Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-23

Lieutenant of the guard Which nao JUS
gone off duty, who recognized him, bu
not as a prisoner, and made politt
bow, which our friend as politely re
turned. Soon after, he met the maj
who delivered the prisoners their let
ters, who also bowed. Just after pass
ing this man, some one came running
after and took hold OF Rsynor's arm
who faced about, feeling rather uneasy
and found it to be a Confederate Office
somewhat inebriated. He ssluted hin
with, "Isn't that BULLY news?" Th'
Lieutenant said he had not heard it
and asked him what it was. "Why
haven't you heard that Lee has taker
Rosccrans and all his army?" Raynor,
much rgoicsd, asked if it was true
"Yes," be said, "we've g-got Rosecran;
now, and well have McC-C-C -Clellan,
next week" They repaired to the bull
letin board, around which was large
crowd, where Raynor left him, swear
ing because it was not so.
Desiring to purchase pocket COM
pass, be called at several jeweler's
stores; and, to avoid suspicion, he
bought watch-key at each place-but,
not seeing any compasses, he did moi
inquire for one. He went to a book
store and purchased map of Virginia,
and, seeing a pocket compass. after
great persuasion, be got it; also some
matches at a grocery, and strolled over
the city until dark. At six o'clock be
repaired to the place of rendezvous and
anxiously waited for Hurd and Murphy.
At about eight o'clock they passed him,
and he at once joined them. Murphy's
first words were: "Confound you!
you have got my coQtl" He had, how
ever, captured coat supposed to be the
property of the Captain of the bark
Eden, which, with her crew, had been
captured by the Dirie. They made
matters all right by exchanging.
They turned to the north, and soon
reached the suburbs. On the way,
Raynor bought a cord, supposing it
would be necessary in making rafts.-
They travelled in the middle of the road
while near the city; and, to throw off
suspicion, chatted and laughed contin-
ually. About a mile from the city,
they came to picket gate and guard
house, upon observing which they laid
down by the fence. Raynor thought
he saw the light shining on q musket,
and supposing the road under guard,
they fell back and took lane leading
to the right. The night was dark and
misty, and rain had fallen all day
They came very near falling into a
ditch, which they found to be about 19
feet deep and twenty feet wide, on the
opposite side of which large embank-
ment had been thrown up. This COM
posed part of the Notifications of the
city, which were much heavier than
those of Fort Corcoran, near Washing
ton. They found no guns mounted,
and could discover no sentinels. Fear
ing there might be camps within this
fortifcation, they determined to GO
back and take the left hand side Of the
pike. When little distance on the left
gun was discharged close by. dogs
barked maliciously, and people threw
up their windows. They jumped into
a cornfeld, and, creeping through it,
succeeded in reaching the pike above
the toll gate. Here they struck light,
and finding by their compass that the
road ran directly north, concluded to
follow it. This they did, concesling
themselves in the fields when the mar
ket wagons passed, which they met
frequently. About two o'clock they
passed through town, arousing moth
ing but dogs. Finding the pike turned
east, they left it and took a road lead
ing north. In the morning, hearing
chickens crow, and the sound of fall
ing axe Just ahead Of them, they turned
into a wood east of the road, and find
ing it impossible to advance, owing to
the darkness, they laid by until day
light, when they struck deeper into the
woods. They then ate one Of the sand
wiches, which Murphy had fortunately
brought along.
Keeping in an essterly direction, they
determined not to stop while their
strength lasted. They heard frequent
discharges of shot-guns, warning them
that hunters were about. Hounds bay
ing at them as they approached clear
ing, they withdrew and fanked it. Af
ter very fatiguing march, in the after
noon they reached a road running
north, near which they laid until dark
1t was necessary to avoid every person
} as their being seen might lead to theil
re-capture. At dusk they crept to the
road, along which persons were passing
and about ten o'clock they proceeded
cautiously forward. An advance of {
mile brought them to the Chickahomi
ny river, which they crossed on dam
Following a road for two or three hourl
} they discovered light ahead, and evi
dences of a town, which was probably
! Alleys Station, on the Central Virgins
R. R. They then turned east into (
field, and finding potato patch, they
made meal on raw potatoes, and filled
their pockets. AS travelling in field
and woods was very tedious, they sough
road, and lane which they strucl
} led them to one-but this running south
of east they left it for one branching
north, which soon brought them to l
: plantation. After wandering about fol
| .-ottirn -on. Al a 1900, LIT.