The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-01-26
On Duty as Il spy.
AN INCIDENT OF the GREAT REBELLION,
TBy an Eagl.shman in DIG | nion Ar,nyI

fBy an Eagshman in DIG mon Army
"Where is Sergeant So" | heard =
voice exclaim on the morning after my ride
with the commanders despatch. was feel
ing very stiff, anl hat little Refreshed with
my slumbers, as opened my eyes aud saw
head poked into the ten! which | rocog.
nized as that of our orderly sergeant. '(;ct
Up at oucc,' ho said General p has
sent for YOU. The busles have sounded
hours ago, and all the camp HIS been astlr for
some time. didn't know you had returned
from your trip, 70. we ull thought that most
likely you wo4Id &c. shot on the road. IAo
orderly SAYS tia. Old Bull. Dog '-(thc
name by which the commander IF cur corp,
was known lis swearing Ike a trooper thi.
morning, and in . laundering rage, 50 you
had better look sharp In few miuutcs
WAS Oh my way to hcalqr9rtcrs-frot, how.
ever, going to saddle my !itlo horse, but |
found to my sorrow, that poor Pnnch was 81
stiff that he rould hardly move. So jump
el on one Of the extras, aud was soon in the
Generals presence. re 'had Il far from
amiable look, and when WAS shown into
the room vas abusing . colonel Of volna.
teers. 1t must have been a blessing to the
colonel, my arrival. :" Who IRE you?' the
General said, when he saw me standing 10
attention.
"sergeant S." Ircplicd, "whom you
sent sor.'
"Oh, you are, are YOU? Very well, ser
geant, want you to cross the river tonight
with Lieut.. Wilkins and q couple OF men.
and repeat to me the number Of The enemy
guns at - and any force that they may
hare collected there If You do rs we'll as
you did last night I'll remember yon. Now
go, and come up here again ut five Q cloc';,
with two good men whom yoa can depell
upon
went back to the camp, had my break.
fast, reported to the captain that was de.
tailed for special service that plight, looked
NJ my horse fwho vcr; much feared was
crippled, walked him ajoat little to loosan
his ioints, and began to thn!i whom should
select to take with nae on my expedition. y
host Of names presented themselves, but the
owners thereof we've either too rash or too
cautious for this risky gervic,. was won.
G3riue whom 10 choose wien my fri9n
Scot came up to the pakc: rope for hi
team. If he only 90. be wa; the ver3 !.,au.
I-ca, h. WAS wight e.augh for anything; al i
80 | booked him for on,. There was m
EAriishnqn in another cou,r1ny whom
secured. anl at FIVE 20 rloci. precisely the
,rio were all mounted, and ~ the place up.
pointed for meeting. The lieutenant, who
a,a waiting OH arrival, s9fanE On hi, horse,
and nlotioHing US TO follow, We started on 1
tot down the Missouri bank Of the Mi,sis.
s'pp diI not like the look of this Office,
ut all. II. rode ahead ni' us as il he was toe
proud 10 speak to any one who had not
shoulder straps on aud seemed TO lack that
manly, confidential feeling towards us which
those who ara seut on dangerous Crraui
usually exhibit Que to another 10 keet
aloof in this way was evidence Of a meat
spirit; aud this, coupled with q ncculiarlj
aaeakins look he had about him, induced III,
10 conclude he was either fool or - cowar,
Once | tred to speak 10 him about our ar
rangemnnls, and be onl,' replied by saving
It woul be time enough for me to spoub
when spoken TO. Hes donkey" SAFE
Scots q aud if he does not behave himscl
we will 90 on our own hook" - ''Cu$s him,
said Tom Robinson, I" III warrant he's moi
up to the work. For sixteen miles we rode
along the river side, every now and Thea
plungins into the fields TO escape ohserva
tioa from the rebel gaab5lts. At The end .
that distance we came 10 some heavy woods
into which We penetrated for about bali
mile. when we arrived at small creek, anc
found there canoe moored TO a tree. HarI
we ds,nouuted hitched our horses to tn
.rccs, and 50, down waiting for orders, on
officer keeping long way of from bis men
Il got quite dark, anl heavy foy settle,
upon the Mississippi, SO that boat col!'
not be seen from the opposite shore any dis
lance from the land a long time wo wait
ed, until grew so impatient that, putting
bold face upon the matter, ! went up to on