Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-04-04

/ On board of her were twenty-fiv or
thirty Federal soldiers, who were
paroled.
AS there was need of only one
boat for the purpose in hand, the
Island Queen was scuttled and sunk.
and the Philo Parsons was cleared
for action and headed for the mouth
of Sandusky Bay. Everything on
the part of Capt. Beall and his men
was in condition to carry out success
fully the plan agreed upon, They
were in position and waiting with
eager anxiety the signal to attack
the Michigan; but tie signal was not
given. AT the last moment Maj.
Cole had been arrested as n spy,
having been betrayed, it is said by a
Confederate Colonel, who was in the
plot.
Capt. BeaIl, though ignorant of
what had occurred on shore, deter
mined to go ahead. He believed to
the day of his death that the officers
and crew of the Federal ship were
ignorant of his nearness' aud of the
plans for their capture, and that n
sudden dash would have enabled him
TO seize the vessel and still carry out
the scheme and in confirmation ofhiS
belief is the fact that the PhiIo Par.
sons actually advanced under the
guns of the Michigan and was per-
mitted to withdraw without being
fired on or pursued.
But while he was cautiously and
slowly approaching the ship, aud had
come near enough TO hear voices on
her deck, and to note the outline of
her fourteen guns. as she lay in the
moonlight, seemingly unconscious of
danger, suddenly n new difficulty
effectually stopped his progress: his
crew mutinied. Only Burley aud
two others stood by him. Seventeen
signed paper saying that they be-
lieved the enemy was aware of their
presence, and to go on would end in
certain failure. They therefore re-
fused to go on, although they praised
the skill, courage, aud genIlemanly
bearing of their leader. In vain he
ed the men would not obey. With
sore and indignant heart, he saw the
failure of his plans just on the eve of
success, as he believed, and all
through the lack of spirit in those
turned hack and after landing Some
prisoners whom he hold he s5.n,tIod
the pbiIo parsons and iaov;,,a ba.
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were frcouertIv carried oyer tLe
road to prison. Three aftcmnfs
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madnke. The aitcmpts were nnsnr-
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