The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-04
REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
,sUFFERINGS OF UNION MEN
ARREST OF UNION FUGITIvES.
REBEL PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL LAW,
&c.y- &C., 90.
low the Rehels Permit Expatriation.

GFrom the Knoxville Register April 2O.l
Yesterday afternoon the streets Of knoxville had quite
martial appearance About three O'Clock in the after
noon Captain Ashbys command brought in the 423 pri-
soners captured In Campbell county East Tennessee
negades making their to Kentucky to join the cut
throat invaders Of their homes. Wo have
more mprsssng or sorrowu cavacade upon the streets
and deuded men, and the brave captors and guards.
We have the particulars from officers engaged in the
night The tory stampeders consisted OF six or seven
hundred men-most Of them young. robust and athletic
fellows. About three hundred armed with rides
and shot guns the rest with pstls knives and rude
weapons. The attacking force consisted OF about
~ cavalry, under command Of Captain Henry Ashby. In
Guiding Captain Hal. Glespie's company under CON-
mand Of Lieutenant King. Captain Badlcy's company
Tho attack was made by Lsuenants Gibbs and Owens,
OF Ashbys company, In the OF the sampoders Tho
the Lncolnes took refuge in barn the Of
tho encounter, and here 1t that the Confederate
party received the most damage Lieutenant Gibbs
wounded ~ four shots mostly In the lower limbs, the
most serious being rifle shot the hip.oint He
was brought TO the city yesterday and it hoped that
under careful medical treatment lie will recover The
others wounded dangerously orderly Sergeant A.
Thomas Rose
The loader Of the stampeders Captain Capps of Grain
lSsr county, was killed Among the prisoners captured
were many prominent men OF this section. who had
voluntarily come Forward and laAsn ho~ath OF allegiance
70 the southern conederacy. We DO not know, ut pre-
sont what disposition TO DO made Of these dcmented
people, but shall perhaps he able TO announce it in
next ISSUE Tho killed and wounded among them amount
ed toAbout one hundred.
We spoke or tho martial appearance streets exh
oitsd yesterday afternoon About tbs time that Captain
Ashbys cortege arrived with prisoner above alluded
10 Georgia regiment just arrived, receiving arms
and equipments at the Ordnance shortly
after portion of Captain Lar0bes Maryland artillery
arrived from Cumberland Gap-on what service bound
will be developed hereafter.
Lying Promises OF the Rebel Comm nder.
From the Knoxville Register, April 2O.l
HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
EAST TESssSEE Z. S. A., April Is. 1862.
10 THE CITIZENS OF EAST TESNEsGE:-
Tho Major General commanding the department secs
with rsgrot that large bodies Of citizens misled by do
signing men, feaong hs State and see:inJ asylum
an Kentucky He cas upon the people of East Tennessee
20 remain at their homes, to cultivate thor helds and to
be true in their Allegiance To the existing government
He assures all citizens engaged In oaltivatIg their
farms that he will protect in Their rights and that
ne WiU suspend the militia draft under the State law that
they may raise crops for consumption In tho coming
year. by command OF
Major General L. KIRBY SMITH,
h. L. CLAY, A. A.G