The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-10

ohm River, Florida, Cuban ger
tlcman, Maurita Sanchez, by name
who carly in life had left the Wcs,
Indies 10 seek home in the State of
FLORIDA. Many years had passed since
then and Nr. SancLo2 was at the time
Of thc f9i!owing incident an old man.
niru. and in wrctchcd health. The
family consistc! Of an invalid wife,
one -on who was in the Sc vicr Of the
Contcl Tacy, and three daughters,
rancA;ta i.ola and Eugcnia.
Su-p.1ilu had long fastened upon
.Nr. ~Aachv2 as Il SPY for the Ccnicd
craies, and at lie time OF this Incl
deaf, che Cd nan had been torn from
his hc!n", and family, and was pris
oncv in the old Spanish Fort San
Marco now Fort Marion) atSt. Angus.
tine. The girls occupied the home
with their cid mother, and were cn-
tircly unprotected. Many times at
night their house was surrounded by
white end negro soldiers expecting to
surprise them, and find Confcdcratcs
about the place for the Yankees knew
some one was giving information, but
thought it was Mr.. Sanchez.
The Southern soldiers were higher
UP the ST. Johns on the west side. 1t
was usual for the Yankee officers to
visi! Frequently at the Sanchez home,
ar1 The girls, for policy, (and infor
natiou) were cordial in their rcccp-
zion of them, and thereby gained
soue protection from the thieving
soldicry.
One warm summers night three
Yankee officers came to the SANCHEZ
alor,e 70 spend the evening. After
short time the three sisters left the
officers, and went to the dining room
to prepare the supper. The soldiers
thinking themselves safe entered into
the discussion of plan to surprise
the Confederates on Sunday nom
Gng by sending the gun boats up the
river, and also by planning that for
aging party should 60 out from St.
Augustine.
On hearing this Lola Sanchez stop
ped her work and listened. After
dlearing of the road the foragng party
would take, and gaining all necessary
information, she told Panchita to on
certain them until she returned.
Stealing softly from the house she
sped to the horse lot and throwing O
saddle on her horse rode for life to tho
ferry mile distant; there the ferry
man took her horse, and gave her a
boat. She rowed herself across the
st. Johns, met enc Confederate pick
ct, {who knew her) and gave her his
tlorse. Out into the night, through
the woods she rode like the wind to
Camp Davis, "a mile and half away.
Reaching the camp she asked for
Capt. Dickson. afterwards Gen. Dick
Eson) and told him the Yankees were
coming up the river Sunday morning,
aud that the troops from St. Angus
tine would go cut foraging, in south
serly direction.
Gaen leaving the camp Lola San.
chez rode for her life indeed.
She knew she must not be missed
erom home. Giving the picket his
elorsc, she recrossed the ferry, then
amounting her waiting animal she
struck out for home. Dismouuting
some distance from the house, she
eurned her horse loose and reached
Elome in time for supper, and pleas
auuy entertained her guests until a
Gate hour.
That night Capt. Dickson marched
ais men to intercept the Yankees.
; Ele crossed from the west to the cas-,
side and surprised them on Sunday.
Il severe fight ensued. The Van.
&ee Gen. Chat6eld was killed and Col.
Mobiles 'woauded and captured. On
Chat same Sunday morning the Yam
Zee gunboats went up the St. Johns
80 surprise the Confederates. They
were very much surprised in turn.
abe Cobfeaerates were ready for them,
easeaSied a gunboat, and captured
transport, also many prisoners were
eaken by the Confederates.
The foraging party lost all their
wagons. and everything they had
stclsn. and again many prisoners were
taken, ond CGpt. Dickson sent for
the three sisters to be at the ferry
1.-THE one lola Sanchez crossed) to see
the prisoners and wagons that had
been taken.
Time and again this daughter of the
Confederacy aided and abetted the