The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1864, Page 2

tet are iS COM, wan called fu, Knowing it was oly @® be change tn the formation of our lacs ON position Of (he Camp—the new camping ground was Suly two miles advanced in the direction of tho Warren- (oa Junction Railroad—in compliance with the urgent entreaties of the family we remained at tho house til! hear might, protecting thom agaiost the deprodations of Stragglers, We saved them thoir bay and corn, which a cavalry mquadron otherwise would have taken; we saved them ther stock, meat, everything. Leaving them with a view of going t» our re spective Deadguartors, gud there remaining, we promised ts use our influence in having a guard sent there Chat Logbt, and in case of fatlure to come back ourselves. It was too late to obtain the guard, although one was Promised to be sent in the morning, aud we started back, first baving assured ourselves thst the house was within our ploket lines, Jt bad been raining. The road was muddy and de cut up by tho long train of army wagons passing over tt. It Was intensely dark. Our retrograde journey was at a slow, tumbling and aangor us pace, across flelds and over unseen ditches. We reached tho house safely, and the warm reception given us by tho family for whose protection we had turned back ‘end peritied dim) and life compensated us, and wo feit the rolf-satisfaction one always (oels after an act kindoess. Cosey was tho talk of my comrade aud myso! that evening by the Gro im ¢he.parior fireplace, lightod Rpecially for our use, we talkea over the camprigns we had gone through; we talked of our homes and friends nd lithe ovea; we rohoarsed our colloge days; wo dis- coursed of Hterature, poetry, the arts; we mappod out tho future of the war; wo sett'ed tho destinies of the couwtry, Tho aword of Damocles suspoadod over our heads was an uso0n preseuce, Mosby or danger wa 4 ot io our tatk or dreams, (Wo weat to bed nol knowing that wo had booked ourselves for Richmond, MIDNIGHT CALL—PEMALM SHRIBKS AND STRATGY, Fomale shrieks from the npp er part of the house rouse us from our slumber, “Ob; tbe Southern soldiers have come’ spoke ip amonizing cones one of the ladies to Us, Oporing an interior dor of the parlor in which our bed had boen spread, “They bave demanded a Light end are deicrmined to search the house; we have told them who you are and that you came here to guard vs, and hope they will listen to our entreaties and not take you way” Woe advised calmness and to give the mon the tight they wanted. The thought occurred to wy mid thet ploying sick might be a good thing, and Tannouncod my brilliant purpose, as I then conceived it to be, tomy comrade. As it would have boos as impos Rib'e for him to poss of fora sick man ag for a rebol shinplaster to pass for a greenback, he determined to (rust to his diplomatic address to Insure our safety at tne hands of the rebel gang, and their guing away without us Assuming an invalid position and ex- pression, that iv the opinion of any medical man 1 doubted not would be tuken as imperative for a’coun cil of physicians, 1 was prepuring to play my rote with somo cvnfidence of a successful termia ation, when three me» with fourisbing revolvers, and one boiring a entered the room. My friend by this dressed, while I lay in bed. “Haye you any arms?” they asked, “None but an unloaded pocket pistol,” replied my friend, “Give i boro,” responded one of the three—and it was given hin. Reon. “Get ont of that bed in double quick time!’ exclaimed ono of tho party to mo, placing his full cocked pistol at my head to enforce the injanc:ion. « Tam sick, sir.’ «You get up or ['ll Blow your braing ou ¢,"* “1 am vory sick and oan bardiy hold my head up."’ No more words ; I'l put a holo through your head it you dou't get out of thore and dress yourself and follow mo,” placing tho muzzio of tho pistol in closer prox imity to my ear, T saw that all the richness of our splendid ver- macular would inomectually bo wasted on a raan 50 utterly destitute of all the finer feeilags that adorn and elevate human nature, and, baying po desire of being made the futhieol Of ace miotogioal operati on, Y abandoned my tine of #tratesy, ROL up and procesded to dress myself 4 MASTY 7OILER. 'y tucl my pants inside my stock ings preliminary to drawin g ov my top boots, “Ses here, You are too domnod particular abont your toilet,” boich- ed out this individual, This struck mo as an exceedin lack of courtesy on bis ps id especially with the ac- companying menacing adv ths pistol muzzie still nearer my bead Wis redeness startled me from my ac- customed crro!ulness to a degree, as { alterwards disco ered, inducing total oblivion of my collar and necktie, It was sottied we most go with the party. Our horses, bilchod 11 the front yard, had bean saddled. Tho tadies, @eantime, wore importuning the ineut p our beball. MOBAY ANSWERS YOR MIMSRLP “J don't believe you aro Mosby's men,” exclaymed the eldest of onr feriale intercessors. ‘1 know he would not countovance taking away these gentlemen, knvwing the ciroumstavces under which they are bere * ‘Here is Mosby," replied one. “He can answer for himsolf."' Avd Mosby answer tor himself—for at Quis Limo wo were all in the yard aud bad mounted our 4 bo answered with a grace Fhowing a trained artist iu the school of politeness, and that sympathetic uiteranos on the Jadies* account that could aot be excelled by a life time 6,¢nt io the most relued a.nd courtly ofr cles. Compliance with the imperative orders of Geverai | Stuart,’ be remarked, ‘compe! me lo take these geutia mon. Tho federal govornment is capturing al! the Con foderaie citizens tt can, and my Instructions are to cap: ture all the federal citizens I can. T promise to explain th or coeral Stuart, and 1 know he wiil release nornes “Genoral Lee shall hear of this," leaped from each o throat avd mingled with the elatter of our horse: woofk as our captors took us with them. ov RNEY TO RICUMOND ROTM. 1 could write # book of that jouraey to Richmond from the plethora of incidents welling ap in wy memory, but I om airendy makicg too long this preliminary part ot my story. 1 coutent mysolf with the barest epitome. torn mies on horaeback with Major Mosby enabled s}eedy acquaintance aud free and familiar chat with this no.od gucrilla chieftain. I oan remember now, as dis. Goel ua thoogh I bad taken the ride only yesterday, every circumstance and almost overy word uttered; the p ary silence enjoined until we bad got clear of our picket Hines, the circuttous and uvfrequented paths token, the marshes stroggiod through and ditches leaped, till place bad been reached pronovneed free from Yankee molestation And now our nomadic escort breathed freer, tho rising moon outlined to view the forms of our captoragand 1 impationtly waited for daylight for c Uon of the faces of this bandit horde MOBY 'B BYCAD AND THR DERE AND doRsES Ail wore young avd their countonances raddy with bow!lh, nud oaversation cvnt\an0us!y ranning over with hiariiy Coclo Samuel's blue army overcoats were worn ny the mont, and bigh top boots apd gauntiets—the pro- ct, doubtless, of their predatory attacks upon unsus- pecting avlers and baggage trains They rode fine horses, woll Dridied and saddled, aud behind the saddles strapped abondaat blankets How deferential thay were to Slosby, and the gayety of the Intter I thought quai bay some Bourbon at the bottom, until Lalterwards toarned tho fact of his aever touching liquor PEN PICTORE OF MoE AG os 99 baadit chief. Of medium stature, d (ithe form brown barr, blue eyes and a mustact eupresaion tho antipode of ferocious, be evinces no physt- ‘oni tokens signalling the audacioua and siocessful parti ero tender bo = He was dros ed ina rebel majors full dress uniform le gave us his history before and during tho war and twas ao agree He acted 0KkO #8 A goatleman, with co show of vulgarity or ing crugity of lurkiag sneers at his victims, At times puld oot suppress & chuckle over bis suecetses tn vmplisining ¢ o captures and ayolderes of being 60 himael? but this was very gatural vat bo quite a tion gmember remarking to were rie recital hia arly among the [vties, so uaturally wor- ehtoful of barves of your achoot wail, be gai, stroking Bis taustache, “1 roar on WRT ON GHRACO TONE AC Whig Plans Moshy wrote a note to General Stuart LA (9 (eo mnalanees Of out capture, and requesting v e¢loase vod ‘hoo parted with ua. We acknowledged Or writiag (a Cote aa cary baadeome, but his toking vm 4 aL Us ovat we could got place ia the eanng Humane CALOMOr Ot, Chay ace MaRacn horses mur Worms said Mosby, “and onle a toovis part of Me Bocaett’s horws coatrrburi as ty the | Cumivdaracy, Md we thos Chae won't be the last F some vemenaty oo a Oowonnt (com alos, dating pict tay hors. and ihe Canarn aiveays form ates lea the oak, aotwritbatending clone Footing (tw 6 mreat des woven adiiiated with Choe jy noma, Lao Uvh Ubiok, moranee wae te poem mg, MY A Se P sotinnte ott NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1864.—-TRIPLE SHEET. found us with only the baro ground for our bed and tho | terwards tho sky for our covering. Sang my comrade in jol'y mood, after we had tain dowa, ‘Tho twivkting.stars are laughing, love— L ut you and me. T never slept sounder, The next day wo walked thirty- two miles. This walk made mo @ confirmed autl-pori- Patetic, CONTRABAND INFORMATION. Stopping on the way at the poadquarters of ‘soveral rebol commanders, one night being spent at General Roessor’s ang qvother at General Stuart's beadguartors, and eoeing @ good deal of the Confedorato army, together with our conversations with officers aud privates, who wore at every stopping place, gatherod about to 00 tho “(wo captured ARRALD Correspondents,” put us in posses- sion of a valuable fund of information aa 20 the locality at that time and strength of Gonoral Leo's army. This infor- mation, as the reader well knows, (am rostraiaed imparting. OUR TREATIRNT everywhore was courtoous. We were submitted to no indiguities of search or attempt to elicit information, and, 5 far a8 consisted with our position as prisoners of war, everything was done that could bs to make us comforta- ble. After getting within the linea of the rebel army we were supplied with an abundance to eat, while oflcers ‘and mon proffered loans of bla.kets cnough to eupply a regiment, meh . moser's Laver AND GaNERAI. STUART. Gonera! Stuart must Lave roceived the letter of Moa! but -be did pot receive ua personally as we pected. Tee seen ere arm for bis mot see iatss'ge pee at at e835 wi ce UL ' {sane aa rier for oar folds Had Moaby reckoned prisoners of our govorament, Over six months severat crews bave been detained. In this room, wheo | arrived, wore crews of the Emily, Arrow, Lenox ‘end Toxana; some of these. ‘aro now at Salisbury, As near ‘aa [can leare more blames chargable toour than (0 the coniederacy ‘or their remaluing 80 long ao. ‘meu than Captains exchanged, More pationt and Colo, Wott, Bishop and Ford or crows capuot be ‘found anywhere. Alleged blockade runners and spies and delinquent rebel o'cere and citizens picked up in Maryland and Pennsylv.uta during the last raid of the Southern army into {hose ~tates made ap the balance. maxi Prd YREBS ng Hed A“ mpi tm ing up the catalogue of cocupants f Citizens’ room, an important bistus would ogcur gang mess’ to bo omilied. cor tatoly giving it just publicity when occasion offers like Prosent. Mr, 8.7. Bulkloy, an associalo army cor. respondent of tho HxaLp, aud Mosara. A. D. Richardson and Junlus H. Brown, of the Now York Trikune, were,iu the citizens’ room when Mr. + and myseif were prot fored board and lodging at t ponse of the confederacy in the same room. Until withiv a short periodsthey bad eon quartered with the officers at the Libby. Me Bulk- ley wascaptured in Juno last, at (be crvalry Aght at Bran. dy Station, 3 month earlier to run the Vicksburg Lories—an oxpo ‘a in which, out of thirty-five ailompting it, cleven wore killed and cight wounded. Doiug thrown ivto the fame rocm, although oot allogetber strangers, bei: feken in by ‘tbem—into thelr moas | moan— wad a peeh rt Of g00d fortune tor ue. Phen in pr gon h’o—this ts ‘prise lives buve been it us iasous invaluabi; 1, Thanks $o the liberal nm the cighta in elvoo thoi eg advantageous. Wo lived w wificence of our omploy ors in sending wa boxos, the privi- lego accorded ua of sending to the markets for what wo uted and bavi: the head. pri oook in our serviéd. But bot though \ Orncon{tant, cannot rocondile onto Captivity. ‘of thought and books, a journaliatic sympathy, community without pis 1 0f ole duplicity and a | of interoat card be morniug's-bath loading agtray on this a apa question found | wnintorey pred. kom mind aud body. ed wan ieee aoa Rhea. comrade wae do- | everything. dong wilt of our late ‘lighted at: Of going to mond; bia chief | four chats «ver our ecgars, ‘the golitary stovo, Apprehension, in fact, was that General Stuart would | bam oh ‘that all had Jain down, was approgimatoly ap- fond us back the way we had come. His delight on the 0. Nocies ambronane Uscy word to us, Henry Richmond question became smaller by degrees and beau- jurgor, father of Pohomianiam, nevor bad a mere tho- tifully leas, NTRANCE OF THR CONFEDIRATH CAPITAL, We wore four days on eae earoey, to Richmond. The broad orb of the moon was rising behind us and shedding its dim and softening light upon the hilitops circling the seat of the Confederate government, and upon the roofs of the more prominent government buildings and Btatelior dwollings, as we euterod tho outskirts of tho town. Thé@ outlines of the city dofonces were limned darkly to our view in our approach to the city. It could be seen that they were formidiblo and froquent, and this was all that could be gathered. It abouid be under- stood that our party had augmented on tho journey Thore were now twenty three of ua, the acdi tions comprising captured privates and deserters. Wo were taken the shortest course aod through the least froquented streets tn the direction of tho Libby Prison, A MASH SWINDLE AND WORD OF CAUTION, While | think of it T will make mention of a singte cir cumstance here that nay be of service to (hose unsortu Date enough to be captured hereafter. Prisoners are told acks are prohibiied ciroalation in_ Richmond, and of no account unless ty be sont North. Tho party T wore wheedied into exchanging nearly all their s for Confederate noios. dollar for dollar, upon ent. The guard who did the exchanging stated ‘anied Northern money to send to their ro’a- od friends conned in Northero yrisong. As green that time in Richmond were worth ton times ag federato notes, tho basenoss and extent of the swindle are apparont. NY FIRST ViRw OF LitnT “And is this the famous Conciergerie prison” asked a foroign tourist, looking on ita outer walls on his firat viait to tho gay French capital. ‘Tt wall live in history longer than any French dynasty in the past or in tho future.’* “And is this Libby prison?” [ thought :to myself, as [ first orght a gltmase of tho building. “Lixo tho Con- ciereeria. it has now its place in bistory—a placo unon- viable, of gloomiest record, but sure o° {mmortality. 1 took ag full view of ft im tho broad glare of the risen moon 1 thought of tho thousands for whom that clear moon ehed now a sad an light, apd those stars'a cold and crue! offwlgonce, since here w6re imprisoned the objecta of th: ir love, and dovo- tion, and prayers. At this moment a band of sivgors in one of tho upper rooms commenced singing, ‘Whan this Geuel War ia over Those hackneyed words, 1 must ‘say, to mo at ouce aa sumed anew vitality, Their lines of ionging for peace had an energy, and depth, aud breadth, and fulness of Meaning they never possessed before My reflections were of ahort duration, We had soon passed the thresh. hold of the libby. RRGSTRRING AND REAROMING AT TURAT. All prisoners are first takon to Libby priasn. fore their name are registered, their persons s9archod and asaign- ments made to the p na in which ars coufined those of lke category, My comrade and myself were put through this protiminary process ojually with tho rest, saving the searching, which indignity wo word graciously sparol. In the recoytion and searching pro cess aliuded tof constratned to s1y | aaw none of the unfeeling cruelty and morciies3 degradation of prisoners according with the written accoants of chaplains, escay ing prisoners and those releasod, which subsequentiy f had occasion to read. [ aball spoak moro fully heroatier of the Itbby. Meantime my confrere and mysalf are cou voyed to our asaigned quarters. CASTLE THUND SIE Here we are at last, and a block only from the Libby, i dislike taking any one with me over the (hrosbold of Castle Thunder and ehow the interior life there. { would agk any one before accompanying me to take first a full meal, and if thero are any Jadies, to take their smelling botticn, and ail having: aversion to inaccta. generaily classed as genus pedicu'ns, to wear only such garments aa they can alford afterwards to throw tuto tho grate or river. And first let me describe the building. Origi ly, like tho Labby, a tobacco warehouse, soon a'ter the war began it was converted intoa prison Unitiab uta Fear ago it was ocoupied exclusively by robel soldiers, cnfined here to await trial on chargos of breach of military diecipline or to serve out sentences of ball and chain wonring already psased. Derelict rebal soldiag multiplying too rapidiy, tbo ba them were romoyed to tho penitontiary at Sauiabury, North Caro lina, aud thereupon the induction of Yankee prisoners bogun. For a long time deserters from the Nortborn army wero confined in this buildiag, unt! Oastie Ligot ning was appropriated to their sole occupancy The main building is one hundred feet long. fronting Carey stroot, by forty foet wida; ia buile of brick and is four stories high. “An extension of nearly oqual length, equal hoight and thirty feet wide, oxtenda from the cen tre of the rear, with an angular extension attached to the latter of about balf ita Bize. In the lower part of this lessor building is done the prison cooking. To upper part is oocupfed by the prison guard. On elther side the main entrance, which ts fifteon feet wide, and leading from Carey stroet, ara the offiea: of the com mandant of the prison aud bis assistants. Ar extension aud widening of the hall serves aaa reception room for visitors. The lower story of the main extension de- soribed is occupied by the prison commissary. The upper stories of this and the main building are filled with prisoners. All the windows bave iron bars. OMURR AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS. tay Thave kuown ag masiy aa sixteen bun- ‘3 to be confined in the building, and the number has been reduced as low as six bundred. The criminal and ball and chain gangs wore largely wecdod out to aid General Lee to reinforce his army against the pressing pursuit of Goneral Meade last November, at the time estesmod a severe and sure threatening of the capital itsolf. Whon I left there wore about nino nupdred in the prison. Of thig number more than one bundred aod Afty are Union prisonora—the remainder were rebels. The prison rooms are designated by aum- bers from one to ten, inclusive. CONDEMNED ORLLS two 00 the ground floor There are flys condemned cell: chain may be thought to have a salutary effect, are put in these cells, Theirs is not a holiday existence. Their alternate groans, curses, prayers-and clashing of their chains do not form a concord of sounds agreeable to listen to by the day and week. [wrote more than one appeal to the military authorities (or those awarded the death penalty, and more than one farewell letter to wife and friends of those whose death sentences were executed. THUR CITIZENS’ ROOM. The best room in the prison is the ‘citizens’ room,’ It i not only the best room {a Castie Thunder. but is ac- knowledgod as the most comfurtable of any in the Rich- mond prisons, Except a brief sojourn in another apart- ment, the cause and particulars of which I will ail elsewhere, this was my putting up place during my stay in the rebel emporium And staying here in this, the most comfortable place @ven, is putting up with a good dea! that is uncom‘ortable. It isa room about fifty feet Jong by thirty wide, and between @fty and sixty is the average number confined here are four windows, two looking on Nineteenth street and the other two af. panoramic view of the roof of a shackly shod damp and dismal alley, The curious, disa- agreeable smell always pervading a prison revealed ite Presence with disagreeable strength and persistency at my first entrance, though happi'y the smelis here, I after. wards learned, had not tht double distilistion pervading some other rooms. A persistent detention, however, as I found. has a remarkable effect in blunting one’s olfac tory sensibilities, and Towe nature for this wise pro- vision of hers a heavy bill of thanks. A cosmos politan, 1 was not,on entering, startled at the cry of “fresh Ssh’ but this cry and the odor impregnat! the atmosphere I set down as possessing concordant relations. ‘The idea was natural, but in this case was not borne out by the fact. ‘comers are always groeted by this ery of “fresh fish.’ Though not particulary given to ee research, I tried {a vain to trace a on. A Rembrandt sceno was that presenting itself om eater. ing the room. At the titne | was foreibiy struck with its picturesqueness, y considered. The lurtd glare of two dimly burning gasiights revealed in grand and gloomy shaaow meu most quaintly grouped, and tome there was a wild beentees @ in their looks—a savage yielding to sterm fate consorted with the buge Square beats overhead, the lofty ceiling, maasive sup porting pillars, lange windows and {oteriacing bars, defy- ing escape aud srushing Lops. The scene lost some of its picturesqeness during my protracted sojourn, T loved not art the levs, but liberty more. With this strange gang encl day made me more familiar, till ] soon came to know all their names and when and where they were captured. A matusl misery made us intimate. ‘Adver- sity is A great levelier of social distinctions. My heart and thoughes ars with them today | promised to make every effort 1 couid to restore them to liberty, aad (ha not rind shall not forget the promise MY PRISON COMPANION”. From the North aod South and the bast and (he Weat they bad come. But few were from the South, these fow, Cowon mea from Western Virginia, Koutucky aud Tea neasee, Mora Grinly lovnl men to tho government, and deserving the goveroment’s protection. this wot Beoright to light An aaomolors and va | fel makes ae prawigion for ther ext d crip @ presented to thein—2 in the jourisoument dicing the war. It ts jevernimeat shoud iarow the -egis of whom the sovthora p hore they are ve the vary jrieatears cant eal Many ly Bohomiaa crowd about hia at bis four A. M. cof. foe drinkings. Transcencentatiais wo ali wore: wo lovged after the unattainable, (be unattainable with ua was Lib rly. Aud to those loft bohind may Wea! doer lberty goon come PRICOS RATIONB AND LONGINAR Early each morning wore doliverod the day's rations — half a ten ounce loaf of broxd and Aix ounces o” moat tho afternoon came aoup, prinofyally boot and bea aoup ‘Tho bread is always And used to be alt gether made of wheat flonr, it is now ryo and Intian flour mixed I havo never known the meat to be olherwise than rood, though Lhore wore auccessivo days when nong war nervod Tam saliafed the rebel avthoritios aitord abundant and ns ood rationa a8 they Are able Thoir own army, [ behove fare no better Subsisting ov the rations may be tous) Uying, but (hero are many who do it, wilh no indigation of becoming rivals of Caivin Kilzon.” AC the prison con misaary quarterk bread ci always ho bad, aad piss aut calcos, at reasonable prices A todo iv & Vast Wilderness may be only a good thing poetically. [ behove itis vastiy proferable, though, 4 lodgings in a prisno, The blunketioss—and thore ‘are aivays abundant sych—bays the worst of it whe te matter of carbon is only considered; but calling im'o ac- Count whats vital ingredient of the aie oxyron ts. one fares no'botter than another. With gas and a fire bere ing all night and windows closed, the aleaping part ia the worst of all. Cnover know before the amount of congh jog a given aumber of moa conld do iy a single night and auevive both Those baring cois—and Lhoy"ace fow and far betwoen—can bie in bed as late as they please, the floor lodgers must bo up at daylight. { tried thia floor lodging Beven weoks with only D0 blanket, never up. dressing alt tho timo. 1 baven vivid momory on chia point A THOURAK HOWEING ALLETA, A thousand bowling alloys, all ia full blast, coutd aot mako tore noise thaw the bill and chaia gang occupying tho room over our feads. Raving vo fire im tho room, they ars campoltod Keep mov. ing to Keep from freoving. Throwing the balls, woighiug from twelve io thirty two pounds cach, oo tho floor inadvance at cach siop, tho taugming soued Kept tip a jar and a racket Uno revorse of agreoable {position is theirs, howover, at pre-ont (he car. | wd Lut two | < | aory Nerv’ y boa goxnl thing, but those rounds good for a nervous man seeking sloop OUI SHROBANT Foarful that { may forgel to give Our Rorgonat the notice ho merits and the kind | waa impogunol to give him by ail ia tue room as 1 loft, t will do it here. John F, Brongle ishis namo He iived ia Frederick, Md, and was cap- tured suortly after tho Goltvaburg tattic, while bo was driving # {o1m tonded will, sup) in tho direction 9° Harper's horry. He claimed to bain the gervico of a Sanitrey Comin asion, but taoy f wm told, ropudiate dw. His duties ag sergeant simply coaniro him to seo that dhe, room is kopt clean that the imniates aro orderly. The: Blatomont 18 made thal hoe gt hold of a box rout by tho | Sanitary Commission for zenorat di ceibution aug ‘appro priated ita ¢ontonta wh use, Buk this "and: his Dotty awind’es and specilavions aro a Amal matter fa. forming on avery concerted plan and atioment to @scapa” naa browzbt «down on him the coptempt and opprovrinm of every one. Had Dot wiser counsels prevailed he would bavo been buve One night from ang of Lao prison Lynctnag 13 (oo g00d for such a man WS. 6°93 UALS ACI Weitioz of tho troachorous Ih . Sears his aa A 9 Lo give MY AxHerignced iM the Rerrobk room OF mn otherwise calcd ‘Hall’ Half Acca!’ he Bulkloy and mysall wero soported ay bayiug planned an escapa, fn oilicar and four privates cscorfod us before Captain Alexander, Prison Commaua ‘ (wo havo pianuet.! have been informed, oa oscape,"’ sald tho Cantata. {tis your duty to escape i! you can. and tm y to koen you i 1 can did pur Powe putting you in a coll with bail aud chasa, but shat’ oply asad you to No. 10 for tha prosent."* All the garret is included ip thin No. 10. [ta oniy rede ing foature is thnt if commande a flua view of itich mond, Magchesior ad Roilo teland 2 wore one bun dred and fifty-three in iho roam ty uw recoives the tol porssad O pOwoOrd Of Werke tility (hat enable one Koon (o reconcile Himsa’ to ae Inevitable conditioa. Tt would havo caken a toaz (imo to reoonrilo me to staying in this room No com. bination of ~— Dominicay friars Megor Indians, Maltoso beggars and = Arah camel divert Could Presant a more iifavored group arg without a Dlavket waa a amall circomsiamo ‘here wore aay number wit shoes or Coatt, aad several whose outy garments were parita, whose stata of dilapidation would indicate their manviacturd ns aomawhero back in the Middie Ages, and anfrts, whos antiquity and origina color augeesiod antoliluvian resgarches a A starting point: aod this, (00, in midwintor Wo atayed there but four days, bis’ time two men were carried out, aid There ia an apology for @ Btove tno ‘but, wila open windows, through whi {or wind has full aweap, the warmth, or ratner tack of ii misery and auflering im this sagia garces scription. PIGHEING, SAWARNO ANG PRAORO LADITUOC AT tam fled that Mr Shon of Colona! Baker's do tective force in Wasttgton. i9 an individual of transeen- doutally mixed qualities. Gn the moraing succasding my trans'er to No 101 witnessed a scans (a whiad ho figured conanicuonsly conclisive of thia fact A jag had been conwaned whan sudde on taking aamall bench—the only ono, room—tn possession of Mr. Sharman, who,aa { a'torwards saw, was the loader of tho meeting. “1H fight you Tor that bench,” aa'd the outsider, taking off his cout. “Tsban’t g@ there to flan you," coplied Mo, Suorman; “but attempt to take away thia beach and f'll give you a damned licking.’ The outsider advanced aad made a demoasteation to Seize the bench. The fst of Mr. Shornaa suadenty leaped from the right shoulder, and that ovtaiter dropred. “We havo seitied the case of that damnod curs,” said Mr. Shermay. “Now woll go om wiih tha maoting Brother Merritt. will you lead tn Almoat incredelous may appear tholeas, ovary word of it trio Two days bef 36 thia Mr. Sherman. th oibers, waa put in @ ground floor reom preliminary to boing takon to Salis bu The weather was excessively cold,aad, there be ing no fire in the room, Me 8 tok sion to untold his views upon the Sonthera confederacy aud its treatment of prisoners, which expression of opin‘on Captain Rich- ardaon, now commanding tha priaion, chanced to haar. “Don't you ‘kaow better thanto talk like that!” said Captain Richardaen. “T have said oxictly what f think,” replied Mr. Sherman ‘| think it @ damued abome to pct pris | fa such a damped bi this."* lepeat t! again,’ said Capt. Richerdsoa, © aad Til blow your brains out,” drawiag his revolver. “Well, Ldo think {i ts @ datuned shame," rex) coded Mr. ‘ou can biow brains ext ag goon as you plense.”’ Richardyon did not blow out Mr’ Sherman's brafes, but put him at once in double irons in a coudemn- ed cell, where, brave but indiscreet ‘ollow, bo may be yet for aught | know. O10 QUARTER? sGauT Tt seemed like gotting home again to get back toto the citizens’ room, | bad takea a lesson ia prison life that had opened my eyes, not nt the risks rua in attempts at enoape. ‘but to discovor that there wore degross of prison life T knew nathing about. How was! (o know-1 do not know—but that there may be places tenfold worse than Thad ust seen DALLT NRWAPASI “ Hero's cl mornin percedins and pay de bil\ of fare," shouted moroings by © (ear, an per. gontieman of color, were wolco words to us. was tho excitiog event of oach dav. Henry served va regular'y with the Richmond daily ree ier, Sentine’, Reaminer, Dispatch and ig. Although ther altogether do not coatain as much reading matter ingle copy of tho Aaraso, ther far. nished an hovr's agreeable pastime in tio moroing aod | topies for discession during the day vines wale ap When the mai! man shows himasif which hoalwaye doos shortly after the arrival of a tag of truce boat, the highest degree of prison fly nd anxiety manifests tt. self, Frequent letiors from home take from orion iif its rough ody@. Those who hare fronts ty whe Richmond prisons cannot write them too ofien ~My exner.cnce aa- sired mo that letters came throvgh requiacy aad o® promptly ag with the examinations they to undergo could be expected, | have kaowa meu to pine away, and ‘bo taken to tho hospital and dig tl and the pbyaivians aagert bowring from hone t Goement PRIMIN PANTINAS We of all prison ve atiuded to card play ad games oO chess had domi alory telling td gong oinging era—anid fess Ron Had cacie oF ris rvrvtrns, ka mth asa pasting We MOOK telale and some fie Stak of owt 9 priaon ted aOy gang, aaver Among 08 wo rsanged to kill a good deat mre vory ngreoably, Thare veo poole among US and wits and phrlosophat and a voateloquat ant a Jig dunes. foe triats were immonas Tharg are Cruel cacords ia which tega! toro aud jot ia! prokoudily loom | ap mote daringly: but T wil! vontore (o way ok Oar | CPi inal Investigetiogs, Filly writter ont, woud be more widely, cord and enjoyed. If | wax wrilog & Wook—eod J soom Wo be weiting 6a am thonels | were the tant hing And compat | Ewould omit would bo those Crimi weeues ovity obigew me farther Cor pri Cleraciora, and Boley 6 4 ature. er'e tons is for by not writing thom out F ro- serve to myself material for pleasant altor diuner recitals fora g0o1 perind tocome. I must, however, be oxcused for toiling two BtOrKe8 — 4 1ONG KONGE CON Confederate ofllcurs Oversisying their leaves of absence fre frequentty pat in the citizens’ room. ‘The fact was Boon AACerianCd Thab Meany OF them combine tgnorAnce and cred itily 10 Lge doses. A captain, with fy) feather in bis bot and & kuowing, doflant air, eharacteri tic of many 'f Uieir oficers, bad told tho circumstances bringing him t» Caustic Thunder, ‘And what brought you bere™ bo aakod a membor of Ff piss gavg, Who eeu his priveipal questiover, PU Zam a Coutederate oMcer, sir, tike yourgolf’* was the response, “A moro trifling’ circumstance brought. mo bore, but it only shows the miserable meanness and waat of apprect tion of tho confederacy," “Aund what ere yOu charged with doing» “Pam attached now, sit, Lo Rogers? battory , just outside tho city, Ever since the war began | Bayo toon working to ge: upa gun of longer range and surer execution than any in use in the artillory service, and | have succeeded. Woll, the othor day 1to'k my gun out for a trial, got it of ground, aighted it mysal, aud U Brod it ately T aimed my piece in the direction of Wilmington, and the ball, impeited by the double action of tho projectite and cetitri ugal forces, which my invention unies,bit amidship & blockade ranpor off Wil- enington pioking it aud the cargo.** “oPhat was a good elt." “Of course it was, but our imapprocintive woramont doa't 19% ab that, but hag mean ououzd Lo pul me hore (0 be disgraced, and apa kept hero for yoars,” ecause I refused t» pay for the voasel and cargo.'” “Tadmiro your pluck, sir,” promptly and onorgotioally spko up tho Coufedernte captain, “It was an accklentm shot of course, and L'd 690 the government in bell first bo‘ore I'd pay (ho ee NM ok ‘Tho alory gots tts whoo tne distance if ceograpbi cal miléa ig compute? from Richmond to Wilmington, WHERE 888 DEAD sRe LAD OoT. A Con(oderato ficulenant waa one ovouing imducted imto our pociety. fio had ween tole thal the Ree i oom was the best in tia prison, aud ho looked here For Hitile of (he prison discomMts, nogligonce and berbarities that be had ho Aoubt might oxist clsewhors. 4 all vory Ane for thom 10 toll you this is the boat room,” romarkod one of our number. “If they trent mou worse ia other roome | pity them.'* “You are aof treated badly aro you?’ asked tho Leutonant. “You Confederates may not call it bad treatmont to jevvo men hero to die with amaipox, ~ after they aro aya.” Is ib possible thoy can ba so twhuman’”* ‘There are threo dead bodies lying there now and sare dying with’ (be smalipox,’* (ab this heur quite nor had (akon bo heir beds on the floor), “and some over there are Kick with tho same disease, who havo not seen a doctor for a weelt."* Qh, ty terribie,”’ groaned the liouicnant, I wonder if 1 can't get out of here, T fool sick and faint and mist he down,”.and, suiting the action to the word, he nade bis way to two cheats ranzod against @ port used by Captain Wot as hig enbstitute fur sleeping ou {he floor, aud sivetcho iimself out ov them “Tor wracions nak don't lie down thero,” roared out our quiarig friend; “that's where bey lay out choir eons’ a bor el or an carthyuake could not have started Ho waa in torritls Chit houlonan! quicker to bis feet tromdaiion all ight Tho next morning wo saw (he lak of him MORAG DBVOTIONS oryhody morning devotions’? tv E v wrrative would bo 0 to the snlject ‘The French. voa of Windsor, in that wom physician in the Morey ¥ orable aud majcatic line— “) shall loagzamember 20 lou tolls tho wholo story. Tneed uot dwelt, v BOKRS KOR PRYSO:ERS, Sbace the promulgation of the ordar by the Canfaderaio authortiies forbidding our government to send Ruppies Lo prisoners, (here bas been ‘& doubt with many as (o whethor boxoa to private imdividuals would be received. T tate hero for the information of those wbo do not kuow , though { presume most understand tho cago, that no 16 Btrictions hago been placed on 60: private boxea. Avid t wttt say further, (hat Do foars, be entortrined for their safe dolvory tm this matior, as also in tho A Btribution of supplies Gent by our government, | hay overy reason to bchovo that tho rebel authorities hay acted ané aro acting with tho strictest fidelity mre, all monoss ore algo faithfully delivered FRM ALR PRISONER, Adjoining our room, in a room by themsoivoa, word throo femalo pris ners, One (a Misa Betio Uinderwod, livtog in Augusts, Gergia) hos been condned twent| Months te give tontimowy against hor lover, 9 Confoderale heuienayt, charged with cowntericiting Conlederate notes. Ths tioutenant is i another room In tho prison, The sccoud waa discovered among [he aoldicrs oa Holto Islond, im’ the guise Of 9 goldier | She comes from Vaing, and foports.cl¥o it (hat sho came (0 (ho wees because her tover did; that sho fought bravely ia many Dattion. that she was promoted to a sergeant, avd that it waa Dot anti alter bor arr mamond, as a prisonar r, Wat hor sex became Known. Charge! with Letog a 1a the accusation on Which tho third ono wag beonght Sho is young, with kee» black oyor, Bprigntty 1 bor wahnera give indication oF rofined otucation and associations — Upon the subject of her past bisiory sbo 1s yorsistently coucont Sho was captured 1 Tonnesees AnOUE THK CTF ‘Dice | went about (he city, cach (ime in ovnyauy with aa eccentric mdirdaal who tasisted on carrying a musket and bayonel with him. He proved bauevolentiy inclined Hotwithstandine LB cocanieieny, avd war intel and oll posted, Ho stowed me the difarart public Duildiaga, pointed ont the cesidencs of Jam Davis and when a nyiablo showed himself indicaiad bun by ‘aame Soir stuart, A. P Hitt, Morgan and Kompor, and loser officers iantimerabia. 11 RAO MOE: [did gol get into. any Hlaapitn oxcept ay a viaitor I saw endach, however, to convince mo that very excot lont carg is piven to our sick. 1 laave to Bir, Tart, who had 9 lengthoned oxporience a ono of (hem, au oxtonded doscr'ption of them. apy to Caatle Thi moa vices Kvery boty knows tho inbulous prices of evaepthing in Tho peices hare cOviinuad torre as roKU- ho Boo, AOd PrOMise (oO BO OO a the scale of prices prevailiag at my ‘0, bul He would Mmke too Jong a document. PRISON OFF! Thore aro elevan officers aud five detectives couvected with Cagile Tavader, Cant. Atecander was ia ‘command untit a fow weeks belore Lioft —Haviag bea ® yycigonor, bo knows how to treat priaonera. never heard a com pining uttered aya ast him or angof bis suborainatea. I tako great ploasuire in making coord of this (act Capt. Richerdacn, of Goo. Windor’s ataT, 19 the presaut com: mandant, avd hia conduct to the prisoners, as a goveral thing. is marked with oxceeding hiumin- ity Among the detectives Kophart, Known aa 4 the Coulederate baogman. He loka ey J. should pictire Haynat to look—conree, wiry bir, high cheelc Dones, abazgy eyebrows over deop sinken eyes, a long, grizzly, gray beard and mustacho, and a brigandists hat And gait [did uot choose to cuttivate his acquavatance, and 69 082 write oo more of um, BiNTINGEL Tweaty ono Bentivols are constaatiy oa duty about tha prison, “The Rioumond City battalion bas mainly tur- ished the dotail. From dark till daylight they catt out tho ball pour at every post. {-past twelve, post No. ®, and all 3 well,” with agoring on the ye beara Al ag sat distance. to cou, tinuogs slumber. male %. Across the James river, aod it 13 bata step to Belle Isimnd. 1 did aot vinit the island, as! would like to bavo doue, but in my prison seoura Lgaw aud conversed witt esvoral hid been imprisomed there. About coven thousaud ve buadred prisoners are now confiued on tie istand. Thetr tonts cover four acres of growad, which, it will be 6aen, i crampiog them within close limits. Whoa I left some three hundred were without tents or cove: fog. Thoir ratious area quarter loaf of bread und t ‘ounces of meat, or one third loaf and some aoup. A rebei sutior hag'an esiab!ishment on the ground, of whom bread can be bought ech as find the prison rations insufeient and bave monoy , and do not care how rapidly the: The food, olotning and blankets sent by our government ave all been distribut sally among the men, There {sno auch mortality az b: a described, although many have died and large numbers aro sick; the la fare taken to hospitals in the city. Absut the camp ground there is a deep and wide intrenchment to prevent . About 1,600 privates are confined in warehouses in the vicinity of the Libby. These men receive the game rations aad treatment as those oa elle Isiand. CASTER LIGHTNING. Mrectly opposite Castile Thunder is Castle Lightoing. It ia. a three story brick building, seventy feet lons by thirty deep. Here are confined de-orters fromour army. They do not find themsctves treated with that degree of conideration and bospitality many of them no doubt looxed tor. Pity for them ta generally confined to their own oumoors. | was told about fifty are confined there at present belong to that biguly respectable class kaown as ‘bounty jumpers." MORE OF THR LIBHY, ‘Thoro wore one thousand and thirty oMcers reported as confined in Libby when I left. Some of the rooms have no windows ia them, and the supply of stoves and fuel rather limited, In one room the diving tables were up to koop themselves warm. But for all, there is omg Pole and patient putting up with their long cont it. What I have written of my own ne | lite applies here. Tuey read the papers, play and other games, bave mock trials and singing, and like ‘@ modos of killing time. Singtog is specially culti- vated, and (requeat glee ciub concerts are given with the Corina! ties of priated programmes. They are in what would be culled good spirits, although for the future I shall pod spirits business in reterence to prisoners. It Isabam language. Men will bear woll and bravely what ther bave to bear, but keep a mao in prison six months and talk about fis good apirits and you talk nonsense, 1 have only to say of Our imorisoned oMfvers that they are ‘fag patient as they crn be; but they to got homo, aud tho sooner the better RCC MANGE OF PRISON, T do not koow a more Attiog topic as winding joct of my present uarrative (han the oxchange of prigva- ers it. one in whieh Warm hearts aro interested, The Prisoners are inteceated tn jt Tt is the duty ot the people to b@ interested 1. One Cact is positive, that all non. combacaars might avd ougit to boexchauged at once, and eothing tut the captiougness of our Brat Lactanye Com. missioners bag delayed it to this time. The colored suldier question cannot be piert ay any ber of tiodrance. fam coulident (hat General Butler, it he can be allowed to work without the totorference of the cove oment, will cpoodily atemightem out this imaiter, And duis reminds ve to say that oMicers, soldiers Aad on Combatant pri aonors tu Richmeod are plesed av ith (he appoiniment of Shey look (0 they have confidence case out Tight two nemare (oF from ethbnd Interview: taous aod gentionanly may in qatiationd Chat he ee an cio Drang we | a wAeAdY aod yt Tha puted cor 9 on the SechInge harms Uhrar toy Tas cot0 ih Lace st pcOp sitio: C vheitug reapouae, s 2 fo yas ria ath to doah wth ia Gan utile for (hae (ie « # 988M Gea tor as Our Rode | Aa, AOWH AS A HEARNE © ME UMD 4 (hho Ctae | dianda on! gem hice moat come aio The @ shoud he 4 ae Hing agin ate ag Ne! Peokuaet SHAKSPERE’S BIRTHDAY. The Coming Celebration of tho Tercentenary Anniversary at Stratford-on-Avon. SPEGIAL REPORT OF THE PREPARATIONS The Shakspere Quadriiles and Who Are to Dance in Them. WORLD-WIDE EXCITEMENT, ben Bee ke. A Our Biatford-on-Avon Correspondence. SrRatPoRe ON-AvoN, Old England, san, 6, 1884. ‘Tho Jargostabare of the Heady currespyondeuce from this country 4s nevensartty from London ; but great evonts, wherever thoy Wanspira, Gomand a special obrovictor. ‘Wher tho Roman Emperors rvied in Britain thoy wero crowned at York, and had the New Yours Hewat oxisted in tho days of Caracalla or Septimus Sorvius, ite British- Latia ‘coerespondont would havo been located at Reoracum, . Eavparenthese, it may bo surmised that fow of the donizens of ‘New York{ at the proseut day will recognize tho above Roman name as tho original designation of the 01d cathedral city whence James, Duko of York, drew bis principal Litto, and whiok be afterwards transferred to tho isiand-of Manhattan. So pour groat: commorcial mo- (gopolis is the city of Rboracum,' and wero the ghost of Portinax to riso from the grave that would ho tho Litle ho would givo it. But 1 am wandering from. my text, A groat event is to Wanspire ab, the sweet little town of Biratford-ou- Avon on tho 231 of April noxt-—an ovent tat will create asensation like the crowning of a great sovercign—and All nowspaperdom i3 going to have special correspondents: to chronicle the detalla, That day is tho three hundredth anniversary—tho tercentonary—of the birth of Shak apero, aud a grander ceromenial or more imposing pagonul tho world never saw than will be witnessed ay (hat time 10 this littic c:pital of Warwickshire, Nowy every Nving name in the country, eminent in literature, science and the aris, is eutisted iv the cause, and tho not of preparation is beard on every sido A promincat mosropolitn Journal, ia a loading article, gays: — By acclamation it has been yoted that to lot tho 23 of April, 1865, pass by without a Shaksperean com memoration on Au unusual scale would ho to exhibit Ourselves as A frozen blocded genoration, ia whom thore wax no pulse ioft, end to forrwear the theory and practice of commemorations furover.” “Loar yoara ago Scotland and jScoichimen = Lbroughout tho world commemorated the coulovary of Robert Barus, and aid i worthily, But tho approaching 234 of April ts a day appealing moro widely aud powortully to the fmagination of tho collective British ompiro, of its Amorican offspring, aud of all cullivatod Rurope. Three conturios wil) daca havo passed away sino) tho infant was born in his humd'!e home ia Strat ord on Avon, whom foture generations ware to remem ee as the groatost intellect—ol tho pootical aud titerary: order at lorst—over produted in these islands,” aud it might bo #€doa in the known world, “To let that day rae 1a a ommon day would bo a gross and mocstrous neglect’ On that occapion it is folt that both the intensity and extend of the ceigbration should pass all precedent,” And unquestionably dt will ‘Tho colebration wil) tako the form that All Boh cele brations should, ‘Tho presout generation will mcet Sozothor and bayo tue h gheat tntetlectusd and Kocial 6 joyment, and they will (hon, and oa this appropriate Bpot, lay tho foundation of A monument te the world’s great wet, Lo Rbow to aflor ages that at least in our day of glant progross the fonins of Shakspero wax widely aud univ sally appreciated. The festival will extond ovor a poriot of a week or (¢ days, 1615 not yet docided which AN progress Unat will hold Oyo thousand pers willbe bold theatrical resreseatations t rical companies, a grand banquet, nu dress Dall, The theatrics! perfor possible variety to ifustrate the getiu tragedy, comody, musical performance and mask imaging to yourself that Sbaksparan ball, Thi Macvetiy and Merry Vill.) Priam, Kiog of Troy, and Romdo, Dogberry aud jiare’ hutony; Cranmer, Archbishop of Cantarbary, nud Polonius ; Lady niagne and lags, Cymboiine and Cero,” Brutos 1 ir Andrew Agnecheck, Queso mAbeth aud ve und Obgron, Puck aud Herinione of Vonica . Timon of ‘Upheita, Proxpero Gobbo, Aud 4g tho mazy dance together, each in appro ong through with jig, walls, lancers, no of those gathers of Go clans that wo used to read of im Syme of Burton's biortes, oF the Jot ters from certain regions given mm /rack, “From (ho ghost of our reporter down below!” When wo summon the spirtis of tho paat, mon and women oF all ages bo come colemporaries. Georgo Washington could dance with Boadicon But | am ovabled—without. drawing specially upon my imagination, from information fur Auistved ‘in here anecially for the New Your Hin :1n—to give you tho parties jarties that will make Wp the frat ‘our sols Of quadrition in the grand Sheksperean Fancy Dress Hall at Stratiord on tho 251 of Apeil, 1864 — (SANSOME QU TORT waar Joan of Are lock. ‘Anne Boleyn. Hotepur. dagusnett Jack Cado Quoan Katharine, Ring Loar Mrs. Quickly Coriianon Anvo Page. Brome Titawia, Ghoat of Itnagno, Lady Macon, Qurdinal Woisay Otoapraira. Oro! 4 Portia Richard 11, Desdor Antoiycua, Sulit falstal. , Octavia Harnlot Honalind. Arial Isy ppolita, Catiban. Lady Capnict Just imagine Kiog Lear dancing with Mrs. Quickly, Dromio with the Queen of thy Fairios, Hotspur, the proud soldier, with Jaquenotta, a covntry wench, Shylock with Anne Hole; Cardivat Wolsoy with * Kgypt's airy Queea:* Falstafl with the sister of Juliua Caaar and wile of Mare Antony: Ariel, tho sprite, with tho Queen of the Amavona, and Jack Cade, the stalwart robal, with th Queen of Henry the Righih. And aiong with ‘some tw hundrea and fifty distinct characters, each bay. ing separate historical or aramatis character, seo the various classes of kwights, heralds, officers, soldiers, guards, pages, servants, out: laws, huntemen, fools, clowos, pedants, abepherds, soothsay. , Goths, Romaus, jailers, priests, friars, c., ko. There are five or six hundred or more characters in Shakspere’s dramas, and among them two hundred and fifty to three hundred baving @ dramatic character, well known om the stage. People will flock, not only from evory part of Europe but from every corner of the world to see this pageant hey make long to witness a coronation, And this will possess an interest beyoud a coronation , for everybody present can witness and join ia cercmonies. the The great Shaksperean pageavt got up by Garrick at Stratford, in 1769—ninety five years ago—was an evout in the history of the country, and bas been written about boon taiked about ever since, but that was a small affair compared with what this will be. Americans that come to Kurope early enough noxt Spring to witness it, will set it down as one of the marked events of a life time. But the celebration of that day will be by vo means confined to Stratford on-Avon., Whorever the Fogiise lauguage is spoken, and many piaces-—as to Germany and France, where his genius ia appreciaied—there will be Shaksperean celebrations, From the first gleaming of the sun on the exstero shores of Australia, and on the coast of “farthest Ind,” till long after he extinguishes is rays to the biue waves of the Pacific beyond the snow. clad wierras of California aod Koken ‘on the 25d of April grow. jog brighter and brighter for two centuries and a half, Australians, ( understand, at Sydney, Adelaide ani Melbourne are going to commemorate the day by suit able ceremonies, and make a finaucial contribution to the Stratrord (und fue erecting a magaificeut moaument here At tho pooi's birthulaco, A‘ & mattor of course thers will be some commemora- ton of the day at New York, Boston, Philadetpnia, Cin- cindati, Cltcago, St Tonia aud other Americas cities. it is nottor me to give any advice on the subject; but surely the universaliy eduexted American people, who uundoubiediy road Shakspere'’s works and see them Souted moro than ali {he rest of the world, wil! not aliow the day to pass in the large day. thay should do it h Vs—the world’s. remtess puct. yoven in ime of war, for girely at sue 40 not stop the education of their obit Letare tow m or neglect ag ep O Koen up a titerars apiet among: ri generation, 1 should nope That dive nebtepeane Arvieg wrote such acharming account of Stratford sod Shakspere's b rihvluce soma forty years myo won'd take beyond a mare oayovmront of ban quote, Balls tive Amukements, mH Craativg a duvactal Marsin, over md sboge thor ox to omke & coateibetoo Wo tae | | \ mmoanmont fond ot Stratford (toe great, sad tbe leading bore 1a. ty Faiga & (vad OF twonky bhyssand POHTAs t magni oot monumant bo Shakapars bore ou le wha be frat maw the hight, and whers ho Lyed, muy Aid Hou, a Fubare your, Amarcans whe ¢ here to ove of the pilgrim shrines of the earth on with pride and gay, “My countrymen helped to this mooument The comunttice will not solielt sudsc.sptions sud (uads (rom foreign aud dumant coua- tries, bat { kuow such coolibutinns will be most wel- o-ms, nud wil! be suitably ackaowle tod Asan Ameri- tho correspondent of a lowling American jour nw, | bake please ia making @ sugeestion that] kuow wil’ be respouced to. ‘Thore is bo reason why there shoud not bea « pereas beneit theaties, as wel fancy d ess bal! ia cach of the Jarge cities. (un the same city) Ou different vights, So a8 not to clash with each other: for there is no reasou why the bali, the banat cl aud the theatrical performances Bhould each be on the 23d, If the Americans contribute a few thousand pounds to this object it will be inst in accordance wilh tha’ co:mo- p Ltan sp) it Laat prompted them to sevd shiy Oats of corn i@ tho distres.ed operatives in Laucsshire, i vught to be done to show that they forget the injurios they hove re-eiyed at tho bands of British ship builiers end rebe: sympathizers fu this long and cruel war. It is worthy of notica in this counection that the presewt Mayor o} Straviord, P. F. Flower, Esa., is one of the h {rieuds of the Union fieg that lives oa the Lorn jo Fngtand, and a thorough Engtishman, he nt bis youth am Mlinolg, and returned to Warw tok shire iy 1825, whore he amassed & fortuve, commenctog web Bobi During our gigantic civil war he bus de ivered ecorcs of public fectures on Lhe merits of the ‘rugete, taking the strongest Union: (‘*Northern,” as they sy here), eround, and these bave been delivered b foe large auidioaces fn Loudon, Burmioghan, Leaming- 0 thonaand to our Ride s jay 2 not ask that this one fact be cemeribored duriog the forthcoming caiebration, I kuow this liberal geatle- man wold dever give bis consent or approbagion lo my baming this fact in this way ware I to ask tt he sires o thanks for doing what he considered @ iis Country—bub { say it without bis edge o Uniess 1 am misin’ |, many an Amert cnn, with and without Hterary reputations, ba of Mr, Fiower's graceful bospitalitics Tmiy be allowed to mention that your oor: ig not x Ruest at sir. Fiower's. or a partaker of bit hort talities, nor has he seen this goutleman for a tod, gb Some yoarsago he met bim in London-aug there ed hts acquaintance. | have @igpt here at the Shakepere Tavorn, aud give you this information as of world wide interest, ant hope to soud you more ng tho plot thickens’ and the drama ap- proaches its grand cousummation, INTERESTING FROW CHARLESTON. STATEMENT OF A REFUGEE. View of the Interior of the Cradle of Secession, Effect of General Gillmore’s Bombardment. Onc-Half ef the City Sbandoned and Damaged, &e., &, &e. A highly respectable lady, who left the city of Charlea- ton, 8. C., cn the 11th inst , called at this office yesterday, @.d fcr vished a considerable amount vi intoresting intel- lixouce res, ecting mattors and things in general in that locality up to the Lime of bor departure. Hor description of the condition of affairs in thé doomed city of Charlestoa fully correhorates the woret stories that have reached vith about th» sufferings snd privations of ite im ints, and indicates en carly Kurrendor through sheer ity, 4 tho guns of General Gilimore do not offeot + very epeedily. Accorging to bur statement "the bombardment by the Uni n forces has hed a most toling eff ct, having Geso Intcd the mcs opulent and thickly sottled portion of the cy. sa ihe Buitery (wmeb, before the rebellion briko.cut, «0s (ho most fngbionabie promenade and place of resort ivr the Churiesioniays) up to Wuntworth atrodt, about the midde portion of the city, the sbelis -propelled trom Ceueral Gillmre’a powerful guns have burst io ovory dwectim, penetrating nearly all tho houses, demolish iag some cf them entirely, and compelling the ishabitante to fev lo more distant quarters for protection, Many of tho elegant 1¢-idences along the Battery haye been Jala 1 ru ot ern bave their roofs aud walls shattered and split iu el) conceivable maaners, avd the earth around about them bas been ripped up, together with tho pave en's Aud Kidewalks. The majority of the stores aud iowses ou East Hay, King strect, Meciiag atroet, Churok hireek, pings strect and all the parallol ave Much Gave been more or 1e84 injurod by the torrible Unioo shelhs aud (he paughty Greek fire which General Gilino’c, witb Buch & remarkable disregard of politencss sain South, persists Se vrcely a public buiiding withtn the aroa described above is witu oil some mark, serateh or rent All tho hotels, except the Pavilion, bave been a9 mach injured or ae much exposed to the destructive fre of our boys that they have bee. entirely shat up, avd no board in to be had for Jove or money in the wholo city of Cuatloston, except at two boarding houses and at the bi hotel mentioned above, Tho chargo at the dourding hovses 18 at the rate of #ix dollars per day, tnd the prgBrlctors of tho Pavilion refuse ail guests who canot give at least fifteen doilars per day for their bod and board, which at the sawe time 15 of the most prim! tivo Geacription, 4% will roadily bo conceived. Tho Mille Mouse, tuo esion Hoiel and the Culder Houso, t= Church street (formerly tho Planters’ Hotet), have al! been vory badly damaged by tho shelling. ‘ihe Normal schootbouse, in St. Philip street, had tle reo! sbaitered duriag one of the recent shelliogs, aod tho walls are rent and torn io goveral places, The schoo! has i8 conse jucnca beea romoved to a private residence at the corner of Witt aod Calboun streets, whicb was somo yours ago-tho boundary of Luo city limits, SCHOOLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES, Tho At. Pbilip strect schoolhouse, howevor, remained untourhed up to the ime of ine departure of our fe formant © 4 (ramo house adjoining it has vevertho‘ese been bit by ene Of the shetis, and (oars were entertained for tho safety of the schoolhouse, which it was daily oxpected would be the noxt object of Gilmore's pro- jocuiles Shelia wore flymg around it constantly daring the vombardwent, howe st he achool open, and the litle boys and girls attended it great numbers very regularly, This 13 certainly @ re Markabio instance of “the pursuit Of knowledge under difficulties '* ‘The farthest point that bad been reached by tho sheile wan Mir. Hart's bookstore, tp King street, beyond Society he ot which bouse bad pusiwined ee a heavy amount of injury . Tho (ite Hall, gituated at the corner of Meeting and Broad atreois, bad also been struck by the shells in seve ral places, and waa comploteiy abandoned, the pnbiie offices having Deen removed Lo Anotber ond #afor quarter of the city The guard bouse and Court Mouse, on the opposite cor ner of the same streets, were also very materially dis Agured by the vnerring Union fre which’ ponred into the cily at regular intervals A REBEL OBSERVATORY. Our informant stated that the fire of the Union guns seemed to be directed mostly to the central point of the aud particular aim appeared to be takeo at the le of St. Michael's Episcopal church, which is alse located on one of the corners formed by the junction of Meeting and Broad streets. Thia church ia a fine old Koglish architectural structurs, and its #pire risen seve ral feet higher than any other object within the city limits, commanding a fue view af Charleston harbor and the country (or miles around. it is supplied with the best magnifying giasaos, and is used ag a lortout or ob. servatory by the rebels. The Union troopa aeomed to be weilaware of Lois inct,an their tire was levelled at the Steople a8 & graod target. shells were coustantir dropping to the r left, ‘rout and reer, allaround 9 but up to the il(h instaut it had pasved through the shower of deadiy missiles without Paekan'& touched or grazed. ta om avery sido of it had been struck, and tt was a subect of worder among fubabitants how the church fad escaped so long Very few people vontured into the vicinity of the church, except during the intervals between the firing, aad theneven very soidom infeed, Gur in ormant paid a visit to the church about live days hofore er departure for the North, and ye tho ploasure of o fnepection from the steeple ‘ough the powerful spy; she was enabied to view with great distinc’ ~~ the cperations of our troops about Wagner and other noes. aH gaw the diaptiated Fort Sumter, wit mass of ruins and nfge portion it re. oo wae actod ass could 0 I say various vessels of the federal fest, moor rod ia tho bar rosdy for La yy. The import@uce of domoli*h. tng this lookout, which our movaments can be ve tected a0 rend! Must be perfectly apparent, tote expiains vartoul iy the fact of so many shells falling ‘ound it continually. One of these fine daya, porhapa, the fated te its mark and shatter ir a thousant . Thovextraordinary accuracy of our Orivug was ‘@ mattor of considerabie surprise to the rebel inh ha HOW THEY TAKE THR y Although the ivbabitants of Charleston bave boo obiize4 to abandon the largest portion of the city almont entirely, owlng tothe dreadful fring of our quan, atili ‘88 9 gonoral rule, they appear to take the matter with « Good doal of phitlowphy and sarg Froid. Familiarity with danger bas doubtions considerably from ite terrors. but vat there ara times, our foformant states, gico tho naopte are sbakcoa up somewhat by tho thin: Joring dacharget and oxplo’ions from the nian bation figs Shen che bombardovent Heat begad the terror of all chimes, wiMOuk @xcaption, waa terrific Ts wae wloutk ooo aay uy November The city waa in ite usually weet can dtian, aad The beabibant he hot in the, venous yo ot Me MN ALOU WAvint. suddoalg Warwick, Coventry and other places, converting ~ cot for the leoliags of th chiyatvous sops of thex 7 » throwing into tho cradio of secossion. *