Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-05

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sul t, sEinc How glorious Mas that. ish.
| |. announced The !ullillment ul thei: labdrs,
| and, If Providence WOULD only cnntinr. its ii
! Sor, ll.ey would soon lie free. This WAS The
morning Of the 2Glh day Ol NoyembE
| $50. The next night, vt twelve "clo:k,
MA determined on rs the hour ut which
they would attempt their Liberty Each mo-
n,cnt ;!lt iuterrened WAS filed with drcaduI
anxiety and suspense and each time the
| Guard entered Increased .ht:r apprehen-ions.
! The General says L' had prayed t1r ra;i. bnt
! the uioruing 81! the 18th dAwned bright and
hrlul:!'ll. The csrilin. came. and clcudJ be-
.,.n :. g.thcr. How they prayed Gr them to
Increase. Ii rain should only begin their
churcss oi detection would be greatly lessen
ed. While these thoughts were passing
through their minds the keeper entered with
:. letter Tor Gen. Morgan. lie opened it. and
what va. his surprise, and may say 'ronde.,
to tiEd Ito be from L poor Irish woman,
! Of his acquaintance, i'll kcatucky, commeH-
; cling, NJ dear Ginral, feel certain you are
Going 10 try to git out of prison. but fer your
suke don't YOU try it, my dear Ginral. You
will only be taken prisoner agin. and made to
suffer more than yon do now" The letter
then went on 70 speaicof his kindness to the
poor when be lived IL Lexington, and conciu.
dad Ivy again exhortins him u tru4t in God.
and wait Ais time. What could t!rs mean,
| No human leins na the outside had been in.
formed of his intention to escape, and yet,
| Just ~ all things were ready for him To make
| the attempt, here comes letter from Winchrs-
ror, Kentucky advising him not to "try it,"
This letter had passed through tho examining
Office uf General Mason, and then through
the hands Of the lover officials What
r it should excite their suspicion and cause
! them to exercise IN increased vigilance. Their
situation, however, YVES desperate. Thcirfatc'
could not be mIch worse ana they resolvcitn
90. Nothing now remained to be done, but
for the General and Colonel Dick Morgan to
change cells. The hour approached for them
to ne locked up They changed coats. and
each stood 1T the other's cell door with his
back exposed, and pretended to he engaged in
making up their beds AS the turnkey enter
cd, they "tnmcd IN" ami pulled their doors
shu.. Six, eight, ten (l9) o'clocl; came
How each pulse thrObbed as they quietly
awaited the approach Of twelve. 1t came;
The sentinel passed lis round all we'll After
waiting a few moments to see if nc intended
to slip back, the signal WAS given all quiet
ly slipped down into the air chamber. first
stul'ing their flannel shirts and placing tlcm
in bed as they were accustomed to lie. As
they moved quietly along through the dark re.
cess to the terminus where they were to
emerge from the earth, the General prepared
to light match. As the lurid glare fell upon
their c0untenauceS, u scene WA presented
which can never be forgotten. There wer-
crouched seven brave men, who had resolved
~ he free. They were armed with bowie
knives mnde out Of case knives. Life. in their
condition. was scnrcely to le desired, and the
moment for the desperate chance had arrreI
Suppose, rs they emerged from the ground
that the dog sholll give The alarm hey
could but die
But few moments were spent in their kind
loi apprehension. The honr hail arrived, and
out they camc. F.r'unat"lg.-yes providers
italy, the night hal sa!Lsnly grown dark
aud rainy: the dogs ll.l retired to the;rke3na
and The srntincls hal taken refuge under
shelter. The inner wall, by the aid of the
rope ladder. was soon scaled, and nov the
outer one had 70 be attempted Captain Iuv
Tor, (who, by the way, is a nephew of old
lack, being Il very active man. by the as
siStance Of his comrades reached the tu;, 81
the gate. aud WAS enabled to get the rorr over
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found = rope extending all around, which the
General ilnm diatsly cut, rs nc suspected
that it might lead into the wurden'a room.--
'fhi! turned out to lie correct They then Gil
tered The sentry bog Oh the wall and changed
their clothes. and let themselves down The
wall la sliding down the General skinned
his hand very badly and all were more Or
less bruised. Once down, they separated
Taylor and Shelton going one way, IIoker-
smith. Bennett and NnGee another and Gen
VI. and Captain Hines ,procar,ling mime
d;at=iy towards the depot. The General had.
by paying fifteen dollar, i'll gold succeeded
IA obtaining q paper which incrme1
him Of the schedule time of the DIFF.
rcrcrt ro:ls. T!.n clock struck one, uml
he kna~ by hurrying he could reach tn. down
train for Cincinnati. lie got there Just ~ The
train was moving on. lie at once looked out
10 see if there were any soldiers on board.
and, espying Federal tfi. er, he boldly
waikel up and TOOK = sras beside him. lie
remarked to him that "as the night was
damp and chilly, perhaps he would join him
IN . drink lie did 50, and the party soon
ho:"rc very agreeable 10 each other. The
cars in crossing the Scinto have to pass within
i short distance Of the PenitcntiarY. As they
passed, the officer remarked: "Thcre's the
hutel at which Morgan and his officers ore
spending their leisure Yea" replied the
General, "and sincerely hope h. VIII make
up his III nj 10 hJali there during the balance
"r The war, for he is 4 great nuisance" When
the train reached Xania it was detained by
some accident more than an hour. lma.icc
hsanxiety, as snllicr after soldier would pass
through the train for fear that when the sen
tinel passed his round mt two o'clock, their
absence might be discovered. The train was
due in Cincinnati: at six o'clock. This Was
the hour at w;iirh ;!;cy wcru turned nut If
their Sclls, and Of courac their escape would
lie then discovered. In 4 few moments after
il would 10 known all over the country The
train, having been detained at Zcnia, was ran
ming very rapidly To mako up the time. Ii
was already past six o'clock. The General
said to Captain lines: at is after six: if we
80 to the depot wc'are Ie'ld men. Now ca
never" They went to the rear and put on
the breaks Jump, Hines!" on he wcnl,
and fell heels over head in the mud An
other severe TURF. of the break, and the Gene,
raj Jumped. lie was more successful, and
lighted on his feet There were some soldiers
near who embarked: What in the HI ia
YOU men mean by jumping Of the ears here 2"
The General replied: "What in the ID IS
the use Of my going into town when live
here; and besides, what hr>iness is it of
yosrs?"-
They went immediately to the river. They
found skiF, but no oars. Soon Il little buy
came over, and appeared to. be waiting.
"What are you waiting for" said the Genes
raj. II nm waiting for my load" What
10 the price of q loal2" 1.-TWO dolays."-~
"Well, Us we are tired and hungry, We will
give YOU the two dollars. aud you can put us
over" So, over he took them. "Wherc docs
Miss - liver" "Juss short distance from
here, "Mili you -show me her house?"--
"i:s, SIR" Tho house was reached; fine
breakfast was soon cLtainei, money and Il
horse furnished. 4 good woman's pro yer be.
slowed, ana of he went. Fr",a there forward
through kemtucy. e7eryEoly wed witt, each
u!h"r ~ To who should s'nw lin til, most nt