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ary street was then conceived, and then commenced to dig at the other side of the chimney, and after a few hands full of dirt had been removed they found themselves stopped by a stone wall, which proved afterwards to be three feet thick. The party were by no means undaunted, and with penknives and pocket-knives they commenced operations upon the stone and mortar. After nineteen days and nights' hard work they again struck the earth beyond the wall, and pushed their work forward. On the 6th or 7th of February the working party supposed they had gone a sufficient distance, and commenced to dig upwards. When near the surface they heard the rebel guards talking above them, and discovered they were some two or three feet yet outside the fence. The displacing of a stone made considerable noise, and one of the sentinels called to his comrade and asked him what the noise meant. The guards, after listening a few minutes, concluded that nothing was wrong and returned to their beat