Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-09-05

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claim to have SOC Feaersl psis1=s'
at Richmond. of whom $50 are fF5a'I 8
We have already stated that n.s<r'
these prisoners are about So c5ee<
Capt. Todd. said 10 be bred -
law of President LiHeoIn, il ID 1E7<e
Of the prisoners. and they aiIes
be is very harsh aud unaceQn n 3
ting, but they speak "a The 4aF t,ts
terms Of the kindness Of Ma; de-
and other Confederates ofiasPs@
or the fonaatis msnoef g 2;
the prisoners erected their csekfs .tly'
the Star, we are not at liberty to speai
fully-let il suffice to say that they es'
capped from the rear Of the prison about
nine o'clock on the evening Of Tuesday,
the 18th instant, and by good luck and
good management were able to avoid
the seniries. But of their perilous
journey from Richmond to this city,
through the heart Of Secessis, abound.
ing as it does in incidents Of personal
daring and danger, We propose to give
brief account, as it will compromise
nobody. They left Richmond immedi.
ately. but before leaving they provided
themselves with a loaf Of bread and
ten cents worth Of crackers.
They Travelled in a Northeasterly di.
rection, and about two miles from Rich.
mond they passed the intrenchments
for the defense Of that place. About
three miles from the city they came tc
stream spanned by q bridge, the
flooring Of which had been removed
They crossed this bridge on the string
ers. and travelled all that night-it was
raining heaVily-and when morning
dawned they we're astonished and terri
fed to discover that they had doubled
during the night, and were going to-
ward the bridge they had crossed sever
al hours before. They took to the
woods and concealed themselves all
that day. resuming their journey at
night. During the ensuing week FIVE
days were stormy, and onward they
toiled. wandering at random through
the woods at night without a star to
guide them, and standing or lying on
the wet ground in some lhicket in the
daytime, drenched 10 the skin BY the
pouring rain. Many times they reach
ed the same ground they had gone over
previously, and while lying perdu they
often caught sight of Secession cavalry
dashing by.
Only once they saw a white man e1-
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Green, where the dogs ran out, and the
railroad agent made his appearance and
halloed "Who goes there?" They
made no answer. but kept in the woods.
Arrived at the banks Of the Rappahan-
mock on Tuesday night, just one week
from starting, they were fairly non'
plussed. Here, however, fortune "a
vered them. Hearing whistling they
kept sharp lookout, and soon saw that
the melody proceeded from six or eight
jovial looking darkies. Hailing these
sons Of Ham, they found they were
going down the river to another one Of
"massa's plantations" Capt. Golyer
told them that he was going to see his
brother-in-law who lived on the other
side OF the river, but didn't believe be
could get across without going to Fred
ericksburg. "Golly. massa," said one
Of them, "you go down hea to Uncle
Jim's and he'll put you across in hi:
skiff sure, for ten cents" They wenI
down and found "Uncle Jim," who did
put them across, and they reached the
Potomac on Wednesday night, with
their clothes nearly torn off and them
selves almost exhausted for want o.
food. On Saturday morning they had
biscuit apiece-the last Of theil
scanty stock. That day and the next
they eat nothing more except some
ears of green corn, which had to be
eaten raw, as their matches which they
had were wet, and would not ignite
The next day they filed their pockets
with wheat from some shocks in field
and this served them until they reached
civilization.
On coming to the Potomac they
gathered some drift-wood and made 6
raft by tying it together with their
shirts, taken of for the purpose. On
this they padded across, being in the
water seven bours--for on their raft
they were more in the water than out
of it. They hailed vessel. which
proved to be Baltimore schooner, and
the captain informed them that they
were ten miles below Aequia Creek
The schooner brought them up to Ac'
quia, where the cheering sight OF the
Potomac Hotills greeted their eyes
They were here taken on board the
Union, Capt. Goldsborough, where
they were treated with the creates
kindness and attention until their arri
val here.