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VOLUME xlv.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1864.
NUMBER 3.
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Notice of Limited Co-partnership.
rnj[E undersigned have formed a limited co-
I partnership, uuder the statutes of Georgia,
on the following terms:
1st. Samuel P. Bell and Henry Christian are
the general partners, and Isaac D. LaUoche is the
special partner.
oj. 1 he firm name will be Bell &• Christian.
:U. The amount of cash actually paid in by
Isaac D. LaRoche, is forty thousand dollars.
4th. The business is a General Auction and
Commission Business.
.Itii. The partnership will begin on the 7th day
fDecember inst, (A. D. 1863) and end on the
sixth day of December next, (A. D. 1864.)
tltli. Said business is to be conducted in the city
of Savannah, county of Chatham and State of Ga.
7th. All parties reside in the city of Savannah.
1. D. LaROCHE,
Special Partner.
SAMUEL P. BELL,
HENRY R. CHRITTIAN,
General Partners.
Savannah, Dec. 22, 1363 51 6t
School jSTotice.
rpHE REV. S. E. BROOKS, assisted by his
J wife, will re-open his select School for boys
and girls, on the first Monday in January, 1864.
Only a limited number ot pupils can be received.
Tuition, per quarter of 10 weeks $25
—EXTRA
Music, per quarter of 10 weeks $25
Terms, half in advance.
As many a.s four boys can get board with the
Teacher.
December 29, 1863 62 tf
WOOL, FUR aud RAGS.
I AM PAYING the highest cash price for these
articles. I pay twenty-five cents apiece for
RABBIT SKINS, When they are well stretched
aud preserved, and the highest market price tor
MINK, MUSKRAT, OTTER, BEAVER, and
all other Skins containing fur. Send me Wool,
Tur and Rags, by Express, and get the money.
An agent is wanted for every county in the State,
to whom liberal inducements will be offered.
J. A. TURNER, Eatonton, Ga.
December 29, 1863 62 tf
^V^anted,
V SERVANT for an Officer of the Army in
Virginia. For a suitable boy, fair wages
will he paid. T. B. LAMAR.
Milledgeville, Dec. 22, 1363 51 3t
^ llfWi lbs. OF SOAP for sale at the
Mi lie
lledgeville Hotel.
F. A. HUSON.
41 tf
€
^October 13,1863
t ITY TAX NOTICE.—My books are now open
J for the collection of the City Taxes, assessed
i'V the Council for the present year. Office under
the Milledgeville Hotel.
JAMES C. SHEA, Clerk.
Milledgeville, July 28, 1863 30 tf
Colton Cards, Coffee & Sole Leather.
1 AA PAIR WHITTMORE’S Cotton Cards.
J-ltU number 10.
500 lbs. COFFEE.
500lbs. SOLE LEATHER.
Just received and for saie by
J. GANS & CO.
Milledgeville, April 14, 1863 15 tf
Tanning.
The SUBSCRIBER will TAN all HIDES
brought to his Tannery for one-third.
WILLIAM HARPER.
December 8. 1863 49 6t*
IsTotioe.
Office G*. Relief & Hospital, Associa’h ?
Augusta, Ga., June 23d, 1863. J
A MESSENGER of the Georgia Relief &. Hos-
~A- pital Association will leave Atlanta on or near
‘he loth of each month for Mississippi, and will
tH he charge of all boxes aud packages intended for
'he Georgia troops in that State, and will carry
'hem to some safe point near the army aud deposit
t |" m, ami notify the owners, or deliver them to
the owners, if practicable, free of charge. The
“°xes and packages must be marked with the
"ames of the owners, their company and regiment,
and to the care of the Georgia Relief and Huupital
Association. Atlanta, Ga. The Association will
" ,J t be responsible for any box containing perish-
a J le articles, such as green vegetables. &-c. Box-
and packages will be deposited at the Wayside
Home, Atlanta, Ga.
W. II. POTTER, Gen’I. Superint’dt.
Newspapers of this State will please copy daily
during the first week oteaeh month, and seud bills
t0 this office. • W. II. POTTER. Gen’I Snp’r.
J“ 7, ISflJ 27 latwem
CALENDAR FOR 1864.
DAYS.
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DAYS.
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MAR
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12 13 14
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26 27;28 29 3(<
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10 11
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24 25
11.
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
16 17 Iflll9 2(
23 24 25 26 27
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21 22
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20 21
27 2f
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10 11
17 18
24 25
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8| 9
15 16
22 23
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12 13
19 20
26 27
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8 9 10 1 M2
151617 18 19
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COURT CALENDAR FOR 1864’
REVISED BY THE SOUTHERN RECORDER.
SUPERIOR COURTS.
CDECIAL NOTICE —The undersigned having
^ removed from Milledgeville, desires and in-
to c\ese up his business matters of that
place as speedily as possible. All persous indebt,
sd are •notified that my notes and accounts are in
the bauds of J. A. Breedlove aud P. H. Lawler,
w ho are authorized to collect and make settle-
•Rents. If no t arranged at an early day .settle
feats will be enforced bylaw.
A. C. VAIL, Agent.
A «gust19,1862 33 tf
JANUARY.
2d Monday . Chatham
~d “ *Fioyd
FEBRUARY.
IstMonday,Clark
Luuipkint
2d Monday, Campbell
Dawson
3d Monday. Forsyth
tFolk
Glascock
Houston
Meri wet li e r
Walton
4thMonday, Baldwin
Jackson
M om oe
Paulding
Taliaferro
Walker
MARCH.
IstThursday, Pierce
lat Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee
Coweta
Columbia
Crawford
Gwinnett
Madison
M arion
Morgan
2d Monday .Butts
Bartow
Coffee
Elbert
Fayette
Greene
Pickeui
Washington
Webster
Thursdayaft'r Montgomery
3d Monday, Cobbt
Calhoun
‘Hall
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newton
Talbot
Tattnall
Ware
Thursday af. White
Fnday after,Bulloch
4th Monday, Clinch
Chattahoochee
Johnson
Lee
Milton
Putnam
Rabun
Twiggs
Wilkes
Thursday af.Habersham
? Echols
day > Effingham
APRIL.
1st A 2d Mou. Carroll
1st Monday, Dooly
Emanue 1
Early
Franklin
Fulton
Gordon
Pike
Taylor
Warren
• Wilkiuson
Thursday aft. Banks
2d Monday, Hancock
Richmond
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
Tueednyafter .McIntosh
3d Monday , Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Liberty
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Monday ? Worth
after, S Bryan
4th Monday,Vayne
Decatur
DeKalb
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after,Telfair
Camden
Thursday afterjrwin
Monday “ Berrien
Charlton
MAY.
1st Monday .Clayton
Randolph
Scri*en
Upson
2d Monday. Catoosa
Chatham
Gilmer
Jefferson
M'tchell
Muscogee
Tha’dy after Fannin
Id Mond»y.I l ;*\ er
Bibb
Butke
Quitman
Spalding
Troup
Union
Thursday aft. Towns
4 tii Mood ay,
Ten ell
Last Mon Jay.Colquitt
JUNE.
1st Monday .Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Monday. Brooks
Clay
3d Monday, Thomas
CONFEDERATE TAX.—Those who have not
paid thoir Taxes, must pay by the 22d inst..
°f D>ey win be liable to pay ten per cent, addition-
* upon the amount of Tax.
J. C. WHITAKER,
_ C. T. C. of Baldwin county.
December 15, 1863 50 2t
JULY’
1st Monday. Floyd*
AUGUST.
1st Monday, Lumpkin
2d Monday, Campbel.
Clark
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
Polk
Glascock
Houston
Meriwether
Walton
4 th Monday .Baldwin
J ackson
Monroe
Paulding
Taliaferro
Walker
Tbursdajaftet ,Pieice
SEPTEMBER.
1 s tMonday, Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Crawford
Madison
Marion
Morgan
2d Monday .Butts
Bartow
Coffee
Elbert
F ayette
Greene
Gwinnett
Pickens
Washington
WebBter
3d Monday Cobb
Calhuun
Hall
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newton
Talbot
Ware
Bulloch,
Thursday aft. White
4thMonday, Clinch
^Chattahoochee
Johnson
Lee
Milton
Putnam
Rabun
Twiggs
Wilkes
Thursday af, Habersham
Monday af- Y
the 4th > Echols
Monday J
OCTOBER.
lst&2d Mon.Carroll
1st Monday Dooly
Early
Emanue 1
F ranklin
Fulton
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Pike
Thursday aft. Banka
2d Monday, Gilmer
Hancock
Harris
Lauretta
Miller
Richmond
Sumter
Ths dy after Fannin
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
J ones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
Worth
Thutsday ? Montgomery
after }
Towns
4 th M ondv.Decstu r
DeKalb
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Tattnall
Wayne
Whitfield
W ileox
Friday after Telfair
Camden
Thuradayafter. Irwin
Monday after Charlton
NOVEMBER.
1st Monday. Berrien
Clayton
Effingham
Randolph
Sc riven
Upson
2d Monday,Ca:00sa
J efferson
Mitchell
Muscogee
3d Monday Baker
Bibb
Burke
Quiiman
Spalding
Troup
4tu Monday Dade
Terrell
Thursday aft.McIntosh
Monday affer Colquht
do do Liberty
Monday aft. Liberty Brya
DECEMBER.
1st Mouday, Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Monday, Brooks
•Clay
3d Monday Thomas
TlVllSIC TEACHER WANTED.—A pood Mu
lYl 8 ic Teacher can find #. situation at Irwmton ,
Wilkinson eounty, Ga.—the class to consist of 20
pupils and the Teacher to furnish his or W own
instruments. For further partict.la^ address nte
at the above place T. A. SJMMONK.
January 12,1804 * *
SARRATIYE OP GENERAL MORGAN'S ESCAPE.
The followiog highly interesting ac
count of General John H. Morgan’s
escape from the Ohio Penitentiary, and
subsequent adventures, is published in
the Richmond Enquirer. It will repay
perusal:
Their bedsteads were small iron
stools, fastened to the wall with hinges.
They could he hooked up or allowed
to stand on the floor, and to prevent
any- suspicion, for several days before
any woik was attempted they made it
a habit to let them down and sit at their
doors and read. Capt. Hines superin
tended ihe work, while Geueral Mor
gan kept watch to divert the attention
of the sentinel, whose dulv it was to
come around during the day and ob
serve if any thing was going on. One
day this fellow came in while Hooker-
smith was down under the floor boring
away, and, missing him, said, “where
is Hookersmith?” The General repli
ed, “He is in my room, sick,’’ and im
mediately pulled a document out of his
pocket and said to him: “Here is a
memorial I have drawn up to forward
to the Government at Washington—
what do you think of it?” The fellow,
who, perhaps, could not read, being
highly flattered at the General’s conde
scension, took it and very gravely look
ed at it lor several moments before he
vouchsafed any reply. Then, handing
it back, he expressed himself highly
formed of his intention to escape, and
yet, just as all things were ready for
him to make the attempt, here comes a
letter from Winchester, Kentucky, ad
vising him not to try it. This letter
had passed through the examining of
fice of Gen. Mason, and then through
the hands of the lower officials. What
if it should excite their suspicion and
cause them to exercise an increased
vigilance? Their situation, however,
was desperate. Their fate could not
he much wor.-e, and they resolved to
go. Nothing remained now to be done
but for the General and Colonel Dick
Morgan to change cells. The hour ap
proached for them to be locked up.—
They changed coats, and each stood at
the other’s cell door wit 1) his back ex
posed, and pretended to be engaged in
making up their beds. As the turnkey
entered they “turned in” and pulled
their doors shut. Six, eight, ten o’clock
came. How each pulse thiobbed as
they quietly awaited the approach of
twelve!—It came—the sentinel passed
his round—all well. After waiting a
few moments, to see if he intended to
slip back, the signal was given; all qui
etly slipped down into the air chamber,
first stuffing their flannel shirts and
placing them in bed as they were ac
customed to lie.—As they moved qui
etly along through the dark recess to
the terminus where they were to
emerge from the earth, the General
pleased with it. In the meantime Hook- j prepared to light a match. As the lu
rid glare fell upon their countenances,
a scene was presented which can nev
er be forgotten. There were crouched
seven brave men who had determined
to be free.- They were armed with
hovye-knives made out of case-knives.
Life, in their condition, was scarcely
to he desired, and the moment for the
desperate chance had arrived. Sup
pose, as they emerged from the ground,
that the dog should give the alarm—
they could but die.
But few moments were spent in this
kind ot apprenension. The hour had
arrived, and yet they came. Fortu
nate^—yes, providentially, the night
had suddenly grown dark and rainy;
the dogs had retired to their kennels,
and the sentinels had taken refuge un
der shelter. The inner wall, by the
aid of the rope ladder, was soon scal
ed, and now the outer one had to be
attempted. Captain Taylor, (who, by
the way, is a nephew of old Zack,) be
ing a very active man, by the assist
ance of his comrades, reached the top
of the gate, and was enabled to get the
rope over the wall. When the top was
gained they found a rope extending all
around, which the General immediate
ly cut, as he suspected that it might
lead into the warden’s room. This
turned out to be correct. They then en
tered the sentry box, and changed their
clothes, and let themselves down the
wall. In sliding down the General
skinned bis hand very badly, and all
were more or less bruised. Once down,
they separated—Taylor and Shelton
going one way, Hookersmith, Bennett
and McGee, another, and Gen. M. and
Captain Hines proceeding immediate
ly towards the depot. The General
had, by paying fifteen dollars in gold,
succeeded in obtaining a paper which
informed him of the schedule time of
the different roads. The clock struck
one, and he knew by hurrying he could
reach the down train for Cincinnati.
He got there just as the train was mov
ing ofll He at once looked on to see if
there were any soldiers on board, and
espying a Federal officer, he boldly
walked up and took a seat beside him.
He remarked to him that, “as the night
was damp and chilly, perhaps he
would join him in a drink.” He did
so, and the party soon became very
agreeable to each other. The cars in
crossing the Scioto have to pass with'n
a short distance of the Penitentiary. As
they passed, the officer remarked :
“There’s the hotel at which Morgan
and his officers are spending their leis
ure.” “Yes,” replied the General, “and
I sincerely hope he will make up his
mind to board there the balance of the
war, lor he is a great nuisance.” When
the train reached Zenia it was detain
ed by some accident more than an
hour. Imagine his anxiety, as soldier
afier soldier would pass through the
train, for fear that when the sentinel
passed his round at two o’clock their
absence might he
train was due in
o’clock. This was
they were turned out ot their cells, and
of course their escape would be then
discovered and in a few moments after
it would be known all over the country.
ersmilh had been signalled, and came
up, professing to feel “very unwell.”
This sentinel was the most difficult arid
dangerous obstacle in their progress,
because there was no telling at what
tune he would enter during the day,
and at night he came regularly every
two hours to each cell and inserted a
light through the bars of their door to
see that they were quietly sleeping,
and frequently after he had completed
his rounds he would slip back Jn the
dark with a pair of India rubber shoes
on, to listen at their cells if anything
was going on. The General says that
he would almost invariably know of
his presence by a certain magnetic
shudder which it would produce; but
for fear that this acute sensibility might
sometimes fail him, he broke up small
particles of coal every morning and
sprinkle it before the cell door, which
would always announce his coming.
Everything was now ready to begin
ihe work. 80 about the latter part of
October, they commenced to bore. All
were busy—one making a rope ladder
by tearing and twisting up strips of
bedtick, another making bowie knives,
and another twisting up towels. They
labored perseveringiy for several days,
and after boring through nine inches of
cement, and nine thicknesses of brick
placed edgewise, they began to won
der when they should reach the soft
earth, suddenly a brick fell through.
What could this mean? What intern
al chamber had they reached? It was
immediately entered, and, to their great
astonishment and joy, it proved 10 be
an air chamber extending the whole
length of the row of cells. Here was
an unexpected interposition in their fa
vor. Hitherto they had been obliged
to conceal their rubbish in their bed-
ticks, each day burning a proportion
ate quantity of straw; now they had
room enough for all they could dig.
They at once commenced to tunnel at
light angles with this air chamber, to
gel through the foundation; and day
after day they bored, day after^day the
blocks ot granite were removed, and
still the work before them seemed in
terminable.
After twenty-three days of unremit
ting labor, and getting through a gran
ite wall of six feel in thickness, they
reached the soil. They tunnelled up
for some distance, and light began to
shine. How glorious was that light!
It announced the fulfillment of their la
bors, and if Providence would only
continue its favor, they would soon he
free. This the morning of the 20th
day of November, 1803. The next
night, at ]2 o’clock, was determined on
as the hour at which they would at
tempt their liberty. Each moment that
intervened was filled with dreadful
anxiety and suspense, and each time
the guard entered increased their ap
prehensions. The General sa}’s he
had prayed for rain, but the morning
of the 27lh dawned bright and beauti
ful. The evening came, and clouds
began to gather. How they prayed
for them to increase! If rain should
only begin, their chance of detection
would be greatly lessened. W bile
these thoughts were passing through
their minds, the- keeper entered with a
letter for Genersl Morgan. He opened
it, and what was his surprise and J may
say wonder, to find it from a poor Irish
woman of his acquaintance in Ken
tucky, commencing “My dear Ginral,
1 feel certain you are going to try logit
out of prison, hut tor your sake cfo-.i’t
you try it, my dear Ginral. You will
only be taken prisoner again, and made
to suffer more than you do now.” The
letter then went ori to speak of his kind
ness to the poor when he lived at Lex
ington, and concluded by again exhort
ing him to trust in God and wait his
time. What could this mean?—No hu
man being on the outside had been in-
discovered. The
Cincinnati at six
the hour at which
The train having been detained at /,e-
nia, was running very rapidly to make
up the time. It was already past six
o’clock. The General said to Captain
Hines: “It is after six; if we go to the
depot we are dead men.—Now or nev
er!” They went to the rear and put
on the brakes. “Jump, Hines!” Off
he went, and fell heels over head in the
mud. Another severe turn of the brake,
and the General jumped. He was more
successful, and lighted on his feet.
There were some soldiers near, who
remarked : “What in the h—l do you
mean by jumping off the cars here?”
The General replied : “What in the
d—1 is :he use of my going into town
when I live here; and, besides, what
business is it of vours?”
They went immediately to the river.
They found a skiff, but no oars. Soon
a little boy came over and appeared to
be wailing. “What are you waiting
for?” said the General. I am waiting
for my load.” “What is the price of a
load?” “Two dollars.” “Well, as we
are tired and hungry, we will give you
the two dollars, and you can put us
over.” So over he took them. “Where
does Miss !ive ? ” “Just a short
distance from here.” “Will yon show
me her house?” “Yes sir.” The house
was reached; a fine breakfast was soon
obtained, money and a horse furnish
ed, a good woman’s prayers bestowed,
and off he went. From there forward
through Kentucky, every body vied
with each other as to whom should
show him the most attention, even to
the negroes, and young ladies ot refine
ment begged the honor to cook his
meals. He remained in Kentucky
some days, feeling perfectly sate, and
sending into Louisville for many little
tilings he wanted. Went to Bards-
town, and found a Federal regiment
had just arrived there looking for him.
—Remained here and about for three
or four days, and then struck out for
Dixie, sometimes disguising himself as
a Government cattle contractor, and
buying a large lot of cattle; at other
times, Quartermaster until he got to
the Tennessee river. Here he found
all means of transportation destroyed,
and the bank strongly guarded; but
with the assistance of about thirty oth
ers, who had recognized him and join
ed him in spite of his remonstrances,
he succeeded in making a raft, and he
and Captain Hines crossed over. His
escort, with heroic self-sacrifice, refus
ed to cross until he was safely over.
He then hired a negro to get his horse
over, paying him twenty dollars for it.
The river was so high that the horse
came near drowning, and after more
than one hour’s struggling with the
stream, was pulled out so exhausted as
scarcely to be able to stand. The Gen
eral threw a blanket over him and com
menced to walk him, when suddenly,
he sa} r s, he was seized with a presenti
ment he would be attacked, and re
marking to Captain Hines, “We will
be attacked in twenty minutes, com
menced saddling his horse. He had
hardly tied his girth when “bang,
bang,” went the Minnie balls. He
bounced his horse, and the noble ani
mal, appearing to be inspired with new
vigor, bounded off like a deer up the
mountain. The last he sa w of his poor
fellows on the opposite side, they were
disappearing up the river hank fired
upon by a whole company of Yankees.
By this time it was dark, and also rain
ing. He knew that a perfect cordon
of pickets would surround the foot of
the mountain, and, if he remained there
until morning, he would be lost. So
he determined to run the gauntlet at
once, and commenced to descend. As
he neared the foot, leading his horse,
he came almost in personal contact
with a picket. His first impulse was
to kill him, but finding him asleep, he
determined to let him sleep on. He
made his way to the house of a Union
man that he knew lived near there, and
went up and passed himself a Captain
Quartermaster of Hunt’s Regiment,
who was on his way to Athens, Term.,
to procure supplies of sugar and coffee
for the Union people of the country.
The lady, who appeared to be asleep
while this interview was taking place
with her husband, at the mention of su
gar aud coffee, jumped out of bed in
her night clothes, and said, “Thank
God for that, for we aint seen any rale
coffee up here for God knows how
long!” She was so delighted at the
prospect that she made up a fire and
cooked them a good supper. Supper
being over, the General remarked that
he understood some rebels bad “tried
to cross the river this afternoon.”
“Yes,” said the woman, “but our men
killed some un um, and driv the rest
back.” “Now,” says the General, “I
know that, but didn’t some of them get
over?” “Yes,” was her reply, “but
they are on the mountain, and can’t gel
down without being killed, as every
road is stopped up.” He then said to
her “It is very important to me to get
to Athens by to-morrow night, or I may
lose that sugar and coffee, and I am
afraid to go down any of *hese roads,
for fear my own men will kill me.”
The fear of losing that sugar and cof-
fee brought her again to an accommo
dating mood, and she replied : “Why,
Paul, can’t you show the Captain
through our farm, that road down Dy
the field?” The General says, “Of
course, Paul you can do it, and as the
night is very cold, I will give you $10
(in gold) to help \ou along.” The gold,
arid the prospect of sugar and coffee,
was too much for any poor man’s
nerves, and he yielded, and getting on
a horse, he took them seven miles to
the big road.
From this time forward, he had a se
ries of adventures and escapes, all ve
ry wonderful, until he got near another
river in Tennessee, when he resolved
to go up to the house and find the way.
Hines went to the house, while the
General stood in the road. Henring i»
| body of cavalry come dashitig on lie-
hind him, he quietly slipped to one side
of the read, and it passed by without
observing him. They went traveling
after Hines, and poor fellow, he has not
been heard of since.* How sad to think
that he should either be captuied or
killed after so many brave efforts, not
only in his own behalf, biM also in that
of the General, tor the General says
that it is owing chiefly to Hines’ enter
prise and skill that they made their es-
ca pe.
When he arrived at the river referr
ed to above, he tried to get over, in
tending to slop that night with a good
Southern man on the other side. He
could not get over, and had to remain
at the house of a Union man. The next
morning he went to the house that he
had sought the night previous and
found the track of the Yankees scarce
ly cold. They had been there all night,
expecting he would come there, and
had murdered everybody who had at
tempted to reach ihe house without
halting '.hem. In pursuing this brutal
course, they had killed three young
men, neighbors of this gentleman, and
went away leaving their dead bodies
on the ground.
After he had crossed Obey’s river,
and got down into Middle Tennessee,
he found il almost impossible to avoid
recognition. At one time he passed
some poor women, and one of them
commenced clapping her hands and
said, “Oh, I know who that is; I know
who that is!” but, catching herself, she
stopped short and passed on with her
companions.
Tfie General says that his escape
was made entirely without the assist
ance from any one on the outside, and,
so far-as he knows, also without their
knowledge of his intention, that the an
nouncement of his arrival at Toronto,
was one of those fortuitous coinciden
ces that cannot be accounted tor; that
it assisted him materially, no doubt. In
fact, he says that his “wile’s prayers”
saved him; and, as this is the most
agreeable way of explaining it, he is de
termined to believe it.
The above account may be relied on
as correct; and, although much has
been left out, } T et enough is printed to
stamp it as one of the most lemarkable
escapes in history.
Hines Las since arrived in Atlanta.
The Recent Expedition of the Enemy
to Elizabeth City, ZB*. C.
That Beast Butler had organized
an expedition of negro troops into Eliz
abeth City, N. C., has been announced.
It appears that the beast selected a tit
represanlative to command the expedi
tion. The Raleigh (N. C-) Journal
says:
The Expedition was commanded by
Brigadier General Wilde, and consist
ed of two regiments of negroes, one of
which was commanded by Ex-Gover
nor Todd, of Ohio. They landed at
Elizabeth City on Friday, 13th ult.,
and spent some eight days before they
returned, during which time they de
stroyed some ten buildings in the coun
ties of Pasquotank, Camden and Cur
rituck, and outraged and plundered the
people in the most heartless manner.
Whilst in Elizabeth City the officers
were quartered on the most respecta
ble families indiscriminately (the com
missioned officers being white, the non
commissioned black) and did not pay
a dollar for anything they received. In
most cases they compelled the white
ladies to cook and wash for them. Re
porting at Wilile’s headquarters daily,
they were questioned to know if they
had been treated as “gentlemen,” and
particularly if any’ of the male mem
bers of the families they were quarter
ed on talked sesession doctrine.
On the streets the ladies of the place
were jostled by the negro tro ops, and
had to walk by their side and converse
with them, on pain of arrest and pun
ishment for insulting “United States
troops!” Any information laid by a
negro against man or woman, was re
ceived as conclusive evidence and
brought swift punishment upon the al
leged offendei. The negro ran riot du
ring the Yankee stay in the Albemarle
country.
The commands of Capt. J. T. Elli
ott, 00th North Carolina troops, and ot
Capt. Sandlin, came up with these vil-
kuns twice, and succeeded in killing
some forty or fifty’ of them, and wound
ing many more. They' fled like wild
deer on being fired upon, and were
shot as they ran. A bright mulatto
was captured and mistaken for a white
man, and sent as a prisoner to Rich
mond by Capt. Elliott. On learning
this, General Wilde seized three ladies,
one a relative of Capt. Elliott, and
ironed them and took them off, notify
ing Capt. Elliott that if his negro sol
dier was hanged he would hang the la-
dies. Capt. Elliott replied that he
would do bis duly unawed by the Gen
eral’s threat. With these helpless wo
men a number of men were also captur
ed. All of them were kept confined in
the garret story of a house in Elizabeth
City, in one room, the women being
made to cook tor the men, and this for
fiAVQ.
One ofjGol. J. R. Griffin’s men, 2d