The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-07

tufa III val0AAla in1osnaalon that at Oak Grove.
On The Potomac shore Of Wsssmossaand ws shoal6
him over from Maryland, and which might proba.
bly, b made available for taking % the OF er way,
since We were 90 obstinateiy bent on running into
the lion 3 mouth
some New York built bsrouche was in waiting in
tn" woods, just above the landing and drive of
ton miies brought uS 10 the small village Of Oak
Grove.
Here In the cove Of . email creek ". found onr
boat. and after short parley the boatnen agreed
TO land M In Maryland They would not leave the
creek TIL after dark for fear Of the tugs which
they seemed to hold In very wholesome respect !;
the sea had risen 70 high that they feared to at.
tempt the passage OF course We Affected no ds.
appointment at this delay, and bivouacked on the
sand that night as the mouth Of the creek. At
We had left, and We were once more landed on the
Virginia shorel Fortunately, however, We were
not Obliged to visit the town, but passed the day on
desArted plantation upon the cliffs overlooking
tanned by q venerable "unclr" and 'maumer" the
guardians of that still aud stately place. The
day was beautiful, the scene exqu sitely calm and
picturesqne--nor could the dim consciousness of
possible danger lurking 10 the rear disturb en-
ioyment.
We lay upon the cliffs. watching the sails upon
the river and the far gieam of the National aax q
1t waved In the light bresze upon the passing ves-
seis, and the distant Maryland shor.. With the
nightfall, We resumed our attempt to cross; and,
after exciting of nearly three hours the sea
running quite high, clipped past the blockading
line Of National vassels plainly dlsoernible 90 the
number Of six at different points along tho Mary.
land shore, and drew in under the shadow Of
Swans Point. From this point the boatmea rowed
US through devious waterways, known to them.
selves better than. fear they TO bloch aiding
vessels. into the Wicomico rver-upon the hanks Of
which they landed u.s. forty sight miles from Wash
ington, on the morning Of Monday, August IL -
From this point to within ten miles Of tho Capital
temper Of the country being sufficiently manifest in
the fact that while We met numbers of vehicles
tending toward the river, We were unable to
find any BODY who would set US on our way to Wash.
ington, the mere mention of such a proposition un-
accompanied as 1t was by any document verifying
our Southern claims, evidently drawing down
upon US the suspicion and dislike Of the country
people At one place, indeed, where we Induced
an old lady to supply us with a m asl she subse.
Guenty informed Us that We had been already an
nounced in the village ss a couple OF Federal
spies"
Ny experience, indeed throughout this brief but
interesting trip convinced me that nothing could
have been easier than for the Confederates to or
ganile along the Virginia and Maryland line . 60.
ries of secret communications. the humber and ex.
tent Of which, fesr, the Government has hardly
apprecisted-communicstio facilitated ard pro-
tected by the disposition of the people who inha
the regions traversed highly important in their re-
suits 20 the seeded States and only to be bros en-
mp by q mach moro minute and wide sree ping sur.
veilance than had be en- attempted ct the time when
1psssed the lines In August last