New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-23

NJ E7tfsbury-Ihc Journey TO kAnOx.
Wicklow They were surrounded and
Escapce-A Short Prologue 10 Their
Own Story.
From The Cincinnati Gazette. 10Th.
Since the war began the Rebels hayo taken
no prisoners whom they have held with the amount
OF persistent and obstinate determination whose iEcar
ceration gave them such demoniac satisfaction and
caused general ard lendish gleo es the corres
pondonis Of The Nrw. YoRK TRipU.r, Messls Albert
.. Richardson ard Junius II. Browne. We know OF no
why this feeling should have arisen, why. az
1t had arisen it should continue NANTES: itself
throughout their long Imprisonment. uness it may be
accented for by the general law that persons haze
whom they fear and fear WI they hate.
When these gentlemen captured at VIchsburg.
Nay L. 1868. they were imUeiately p,roled but IN.
stead Of being at released and sent through the
lines at that city hurried OF 10 Richmond for the
ostensble purpose OF being sent North via City Point
The so.oss authorities Of the Consederacy, however
aid not hesitate TO violate the stpuat.ons under which
their paroles had been given, end cast them into Libby
Prison. Thence they removed to Castle Thunder
End aerwad to Salisbury, y. e., where they have re-
NAMED ever since.
On MAY y, lsCf ct Resaca Ga. william j. Davis
the spondert of TIE Gaee also captured aud
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prison. The affinity that exists between members OF
the Press soon attracted the three to each other and
both through inclination and necessity they became m
s-parabc ~ this time Salisbury Penitentary con
tanned abou, five hundred prisoners. The fare was Of
good quality ard although small in quantity. va suf
Gent TO reserve life fact which. however, was soon
dcs,ned to be reversed.
About the first OF October last nearly ten thousand
prisoners were added TO tie number that already filed
tho prison 10 ts utmost capacity. This oyertaxed the
keepers who compelled TO call 10 their assistance
our Journalistic friends who bad gained whatever good
eraces @ Rebel prison-seercr might be expected 10
have By their urbaso manners. their general intei'
gencc ard their native force Of intellect and character
Mr.. Davis therefore appointed general superin'
tcndent OF all tie hospitals In the prison limits MI
Browne became charged with the General Dispensing
Hospital md depot ofsuppes ousidei Mr.. Richardson
was made chief clerk and bookkecper and made mp the
reports while Capt. Wolfe. who elso escaped and ar
rived hero with the took par. In the duties that de-
volyed upon the other three.
The positions to which they had been assigned
secured them all passes through the Inner line Of senti
nels with the exception Of Richardson, and the faith
flasss with which they discharged. all and singular
the duties assigned them. won fo them not the cs'ee
merely bu, the love- also OF their patients, Tic con
\ L1cNce OF tlc cOumihuAnt VI >"'s'''-'''N
doctor, ont Of editors and newspaper correspondents Is
somewhat novel proceeding but il ras fortunate for
our heroes or it rave them tho hospital ratio which
was much larger and better than that given 20 ordEary
prisoners.
When they were given permission 20 pess the lire q
,eniinels lrckIy 10 paroles demanded aLd f,hcy
Rad been they would have been refused for amer al
least CIV foiod efforts Ia escap'. they were not EGde
Of stuff 90 be chained 20 promise. s.. Troy had 400
nielton Of using the freedom these passs gave for the
purpose Of c-crp They had two tunnels IN process OF
construction ono Of which well nigh completed and
would hnvc been used but for circumstance
which not only FASTENED their departure but assisted
them in making their escape.
| on Tie 18th Of December Gen. Bradley 7. johnson
arrived at Salisbury onl relieved tie former command
ant Of The prison. Ee soldier. and they feared
the changes he wJnld make would not only deprive
them Of the freedom they possessed but tho render
their escape still preesrDas, eyenhit did not post
pore il Indefinitely. They determined, Therefore. TO
escape once and for the pnrpose o. getting Richard
son bvord guard it was determined that he should
use the pass belonging to Janius. who himself went
through his reputation and tie faoi' wei known 10
tho sentinel that he had been pa sing for more than
Two months without hIdraBce anG In accordance with
orders.
On tho night O. Sunday. Dec l5 therefore, they met
outside tho inner guard line anc walked past the outer
line the scnfnels being under the impression hat tcy
wefe attaches Of the Rebel hospital outside. They trav
eed about mile and lay down among some reeds
whlo Davis went prospecting place to spend the re-
mainder Of the night aud tho next day. They hoard
footsteps approaching. and man brushed against them
"a they ay pad with fear and breathiess with anxiety
He passed. however and for that moment they were
safe A barn no, than mile from their former
prison protected them that night and tho neg, day On
Monday night thcy left tue vicinity Of Salisbury, and
during the week Travelled 30 miles, being guided and fed
during that time entirely BY negroes.
At this point they met certain loyal people who d.
reced their sud furnished them with food
sometimes giving them women for guides, sometimes
men. until they reached Wetauga River, Carter County.
Tennessee where they fell In with putty OF North
Carolina refugees numbering about eighty. under the
charge Of guide who has made the delivery OF prison
ers from the hands OF the Rebels business for more
than three years past Two hundred miles space had
been travered and three weeks Of time consumed when
they reached this pont and they were weary but they
were rapidly nearing the goal ard theI prospects were
daily Frightening
On Tuesday, Jan. 10. they reached Kely's Gap and
here while they were growing hourly less able to bear
them thelr troubles rapidly increased. Abont three
hundred Rebel scouts surrounded theui at one time,
aud capture seemed Unavoidable Their guides how
ever, were wary as they frosty, and about mid
night they separated into Two pares-those on foot
taking one road while those horseback took another
God help them So near the Heaven they striving
TO gair--to have been defeated would have been
cruelty on che part of Fortune too hard to bear Three
II fam ,fph had