, 1864-10-31

Trtason without and Piosti1S With
n~An0tbtr attempted Esca.
pAdc-W3th1n Earshor,

Fer months past It hse been feared that tesper-
ate projects were on foot TO bring about m escape
en- maze Of the rebel prisoners confined at Camp
Douglas, ard recent. revelations have proved how
well founded these suspicious were. The treason
able plane fostered and supported BY trattorons
rebels ont Of the csmp, living under the protecting
power Of Government they were attempting to
elab, and strengthened and elaborated il de.a,i by
desperate ttbel prtfonets, Eoon as.nmed tangible
1ty. A feE weeks ago, az reported In the TRBUHE,
he pots Of The n,pistors were considered TO pe
sufficiently mstured for consummaton, and an al
tempt at wholesale eked3dolinz vas consequently
mace. It !. utn known the effort VIE altogether
unsuccessful, exeept as regards its ant ihuauon.
set TO that bourne dtstlred for Ill trai1ore. the
n OF We pow:x being bullet from Feders' Hde.
Atter t6,s ossrIrenee STRINGENT % order "a j., +,
lowed, 1t vAs thou. ht that the conspirators had
bfcn cGwed into submission: Tfat quietude how
the @ CESSATION Jon dnrirr which vile plots we're ere ssch
Ing 10 burst II TO sctrc commission the incipfent
tpbrss OF desperation. The work OF the conspir-
s'h vi, a.nrers chslaetsa
OF their comrade. that the hIehee. bidder takes
The man. tie potterr were careful not to give their
secret was limited to few Of the most desperate
inmates ut the prison.
Having arranged oil pre1fminsne., the men wait
Cd for hitting OPPORTUNITY 70 put shs!r pan. INTO
moment Was supposed to have arrived on Friday
Light During tic day the 19Gth Pennsylvania
.eeiTens1 numb, 1tns orer ao men, H. leit the camp
we're redut cd by thst number. About dusk IN the
tvcriI Just as The lights IN the Camp we're being
t5th Of tay FeeSs
ttcEs, stores and heavy manls. and, throwing
blonket ever 1a1tezn IN the vicinity. commenced
ysteacus Efforts to effect general stampede:
,h pfh thSe, +, obss bad 5st q2 fsa tS 5
A wsnld embrace the he opportunity and aEht fsr
baricades and With their heavy mani hammers,
hecan turioue ashanti, while the REMINDER CT
tie rspc protecting thcm.e!ves round the houses,
ttuHes, c1ubs OF wood. and otber missiles. For &
moment the soldier crouched to avoid the furious
s:crm. but !: Hss cnlt 10 cock his piece aad at.
war made, item Esips he fred toto The group of
his sssalanta. The repo1t brought other guards
to the spot, who fired with as good ain as they
10 the daskress Of the hight and The discretion q
the rebels perfect. aim was Impossible.
sun. one In,o hsliey Cd :. TO -. have been
badly wounded. Dy this lime An alarm had been
etveD In the camp aud fein,orcemeTts Of FederA
soldiers dispatched to the scope. bu; not before
the tsr1icsue had Rlven wAy to the fa!ous assault
1t was subjected to and four couspiEators had
rprsnr INTO the road, evsdcd their pnrtnete and
ercapd. Ihe oti,crs. seeing the arrival OF the
suufde, knew that again theT were checkmAteos
a1o returned to their quarters with al possible
fcne Was "a Instantly 1ep,irea. md extra scnules
sationcd zoubd the prison quarters, thus ending
the sscoDd grand attempt ot the rebels a. een'
Early on Saturday N otninR ecouss were alepa4En-
ed In all dtFcttlons TO plck up tne 1oeintce. Fo.
mary hours they searched n vAin. pns anont no9n
the whole OF the escaped men ere to0ao nioine IN
the a6jactn nj woods, and Of ceureo Eere soon re-
ttnseu to thst society IN whlca ne, rare 90 long
attempt to eecspe shall be even lese taan
this. and rigorous laws VIII nence1ostn pa enloct.
ud snd enforced. II tie rebels AZ Eamp UouRlAs
kept In Libby or Castle Thunder, teey will have
brouahttt aliupon themselves and will have no ono
to thank bat their own desperate ra.hness
Jutt after this attempted escape Of the prisoners
an incident oocurreo, Of r8ther startling charace
ter, which NIL ht have resulted fatally The sentry
noueeo aa ona fenr, r.mns 1sy X, hs
,;"f,@ nFnhah,v he nm fsesned rphei fhe aoldie,
th,nts1 w h,m tn .tW.ft - The aSr,norr tnn,s nd