Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-09-20

'N Villect.
Escape OF Ban Run pr,s..
Lieut.. w. II. Raynor Of NJ
Regiment, Capt. J.R IIurl A. i. =
iment' and Lieutenant Murphy. q
master of the 3Sh New Yorl = F'Ss
Washington, Friday altenoo, of,
having escaped last Thursday e.,
moud. They had been confined
battle of Bull Run.
Lieut.. Baynor was captured >, 4
charge Of the rebel cavalry
Schenck's brigade. He was in a,...
at the time, having shot horse :
Ger, who would have slain him i
strained by his companions. An
tie il was discovered that the IA,
10000 troops, and that their los. =.
Or 5000.
On reaching Richmond he was :,
in q tobacco factory, with a large /.
Of other prisoners. The treatmru.
good the eap'ors taking little heed j |
comfort. Rebel officers throngel
them with insolent defiance, until eo,.'
were made, which gave them som.
ton,
AT first tolerGble privileges wee,e.
but Of late, especially since the n.
affair, these were Withdrawn, until Il.
became gradually insufierable. and r.
resolved to leave with bis two eoD,,
Congressman Ely was invited to ~,
ny them, but was unwilling TO nit
though ready to give $1,000 iof !
of getting home. The plan by wass
escaped was ingenious.
Our surgeons are allowed TO pss
Tested, and are distinguished By nd
upon their coats. The fugitiyes ppsDs
red shirt, tore il in strips, and dar
themselves. Raynor left the priss
o'clock in tile afternoon, and the ,voe,
at 8 o'clock. Raynor, having borros4.|
dollars, bought compass, map 4 RI
ia, BEDFORD for RATS, and maiehes n
ply, in his capacity of Quarermass
piled three sandwiches. They tia
stealthily outside Of Richmond, L.
very heavy earihworks, on which, lls
no guns were mounted travelled a
sleeping but one hour. The next "a
they took to the woods, and mals
day around plantation, escaping 4
ton with great difficulty.
Great caution was necessary, as 4
who had previously tried TO esag ]
brought back by citizens, three Of il.al
ing been taken within sight Of thsa
flag at Newport News. On Frlsys
they crossed Chiekahoming river, all
ing a farm, took raw corn and raw ID
for food. On Saturday they swan II
key river, carrying their clothes al
On Sunday they crossed Mattapogi
on bridge, and lid in a swamp i'll !
Here again they were nearly detects
negroes. On Monday they Travelled
on account Of fatigue. On Monlg
they passed through town where Ri
tore down handbills from a shop =
tain the locality. Thus they found !.
selves in Caroline County. the LIB Z
an advertisement Of sale Of Garnet. .
in that county. Their course m
clear.
On Tuesday, fatigued again, lhtl !
compelled to travel slowly, their iea I
swollen and badly cut This dgH
crawled some distance on their haaa
knees, to avoid detection from dsdl
houst. On Tuesday night they croaai
Rappahannock in boat Fortunately ]
Being nearly surprised, Murphy Il
shoes on shore, and completed lhe IA
barefooted. All this time they lived q
pies, corn and wheat, gathered froa
fields. On Wednesday they walkea I
the hills and through swamp, and .
Pope's Creek, where they found asl
which they proceeded TO the Poiomae's
they crossed, reaching a fishing snaa'
the Mary land side at 2 o'clock, ?. u
They were received generously ~
rected how to proceed to find the u
States blockading squadron. The 2
were taken on board the Howell z
from which they were sent TO Acqula -
and thence by the Resolute to lhs y
Yard.
Lieut.. Raynor viii return at once l'I'
where he viii be welcomed with eaiAia1
by his friends. He reports that ai'ae
to escape were made by Lieut.. Caef :
Massachusetts 18th, and Sergeant =
kins Of the United States Cavalry Y
he left they had not been brought o'sA''
had probably escaped.
ASEcDoTE OF Gov. BRIGGs---Af T.
has related to US an anecdoie o. Us
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