The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-30
NO. Is.

Warplng Terry boats over, and. as tho
rope was just on o level with his neck.
/ in the darkness he was caught by that
/ necessary appendage of the human
frame, for which ropes have so strange
an affinity, and jerked clear out of the
/ boat he swan several rods before he
| caught the boat, in which he made for
I the bank, where he tied up, about three
o'clock IN the morning, to Judge by the
growing of the cocks. Following the
sound, our adventurer soon found him
self among some negro huts. Ventur-
ing to one, an old negro woman au-
swered his summons, and came to the
door, grOaning most piteously, as if she
/ were awtully sick. AccOsting the sol
/ der, the ancient sable dame pretty
/ plainly intimated that if her master
/ knew a rebel soldier was prOwling
around there be would be the death of
/ the said rebel But when the fugitive
intimated that he was q Yankee and
an escaped Union soldier, her sickness
and grOaning disappeared with marvel
Gus celebrity. She had him in her cabin,
and not many minutes elapsed before
he had a good supper Tor breakfast) OF
meat and corn bread On leaving the
/ old woman he took with him about
three quarters of a pound of pork,
which he cOntrived to live on for two
days
The next time Streeter made halt
was at q place where he heard a man
chOpping in the woods. Overcome with
hunger, he followed the sound, and on
finding the man asked him fer some
thing to eat The man refused at first
but on being informed that his suppl
cant was a Union soldier, he cooked
sufficient corn bread to last him several
days. From this man Strecter obtain
ed much valuable information relative
to the route he ought to travel Among
ether things he said the soldier would
come across three forts in his passage
down the river This proved to be the
fact The first he encountered was at
Chatahatchie where the Flint flows into
the Apalachicola river This fort
mounts three guns-twenty-fou pound
ers my informant thinks. He had no
difficulty in passing that fort on the
opposite bank Of the river, though
lights were burning and guards we've
set on the fort. All this time he had
not known where he was, except chat
he was somewhere on Flint river. He
was ignorant as to where and in what
direction it emptied, but now he was
somewhat enlightened, and pursued
his Journey more cheerfully. The next
fort he fell in with was at Hammock's
Landing, on the Apalachicola. Ii was
larger than the other, mounting FIVE
guns. A steamboat also was at the fort.
About twelve miles further down he
fell in with river pilot, who gave him
more definite directions respecting his
route right through. This man told
him he could not pass Racers fort be-
low, as q chain was stretched across the
river and the fort was well guarded
He said, however, that about fifteen
miles below, and before coming 70
/ Racers fort, there was q cut of, which
led to some little lakes, which my in
/ formant says he thought were named
! the Dead Lakes. Once through those
/ lakes lac would come to a deserted rail
/ road leading to some salt works, fol-
flowing which for a mile would bring
/ him TO ST. JOseph's Bay, Florida
/ Unfortunately, however, our poor
| fugitive mistOok the directions, which
took him nearly right into rebel camp
By the light from the camp-fres, ne
found himself nearly in the midst Of @
number of army horses. At q short
distance a number of men were seen
bivOuacking in the open air No guard
was set or he must have been caught
The men wore no uniform, and they
seemed to preserve no discipline. He
was now thirty miles from Saint JOsephs
Backing out, and leaving his unpieas-
ant neighbOrs to their slumbers, be
struck off towards the railroad Next
morning, however, the rebels struck his
trail, and followed in pursuit, following
him about half way TO Saint JOseph5.
On his way he passed several guards OF
rebel soldiers, with about FIVE hundred
head Of cattle On the following night
he arrived at Saint Jcsephs 40 about
twelve o'clock. After daylight he way
ed his handkerchief towards the Uni
ted States bark Pursuit for about three
hours He was at length seen, and
boat was sent off 20 fetch him.. when
he was soon under the protection of the
Stars and Stripes once more.
Private Streeter says the rebel officer
who chased him rejoiced in the eupho-
NOUS sobriquet, If not patr0nymic, Of
Pigpen At one time SIX Of Capt Pig
pen men were so near 70 him that he
could hear them talking. He was not
long on board the Pursuit before these
fellows arrived at the beach and IN
quired Of an old man living there
whether he had seen the fugitive, but
they were just in time to be too late.
The escaped soldier speaks in high
terms Of the kindness Of the command
er Of the Pursuit towards him. Hewas
attired, when ! saw him, in comlOrJa-
bic suit Of sailors clothing, with "a sol
dier's cap on his head He told his
story in modest, straightforward man
ner, which conyiuces me that he Is wOr-
thy Of belief