The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-07-03

The army correspondent Of the Wheeling
I2teNjgencer relates the following thrilling ad
ntures Of two intrepid Virginia Union men
who acted as guides to the United States for.
ces:
learn that man named Leonard Clark, who
is we'll known (and kaews the country wel)
in the surrounding counties, rendered his ser
vices to the Colonel Of the l4hOhio Regiment,
and WIS accepted. He is an athletic muscular,
determined and daring man, and would like
nothing better than the perilous adventure upon
which he entered It appeared that accompa.
MED by Myer5-who Is young man and
German from Clarksburg he reached the
neighborhood OF Phllippi on the Saturday pre-
viouS TO the attack.
They passed the outside pickets without OBJ
servatlon, and were getting along very succeSs.
fully in picking up little bits of useful nforma-
tion which they found lying about loose. -
But holiness, getting the better of discretion,
they approached too near the town, and snd
denly came upon a party Of dragons. The
odds were too great against them, and being
mounted, they wheeled their horses and at
tempted to escape The dragons gave chase,
firing at them as they ran. The balls whistled
around their heads. several passing through
Clark's hat, hui dong no other damage. They
dashed madly on purSuers and pursued One
of the horsemen came close up to Clark and he
wheeled and shot him dead with a revolver ---
Another came up and seized HIM by the left
arm. He instantly TUNED the revolver and
shot off the hand at the wrist. But more ap
| palling danger threatened them. In the mad
ness OF the chase they had not anticipated what
might be ahead, when they suddenly came up
on a squad of pickets who, comprehendne the
scene, eveled their guns ard fired at the ad-
vancng fugtives.
The balls again passed hnrmlessly by the
men, but Clark's horse after running about fifty
yards fell dead. He had been shot in the breast
| Clark Immediately dashed into thcket whore
the cavalry could not follow, and for time
eluded his pursuers. Myers was at once taken,
carried to Pnilpp and a council held to de
termine his ate Two his fellow townsme
who were present, Bob johnson and Geo.
Lurty, urged that he should be hung immedi-
ateIy and without mercy; but Bill Cooper, an.
other o. his townsmen. succeeded IN having it
postponed un i'll the following Monday morn
ng a. O'Clock. Myers was at once incarcera-
ted in the jail, and nothing saved him but the
attack and fight on Monday morning, at a mo
ment which lett but about halt an hour inter
yenng between HIM and the galows. A joyful
! SOuliu was INC uiSL Sdn On lhe nehVE morning
air to that man. who expected nothing but that
in a few brief moments he would be launched
Spto eternity, and dangle stilenng corpse
\ frsm the gallnws tree
After the capture Of Myers, Clark undertook
to make his escape by keeping the woods. The
cavalry could not follow him, but the pickets
and party Of infantry which was immediately
sent after him kept up hot pursuit. He was
known to them and they strained every nerve
to effect his capture They scattered in ali di-
rections, and frequently had him surrounded,
so that he was obliged to lie concealed whole
hours at a time. Several times when thus be
leaguered he cra~led fke an Indian for a great
stance to elu % obs rvation For abont a
day and a night the pursuit was kept up, and
be suffered terribly from hunger and thirst
But life was at S AXE. and merciless foes around
him. At length he succeeded in making good
his escape and arrived at Remington, whers he
was once more among friends whose astonish
ment at his appearance his hat gone, his shoes
worn to p eceS, and his clothes tattered and
torn-he relieved by relating to them the hard
ships and peris through which he had passed
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