The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-08-21


Southern ranks, was placed upon a steam
tug, and conveyed to Fort Pillow. Upon
arriving at the latter post, they were ush-
cred into the presence Of Gen. Villipigue,
the commander, for examination. The
General asked the men which branch of
the service they would join. Jones re-
piled 81 will rot in prison before L will
take up arms against the United States J"
Finding that our Yankee was incorrigible.
his captors shut him up again in the
guard house.
From his prison Jones wrote a short
and polite note to Gen. Fillipigue-ma-
king fresh statement of grievances-for
which "audacity," as the General was
pleased to term it, he was placed in irons.
The next day he inquired OF the officer of
the day, what charges were preferred
against him. "You are charged said
that officer, with being spy, with dis
loyalty, and with striking superior Off
GER"
Soon after these events, Jones was
tried by Court Martial, found guilty of
the above charges, and sentenced to be
shot on the 9th day Of May last, at 10
o'clock in the morning, at Dress Parade.
Rather gloomy prospects for the poor
prosecuted Unionist, whose only crime
was his love of country! Fortune favored
/ the prisoner, however, for Providence
furnished him timely friend, who provi-
ded Jones with file, with which to sever
| his irons, and between IL and II o'clock
on the night before his execution was 20
have taken place, he emerged from prison.
He had no d16culty in hurryins past the
guards, from the fact that his friend had
previously whispered the countersign in
his ear. Swimming Cold Greek, in the
way to one of the Mississippi canebrakes,
where he wandered for two days and twu
nights without anything to eat.
As good luck would have it, when he
emerged from the swamp on the third day.
he found himself near the "Father OF
Waters" and directly opposite one OF
our noble gunboats. Breaking down a
small pole he fastened portion of his
ragged gaEments to one end, and thus
improvised ssignal, by which means he
attracted the attention Of the gunboat
crew. A small boat was Immediately sent
to his assistance, and in a short time our
hero found himself upon deck of the
United States gunboat Benton, Commodore
Foote'S flag steamer. He was treated in
the kindest manner by Captain Phelps,
her commander, who Immediately took
him below and furnished the half famish-
ed and half starved fugitive from rebel
tyranny with comfortable suit of clothes
and good meal of victuals. The crew
officers and men-also made up purse
for him. Soon after this, being furnished
with letters of introduction and passes,
he proceeded to Cairo, from which point
he arrived in this city yesterday. Mr..
Jones exhibited to us several letters from
some of our distinguished officers, ac-
knowlcdgins the valuable information
they had received from him in regard to
the topography of the rebel country, &c,
which furnish conclusive proof that this
narrative is correct. He returned to his
home, in Sandusky, last evening.
This war, SO prolific of wild tales, OF
adventures by land and sea, of hair breadth
escapes, of stories of hardship and suffer
ing, can hardly furnish mar, ative that
partakes of more real romance than the
foregoing.