Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-16
JAIL DELIVERY AT RICHMOND.
Escape OF the Gallant Colonel streIGht
and One Hundred and Ten Othsr
Union Onicers.

Eseape OF the Gallant Colonel streIRht
and One Hundred and Ten other
Union oniosrs.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. l5.-I have re-
celved telegram, under date Of February IA.
from Gen. Wistar, which states that Colonel
Streight, with one hundred and ten other
Union officers, escaped from prison in Rich
mond by digging tunnel. Colonel Streipht,
with seventeen others, have come in. Colonel
Strelght is safe.
The following is from the Richmond Ela,n.
iher Of the 11th:
The following is list of the principal off.
GERS who escaped, and their rank Among them
We regret to have to class the notorious
Streight; Colonies J. +. Boyd, of the Goth corps;
w: q. Ely, 18th Connecticut; II. c. Hobart, 2lst
Wisconsin;W. p. Kendrick, I'd West Tennessee
cav; w. B. McCreary, 2lst Michigan; Thoa. G.
Rose, I1th Pennsylyania; J. P. Spoford, 97th
New York; Q. W. Tilden, 10th Maine; T. s.
West, 24th Wisconsin; A. ID. Straight, 5lst In
mana; d. Miles, roth Pennsylvania; Majors j.
T. Collins, Goth Indiana; G. W. Fitzsimmons,
18th Indiana; ]. II. Hooper, 18th Massachusetts,
B. B. Mcdonald, Tooth Ohio; A. Won Witzel,
74th Pennsylvania; ]. N. Walker, T3d Indiana;
]. Henry, 9Th Ohio.
There were, besides, thirty-two captains and
hfty-nine ieutenants, making one hundred and
nine In all who gained their liberty without the
preliminaries Of parole or exchange. OF this
number, four only had been returned to the
prison, up TO last evening, recaptured. These
were two captains and two lieutenants.
Two were oyertAken near Hanover Court
House, and the others about twenty miles below
Richmond, on the Williamsburg route. Brig.
adler General Neal Dow did not attempt the
passage ofthe tunnel, for the reason that he
was afraid his strength would fail him In his
| flight to the embrace Of Butler, the beast.
The Examiner, Of the 12th, has the follow.
ing. The following are the names Of those re.
taken up to last night;
ColonelJ. P. spoford, 9th New York; Can.
tain J. Yates, Sd ohioj Captain G. Stair, lO4th
New York; Captain +. Irah, 45th New York,
Lieut.. II. Kinks; 51th Pennsylvania; Lieut., W
n. Daily, Sth Pennsylvania cavalry; Lieut.. A. B.
White, 4th Pennsylvania cavalry; Lieutenant
z. Schroeder, 74th Pennsylvania; Lieutenant
W. L. Watson, 2lst Wisconsin; Lieutenant r.
Moran, 73d New York; Lieutenant g. II, Nor.
gan, Lieutenant II. Schwester, SD Illinois;
Lieutenant W. b. Pierce, 11th Kentucky cav.
airy; Lieutenant A. Moore, 4th Kentucky, P.
s. Edmonds, 07th Pennsylvania; Second
Lieutenant P. H. White, $50 PENNSYLVANIA:
Second Lleut. J. NJ. Mason, 10th Ohio; Second
Lieutenant =. 7. Gamble, SD Pennsylvania;
Second Lieutenant G. 8. Cord, S4th Pennsyl.
yania; Second Lieutenant s. r. Brown, 18th
United States cavalry; Adjutant NJ. X. Small.
9th Maryland; Isaac johnson, engineer, steamer
Satellite.
The following list of officers are reported ar.
rived at Williamsburg:
Colonel StreIght, Colonel McCreary. aIst
Michigan Lieutenant Colonel Hobart, 2Ist
wisconsin, Captain Wallack, 5lst Indiana;
Lieutenant Harris, 9th Ohio. Sixteen other
officers have arrived at Williamsburg, names
not reached here yet.
Cavalry securing the country to the Chicka.
hominy. Gunboals have gone up James river
and Chickahominy to give protection to such
as can be found. BENZ. +. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.