Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-11

I bed-iick, another mEiIing b0giekniges, end an
other twisting up towels. They ltboTed psrss
veEingly for several days sud alteg bosini
thToHeh nine inches Of osr1spt, aud Hine thiek
nesses Of brick plsesd edgoNise, gheY began +
! '7oudtT when hoy Bhonld reach he soft esTlh
Suddenly brick iall through WHIST could fhi
meant What internal chamber he'd the.
| reached 1t WAS iumedistelY entered, and 3
their great astonishment and joy, It proved I,
be an sir-ehsrnber extending the whole iengil
( Of tie rev Of cells. Here was al anexpeeteg
| interp9siten in their favor. Hitherto they hsS
been obliged TO conceal hsir rubbish in thai
1 bed ticks, each day burning 9 prop a-tionai.
! quzniily Of straw now hey lad Toon eEougi
! fOf 81 they couid dig. They at0Hca commenced
to tuanel a. right sngles with this sir.eAAmber
/ to get threugh tho foundation; snd Day eilel
/ day thsy bored, dsY after Gay lhs hoeEs Of gran
ito were renewed, and siiL tho WUTk betose them
| seemed inseI tninsbie.
/ After twonty-tlres days If unremittng labor,
I and getting thr0ugh 3 gTsuite wall Of six feet
/ IN thickness, they reached he soil. They tuE-
nslsd Gp fer SONS distance, and light BEGAN to
shine. HoT glorious wEs that light. It Az
rouEeed the fElhIlnent OF their labor, gu5, If
Prcyidencs would only continue its fsver, they
Woal5 soon be free. This was the morning Of
tba 90 day Of November, 1858 TIE next
night, at twelve o'clock, was determined on ss
the hour 81 which they would attempt thaiE
iibsrty. Each uOmsnt ;hat iuteryensd was
filed with dreadful anxiety ard saspsnse, and
each time the guard entered Increased their az
pTohsnsions. The general says he bad prayed
for rain, but the morning Of she 9th dswnsd
hTiFhs and beaEsiful. Ths evening eafae, sfd
clouds began TO gsthsr. How tksy prayed for
then 10 increase. II rain should only begin
their chances Of detection would be greatly
lessened.
willie sl.ea shr-,,I,ta vver. ,.s,;,, fI.,t
their minds he keepsT entered aith letter for
Ger, Morgan. Hs opoHed it, and what was his
surprise, and I may say wonder, to fiad It 70 be
iTom q poor Irish WOEsH ef his acquaintance,
IN Kentucky, commencing, My deSl Ginrsl. I
f3el certain you are g1iDg tG try to cit osIt Of
prison, but i0T youT sake dOH't yoG try L, my
dear Ginral. You viii only be taken prisoner
Ggia, ard made T. suffer u1oro thar yoR cenoI."
The letter thsn ven CA TO speak Of lis kindEess
70 .iRo psoF when hssliYsd al Lexington, andcoa-
cluded By egai1 eZhoEtiHg nin 70 ifast IN God
and wait his tins. What calid this meant Ee
hUmsH being on the outside had been inlonaed
Of bis intention 10 escape, and yet, jnst IS 81
things #sTsfeBdy for him 10 mako The attempt,
hnTe comes letter from Winchester, Kentucky
siyising him not to "trY /"
This letter had passed tbTcaEh the examining
ofRce Of Gen. MRsen, and thsu Though ths
hands-of the lower officials. Whist If II should
excits thar suspicion and esuso them to sxer-
ciss a. increased vigilance. Their eiiu2tioa,
however, was despsTEas- IbeiE iGte coald not
be much worse, and tksF resolved TO go. Moth
ing nov remained to be aene, bat Tor the Gen
eral and Csi Dice Morgan to chsnza cells.
Tbs hour approached for them 10 be locked Up.
They changed coats, and each stood at tie /
etneT's csl doOg With lis back cx3asad and pre- /
ief led to be engaged IN making up THAR beds. 1
As tha turnkey entered, they turned i'm and |
pulled th0iT doors shut. 5I, eight, ten (I0) |
o clock GsTne. How each pulse thTobhed as ]
taey quietly awaited tie approach Of Twelve /
Il Games tbs Esntin0l passed bis roand-all well /
After waiting 9 few moments 10 see ii Be in /
tended 70 slip back, the signal Wss giVen-sll /
quietly slipped down into lhs an chamber, frst /
sruffing their flannel shirts and plscing tot q, ia
bed as they yF5Ie accustomed 10 lie.
As thsy moved-qUjsty along through The l
dark Toecgs 60 tbs terminus where thsy WeTC q /
emerge rom Inc earth, ths general pTepsIod - /
light q match. as the lard glare Isli upon ihsiT /
scene WaR presented which csa 1
1aYer be forgotten. There WeEeeEouebs3 seVsH
Brave non, who had resolved to be free. Thoy /.
Rero armed gsiih bowie kaives ma5o cut Of case 1
Knives Lifs, IL sheiT cgn6i.ion WIS scarcely 10.
ls desired, and the monsl;t for the desperate I
chance had arrived. Suppose, as they emerged /
.-Sz Jhe ground that the dog shoUid give the
lizrm--thsY could but die.
But few m0nsnis WgTs spent n their kind of /
apprehension. The hour bad arrived, and I
Jut hey csme. FoItunately-yes, providen-
ially-shs sight had suddenly grown dark and /
-siBy ihs dogs had retired 10 their kennel, and |
hs sentinelE hsd taken refuge Gnder shelteE.
Tie inner wall, by the s;d Of the rope ladder,
vas gC9a scaled, and now the oulsr ons had 10
be- Attempted Captain Taylor, (Rho, by tbs
way, is-a nephew OF old Zsck,l being. very
active man, by tho assistance Of his comrades,
cached tbs top-of the gate, snd wss enabled TO
yol The roI.s over tho wall. When the top was 1
gained, ,h5y found q Iops extending all aroand,
which the general Immediately cHt, as be gus
lee.sd that It might lead inte the wATden's
.oom. This turned out 70 be correct. They
hen entered the sentry box on the wall and
changed thsir clothes, and lat themselves down
lie wall. Il aiding doWo, ths gnneSai skinned
rs hand very badly, aud 81 were nOTe er lss5
lmjsed,
Once down, they separAted-Taylor and
Shelton going one way, HOkeTsHith. Bennett
md McGes another, and General Morgan and
CAPTAIN Hines proceeded irnmsdistaiy towards
he depeg. The general had, by paying fifteen
3ollsrs in gold, succeeded il obtaing a paper
which informed him OF the schedule time of the
iiffsIaut roads. The clock stIEek one, and he
sneH by iipuyihg hs could reach the down
rain fer Cincinnati. Hs got there juss sB he
rR!n was moving of Hs 4 ence looked on 10
lse if there we're any soldiers On board, ana
.pyiHg Federal oiicsf, ke body walked uD
COX seat bssids him. He ronaTke5 TO him
hat, "ss me night was damp and ohiily, Per
,sBs he 8Onld JOIN hiTa in drink" he did SO,
nd the psrEy seon became very agreeable TO
.ach other. Tho cars, IN crossing the 8siol0,
nave TO pass within short distance Of the peEli-
entary. As they passed the officer Tsmsrks6:
. There's she hoiel at which Morgan end bis
1fiesFs are spending their leisure s. Yea"
.eplisd the general, and sincerely hope he
viii make 60 his miEd ie board there &aTias
he balance Of the TEr, feT ne is grest
nsisauee
When he train reached Xenia il Res detained
~ some accident more than az heur. Imagine
lis anEisty, a5 soldier afteT soldier Hsaid pass
through the train, for fear hat when toe sentinel
PASSED his reBnd At tive o'clock, thsiC absence
MIGHT be discovered. The tEsin U&s dEs- IN
al Six o'clock. This was the hour st
which they wsEe turGed ous Of ,thelT calis, and
If course their escspe Ioesd be thsn discovered.
10 few nssEaenls after It would hs kneWz al
oyer the ceuutry. The train, having been de-
.sined At XeniA, was running vary rapidly 70
mako IN the lost time. II was already psgt six /
o'cloek. Ths gensral ssd to Capt Hines III
is after gixs If w. 90 to the depot We are dead |
men. How OF never!" They went 10 the rear
and Bus on the breaks. Jump, Hines" on /
hs went and fell heels over head IA tho mU1, /
severe turn Of the break, and The gen.
oral iamRed. he was mere successful, and
iiohtsd on his fest. TheIe were some soldiers
near. vLo remarked: "Whst in the hi DO /
vou mean By jumpiog oF the cars hare ~ The
general replied: "Whsi in tho d--l is the use
Of my goiag into town wien live heSo; and, |
besides, what business is it Of y0ns
They went Immediately 70 the rlves. They |
found skif, butno oars. SsoR little boy |
oagus over, and Appeared 70 be waiting. What |
are YOU waiting for 2" said tho General i an
waiting for my Ioad.n What is the pTios of
lead f'f 'Two dollars "Wel, as We sTe tired
and hungry We viii give you the tW6 dellsTss |
and yo1 can put Us ovsr" 80, over he teok
fbsrp aVheTe does Miss - livsiis "JRsk
sE,grt distance from heren ssWin y SoW me
fbe. bousn9'h eyes, sif." The 4ss was