The Portland daily press., 1865-06-15

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10 these names and a host Of others, reveren-
tial sorrow possesses the heart, and we ejacu
late GLORIOUS fatel Glorious Heroes Sacred
be thy memory; ever green be thy laurels, aud
immortal happiness be thy rewardw G.. F. "a
THE Field, the Dungeon and the Escape"
We are indebted TO the american Publish
ing Company, at Hartford, Conn.,, for advance
sheets from "The Field. the Dungeon and the
Escape" by Albert ID. Richardson, CORES
pendent OF the New York Tribune. Mr..
Richardson. it will be recollected by many Of
our city readers, delivered one OF the lectures
OF the last Independent course, in which he
sketched briefly his experience Of Southern
prison life. The book under notice will give
the same sketch greatly extended, and swell
len to a volume OF six hundred pages, more
or less, gotten up in fine style, neatly printed,
and TO be sold only to subscribers. The table
of contents indicates that q repast of no ordi-
nary character has been served up by Mr..
Richardson, who is graphic writer, and has
contrived to throw into and around his sub
ject an infinite amount OF interest. To show
the @Style" Of the writer we give an extract
pages 40T-410: sga
"For many months, even before leaving
prison, we had been familiar with the name of
DAN ELLIs-a famous Union guide, who,
since the beginning of the war, had done
nothing but conduct loyal men to our lines.
Ellis is hero, and his life romance. He
l, s,,o han
sand persons. He had probably seen more
adventure-in fights and races with the reb-
els, in long journeys, sometimes bare-footed
aud through the snow, or swimming rivers full
of floating ice-thaH any other man living.
y He never lost but one man, who was sWOop-
ed up through his own heedlessness. The
party had travelled eight or ten days, living
upon nothing but sparched corn. Dan insist
ed that man could walk twenty-five miles a
day through snow upon parched corn just as
well as upon any other diet-if he only
it and don't think SO. This person held the
same opinion. HeTevolted against the parch-
ed corn diet, yowing that he wonld go to the
first house and get an honest meal, If he was
captured for it. He went to the first house,
obtained the meal, and was captured.
After we had travelled fifty miles, everybody
said to US, III you can only find Dan Ellis,
and Just as he tells you, you viii be sure to
get through
We did find Dan Ellis. On Sunday night,
one hundred and thirty-four miles from our
lines, greatly broken down, we reached point
on the road, waited for two hours, when along
came Dan Ellis, with a party Of seventy men
Refugees, prisoners, rebel deserters, Union
soldiers returning from their homes within
the enemy's lines and escaping prisoners
About thirty of them were mounted and
twenty armed. Is fes
Like most men Of action, Dan was man of
few words. When our story had been told
him, he said to his comrades:
Boys, here are some gentlemen who have es-
capped from Salisbury, and who are almost
dead from the journey. They are our people.
They have suffered in our cause. They are
going to their homes in our lines. We can't
ride and let these men walk. Get down of
your horses, aud help them up.' 49,
Down they came, and up we went; and
then we pressed along at terrible pace.
-
To-day, when we came ON the hot track of
eight guerrillas, the rebel hunting instinct
waxed strong within Dan, and, taking eight OF
his own men, he started in fierce pursuit.
Seven of the enemy escaped, but one was cap
tured and brought TO our camp a prisoner.
Then Dan went 70 the nearest Union house to
learn the news; for every loyal family in a
range OF many hundred miles knew and loved
him. We, very weary. lay down to sleep in
an old orchard, with our saddles for pillows.
Our reflections were pleasant. We were only
seventy nine miles from the Union lines. We
progressed swimmingly, and had even begun
to regulate the domestic affairs of The Dor
der Eal5 e 4a ss7 NA eAA
Before midnight, some one shook my arm.
] rubbed my eyes open and looked up. There
was Dan Ellis.
Boys, we must saddle instantly. We have
walked right into nest of rebels; several
hundred are within a few miles; eighty are in
this immediate vicinity. They are lying in
ambush for Colonel Kirk and his men. 1t is
doubt ul whether we can ever get out of this.
We must divide into two parties. The foot
men must take to the mountains; we who are
riding, and in much more dauger-as horses
make more noise, and leave so many traces
must press on at once, If we ever hope to
reach the Union lines sssf .la .Aa7s
The word was passed in low tones. Fling
ing our saddles upon our weary horses, we
were on our way almost Instantly. My place
was near the middle of the cavalcade. The
man just before me was riding a white horse,
which enabled me to follow him with ease.
We galloped along at Dan'susual pace, with
the most sublime Indifference to roads-up
and down rocky hills, acros sstreams, through
swamps, over fences-everywher but on pub
lie thoroughfares.
1 suppose we had travelled three miles,
when Mr.. Davis fell back from the front, and
said to me n NJ aE
THAT young lady rides very well; does she
What young lady p
The young lady who is pifoting u.s.
had thought Dan Ellis was plotting us,
aud rode forward to see about the young lady.
There she was, surely enough. could not
scrutinize her face 10 the darkness, but it was
said to be conely.sI could see that her form
was graceful, and the ease and firmness with
which she sat her horse would have been a
lesson for riding MASTER. -. s. osE85s 3
10 She resided at the Union house where Dan
had gone for news. The moment she learned
his need, she volunteered to pilot him out OF
that neighborhood, where she. was born and
bred, and knew every acre. The only accessi-
Bile horse Zone belonging to a rebel officer, but
Just then kept in her fathers barn, was
brought out and saddled. She cams to our
camp at midnight, and was now stealthily
guiding us, avoiding faru-honses where the
rebels were quartered, going round their
camps, evadng their pickets.
She led us for seven miles, Then, while we
remained in the wood, she rode forward over
the bridge which spanned the Nolechucky
river, to see II there were any guards upon it
went to the first Union house beyond to learn
whether the roads were pieketed; came back,
and told us the coast was clear. Then she
rode by our long line toward her home. We
should have given her three rousing cheers,
had it been safe to cheer. hope the time is
not far distant when her name may be made
public. Until the rebel guerrilias are driven
out from their hiding-places near her noun
tain home, it will not be prudent"
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