Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-24
From the Ni.sissinn;an Jnlv 1,,b 1902

u. predictions Ofiho Yankees Mississippi River
From gentleman who has Just arrived in our CITY
from Louisiana and who bad to go great dstanc. be-
low to get over the river gather the following items
The Yankees have taken all the negro men belonging
to the plantation of Messrs Joe aud jeff Davis James
Lowell, Henderson, Seargent, Coons and Tucker 1hss
places the river At Mr. James they showed them
selves in their true light On Tuesday the LIST inst they
landed at Mr. James place and told him to have all bis
negroes the levee next day for them they would
take him prisoner and send bin to Fort jackson. To
this Mr. James replied that the negroes there and
if they could get them to go be could not help himself
After the Yankees went away he told his negroes what
they had sad and told them that all of them that wan
ted to co. to be the levee next morning The next
morning there only four negroes on the place. all
having gone to the woods and when the Yankees
they wanted to know where the negroes were being
told by MIR. James, they took him prisoner until the
negroes were forthcoming they kept him their gun
boat four days before the negroes were found. They
then came and did not only take 35 negroes from him.
but also II mules, and some of them broke open his
Sear and took all the bacon, -four sugar. rice lard and
masy other things away with them, and there being
barrel of moasses and barrel of lamp OIL they pulled the
spcet cut of the barrels and let the contents flow the
floor. They then visited his dwelling house and de-
naDded the delivery of all the silver in the house
from his lay Who in her alarm for the safety OF her
husband, gave up all she had without word. Ia the
house they found gun, which they took with them
also all the fowl on the place. This latter achievement
in where he could not see anything, not even
being of the depreciation until they had released
him. when he threatened that if be told it so that
they would hear of it again they would she'll his house
The assigned by them for this outrage that
Mr.. James bad two SOUS in our army, and that they
intended to torment all persons the river who
in the army or had sons there.
At the Davis PLACES they not only took the negroes
and miles, but bad set fire to the places, but the burn
ing prevented by the neighbors after they had
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negroes and mules and made the overseer (Mr Coe).
open the dwelling, from which they took all the silver
ware they could fDd and told the overseer that if
there was Anybody who would fire on them from the
different places on the river, that they would shell
the houses in a few hours after. Mr. Zoe bad
heard OF their com n.y. had taken all the most valua
bic things and had them put in the ground among
them were the portraits of Gems Quitman and Lowell
and President Davis These are safe. A Colonel
being in command and MIR. Coe being anxious to
know what they thought Of Vicksburg, he asked the
| Colonel who replied : that they had given up the
idea OF king Vcksborg that the batteries there
the worst they ever had to contend with it was i'm
possible to find their location and thanow they intend
ed to cut canal over the point opposite and leave
her to dry up and it for this purpose they
taking all the negro men along the river. At Messrs
Henderson, COons, Seargent and fuckers plantations
they took every negro man. mule, horse and all the
provisions, poultry and silver ware with many valuable
pictures. Mr.. Sergeant aud Coons have lett their
homes and gone to the woods with their families.
These planters 10 bad condition, having nobody
to work their crops but few negro women The
Yankees have also gone back from the river in LouS
as far as Tuula Depot distance of 20 miles the
Vlcksburg, Shreveport Texas railroad, and have
taken all the negro men from the plantations along the
route. These negroes taken by them to the Bend
above Vicksburg, and made to work, as reported by
negroes who have left them, day and night. The peO
pie OF Madison Parish are now forming guerilla COM
panies for the purpose of driving the enemy from
their position, and informant is confident that
in a short time there will be scattering of the
Yankees from that region. He says that soon az
the bridge on the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas
railroad between Tullula Depot and Monroe is fixed
it having been washed away by the late food, that
there now at least 1000 troops stationed at
Monroe Delhi and Shreveport, that will be out upon
hem the only thing they need is guns which are be
ing gathered up through the country very fast. He
thinks there will be lively times in that section in
less than months time as the people are getting
tired of the Yankees, though their acquaintance has
hoen very short.