The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-11

have fresh horse ready for him, on his
way to Bowling Green. "What hour will
| you be bsckg asked the stable-keeper.
cat ten o'clock" replied the courier. On
the Sd inst, he left with a number Of
letters, both public and private. On
reaching the bridge across Red River near
Mitchellsville, squad % gasrrillas dash
cd out and shouted to him 70 halt. He
did 80, but, as he refined in his horse,
dropped bis letters into Che stream below
the bridge. This movement was observ-
ed by the party, and several OF them
discharged their guns at him, az they
gall0ped up, and the bullets aud shot
whistled about his ears, but, luckily,
none of them took effect. The guerrillas
came up, cursing furiOusly, and a Lieu
tenant, placing his pistol to his head, or
dsred him TO wade into the stream and
get the letters. He obsyed, but having
recovered the letters, gave them such =
wrench, as to destroy the most Of them,
and render the rest illegible, they being
saturated with water. While he was in
the water several pistol shots were fired
at him from the bridge, but splashed
harmlessly in the water around him.
Having reached the shore, and regarding
his chances for life rather desperate, he
started TO run, bat was so benumbed
with cold that he soon fell down. The
Lieutenant approached, swearing terriffi-
cally, and dFew his pistol 10 shoot him,
but the Captain knocked il aside, saying
that he must be taken 10 MORGAN, who
was at Gallstin. lie was meanwhile
robbed Of few unimportant papers, and
had his pockets picked of thirty five
dollars, all the money be had with him.
The party then went TO Gallatin, and
carried the courier before MoRaAN. Nor
GAN looked at him very Indignantly,
cursing him for damned scouRdrel, and
drawing a pistol said he had great
mind TO shoot him on the spot. The
courier thinking that any delay which
could be put to proceedings which
threatened to be so summary, would be
desirable, produced discharge from the
Confederate army, and demanded court
martial upon it. MORGAN took il, and
remarked that he didn't know what such
a villain wanted court-martial for but
that he would send him over to General
BREcKINRIDGE, at Murfreesboro', at the
same time warning him that he would
I certainly be shot. The case was referred
to BREoKINKDGE, but he being sick,
the trial was postponed for that day
BREcKINRIDoE, however, sent him word
that he wsuld give him trial, but that
he need expect no mercy, as he certainly
would be shot. The courier was theH
confined in the upper story of the Court
House, with three other prisoners, all Of
whom were charged with being spies
He recognized two of them as rebels from
this county. From conversations with
the guard he learned that the rebels a
Murfreesboro' numbered about four thou
sand, and that their force had not ex,
ceeded that They boosted greatly o
their success, in their recent skirmisl
around this place, and said their sol,
object was to make q diversion on III,
: franklin and Murfressboro' pixies, anC
draw out our troops, while they de
stroyed the railroad bridge. Our adven
turer now had The choice of three things
either to lie there quietly and be shot o
90 ts praying and singing psalms, a
PAUL and SmAs did, and wait for al
angel to come and break the prison doc
for him; or set his wits TO csRtrive a wa,
TO escape. The first plan was decided,
disagreeable the second appeared rattle
visionary, and not very likely to be real
lied, he having never met with an ang'
8 in all his travels, particularly inside Q
q Che Confederate lines besides his vote
;, was out of tune, aud be couldn't remem
= Der any prayer save tho highly inappro
d pirate one beginning;
k "Now / lay me down TO sleepW
SO like the facetiOus LAUNcELoT GoBB
be said;
81 viii run, fond Will run.n
An old piece OF. mating which lay
the room offered the means of eseap
l. which he soon ripped up and converte
Ie into a rather frail rope. He fastened th
n TO the window and glided safely to II
ground, and then lodged off as steAlthiI
a as possible. Reaching the woods, |
d kept them until he struck the Nashvil
ig pike ten miles out, when he heard IN
"a hind him the clatter Of horses hoo
coming az full gallop, and took. to Il
IA woods again, which he travelled f
IN days, and reached this city sAlel
r. having had nothing 20 eat ON his ri
7 but A small niece of corn bread viii,