Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-06-21
Daring Exploit.
Correspond ,nec Of the steubenville Herald.

By THE WOODS, NEAR NASHVILLE, TRNN.l
June lat 1852.
On the 9Th of April, the day before
Gen. Mitchell left ShelbyvilIe, a bold and
daring scout offered to explore the country
towards Atlanta, Ga, provided be was
allowed to pick some % or 80 soldiers to
accompany him. Leave being granted, he
chose his men, Pittenger being the only one
Capt. Sarratt allowed to go from his com.
pany it was with great reluctance the
Captain finally consented to his going
All being in rediness, they left camp that
evening, taking the Shelbyville and Chat.
tanooga pike 10 Stevenson, Alabama
They then secuted along the Chattanooga
and Nashville and the Western and Allan.
tic Railroad TO Atlanta, Ga, leaving man
here and there TO destroy important brid
ges when all was ready. AT that city, the
scouts expected TO receive the assistance of
q certain engineer, on the latter road, to
aid him (; unfortunately, day or two be-
fore, the engineer and his engine had been
pressed into the service Of the Rebel govern
ment TO transport troops and munitions OF
war to Beauregard. AT this time. the
party consisted of only eight men, Pitten'
ger being enc of the number. After spend
ing day in Atlanta, they concluded To
return, destroy the bridges as they fell back
pick up their company and, at Stevenson,
| 10 take the Memphis aud Charleston Rail.
road to Huntsville, where they expected to
rejoin Mitchel's Division and as there was
no important bridge between Atlanta aud
Calhoun, they concluded to take passage on
the o'clock morning train for the latter
place at Big Shaniy, town twenty
miles from Atlanta, the train stopped for
breakfastj while the passengers and train
bands were thus engaged, bold scheme
was soon arranged by our brave scouts and
Immediately put into operation it was, to
take possession of the train and start on
pleasure excursion on their own hook =
Fortunately one of the eight was a railroad
eng ineer. AT signal from their leader,
they manned the train, and were about to
start, when the guard demanded why they
started the train. The engineer coolly
replied that the boiler was dry and that he
had been ordered to pSmp up 1oater per
fec;ly satisfactory and on they went aud
this took place in The midst of a rebel camp
of EIGHT thousand troops. The Rebels soon
discovered the trick Other trains we're
standing on the side tracks. These we're
soon manned-loaded with troops, and then
the exciting race commenced. Oar train
was run three or four miles and stopped
for the purpose Of cutting the telegraph wire
TO prevent word heing sent ahead of them.
Whilst thus engaged, Rebel guard came
along and demanded what they were
abont?
The reply was, that they had been or
dered to run out and repair the wires that
some traitor had cut during the night
Do Your job well, said the guard, and
passed on. By the time the wires we're
repaired, the Rebel trains were in motion.
Our boys displaced a few rails in their
rear, jumped aboard, and were OIL. The
Rebels trains came laundering on in hot
pursuit until they met the brake, when they
would replace the rails and rush on
Whilst Mr. Secesh was thas engaged, the
forward train would check mp, dlsplace
few more rails, aud on they would go. In
this manner the exciting race and pursuit
was kept up until the forward train had
nearly reach Dalton, when their wood and
water giving out, the journals all red hot,
they were compelled To abandon The train
and take to the woods They bad taken
up the boys left along the route mp to this
point. The exasperated traitors soon came
up with them and captured fifteen. One
only escaped to reach camp ; the balance,
left on the route between there and Shelby
vile, have not been heard from since
Rebel prisoners since taken, report that
they we're take hack to Atlanta, tried as
spies, and for interfering with the railroads,
sentenced to death, aud sent to Richmond IN
chains. This may be true and il may not I;
if true, and Gen. Mitchell becomes satisfied
IL, ample retaliation will follow.
FnENpLY INTERVIEW Lord Lyons called