The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-06
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On Friday last party Of gentlemen lett this
eity or The stea mer Adelaide for Old Point. tor
the purpose of iishing. Upon their arrival on
~. uyd ~ morning, some OF the passc p rs
proposIag 10 go ashore, and inscribiHg their
uatoe- la the book OF arrivals tor that pur-
pose, the ot:h Of ailegi snce was rendered 10
them by the officers CA duty, as s. condition.
without which they couid not be pprmj tied TO
Land. Two If the party Mssars. 4Uinin w.
RtlGlift aad > q. Israel, J. OF wishing 10 Take
tue OAlh, curcUd ri TO forego the p'ea sure az
landing, and accordingly remained board
III" boat, which, after landing her fire. ght aud
passengers. hauled of into The stream. Later
- Tho day the two went out fishing, accord
lag 10 their original intention, in q snai! boat,
;tud upon their rehnrn, AMI immediately ~ ter
dunuer, they were both arrested, taken ashore,
and conveyed into the presence Of Gen. But
Ter, at his quarters INSIDE OF the Fort. Cen
Butler rrce, we'd them, suTrouuGed b. his staff
aud with tbs trousers rolled up, Gi-piag nag, as
the TWO gentlemen observed, al extremely
dirty pair OF stockings.
In reply 10 the question, a. why they had
refused to take the oa b - Nj. Radcliffe stated
that - they had NJ desire TO come ashor7', iuat
they hNd merely come doWn to fish, as No
(nr Z had been in the habit OF doing Il We
OF six lines IN The course Of every year, for
ter years =
General Butler You're a Iiar-why did
you siEn the book TO come ashore 2"
Mr. -" Only brcause Others signed it,
but when we found tnat IL we landed we had
To take The cath, We preferred to stay on
board "
Gen B." What is your objection to taking
the oarh p
Mr., II 80 don't wish to take any oath on
com PM ION -
tfen t} --'t No com Duision, sir-no co1npui-
sion "
Mr. r. Well sir, arc loyal citizen OF
MaTyltnd, aud AS II is possible that Mary land
may secade from tho Union, [ wish 10 remain
free TO f"liGw her destinies."
Gen B Abs : there vou are--weu sir
you are where neither Judge Tarey nor
habecs corT,us can reach 5ou-and IL hnu
sta "a IN Baltimore anothsr Gav l Won Id
nave made every mothers son OF you IL Ike the
OATH or leave the town ! will C. mint you
SIT, a spy Sergeant. take this fellow 10
1h~ guard house, rut him i'll irons, and take
care ~ him rs a spy"
Mr. r ~ assure You, SIR am no Spy
Gen. 3 - You're Il liar " -
Mr Ri AIN Loi, sir nothing IN ths
world oouid make lne conssnt 10 serve as L
sien. IL" What business, then, have you
III al enc rvs camp?"
Mr. II -. did not know I was. SIR, in am
enemy ctmp-I thought Maryland was still
in the Union, and am loyal citizen OF
Mary land"
GIN; g =" VIM you take the oath, sir ~ e
Gen B -. Take him out"
Mr. RI beg OF yon, sir, to consider that
! have wife and r. family OF young children
at home, who ara dependent OF ne Tor sup
port"
Mr. k.-"UEtortunateIy, at present, moth
Ing ~
Gen. B-.'rhen you're n loafer-I don't
tEink any woman would miss such a husband
as you ;"
Nj R-"We,I, sir, if you are resolved to
put me In irons, / viii take the oath under
protest"
Gen % No Jon don't"
MIR Il Nv oil, viii take 1t with 3 mental
rect rvaii1n"
Gen. B About that you can do as You
choose -
Accordingly, Mr.. Ratclif. took the oath,
t.iped an express declaration on the part OF
the aiiirmant, that ~ ever taken la arms
ngainst the IGtt6a States, he consen Jed To pa
pun 10 death without judge or jury, TO be
his Owg ecutiennr,' as Gen Butler face.
tiCl4sly fsnai kea. The seine oath was after-
WI Dis ADMIN lsteIsd to MI. Israel who had
~ D. Ian ilaiiy the same scene with Gen Bat
lei, tie 'wo prisoners be,pg rep sra teiy exam
ined After all YVES over Gea Batter told
tht III that thy "ni2ht put all that he had
sald III he sun paper il they liked" ana toii
the sstgraUt &c lake them to the boat and
let then fiaish their days sport, if they had
mind 10 to all of which, rs well as to he
mockIng s,lutation with watch Bntter bid
them ndttu--"'Good evening, gentlemen; good
evening 10 you, f--Messrs. katcliffe auu Is
Taei made no reply. but returned 10 the city
yesterday moruiug, ruff thankful for their
escape iro;a the clutches Of the biggest black
guard In America. --Sa,t .,5itk.