New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-26

boys through their desperation iald po. " rise en-
rlasse and escape. Everything was Mfahseai o1s
party was 10 storm the battery near ,uc au
another 10 oyerpowcr the guards end release ai tnoS,
hat were confined bat traitor IN the crowd dVnscd
the whole plot on the eve OF execution and tue scheme
was frustrated however, WasoDeu ~! S"alc'; anu
oo5 IN elu,e ihe vigilance OF the guard. and had got
1,ecn,y miles away and was coDgrsvsting myself on
ne cscane wlea IN cane some citizens who happened
% know where came from. and they took me back to
Snderoyie again. and the c0mmGndant Ind rae put In
rous and was going to rtct hundred lashcs as an
additional, but did not at last. .
News began 90 come m now thCs ana laSt on te1Ilc
battles being fought between GrGht and Lee, Sherman
ard Johnson always resulting IN glorious victories for
TIE Confederate however, 30 they sad. bn by ana by
prisoners began to IN from both cniS and gave
another version OF toe affairs altogether end when they
told OF the succession fyotOrea II Grant ana Sbcr
man. and the glorious PROSPECTS OF tna success the
boys prOluse in tner demonstrations OF JOY ana
The same called forth many bitter curses from the en-
ragged Rebels But the eve OF the 1td OF June. lei
being cut Oh q wood detail, ara watching when tIe
guard not looking. slipped ii0n TIE r0ad lhO Wy
woods and travelling al night and next day. passed.
through Dlene VISA crossed TIE raiirold ensl VI w
iuiubls and halted two mil from Hamilton ron Jul
ger and exhaustion, and hid for two days ID n' "u
and was fed by sOlae negroes near ny. ~, PIN,
crossed the Chattal0Ochce River below Nss. onr
struck the railroad farther down vt oSsh 80
and kept straight course for ire faI"pC1 I'D yyss
crossed INFO Calhoun County. where iOhlu "nG "as
sheltered by a mon family. nnd Sas uAcNtou ~" W
90 started again straight Tor I0Ilc' passing '-iCuE
Plains
go x,bcnI was discovered by a squad OF gUerIi-
H. but pmens into the woods 93 to i9s n ;si
r,ssed tho Coosa River end making good time,
when Was startled 10y ride challenge TO halt but no,
being In humor to be rctkcn 80 near heaven iSt ou'
and ran like mad, In spite Of my weak ana SSr'eu Con-
ition and as soon the gorgeous sunset was Dht1hs
hltoos and valleys in shower of golden ght eong'
tho CLEAN Of Tho star spanged banner ID i'ohe, va
and Gnckepipr my pace soon entered the city, and az
ter reporting came 10 this place where am a. Pesen,
have at Young Munrcs request reinted en- 'o a','
incidents Of his Imprisonment, treatment ana escape
emitting the minor Ones Of which there were eteal
mary; but the space would rot admit o 'hef oce IT,
latod. .,,. ~ Nh
lie desires ne to sny that it is hs wish ihot oil Norsh
err papers lie requested to publish ihls III oioeF 10
allow how our prisoners treated in southern JAMS
Ho also tells me that the OF Presidential noini'
nations wero received o. Audersonyne just before nc
len through soso prisoners from Shcrman and lhat
much 10 the Rebel olccre' chlgrin and rrge the noui'
noes of the Baltimore Convention Old AOe ana Ahuy'
were almost unanimously indorscd mere beng scarce
iissen,iu,. yoice JAS ID. ENGLIsH
slst Illinois Veteran Volunteers