New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-04
To this ne assened in aprrur good filth, ADD said he
,vonA walk al road nrtit the was ready

scrne people nj a f,rn-house, and wa agreea''y SUI
priced H. huG thlt they we're feiaed w one VI W
Ca}iansOf his regiment. Soon tue wagon came up
and conveyed rim 10 the outposts az Washington,
where n siyhted but the vehicle was scarcely out OF
sight befn-e he faced about ana started again ior
Annapolis Falling in with countryman, ne offered
the man 81 for hit When w% O ,be ho,iosn
the wagon and thns rcposet until the man arrived nv
hia destination. SariOg onward again, ne overlook
boy Flooding along, and after some conversation en-
caged hin ar a Iilo. Thus they kept on until reaeh-
inc the main road when dronken fellow, armed TO
the teeth. ordered Mr.. Patton 10 "hold on. Mr..
Patton said Lis name was Moore, ana tnst he
was going TO Annapolis to collect some money
which was owing him, but the fellow came to the
corclnsion that lie was I'D Yankee sly, and
nst return to the tavern by Here were several
other Rebels armed to the teeth, and very drunk.
Tlr t,ok Mr.. Patton inside and held 'Court MAT
ti,l bu were diversified in their decision as TO how
thew should dispoee of him. Some wanted 10 shoot
him others to hang him, and others 10 lock bin up.
Meantime drinks were called for, In which all joined:
IL was finally dec ded TO hang the "Goi damned spy
and Mr. Patton was marched out TO The yard Where
he saw roIe dangling from the limb OF tree Pend
ing the preparations Tor the "executlon OF tue spy
n gentleman on horseback came up and, ordering The
men to fall back, took MIR. Patton one side at the
s,me time saving 81 know you, Sir; you belong TO
the National Guard, and drank with you III Baiti-
more" Some further conversation ensued, when the
gentleman who represented himself as the command.
ant of that district, said he would release INN II
he Mr. p, would pledge bis word and honor to return
to Washington. This pledge he readily gave, GLAD 10
escape from the hands Of drunken rabble aud forth
with took the road for Washington. About inlle
away from this scene he met bis boy, who had watched
the proceedings from distance aud pay ing him hand
somely discharged him. After several stoppaRes upon
the road by the rebel patrols, he arrived IN Washing
ton and made report TO Gen. Scott Here he found his
companions who had also been arrested and sent pack
Determining to start again for Annapolis, he disguised
himself ompletely, and IN company win ineild,
who had fart team, set out on the Journey-H search
of stolen horse. Every perron whom they met upon
the road was asked about stray horse, but no one
had seen the animal This took well, aud they
got along without much interruption. Reaching a
tavern at night they took supper, and apparently
went to bed Mr.. Patton, however, slipper
ont of the back door and started on on loot.
Presently he came TO piece Of woods, but had not
proceeded far before be head the tramp OF horses and
the voices Of men. He had barely time TO conceal nm
self in heap OF underbrush before they came up anu
halted near him. From their conversation ne learned
that the Seventh Regiment had moved toward Wash
ington fact which lie was most derirous oil knowing
The horsemen directly moved away after hunting
atout the woods when Mr.. =. left his retreat and
safely r. ached his hotel again. where he overheard
converse on relative TO the destruction Of bridge
over which the train contaningthe seventh hadto pass
The nuts had been taken on TIE bcs IN the oilnbe,
and had the train passed over il al on board would
have been killed. Mr.. L. and his companion again got
| under way, and, taking measures to prevent snch
| calamity returned TO Washington. Mr.. P0hon
| droue c,ghiy miles and waiked uUfy miles ThhtAi
fhiTfv hours, IN order to accomplish al ms.
Snnd,r, ast was a beautiful day aud, quiet was OBJ
| served throughout the gsrriron TIE men procured
nassss" aud ATTENDED service in the various churche'
about The ciiy. Yesterday there was bug hte c. M
motion in the garrison, although nearly sii thc s"i-n
were hard at wotk N various quartos. Some wef'
bn1ug houses md sheds for the accommodation Of th'
trors aud the storage of proyii,ns for various " n
sons cannot speak VI the exact force now sthlche'
here Of the manner u which the aqrrounuihe colh
NV within, twenty miles is guarded and Pioec ed
| These matters ere intTustei only TO lew, Hn'
| YOU cannot rely npoR 0fy rIrrH "hlcn !o'
NAV find In he newspaper hereabout w re
! gard 10 the di-pO.iuon % onr forces. Siihc,
/, IN say that this station il strongly foTtFed al rcrJ
poiat md aHy attack 'ooEid Re d's0stro" 10 me az
tqckng party, The railroad between here shd TIC
Juuci II IL Tho strongly guarded 10y over <,pD men
The men from the 9Th Regiment At Fort Phckney,
commanding the prospe-t 10 Annspobs, aud III " For
Madison have been retfofced, and should any si'ae'
upon them be made bc~s kept in readiness to ren'
AID immediately Otler stations about the piS, wher
men are secretly stationed hold hourly communicable
LAT nirht at II o'oloc, after "the tape" and nj
had retired, "ihe long roll IA general hIsnl wa
b sounded at the upper end Of the ion, The drum
f ers marched slowly down the line, and their call WI
instantly responded 10 by the drum corps OF esch re-
d ment. "fo arms was the oy, ana not"i,hsIanonl
MANY of the men wert fact aAeep aud dreaming Of III
loved ones at home a. tie hfst tap Of the drum u
whole force aroused. specify, but IN order M
, | without undue excitement, tue troops, numbern
about OO0 aud rot incudif gthose doing special iaij
Immediately ruehed % heir resIecivo paTad" ground
], | where they we've drswn up III line. 1be Mint wa
quiSe dark hut theUtmos, good order prevailed noti
! ing being herd Gbove the din OF tie drum
= ! and the IatIfDg Of Tms, save the clear an
/ distinct orders oi tie diiIhieut commandanr az tht
d brought their men iuto line. The company oil W.
# amsbuigl firemcn, attacled 30 the Tbiieenth ReH
e | ment of Brooklyn, uIsier command OF CDI. 8b'
i Smith and Company II Of the SIKH Regiment, TO
u Pinckney, were first upon the ground. The oih'
companies, bowey sr, followed. The whole force
e including oil the staG and ine officer, were 500
drawn no in line wien orders were iss ed to load,
: and 4 600 caItrid 90 were quickly rInm.d houe.
little before this Col CorcOrin of tine Sixty -ninti
stationed on the -aroad brought IN spy, aud harde
C him over 10 Gen. Butler. The prisoner war oriere
TO the glardhonse. when Col G. returned 30 bis pos
j. The force Kept under arms Tor about an bOuf al
, | then Dismissed.
Brigacier.Genersl Blu Ter, with bis aids az foilow'
had their horses in front Of quarters aud the deoI
: stration throughout was Of awarlIse character:
|, w. II. Cieinence, Bigadier-,IsJor Aid-dc-CamP'
Peter Isgg, ry, Aid de-Cslnp.
b Thos. j. Porter. COumissary.
: Col. A. J. Butler Capt. Wm. Greene, and Capt
r Schuyler Hamilton, Ads-doC lamp.
D At O'Clock Qnet sgain regued throughout the ga
4 rison and scarcely sound could bc heard I'll
steady tramp OF the sontnel posted a short space
0 over the GROUND.
a The mails are very irregular here, and it Il oul
through private sOurces that obtain any OF ou
papers but arrangements are IN progress ertablsh
postal communication between here aud Bal'imc II
May he peru6,iei % inform the friends Of the oh
Sth aud Eth Il gin.nts, TO tend their letters to ~
| napOlis heading them " War Department" The
are other regiments here, but il impossible TO L
" at what noHen. they may b. ordered away into "a
county.
from MISSOURI
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