The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-25
u NEGRO RESfMfhT."

A correspondent of Ike New York Times Wi
ing from Hageiato on the eth inst, says:
While the fain waiting at Chambeisburg,
deciding whether !; Was best or aot TO come on
.-et with al Old iiend, iaeinLsr of tie First Ma
fylaad HOME Brigade Cavalry. stationed near Har
pers Ferry. He inoriHea that lasi Tue sday
three COMPANIES oi hsm were rI...-d 10 charge
through LeesbGrg on a reconnaissance. This saau
proved very unfortunate. They we're entirely .ai-
rounded, and ohly fifteen OF his own company es-
capped negro regiment Lc explicitly sta.es eu
gagged in the fight. He distinctly SEW large bui
Iy negro step np to officer Mile, who ed
kId demand his surrender. He received a buiiel
through lis .f ait i,T his i.npsdaDeU.
Tnf RUNNING orr or rHr &Tsahfk rLsnrth
IROd aHsfGssiOs
Al association ci negroes called the Freedmen =
aoeiviy mel AZ New York last week, many mb,tes
Icing at the meeting Sese,a! spes.b made.
al which - stated that ii negro wouian
VITO had eaAed 80 al Hilton Head y e, was rot
led ii it by Yankar While hef way New
York. Robert siaaii tLe gro ho the steam
II Planter from ir wharf AT Charleston aud whs
qnite lion al thr Borlb, gave The following se
coun, of Lt. eAf f!o.t
BE sald ie-l proud to stand before a eoneregs
ion Of white Ioik. suppnse am called tell he
story 81 fny tscapr froin Charleston. | do il with
he grea,eat pleasure ia he world. A hist ftoii
sbipmale led se 10 ,Liiib aEoni mai ng nay escape
though. 20 Eineh l dfvaaied sboat ii. ! told niy
dfeam 10 my friend and ae agreed With me- We had
meeting 81 ,ny house aud al! agreed 10 be led by
lie. Oh the 18th Of May had another in-e Ing
and agreed 20 start the neNt day. We had fonr
heavy guns board | wished we lad NOR.
10 aska the boat saii That night came
"b boa:d the Planter at time Not
10 Create snspcion Abraham, lay friend. ear
i!ed the trunk though he WAS taking IL
10 lis boat The women and children were hid
away III the engGe-g ooiu Of another boat Abfa,
Liam Kept waicE that night. and called nle abou.
~ o'clock; The shining right mp aud
o9wh. About three o'clock the Ire Nag started,
aha tLe wiLd blew the smoke the city I
Wa scared. feared the people wonid think there
wa :. nfe near the wharf, but nobody came. We
moved out Of our position but had TO return u
take The women OF board, and the boat moved
nicely up To Aer place did not have to throw
pisnk or Ito ropa IL was ea,iy, steamed
h"~iy down TO Fort johnson ! didn't want 10
appear Ia front OF the fort Ia the dark, for fear
tley might suspect Al the right time ! gave
'he signal two ione blows and short oDs put
oh tbe captains straw hat aud stood that the
Senans eoiid not see my Color When be.ond the
range CT the guns We put plenty OF steaIn. ]
1oisted white sheet taken from the bed, aud
reached the block aiding vessels ia safety, and we
we're Received with cheers. 4 man and bis wife.
"uo Lad escaped from Charlie ston In rice barrels,
were next introduced. A handsome collection for
'hr Freedmens Society concluded ID. exercises
soaE MORE "asToUKpIh6 REyELATiOss'
Jobnson ef Gsiena. ILL. wax recently sr-
tested there for disoys.iy aud carried 10 Port War
'sn After getting there. Ls nude some 'aslsfnd.
'HE fessiaisonss iv q i.'lisw prsoner Who he 'ost
70 Dc hsssssiaassi. This fsliow-prsoa