. The last pleasing device of
he sweet-tempered Don was here told.
The prisoners had not only been Kept in
ignorance of their approaching release,
,ut when paraded in the morning were
old they were all going 10 be shot, and
hough some of them thought they
new better and encouraged the others,
t was not till they rounded the point
nd saw the Juniata with her enor-
nous banner of freedom, that they
we're quite at ease on tine mat
er. And now, to make us all happy,
rrived the first mail since leaving New
-ork, with Lieutenant Chipp, who re-
orted his return for duty as bearer of
ispatches, and at five minutes past !
leven O'Clock the dispatch-boat Pinta,
lieutenant Commander Henry II. Cor
nge commanding, steamed in from
lev West, with orders for US to 90 di-
ect to New York. We were looking
,rward to a journey, in company with
ne Kansas, to Kay West, but this was [
ood news inds,d. We were sorry for {
ne Kansas, but very glad on our ac- I
punt. At noon we weighed, and stood I
o the harbor TO our old anchorage off s
le city, when we sent ashore for provi- /
ons, after which we struck down the J
oat howitzers, and generally secured" {
yerything for sea. There was a regu- s
II LeUee Of congratulatory captains
ON the English and American war ves-
lis visiting Captain Braine. From them I
re heard that the chief of police, who, {
Y a strange coincident, was as sick as {
is master Burriel, had been brought be- [
re that interesting invalid, and, failing s
account satisfactorily for deputizing
is Lieutenant to perform the unpleas- {
IL duty of surrender, had been cast '
to prison. The prisoners were not, I
srhaps, generally as emaciated as we I
ad supposed, and DR.. Walton gave it $
his opinion that the sick had been s
pretty well taken care Of-in fact, well ]
ken care of-by the Spanish doctors at
Ie hospital. The patients had been 8
ept clean, and well supplied with {
edicines. and further supply given TO
Iem to take with them. About twelve {
more were more or less sick Of 'vari '
Is complaints, and two or three pretty 1
ID"
1t was growing dark, when, with
Irill pipes, the boatswain, Peter Huck-
g, and his stalwart mates, Street and
itzgerald, splendid types of the Amer I
an man-Of-war's man, who have i
owed every sea, and know, and are Q
lOwn and are appreciated by, every t
iceT In the service, called, "An hands e
} anchor for hon7ep There was no S
leering, as is usual at this unfrequent i
Id always welcome cry, as it might |
und like triumphing over Burriel and C
s friends, but the way the pOrt-anchor f
as dragged from Its resting-placa al o
e bottom of the harbOr, and ratified up
it place on the ship, was something o
be remembered. And the prisoners 8
allied on" TO the pCGtfsll' "with a
lI.U The consul departed with nGny y
band-shake, and at five-forty-five four v
= Ga the engine-FooBl started Us away y
sS t,,u -. "GoOd-bysI Santiago de &
ba iSn y 7pTTft The Pin.a slipped out for hey r
est Just before us. a. 10y sS Sesan .t
d pretty dark AS we ga PasV
trella castle at slackened speed dow
: narrow channel, faint puffs Of scent n
air coming off the bluffs reminding fC
e Of Ceylon, we deserted the batteries "
it and in the Moro, all lighted up, Il
T above tier, giving a very pretty ef ca
t. A few more rods and we were out r,
the bright sea of the Antilles, stopped, d
charged the pilot, took our departure, v
bro Castle lighthouse bearing p. c. G
lis means "per compass'') n. (nOrth), @
'tant half a mile, homeward bound. v