The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-25

the sleeper saoro as loudly as o. C.ocinnssi
hcgs. Accordingly he advanccd passing sne seaans
him The rebel xas comfortably cooled away. Win
bis muskst lovingly caspsd 70 hrs arms ana
great deal Of soand common sense N ,eay'ng see
sleeper to conclude his nap in peace some 9, n
have blamed MIN making the rebes SLEEP eterns
but ne justly says What good purpose would such az
and cruel subssryes might lead 70 my
at he hands OF tho rebels"
Below Albany, about i've miIcs, the fugitive built :
raft from some fence rails, which he aoated about
some rocks 10 the midst Of rapids and went 10 pieces
SWIM snd he ontrived 70 reach the shore b.
numbed with coid-tne nlsht being irosty-and almost
% prevent himself from freezing. ..
On The following day he fortunately found boat on
river ihat night. Bat misfortunes stl followed him.
rope had been stretched the river for the conve-
just on level with his neck, in the darkness he
caught by that necessary appendage Of the human Frame
% which sss - N he
caught tho boat In which he made for the bank where
he tied up about three O'Clock In the morning 70 Judge
adventurer soon found himself among some negro
huss. vonturing to one. an old negro woman an
swered his summons, and came % the DOR, grosn-
Accosting the soldier. the ancient sable dame
soldier proving around there he would be the death
the said rebel But when the fugitive inmated that
he was Yankee and escaped Union soldier. her sick
ness grooming disappeared with marvellous celebrity
she soon had him in her cabin and not many minutes
oorS Sa0 Ss
with him about three quarters OF pound OF pork which
be contrived 10 1--we On for two days.
The next time Streeter made halt was at a place
where he heard man choppng 10 the woods overcome
askea him for so%ehos to eat The man refused
first; but being informed that his suppicant was
Union soldier he cooked sufficient corn bread % last him
several days From this man Streeter obtained much
valuable information relative to the route nc ought TO
travel. Among other things he said the soldier
throa fOrto In ms
sage sage down the river. This proved to be
tho fact The first he encountered at Chatahatchie
fort mounts three guns-.wenty four FOUNDERS my in
formant thinks He had difficulty in passing that fort
burning and guards were set on the fort Ali this time
he had not known where he was, except that ne was
aud 10 what direction IL empticd but he was some
what enlightened, and pursued hts journey more cheer
Landing. On the ApaIachcola il was larger than the
Other mounting i've guns Steamboat also was at the
fort. About twelve miles further down ne ien ~ Win
specting his route right through This man told MIN no
could not pass Racers fort below, rs chain was
stretched across The aud the we'll guarded
He sad however that about fifteen miles below. and be
fore coming to Racers fort, there was cut or, which
thought were named the Dead Lakes onco through
those lakes would to deserted Railroad leading
salt works, following which Tor mite would
bring him to St. Joseph's Bay, Florida.
Unfortunately, however, poor fugitive nisook the
directions. which took him nearly right into rebe!
camp BY the light from the camp res, he found himself
nearly In the midst OF number Of army horses Alta
saort distance number Of seen bivouackng
in the open mir. No guard set be must have been
caught The men wore uniform, and they seemed to
sss sna liz
neghbors TO their slnmbers, ho struck OF towards the
n n s sSou
way to Saint Josephs. On his way he passed several
guards Of rebel soldiers with about i've hundred head Of
cattle. On the following night he arrived at Saint Jo
sephs about twelve O'Clock After daylight he waved
his handkerchief towards the United States bark Pursuit
nj 1anufb urQn and HINT
protection pro- sc Of the Stars and Stripes once more
rejoced in the cuphonous so6rquet not patronymic,
Pgpen At time six Of Captain Pispen's men wore
long board the Pursuit, before these fellows ar
rived at the beach, aud inquired Of an old man living
there whether hc had the fugitive; but they wore
just in time to be Too late.
The escaped soldier speaks In high terms OF the kind
was attred, when him, in comfortable suit Of
sailors clothing with soldiers cap on his head. He
which n conynsss N me that he Is worthy q belief
On Thursday afternoon, the band Of tho Fourteenth
bound to New Orleans the dress parade Of
Second United States coored regiment and played seve
Tayor s The coIoroa troops went through their
several evoutions In very credable manner. Later
10 the evening the same band treated tho citizens 70 an
Custom House, in the OF which they played many
choice sasy % zee % ,ns rss
plimented him with serenade Tho evenings enter
% % ye the
New Hampshire, and To- admirable band left Tor New
We bad " biz scare on the s.h with the arrival Of
the schooner Nonpareil with the mails
from Havana was brought INC ss ,ns rege
Soto and Huntsville somewhere between here and Havana
Another version Of the story was that the Huntsville only
had been SUNK, and that the Dc Soto had been
blown up Treading close on the heels Of these ru.
mors was another. that rebel ram had escaped
from Mobile Bay, and cruising not far from Key
West. OF there were not wanting persons who
had positive information that the two Union cruisers
had been sunk by the RAM and not by the Florida AL
though set down all this much bosh. thought
proper make inquiries into the foundation OF the ru
mors, which found TO be as follows =
Some person at San Juan do los Remedies, port on
tho north OF cuba, somewhere midway between the
the consular agent there that bark rugged steamer,
mounted with eight guns, had been seen Oil the port
the United States Consul al Havana informing him OF the
fact advising him TO ook out for the Eagle Not
was eight ne the
cruiser TO be her. Tho idea was seized uron and i'm
I'LL from inc AM. ana tue nn pre- SEQ
Huntsville became certainty that she had performed
these feasa. Then came the escape Of tho rebel
Ths addenda, however, is made scout Of .whole
cloth,n Admiral Farragus =: NOT the man 70 per.
would have despatched fast vessel Immediately 70 al
miral Bailey 70 spprze him Of the fact but DO has mot
On receipt Of the information from Havana however,
Admiral Bailey while doubling the story, took the pro-
oo3potC0
the psehborhood Of Havana that afternoon, and
Admiral Lawson sso out in the Powhatau the flag
ship Of The West India squadron Captain Rockendorf
Tho tug Margold was also sent 70 Havana with des.
patches her departure being kept perfectly secret Next
The temporary command Of Lieutenant Omnmander
Temple, Fleet Captain, was sent on similar errand 70
the Powhatan aud the Toga. The Powhaan returned
the 18Th aud the San Jacinto 18th AZ
without falling In with the Florida. the vessel on
Remedies was British cruiser. Most Of these vessels
are bark rigged The fact Is the whole affair 70 be
stale trick the part OF the secessionts 70 withdraw
the United States vessels owar from the peighborhoed
Of Havana In order 10 enable the blockade 70
operate with lmpunity. s.g. 1874
stoamer seen cG Remedies her Britannia Majostys
steamer Cygnes, the lookout for slavers. She had
boarded several vessels In the Bahama Channel. -
The Marigold, Of which have already spoken, made
her trip Havana In nine hours and had 70 remain oue
eido ~ aom0 dstanco I'LL SUNRISE Al she was running