The National tribune., 1882-09-28

! in progress from the Federal batteries across
the bay, and it was the pleasantest music we
! had heard for months. Several of the shells
passed over us and bursted. Eighty 2OO-pound
! shells per day were dropping into the city.
/ Some Of the people manifested sympathy for
US, and others addressed us in terms
that were anything but those of en-
dearment. A party of young bloods, out on
/ spree, halted to see us pass, and one of them
shamefully abused us. The members of our
mess besought the guards to allow fair fight
to take place, and while the matter was being
hurriedly discussed, an excited Georgia soldier
ran up and placed the muzzle of lnusllet at
the young reb's breast and threatened to blow
him through if he spoke another word "Are
yOu-aw aware, sah," he haughtily reioined,
throwing his head and shoulders back, that
you are in Chawleston, South Cawleenah 2"
At this interesting juncture rebel officer gal
loped up and ordered the boods TO depart in
stauter, on pain Of being marched off to some
military lookup. They obeyed. We reached
this prison last night, nearly starved most of us
having had nothing to eat for forty eight hours,
and having gone without drop of water for
tWenty-four hours. No rations were issued to
Us, however. We were detained outside the
stockado until this morning, and suffered in
tensely. Those Of our number who had money
bought water Of the guards paying as high as
twenty-five cents q quart for it, | saw this
done myself In coming from Charleston we
were crowded to suffocation, being in box
freight cars. eighty-sevcn men to a car Once
We halted beside passenger train, and rebel
officer came out on his car platform and gazed
at us a moment, and then returning TO his seat
brought ont his lunch basket, and tossed it's
contents to the most emaciated-lookin occu-
pants Of the car | was in. The rebels are
not all hcartess.
J have found Corporal Uolfmaster and Shook
and Sturgeon Of my own company and rcgi-
ment here. They "1anked" out of Anderson
vile before the regiment was exchanged.
HoGmastor is crippled with scurvy, and can
only move around by the aid of a rude crutch
he has made. SpurGeon is domiciled with
Wright and Jones, of the Eighth Iowa cavalry,
in contracted hole in the ground, which con-
tains miniature fireplace and chimney, and is
rooted over with mud, sticks, and boughs. The
entrance to it is little larger than foot square,
On my being introduced TO Wright and Jones,
they invited me to make my future home with
thcm and was only too glad to do So We
crawl in ana out con all fours." There are
about 10000 prisoners here, most of whom were
brought from Andersonville and Charleston,
and the suffering from sickness, cold, and star
vation is appalling. The guards are also
bloOdthirsty, and shoot down prisoners at the
slightest opportunity. This afternoon for a
days ratiOns, we drew pint of flour to q
man, but got no salt with it. Our only method
of cooking was to stir it into boiling water and
make paste of it. This is the first food that
has been issued to our train load since we re-
ccived quart of meal on the afternoon of the
2Gth ult., at Blackshire, ninety-fiv miles
southwest Of Savannah.
NoU 30th.-The regular ration issued here
consists Of pint Of corn-meal ground cob
and all) per man, one day, and pint Of flour
the next. fellow must cook IL the best way
he can. If he has nothing TO cook it in,
that Is his own lookout. Sometimes a tea
spoonful Of salt is issued with this ration, and
sometimes not. To be deprived of salt is the