New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27


A. ,ras honslessly a rrsoner. He retained Lie pres
eoce of mind and by ready wit and fertility OF inven
d., s.va3 b,ms-lf from pc sonal violence; and ut
,oa,.v bv his owp straagem ana the diplomacy Of hs
hrotber be slipped lis neck out Of the halter. lie
as carried back to the hotel his captor proving to be
;ts proraietor and the captain of large organized
Guerilla band Of horseneu, ready to act anew the
atrocities of the "Skinners" and Cowboy" OF the
Revolution, when sosltiee commence along the
border. He was u gooG-nstured man, and WIS 30
pleased with the genial manner Of his prisoner, ana
wss lost in such admiration Of his daing exploit ana
et he sublime confidence expressed by him Ia tne
power of his friends in Washington especially OF his
brother to release him, thai be was treated win os
tinguisbed consde s a." and permitted to go 10 his
room on bis parole mt to escape Every seoueuNe ar
was tred To induce him become Seceseonss eu' Mr.
Fuller said he would rather swing for II than prove
false to the Old Gridon. His scapioT told hi he was
q id sight sma for miserable Yankee, lor he
had done more than regiment of them could accomplish
by hauling down bis flag Mr. +. tried TO bribe him, and
20 buy the flag but told that it could not be bought
fer 000-ihai I" old Lincoln had threatened TO take
1t down, and he wanted TO Bee him do IT," Alter
night Of anxious unrest. Mr. +. came down to break
fast and found that every BODY observing him ana
pointing him out as the id YANKEES" who had haued
down the flag. lie sauntered through the city, lnsoe
ena purchases of tobacco &c. in the deserted stores
and went 10 Secession meeting at night Obe OF tue
speakers alluded very feehugly to the imPeIisnsp'e
glory which covered tie Stare snd Stripes and related
with thrilling -pathos how his father, veteran OF
eighty wears, still cuug 10 them. Al this point, when
Mr. Fuller's patriotic feeling had overcome lis piu-
dence be capped bis hands loudly in applause, when
the whole meeting, electrified by the speaker, ap-
rIaujed TO the echo But the excita5ility of Mr.. r.
caused the crowd TO glover at him 20 feIocionsy that
be a9plauded every thing which followed, and 1t was
lhe rankest of Secession lying and ferocy. The
audience told that the troops were all Northern
bar, a, ans, who only wanted beauty and booty.
"Ies," exclaimed the orator, almost drunk with
passion, "t they only want 70 rayish our wives
and daughters, Ind steal our property and
much more bosh os the same kind. Toward
night Mr.. Fulers brother thoroughly alarmed for his
safety, took a Carriage. rode down to Alexandra,
succeeded in laying plans that resulted in his release
the next day. AS The safety Of other parties Union
mem woud be involved, cannot reveal the nature OF
these negotiations otter than 10 hint that the guns Of
the Pawnee and the movements of troops contributed
largely to the result. Arrange ments had been thor
oughly made TO assault and burn the city, had the
1ulers been detained after today Several companies
Ol tht MdS6cuuette LOOK u roiciuu WV 'i's
would take the city, "ordeis orders" and Els
wcrths "boys" % in the ring" But the orders
would have been given. Last night Mr.. +, sure OF
cooperation by water again tried to take the flag but
II was guarded by two sodiers sleeping in tie attic,
and watched necessarily by sentnels outside So he
contented himself with taking the flag which hung up
u the hail. which he wound round hs person, and
which he succeeded in bringing here with him. Ii was
exhibited at the quarters Of the Massachusetts, troops
In the Treasury building tonight, where IT was re-
ceived with immense cheering; and the detachment
which went down to aid Mr. F. las night regretted sim
cerely that they had not hand in It's capture.
Had it not been for the red-tape and meddlng inter
ference of the Captain lRowan and First Lieutenant
lUowry) OF the Pawnee tho larger flag would have
been taken the first night The plan was bold one,
but with the firm nerves of those engaged in it, would
have succeeded Mr.. Fuller, the elder, who CON-
manded the detachment Of twelve sailors from Capt.
Wardwels company, under Leuts. Stoddar and VIII
liams determined to 90 round the Pawnee, and then
puu straight 70 shore answering any hail with" boat
from the Pswnee." He kR,p the fears Of the city,
troops and all that her guns could level the place IN
thirty minutes. He intended to take half his men,
seize the sentries, march epeuy to the hotel, de-
usnd the flag his brother, aud the unconditional
surrender of the troops and the city lie says he
would have pledged his life that the big scare
Which is on them, In reference 70 the fawnees
gums. would have made cH the Virginia troops
take TO their heels, and have left him with big
elephant on bis hands in the shape of captured city
He trusted TO nesse and rmness, and neither himself
nor one Of his had any doubts or fears o. 10 The
result The nautical gaid nunes of the PawDee, how
ever thought that the attack the city would pre-
cipitate bostes irrate NiTgins, and be an invasion
Of her soii' Lieut.. Lowry was very emphatic III hs
denunciaons Of the "demagogues who had brought on
this war -" Senators going about the country like the
Committee Of the Directory in the French Revolution
"inciting the people TO war;" and all that sort OF
thing He added that they had brought this war upon
u.s. and now they had got 10 20 by the board and the
war be conducted by naval and military rule, etc., ETC.
In fact be was 80 imperious, arrogant and abusive,
that Mr. Fuller thinks these perpaetc Senators should
look after him.
PS. This letter should have got of by Last nights
sil bat it was Just well for it enables me 10 add an
interesting postscript. The very man who was Mr.
Faers captor Captain Jackson, the proprietor OF the
hotel-was the cowardy wretch who sbot Colonel Els
worth in cold blood at the very door which Mr.. r.
epened with his false keys for which act Of atrocy ht
was instantly rdded by the bayonets Of the Zouaves
Mr. f. and his brother again In Alexandra viii
The troops They can "spot" large number Of the
leading Secessioniss there and will be sure 10 do It.