The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

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repeatedly Expressed or fri,,ht,nin', H., r''.,;,
After lirsiv but thorough -ur,s, "s tho .nr.
rounding. .toue Jude returned to The nftof-cal,,,,
and ihcn,c to til, place Of b. proposed opera.
lions. Listening Il moment. with hi. ear to the
partition, jude wa SUR that nr heard tic sob,
81 10. mn,len. He s'izcl his hatchct in 4 rc.o-
late manner. and the blow irl rapilly pn the
wall, vi. iak so absorbing h.. ficul be-. that lc
became quite obhiou' q c,crythins else.
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! Tho prison IN which Capt. Nu1iror AMI
I Lieut.. Linton were confined, although formerly
used ~ a warehouse, was quito secure. the or,
| AMI window having been securely barrel 1h,
number Of prisoners WIS .mlll consisting Of
lcw suspected persons and nini.is. 80 that ON.
IS the lower floor was occupied by them. \. We
have indicated, Major Gos-, formerly OF the
Georgia Militia had charge Of the establish
, ment, hut had APP oiutod one of lis spr-cnnts
deputy keeper AMI actual custodian. IN order that
he might devote his own time to more important
affair. hi. sergeant had conducted the officers
to a dirty rear apartment, and cxpres sell himself
| n follows
&" Don't trouble ~. bars at the window. gen
tlcmen, n the scntrics have orders to shoot any
one attempting to escape. Don COMPLAIN Of
Your rations, oryouil gct into trouble u
with these hints, he withdrew locking the
door.
" lie seems to lie a Troublesome youth. from
the use II" makes OF the wor,i, said Wnthr p,
g"oi-naturedIy, Though ms advice may be
good
Well, Captain, here We are--in deuce Of
fix. Have You any idea by which to coniOund
these lnnk negro worshippers'
" think 50. IL. my opinion that we shall
not he absent from the 'ochi'nd'e later than midi
night. Indeed, rather expect to take my sup
per tonight at the principal hotel in this III
lagc
" you--io 2" slowly calculated Linton, as he
stared earnestly at the pleasant face OF his COM
mandcr.
- certainly do. That man who took us in
is keen enough but II seems that he is not our
iailor. Al any rate, II they leave us our present
Freedom, YOU may rest assured that will speed
ily enlarge it's area -
Lieut. Linton had such unhounicd faith in
Winthrop, that he coul'! not refrain from execut-
ting pas s"W At this Assurance.
" We shall have to wait Till might fairly sets
in, continued the Captain. We caa then drop
our citizenship and pass the guard at the door
~ rebel officers Wen arrange the particular.
AT our leisure after we see aud hear a little Of
our surroundings"
Lieut.. Linton considered the concluding words
an invitation 10 .ske survey Of the apartment.
There was a solitary stool w tho Window A
| mattress and "A blank et I'm m corn nj
"A few lin dishe. ON tho floor with som, ira,
men,s of stale corn-m.a bread which some nre-
yjous occupaut had discarded
"a sorry boarling-h.use ths. "rrowleI Jj.ut
Linton whn wa. half Frenclnsn Lv Lir,b mi
feeling " II Won don't ,et me ON, C,rta;n
within ,orty-ei,,ht hours 1 shall knoll M, ha.J
ogains, the wall :"
Winthrop smiled in his grave sort of wav. and
continued looking out the window.
| "Come here Linton he soon observed "anJ
see IA, Old Guard OF brunswick 30 through lis
battalion evolution.
| Tho Lieutenant complied and tho two ot3ce,s
watched the Observation-Disclosures with some
abstraction. for his thoughts lent turning 10.
ward, Coral WAYNE. and to tho ylimn,. of her
with which he had been favored at the depot
The ward adjoining the prison was used ss a
camp Of instruction bv the recruits of Major
Goss. COMPRISING three or four nearly compleicd
companies. with an officer Of the dsv lieutenant
of Tho guard. scntinels. guard house and all the
arranyewcnts Of a regular cnc,mnmcn, Tho
Mater nor being VERY proficient in IN. battalion
mo,e,nents was drilling hi. men with khan
hsneft Int Cor hi own. The onlv window in tLa
room occupied by our prisoners looked out u,,on
,bo ToiJ ~ ,bcs: manrmvrcs and ,ho, 49, ,loro
much amused by the spectacle thus presented,
IN" R"t before twilight came on. tic men were
marched 10 their Quarters. and tho pri.oner.
i.c, 10 a nr;son.jikc soyi,ude Tia J;n,,v roor,
crew mute dark with the first shadows Of
ssv.";,,I and ,hs mir assumcJ ,ha, sudden "hi,,;
sss mhioh ,narLs Tho trnn.,;on from w si
daw to NIGHT, in that latitude. Without they
heard tn. sentinel pacing TO and fro occ.sionoIIy
causing ncar IN. dour' and soms,ime. ti.v 49,.
y sol,ic, strollinu across the onen iot In ,hs
of no huJng Tb,hts soon commenced an
;n,, ,ro,n ,bo s;ores and Jw.II,gs az Rr,,ns,.;'h
Ia IA ,ha s,roo,s ,or. u,,.,,, viii Tho 'na,'..
o. ,ho nsnls lent an hu:iuass or rios.nra h,,,
.,M ~ o. ~ w.. .'ie
| 'hc piiooH "NNuti'i w bieah tue
n,on , say wa; IN VIZ sai,, 'ooNea oh'o III
"~pn ~ ,s",s ON c,aor sni rI.,..n, ,h.
ine H'Hn' .aI,e w , ,n nnu p,ea'"n,i .I'
moor rirR cary, an" .ne ;nsin sn,'ns M,'n UNI
usna radiance ~ We nave ln.lmated IN the chap-
tiers prece,iing. Linton seated himself on Tn.
tuuc .ou'n, pu' soo. s.ars up ao'up,y " rS.
tsrns presuinPtoh that veri,in hha = p.io'
Occupancy ",n"I, ""n"H ahsorhaa
dow locked upward =. le sta,,y ,ssn,'
IN 'hose emotion, HER s'~ n;rJ "' s'''