Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-27

British authorities in the neighborhood OF Peshewar or
Mooltan brought forty natives to be blown from the
mouths of cannon They were thus horribly put TO
death in squads of ten at time the others looking on
till their turn came and yet not turned traitor al
though free pardon was offered condition OF making
certain disclosures One man altered half turned then
braced himself firmly and placed his back against the
muzze of the gun whose fire to scatter his remains
to the four winds of heaven in undistiug rag
ments.
Among the former citizens of this State, who came
out with the Burnside expedition to Newber was Mr.
Calvin Dibbe pretty well known here and elsewhere
throughout the State especially in the Neuse and Tar
River sections A brother of Calvin Dibbe's, Frank
Dibble late of Newbern, had some months ago got a
pass to go North under Gag of truce. He was to run
the blockade and bring certain articles much needed,
especially leather for shoe factory in which he was in
terested with Mr. Washington. He had not returned
until very recently, and Mr.. Washngtons share in the
venture in bad way as Mr. Dibbe is said to have
come in the wake of the invaders, and of course the
share of bis rebel" partner in business is contscated
But Mr. Dibbe was too venturesome by half, and was
the other night captured by some of our pckets while
plotting squad of Lncoln's soldiers through the coun-
",
ing against Dibbe both among the troops and citizens,
that it REQUIRED all the efforts Of those in authority to
prevt Mt summary vengeance being taken him, on bis
arrival at Knston 1t deemed unsafe, IN the pres
ent excited state of feeling, to send him to Salisbury
Another brother, Harlow D.oble resident OF klnst0n
has also been arrested on what precise grounds of
picon we are not informed. On the person of Frank
Dibbe were found papers which led TO the arrest of
Captain Day and another captain, both commanding
boats, or who had commanded boats belonging to the
Dibble family,
Burnside has about SIX hundred negroes hard at work
finishing and pegectng the defensive works that the
Conederates had commenced below Newbern, but which
after long months of warning, unfinished and I'M
perfect
AS for the killed and wounded Federas, it is certain
that all the Federal soldiers agree in the story OF their
loss being very heavy and the concurrent opinion places
it at two thousand to three thousand but most at twenty
five hundred. The Academy Green 10 which the slain
were buried but for the of the mounds, might
pass for the cemetry which generations of populous
town had found their last resting place From the mum
Der of buildings occupied hospitals for the wounded
the number Of casualties must have been very large.
would seem that they have hauled up some tw(
of their gunboas tie marine railway there and art
repairing them. They have the railroad machine shoI
in full blast but what they doing in them is no
a known. We cannot learn that they have made an.
movement towards Beaufort, even thrown out pick
cts to any distance in that direction. report tina
~ Federal troops had been at Trenton and at Pol
louisville 10 Jones county, appears to be without foua
daton Trenton the county seat of Jones county, Of
~ the Trent river about twenty-five miles south of New
# bern and Poocksve is also the Trent river abou
10 halfway between Newbern and Trenton.
\ Of the many striking incidents and hair-breadtE
\ scapes connected with the affair at Newbern, wit
~ almost all combas, is which might be called
70 close shave" Captain Latham, the gallant commando
n of the field battery which went by his name got sho
- through various portions of his cothes-once throug
his hat more than once through his coat and pants,
@ once through his hisksrs which appears long
r. full and flowing. Happening to turn his head at som
f. peculiar ange minnie ball went Whit through his bear
close 10 bis chin cutting cut the centre and leaving tw
. forks By the way the battery which Capt Latham
manded must of itself have swept of infinitely NOR
~ men than some accounts represent.
1t is difficult to tell whether Burnside is about &C
vancng from Newbern or not There so many ri
mours aoat that he should have said be would do this
that and the other thing that there knowing Wba
tie to believe AS general thing, we doubt the autheI
ed clty OF any report tha represents as sEu commar
der Burnside certainly is, Dragging to all sorts
people what he is about to de- At any rate pickle
er can still 60 close to Newbern, Mr. Frank Dibb
a is fully aware of to his sorrow.
INQUEsr-Coronor R. j. Jones held a jury over Il
: body of an unknown who had been found foatir
ia the Cape Fear, Saturday evening last, By son
~ ~ fishermen about miles below town. The body WI
so much decayed and destroyed by vutures, that Il
jury was unable to say whether it was that OF viii
s- or black man. The jury returned verdict " The
ceased came to his death from unknown, suppos
to have been drowned
ers W -"
Md For the Journal.
Wv WILMINGTON AND WELDON RAILROAD,
ing March 20, 1862
:; ErIToRs JOURNAL 1T is indeed very painful
" the of every Caronian how grossly of
the apreendng Stale have been neglected The Coneders
government is not much to blame some imagine
it is impossible for it to undertake the defence OF
non State without full cooperation of that State
then blame for disasters in this of the COME
any eracy? Our State authorities and should be held
! oF Nor fha,o