The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-08


ard others yet (smoug whom were
Gen. Neal Dos )declinei 10 make the
atempibecause (as they said) they did
po, desire 70 have their Government
back down from is enunciaicd policy
of exchange. Col. Rose. u n. T.,
Col Keadrick u Tenn, Capt. Jones,
Lieut. Bradiori, and ollcr., informed
Gen. Dow ihas ihry could aot see how
making their escape Soald sffrei ihe
policy of exchange. Their briaciple
was that Il was their personal ight TO
escape. If they could. and their duty 70
their Government 70 make The at
temps.
AApei 3 o'clock % the csoning ol
tie gti. iite prisoners started 01t Col
Rose II NW ora iea8mg ih san
B o starting ie prison Iai ai
gldel hra eiY ,na qnad 8 Wo.
Ilge aa lalf.aad esa qnad was io
mb different route. and aaer thy
ugreou elapashiorthe Jnimlues
4, last IS. possible. Il was a ala. r.
standing thsL the working pariy was
10 lave an hours tart Of tie other
prsoper-. and, consequently, tie rope
ladder ii lhe cellar was drawn out.
Before the expiration Of the hour,
however, the other prisoners became
impatient, aud were let down through
lie chimney successfully into the cell
lar.
Col. w. z. Kendrick Of West Tenn.
essee, Capt ID. J. Jones Of the First
Kentucky Cavalry, and Lieut.. r. T..
Bradford Of the Second West Tenn
essee. were detailed as a rear guard,
orraiher 10 20 out last and from u
window Col. X. and his companions
could see the fugilives walk out OF a
gate at the other end Of the inclosure
OF the carriage house, aud tearlessly
move oil. The aperture was so mar
row that but one man could get
through IL a time, aud each squad
carried with them provisions in a
baversack. Al midnight a false alarm
was created, and the prisoners made
considerable noise in getting 10 their
respective quarters. Provideuiially,
however, the guard suspected nothing
was wrong and in few moments the
exodus was again commenced. Col.
Kendrick and his companions looked
with some trepidation upon HE move
mens Of the iugitiyes, as some OF them
exercising bat little discretion, moved
boldly out on the inclosure into the
glare Of The gas light. Many Of them
were, however, il citizens dress, and
a, al tic Rebel guards wear the Uni.
ted States uniform, but little suspicion
could he excited, even if the fugitives
bad been aeeosied by a guard.
Between | and ? o'clock the lamps
were extinguished in the street,, and
then the txil was more safely accom-
plished. There were many officers
who desired to leave, who we're so
weak and feeble that they were drag
acl through tie tunnel by main force
and carried to places Of safely, until
such time a. they would be ahle 10
move on their journey. At2k o'clock,
| Capt Jones. Col. Kendrick, aud Lieut..
Bradford passed cut in order in which
they are named, and as Col X en-
ergcd from the hole heard the guard
within few feet sing out, Post No
z, halt-past two in The morning and
idis velI' Col X. says be could
4 haedl} resist ibe temptation q saying
Not 81 well IS you link, except tot
ihe Yanks Lient Bradford was il.
trusted aeh the provisions for lhi.
quad sud - getting through b was
hIlgel e learc h- baver,ack behind
hin, a he could not gei through will
!, upon him.
Once OUT thry proceeded up tie
street, keeping IN the shade Of thc
buildings, and passed easterly through
/ the city.
/ A description Of the route pursued
/ by this party, and Of the lribulation:
through which they passed, will give
some idea OF the rough time they all
bad Of it. Col. Kendrick had before
leaving the prison mapped out hi,
course, and concluded that the best
route 10 take was tie one toward Nor.
/ folk or Fortress Monroe, as there
were fewer Rebel pickeis in that d.
rection. They therefore kept the
/ York River railroad to the leii and
moved toward the Chickahominy riy.
er They passed through Boar
swamp and crossed the road leadina
10 Bottom Bridge. Sometimes they
waded th oagh mud and water almost
I up 10 hair neeks, and kept the Bottom
Bridge road 10 their left. although al
times they could see aud hear the car.
travelling over the York River road.
/ While passing through the swamp
near the Chiekahotniny, Col. Ken.
drick sprained his ankle and fell
Fortunate, too. was lhat fall for him
and bis party. tor while be was lying
there, one ot them ehanced 10 look ut
aud saw ln a direct line with them &
swamp briige. and in The dim outline
! iaey could perceive that parties with
mnsks.is we're passing over tile bridge
They therefore moved some distance
g tbs south, and silef passing through
mere Of The swamp, reached the Chick,
abominy about four miles below Bot
tom Bf edge. Here now was diff,
Guilty. The river was only twenty ieel
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