, 1865-02-21

Rsfatalioa, At.
From our Own Correspondent
CAo1zHI11, February IT, 1865.
Much excitement still exists in this city re-
ea,ding the escape OF the prisoner Charles
Francis Daniels, on "Wednesday last, as al-
ready published in the TRIBUNE The follow
3pg letter, received this morning by Major
Burnett, the able Judge Advocate Of the De-,
partment, is the only news which has bean
heard Of as to The whereabouts Of the runa-
way, and 1t probably should be received with
some degree Of lstitude. The epsstle Is m
doubtedly in the handwriting of Daniels, but
is probably mailed from Hamilton to attempt
to deceive the authorities al to the raal local
ity Of the writer, on the same principle that
kilograms from Toronto, purporting to be
from tho rebel John Morgan, after his escape
from Columbus, were received In several
quarters, while in reality the chiyalric con-
tlscator Of hoTsehesh was travelling South
ward with all possible disp,tch:
HAanI7os, Ohio, Feb. IS, 1855.
>S1n: With many compliments for your courtesy
II Ehs se I'll q 9s,$ Sc % ss ss'a
but due to my fellow-prisouars that shonld state
thst they had not the most remote idea Of my in.
OF the Sergeant who had charge Of me at the Time
ofmy departure, a. bis fault IVES Of tho Aead. not
Of the heart Nwithin the ,ne1t two months you
than happy to exchange the compliments Of the
seafon and let me assure you that the psst aha2l
not interfere with our intercourse az gentlemen.
+ ;: CnAn1ks TRAVIS DAx1x1sU
The letter Is regularly stamped, md direct
ed, Major 3: L: Burnett, Judge Advocate,
Cincinnati, Ohio, ,'sand bears the post-mark'
Hamilton, O., Feb. 16: It is seemingly hur-
OF fmpudent ASSURANCE, truly refreshing In
these matter-of.fact days.
The escape OF Daniels has created much
feeling amonE the prisoners whom be has
left They deprccate his action as unjust and
ungentlemanly In the extreme, especially as
the proof against him for complicity in the
conspiracy was hardly strong enough to seri-
ous}y inpllcata him, while Els escape has
tendency to prejrdlce Tie case Of all the
others. Grenfell especially stignatises the
action OF the fellow hs really amounting to 4
diehonorable breach of parole. Daniels Is
q man Of marked appearance, possessing
very unp!e eposscssing p1ysiognomy, indica-
tive Of little that Is intellectual or honorable.
He is slende1ly built, about five feet ten
inches In freight, and weighs from
Il 14o to $50 pounds. Hs has long,
forehead, black whis Eers, and a dark, almost
sallow complexion. AT the time of his de-
parture be was dressed In black coat with
long skirts. grey vest and pantaloons, black
low crowned hat, and grey woolen shirt. He
was born and raised within the limits Of the
now so-called Contederacy. ably graduated
as q thief and murderer with rebel guerilla
bands, and If circumstances do not prevent
the administration OF impartial justice. will
ere long, like Taginlnl's celebrated arias, be
executed OIL single string. The most siren
a ht1fn RftFfsE
capture, and It is to be hoped that, despite
The assistance he is undoubtedly receiving
from rebels III this vicinity, he will ere long
occupy his proper position upon the gailows.
An investigation Of the circumstances OF
the case show that bis escape vas not the
conception Of moment but had been most
cunningly devised. About twenty minutes
before his successful attempt, Daniels was
asked by bis counsel. T. ". Bartley, If he
knew the names Of any witnesses whom he
thought were required for his defense. He
rep.led that the government had made SO
slender case ngasnst hin, that he did not
consider any defense necessary, except, per
hap6 spme testimony to Iebut the testimony
of John 7. Shanks Ia the part which asserta
that he (prisoner) eacaped from Camp Morton
when in rta!ity he toek big departure from
ne to the jurisdiction Of the tribunal. Judge
BARLEY told HIN that if this was the only
point he wished to snbstantiata It
would be unnt cessasy to call any wit
| nesses at all, inasmuch as the prosecu-
| ton did not deny that be had been prisoner
| Of war 1t was im11aterial from what prison he
! escaped. and consequently the Court might
be asked to dispose Of the c1se at once 10
| this Daniels etrenupusly Objected, asserting
| that he did not wnnt to be discharged, hut
would rather see the thing through. It Is
now evident that the ambitious scion Of chiy-
airy feared that such n course would cause
| him to become an object Of increased atten-
| tion, and thus nullify his plans.
Msjor General Joe Hooker has ordered eve
n precautiou to insure the safety Of the re-
maining prisoners. They will be searched
twice Q dsy, ard hc ever under the eye Of Of a 4
| to the steps which should be taken
to. bring about the re-asrest
were cminently characteristic. embodying
s9nt sid Gspan IL two nd III
jutant Potter, = thall take to recapture the
mang' "Get him." was the reply of the
hero OF Lookout as he turned away and left
| tbs room. Il the authorities now searching
for Charles TraFls Daniels, Esq, s'gcnue-
man" do "get him." The cause Of 1uatic:.
conspiracy fails, the fact that he remained
concealed for months in Chicago after his es-
cape from Camp Dong{as, aud his intercourse
"as gentlemen With the fellows In whose
company he WIS arrested will be sufficient to
sustain against him the charge Of being spy.
This morning John Manehan wi,nsss for
the prosecution WAS arrested on charges
] which are said 10 be Of a serious nature.
Mangban f1 the young Engllshman engaged
by Jacob Thompson In Canada 10 act as mas
senger for some Of the leaders Of the con-
spiTacy. He Was arrested on the 10th OF
| November by llr. H. Langho1De, but subse-
quently was released and offered to testify
| for the Government. It now appears that tn
preliminary examination before Mator Bur
nett, in Chicago, he told a rather different
tale to the one he narrated to the court last
week. Du1ing this examination he seyerai
| times preyaricated, and on one o. two occa-
sions actually contssdicted himself These
facts combined with eItraneous circumstances
have led to the judicious order for his arrest.
In recent Issue Of the secesh concern OF
your city, an article appeared, grossly ma
horne, witness in these trials for the Gov.
eminent. The yirulent, lying emanation. has
been copied and varied in similar Z. g, G.
sheets Of the country, thereby calculated to
inflct material injury upon gentleman who
has done efficient service in saving the peace
ful inhabitants Of your fair city from rapine
and murder: It is therefore important that
the public shonld be acquainted with the facts
| mot eLagGeratfons- the gcntleman's life
and connection with the North sand South,
so that the best Judges can pass upon bis con
| QuCt auQ FEI0GlLTs
Mr. 1angho1ne vas born In Pittsburg, Penn,
though his father was Kentuckian arfa he
WAS also brought up and educated in that
| State. At the nge Of tWenty-one Laughorne
removed to Arkansas where be pr1cticcd Law
until the breaking out OF the rebellion, when
in good faith he entered the 1st Louisiana
{rebe0 artillery. He remained III this service
until discharged by q special order Of the reb-
el Secretary Of War, on the Recommendation
OF Major General Twiggs, then commanding
department No. !, that he should raise and
command regiment Mr.. Langho1ne re-
paired to Richmond tp raise the necessary pa
between Judah F. Benjamin, then acting Sec.
retary Of War, and Gen. Tw1ggs, he failed Ia
obtain lhe Co1onelcy, and going to Bowling
Green, Ky., again enlisted in the rebel
service, and 3oined the 9th Kentucky
regiment, under Colonel T. Il. Hunter. He
was som transferred from this regiment tt
Major r. E. Graves Battery Of light aftil1e
~, where he was made superintendent Of TIE
mounting Of heavy guns at Bowling Green
ma.ned with the battery until 1t Was broken
up, when he returned to his former regiment,
with which be remgtned until February, 1864,
when he obtained q transfer to General John
| Il. Morgan's command. Upon reporting To
Gen. Morgan at Wytheville, ,Langhorne receiv.
ed furltugh Of ten days to lob AIM horse
during which time he made good his escape
from 1cbetdom nnd came tn 7ongh the lines IN
| Kentucky. MIR. Langhorne intended then te
take the oath Of allegiance to the Federal
Government, but finding that none Of hi;
friends would fnterest themselves in hts BE-
hall to get for b IN the requisite permission
and fearing to surrender himself to the
military, fnasmuch as he was nomfnally al
least member Of John Mosgan's command,