, 1865-04-14
Thrilling adventurecfa 10y.


Thrilling Adventurecfa hoy.
tFicm lhe Richmond ,Ind TeieSraml
Below re give an e1tract fom Letter Of
Evan u. Pltnsante, to bis .1a'her, Dr.. John
PlcatantE, of this v1c'nltv. It is one Of The
Dcst thrilling individual adventures Of tue
war, and more especially ., when Ws c,'nslder
JturE Plasauts ts lad OF but nineteen
3ears, and physically delicate. He holds ths
tt1ire OF fecmnn on tte gHnboat Pcosta,
Tennessee River, which b: at bad 1audcd and
s+nt ont company for the purpose OF cap
turing the noto'inns Bnrt Hays GEd h.s gang
Of ms1audefs. We give the particulars OF
the adventure tn his own language
U. S. PEosTA. OFT CRocr's LANDING,
- TENNESSEE RIVER, Match 10. s
LEAR PARENTS: INas sent out
on picket DUTY as officer Of the adyaucev
back ia the country a1ter the rebel Bert
hays and his gang. Not finding them, h:v-'
ever, the Mcn returned, and about the time
they resehed the boat, which was ab.. Ut h.f
Il mile from where re were, the rebels came
dcxn upon us, having seen oar men aud fol-
behind trees, when the rebcls dashed upon
.uB en- ht.rseback- i ordered the men to shoot
ard make their way as best They could to
the. boat. We did well, and brought down
three Of the rufians to the grnuul;
the. others were then after US like
shot. thu ough the body, but did not fall, but
ran IN. anu finally reached the boat. !. had
come lead put through my cap, three balls
through my ore. coat, and my belt cut half
off. went for the boat es fast as could,
when IWas INTERRUPTED by bts ruflian, WHO
ha1leoed n9sa TO nc t1 e., gye nR" xent up 4 to
o,lc11pg me to follow him, which lid, aud
rs he tu1 ned bis head to 60, 1 dew my pistol
tr< N my ''handy pocket" and shot him
dead. ! spatt he'd up my gun and again 1an
in the direction Of the baat, and began to
consider myself clear, when came to m
open space which had Just enteted when
was ealut1d with a bang, I looked around,
raw tie meu, and returned The compliment.
We buth missed, I was aga,n taEcn prison-
e7, :nl ordtred to mount my cnptor's horse,
bchi1d him, and nc started of through the
woods. The men having seen my capture
ficn tie be at, and given the alsEul, the IF J
Of our mtn who hsd returned near 10 the
toat, came On a Run, in order, it possible, to
Effect my rescue, aid az ne Were crossing o
road which the j EsEc coming up, We were in
plain view Of them, and The guerilla
who had nc. prisoner stopped :; ILLS
horse ard t2ntalized our ncn by exhibiting
him for fear Of hitting me. As sotn lowey-
eras be turned his horse to start On, I slipped
my revolver out Of my packet. p aced the
nuzzle te the back of the fellows head md
his eeat In the saddle, and run the horse
down and met our men. When 1disnounted
I WIS 60 prcstrattl i by cxcItemen: that WAS
unable TO stand. Some spirits, however,
from the executive officers flask soon revived
me-, ard I mounted my horse and rode down
to Tue beat. EvAN E. PLEAsANTs.
Rev. Col. Moody
Every body has heard and read Of Colonel
Granville Moody, the fighting parson Of the
74th Ohio. 4 correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette, writing from Piqua, Ohio, da'
Ecribca rich sceno that occurred In that
place, in which the Rev. Colonel MAS prom.
inent actor. The news had just been 1eceiv-
ed Of the surrender Of Lee:
The 1ispatche. we're read to IN excited cen
their repeattd bursts If applause, attested
| their hearty approval Of thE shape mattcra
| were assuming In the Old Dominion. The
| reading WAS done by Rer. Granville, well
known as Col. Moody, OF the 74th Ohio.
Three cheers Tere proposed by Col. Moody
b,ayc boys in blue, together with Grant,
Sheridan. sherman snd Thomas. These were
| given With II wilt By al, sayc the Hon % Mr..
F.sEk slcKlnney, }ate Coppefhead Member
| of Congress.
Tic meeting then resolved upon bc1tttna
|
tories; and to tbs end proposition Tal
Esdc to appoint committee Of arrange
mertg In the course Of the nominations Sir,
| Mckinney was proposed.
! Cc!. Moody, who was impressed with tho
belief that i. wns pcor premium to paJ- to
legally and devotion to appoint men to ar.
1.lgo i celebration Of Umion rictoIles whe
have, for the past four years, given aid and
comfort indirectly, but none the le.s ef11ca
t1cusly, to men il armed rebellion, objec!td
| IT, such an appointment; and thereupon Wo.
vilifcd axd denounced by Mr. MKtan.y, who
took occasion to say that If there MAS anr'
thing he heartily despaed, 1t Was brawling
political preacher. In reply, Mr.. Moody r.
|. MARKED that it WAS impossible for him tM'K,
to entertain ccntempt for him (M.) to ths
| tloussndth part ss hearty as that he did fol
both M'Kinney aud his political record.
At this jupcture = Copperhesd brother .
Mkinney's, Sam by name, rs!sked, after thf
nlsnner Of q cavalry charge upon Mr.. Moody
md, with both isis clench. /, ssusts to n
tlict double blow upon the uasuspectins
But oh the uncertaioty Of human calcu1a
tiops. By well directed parry, the :revc
rtnd gentleman, who gaye untnistakablc cyl
cence tnat he understands the rules govern
Ing the pugilistic art, dealt u splendid Hgh
handler that instanty produced = csplou
How Of the claFct and placed blcuspid5, no
lars and tncieota At u premium: The Colsnel
accordip. 10 The tactics, WAS about to fire AMI
repeat, when the bys andcfs made N un
timely interference and spoiled most bear
tttui job.
great pbYsical force, and prides h. mselt O
bis rrowees, ns do ill the family, evideRt1
mlttook his man, aud has ample leisure, Whll
hts wounds are healing, to cogltate upon tn
vanity OF human expectations.