, 1869-08-03
A pERIL0US ADVENTURE,


Fr.1. tAr Trenton tad:stk.
colone! Henrr y. seE!eF Weo has lstcly been
ratus on tie New Jersey coast. once pissed
through scry per,ioas adventure. lie YVES among
the Federal pslsonrrs IL Libby ptsson at The time
reialnte In Kind the c1er ution oftwo Eefct ofets
hy one Of olI Western Generals, Nj. Sawyer was
at that time captain IN the f1rsS New Jersey
whom srleci!oEs were to te made for tue ytcttn1s
10 Confederate vengeance. The o!neer who Was
tn charge OF The prisoners nt taat time was H1d
hearted and agreeable man, aud was regarded ~
them With feelings Of gratitude aad suecucn- IN
the morning Ii guesLlon lhA officer entered the
III the otacers to walk cut Into another room.
This ort1er Was oteyed With particular alhcrtfy.
as The p1ssoneTs we're daily expeetih9 10 70 e1,
changed, and It MAS supposed thxt the of1et hAl
h11is I'd. zud that they were about 10 exchange
their PRISON quarters for hong and freedom. Afler
ne5 asa ~ Ghs,r N 1n;s ,ae TOD sae o soun H.
officer c&tne In among them, and, with a very
grave face, took paper ont Of nls pocket and told
the puspoFt Of which would be better understood
by the reading Of the order he held fn bis hand,
which he hA.l lust rec*is Cd from the Nar Depatt-
and horrtted group, "a order for the immediate
execution Of two Of their DumheF. tn retaliation
for the hanging Of TWO confederate ot1,ceA
AZ the FexArr ceased, tho Men looked At each
oihcE With olanched faces, Rnl silence Ike
dea,h rreyaicd for some minutes In the room.
The Coufederase otflcrr then suggested that per-
Aafs kAG QCltSl HA5 "NA+A ~ W FA1II q A4lu9E4
Of alps Of papeT, equal 10 the whole humber of
oflceEA from whom the Elctlas were to bs Sc
lected, in box, with the worl dead" written
on two Of them, and the rest blAnk-tht tTo who
drew the fatal alps to be the dooued inen. THIS
pl n was adopted. end q chaplain was appointed
IL rie1are the slips Ths drawing iheu COM
mencel, the nea advancing ami taxi ~ out slip,
and II 1, proved a blank taI!ng their places In
a1etAtr ra1t Of the ruoIn. .
Tto drawing had proceeded for aome time, and
fully third of tue olllcers had exchanged gloomy
IuOEA nj RhEffhfn9tOQ. fur relieved HS{ttt they
could not aIoEd showing. aitcr escape from such
terrific peHl. before fatal death sllp had been
ever, the nst slip WAS drawn, and the name
Of "GsbtaIn lcnsy ". kaw5er, OF The. Flint
NV lerteE CaSa;Es." ;a called out a. tha W.
deeply ngttated. but ttil not lose Ills aef-pusses-
slOn. He Immediately began EesolrtnR 1u his
mini some plan fur a,erting, Or At least post
pohlnR the lmMcd1lte CaH} lus-Out VI tht Ga0-
culinary edict Of the rebel government, aai by tho
time tlht be wat 1oinei " hs compsnlon II ELS.
Of an 1ni!auA regAneat, he had resoIved upon his
ccurac. The u1llctt5 lu command, - Soou ~ the
drawing was completed, ordered the two meu 10
" Captain ~ - sawyer, WI IT, hove1er. 'demsndcd a. = re-
Qucsi lhat no civilized nation could retusu under
such circumstances, that to should hare pcr1nIs-
sion 10 nrtc to his wie 10 Inform her Vt tllt terri
hlr fate that awaited htin, uni to Aavc her come
on and bid him TN eternal farewell Respite for
day or two Was thus obtained. md faF5tr sut>-
setiuEntIJ obtained an Interview with the 1rsJcl
Secretary Of WaI, and secured permission ~ wEltc
to hi. wife. whleh he did. Ills object III writing 10
1naao "a seqs,autsi 1l. tho M psc,!icslnsnt IL sn.cn
tie lwo officers weIe pluced, AID tu sscuro hosk.
agcs auu thrtatcn retaliation should the order Of
il tusuG, out precisely ns Rawyct hoped anti ex.
pcctcA Our Rutefnmrut wnl informed Of tho
condition Of Alalrs. nnd ptoinpsly .elxed son q
rebel. nnd threatened u hang !hcm il tho raou
ot11eerh wtFe executed lty this means tho liycs
Of thu tx doomed tucu wcre lased, a the Ton