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left was their safest direction, they took that route through the woods, and after footing some four miles were overtaken by a severe rain storm, which lasted so long they were obliged to lay concealed in the woods until morning. When the sun rose they discovered a cavalry picket some fifty feet distant, but avoided discovery by stealing cautiously away. After many narrow escapes, recorded in full in their account, they succeeded, however, in reaching the shore at the point where the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers form the York. They unexpectedly came across some pickets here, whom they supposed rebels, but the Lieutenant who was in command of them recognizing Captain Oakley as an old friend, their tolls were brought to a close.--They were furnished with horses here and taken to Williamsburg, where they were treated with the utmost kindness by Col. Campbell, of the Fifth Pennsylvania. Next day they went to Jamestown Island, where they took boats for Gen. McClellan's headquarter