Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-10


poisoned bOwhtforl patriots uuintimidated
will press forward to freedom aud Victory,
or falling will be blessed by posterity.-
Awake to your duty Tennesseeahs Come
up to the glorious work of saving your
Icountry.s Let us take u long pull, ! and
strong pull. and pull altogether, and our
country shall stand forth tegenerated aud
reteemed, and peace and prosperity again
shall bless our borders. aizsag Fisss
u hi-ii -s-si=-z=z-
Escape OfShiloh PrIsonsrs--A ThrIII-
Ing Narrative.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer chronicles the
arrival on the supply vessel Massachusetts,
at that point, of a number of prisoners ta-
ken with Gen. Prentiss' brigade at the bat
tie of Shiloh. They were removed to Mont
gomery, Alabama, and thence to Macon,
Georgia. What followed is narrated by
Lieut.. Camp of the 2sI Misso uri regiment
who was one of the prisoners.
Reaching Macon on the Ist they were
marched to camp Oglethorpe, where they
found many of their brother prisonersA
Nothing of special interest transpired until
June 18th, when, Lieutenant Camp, Lieu-
tenant George ". Brown, of Co. E, Twen-
ty-third Missouri. and Lteutenant Henry
w. Mayes, of the Ninth Kentucky resolved
to attempt an escape. Lieutenant Mayes
was taken prisoner by the guerrilla
Morgan, in Gallatin, Tenn, on the nth of
March, while returning to mis- regiment at
Nashville from Camp Trousdale He is a
a noble specimen of the Kentuckian; and
bears as loyal heart in his bosom, as
beats throughout the broad Union.
Monday night came dark and rainy, and
at nine o'clock Lieut.. Mayes took the lead,
passing over the line while the guard was
walking his beat, with his back to them
Lieutenant Brown followed, bat as he was
just across the beat, the breaking of twig
arrested his attention, and he fell upon his
faces remaining quiet until the guard pass
ed, Lieutenant Camp then essayed to fol-
low, and had very narrow escape from
recaptnre, the sentinel passing within four
feet of lin as he Slipped around the tree
which bad screened him from view. u eis
Proceeding through the timoer, they
aimed to reach the river below the artillery
camp, but the yelping of bloodhounds in
front caused them to turn back. When
they entered Macon they put on a bold
'front.' and ran the gauntlet singing Dixie
and whistliug anything but Yankee Doo-
die. As they passed the fair ground gate.
they met Major Rylander, of the Tenth
Georgia Battalion, with n lantern in his
hand. Nothing was said by. either party,
and they walked on toward the river
With great difficulty they worked their
way through aiswanp, arriving at the river
about ten O'Clock; p. N. After Wadine
around in the mud for an honr, they found
boat fastened and locked to large tree
The chain was flied 10 ,tWO, and, by twelve
O'Clock, midnight. with a low mHrmur Of
Joy, they leaped into the boat, and, with
nothing but a eanteeR and a tan 3plGte for
padding, set out on their voyage down the
OekmuIgee, 'e sa i'l1H 8
Tuesday morning daWned upon them
twenty-five miles from Macon. Their boat
was hid among the willows, and they seat
ed themselves in the canebrake 10 share
their scanty crust of bread, having but six
pounds all told. They passed the day in
full sight of a white man aud two negroes
choPping wood on the opposite side of the
river. AT sundown they emerged from
their friendly willows and dropped down
the river some ten miles, when the dark.
ness being very intense, they lied up aud
awaited the moons arising. Near where
they stopped they found negro cabin oc-
cupied by white boy and six slaves. The
boys father had gone home, and would not
return till morning, so they ycopsideredthem-
selves safe and ordered supper, passing
themselves off for soldiers. p. 10 80 =
AT A. NJ, the moon being up. they en-
harked, and having chopped out y, couple
of paddles, they were enabled to proceed
with more speed. Shortly afterward, 1t.
Mayes, alas Kentuck," discovered a boat
a few rods ahead Turning our boat in
order to avoid it as much as possible, he
called out, "Any luck fishing Z" ;s0hl yes,
purity good2' Finding they were suagged
and using every effort 70 get of, "Kentucka
halloed, (which way are you sailin' n
HDown here q piece 10 set our lines.',1--
"Thatis is a white mans voice." says Camp.
sand perhaps file of soldiers are Butsuing
us" The Pederalists needed nottihR more
TO stimulate them 10 their flight, and The
frail harque few threw the water. >, Find
ing their pursuers were gaining upon them
they shot aside into an eddy aud under
cover from their Pnrsuers pr 7tu3
In d few moments the strangers were
within fifteen feet of them, while they,
were unable to make out who or what they
we're. Psusing for brief period, while
our fugitives held their breath, theitnys-
terious boat pushed ahead. Shortly after
cold Kaintuek" was guiding the boat In
pursuit, carefully looking out for dangers
ahead, when, as they felt themselves per-
fectly safe, they found the strange skIff
alongside. The paddles, which were their
ouly weapons, Were raised and IN the aet of
falling, when familiar voice arrested the
blow, and 10 j. the dreaded. enemy turned
out to be LieuteDants ], s, Agey, 6. II.
Logan, and Sergeants ]. N. Rhodes aud
Milton Rhodes, Of the Fourth Iowa, wboiI
escaped on Tuesday, by passing the gaards
disguised as rebel soldiers. Forming their
plan of escape. they procured cloth, Imade
long slim sacks resembling large bpstles,
filed them with -four, rice, dried peaches.9
&C., &C., tied them aroundstheir bodiespI
under their coats aud stuck several ar
ticles, salt, files, &C., In their boot legs.
.At3 P. a. Tuesday theyapproached the
guard, aud were asked it they belonged TO
the Tenth Battaiion.i Answering afirma,
lively, they passed on ieisurely Bending