. United States bonds; or Duress by federal authority: a journal of current events during an imprisonment of fifteen months, at Fort Delaware . nly, for, said she, If you looked anything like that man,I would get a divorce. Presently, we sat down in the saloon, ruminating upon theprobability of a strict search among our effects, the loss of myjournal, and the extreme disagreeableness of the shortest in-terview with a Major-General, who had sentenced one min-ister of the Gospel to stable cleaning at Hatteras, and anotherto street-sweeping at Portsmouth !! The trunks were piled upon the lower de
. United States bonds; or Duress by federal authority: a journal of current events during an imprisonment of fifteen months, at Fort Delaware . nly, for, said she, If you looked anything like that man,I would get a divorce. Presently, we sat down in the saloon, ruminating upon theprobability of a strict search among our effects, the loss of myjournal, and the extreme disagreeableness of the shortest in-terview with a Major-General, who had sentenced one min-ister of the Gospel to stable cleaning at Hatteras, and anotherto street-sweeping at Portsmouth !! The trunks were piled upon the lower deck ; and thecarpet-bags, baskets, <S:c., &c, were snugly hid away underthe table. We were surprised that there was no call for thekeys. Not a thing was disturbed ; not a hint was there, fromofficer or subordinate, in regard to the quantity of the baggage,or the contents of great box, little box, band-box or had nothing contraband; but had there been, the resultwould have been the same. We were unmolested; and took,safely, to Richmond, five trunks, two valises, a band-box, anda corresponding supply of baskets and THE MISTAKE 0^ DURESS BY FEDERAL AUTHORITY. 609 The children fell asleep on the side lounges in the saloon,and we still waited the arrival of some messenger, who shouldsummon us into the audience chamber of the Major-Generalof the Department of Virginia — for it was to him, we were to be handed over/ by the express language of the orderfrom the Secretary at Washington. Presently, a gay young officer, with flaming sash, anddangling saord, came bowing into the room. Displaying apair of splendid gauntlets, as lie held his cap a la mode, hestood before us, a picture of military grace. Approaching thecentre of the apartment, where Mrs. H. occupied a seat by myside, he politely remarked : We have but two state-rooms on the boat, sir, and thelarger one is occupied by Mrs. Gen. Butler. The other isquite small; but it is at your service, if you cau use i
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