The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-26

that they should keep separated % uch 20 possible he
D. rhsn :. % he cso Passing
Canal street two squares they turned the Icf and
vent into Second street. thence going 70 the right and
keeping on she east eide OF the town. AZ this early hour
70 the evening u was impossible nos 70 meet and
pass good many; bas they did 80 without OK
Taking northeastsriy course, they con-
tnued thei. journey, proces Ing slow and cautiously OF
dense wood close by the Cscsanomnv swamps ana r.
manod the next day. Several times during tho day
squads Of rebels sent IN search Of the missing
passed close BY them, but happily without discovering
their place Of concealmens AZ dark they again
on their journey crossing the Cnickahomny fallen
picxets they sot Into terrible thicket and hia hight
accomplished only i've miles. They Jay In this thIcket
them msrsy aspsss Whatever Or uoeSa
mens they might otherwise have derived from their
wds nn lodge Thus far they had slept but n,.lo
Ss:.unssy river dsoai. they had % maze . keep
them midway between tho Chckahominy and Pamunksy.
s proving about; but they lay low quiet and were
mot discovered They suffered greatly from cold Nexs
some ten miles above sho White House How !, Get across
the rver-which here, although very Wide ia deep
degree u codnees making swimming impossibity-
was now tho question, and II dlncut one TO solve
Thus as they had aossined from coming In contact with
any one, white or black. They compelled to call
eontra assistance and In accomplishing this were
four days AZ length they got negro and the negro got
boat, and IN this they got across the river. And
nowgood fortune smiled on them. Th negro turned them
over 20 another negro, who poed them fifteen miles down
he Opposite bank Of the river As good many the
rebel soldiers. and particularly the cavalry living
vicinity and Gloucester county homo furloughs
they still had 10 with exceeding caution But the
kDdness II che negroes saved them from capture They
were brought down 20 York river and set across by
skin q Bgelows landing From here they went down the
rver, passing West Point In Wight Here, seeing
NO one save negro soldiers picket tho first posi-
tive assurance OF reachiug our lines. After the trying
ordeal they had edno through, 1t was deeply crafty
ing 70 see the Stars and Stripes again at williamsburg
which they reached 10 twelve days and hour from
tho time OF leaving Richmond They kindly taken
care of BY Major Wheeling, Provost Marshal From here
thAy were removed in ambulances. They took their
journey to the camp Of the First Now York Mounted
Rifles where Letenans Colonel Pattcn and all officers
and men Of his command We'd in OF kindness them
They remained there from Monday noon until Tuesday
evening, when they were brought to Yorktown, and
thence came, as stated by steamer 10 this place.
The foregoing statement have aimed to mako brief
% possible. have omitted much that interesting
leave more TO the imagination OF the rcaderthe painful
suspense OF those twelve days and those devious and
dangerous night marches. Happily but night
starlight or moonlight The stories OF the remaining
prisoners are likewise full OF thrilling interest," although
10 substance similar to that OF Colonel Streqht Captain
Fisher performed most OF his journey a!one and
times narrow y escaped being recapturcd The North
star and negroes their guides and love OF liberty
wss their support and sustenance