The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-07

rough with them. At first they loaded US
down almost to stand still, and we had to
push them of and throw them out. Finally
Brown and |, with pistol each, kept them out |
although one poor devil got in, in spite ofus
and We lugged the internal coward two miles
finally opened the door and he was tumPled |
out. A poor toy we brought all the way back |
to Centreville.
The tesmstsf; seemed to grow more fright |
ened, and the road was crowded with them
To tighten their wagons and increase their
speed, they threw out everything, boxes and
barrels, biscuit, crackers, ammunition ofall
kinds and quantities. bags Of coffee, sacks OF
oats, spades, shoyels, pck-axes, axes, &c, &c
inendless Quantities and varieties, thrown and
tumbled into the street, and run Thousand
times over and everything that could be was
tbroken down aud abandoned. baggage
overturned and left. or LETT upright miles and
miles this side OF Centreville. - f...,.s- "a
The other side Of CeutTeyille, we had over
taken Senators Wade and Chandler, or saw
them in the crowd, the Seargeant-as-arms OF
! the Senate, and Mr.. Eaton Of Detroit, with
whom we were in company much Of the way
afterwards.
y Some tour or Ave miles this side Of Centre
willie, | observed their carriage then forward
I Of us-drawn up by the road side, and they
jumped out with their rifles and rsvolvers' as II
J they intended to make stand against the
stream ctfugitives, still running strong WIN
out waiting to stop or open q door seized
navy revolver, called to our party and apranS
out also. ..-.....-. ...a.t..... I'D. .s 5-
\ Wade planted himself with cooked May
nard' in the attitude OF battle; Chandler with
ia revolver near him; and we placed ourselves
except Morris-by them; and all with loud vol
, ces commanding one and all to halt OF have
their brains blowed out. Our &C ion instantly
checked them. Many on horseback undertook
to dash by. and we seized the brdle- re'ns
their horses, and eoinpcled them to stop.
They begged to be permitted to move on
One WHO had dispatches from Gen. Mcdowell
; we permitted to go, Of course; as also aservan'
!, , ofColonel Peck, and the Commissary Sergeant
gof the I'd Wisconsin, who said they were look
: ing for the baggage Of that regiment, and hae
4 not the appearance fleeing. All the rest we
= stopped Some them presented weapons ant
!, threatened, and one teamster-shot Eator
through the wrist, who held his horse by th'
, bride. aH.-...
Just at this moment body Of troeps-th
I'd New JERSEY, with its Colonel at its head
. !. came over ri;e, and Morris who saw them,
= !, he alghtcd, and had gone on to urge them 1or
- ward, came opportuuely up.
;, Otherwise, God knows what the result woi
u have been. The whole thing occupied five
. =, ten minutes and was scene Of intense excite
:, ment and danger.
~ Seven men staying a crowd maddened an
y desperate with fear Wade firm and bold as a
70 old lion; Chandler frantlcally excited and tn
rest Of our band struggling, commanding en-
l. treating and threatening. AS for me, acte
al just as you know would when thoroughly
reused, caring for nothing and nobody ana &c
"a termined, as we all were, that the men shoul
'h stop there.
= The New Jersey was quartcred farther th'
way and on hearing Of the flight, its Coiont
10 had started towards Centrevlle with his reg
aI ment, and now relieved us of our charge, an
l gathered up and turned back the tide OF run'
T. ways His surgeon bound up Mr.. Eaton
10 wound, and we moved on.
Nv Soon after we took our stand fine lookr
H. officer came up in the crowd, bnt who SCENE
Ut not to have been runaway, for he was coo
w and a >ked what we were trying to do. to-
IF, him we were going to stop that shameful ron
DIS Says he give me your hand. haze tried
do it for mile or two." And with his sWoI
lia he turned upon the runaways.
'r. This was near sundown, and was the last !
'a' cident ofespecial interest on our journey hon
n, the whole of which, however, continued tull
l interest