The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-02-20

guish did he exclaim against himself, in the pres
cnce Of the author, for the severe manner in which
he was deceiving the rebel general involving the
lives of his thousands of brave bnt deluded
followers.
After the first great battle the work of such
= spy is ended, or rather il ceases when the shock
of arms comes on. TEcncelorward the armies
are moved upon the instant, az circumstances may
require. Our man, who during the four days
had been almost incessantly in the saddle, or with
his ears and eyes painfully Observant while in the
camps, took leave OF our army upon the battle
field, and retired to a place of rest.
Zone incident occurred during his last visit
to Bragg which is worthy of mention. That
general took alarm in consequence Of his report,
and At once started a special messenger to Gen.
John H.. MOrgan-whO was then absent with
his cavalry in Kentucky TO destroy Rosecrans'
railroad communications ian which Morgan sue
ceeded)-tO return instantly ruth ms command
by forced marches TO MurtreeSborO'. That same
night our man reported this fact TO the fedora
commander, described the messenger and what
route he would take, &c. The Information was
telegraphed at once to Nashville, Gallatin and
Bowling Green, and a force was sent from each
of those posts TO intercept the messenger. They
failed to apprehend him, which, however. proved
of no consequence, as the battles Of Stone River
were fought and Bragg was on his retreat from
Murfreesboro' by the time Morgan could have
received the orders.
Our spy was a brave man yet during the
u IuEce udyo VI lis ScTflCe ne WAS InOst SeNsi-
bic of its peril. To pass between hostile lines in
the lone hours of the night-for he did not wait
for daylight-to be halted by guerrillas, scouts,
and pickets, with guns aimed at him, and,
finally, to meet and satisfy the anxious, keen
eyed, heart-searching rebel officers as well as our
own. was a mental as well as a physical demand
that could not long be sustained. While pro-
ceeding upon his last expedition, the author
met the nameless one upon n by-road. We
halted our horses, drew near, and conversed Il
few minutes In private, while our attendants and
companions moved on. He was greatly exhaust
ed and soiled in appearance, his clothing ha1ing
been rained upon and splashed by muddy water,
caused by hard riding and which had dried upon
him. Lie said he was about to try it once more,
and though he had been so often and so success
fully, yet he feared detection and its sure result
the bullet or the halter. He had been unable.
amid the hurry and excitement, to make some
final disposition of his affairs. He gave us a last
message to send to his wife and children in case
it became necessary and he also desired a prom
ise-most freely given-that we would attend to
the settlement of his account with our general
for services recently rendered. Thus concluding,
he wrung our hand most earnestly, and. putting
spurs to his fresh and spirited animal, dashed off
upon bis mission. Twenty hours afterwards we
were relieved of our anxious forebodings by his
safe and successful return. We have stated the
price paid him for his labors ; it was well earned,
and to our cause was u most profitable invest
Such a man may be nameless now, but when
the war is over, and when its history is written,
his courage and selfsacrifice will not be forgotten.