Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-31
MORE or GEN. MoRaANs Is

MORE OF GEN. MoRGANs KS >
The special correspondent Of the Oiuoin
from Columbus, Ohio, says:
Your readers can imsg ne better than
the surprise experienced by the deniz ms OF
City, at the announcement which greettJ1
morning, that the notorious Rebel, John
taken FreaGh leave Of those wto held h m
vile, and was making q second bu. lsss
of the Buckeye State. The Iepor: vi
10 its nature, that, at first, but few .,
wiling TO credit IL, ard even When
through offic al channels, IL was 8 iii W. tf
ty that many Of the hess credulous could
believe IN its truth, 80 giea. was their =
tancied securiy of the wells in wbicl
thief was confined. But the sk5picaly =.
WINGED, and it's LOW an undisputed, thcd
fact that the great raider and Elk Of hia
have escaped from the place Of their IN
are row, doubtless, making good
while en- route for Dixie. TIE name
fected their escape, clearly indcateSsy5
been grts' negligence on the put OF
which he should be held responsible, and
hoped that The proper authorities will ri
such al investigation as will bring 70 III
party, that he may be made to roc i've d
he so richly deserves.
Since Their reception at tbs Pententiar,
prisoners have been as igned TO the SOU
n the new addition 10 the east wing Of
All but eeven OF these men we're scco(
cells in the upper range; but these sey9L
Oolontl Richard Morgan Captains j. @. BENZ
Taylor, Ralph Sheldon, 7. H. II mes, L. II. II
aud q. s. Meg c, were on the lower grour
lndaFnaafh pasa nallu akr ii y
inches Of BIZ mortar and cement interye
Is an Al chamber, some six feet in length 81,
in width, extending the estre length OF the
the purpose Of keeping the cells 10 dty an,r
BILE condition. |. Is said that one day, whit
mood, mes was dancing about his cell, ant
character OF the sounds caused thereby, hev
that there was vacant space uuderlea.n the |
af.erward discovered the correctness of lis Il
by digging through the floor OF biz cell IL 81
probable, however, that the rebels became a.
existence OF the air chamber in anOth r
IL reported by some oil the attaches OF th,
This is stated TO De, that upon copplai,
CELL were damp, fer which charge theri
lea foundation, they were tod BIZ
was lsrgo air chamber underneath "
dry. b this as Ii may, an attempt to
terni4ed upon, and o. the Ali OF Noyem
menced gging through the hoorJ Of tbs
for that purl ose t%o, parhaps more, table
establishing communication with The ali
eIcaVsted with small coal ehCYel a ID lII
east end OF the chamber, passing under the ".
prison, to the guard outsidl, 70 escape from ',
Eould be but little fficulty. Ths min v r,
but three hours in each day for ssventeen
work, as will be seen by the. GLOWING no
left behind them:
CASTLE MERrox,
Commencement, Nov. b. 1858.
Conclusion, Nov. ooh, 1868.
Number OF hours per day, 3.
Tools, two table knives.
LA. pa iencs est arrere, mais son fruit
By order OF my six honorable confeder
7. HESRr HIus, Cd
The French quotation in the noe. WI
reads: " Patielcsis troublesome, bu. its
After manufacturing ladder cut of ,hs
which WAS torn up for that purpose, all was RI
Tor the men TO take their departure
IL was part OF their plan chat d OK Nore
remain behind while John made his escape.
plish which was almost as difficult as VIA.
already done. John occupied cell 10 tire seco
and Ia order to carry out the scheme IL was
for him to exchange quarters with his brother
This was not done until yesterday afternoon, "
was a convenien; opportunity as he prisoners v
locked in their cells for The night. Instead of
his cwn cell Morgan slipped into bis brothers
unooserved by the quad, While Richa wa,
success -fu in taking the one on the srcond "a
though the guard, while on his usual round, 81.
fore the door and inquired If General John M
there, to which Richard responded by shoEip
the TT OK W not Discovered until this mornily
birds bad flown. IL Is not known &c what ht'
nigh, Morgan and bis Elk compaoious nam,
escaped, nor have The authorities any clrs as
direction they took after leaving the prL(
morning their bed lex ladder Yves iosrd suspe,I
the top Ct the walls, which they reached by 81
c gateway close at hand.
There is disposit on on the part Of many \
throw tie entire responsibility of THIS aGair u
hiio1, tbs Warden of the PonaeDliary, vi
would hardly dc when informed tina! some we
he was relieved f'om the duty Of takir "a
No gan prisoners. Vile be had charge OF tn.
was up to the Sd OF November, CO vic. was
each day to sweep out their cells, aud
to see that all was right. Il would hat I,
ingly difficult for those seven men to
floors OF their cells der such an ar
under the regime that was afterssrds adj.
was qui 9 easy for them The military auth
sumsd the re pons biiity of the safe keeping
and bis crew on November Sd, ana since /
prisoners have been requ red to ssecp o.
cells, without any exan nation on the part
having them 10 charge, b g made, wbateve
were U u FREQ nom intrusion, aod were in
danger Of being Interrupted in ,h ir hbors, a.
seems that they were not in the east cistarbe.
one is at fault in his matter, aud an indigne
asks that he be dealt With as seyesely as biz q
demands. -
The authorities are making the most active
70 rep u:e the escsp;d rebels, but only feel
of being successful are entertained. Ia the
and also In the su ropadirg districts, thosou,
ia being ma3e, aud already many private re
factories and public buildings have bean efnni
the hopes OF finding some clue OF / who're
the runaway For the capture Of Morgan
a reward Of 1000 as been eff .red. which. 10
sufficient Indictment, essn u there Ess no Q
al t. join IN the search.