The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-06-26

preston Of fsn!len despair passed a,hwart
| his couptenSuce, md 10 slowly bent for,
ward aud laid his muskGl gently % the
ground, and then stood upwtigh ii the
first position d Ia soldier. shrguj lh'
! Turning loa man who wPso,stOnding
near him and looking in amazemOnt, the
officer said:
'Take az that man'stoal
The cider was quickly bteyed Tho
wet, heavy overcoot, uNrophy Of fdinglo.
Gus Bull Run, was lying,on the floor Ond'
the man stood before the officer clothed
in grey, swallow tailed coat, pants Of
llhe same material cross.belt aud plate
marked, &c, S. AInsos a9'- '.Hl'ho
4, de was q detached rebel seoutr H
In a short time he was securely bound
and placed in charge Of 10 guard. He
was then closely questioned by the Off
Ger Of the picket, and the following facts
were elucdated He had been sent by
the co,amanler Of the rebel picket on his
unfortunate expedition for the purpose
of entrappng the Federal guard. Had
the officer Of itgone overto Knapp's with
his fifteen or twenty men he would inev.
itably have been captured. The rebel
scout was thoroughly acquainted with
the ground 10 tho vicinity for il hal
been occupied by rebel troops bula short
time before our advance was made, and
be found it comparatively easy work 10
psss our line OF pickets; he had doneso,
and made his way to the reserve head.
quarters and communicated with the Of
fcer with the result above chroniced,
Immediately upon securing bis priso.
uer Capt L----dispatched courier
to camp, asking reinforcement Of Gfty
men. About midnight they arrived, and,
under Capt -. prepared TO make
a decent upon Knnpps house, where
some forty men and officers had Assem-.
bled for the purpose of cntappi1g the
Federal guard. gs al 9tla7 abl@a roo
Carefully and silently, with theirtra
ing muskels securely wrapped in their
oilclotbs, t'ip' determined little band Of
Fsdemlias marched IofSard IL the house
o iMaIor hnapp'' III was q larg", com
moa'oqS mansion, about hatlsa mile dis
ant rom ,h6rogmorIQnsr which was dis
tant some three quarters Of Q mile, or
more from the reserve of the Union
'roo,ps.'a1aaa o =. ..r
ME'r Knapp had vacated ths house
az the commencement ,ol AostiliIies and
was y on, b3elleve, aggonel inthe ser
vlceof lfg thSCon,edergie States. An Old
negroes ant, her husband made the house
their hometRad used 10 iHll koGc6IIyb
ana nice fornleakes 10 the oifcersdf tHe
reGlel pckels whfa5Pntlhere On duty.H-
a long low, wooden 6Aildipg ran ont
from ne rsarol ibe houae, qol down
10 a large tomi,'d an,l was formory
+ used fotstabIn n@pul!iscs and .toago
\ # Was the Mant'oh Of Captain L----
4 TO approach lie honiepniefeovsr ofthe
cornheld 9n1 buiI'icg, pp'as4 as be
thought Il might be, i was cupl1l by
the r'bels instead Of iso iiot.c, Eut a
moments c7rsidDh #oh mddc him frmly
conclude tias Nnapp's house was the
headqnafeE NJ tue eosmy for he was
never known 70 lay on p hard boanwhen
q good, com orabIo bed was rs qasiIyito
be had--ego he wouldo't quarter him,
self 10 the cold and woi, which '@bpd Ger.
talnly damp bis chivalry, when Knapp's
house afforded warm dWand comforts.
4 bic quarters and plenty of lishti andthal
Of The best kind. Sucn was the conclu.
1 sion OF CaptL-, and the sequel pro.
4 vedlhim fishtor hi- 4''' e : ~
| Picking therwhy cautiously all 81
4 tlenttlya aIhroughtho tangled under vood and
4 and branches Of fallen trees, u little
pbsnd moved on. After an half hours
march they reached Throgmorton's, and
Fpassing down small narrow deIiIc which
seemed cut away by the rains, they made