Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-18

stranees, he succeeded in making q raft, !
and he and Captain Hiner, crossed over.
His escort, with heroic sslfsaorifce re-
fused to CROSS until he was safely over.
BE then hired q negro TO get his horse
was 30 high that the horse came near
drowning, and after more than one hours
struggling with the rtresm was pulled cut
so exhausted as scarcely to be able to stand.
The General threw a blanket on him
and commenced to walk him, when sud
denly, he says, he was seized with pre-
sentimsnt that he would be attacked, and
remsrking to Captain Hines, We will be
attacked IN twenty minutes" commenced
saddIing his horse. He had hardly tied
his girth, when bang, bang" went the
Mime balls. He bounced his horse, and
the noble animal appearing to be inspired
with new vigor, bounded off like deer
up the mountain. The poor fellows
on the opposite side they were disappear
ing up the river bank, fired upon by a
whole regiment Of Yankees. By this time
it was dark, and also raining. He knew
knew tnst a perfect Gordon Of pickets
would surround The foot of the mountain
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he would be lost. 60 he determined 10
run the gauntlet at once, and commenced
to descend. As he nesred the foot, leading
his horse, he came almost in personal con-
tact wish picket. His first impulse was
to kill him, but finding him asleep he de-
termined to let him sleep on. He made
his way to the house Of Union man that
he knew lived near there, and went up
anb passed himself off ss Captain Quarter
master Of Hunts regiment, who was on
his way To Athens, Tennessee, to procure
supplies Of sugar and coffee for the Union
people Of the country. The lady, who sp-
peared to be asleep while this interview
| was taken place with her husband, at the
mention ofsugsr and coffee, jumped out oi
bed IN her night clothes, and said
4" Thank God for that, for we amt seen any
rsle coffee up here for God knows boS
longW She was SO delighted at the pros
pect that she made up a fire and cooked
them q good supper. Supper being over
the General remarked that he undsrstoo
some rcbels had " tried to cross the river
this afternoon ayes said the woman
but our men killed some IN um, snt
deive the rest back" Now says tht
General l know that, but didn't sent
of them got overT "Tes," was her re
ply, " bnt they are on the mountain anC
osnt get down without being killed, as ey
cry road is stopped up" He then said I,
her: 1t Is very important for me to ge
to Athens by tomorrow night, or I ma,
lose that sugar and coffee, and am sfrsit
to 20 down any of thoss roads, for fear N,
own men will kill me-"
The fear Of losing that sugar and coffs
brought her again TO an accommodating
mood, and che replied ''Why, Paul, kan
you show the Captain through our farm
that road down by the field 2" The Gene
sal says, " OF oourse, Paul you can do il
and as the night Is very cold, will Civ
$40 lin gold}, 70 help you along" Tn
sold, and the prospect Of sugar and coffee
, was too much for any poor mans nerves
and ne yielded, and getting on horse
he took them seven miles to tn
big road.
From this time forward he had serie
Of adventures and escapes, all very won
: derful, until he got near another river i
Tennessee, when he resolved to 60 up to
house and fud the way. Hines went
the house, while the General stood in tn
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: dashing up behind him, he quietly slippe
to one side of the resd and it passed b
, without observing him. They went tray
cling afler Hines, and, poor fellow, he he
not been heard OF since How sad to thin
, that he should be either captured or kille
| after so many brave efforts, not only in hi
own behalf, but also in that Of the Gene
/ rsl, for the General says that it is OWN
: chiefly to Hines enterprise and skill tha
they made their escape.
When he arrived at the river refsrre
/ to above, he tried 10 get over, intending
stop that night with good Southern ma
, on the other side. he could not get ove'
and had IN aEnp aE iha hnusa nf UniA
man. The next morning he went to th
house that he had sought the night prC
vious, and found the track Of the YaI
: KEGS scarcely cold. They had been ther
| all night expecting that he would com
there, and had murdered everybody VIII
had attempted to reach the house, withou
hailiDg them. In pursuing this bruta
course, they had killed three ysung meE
|, neiehbors Of this gentleman, and wen
away, leaving their dead bodies on th
ground.
AFTER ne ha0 crossed Okey rlVefi al
got down into Middle Tennessee, he foun
it almost impossible to avoid recognition
! At one tins he passed some poor womeE
and one of them commenced clRpping he
J hands Gni said, 'Oh, I know who that il
, 1 know who that is p but cstching bersel
she stopped ssOrt snd passed on with he
companions.
, Ths General says that his escape wa
. made entirely without the assistance froI
, any one On the outside, and, 80 far as
knows, also without their knowledge c
his intention; that the announcement {
. his arrival at Toronto was one Of those fol
tuitous condolences thst csonot be 81
! counted for; that it assisted him mat
| rally, no doubt. In fact, he says that hi
"wiie's prayers saved him, and, as thi
} is the most agreeable way Of explaining i
J he is determined to believe it.
! The above account may be relied on 6
correct; and, although much has been le
, ont, yet enough is printed to stamp it 6
one of the most remarkable escapes
) history.