Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
INVASION OF RONTON, MO.--LIN-
COINS TROOPS SHOOT AT AND TAKE
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CITIZENS PRISONERS.
The Memphis Crcnu) Bulletin is permitted
70 publish thc following extract OF a letter to
= o.i ,!cua3 II tHat place dated Ironton, Mo,
Nay..3. II j. protaDle that the invasion OF Iron
ton and the atrocities herein detailed gave rise
to the reports about Jim Lane being between
pocahuntas and JucIEsOuport Mo:
1t,tpr,iav--W ednesGay, the 22d--was day
never to pc forgotten by us ~ Arcadia valley
| pray that l may never see such another
day OF horror Lincoln has guerrilla soldieFS'
coInr05ed of the lowest class of Dutch, which
hr ha. turned loose on the border States, t"
MAKE war on AL the Sece5slonlsts-to take
ticp,,an as PRISONERS, aud court-lnartlal them
for treason if ti,4y iaal to take the oath vi ai
i1rIaul>c to the Federal Government
Early Yesterday morning gentleman came
galoping up to our house, warning US 70 mae
that the Lincoln soldiers would be on us short
lv. He sad they had already shot at him -
one Of my sons was in the field ploughlng, amt
[ ran out to tell him to hide. by the time 1
rett,rcd | heard the guns firing in every dlrcc
ton and the women IN the Valley screaming
| then ran off and Id myself where could
sec the soldiers. They soon came along, some
on horse and some on loot.
My son, who was plougMnS the hctd, was
seen Iv them running thrott9l the rye field,
and immediately two soldiers ON horseback
started after him. They threw down tic Ten
| crs and pursued him. They commanded hum
to stand and yield himself Il prisoner; he Pald
no attention to them but ran on. They then
! shot ut him. and came near striking him. FL
pally. he gained the woods and escaped
| In to this time thcy had committed no dep
rcdations in the house The horscnen then
returned from the chase to the house. 1hey
cot an axe and broke up my furniture, stole
| every cent of money | had, split open my clos
! Of doors. and scattered my groceries all around
! \ cold watch was hanging in one ol my rooms
/ they stole that. They also stole Il new coat,
4 pair of new boots, pair OF pants, also rllLc,
saddle ard one horse
NV son, who escaped, is still In the woods,
and darcs not come into town. 1t is dreadlal,
what will become Of US They took an Old
Doctor of our town prisoner They even took
/ his nockct knife from him, but in consideration
of his discrcpltude aud age, released him after
two hours detention
An old gentlemen named Brown, very
strong Secessionists, aged near 80 years, they
! Knocked down. jumped upon him. trampled on
| his breast, and injured hIlh SO mucu That lie Is
obliged to die.
Two male members Of my family
are still hiding out Of town, and will leave as
soon rs possible
Such are some of the incidents of the civil
wal in our midst. | am strongly reminded
bv what has taken place here, of Cromwell :
times. The Round Heads he turned loose Oh
! the ROyalIatS, compare to TIE black hopun
licans and Secessionists on the Border States
only the Round Heads went about Their depre
dations with winning hypocrisy, while tbs
Black Republicans use the utmost profanity.
| The Black Republican soldiers are armed
with Minnie rifles and bayonets. They She
IL negro boy and said they tried to kill him.
The Supreme Court will commence its Sutn
mer term in Raleigh on Monday the 10th day
Of June. Causes VIII be called as follows.
June 18th, those from the |. Circuit.