The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-20

ic self sacrifice refused tocrfss until he was
i safely over. He then hired negro to let
his horse over; paying him 500 for it. The
river was so high that the horse came near
drowning, and after more than, an hours
struggling with the stream was pulled out
so exhausted as scarcely to be able to stand
I d The General threw blanket on him and
commenced to walk him. when, suddenly,
he says, he was seized with presentiment
that he would be, attacked, and remarking
to Captain Hines, "We will be attacked in
twenty minutes commenced saddling his
horse. He had hardly tied his girth, when
chang, bang" went the MIME balls. He
bounced on his horse, and the noble animal
appearing to be inspired with new vigor,
bounded off like deer up the mountain
The last he saw of bis poor fellows on the
opposite side they were disappearing up the
river bank, fired upon by whole, Regiment
of Yankees. By this time it was dark, and
also raining. He knew that a perfect cor.
don of pickets would surround the foot OF
the mountain, and if he remained there un
til morning he would be lost. SO he de.
termined to run the gauntlet at once, and
commenced to descend. AS he neared the
foot, leading his horse, he cane almost In
personal contact with picket. His first
impulse was to kill him, but finding him
asleep he determined to let him sleep on.
He made his way to the house of Union
man that he knew lived near there and
went up and passed himsel off as Captain
Quartermastero of Hunts regiment, who was
on the way to Athens, Tenn, to procure
| q opI - Tn;o
people of the country.
The lady, who appeared to be as!leepwhile
this interview was taking place.. jumped
out of bed in her night clothes, and said !:
THANK God for that, for we aint seen any
rale coffee up here for God knows how
long !" She was SO delighted at, the pros
p1ct that she made up fire, and cooked
theIea good supper. Supper being over,
the Gen raj remarked that he understood
some rebels had "tried to cross the river
this afternoon" eyes, said the woman,
@but our men killed some on um, and driv
the rest back" "Now," says the General,
n know that but didn't some of them get
over ?" "Yes," was her reply, "but they
, without being killed, as every road is stop
/ ped up" He then said to her: at is very
important for me to gettoi Athens by to
morrow night, or | may lose that sugar and
coffee, and / an afraid to go down any
of these roads for fear my own men will
kill me-" 70 -''-' - - r - ''.,
The fear of losing that sugar and, coffee
brought her again to an accommodating
mood, and she replied; "Why, Paul, kant,
you show the Captain throug our farm
through that road down by the field ~
The General says, "Of course, Paul, you
can do it, and as the night is ve!y cold, l.
will give you ten dollars in gold, to help
you along" The geld, and the prospect Of
sugar and coffee, were too. much for any
poor mans nerves, and he yielded, and get
ting on horse, hc took them seven miles
to the big road
From this time forwarded, he had series
Of adventures aud esdapes, all very wonder
iul, until he got near another river in Ten
neSsee, when he resolved to 90 up to a
house and find tue way. Hines went -
the house, VIII lie the General stood in the
road. Hearing body Of cavalry come
dashing up behind him, he quietly slipped
to one side of the road and it passed by
without observing him. They went tray.
cling after Hines, and, poor fellow, he has
| not been heard of since. How sad to think
tnat be shonld be captured or killed after
so many brave efforts, not only i'll his own
behalf, but also in that Of the General, for
the General says that it is owing chiefly to
| Hines enterprise and skill that they made
their escape.
When he arrived at the river referred 10
above he tried to get over, intending to
stop that night with good Southern man
on the other side He could not get over,
and stopped at the Eouse of Union man.
The next morning he went to the house
that he had sought the night previous, and
found the track of the Yankees scarcely
cold They had been there al night, ex-
pecting that he would come there, and had
murdered every body who had attempted
to reach the house. without haiiing them
In pursuing this brutal course, they had
killed three young men, neighbors Of this
gentleman, and went away. leaving their
dead bodies on the ground
After he had crossed Okey's River. and
got down into Middle Tennessee, he found
il almost impossible to avoid recognition
At one time he passed some poor women,
and one of them commenced clapping her
hands, and said oh, know who that is: |
know who that isl" bat catching herself, ,be
stopped short and passed on with her com
panions.
The General says that his escape was
made entirely without the assistance of ans
one on the outside, aud, 50 lar As he knuws
without their know ledge of his intention;
that the announcement of his arrival az
Toronto WAS one of those f)rtultouS coinc.-
dences that can not be accounted for; that
it assisted him mats rally, no doabt, In
fact, be says that his w'ie's prayers saved
him, 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 as
one of the most remarkable escapes 10 his
tory. -