Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-10-09
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a sansation Sto-Y from Mobila,

Yesterday portion of the sity in the
neIshboThood of the Jail was thrown into con-
fusion by the annOcnce,uent that six yeteran
Contederaies had been unearthe,l by the chain
gang while removing the extensive breast
works northwest of the Jail
1he attention OF Capt. Seymour was sud
Denly attracted 10y ! nd exclamation from,
one OF the negroes, and he FASTENED to the
SPot, where he WAS astpnished to see the
ground falling IN. Alter moments hesita>
ton men We're put to work digging as if for
uear me ar""nd the spot and the Captain was
soon satisfied that he had stumbled upop n
cave of some description.
Further digging developed an opepinp and
to the great astonishment of the party. bead
was thrust thereform aud rapidly with
drawn. "'t
thinking something must be wrong. fur
ther assistance was summoned. and, after adj
dItlouai shoveling to enlarge the entrance six
individuals were dragged into daylight, much
against their will
Eeverybody was astonished at the circum-
stance, especially as the prisoners had every
appearance OfContederates. On Investigation
1t Was discovered the cave, through the side
OF which the chain gang had broken, had an
Quiet at the foot of the old moat among somo
thick and impenetrable bushes, and that these
Contederates, having determined never to
surrender, had taken refuge in this cave, and
remained there concealed ever since the can
ture OF Mobile How they subsis;ed it is
Glnicult .. to tell, but it may be that parties
iNlhS In the neIghborhood may be able to
give some information on that head.
. Capt. Seymour had all six conveyed to the
guaTdhousc, where they were last night visited
by many citizens.
1t Is stated by party who was one of the de-
tenders OF the city that, at the time of tho
surrender, he had heard that club had been
formed called the "Aligators," ;" who had sworn
to burrow before they would surrender.
The POWER OF TIE M1xD.-Tbe mind
has many attributes, all closely connected
with Its every action; but the greatest oftbeso
Is thought; for without it all the others wonId
pe enureiy useless. Deprive it of thought
ana IL would be dead; give it that power. and
almost lnstantaneouslya all other faculties snr;Dt,
up with sudden life. and MN the nossosio e
all, man, thetemple at whose shrine. the mind
these priests are continually serving. is made
most noble structure indeed Who can con-
celve OF the breadth OF length of tho immense
fields OF thought over which the mind travels
with the rapidity of lightning? 1t hardly
rests for moment upon single object. when
without an effort, aud almost without our
knowledge, it speeds its course to anotber 90
far distant that the natural body never couIJ
follow it. Perhaps at first its flight is limit
ed to some little spot in our own land that
holds some object dear to us; then like tho
the sea-bird, it flies over the ocean. never
Pausing until it reaches some foreign port
From there, it next wings its way to one Of
the distant planets, and seems to hold con-
verse with another race which we NAV lima.
gine there holds uudispdted sway. Onward
still onward it hurries, with the speed Of cleo.
tricity, until the, mind holds in its embrace
the whelc solar system, and even bows in ado.
ration rat at the foot of the throne Of the Most
High.--Wide World. 0 --O's