Norfolk for Richmond with money for the two, and the latter were scattered in all payment of the rebel soldiers. He re-directions in the water, though not before quested permission of General Wool to at- discharging their pistols at him, two balls tempt their capture, but was told not to going through his cap, and three perforatplace too much confidence in the informa- ing his coat. The men were then told that tion thus received. Nevertheless, permis- if they submitted quietly, they would be sion was given, and selecting two good saved, otherwise he would leave them to oarsmen on whom he could rely, he started their fate. at dark, with oars muffled, and awaited the coming of the enemy's boat. He had previously given direction to his men to pull directly for the boat, and, on the moment of striking, to 'back water' instantly.

They preferred to submit, and, arming himself with his pistol in one hand and a dirk (taken by him at the battle of Bull Run from a secesh) in the other, he took them into his boat, one by one, handcuffing About midnight the boat was heard, and them as they were pulled in. In addition taking his station in the bows, with a 9-inch to which, from the stern of the enemy's shell in his hands, he gave the order to boat, which floated, he took eleven hun'give way.' The moment his bows struck dred dollars in gold, and five thousand dolthe rebel boat, he threw the shell into the lars in their worthless paper money. It middle of it, and was himself drawn back, was with difficulty that he reached the luckily receiving no injury from the explo- fort, the gunwale of the boat being almost sion. Not so the boat and occupants, how-level with the water, on account of its inever, the former of which was broken in creased freight.