Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-24
FoNT MlrFLlx. SEPT. 10 1861.

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rival ot your paper OF the 7lll inst. we ascer-
tained you knew OF our wherea bouts.
short account OF our peresrlnauon huher
might interest your readers, On The morn
ing of the last day OF August | vas ver-
unceremononsly aroused iIUm my bed by
humping at the door OF my house. Lonky
ing out in the DIM twilight saw my resi-
dence was surrounded by squad OF caval.
Ty walking 10 my front door aud opening
ii, one Capt Lambert stepped in, enQulred
ii my name was Jas. Mcllenty, aud If
kept the slors on the corner beng answer
ed IN the affirmative, he sand Col. Stewart
wanted 10 see me al Benton. Four OF lhe
squad remaining The balance yalloped down
to New Columbus, as | afterwards learned,
10 brlug my friend, d. l., Chaplin. One OF
those polite gentlemen took seat in the
carriage with me 10 console me in my aw-
fully frightened condliIoG Gee article in
Forney's Press) arriving al the Benton
Church found quite number o. the citizens
ol the surrounding country had been SINH
laTy arrested and brought there e,-qulle a
large congregation Tor 70 unreasonable an
hour,-door and windows guarded. Instead
OF the Preacher in the pulpit men in uniintm
occupied it. Alter good deal OF whispers
ing and erasures and significant signs forty.
burg, arriving there ih the evening, tired
and leel sore, as nearly all marched on foot );
were hurried down 20 the Depot, rushed
aboard The cars with no know ledge of our
destination; stopped few minutes al North.
cumberland, but no chance Tor any refre.h>
menls arrived at Harrisburg about 2 A, M.
changed cars, arrived al Philadel phia a. m.
Alter decamplng in Market Stree, were
marched out 10 5lh and Button wood 10 lhe
/ Provost Marsha's barracks; were taken nm
about hve stories high in a filthy room.
doors and WINDOWS all strongly guarded -
Here we obtained something 10 eat, remain.
ing here until about - M we were hur.
riedly marched down 10 Arch Street Wharf
and were put aboard The steamer Raw Bold
Here while al anchor, II was whs pered we
were 10 be taken 10 Fort Mlfllin. The Can.
tain OF the squad who guarded us here dis.
EIbued peaches aud daily papers, which
we enjoyed. We soon sci sail down the
Delaware and arrived al the Fort at 3 p. NJ.
since which time we have been shut in
from the outer world. One privilege we
still ENJOY, viz We receive The daily papers
; and inspected letters from home. Alter ihir.
teen days OF confinement perceive quite a
change IN the physical appearance Of our
men, especially The old men, who all their
lie time have been used 10 an active agrl-
cultural Lille.
Alter arriving within the Fort il was found
that there was one man more than there
were names or the roll, consequently Sas
McHenry was released and sent home
Alter being shut up in our Bomb Proof
confess IeIt gloomy, Tor my lie | could mol
Imagine what | was brought here Tor, hay-
ing all my lie been taught and enGeavored
10 obey all legally enacted laws OF my conn.
r. try, reseTving The right 10 freely criticize the
acts oil this Adminlslr1 on as well as those
that preceded it, wthhul The least thought
OF violating the laws Of he land But only
intending TO give bre account OF our trip
here, ! will close Tor lhr preseal, hoping
soon again to return to my family and busi.
ness from which was So summarily taken.
Yours, &c, JAMES McHENRY.