Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-28
For the Standard.
MATTERS ABOUT NEWBERN.

Mr.. EDITOR Permit me to give the refugees from
Newbern the latest news from home. l have Just
seen an inhabitant of that ancient borough who
had ran the Burnside lines, and from him have
for two miles or more (nearly up to Harrison's
plantation,) have been cut down, and the miasma
been posted up. All the trees above the town,
that will arise from the mud, that is thereby expo
sed, and from the decaying vegetation generally,
will fight battle in August September, and Octo-
Climate puts on his uniform, he will certainly be
found to be an antagonist indeed Already the
army are getting very sickly, and an average of Is
corpses are deposited in.the Cedar Grove Cemetery
daily. When the war is over, many of the good IN
habitants Of old Athens, will have lots of brawny
lrishmen low Dutch and sneaking, penny hunting
Yankees, to disinter from their private burial lots
All the vaults, except Judge Gaston's, have been
entered, and the silver plates and other valuabes
from the collins, stolen. good many bodies, that
were in metallic cases, have been emptied out, and
the cases taken to send dead officers home. Judge
Gastons vault has thus far escaped, from the fact
that it is entirely under ground, and therefore un-
seen. The coffin of lady who had lately been de-
posted in one of the vaults, opened and one of
the fingers of the corpse cut off to get ring
from it; this was probably done by some low, COM
mon soldier, but the taking of the metallic cases
must of course, have been known at head -quarters
History will be searched iE vain for parallel case.
The rumor that an ENHANCEMENT had been made
from the Neuse to the Trent, is untrue but an ex-
tensive battery, armed with heavy guns, has been
built near Mr.. Jenkins vineyard. The railroad
bridge across the Trent was being rebuilt The op-
preston to the citizens who remained was almost
unbearable-a great many of them had from time to
time, been imprisoned, and it was dangerous for
two to he seen in the street in close private talk
Many leading men from the county around had
been brought into town tied and some hand cuffed.
Mr.. Frederick p Latham (than whom better man
never lved) was in JAIL and the Daily Progress says
he was arrested because arms were found concealed
in his house. and remarks that he was fit subject
for hempen neck-tie. The arms found were left
at Mr.. Latham's house by Captain Lane, when he
evacuated the battery on the north side of tie
Neuse.
The impression among the Newbernians is, that
there were four thousand Yankees killed and wound
ed in the battle. The town is now full of wounded,
and the authorities have been sending them North,
and burying them ever since the battle
The Hon. Edward Stanly has been appointed by
Lincoln, Governor of North Carolina and was ex.
pected there daily; and the Lincolnites say, that
when he arrives he will issue proclamation that
will make the State return to her loyalty. The
writer Of this has been great admirer of Mr. STAN
ly. | have thought if there was an honest politi-
clan in the world, he was one lie has no doubt
been appointed Governor but must have stronger
proofs than now have that he has, or will accept
of it. When he DIES accept, shall have the same
opinion of him that COL Vance hasof andy johnson
,chat that as. Capt. O. S. Dsuey can TELL
May 20, 1862