The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-30

Cur Southern exchanges contain but little
OF interest Below will be found brief sum-
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or interest. Below Will be found q brief sum-
mary:
REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM LISooLSDoX.
The Petersburg Express, of thursday, pub
fishes the following interesting account of the
escape from Yankee land OF two OF North
Cardinals brave and gallant sons:
William II. Pdrvin and William & Willis,
of the Washington Grays," Captain Tho
mas Sparrow, from Washington. North Ca
rolina, passed through Petersburg evening
before LIST, on their return home after long
imprisonment ut the North Their escape
from further confinement. and their SD bse-
Gueat avoidance OF detection and arrest are
remarKaDle-alrost miraculous They We're
taken prisoners il com pany with many other
gallant North Carolinians at Fort Hatteras
We are ali acquainted with the circums tances
of the surrender. From Hatteras they were
taken 70 Fort Lafayette-the Basiile of New
York. Here they were kept In close confiu--
ment until the latter part OF October, when
they were all put aboard a steamer and taken
TO Fort arren, near Boston.
On their way to Fort Warren, Parvin and
Willis formed some plan of escape, and an
IouDced their intention TO attempt 1t to Cap
tain Sparrow, VINO told them they must do il
AT their risk. Ii they tailed, heavy irons and
close confinement for the balance of the war
would be their lot. But they possessed brave
hearts and were con iident of success. They
supplied themselves with bread and water, q
candle, matches, &c. On their arrival At
Boston, the men were marched ashore In
com pa MES. as their names We're called. I'm
media tely before the name OF the Washington
Grays was called, Parvin and Willis left
their company, descended from the deck, and
found their way into the extra coal room OF
the steamer. Here they concealed themselves,
and in Il little while had built mp wall of
coal around them so that any person entering
the room would not discover them. Their
late companions III arms were gone, and they
were now alone in the dark, unwhcIesome
coai-bunk of an enemy's steamer. nos know
ing what g day or an hour might bring forth.
In this condition they remained for day, or
probably Il day and q night, when large
number OF sailors were brought aboard the
steamer to be shipped to New York.
On the LIST of Novemb Der the vessel left Bos-
ton, ard landed hSr load at the Brooklyn
consequent upon their emba rkaton, our
heroes thought tn ey might leave their place
of conceaiment and make their escape They
gained the deck. and went unobseryed on
shore with the crowd of sailors Bnt they
soon saw that their time for escape had not
yet come. All around the Navy trd were
stationed sentinels, whom 1t would be i'm pos
sible TO pass. They there. ore resolved to re-
turn to the steamer and await vet longer
They now couceaIed themselves In the pri-
vate apartment Of the boat, and remain ed
thus for two days, when finally, as If proyi
deniially, in one Of her trips the steamer ran
afoul OF n schooner in the river, and was re-
ported so much damaged as to causs her to
make for Jersey City with all possible speed
Great excitement was produced among her
passengers, and everything and everybody
were in the utmost confusion.
most favorahle opportunity now for the
prisoners to escape, and they took advants &c OF
At. They left their hidin place again, and as
soon as the Jersey City landing was reached,
on ferry boat for New York. In this great
city they found n friend, who took them in
and kindly cared for them He advised what
they should do, and furnished them with
YttAfa hair
passage 10 Baltimore as Union sailors-anti-
Southern Seceshers OF the deepest dye. In
the noble Monumental City they had not far
TO go before meeting with friends of the South
and her defenders Clothes are gil an 10
them, aud they are aided in getting employ
ment on q wood schooner bound for come
point on the lower Maryland shore. For six
teen days they worked like beavers, and nv
their unusual industrious habits and good
behavior they gained the unbounded conf
dence Of the Captain. HIS every wish was
law, and every act was done with pleasure
but the proud Captain was soon to be de.
prived OF his prizes.
1t was the night for Parvin to keep watch
and the Captain had retired, and Willis had
preten ded to do SO But hands were busy "a
eyes. Sails for the small boat attached 10 the
schooner were made and fitted. The proper
hour had come; tn sign was given, and the
two men set forth upon the dark waters. 1t
was all venture with them, for they knew
not VIII ether they might land. among friends
or enemies. After long hours Of suspense and
weary travel, they lsnded on the Virginia
side OF the Potomac, below Aqua Creek -
Here they were taken In custody and sent 10
General Holmes headq uar 'ers, where they
were Joyfully recognized by old acq"aint-
apces from North Carolina They were fur
nished with free passes over the railr Dads
homo.
Is not this a strange and romantic tale,
reader? But IL II nevertheless true, and
puts fiction TO the blush.
SUSPICIOUS cHAKAcrEA.
From the Memphis Argus. Of the I'D No
vembsr, We extract tho following:
For seycrsl days past man calling himself
John H. Schenck, ID. d., has been very on
cious a. the Overton Hospital IN dressing the
wounds OF the inmates there. He Assumed
And presumed 90 much that, to one who did
not know, he would have appeared to b the
chief surgeon. His dsportment was not that
Of q gentleman while In the Hospital. His
Insulting language TO several ladies caused
his disIntssal from that Institution on Thur.
day. Last evening he came to this Office and
caused paragraph TO be puhlishsd to the ef.
feet that all persons desiring TO forward let-
ters 70 the United States could do 90 by lenv.
ing them ut this once, and he would take
them TO Louisville and mail them. Now,
We have made Inquiry about "Schenck altAs
skuuks" and asv satisNed he h m imposter.
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