. United States bonds; or Duress by federal authority : a journal of current events during an imprisonment of fifteen months, at Fort Delaware. er of Yankee officers weresitting in front of thtir quarters, apparently enjoying the scene;but the veteran Hoy held out until they were obliged to takehim to the guard-house for the night. We were startled, this afternoon, to find that Mr. Belt hadthe small-pox. We have noticed, for several days, that he hasbeen considerably reddened, and broken out, in the face; butdid not, for a moment, suspect this loathsome disease. Thecase was soon reported to Ca
. United States bonds; or Duress by federal authority : a journal of current events during an imprisonment of fifteen months, at Fort Delaware. er of Yankee officers weresitting in front of thtir quarters, apparently enjoying the scene;but the veteran Hoy held out until they were obliged to takehim to the guard-house for the night. We were startled, this afternoon, to find that Mr. Belt hadthe small-pox. We have noticed, for several days, that he hasbeen considerably reddened, and broken out, in the face; butdid not, for a moment, suspect this loathsome disease. Thecase was soon reported to Capt. A hi; and our good friend wasordered to the hospital. It really distressed me, to see himpreparing to leave. The idea of going to a pest-house, andamong those who are covered with scabs, and putrid sores,was evidently alarming to Mr. Belt, himself; but he made noobjection, and left us with the sympathies of all in the apart-ment. It is pleasant to know, that the disease has nearly hadits course; and that he is now able to walk about. We sin-cerely hope that he will soon be Mell. The number of burials, to-day, was twenty-two—some of. DURESS BY FEDERAL AUTHORITY. 173 them having been left from yesterday ; five were cases of small-pox, and wore taken from the lower of the Island—anarrangement having been made to remove all such, ia a sail-boat to the other shore. Thursday, 15th.—The mosquitoes are still troublesome atnight, and there is no help for it. How many weary nightshave I had, since my imprisonment, with these pestiferous in-sects ; and who will ever know, how much I have suffered,from this one source alone ! Hoy, the man who refused, yesterday, to adopt the con-victs badge, was again paraded around the Fort yard with abarrel over his head, and a placard upon the side of it, in-scribed,—For Insubordination. The guard was still withhim; but he was now conducted around without themusic; and still persisting in his refusal to wear the coat, hewas hung up, by
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