Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-17
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The Tribune has the following special
from Nashville: Albert d. Richardson, Of
the New York Tribune, with William E.
Davis, correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, and CLERK of the Ohio State Sen
ate, arrived here to-day. They escaped
from the rebel penitentiary ct Sanlsbury,
North Carolina, on the night of Decem-
ber 18th, with James H. Brown, also of
the Tribune They came three hundred
and forty miles BY q route through the
mountains before reaching cur lines if
teen miles from Knoxville. They were
assisted by negroes; sfterWsrd by Union
men from the south, who secreted them In
woods and in barns, and sometimes in
their houses, by day, and piIoted them
through secluded pathways BY night along
the entire route, at the peril of their own
lives. rf
They found the snow q foot deep on the
mountains, and suffered much from hunger
and cold in regions where they dared not
build fires. A hundred and fifty miles
from Rockville they joined seventy Union
refugees, en- route for the Federal lines,
under three mountain pilots, but the next
night at Kelly's Gap, they were surround
ed by rebels, and compelled. at nomant,s
notice to separate into two pasties.
The horzemsn were piloted through
the darkness from the rebel camp By q
young lady and then rode on forced
marches of such severity as TO kill many
of their horses Mr.. Browne, with the
other footmen, under an excellent pilot,
took to the mountain paths and reached
our lines on Saturday. Richardson and
Browne were captured floating on hay bales
in the Mississippi river, opposite Vieks-
burg.
On the night of May 3, 1858, after th eli
boat had been exploded and burned up by
the rebel battery, and half the persons on
the expedition killed or wounded, and
have since been confined in seven different
rebel prisons. Mr.. Davis was taken with
Sherman's army at Resaea, May ls, 1888.
The Richmond authorities refused all
proposals for their exchange, declaring
that they should be held during the war
as hostages and for retalistion-
They left 700 prisoners at Salisbury suf-
fering the greatest bsrbsrities from the
rebels.
There is the most earnest loyalty to the
government prevailing through the rebel
lines in Western North Carolina and East
Tennessee, and that the people, many of
whom have had their sons and brothers
murdered by the rebels, are looking aad
praying for the advance of our arTuies.-
Hundreds of them are lying out in the
woods in almost every county, waiting to
enlist in the Union service .r--..
RETURN OF Mr.. BLAIR.
Wasur,roIo,- T,, 1e
Francis P. Blair arrived at the Navy
Yard this afternoon on the steamer Dove
flag. ship Of the Potomac Flotills. Much
speculation is INDUCED in as to the result
Of his recent visit to Richmond, but moth.
ing definite can be sscertsined concerning
it. .
ORDER OF RESPECT TO Mr.. EVERETT.
An order from the War Department
requires that all military posts, forts and
arsensls display their Gags at hslEmast
during tho day following the reoeiot q
this order, and ss further honor rendered
to the memory Of the late Hon. Edward
Everett, all Department buildings art
draped with the usual ensignis of mourn,
ing, to continue for thirty days.
ORDER OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The War Department has issued sn OF
der prohibiting under pain of disrnisss
from service, any officer from giving infor
nation concerning the service Of civilian
by the Military Commission, before ser
vice shall have been executed.
GENERAL HANCOCK.
HARRISBURG, Jan, l6.
General Hancock visited the State Sen
ate today and made speech, which wa
loudly sPplsuded.
GENERAL BUTLER.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 16.
Major General Butler passed through
this city to-day. Arriving in the Fortres
Monroe boat, and proceeding to Wash
ington.
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