The New York herald., 1863-08-27
How the Rebels Avoided Our
Pursuing Cavalry.
The High Prices Demanded for Every
thing Censumed by the Prisoners.
THE HORRORS OF LIBBY PRISON,
One OF Our Imprisoned Correspond
ents Heard From,
O~r Washingten Correspondcnce.

ven suffers ana suffers cforks who werc exchanged BY
mistake Of the exchange officers she other sde They
were there rated a. soldiers 1t least in the military
service below the grade Of commissioned officers, but
received by Major Aulford the Union Commission
or OF Exchange, only released civilians. They
captured weeks ago tho from AleIaudTia
Farfsx Court House, mo following their staaemsrtef
their experience
eTArnsxxr.
We captured the Ilth OF Augrst by MAJOR Mos
BY, with command Of hundred composed OF de.
sachmenn from Hampton legion. S.uart's cavalry,
Whites battalion end Mosbys gueriilas, all picked men,
In that command was Mcvay Of Philadelphia. formerly
a"drummer" for house in Philadelphia. We wsre run
In on tile main road about hundred yards tho horses
unhitchcd from the wagons, the wagons down deep
ravine. and all the prsossss mounted bareback A 70.
port reached Mssby that coy cavalry was ccmins.
when no started. marching ustil three O'Clock
Tho next morning the l2ta). At tsat time
had reached . farm house owned by
= man namod Chso--A rendezvous N Mosby's
gang when they their raids on that turnpike We
were called from sleep 10 brsakfssta nvc o'clock The
barn full Of corn They their horses here And
hs hostess sad they feed both sides attire when they
come that way Here paid dollars for the prvi-
lego or washing ourselves
nc,rE on xoshv's ,orsrx
We then marched 20 Mechsn csbnrg Ave ,n iles
distant. ihere we tho roads three reel-
ments OF infantry Sa ono nj cavalry Of Union troops
Nosby escaped them by running into is4 woods aided
by tho tsrmers along this route who guides We
sir,.k the main roed ZINE we iest tho
turnpike until reached Little wasb.E tine o our
party escaoed At Goose creek by failing his horse
One ooSrabsad siso escaped the night. We hsa
heeD driven than asundrei mis-s ap this time
Wocssped.n ssrnse ~~od after heuvy fan Of rain
WIVES wAs HssBY--Lo,s FARMERS.
We bsd been informed that Noss. would parole
this posnt. hut Mosey himself did come Al every
isrn bonse farmer would mount and escort M
tbrcaph bride pads Co noxt farmers, ana wo
would tsns march times twenty Ave
direct hne avoid moting the Unier cavalry We
started foot tie Blue dse the rugged path,
their cavalry had to diszacunt. and lead their
aosxes up the hills ,gnidcd by farznsrs in the neshbor
hoods. another cortrabsud here escaped. We
marched all day and allowed soer night deert
negro .rabtn the the RappshAnock
ia Blue The Ridge.
gsap MA.caisa,sSp HsRpEE ssks-mosB,s U<x.
GA rr1iay, tho l3h Maqchcd miles ov~r
vAney and mountain living oern.oread milk.
ON the road 10 Little Washington another Of our
party es sped. Here turnei tho T~esth
Virginia .(rebe) regiment, much to relief. ".
had expeyi.nccd many hsrdshipsnd ndgni,es the
hands OF our nsp,ors. Mosbys 10 have teea
select especaywh reference TO their savage and
mercsfu dispositions The lieutenant of the Twelfth VIZ
gnia cavsry aaxo1 take linaer the hotel, this
being rst square ncsl hsA,poyed IN four days.
We paid ior psin dinper FOR nFeen thirty dos,s
"gre~nsauks." shortly l;er dinner cavalry mades
ds.h Into Lutte wsshinsicn stier The rebel cavalry
rsu rs again lot, the rlon,sina ns double quick en-
Sasing SIXTY of tDc Union cavalry With battalion OF
their. in ambush. slsugh,ering our terribly. Our
csvary sctre1 eonfu-3sn We we're then
marched the mountains, AUD stopped At sperry-
vile for the asbt, having mSvched altccn miles
the mountains, b. avoid meeting the Union cavalry
on the direct rsd which 3. only as.ut miles Va
had syper there, and allowed sleep the pulpit
Of churuh supper Tor thrss ccst $40 10 confccs-
rate oey and oonsis, or rye coffee bread and butter
our breakfast next morning tho amarni. The
Who escaped yesterday cApsht .~ithin mic 4
the Union p'eais. and brought - tie 1re'iih yr.
sipia cavalry at sh,. o. saturday marched
cglperper II . double quc@.
epsrssa Hpn0rR's -.N5t1rD
on this march .est1ppd ~ the house y The father Of
Que of nosbys a.cn, rnp showed tie safeguard of
General Huoscr. wl.h the oats aig..an,e. vi. son
srcsrcd the iarscsi sm,un. u plander x any X
Ms-Dy's rnen. Rore on number sr.
, John yccAr,y, of Ncv York, Em rcQeicd
| u give ~ roari snds tor soar
bread and milk aad od negro the party seventy
four years od, gave mt. Tho 'cuards prevailed
OH 10 leave him. uo Ia Alexandra noy. ana brst-
loudly x tha WY ~ "played psssm" and deuJed the
rcbc guard within three miles n oulpeppss We stoppca
a, = tavern where tad q dollars in ueenbacks
fOr nitoen drinks 4 ppF whtsey. Anod farmer coyet
the hat u of PARTY sud demanded Il, threat
ening Whip the be refused and aSa refa
sa aiy cdet - execute his desg gn bot com
peled the saara dest The regular soditrs ~ the
rsae army treated KINDLY. rhe essiest march wo had
WA ir,n slefryyra c1Icpper The guard would not
allow Do treated rudciy BY the eitlzsns bus told
frttF
treated they would ie them to Richmond prisoners
~ Arnl,At Il ctaSyrraR - srSpovS,
ana Barnums spsserte could not have cre,ted greater
sensation than we td among iho inhabitants our
plekets were oniy three miles Distant squads Of 10
serters from jena ins sra mboden cavalry passed. us
out ~ txo brssdcs whoa tsey entered Virginia from
I rcnts ylvana ihey ooah rot muster two regrnen,s
We tlrbfd II 10 provost guard a Cu-rper
placed "A the guard hqtae without anything % cat and
obliged ns The bard aoSr reekins attn h,s aoi
2rn. whine tie stencil u,oerAbe " xsfe raeoi
N The cars n ID. morning having hsd Tod or twcn
ty.our hoo,s sud 0sauga Court Hoarc. W. paid
!, egei dollars Confederate money FOR oaf ., bread
krcu uhebce csrr.l % slordonsvie aud staun
srioB. The rrovsg, Marshal ~ he latter p,sse went
shroash oar "grveubacss" pfsisucs y oasir. for
y5crnsaSssa Confederate notss.
WoSsosr.
ffoa' stasn'en We lakcn to X Rciarond arriving
A0oai sundo~n, ant we're past Jsn pat0' mau
s,nu " l4e Provost Marshais, ~o coumts " AZ ouoe
% ne Libby prisn, and placed IN tho second -oos
Afnoay up~srds Of two buSfr~d Jnfss prisoer. com
rrknS sn snsJss end classez-lawyerp oaskers su~r.
FAR Osy. and dss~sfs from rssts many q them as
paksd a. when they this world rhs s,wh, -.
hsAsld here shocking. The dmepsous " The room
IN ,ynic they ecpnsed forty fess by ssvsu,v
with ,zn eight fcnt csi,aG. fronisd on rsr.v
s.rs.,,. -nh the rear On Canal, IN s,xb' ef Jsmsa
r,vs Az nshersa INTO tna
r,om - pss b~-ieged by thesc poor fellow.
.rh "a urles for the frsm the g@h and ths par
,cosars Of the fights at v~kscnrg, rori Hodsoa sss
chsiessos Afscr i0xng sfcund tho Gsor for sou,e
tms ~e fcshd vet, spa lad ae-n in a. fsfsstNt- ~