Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-30

| or OF recruiting Offices, and asked what dispo-
sltlon would he made of them He answered
that he would parole them, unless he should
have special reason for not doing SO, and he
instructed US that none such should be notified
| 10y Us to leave town Here ! was in an inter
estimg situation. If | remained, there might,
i'll Gen. Hampton's opinion, be Especial rea-
sous" for not paroiing me. aud the fact that
he had seTera citizens Of Merccrsburg with
him as prisoners did not diminish my appre
heusjons. If | should leave as, | had am
pie opportunity afterwards 10 do, | might be
held as violating my own agreement, and to
what tx ept my family and property might
suffer in consequence, otjecture had very
wide range. With sixty acres Of corn in shock
aud three barnes full Of grain, excellent farm
aud saddle hor,s, aud a nuinher OF best blood
ed cattle, the question Of property was wor-
thy OF Thought | resolved to stay, as
felt SO bound hy the terms Ot surrender, and
t~ke my chances OF discovery aud poF0,e
Tue committee went through the form of
grave tut h"i,t consultation, somewhat exgc-
dlte'i, perhaps, b. the rain. aud we then
>oemniY ANA formally surrendered the t0Wa
upon t4" terms proposed True, the Srjpua
.j-H> ere huf verbal and hut one side able
ta eutaJc- :aet4 nnr the time, the weather
tue H#.. aoG our surroundings generally
"vrg uat 'uVJeably TO treaty ia form. af:d
n>t0TY uI3ot therefore be without it. we
a-H d p>Fu.>sjou TO 20 little in advance of
Ha forces TO prepare our people for the sud
,.eL trluSlIi1n from the stars and stripes 10
the stars and bars. Geu. Hampton pprmit-
TED nay associates 10 10 So hut detailed me to
pi!ot Ills advance guard at once to the teIa
graph Office. | performed the duty assigned
me with no great comlnRctioGs, as | had seen
Mr Gilmore, the operator, begin to " fix up
for them fully All hour before, aud the rebel
THAT Uut%tS him must axe very eailv start
Nessrs Kennedy and kimmcN proceed to
own 10 get the people to retire peaceahly
and prevcnt ary provoking demonstrations
aud 50 rebel rule began IL CHam5arsJur@ =
Tley marched in very orderly, and most of
their forces started 0at different roads to pro
cure horses, forage and prori>ions.
| started in advance of them for nay house,
bat not in time to save the horses ! conf
denty expected to be oyerrun by them, aud
to iad th" place one scene OF dcsoiatlon il
the m0rnidg resolved however. that things
should be done soberly, If possibly, aud had
Just Ime to destroy ali the iiqnors ahopt the
house. rs their pickets were al. around me
| could rot get it Off barrel of best old
rye, which Senator Fnuey had sent tie TO
prove the superiority OF the Crawford County
article over that of Fr nkln,was qnetly rolled
out Of cellar side door, and = good sized
hoIe bored into it. A keg Of OberhoItzer's
best, seat me several years ago, but never
tapped, followed FiuueyS testimonial to Craw-
lore county distiIlatjo0 ; sgd couple cases
o' fftSoo'y" oeSt UFara I1""Se i'HP'F,@''"'''
hao 'he hFrNS oi thf oo0''cS taken on sun
marty. ana me coh''h1S given u 'he angry
storm. h"ished just /" time, tor they were
soon o"t upo" ibe Ii' Lo''e' '""" every ho''e III
'he oaf"--'th III ai'--"aS promptly equipped
and mounted ny Iehei caVa!F}'hah. 1hey