The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-07

from other refugees respecting the tyranny and homage
exercised the people u the rebel States and
ally those who suspected az latent
Union sentiments We commend Mr.. Osgoods narrative
10 the tention Of readers.
He sailed In the steamship Marion from this city for
Charleston about years since time previous TO
tho secession Of South Carolina from the Union. His
profession is that Of practical engineer. Arrived y
Charleston he obtained work putting uptwoo OF Parkhurst
steam mills that city FOR Mr. George W. Morris,
and doing other things In his line OF business. For
time he got along very we'll but after the battle OF Fort
Sumter suspicion aroused against all Northern
and although he had said nor done anything to COM
promise himself be found that he was Included among
the suspected. Shortly after
suspicion Of being disoys to the movement
at the nsgation q one VIM =. Dodge, Northern man.
residing in Charleston, who the Secretary OF the
Palmetto Minute Men," out and rebel organxa-
ton. This Dodge also be arrested Mr.. Hutch
ngs, at his homo In New Jersey whom he had
Columbia s. c. and influenced to Charleston and
join him In business but whom he reported after
having taken from him what money he possession
o. when arrested, Mr.. Osgoo0 made application TO
friend Mr.. W. T. J. o. Woodward the agent OF Adams'
Express Company In Charleston, universally liked
in that city. through influence was acquitted
He continued a. In Charleston for three four
months whom he went 70 Richmond, whore no stopped
till the lst Of October 1881 Then back Charles
tom but business bong very dull he remsned thee only
i've or six weeks and retained to Richmond He there
ct employment repairing the power press Of tho DpstA
newspaper setting and repairing steam engines nc
and for time allowed TO pursue his avocation
unmolested He at length arrested however under
the following OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Union prisoners
taken at the battle Of Bull run, who confined in
Of the warehouses had become almost destitute OF
clothing, and informant. wishing to alleviate their
suierigs bought nifty Of under clothing with the
idea OF presenting them with IT, He proceeded to the
prison. left ths articles there with them but on com
ing out was arrested sympathizsr with the Union
ists Owing to the ntercession however of Nj. War
ner chief the rebel commissary department (who by
the by, is Ohio man, he obtained his release. He
then medtaed an escape, but no present prospect
Of it, and waited for favorable opportunity. lie
next obtaaed work from named Sloat Of sewing
machine notoriety, Northern man who had conr act
for fixing old musets for the rebel army being tho
only chance he then could get Of procuring living
While working there, Lieutenant Bailey, Philadelphia.
prisoner Of sent to Mr. Sloat for ten dollars. with
which procure necssaries Of which he stood in
need soat refused to loan him the amount asked for.
and Mr. Os God, seeing the ycry manner in which
he treated tho lieutenant for whom ho professed great
friendship, refused TO work longer for Soa and 40
ctrdiugly left his employ. While working Richmond
Mr. Osgood made few trips to Petersburg, In order To
ascertain ii there any chance OF that direc
ton, but always returned unsuccessful While
one of these trips, however, he, in company with
another Union man, performed tho perious
feat Of cutting down secession flagstaff that had ben
raised in that town. Considerable excitement
csioned at the time among the secesh discovering
the fall OF their msnamed " liberty poe;'' but TO this
day they arc unaware Of who were the parties that
ieveed it. Mr. Osgooi, after remaining In Richmond
short time longer the idea O. escaping by
Fredericksburg. He accordingly started III that di
recton, but had not preceded great way when he
arrested by company Of rebel infantry scouts and
brought b OK to Richmond. BY manufacturing circum-
stances suit his peculiar however he managed
TO .sprll wool the eyes" OF his captors and the
authorities sufficiently O. ward of punishment lie then
went 10 work for Lester 4 Robinson, who also hal
for repairing muskes for the rebel army This
Lestor s Brookly but his partner. Rob nson, s
yiTg,nan lie continued working for this m for the
term OF Ave weeks, when he got into din,
Guilty again ia the following shortly afier
the Of the ba tie Of Roanoke Bland hld
been received in Richmond, NJ Osgood
marked in tho presence or his fellow workmsn Well
II things go this way II viii b. but few days be-
fore the stars and Stripes viii again noat Capt.
tol building here" For making this he was put
in prison, and kept there for five months The
In which he and the other prisoners tainted by the
rebel guards is described perfectly fcGdsl He was
often asked to enlist In the rebel army, and often
fused. Often tie guard would say TO him, All, you
Internal Yankee s. OF b, We have got you n W:
you ought to be hung, and we viii hang you YETI The
prs were FED on stale bread and soup sometimes
they would get pccs "a bacon and coupe OF crack
They always closely confined and subjected TO
the hsartess indiguitiss Not knowing might
be his fate il lie remained ia prison. determined
get out under promise OF enlistment and made ap pca-
ton for that purpose trusting tint or
ca would be opened. to him |. he could more ret
beyond the walls Of tho rebel ,ste He finally
released and placed As a private IN an independent
Company raised In Richmond known he "C1skie RAN
ges.n Having reported for duty az a member OF this
company he and others detailed provost guards
within the city He now thought he would try more
70 escape from ths thrsldom under which he held
Accordingly lac m de application TO the colonel Of his
regiment Zone Cemcns) DO was unacquanted with hs
auteccdeats AMI supposed him be southerner per
mission to go out scouting with another member Of his
company (Nr N. r. Conner, native OF this city, who
also made his escapo) He obtained tho necessary per-
mission aid pass from the coone at White Oak samp
ad the two started on their scouting expe on. Before
leaving the colonel remarked to him, Now, you must
had exactly where those damned Yankees are" ~
crioinly sh do ha !, replied Mr.. Osgood but his
contained hidden meaning that the rebel mel
did comp ehend. Osgooi and Conner passed by all
the rebel viGetes by howins their passes, and
found themselves IN elose proximity to the Union Ices,
when being mounted they put their horseesh mos,
excellent use, by making good time the road Union
camp.
Union picket guard soon discovered them, when ths
fol owing coloquy took place
UNION PcEEr-who goes thcref
Ossoon--Frends
UNION PcgErweli, friends, dism ,unt and march with
us.
Most willingly thought tho two "scouts,n they
dismounted and surrendered their horses The Union
pickets.
They thcn taken 10 the headquarters Of General
Averill, which were eight miles from the place where
the pickle, guard was stationed. The General treated
them very kindly and them to General McCle Ian