The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-15


tho car and addressing himself 20 General Franks,
said"GeDera you viii consider yourself my prisoner"
General Franklin lhon put into carriage and with
other prisoners driven through the country, stopping
while at Towsontown and then moving across 20 Refs
terstown where they arrived about o'clock Tues
day morning and Immediately bivouacked for tho night
The general put into the custody Of Captain owens
and two guards who charged with his safe keeping
Expressing himself sick and weary he Immediately laid
down and fegnsd sleep soon alter the Captain add his
guards laid down. listened an1ously for fndca
tons Of sleep on their part lie had not wait long be-
fore he heard tho guard nearest to him commence to
Breathe heavily, momen,arily increasing ia volume and
prosundity, until it became sufficiently loud to wake any
ordinary sleeper
The Captain and the other guard had 10 the meantime
also commenced to breathe rather hesvy and the Gene
raj continued with his open, TO feign sleep lie
laid In this way for time, until all three gave
mistakabe signs Of sleep Fearing that they play
ing "possum" he got up and walked oareIsssy around
them, moved 10 the fence. and stl noticed them
He then coughed loudly ana mado considerable noise,
thinking that they wanted excuse to shoot at him,
as each man lying with his right hand grasping
the muzzle Of his rife.
The indications Of profound sleep being
BILE the part OF all three OF thom thought he
would test the sincerity Of their SAUNDERS by jumping
the fence. This he did, and looking back could
movement Of the dusky forms OF his guards and or no
shot several fields jumping the fences and Keop
Ing straight ahead In the direction he thought would
take him towards the city. lilo ran for about thrce
quarters OF hour, when entered a thick wood and
In his weakly state being really broken down by fatigue
sought place OF conceament.
BE remained concealed Tor the balance OF the night
and all the day frequently seeing his hiding
place the rebel scouts searching for him and securing
bushes and the woods.
Finally, about sunset, almost famshed for water and
food, he ventured out, having tho conclusion
that freedom and starvation nearly bad being
prisoner.
He still kept In the woods, however and two
men moving towards him. carrying large bundles of hay
He walked up to them and asked what they doing
with hay In the woods, when Of them replied, ave
have hid the to keep them out OF the
hands OF the damned rebels, and going to feed
them"
This reply was a sufficient indication OF their sen
ments, and he Immediately made known them tho cir.
cumstances Of his presence the woods and who he
They greeted him most kindly, aud cordially dropped
their hay and conducted him by secluded to their
farmhouse, where he most kindly and Hospitality
ceved by the family Being In neighborhood surround
ed by rebel sympathzers and OF the rebel
still prowng around, apparently watching for him his
whereabouts was kept profound secret by his loyal
Of getting him to the city This he accomplished
midnight last night carriage went from the city
and returned with the General feeling, he expressed
cself, free than he had before felt ife
The Of the gallant and patriotic Maryland
Is at present withheld for the that he
to fear rebel retrbution should any OF the hway
men Of Harry Gilmor be still in his neighborhood.
1he General Is preparing to leave this morning again
for Philadelphia to join his family at York. Pa. where
be will spend few weeks to recuperats his shattered
health.
Arrival OF General Franklln I'm Phila-
deiphia.
PHILADELPHIA, July II, 1854
Major General Franklin arrived here six O'Clock this
evening" and leaves for New York at O'Clock
morning, arriving there about nine O'Clock A. NJ
He viii proceed thence directly TO Portland, Mo.
Trains Running to Washington Again.
BALuxoRE July II, 1884.
Trains are running usual this morning 70 Washing
ton.
Papers from there OF this morning have been received
Lieutenant banning Safe.
The report that Lieutenant Banning, OF the United
States Marine corps, captured by the rebel Major
Gimos In his raid the Baltimore and Philadelphia
railroad at Magnolia the 1Ith inst, fortunately
mistake. Leutsnans B. escaped has visited his home
Brooklyn and Is his way 70 Washington, in
formity TO orders.