Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-01

''"'" l'''y lheS" TWO eNtoruontrS against
each other alone, 1t would d" very well. But
while they checkmale each other, they both
combine to plumber the man who has neither
sugar "pr chicken. AID yet euch considers
himself an innocent and injured man, and
dcnounceS the other rs Il monster, and wants
to publish him in the papers! So goes the
| world when avarcc drives.
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Yankee Raids in North Carolina-Arrest CT Citi-
zens--stampsde of Negroes
During thc.pa>t three or four weeks, those
counties in North Carolina bordering upon the
Virginia lines of tho Federal army, have been
subjected to 4 series Of the most dastardly
and vlndlctlvc guerilla raids that have Vet
characterised the war in that quarter. The
counties Of pasquotank, Camdcn, Cnrrituck
and t'atrS have suffered the most severely,
from arrests Of many uf their principal citi-
zcns, robberics and bnrnings oI property, and
the cXelteiaent Of negroes to revolt aud es-
cape.
y gentleman, who arrived in this CITY on
yesterday from that section Of North Caroli-
ma, informs us that, III the county OF Gates,
the following prominent citizens were arrest
cd by band of liessian cavalry, last week,
and carried TO Suffolk: Mcssrs. Thos. A. Jor-
dan, Jas. Freeman: Jas. WIgeins, VIM. Bee
man, Jas. SlarEman, Thos. Sparkman, Rich
ard Manning, ThoS. Costen and Vim. Custen
The only plea upon which they were arrested
was that they were scccssionists.
About two weeks ago, nincty-fonr slaves
and party OF free negroes. through the me-
dunn OF Yankee inducements stampeded
from the upper part Of Pasquotank and fed
into the Dismal Swamp. They comprised whole
iamies-old and young: male and female.
One OF thc free negroes, who was doubtless
dictator Of the whole party, was an "aristo-
crat' at home, and worth some four or five
Thousand dollars. \ number of the inhab-
tan1S of the county Immediately followed in
pursuit, and recovered fifty or sixty OF the
slaves. and found considerable quantity OF
ammunition III their camp.
On the following night, young and est-
mable mau, named Joseph Williams, in com
pany with two others, went on patrol to the
halfway house. on the Dismal Swamp Canal,
and kept watch fnr the runaways. They saon
perceived party Of negroea, about thirty in
number, approaching, led by white men, sup
posed to he Yankees, and upon haiing them,
they We're fired upon by the approaching
party, and young Williams was mortaly
wounded, He, however, raised his gun, took
aim, and together with his companions, fired
upon them, wounded one negro and killed Two
others. The rest fled. and the wounded negro
was captured. Young Williams died on the
spot from the effects Of his wound.
\ few days previously, about one hundred
slavcS stampcded from Camden, and five hun
drcd from Currituck, and fled to Suffolk and
Norfolk, where the Yankees find plenty OF
dirty work for them to do.
About ten days ago, detac hmcnt of some
fifty Yankee cavalry made raid upon South
Mills, in Camden, stole fifty negroes from Mr..
Matched Taylor, seized his horses and mules,
and hitching them to lighter On the canal,
placed the negroes on board and sent them to
Norfolk.
These are the more prominent instances of
Federal rapacity which have occurred recently
in this section of the Old North State. Rob-
berries and burnings are OF frequent occurrence,
and the inhabitants are kept in Il continual
state Of alarm. 1t is TO be hoped that the
Government will give them aid in order to
enable them not only to prevent further SUI
tering and loss, but to visit adequate vengeance
upon the unprincipled hirelings who have
thus desnoileh them of thDir I.r"r"".s', --.----
rlty and peace.
We heard good man say the other day
that the noble deeds which have stood out
amid the din an d excitement of the present
war, have made him think better Of his race
than ever before. We cordially join in the
sentiment, excluding the North from the ap-
plication.
The following letter is onc Of those touches
of nature that make Us all akin
MAroR's OFFICE,
City Of Mobile: July Ii, 1862.
To His Honvr The Huyor Of kichm"ad, ia:
SIR-An appropriation having been made
by the city authorities OF the city Of Mobile
of three thousand dollars $4,000 for the re-
lief Of the sick and wounded soldiers Of Vir-
sinia, herewith hand you, enclosed, that
aiaount in Confederate notes, which you vii
have appropriated as requested, and acEnow-
ledge rrccipt ui same.
| am. iIr. Mayor,
H0nr obcdlcIlt servant,
X. II. tfLnuGH, Mayor.
Long live the good people of Mobile! May
they not need the kindness they are SO ready
to show
The Mayor Of our city in accepting the lib
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