, 1861-11-08
FROM READQukREEiRs, SPRING.
FIELD.
9ntcrcetfng Account of ailc Capture
rpA A:aDse9Mb11k 1kcscue Of MAJOR
KHFaAtH.

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CANT Lyo.;, SpE1sGFlELD, Mo,
Saturday, a. ~, Nov. :.
haFe prcYcuely spoken Of taa csptare OF
Msjor FIa:k W1.te, the commander Ct fha
rrIjriI Scoulf, a-'d bis el'o:elucnE rescue oy
1lc Hume G,s:=t5. A:,jur White, during tk:;
l.a5 three Says ef the past week, passed
tt.luyia more real aayen.arsome pec:i tnaa
te;a!;s u1aur Ct the heroes Ct tt.s secpal:I 20
mzrcc:: 1t the day. Major Nh:s-5 e9mafio,
WIEN i rcceirs1 orders to aSren EoTafaa
ia tedious sxptd:ticn 10 Lexington and
War7ersbu-g, and uaec acG ::Scass He5s pretty
usE wc5n t,Gt. Maj Write h::1self WAS really
i'll AID aln2st pru5tIate, aa4 waca Ett.l,
c:gLi OF ten ci1ss Ct spripshSia' was eenHta
TO d;snouEt, AID t3 the a-*.ua ot Aljor |
Zagopyi, 1eet tcr awhile n c 1.i:sloorzGg |
issm Eouse. WITH the exception OF tive mae, |
| whom the Eej5r retained Is bis escort, Int !
battalion praces dsa On lts Hsy r. a;5aer q eom-
| II tie coErte O: al loar, The M3jor feeling |
! settsr, e1artsd On FOR the purpo53 q cysrisk-
| iug lis c5mmaGt. lie 9ea e =cu75e ignoraas
| G; Tie Getou7 fem :as Bo.s7a. 20 the M5 fsr-
non road, aia5 1ot o7astakiuE them So soon es
lie azticipa:e3, he eupposci taet :aey must
| Eaye pr:i.ed vigorously oR ito Springfield,
Gpd SO sEt1r7cd rap!9iy On OVER Whe5 he sup
paced was ilziF ::2:h. Suddenly, Vae1 JUS.
ca tne oct4Alr:5 ct sh:s 1own, (e 19u;.d him
| SELF sad esco.; III them;ist o. Fahs: eac9E.1-
| 1re1t, AID euT:ouEieG oE sfI siI.5 81 ehs sue-
my. Aiusk..s ,IG Iiii:s ?7IIH cooked sad
! E.iztsa {. slei- Le&as, e2is 81 tiEst j. seemed
fc he tha intention OF Etnle CT t:i6 El3ie y::-
I1Lt oi tho gEssay 10 EE:aae G"1;cE N1rk Witl
them. Their c1l:est=, hoIev-:, promptly ia.
1e1feIed, =uG ppul major y aisse giving li5
; p.5<:s THAT ie would naeEe 70 :t9e:n2@ to es
eapz, u3i:Ss lesc11eG, III w.s alsrEed COT
, siderable degree q llhersy. ih7 escort "e'e
suazi1Eti mere strictly, cnd ElosEqu53tlg uae
q I-eG;, in attempting 20 make MS escape,
E:4 zl:l:d. TIC 4:sJsr Ess taks:, f-osn the
camp TO tie pc:aS where :1.e elaE.y Se=a uaak-
11g aE5la preparations 1ar tae s9i,fnas. Ct our
i :ri;oEs, HIS sensations :. Lie Observing th.3
<E.s1ieg ambush being is,:;t fo- LIS oHl :r.ors
--s..sE: TIE Gye1 = h@;uliag force hGlnEs GraFn
! u; Ic rcceiye t;,en,, and 1ulf a22E=e:stiog IS
n1 Gid that Hc1 il. save 6 miracle Tclld Save
:, them iroEa tca1 a3niai!Gtic1-oaG Hzsi DC ii1a-
: a..:1GA- Wien .Ee charge wss made h7 za-
. Eezt;sE $50 i:oey guards the h:j .r f7=a placed
i i.il;y i: IoI7, ausi vas expSss.a t. the 15sce5t
. i:a ano ebaEge q BIS ona 11.o. H:s loEse
s vas Ees.ndzd SID i:e h:.nGen r:cesT@a q cur
: Gus bn';et scratch, horizontally acfos= his lips:
:, giving .hsus E1Y: va.E 1tueG tbs apreasa:.cs
u Ct fhti1g vtli !c:aG viii i=T=rsczes. upca tas;s
= retrezt, tllo Mejor was cEde-ed by Cas-. Prlc:
- - @Ed Ta51or - aeac1npaay sqIad e tcurteal
- zGer, tie:s::cd tc s:l-z. iini, aGd did So Tas
e retreat ta. tse ti:e. ie~ miss 7ss p.acipi:ate
AZ tscg 10 tle by PATHS AID la:es through ii:
u 7ocGe a::i5 rrziE5Is, hct hsi1g uusca1a;1te Ct
o. o. with Els country they Travelled in e:sele +.
=; oVsE t7o hcurE. the anaEns Of p!cfsai.s r.
:1 krliced cs inrsnse. Atcut tea e'1:o8E ies,
u put Up for toe :ish. at the :.na=c CT e U.icr
- n2r, gG7ac 4eE u twelve mills fzoI2 town
~ ~ IEs old Ecntlsmsn tc2h no r1!E6 70 con
s. ees: bis s:niinsEt:, but "as ys-J :ct'
u IL Isii=ye that the k;sjor wss 1sa:sy c pri:
q oEt=. The ps1ty fingered about. tise is
~ ~ 1ur Ecma iiuls a:tas ,raaesllzg Inc AoEs:
VI AnoE1 :nc inmates @: the Econs IVES s: sp.!.h
80 y led ci s7:=17e CT taiztlea YesIs: iad II II
:. ce.1sa ef Inc sFesiss 'he Ai.jcr rlan :z:ed
nE< -4 45.ot1E t.s.1 S1.afSt
End nEkG u noise, bs Eoa'd s;9c Ei:n = ii :
~: .;a,l1r. The boy was s;.re7vl encuzh 10 Il.
- is7s::.d EsEa: was v,a.ed, ard 1'5stor:1sl h
~ e:11rG SO vii that his sEcoi1 81: s:Ar5 5t5 n
81 81 ;:iZ:i-X. Eze ,NSj jar s2jzeii the apao: an;5
lat Ct ss,i1g tc 11ie:2 East: soar zn=n are in pc
s. ss!.u u S::;-; fs'l Il Ecu viii Il :,:ri, Ea ::
- Cfu.y xlo1t.aouf La. r. ill 1es2ua me- Il
" e-y,s Hov tt3 na*:.lr oEE-f:ct ol3 gsasien1
lc could net btlievs. iEst a4y Federal :t.cs :5!l
e il. that vicinity, CT tlas The Atsj;,z .yss rea
b Il p,:ssn.r. IL ss:,l:za to llat eil.e: II, ION
es. d Stat h: WIS s.Vssata:d i; i:9 escort {
! = tt::rlnE fam tbs 5vo= a-a window. A:.Ee7s
~ cu1iGIs}y eaou::., sA5E epnas1sA 70 pay
~ E:!en.i::z ~ Iii: c.Eaar:, ga 3z,;,: s>:stI4:
80 ~ LIS E3acEtts "a :A: tissor u tic ajj
=, TIT eoe4 ard ,s;d 1lnsz:f 6oga, FIJI
~ ::--:E:EeeI t:.a3 - was bsr<:5G rs~a:lyol:7s
,:s. boGna t4z D;xE.'c .aii- BIZ: hs:>sr Ii Il. :"
az 81 il s':1: 5orEIzn Aihsyst IL: o!5 ssnt:en,.
~ Af;:z !as 1cT:y had retired Ecv lin n:.:lt,
15g ecgit.ied Thlie ever th= r:eitt-z, s:s 5,Eci
acE 6:6 BY s=rd.ze nu: bis son to zaisc the Hon
-. Grsru Of The ccuittT r;>zna about. Ina :
ne E:s:t was Inst ab:,rt tHo O'Clock 4: n5atr t!
Sn s.1 N3jo1 E:s czeGaai: urpliz I'd 10 Dc as5sa;
~, by Lis 7escu.ss, FEo bad surrounded Il
81, house. and wcre asmsrssirg tbs r:.con3i::oa
oo' surrender of the entisa party. Il t---:,
@ @e11, five 1airu:es ai:=Twas1 tha lao,es were e5:
.aa plete1y tazned. Instcal o< bcz,:t; 2Eiso1
cu4 cu4 in .L5 Iands ii fcattea1 ,ne3. As w:a 60
op- .p nss Ger OF hnG5 6: lgens;=six .neH, with t
n9 e.9E afo3tsa;d f3u1tsea IN Els charge, aaa cl t
lI lIf re2t morning :heJ were all oa taci- ,F:.J
~, atS Springfield. On arriving, Ct fire c'..os
il .,5n+,-a; s1;..s:.' - ai:ni hv r. NTsian
~. ~. was hc:dlEg the liaca win u mcn. T.e :
- ie= OF cou:so ASHAMED the eoEsnaaai- T
Fnn, 11. Strategy sud cunning displayed by him
l nss kecpiTg 6 tzem the enemy all knowledge Of /
the a.: hn.T Ea1i Es N ~reeGed l., hs,,,ha
.,:. ceFcsh u.ti! Sunday morning, WHEN &c.
,2 y eem1, hiss already been deta!ltd.