Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-19
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tLaT he would be attacked, and remarkipg
" CaPt' Hines, 1--WE Will be attacked ia
minutes" and commenced saddling
his horse. He had hardly lied his ais
when "bAug, bang" went the Mimic balls
lie bounced his horse, aud the noble ami.
| maj appeared to be inspired with new viyor
FOUNDED oil like II deer up the mountain
ne last he saw OF his poor fellows on tbe
| opposite side they were disnppearin,, ~,
the river bank, fired upon by whole rsgi-
ment OF Yankees. By this time il was
dark and also raining. He knew that
perfect Gordon OF pickets would surround
the foot of the mountain, and ii he remain
ed there until morning he would be los.
Do ne determined to run the gauntlet at
| once, aud commenced to descend, AS h,
neared the foot, leading his horse, he came
| almost in personal contact with picket
His first impulse was TO kill him, but find.
lug him asleep, he determined to let him
sleep on. He made his way to the house
OF Union man that he knew lived uear
there, and went up and passed himself of
as Captain Quartermaster of Hunts regi-
meDt, who was on his way to Athens, Tenn.
to procure supplies Of sugar aud coffee tor
the Union people of the country. The
lady, who appeared to be asleep while this
interview was taking place with her hus-
band, at the mention of sugar aud coffee,
jumped out of bed in her night cloths, aud
said: "Thank God for that, tor We aint seen
any rale coffee up here for God knows how
loug" She was so delighted at the prog
pect that she made up q fire and cooked
them good supper Supper being over,
the General remarked that he understood
some Rebels bad "tried to cross the river
this afternoon" ayes" said tie woman,
"but our men killed some un um, aud driV
the rest back" "Now," said the General.
II know that, but didn't some of them get
ever" "Yes," was her reply, "but they
are on the mountain aud can't get down
without being killed, as every road is stop
ed up" He then said to her: at is yery
Important for me to get to get to Athens
by to. morrow night, or | may lose that
sugar and coffee, and l am afraid to 90
down any of these roads, for fear that my
own men will kill me-"
The fear of losing that sugar and coffee
brought her again TO au accommodating
mood, and she replied, "Why, Paul, can't
you show the Captain through our farm,
that road down by the ield2" The Gen.
eral says, "Ot course, Paul, you Gao do It,
aud as the night is very cold, will give
you $40 lin goldl. to help you along"
The gold, aud the prospect of sugar aud
coffee, was too much for any poor mans
horse, he took them seven miles to the big
road.
From this time forward he had series
of adventures and escapes, all very won
dertul, until be got near aaother river ia
| Tennessee when he resolved TO go 10 to a
house and find the way. Hines went To
the house, while the General stood in the
road. Hearing a body OF cavalry come
dashiug uD behind him, he quietly slipped
TO one side of the road, and it passed by
without observing him. They went traY-
cling alter Hines, and, poor fellow, he has
not been heard oil since. How sad to think
that he should be either captured or killed,
after so many brave efforts, not only in his
own behalf, but also III that of the General.
for the General says that it is chiefly owing
to Hiues's enterprise and skill that they
made their escape.
When he arrived ut the river referred to
above, be tried TO get over, intending to
stop that night with good Southern man
on the other side. He could not get over,
and had to stop ut the house of Union
man. The next morning lie went to the
house that he had sought the night prrvi-
Gus, and found the track of the Yankees
scarcely cold. They had been there all
night, expecting that lie would come there,
aud had murdered every body who nttempt-
ed to reach the house without huiling them.
In pursuing this brutal course, they hal
killed three yUung mou, ncighbDrs OF this
gentleman, and went away, leaving their
dead bodies Ou the ground.
After he had crossed Okey's River, and
got down into Middle Tennessee, he found
it almost impossible to avoid recognition.
At one time he passed some poor women,
and one of them commenced chipping her
hands and said. ooh, know who that
is, know who that is!'' but, catching
herself she stopped short, and passed on
with her companions.
The General says that his escane WAS
made entirely without the assistance from
any one on the outside, and, So far as he
knows, also without their knowledge of
his intention; that the announcement of
his arrival at Toronto was one of those
fortuitOus condolences that cannot be ac-
counted for; that it assisted him material
ly, no doubt. In fact, he says that his
''wife's prayers" saved him, aud, as this
is the most agreeable way of explaining
it, he is determined to believe it.
The above account may be relied on as
correct; and, although much has been left
out, yet enough is printed to stamp it ns
one of the must remarkable escapes in
history.