New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-22

his ago q excuse for not hshiins or other. fssdS5
He has enlisted In what was formerly the Let G Col
orcd Regiment Col RigRnsos,. now Known &c the go
U. set. eivo Jacks nIrrative In his own voros.
as written down by Mr.. Judd. emitting saeh passages
| a. would implicate Jacks assistants: 1850
1.-TWO yesrs ago now the Doctor sent me and sixteen
others to thu Village Of Akin. l25 miles back where
the country s eli broken up into hills sno valleys whsts
ss 20 EUr 81, sSr iii s. va
levi giving 10 victuah and clothes Abo1t the 18th .
May 1865 started OF one dark night to get TO Beau
st s Ss l. sasa .aS ? '; S:.s my
frightened rsa a By the cry Of bloodhound. coming
on ny track TO get away nsd 70 crSss '0s ss shs
kept the scent. and chased me all day. though won
across brooks and swamps ever 30 many times. 90
was l2 O'Clock at night when / got TO the oridge q
Augusta though distant but l6 miles from Aiken. Al
the far end Of the bridge 10 gate where the goaf6
stands post and when came to him be asked me where
was from, and told him nom Gsrdnsrs Corner1
when he said he thought was lying. and II he knew
he would surely kill me. for no Niger should 10
away to the id Yankees II be conld help ~ Amsa
that he took ne to iail and word was seut 20 "
Fuller, who sent and told Holley was 10 Jail at
Augusta and he had best take me out and 90 Just -
he chose to do with me- only be must keep NE alive III
after the War.
found out when 1 got back to Aiken and they oa1l
lost my track at 10 O'Clock. just US SOON a: nsst0
Holly got me home he set tie dogs TO royrv and bte M
"a. 'aS it i sss he seH X me e
blacksmith who put ring around my ankle oensnH
the ends in rhsn ii red kot" "a large scar Ii az
around the ankle showing the mark from the burn o.
the hot iron,) land then Q heavy timber chain wa
wound twice around my waist and looked. 1hi
chain weighed much as 50 pounds AID was put nexa
" my skin and both tless dartss four weeks.
and got q hard hogging every day beside. Master
Holly himself whipped me. saying he had got me nov
where he wanted me, and where be would have roy
satisfaction.
When he took othe fetter,. WIS too lame and DOT
to 10 anything and he laughed at me- telling mo he'd
better try again to 60 TO the id Yankees.' Since
hSs 10. KEEP. on al O res
Ing 80 badly that got compietely cowsd and gave
it up till the last day Of March In this year. when Be s
rails feeding and watering the cattle. Is head. three
times q daY. beside doing the housewomans ch0feG
for days work. When came up at NOON, the hrs4
day to get something to eat the housewsman told M
Mr.. Holly would give U00 lashes becarse i had nOt
cut some fIewood before went away In the morning
said. 1 can't do no more den can. Hes MASTER
an slave and can't hinder him. So sfcr dinner
went down In little bush whore could zee when
Master Holly come home, and when he did come ~
house woman told him what she said she would and ne
went of very quick toward where had been WORKING
but Of course be did not ind there; and ~ By AM
by saw him come back and 30 into the house.
In little while he came out with has gun, and
swold buckled around him, and whsued fbr his 81
bloodhound dogs who went after him. A. soon -
that, jumped up and ran like lightning the othq
way. When the hounds fairly got on my trail aud
swamps put them out TIL An hour beiOrs shutdown,
when came a pond and could soc the degs not uoN
than $40 yards behind me. tulntled right in and
waded out till could Just touch my tves ind keep NJ
nose above water 70 breathe, and the dogs lost N
entirely.
pond they rode al around IL, and heard them say,
lie cant get away 10 how for We can come IN ~
sorning and the dogs will take his scent and hnd him.
After trey had gone gotout and wruDg out my ciotSec
"A hxf hop .ttr md lands yak II
night till knew wss gone thirty-hv miles fron
Aiken; and then at daydawn gos to poad. and wen1
out log that sticking In the water, and broke
down some PUSHES and bush,s enough " lie down %
aud up, aud there slept ali day. for was
dreadful tired. aud most starved. to- When nisne
came wes weak from hunger that could scarcely
20 along; bat felt better when harked and could ~
lear no dogs So l came On and got half mile, when
little house just back irom tue foad and Thoughts
it was Niger house. and went along up W tue aoof'
when white woman came out aud scared me dreadfuly.
She ask ed what wanted, and saw was IN for
lie an, how. SO said. Is master at homer and sure
enough lie came right out Wien ne asked me where
came from told him Pocotaigo and before be could
ask any more said, We cotched nfty Yankees yea
terdsy down there, and master Was ucked thai be
let me go up 10 Barnwes 10 see my family Then
sid had got OF the track and was hungry, and would
not he sell me something 70 est lie woman sureakeq
right into the house and brought me out . p zoe q
bread and bone with little meat o. It and sad they
should not ax anything from good faithful DiYgef.
The said the news was grad. ana then he tod me-
TO 81 up the very road had Just come down, and
house and then tarned and soft, the other way
eating went along aud ying 10 be thankful the
man for bis good intentions Then about he IL. q
the Secesh pckets Were, so Is 10 watch for chance b
get Oh to Port Roysl One night came down to PORT
Royal. Ferry aud bid myself in ditch DID nd
know it was Q rifepit-oose TO the causeYsy.
L had lot been there more than two minutes bco1
two pickets and sat down within i've feet Of M
near thar coufd hear every word they said Then
after hours and crawled away. and was getting
ready 10 20 in for swim TO the Yankees All At once
picket started up from the bulkhead and sung cut
Who goes darer ] answered, A friend an
turned and He did not fire. bat shouted 10 th1
other picket TO stop but before they were aware q
it, Was clean gone. SO. found It was u NO use -
try to get over that way. aud concluded toty -,
other. got an AZ and kEifo-no matter how-and
cut u lot Of PUSHES and went TO work in the VOID en(
made tins boat 1t took me two days TO weave II afss
the stuff was all ready The pitch got by cutting int
o tree and catching the gum.
The old shutter nailed on to the bottom Of my boa
came from DR.: Fuuer's house 1t was three miles 2
the water and carried the basket my head II
the dark night for fear vi pckets 1t was 20 late In tha
night when got all ready 10 start on the creek that
did not get down the Coosa till day break and 90
anded on Ii tie hummock close by the mouth of the
creek and hid the boat and myself for another day.
But before O'Clock next night put out and padded
over to Port Royal, TOO glad " get away The Yankee
over the shore, and told him right OF was
runaray aisRsr coming lahore for sdo~. The Seces9
fellows What you going 70 do with himf Do NJ
know; what you think bestf Cut him up for nah
bait; he u good for nothing else"
Jack viii prove him false prophet would ash
Jack FrOwers is not worthy Of freedom ~ his former
owner. DIR. FueI-aye. as any other human being %
Gods round earth He has shown tho pluck. the grit
Of an Ang SaXon-the perseverance, and heroism Of
true genuine, and noble man.
Acceptance Of the Twensy.eishth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers.