Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-31

Escape 81 Esrfsszers froni EorE Delaware
Yesterday afIsrnooD ivs Contsdersie prison
eTs, a I. Brooks ard G. j. Fuller, c0mBanY 8,
9.hGeorsis J Marian, company D, 9th GsoT-
gia Wm. y aissEeys company b, Ism Mis-
sissippi, anu john Dorsey, company A, StnaTt's
horse artillery arrived here from Font Della
ware. having made their escape from thsRos on
the nigEt OF Tho l2.h inst. The narrative OF
tAeIr escape is interesting. Having tOrmod the
plan 10 escspe they impf9yised lle pre5srvers
by tyiHg lOur cantssTs well eoTEe5, around the
body 81 each 1an, aad on the night of the
T3.a inst, proceeded 70 leave lns island
Taa night being dark they got INTO The water
aud an eff from tn6 bagE of the IsisDd 20 the
shore. Three Of tdem sWam inuT miles, and
landed about bWO l1.l5s below D-les7 are Cltyi
t1e s.her two, bang SWEEPS down The llvef
aeaied down sIEieeH niles, anu landed az Chus-
tine creek Another soldier a Pbi.adelPhisn)
started with them, 6Ut was crowned a snort dis
.alla i.Om -ha shore. Ha said be was Bot com
ing back TO the C0uia5eracr, bul was going e.
Eaiisae 5His. hs bad eight esalsans around
liE body, bgt Wss uut AZ expert swimmer
The tAra3 HAo isn3ed uEaE DllWare City
laid ia a c1TB6ed ell night, and ta5 next even
inF, pboDt DARK, s1Jrre1 o. thar way Sou-a,
after tirst having ms1o kuawn t56is condition
TO a farmer, wac gave them a good supper
Thay travelled that night twelve miles through
Ksnt county, DsI, and tbs next day Icy con
caslad in-a gsHtl5mau's barn. From there they
went t. Ksnt county, Mi., where the citizens
gave them nav clothes and money. Alter this
thsir detection was less probable as tdey had
bssn wearing thuir UpItofms the tv1 Gays pre-
Vious. They took the cars on the Philadelphia
sud Baltimore railroad ct Townsend and rode 70
Dover, the csDital Of De'swars. Sitting nesr
them IN the cars were a Yankee c9i0usl and
captain, and the provost guard passed through
frequently. They were rot Uncovered, now
aver though b eseape detection seemed slmost
inDossibie. They got OF the train at Delsmar
and went BY way Of Barren Creek springs and
Quautico. Maryland, 90 the Nauticoka uver, and
got into a eaneL
Here ghev pagtad company with hvo Others
wha had escaped from FJrt ID slalEzra aasae- -7
previ1uz- tt-- c-loo w5liid nos hall Isa OF
ihsm IN the csnoe thev wsns- 90 IangfeFs
sound. and crossing tbs Cbesspeslyc, landed
IN NsFtbuunborland. cUuntv, below Pcilt Look
sut, 2 point 81 which the Yankees are huiiGing
g tort for the confinement OF prisoners. They
met with great Kindness from ciHEeus Of heaths-
vile. who contributed 1870 20 aid them on
lhoir route. They soon met w'll 0Ur Pjcketg,
and came % this city on ths York RIVER rail-
road. These 6scspsd prisoners express in the
livslIsst terms sheir gralitu4e to the people OF
MARYLAND and Delaware. VINO aid every thug
tlsv eould 10 aid them. There vas nc difficulty
experienced i1 either Stsie in finding generous
people OF Son hsrn- sympsthies, who would give
them both money ard clothing, and pat rhsm-
selves TO any trouble TO help thsn on tbeir Jour
nev.
Thsss gentlemen state thst large num5er Of
cur prisoners at Fort Delaware hsvs taken the
0sth and enlisted in the Yankee seFvics. The
Ysnkees have already, from prisoners who have
taken the oath, enlisted two hundred and sew
! snfy Iasn IN the 30 Maryland cavalry, one hun
I drsd and sixty men IN a battalion of heavy ar
( tillery. sad one hundred and fftY in an IN
! fsatrv regiment To effect these snlistmeuis
/ shoy circua5s an sorts Of lee among the
4 prisoners. The Chief lies are 10 tna eject that
J Gen. Lee has resigned that North Carollna
7 has wiindrawn from be Coniederaey ana son
I commissioners feom the Slate 0R 20 Wasmng-
! ton 70 make terms for Te-enteTing the Uai9n'
and chat Virginia is only Waiang log Lees
I grrfY 90 be dsivOu tom aer borders, 70 le5aAio
I inn connection yvIlH -rlfs I8uf115 1sEt1n-
I ..ThsV tell the men1f they will enlist tneY vii
Ia ssut out West 20 hga5 tle Indians aRd viii
aevsr bs sent South where there would 5s any
/ 9arspr Of their capture When prisoner agree9
I Ia e1lisi. his name Is put down IN BOOK, and
he Ia lnstchsd from tbe main body 0f the prlsoB-
~ t5 saot3ar part 6f The island to jim his com
I naniofs IN shane, WHO live IN tonss there He
nsver comes back smouc his cio comrades, for
Z fsar. as ous Of cur iuf0rmRat8 remarked,
eve should cuk his d--5 throat Thew are
l issrei snd booted By their lata compositions 50
I tAsv Pass out lrgm then. Iasy are tsrmee
! eqal vsnizsd YEnzees.'
! Oar ptisonsrs ars dying IN FOft Delaware at
the rat8 oi twelve DAY. Thelr railons sTs SIX
crackers a day esd spOilt heef.-RicA. DtsPatoa.