Arrival of Federal prisoners.
--The Central train last Saturday afternoon brought six prisoners, captured on the 16th of October, near
Harper's Ferry, by
Col. Ashby's men. Their names are
Beniah Pratt,
corporal company A. 28th Pennsylvania regiment;
Benjamin Beetman,
Adam Beetman,
John Beetman,
Wm. Beetman, and
John Cox, citizens of
Jefferson county, Va., who have made themselves notorious by facilitating the enemy's operations on the border.
This lot was in custody of a small detachment, under command of
Capt. A. Taylor.
The prisoners captured with the
Federal steamer
Fanny and in the engagement at Chickamacomico arrived on Saturday night by the
Southern train, under a guard commanded by
Col. John Mullin.
The party is a large one, consisting of
F. M. Peacock, lieutenant of the
Fanny;
Isaac W. Hart, lieutenant,
C. H. Comley,
sergeant-major, five sergeants, three corporals and fifty privates, of the 20th Indiana regiment; two corporals and nine privates of the 9th New York regiment;
Wm. C. Abbett, master's mate, U. S. N.;
H. N. Baxter, 2d mate, and three seamen from the schooner
G. W. Baker;
John Hart, master, and two seamen from the schooner
Orion; and two negro boys--eighty-two in all. There are now 1,189 Federal prisoners in this city, and 600 or more have been sent to
Charleston and New Orleans.