Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-02-14

9nu Nno fCuoIa, uaNluH poohtodluu u OUT
plans, moved against Slurels aud compell-
ed him 10 fal back.
AN AMUSING EXPLOIT.
Henry Hale, one Of the best scouts IN
the couniry, left Leavenworth while Mol
Igan was before Lexington, with despatch
es As be rode along, men from every
direction were going TO join Price. He
saw one old Secsaouist With little shot
gnn, end Thought Il would be nice thing
70 drive. of the fellow and take bis horse
into Lexington. So be engaged the man
( incarceration, and getting an opportunity,
ordered him to tie his gun TO the saddle,
40 disnoan,, and finally to skedaddle. The
old man made tracks rapidly, glad TO escape |
uiih bis hfe. Hale took The horse by the
bIflle aud rode on whs,ling Yankee Doo-
de- He had ridden a mile or two, when
at torn Of the road be was suddenly or.
drFed to halt The old Secessionist had
pro'ured another gun aud got ahead o!
him The gun was .quarely aimed a.
hals's head. Get of that horse, cried
the Sectssonist. Hale got down. Tie
that revolver TO ihe saddle. Hale Oheyed.
Pub Of your pants. Hale did IT, Skedad
dle--ah order which Hale at once carried
into effect, merely saying, Well Capt. l
thought my shirt would come next
good bye.
fHR CAPTURE OF RANDOLPH.
burned Randolph, MISSOURI The town
was Rebel depot where their supplies
were gathered. The eoaatry people came
u every day with quantities Of provisions.
and these provisions aRd Oabsr goods we're
esnveyrd to the enemy. I went over with
twenty-five men and routed them-two
hundred aud City. II was year ago on
the 10Th or 18th Of September. divided
my men aud had them approach from diff
ferent directions. made them all officers,
and up We went, every man Of us shouted
out orders ss though each had regiment
at his back.
The Rebels were frightened They ran
IN ell directions bnt we killed several of
them. One Of my men was badly wound.
ed end was wounded myself, also. tick.
led enc fellow with . sabre He fought
ssvsgely, but I killed him after he had
giVea me thrust over the eye that might
have finished me. He had been q soldier
10 the regular army but had deserted and
gone over TO the Rebels He belonged to
thr First United States Dragons. We
took seventeen prisoners. OF coarse we
could not, with our small furce, hold the
town, so we set FIRE to the Rebels stores
and destroyed them.
tFKAKs FOR JEFF. DAVIS.
At Platte City / made a speech to the
rebels in favor Of JEFF Davis. which was
very successful but in the afternoon fel
low in town recognized me and had me
peized. They put me under guard in
house, bot the same night got out, got
on horse which fell in my way, and rode
Out till ran 10 the dark against two Rebel
videttes. They stopped me. explained TO
them was hurrying of to bring up some
recruits who we're wanted hut the men
we're obstinate aud would not lot me go
without pass So proposed 20 one TO
60 IN with me to headquarters and l would
get him pass. He consented we walked
our horses along The road. My case was
desperate IL they caught me they would
hang me talked to the man in the DARK
sill we we're some distance in, then suddenly
pulled oug my knife and with stab slew
him.
waited awhile, then rode back to where
the other videtie remained and handed him
piece Of an old letter, saying there's the
pass. He mns go to the smouldering FIRE
in the wood near by to examine it, and as
be did SO l knocked him over and rode of.
JEFF. THoMPsoNs CAMP.
/ rode into JEFF Thomson's camp half
naked. as crazy man, shouting and whoop
ing 80 that the whole camp was aroused
No better way to get 10 occurred to me
just then. General Thompson is much of
gentlemen. He caused surgeon to exam.
inc me who reported that / had lost my
senses from a blow on the temple, the mark
Of which was still fresh. He said | was
quite harmless, and The General proposed
to sead me to the Yankee lines because
they could take care of poor fellow better
than he. lay down under . wagon near
the Generals tent when it came dark, and
listened TO hear whit could hear. About
m dn ght messenger rode in on fine
hcre and tied il near me- When he got
inte the tent, and no one was looking,
got on Ihe horse, and. having the best road
in my mind r, d. out Us hard as | could
drive the picket fred at me, but without
effect aud ] got safely 10 to make my re
port.
FORT HENRY.
IWent into fert Henry two days before
the attack on il. and brought General Grant
sR accurate oecount Of the position and
member Of be Rebel forces and defences
i have Gen. Grants letter certifying TO
thai.
FORT DoNELsoN.
Also ] went into Fort Donelson, while
our troops lay =, Fort Henry. / went in
there in Confederate uniform, and have
General McCleruand's letter to show that
brought him information which proved tC
be accurate Ga my way out q cavalry
force passed me. while lsy by the roadside
and It's commander told one of his men tC
leave behind 6ne Asg which he feared
wouid be torn on the way. The flag Wa'
stuck into the road, that . returning Rebe
picket might carry IL in. Bat l got it,
wrapped it rousd my body. and rode into
Fort Henry With it. It is now in St
Louis.