The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

Captured Train.

One of the Federal army sergeahts who was in
the train on the Baltimore and Philadelphia Rail-
road captured by the Confederates has given his
account of tt. e affair. He says—" When we crossed
Gunpowder-bridge there was a (Federal) picket at
its extremity. The officer in command was stand-
ing as we passed with his arms folded, and all seemed
as quiet as the Sabbath. Jest after having turned
the curve beyond the picket the breaks were sud-
denly pat on, a shot was fired, followed a moment
after by a volley. Had the engineer reversed his
engine instead of jumping from it the train might
have been saved. Oa the entrance of the rebels
into the cars all officers in uniform were compelled
to descend, and were marched along in advance of
the train to a clear field near the depot. On going
to the place where thebeggage bad been thrown from
the train I found a lively scene going on, superin-
tended by certain ladies. An order had apparently
been issued that the baggage of ladies should be
respected. In order to discover what articles of
baggage belonged to officers, these ladies asked those
present to point out theirs; all baggage not thus
claimed was at once broken open and
pillaged. The
namea of some of those ladies I discovered to be Miss
D„ of Baltimore (afterwards, I was informed, ar-
rested at Havre de Grace with a rebel mail in her pos-
session' ; Mrs H. and a Mrs P. and party,also of Bal-
timore, on their way to Newport. It is almost impos-
sible to describe their conduct during that day; their
exuberant enthusiasm over the rebel flag,
their
familiar intercourse with the various rebel officers
and soldiers. It is simply necessary to Bey that be-
fore he left Major Gilmore had not a button left on
his coat, all having been cut off to present to these
friends. The rifling of
the baggage was mainly
superintended by them, and the owners abused and
insulted by every species of assertion and argue
ment. Bundles of my clothing were done up and
sent on to various persons mentioned by name by
them
with nothing but a toothbrush and five paper
through some of the soldiers. I arrived here
collars picked up from the ground. Now, as to the
gallant conduct of the 'strong guard,' said by the
Papers to havd been stationed at the bridge, and
and burnt within a
their knowledge of their military duties, I will state
that the first train was stopped
little over a mile of their post,wit bout any thing being
known by them, so that our train blundered into the
same snare; that on the appearance of a few rebels
they incontinently ran for the bridge, leaving every.
thing behind, and were actually caught upon the
bridge by our train, which had been set on fire and run
back upon the bridge, and one of these gallant men
was knocked into the water by it and drowned.
The officer and his command then took refuge on
the steamer, and at night when we were moving the
trunks and passengers aboard the same, sent a re-
quest on shore to have their tents struck and their
company property saved for them. I would state
that in the evening one of the engines was suffi-
ciently repaired to be run ahead to the Bush Riverbridge,
where it was so tremendously shelled by our
gunboat stationed there that it was abandoned,
which accounts for the story I have seen in the
papers, that the enemy ran an engine to the river,
were repulsed,engine
and that the was captured
the next day by a party landed."—New I ark. Times.

' A YACHT FOR GARIBALIM.—The committee have
at length resolved to secure fur Garibaldi the yacht
belonging to Lord Burghley. The Osprey is 35 tons
burden, yawl rigged. Length from forepart of stem under
bowsprit to aft side of head of stern post 51 4-10 feet, main
breadth 12 7-10 feet, depth in hold from tonnage deck to
ceiling at midships G 6-10 feet, head room in cabins Gi feet.
There are two berths in the main cabin, two small ditto in
the quarter, one double berth in the ladies' cabin, and one
in the skipper's cabin. Lord Burghley has lately spent
about £1,520 upon her, and she is now undergoing a
thorough overhaul. The Osprey had been to Gibraltar
and the Mediterranean, to the ncrth of Scotland, Ireland,
&0., and is a first-rate sea boat. Admiral Mundy, in a letter
to Colonel Chambers, says; "The Osprey will answer the
general's purposes. She only draws nine feet of water, and
has a good character in every respect, being an excellent sea
boat in bad weather. She is having a thorough refit, and
will be ready next week. Two men and a boy, besides the
master, will be sufficient to man her. Being what is called
' dandy rigged,' she will be very handy, and can proceed
immediately to Caprera." The committee have been urged,
in consequence of the present delicate state of Garibaldi's
health, to send out tho yacht immediately to Caprere,—
Liverpool Alfrenry.