Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-07
FURTHER EROM THE UNITED STATES.
HOW MORGAN EsoAPKD.

HOW MORGAN EsCAPKD.
A letter from Cincinnati gives the following partcu-
lara of Gener. hOrgans escape from the Oh!o Peni-
tentiary: ,.s "a -.
John H. Morgan, on retiring changed with his bro
tbss Dick from the top cell to The lower tier The floor
Of the lower cell is two and half inches thick in which
hole waI cut running TO the main wal around the
Penitentiary. This wall cut under, and the party
escaped into the open country The night was dark and
heavy rain falling Not the slightest ue has BEEN
discovered of their WHEREABOUTS the route have they
taken.
The Governor has telegrsphed all the military COM
mtees CT the State to their several mites
Oo.onel Parrott, the Pfoy0t Marshal General of the
State, has notified every Provost Marshal within bis ju-
dict to scour their several districts thoroughly.
The mos. plausible theory mentioned is that they ee
capped in time to take the Cincinnati train via Dayton
which started from Columbus at 2 A II q, on Friday
night That their e'cape was connived at by sympa-
thlEsrs there is little doubt.
The manner of their escape was ingenious, but after
al simple enough, based upon the almost certain theory
that they we're correctly informed a. to the ground they
had to work through ~
Tney, by patient labor for nearly four weeks by mear
of small pocket knives dug through the floors Of their
ces composed Of about one foot Of stone and brick
down into four feet sewer.
Two weeks ago one of the escaped prisoners asked
the guard for few boards to the bottom of the
cells, giving that the damp stone was in
jiDg their health Their unsuspicoui guard granted
the request. The boards were used to cover up the
holes they were cutting ~pe
On the night Of their final escape on retiring to their
several cells Dick Morgan managed to chapgeh his
brother John from the lower to the upper tier.
After getting ITO the sewer, they crawed to the
heavy grating and masonry at its mouth, and found
they could not escape by that route They however,
made hole upward to heavy pile of coal, which
rolled in Oh them to- such extent that they wers
forced to 60 further back into the yard They then
e1cavAted the soft earth clear under the main wall and
correctly the distance calculated that they came
out into the open roadway one foot from the fourdi
ton
0ne of the party, Capt. Hines was by, trade brick
mason, and seems to have had the management Of the
whole affair. note signed BY that worthy written in
q fac commercial hand, ia as follows:
ITO Captain Merton, Warden of the Peni,ent;ary
Castle Merton, cell No. so, Nov. 9th, ls6S.-Oom.
mencement Nov. 4th, 1858 conclusion Nov goth, 1863
Number of hours for labor per day, three tools two
small knives La patience est amiere mails son fruit est
doug" patience bitter but its fruit is sWeet) By
order Of my six honorable Confederates.
T. HESRT HIVS' Capt O. s. A.
Public opinion is divided to where the blame rec b.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says It must be acknow-
Iedg,d this is the most brilliant. raid of Argan's on
record.
GOLD ARRIVING FROM RICHMOND.
The Baltimore Sun, of the sO.h ult, says:
Yesterday morning there appeared at the military
Provost Marshals Office FIVE refugees from the South
They had escaped from Richmond and made their way
to the Potomac river, and then secured passage 10
Baltimore in steamboat After they hs got aboard the
steamboat they sccosled by Government dettc-
tive and at once gave themselves up aud stated they
refugees, DC At the Provost karshals Office their
urksand valises examined and gold bars and gold
dust and gold coin, American and foreign culd,
amounting 10 about $50 OOor together with jeWery, con-
sitting OF valuable gold Watches diamonds, &c. The
wealth of the entire party was computed to be from
$40 600 TO 100000. Three q them had their families
it'll them BY their own statement 1t cost them about
$l700 to get out OF Richmond Of them alene pad
scooter PASS to leave the city. They informed Capt.
French Assistant Provost Marshal that manthey had
employed act their guide 10 the Potomac had been
killed The route by Confederate buahwhacker. They
represented that they had been eng ged in the clothing
and general merchandise business in Richmond and other
parts of the South. |. a novelty to examine the
gold ears and gold dut they al in their possession to
say nothing Of the quantities of tens and twentes that
they had carefully wrapped up and placed in lssher
bags They then all released and allowed TO take
With them their precious metals
VIEWS CT Gov SEYMOUR
In letter to the recent Mayorelty ratification mee
ing in New York city, Gov. Seymour says:
The people Of che Northern States are ell agreed 10
this that the restoration of our Union is essential to
the peace, happiness and prosperity of all sections Of
our broad ID S)me hold that this object will be
ties and negotiations conducted with view to the
mon good. On the opposite hre those who de-
mand the Safes should be- subjugated by force, ard
foce al ,ne, aud should be he'll aud governed by mill
tary control until their EQUATIONS be Inundated 10 the
acceptance Of such principles and forms of local gov
ernment may be dictated to them by coDqlerors. II
believe that the of people hold that in this
emergency the policy should be that pursued by Pres
dent Jackson ulder similar circumstances, while, the
one hand there should be every exertioA of aeIisl
IN lnhl
on the other there shoudb be superadded every induce
mept consistent with the honor Of the government to
lead tho rsbelous States to lay down their and
return to their approPrise positions, in the Union.
The utter failure in practice OF al schemes for tie
Capitalization of power will place the principles of local
self government upon 6rDer and stronger grounds -
The end of the contest which is going on IN Il
public mind will not ONLY prove that the principles Of
goVernIentheld by the democratic party male our
coun ry great and prosperous but that the gonic
doctrines of odltion inconsistent with peace,
with Union, with the national existence Let Us, the e.
Fore bear patiently the trials Of the day for are
triumph in tho armament establishments of the political
views held by our party organization /
G. c. FULTON TO VISIT RICHMOND.
c. G. Futon, of the Baltimore America, proposes to
visit Richmond in his private capacity, if the "reber
authorities will consent with The view TO aid in estab-
fishing some plan for the securing of food and clothing
to the Yankee prisoners and act the medium of tie
donors and the receiv. rs of their contributions
Secretary Stanton has given Fulton WI ten permits.
sion to come to City Point for the purpose.
FRon TEXAS.
The Baltimore American says Banks has captured
Corpus Christi Arkansas City aud several smaller place.
An Anglo Rebel steamer with valuable cargo of cloth:
ng medicines etc., and $40 600 in gold had arrived at
New Orleans on the Goth instant having been captured
While going into The Rio Grande- The rebels are very
lciye ii Western Louisiana, and said to be con-
,entfating's. two points for general attacen the
Yankees. q
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Ex.Gov. Thomas, Dol Nicholson and Mr.. Pratt, Of
Maryland, have been sent South BY Gen. Schenck.