New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-15

On Sunday night we made maui OF apout % anhees
in a church. This was a surprise. The Yankees had
NOT tho remotest idea that there were any OF the Con
federates about until Gen. Lee summoned them 10 sur
render or fight as they might prefer They looked out
saw our forces and concluded to surrender SO this LOT
OF blue bellies was "bagged" without firing gun.
In the meantime other portions OF our command were
looking after some cattle which the Yankees had
brought in TO Craze our pasture fields we collected
few cattle and started them out but the larger part
s,raycd of. and were lost in the mountains.
Tie prisoners reached HUTisonhurg On Wednesday
cycrinr Harrisonburg Register Jan. S.
ARRIVAL OF JOHN MoRGAE-NARSATlYE or BIS
ESCAPE.
Gen. John Morgan was hon0red with an ova-
ton on the ,ih his arrival at the Rebel capital The
following highly interesting account OF his escape ron
the Ohio PententiaIy and subsequent adventures, IN
published in Tsc Enquirer Ii Will repay perustl:
Their bclseads were small ren stools, fastened 70
the wall with hinges. They coEd be hooked an or al
lowed 10 staud the foor and TO prevent any suspi
cion for several days before any work was attempted
they made habit to let then down and st al the
doors and read CLpt. Hines superintendea me mols
while Gcn. Morgan kept wasch 10 divert 'ne asn.io
az the sentinel whose dntv IL was come reund dnrlng
the dsv aysl obser # anything was gong on one gay
this ftev came "a while B1kersnith was doWn under
the Door horipg AWAY and cnssing him, SAID, y NhtI~
is Hoka-srnithr The General replied, lie is in my
room SICK and immediately pulled adocumenf out o.!
his pocket and oad TO him; Here Is memorial
havcdrawn mp forwa1S to the Govcrnrent at WASH
inyton. what 60 you think of IT. -
Tine fellow Tho perhaps could not -ead being mshfy
fat,ered at The Generals condeseenson took u aia
very ravely looked l. for several moments before lie
vouciisafed arv reply. Then. han9-ns IT back r e'
pressed himself highe pleased with II. In the inean
time Hokersmth had oeen sgnaied and came up PFC
Tossing 10 fesl very unwel" This fentinel w0s the
mast difcnt and dan obstacle in their progress
" thore no .eing at what time he woaiu en-
1os during the day and at nigh. he came Ienlarly
eery two hours Oh cell and inserted light through
he bars OF their do 10 thsT were quietly steep
BAG and frequently rf,er he had completed his ROUNDS
he would slip back g. the DARK with pair OF ipdiarub-
Der shoes on listen at their cells II anything was
going The General says that he wolld almost IN
ivariahv know of B Is presence by certain magnetic
shudder which would produce but for fear that this
acute seq siby light sometimes fail him. he broxe up
small particles OF coal every morning and spr mixed
them bcorc the ell door which would always announce
his coming
Everything WIS now ready tc begin the work; 30
about the atteT part of Otobar they began 20 bore
All were busy--one making rope ladder o. tearing
and twisting ", strips Of b-itick, another making
bowie-i.niyes and another twisting up towS5. They
labore pcrscycingy for several days and aer boring
through inches Of cement and nine thickneesee OF
brick placed e&gewise they essan to wonder when The
should reach cAe soft earth. Suddenly BRICK ieii
through. What could tins meant What lnierha
chamber had they rcaehedi II was Immediately en-.
tered and. their CREST sstonshment snd Joy II
proved 10 be mir chanb extending tho whole length
Of tn row 81 cells, Htsre was an unexpected inteIlo-
s,op in tbey ,ayor Hitherto they had beer obliged 70
concsa ,hey ruhbsh 10 their bedticks each day burn.
ing & proper tomato QUutity of straw now they bad
room enough or all they coolo dig They once com
10 re- s. he @ ssss . % a.I day
bore6 day az day the blocks OF granite were removed
and S III the work before them seemed nteriinable
Arter % ( avs OF zEremit:ipg labor, and getting
throcgh a granite wall Of six feet in THU kness they
reached the coil Theg runesed up for ssae distance
and ghs began to shine How glorious was that light
II az olpc, the ulftment II their labors and II Prov
idente wopE only niue its favor theI would soon
be rree. This the morning Of the 10Th day OF No
venher lotis The next night. at u O'CLOCK was deter
mine the hour ct which they would s.tcmpt their
liberty Rs-h moment that interviewed vas flled with
dreadful anxiety and suscnse and each time the guard
entered inc feased their apprehensionr The General
ba bn<fu rcd fir n I'M lf
9th SawneC bright and beautiful The evening came
and clouds cyan ~ gather How they prL ed for them
10 increase IL should only begin their chances Of
detocs ron would be greatly leesened. While these
thoughts passing .ongh their minds the keeper
eBtersd with q letter Scr Gen. Morgan lie opened IL
and What srss his srrpIyr. and yny say wonder tO
find Il from poor Irish woman OF biz acquaintance in
X enit cky, commencing Ny dear Gnrai l feel Ger
tain son going TO try 10 g ont Of prison but FOR
your cake cont yOn try IT, nv dear GiDrRl You VIII
only DC taken prisoner aeio And made 10 tuher more
than you co row.. 49,
The letter then went to speak Of his kindness 10
the potr vhen he lived ntAeunEon and ooncinded 10y
again sxhoring him 10 trust IN God and VAL has time
What could .his meant no human being on the out.
side hal hecn informed Of HE intention to e9cspe and
vet pst as all things ready for him 70 make the
atteIn hero letter from Winchessez. XIV, adj.
visng him not to try IL" This letter had passed
through The hands Of the lower officials What II ii
shond excite their suspicion aud cause them "a c1er
else increased ygilancof The situation. however,
desperate. Their Fate eould not be much worse,
and they received TO go. Sahing row remained TO be
done bun fo- the General AID Coz. Dick Morgan 10
change ceIe The hour approached for tb<sa TO be
locked I'D They changed COATS and each stood at the
others cell door with his bacL exposed and pretended
20 be engaged in making up tSeir beds As nc turn
sey entered they turned in and pulled their door
slt.
six eight tan O'Clock came. How each pulse hrobbed
af they quietly awaited the approach Of twelve Ii
eane-the sentinel passed his ronnd-nll well After
wa ting a few moments 10 II be Intended 20 slip
ba.k the sigGal giye6-an quietly slipped down
into the air chalber first stu'ng thel- flannel shirts
and placing them in bed as hes were accustomed tone
As hey moved quietly along through the cark recess 10
the terminus where they were to emerge from the earth
the General prepared TO light match. AS the lpIid
glare fell upon their countenance scene was presented
which can never be forgotten. There were crouGbed
seyeflrn men I7hO had rcsolfnd ~ be i.cee They
were armed with howell knives made out OF case knives
Life IN their condition was scarcely 10 be desired ana
the moment FOR the desperate chne had arrived sup
pose ar they emerged from the ground that the dos
should give the alarR-they could bur die,
Bot few moments were spent IN this kind OF appre-
hensiOn. The hour had arrived. and yet they came
FortunatGy-yes pr0viden.ialy-the night had sud
denly grown dark and rainy the dogs had rs,ifed to
heiT kenBs and the sennels had taken refuge under
leltar. The inner wal by the did Of the rope ladder,
YES soon sealed, and the outer ole lad " Dc at
ten pied Captain Taylor (wbo by the way. II
nepew Of Old Zack) being very active man. bs the
sAnce Of his comrades reached the top OF the gate
and as enabled 10 get The rope over the Wall When
the top gained they found rope extending al
around which the General Immediately cut a. he kVs'
pected that it might lead into the Wardens room.
This TUNED out 10 be correct They then entered the
sentry boz Oil the wall and changed their clothes, and
let themselves down the wall In siding down the
General skinned hs band very badly. and all were more
or lees bruised. Ogee down. they separated Taylor
and shelton going one way HokeTsmiih, Bennett and
McGee another and General M. and Captain Hines
proceeding Immediately toward the depot. |
The General had, by paying s5 IN gold succeeded IN
obtaining paper which Informed him OF the schedule
time OF the different roads The clock struck one, ard
he knew by huryng he could reach the down train ior
Cincinnati lie got there Just the train was moving
off, He at once looked 10 If there were any sol
and nj. .ff, Ia