The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-13


Encamped mt His Country Seat-His
Providential Deliverance-The Fright
of His Family. Etc.
The Princeton On. j. Standard has letter
from a niece of Rev. Dr.. X. j. Breckinrdge of
Kentucky, dated Lexington, Ky July 90, 1899
The Standard introduces it as follows:
Dr. Breckenridge was at bis country seat about
seven miles from Lexington, and, as Morgans /
Cavalry were expected to make raid on Lex
ington, Dr. B. urged bis female friends, who
were then there. to go out TO his place for Sc
curity They did 50. One day, while Dr. b.
had gone to town expecting to return at six o
clock IN the evening, a company OF mounted
rexau Rangers appeared at his residence and
planted guard around il, several armed men
having made repeated inquiries as to the hour
when DR.. B. was expected to return from town
Several efforts were made by the family TO ap-
prise Dr. u. OF the danger that awaited bis re-
turu, but the messengers we're all intercepted by
he pickets except one, who, by making wide
circuit, succeeded in reaching the road on which
DE-. b. was returning iu't in time to prevent him
from riding into the lines of his biood-tbirsty
robbers,
Providence thus delivered this valuable Unon
man, whose services have been 80 emiuenty
useful to the National cause in Kentucky and
elsewhere from the violent hands of his enc
]
to murder him, or at least to drag him into
captivity worse than death. Let God to prais
ed for this deiyerauce
/ man who has been so inspired by God with
courage, wisdom, patriotism, and intrepid 10y
atty s espe sally uuder the watchful of God,
who orders all his steps, and delivers him from
his enemies This cowardly attempt to seize a
private citizen venerab clergyman - has
aroused the Kentucky blood, and, as might be
expected, the 6endsh bandit'i, which have in
vaded loyal State, with rap'ne and murder,
are compelled to tlte for their lives before the
hot pursuit of the citizen sodery,
Perhaps Dr.. Breckenridge has done all for his
country that he can do, except to die for 1t He
certainly has done much and if the Union
cause now demands the sacrifice of his life, he
is doubtless ready to offer it, Bu. we trust that
this mighty counselor - this bold defender of
the Union - this so richly endowed with
Christian courage, sagac ty and wisdom, may be
spared to the country, at least while the storm
il beating upon it.
The letter, which was hurriedy written by a
niece, who was at the time in the family of Dr..
B., will be read with interest.
ENTRACr FROM THE LETTsR
When came home from the hospital on SAT
urday morning | heard the first news of Nor
g;n's approach. He was near Lebanon, and
the people here were in a perfect pauc Oar
last regiment had gone day or two before, and
fearing that tro ms could not reach here from
over The river. the Home Guards were collect.
cd and thrown ont on the Dan-iIle road as
pckets, Nergan's approach being in that direc.
ton, and some Of our poor fellows from the
hospital were put under arms, in case of an I'M
mediate attack. All over the town guns and
pistols were snlpping through that day and
night, everybody loading and getting ready for
the worst, and we did the same. turning the par
: lor into an armory for tho determination was
| If nothing else could keen the puerrillss ont to
shoot from the houses at them The next d,y
Tpcle Robert cnre into town. and urged and
insisted that we women and children should
90 ont to his farm. which was phce OF ne, feet
safptv in the opnosite direction 70 that by which
! Moran was coming. and leave the gentlemen
fr, TO ioin to Home Guard.. and close the house
, il thev chose
WANTED to stay in town for had kind OF
instinct we should not be any safer in the co,m
7 try and then it. would be SO dreadful to wa
aud watch and wonder, and perhaps hear the
firing in town. and have no news how the bat
tie was going on but we were over.persuaded,
and started off on Sunday evening, a train OF
? carriages full of refugees, some of whom had
} come forty miles, flying for their lives, to take
refuge in Lexington where they thought there
were soldiers and safety, many of them the
> wives and hers of Union men for whom Nor
j gan had n ,cnlar hatred for their activity and
infus nee, and had threatened them, as he did
Uncle Robert, with hanging 90 soon as he
caught them. The night passed quietly. but
was in no humnr tor sleep and 80 stood picket
l. for the rest There is something terrible 10 me
2 10 being reused from sound sleep by an alarm
1 and when there is any danger am more com.
Portable sitting up and listening, even If the,
did laugh at me next morning. / was Thankful
: before all was over that had learned to koer
S awake
rhe next morning Uncle Robert nsis ed OF
going into town. saying in answer to our fears
!" that there was no danger and that lie would be
n out at six in the evening We were not yer,
e united family, for among us had coine out some
Secessionsts, connec ed with us by certain trs
and in danger of some unpleasant scenes il
town. as all The Union men we're much reused
: aud many houses were searched for arms. etc
but n mention was made of our opinions now
Early in the afternoon a man came and asked
when Uncle Robert would come from town ant
: servant, susppctin nothing told him Sour
d afterward three other men came, all armed ask
# ing the same thing, and this time our answer
:, was very vague We did not know, he nigh,
> not which was true) come at all There was
II evidently something wrong II coald not have
been many minutes after this tina, as was sit
i ting on the porch looking through the trees al
th4 blue distant hills aud thinking of YOU all
and wondering when these stormy tines wou
n be over, and should see YOU all again OF &C
n mere, it was as was sitting SO that was srou
d ed b. hearing the servants calling to each 9th.
,, er to look look aud then they all camt
rcnning round the house. calling to me as they
wen pas and ran down the hill in front of me
$ and poin,in5 up the road that lay in tnll view
y soma huudred yards, and then lost itself in the
woods | looked as they pointed, and saw whar
never shall forget Up the road as far as
could see, and coming out of the woods, were
he widest looking horsemen, riding three Il.
breast, the sun shining on long steel blade al
their sides.
Tae servants thought they were our soldiers
= and ran down TO meet them, poor foolish things
5 little knowing, as we did when we had a nearer
t view, that thev were Morgau's Texan Rangers