New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-15
FROM GIN. BUTLER.
The Rebels Annoyed by Our Signal Sta
ton Adventures OF "a BOY Escaped
from Richmond How Gen. Hufier
Emptoys snmblers,
From Our special Correspondent.
HEADQUARTERS OF GEX.

From. Our special CoueSpondent
HEADQUARTERS ~ GEx BuuEp. June %. 1884
The signal, or rather lookout tower, erected
by Gen. Weitzel seems TO be especial object Of
noyance 10 the Rebels and web !, may b. inasmneh
Il commands a view OF their line q works. Of Fort
Clifton and Of the Petersburg and Richmond Eailrc sd.
They therefore shell il occasionally but their guns are
always silenced nv tie battery Of Capt Folet, To-day
they have respected the Sabbath and been unusually
quiet.
boy came into our lines The other day from Rich.
mould whose adventures may be briefly narrated thus:
His name is Thomas T. Nav a servant in the 9Th New.
York Infantry and he captured IN the fight In the
wilderness On the sth May. He then sent TO Dan.
vile but before reaching that place succeeded in
making bis escape from The After travelling some
days he was rgarresed and taken to Richmond, when
be was lodged in Libby Prison He again determined
70 escape which be did snccesfly and made his way
10 James River He then swan the river 10 reach our
line but unfortunately struck The south bank inside the
Pebcl pickcts In swimming he passed near the Rebel
fleet consisting Of three iron Glade four gunboats and
about 20 row boats On discovering his error he
made his way 70 house and applied ier WORK which
was given him. While so engaged he learned the posi-
ton Of our unhoats and again took 10 the river being
fred upon By The Rebel picket This time he was sue
cessfnl and reached gunboais from whence ho wa
sent 10 Gen Butler. lie could not furnish much inipr-
nation as he was only in the prison short time and m
his escape was q course compelled to avoid the Toad
and bouses.
G. G. Pearson end James Leary formerly billiard and
liquor saloon keepers and gamblers IL Nor!uA. having
smEgged themselves from Norfolk to Bermuda Land
Ing without passes were recently brought before TIE
Commanding General, who ISSUED tie following oidcr
HKApouiRTERs nxFssrsKsT VA. AND y c.
IN TnR FIND, Jnnr ~ 1874
C. {. Pearson having smugg,d nBiseii within NY lines
contrary Gi,hout pas. 90 board the sunhoat
Pin tnsn Kendrcl master and being by NE
mert BODIED and without suy bl.ess y ordered 10
b. work the trenches rnu further ofde.s 10 supply
The place of solder who las other occupation There atin
constant efBric cnt iof Tim in Gen hukFs line hc viii be
foi~trded there. by command Of Msjoi Gen. bITLEh
The same order issued In the case 81 LcaI!. One
If eu pleaded tai lac had ed under the Generrl IL
the beginning q Nc WnF. "Ncrs we'll sid the Gen.
era serve with nc row ~ the end ii H." Pearson
begged n telling the General remember BIZ family
in Norfolk " Wei I not doing any thing 20 dis
Grace your flmi.y.' But they won't know what has
become If me-" True davenport print this order
in the Norfolk papers and ihen his family where
be H.
Among the prisoners taken o; Petersburg the other
Gny were awyers schoolte3che.s GoctOIf. and Others
Who were exempt from The Rebel Conscrptor from va
nous GAUGES They concur in stating that when the
their business ard shouldcred their guns Tho main
force ~ TINT time composed oi encnpts and ilitn
The excitement In The city w0s intense for ieai that
thcv woud be- whipped. Had The atack been pushed
There is no doubt OF H. Al dusk tonight the sound ~
ifiye comes to us from the Jamos The breath
iug spe taken by both armies cannot last much longer