Roger A. Pryor

A special dispatch to the ERsw York Tinas givefi the following: incidents of I the capture of the ex-üeiier-.d and esHonñrablo Uoger A. Pryor: 'TIn; ciieumstaiue of Pryoi 's , ture was pnrtsly accidental, and hap peni-d in the marnier : Last ] Sunday an officer pn pio-ket duty, a. 1 ciug a unn prowling in front on the pickot line, drew a paper from bis pocketand waviik it to tl, e rubel s a sigiï to coi-.iu forward .ná 'eschange,' nevt lor a;V„oment Mispocting who the ! ua) Wilg. l':yor sec ing the offioer waving Ui.' papyr, bold'y advnced toward ur ii', whftll tho Union officer discicveied ihut lio %v;ís a rtbol of iu!(, and instead i,f oti riag the paper for j exchango, drew a pistol and presentad it to Roger's houd, ut the same time re(jiiesting him to suriondtr, which he did wiihont rt'sistaneo, but wa? ! ly a litfle orust fallan at being taken in t and doi.e for by a Tankco. Pryor i now bc'ongs to the 7ih Virginia onvalry, having been reduccd to the rank., it vi!l be rtmembtred, by eourt martial, for difobedience ot orders. At tho tiiae oi his c&ptur he was attached to Gen. Lco'í he.;dquarterp, as Lee's ohief scout. He is but little cbangod in his outward apyearanoo, allhoügh lus features are darker from exposoro ; but thone who wero accustomud to see him en the avenue in this city, and in the Hall of lier reeen kalives, would easily havo r-eeogniztd him írom his long, il'owing bkfk liair, pharp black eyes, ai;J' bcild Bijd defiaot look He was dresscd in a nevv suit of Cenfoderate gray cloth, and wore a shawl or blanket, which he drew tightly around him, and in wtiich he sought to hide his face as he stepped lrom the boat to the j wharf, although after reacbing the Htroet, and. beforo entering 'che car.tinge which conveyed hira. to tho Provost Morshuis office, ho laoked anxiouely aronnd, apparently au ii to sae whethtr he could recogniz.o any of his fríendt m the crowd ihat were pusliing forward to get a gümpse of him. His hair almest reaehcd his ehoulders, and upon his head he wore a s'.iff him blatk hat. He hüé on a pair of avalry boots which canio itp to his knees, into the lega of whioh ha hiid hia jants stufled, The Virginia " hidalgo " walked down Penns)lv..iniu av.enue escorted by a Yankee gaard, and preceded by three ve,l-lress6d gentlemien of color, wha were nccidantally prorainading ths avenue. The valiant Pryor mnst huve draw,n somo unpleasaiii compai ison betwsen his formcr ewnggoring marches to the New Capítol and hia present en forced walk to the Oíd Capítol. Mr. Jerome, tho well knownYork banker, and an old acquaintance of Pryoj", came up ob, the same steamer. with liiin from Grant's headquarters, and raadu hitn a prese:it of shawl and 50, he being eatjrcly out of fimds.