Arrival of Confederate prisoners.
--Between eight and nine o'clock on Saturday night, the
A. H. Schultz and
William Allison arrived at
Rocketts, having on board three hundred and fifty sick and wounded Confederate officers and privates, sent up to
City Point under flag of truce from
Fortress Monroe on Thursday afternoon last.
Notwithstanding the unexpected hour at which they arrived in this city, there were in waiting on the wharf several hundred of our citizens, anxious to extend a cordial welcome to the brave boys who have been so long suffering the hardships of prison life in different parts of Yankeedom.
After landing amid the cheers of those present, which was responded to in a like manner by the prisoners themselves, the line of march was taken up, and, preceded by the Armory Band, they were conducted to their respective quarters, the officers being taken to No. 4 Hospital, on 10th street, and the privates and noncommissioned officers proceeding to
Chimborazo.
The following is a list of the officers who were sent to the hospital.
The balance of those who came up by flag of truce have taken quarters at the different hotels and the private residences of friends in the city:
Lt Col J J
Jolly, 43d Ala;
Major L M
Ransom, 1st Ark;
Adjt J P
Gaston, 64th N C;
Adjt J S
Williamson, 14th Ala.
Captains — F A Bond, co A, 1st Md cav; J G
Thomasson, E, 52d Tenn; R G
Howard, I, 21st S C; R
Bingham, G, 44th N C; J A Himrant, C, 12th S C; M J
Taylor, C, 13th Ala; T H Francis, A, 4th Tenn; J R
Coley, H, 10th Ga; E D
Oliver, I, 18th Va; W A Blankinship, F, 25th Va.
Lieutenants — M E McKewen, co B, 1st Md cav; T R
Bean, F, 24th Texas cav; J K
McBride, C, 9th Ala; W J
Byrd, C, 16th N C; T H
Griffin, C, 18th
Miss; S J
Brown, C, 6th Ky cav; J
Tiddy E, 34th N C; S L Ashberry, F, 44th
Miss; A J Lock, K, 30th
Miss; E
Gibson, H, 2d Ala; W S
Jones, I, 2d Ark; J J
Williams, F, 14th S C: A M
Bowers, D, 13th S C; G D Riding, A, 11th Tenn; E S Willman, G, 28th Va; J B
Cleveland, 1st La Art; B
Barksdale, E, 33d Va; T J
Cahill, 7th N C; J W Wannack, H, 44th Tenn; P R
Elam, C, 55th N C.
Before selecting the officers who were to be sent South by flag of truce orders were received that none should be fixed upon whose wounds had thoroughly healed, the object being that no one should return home who could possibly re-enter the service.
It was generally understood for some days prior to their departure that
Gen. Trimble, who has lost one of his limbs, would be among the number, but on reaching his case the officer having the matter in charge telegraphed
President Lincoln what should be done about it.
Lincoln's reply was to ascertain whether he would be likely to enter the
Confederate service if sent home.
Upon interrogating the
General as to his ability to do so, the old patriot, not understanding the trick, with his usual candor, promptly answered, "Oh, yes ! I think I am in a condition to enter the service," whereupon he was ordered to stand aside.
Gen. T. is still a prisoner at
Johnson's Island.
The returned prisoners report the number of officers remaining at
Point Lookout when they left as 347, and the number of privates as 9,000.
There were in the small pox hospital eighty-odd cases, the average number of deaths among those afflicted with this disease being about one in six.
During the passage from
City Point to
Richmond,
John C. English, member of the 22d Georgia regiment, departed this life.
The deceased for some time during his imprisonment at
Point Lookout had been very Ill, and would not have been sent South on this trip but for his earnest importunities to return home to die among his friends and sympathizers.
An accident occurred during the transit of our prisoners from
Fortress Monroe to
City Point, which came near resulting in the loss of the
Federal steamer
New York, and perhaps the greater number of those on board.
While proceeding under a full head of steam, a large schooner ran into the after part of the steamer, carrying away a part of the cabin, and damaging her in each a manner as to require the greatest efforts of those in command to save her from going to the bottom.
