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vsssA ss dsse u issessss - sss sss4sss.
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Capt Geek psoessds 10 detail he sspssrs
9 h.fpsrs Ferry s.d ; Isissios IN Col.
Wsshisstss asa Mr.. Aistsal ssIh shsis
s!svss. After bic rsasss 10 ssys:
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T'dd, she vss 20 take w II Lsenss. ssd
ssisk fosr slasss vish hin, 10 Gel. Wash.
Sseas 'ssss sases sesess sbs river. ssd
70 .aks Tssrssss bsses sst Bic brother ssd
es:,f slaves peisossse Ny oedsss vsss 10
sess pssss ss4 BE her - prssoess ~ their
evs house, sAiIs Tsdd asd she slaves sbe
Sspssse1 his vsss 70 ~ 70 Capt Browns
hesss ssAss Iced 10 shs ssss .pd br,ps thsu
aevs v Ne ssAeel Assss, sep log for shs
Sssssss snd shsis essrd. Va a Lssoss
rsesissd With Ne to gssrd the pr,sossfs.
Os rssssp u The wagon. IL comp lance eth
ord -, vs Ill started for The school hou,s.
Whss vs' gos sAsss, I zee 10 rsuain, by
Csbs Bsssws ssdsss, nth oss of che slaves
10 gssrd The ssos7 vhiIs q. =. Tidd, With
'h. other regross, vss - 70 back for u /,
rest q tie ssws spd Bu,bs v.s TO Be sent
siih Will,sm II. Lsswss 10 Csps brown Al,
Vie Asuosy. II vss 81 this ,ias ,L.s W N
TssnPeos sans Up FROM the Ferry ssd -
porsss thss svssy thing rs ell rixht, ssd then
hsssssd % 70 ovss,sAs W ,ll,am n L-eu.u
snort tine after tas departure Of ridd I
heard . sood dssl Of airing, and became
ssx'sss - kses the sssss, bat ny ordsrs
we're strict 70 remain ~ ale sch col house srd
saa,d he srms, sud l obsysd The orders 20
The letter. About 4 o'clock 10 the evening
U +. Tidd came viih tbs s,eoua load. /
'ssa took oss Of sbs negroes sih me aud
started for the Ferry. I met pegro woman
!. Bort distance b ov The school hosss, Who
inf'rusd ne , we're 6sh,ing had at the
fsrfy. harsieo n till cam 10 the Lock
lsps By 0sorgs usr~y. sbo1ss niis ABOVE
The bridge, Srsss l so bis wife end Mss
khsabs Head, sho told n. that eur q %
ssts hsoned is, aud tbs, tsvsr.l Of the n
he'd bsss shss. A short distance belov tho
Loek l net too boys whom I kusv. aud
hey teld ne that our nsu we're oil hen N d
10 By 'rsepsfsou Char e.tovn, n sr,,psburs.
HagsrStousr and Sbspberdstouu. The
neSr" sho zee v,tb nc h.d been very much
fright ssd % she 6'st r-port We received.
ana ~ the bvvs told mo the troops were
coming up NE road sfer - 90 u, | sen, him
('hs negro) back 70 inform Tidd, While I
FASTENED down tbe road.
COOKS ArrrAsAscE ON rue MOUNTAIN.
After gsisS doss opposite the Ferry, l
s'send'd the soao,sis 10 order to 70, bet.
ter viss Of Tie position Of oar opp.seu,s
80 ,hss our party ssrs completely sur.
rousdsd, and - ! saw body of uso on
High street. h'irg down upon sLem-they
we're sboss . hsf nile distant from mel
thosshs ssrid draw their 6rs upon myself
thef,foss raj cd my rids ssd took the b .,
aim essid aud 6rsj IL had the desired
eject Ter the very iastsrt tie PARTY return
ed u S.vsral shon vsrs sxstsoged The
lsss oes they Rrsd ., ne cut small limit
bal bold 0fJast Dv my hapd asd gave me
. fell Of about fifteen tseu, by vhi,h VA.
severely bruised aud my aesh somewhat lac.
srstsd. l dssceodsd from the mountain
ssd passed down the road TO the Craze IN
the bask Of the csDsl about 6fty yards FROG
Mr.. w. store. ,sv several heads BE-.
hind the door poet hooking at ne took q
Pssitiss bshi.d the Crane, and cooking NV
IiAs, bsskosrd to soos Of ten TO come 20
ne shss ssms hssitstion, ons Of them sp>
preached sad then another, both o. whom
kasv ne / asked thea " her. ~ 70 auy
armed u-n Ia the stors. THY plrdged me
their word ssd honor that tbUe we're poae
l then pssesd down to the lok house. and
vent do~s ths stspst To 'h- Iolt, whore I s,v
Willisw Mstrsg, and qaos,is- ed him 10 70
gard 10 the tso Pc on the other side flo
told NE that the bridge vas SLED BY our op.
Ponssts, Asd tLst all VI our party we're dead
bus seseo--thst too Ct them we're shot
vhi. tr)ise TO escape across the river. He
bssysd ne 70 lssvs imnsdiskly.
COOKS EscAH
1 wss afterwards ibfora-d By an Irish
family that Capt. Bsoue ~. dead tbs, be
b d tsse shot sboss 4 o'sock 10 the after.
nooo. AZ the lin. | believed this report to
lie true. ! vent on up TO the school house,
aud found the shutters sot door closed call.
ed 10 Tidd AID the bpys bot received 10
answer; ccet.d ~. rife snd then opened
the door vas dark o, the tim, went
into Lashss back Of the school house, aud
called for the boys. Receiving no ssswsr
j vent across the road pto some pines. aud
sgsin called, bu cosld iod 90 one then
started up the road toy~rd Csptaio Bo,n's
house. l ssw . ,arty o nen coming down
The road vhsu sithin about 6fy yards, I
ordered them 70 halt they recognised tsy
voice ssa called us found them to be
Charles p. Tidd, Osss Brown. Barclay
Coppio y. j. Merriam, aud . negro Who be.
lobgsd v TssLiBgte or Al.tsdt They
asked ne the news. aud I gave the Informs
ton thst vosivvd t,hs e. al lock spd on
the road Ia ssemst that they thought 10
voa d b. sheer nsdsss ia them 10 attempt
.. sess ef 90 con sdss, aud 1t YES 6bsiiy
dstsrnisst 70 rsisri ~ the hoes. OF CApt
Brova. foasa iiat Tidd before lrsviss
The school soss- 60 for Brovp, Copp,e
ssa ~ sss an, he'd sstiybsd the s.eross 10
COED pssi,'on 10 ~ 'iaber bsek Of sssool.
hssss On bis rsprn, however. they sosld
500 be fosoS. W. thsrsiors lsf- fOr Capt.
brovss bsss> lsrs We 20, fev articles
wbisk vosid be sessssy, aud then sent
over iots ths timbs on The I'D. u the noun
tain, fsw yards bs ond 'bs house shore The
spe-gs syfs ksyt Here sc aid down add
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