Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-24
From Nashville and middle T'esne.sso
From the RebeL1

EESDA NaAnNAAAC AaG mluQAG 6GAHCaECG,
From The REBEL
We hsd the pleasure of a visit yesterday from
Capt. e. Z. Games, of the 31st Tennessee rszi-
ment, who, IN company with four companions,
made his escape from the penitentisTy az Nash
vile on the night Of the POI February His
comrades were Capt. G. s Alexander, % Ken.
tucky cavalry; Cspt. ". s. B1yce. Of Stsrne's
escort; Lieut. j b WilkeFsoa, 81 Tennessee
mouRted infantry, and Lieut.. 0. B. Foute. %
Tennessee cavalry.
They escaped by saving . hole through the
door OF their cell with instruments which had
bssn furnished them by friends. They followed
each other in single hle, stepping in the same
tracks in the snow, and were not interruptad
until they reached Duck river, where they found
a force which bad been sent cut from Columbia
70 head them They avoided this force, ard
found a good Southern friend who put thsm over
the liver. They were directed from Tho housa
Of enc friend Of the cause to that of another,
experiencing the kindsst treatment everywhere,
and making their way ia The direction OF Flor
snce, near Which place they passed into our
lines and found themselves in safety.
Capt. Csrnes Informs US that the Confederate
prisoners, particularly tie pTivaies, suffer great
ly, being kept in cold cells without 6re and but
seantilY Supplied with provisions, and what thew
get, of the eoaTssst and connonest descrip-
ton. The officers fare a little better. Cant.
CsInes occupied, foT some time, the same room
with Capt, Frank Gufley, Of whom he spesks
in the highest terms Of admiration. Gurley
msdo an attempt to escape by bnbipe the
guard, who accepted the bIibe, and then be-
trayed him.
After this no was removed to a separate cell
where he was made to suffer eli that a human
being could suffer and live. Ddrjn0 tbs In.
tensely cold weather Of he winter he was con.
hIed IN a stone cell, four fee: by eight, without
any hTe and half starved; but he bore his tor
trres like the gallant maa he is, and is as mr.
broken in spirit Fnd resolution as when Al he |
head of his company IN the field. He saws ibst
he never knew how 70 hate The Yankees until
now. Tney would hang him If they dared. but
FeTests threat, communicated to them BY ass
OF Tucs, to hang six Yankee ofieerp in retsliss
hon, has caused them to abandon the idea Of
bis execution.
Capt Carnes informs as that there Is no doubt
that the Yankees are concentrating a very heavy
foEce in front of Gsn. Johnston. That large re-
lniofcemsnts are constantly passing through
Nashville, bound for The front, and that no oRe
there doubts tha. the great battle Of tho war is
to be fought IN Northern Georgia.
Greenbacks we're selling for eold In Nashville
when tEscaptsin lsf. st three for enc. Conled-
erAte money had advanced very rapidly under
the influence Of the new currency bill, snd was {
selling at thirty cents on the dollar. II had be- {
been as low ca Eve, /
Inc stories told Of tie re enlistment of the old
Icops are b4TelAeed falsehoods, published for {
'hect. One Indiana regiment which was guard Z
ng Tue prisoners was reported through the pa
to have re enlisted almost ensife. The can q
am Gays that be bad frequent opportunity Of is
with these men. and they we're anre- B
erVsd IN the explosion Of their discrimination 81
0 60 home az the expiration OF lheir term, which
IN Nay aud stay there. Notify in the regi- m
lsnt bad re enlisted.
The captain reports that the people have &c
OF provisions through Middle Tennessee, : W
'5a and bsepn being very abundant aRd the IN