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ened they stood up in a row around the room, and another exciting death song was sung. They then set down very quietly, and commenced smoking again. Father Revoux came in, and after addressing them a few moments knelt in prayer, reading from a prayer book in the Dekotah language, which a portion of the condemned repeated after him. During the ceremony nearly all paid the most strict attention, and several were affected even to tears. He then addressed them again, first in Dekotah, then in French, which was interpreted by Baptists Campbell, one of the condemned half breeds. The caps were then put on their heads. These were made of white muslin taken from the Indians when their camps were captured and which had formed part of the spoils they had taken from the murdered trader. They were made long and looked like a meal seek; but only came down to the forehead and allowed their painted faces yet to be seen. They received these evidence of their preach to death, with
Prison Items --The following arrivals were registered at Castle Thunder yesterday viz: Wm Clabby, Patrick Phoe'an, Wm Faunilly and Lew's Quison, as supposed substitutes and deserters, Charles Williams, French's Battery, to be court-martialed; D. P. Phillips and Chas Webber, co C, 18th Va. Battalion absent without leave; John Madden, co B, 12th Va, and Thos Taibatt; co K, 54th N. C, de; Chas H. Kent, 18th Va, returned from small pox hospital; Wm. Matter, co. E. 5th deserter; J. M. Jefferson, conscript. The following were discharged, viz; Bob Cole, slave of Captain of steamer Drewry; J. Weight, Bouro; Burley, Benj. Peddle, Wallace Hulmen. A. soldier named Wm. L Shoemaker died in the prison yesterday.