, 1865-03-06
Arrival Of the Yankee Generals. Crook
and Kel5T-HoyV they were Captured.
Hmm the Richmond Euonfrnt

Il 4From the Richmond Erqut1er.]
The Yankco Generals, Csook and Kell,
and the Adjutant General of the fornei
Thayer Melvin. arrived In Richmond yestel
day morning ut o'clock by the Central ca.
AS previously stated they were captured il
Cumberland, MARYLAND, on Tuesday last, b,
Lieut. McNcill and thirty men. Fr,,m one q
The party engaged III this dashing and bril-
liant enterprise, We lean the following incl
dents of the capture. The party crossed tn
Potomac In front Of the town at 8 late hou
on the night Of the event, and, capturing TIT
only sentinel to be seen, induced him 10 di
| vu1ge the countersign. Tie main BODY q
the detachment was posted ia convenient
position, and the I-utenant commanding
with several Of his men, boldly rode into ths
Union troops. The headquarters Of General
Crook were at one hotel, aud those Of Reilly
at another, and their locations being dull
made known by the captured sentinel. the
daring rartisans made their way to those OF
Tie former, arriving just in front OF
which the Lfcutenant halted, and in
qui1cd Of the sentinel if the General
wasin. Receiving an affirmative reply. he
raid he had important dispatches to him, and
dikmountinG followed by his men, advanced
to the sentinel, gave tnr count: rsisn, aud
passed In. Upon eutc1ing The hatel, the
squad was received by an old ncsro woman,
who. 1t appears, IVES the nigh: clerk" OF the
kQE1F
desire to be conducted to the room OF Gen.
Crock, the old domesticl looked at them With
kind of humorous suspicion, and remarked,
t'Wcll, yo6a1l Is de- stEangest soldiers, / de-
clar-you-you-you must take de ltrht
Je'selyes and 60 fust; I'll pint de room ont to
ron; won't carry youdaT, though, no how"
It did not make any difference 10 our bold
cayiliers which method tho old woman pre-
1cr1ed they took the light and the lead. and
in a moment or two were In front of the door.
where the old woman hastily left them.
Amer several Intellectual responses from
within, entrance was obtained, and the visi-
tors were ordered to en'er.
''1s this Gen. Crocks'' asked the Lieutenant,
holding the light so as to give him full view
Of the general, as he droxs1ly looked at them
from his bt d.
: ayes what do ycu wantr was the reply,
III" said the Lieutenant, IAN Gen. Ros-
ser" and drawing pistol and presenting 1t,
added II have some very important bnsl-
ness with you, Gen. Crook, md will give you
precisely Two minutes to get up and put on
your elothes."
The bewildered General did not know how
to reply, and did not dare to resist, He saH
at 3 glance that 1t would be as useless rs dan.
gerons 10 attempt escape hy raislngan alarm.
and he did not stop to solve the mystery Of
and gentle suggestion OF the propriety OF
keeping quiet being whispered in his ear, he
passed out with his escort rs mute rs mum
my. On their egress, the party persuaded
the sentinel on duty to follow them, By in-
duccments similar to those submitted to the
General, and making their prisoner mount
behind them, rode back to the main army.
In the meantime, second detachment rode
up to tho quarters Of Gen. Rely, when q
similar scene occtrrcd, a6u that officer wns,
! in due time, under guard.
But the party was not content. Ascertain
fr<r +ha ~ All
they. gave him passing call, found him In
bed with his wife, who happened, oh, pity
him ye Benedicts! to be blushing bride
! and as peIemptorly but as quietly Is possi-
| pie, under the circumstances, succeadsd in
initiating him from blissful bridegroom
Gaping the cl'ua1 Of The nights snort, the
rendezvous was Tegained, aud, with their
prisoners riding behind them. the commAnd
Iecrossed the river, and sped away through
BY some means the affair WAS dlscov-
cred soon after they left, and a whole reci-
miles.
Upon being presented to Gen. Early at his
headquarters in the Valley, the prisoners
Wele received With the homely but no doubt
mtn, | presume you are tired after your Iide !"
and THEN added the hero OF brilliant Victories
and stunning defeats, with an intcnsihcation
of that fine tooth come peculiarly Of his
enunciatioD, ~ expect some entcrprising
Yankee will be stealing of with me in the
same way one Of these days.'k
Whether the prisoners refished the joke or
not, our Informant failed to dcpose- They
were ooubtatee in 10 llumor for lokes. They
are now in The Libby Prison, where, It Is
hoped, they will be kept until our gallant
confined in chains aud dungeons on that pre-
tense, are released.