Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-28
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MATTERS ABOUT NEWBERN.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Permit me to give the refugees from
Newbern the latest news from home. | 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 decayiHg vegetation generally,
will fight battle in August, September and 0cto-
Der, the most deadly Of the war. When General
Climate puts his uniform, he will certainly be
found to be antagonist, indeed. Already the
army getting very sickly and an average of Is
corpses 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
Irishmen, low Dutch, and sneaking, penny hunting
Yankees, to dIsnter from their private burial lots.
All the vaults, except Judge Gaston's, have been
entered and the silver plates, and other valuables
from the collins, stolen. A good many bodies, that
were>in metallic cases, have been empticd out and
the cases taken to send dead officers home Judge
Gaston's vault has thus far escaped from the fact
that it is entirely under ground and therefore IN
seen. The coffin of lady who had lately been de-
posted in Of the vaults, was opened and one of
the fingers Of the corpse was cut off to get ring
from it; this probably done by some low COM
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
from the Neuse to the Trent is untrue, but an ex-
tensye battery, armed with heavy guns, has been
built near Mr.. Jenkins vineyard. The railroad
bridge across the Trent was being rebuilt. The op-
preston 10 the citizens who remained was almost
unbearabc-a great many of them had from time to
time, been imprisoned, and it was dangerous for
two to be seen the street in close private talk
Many leading from the county around had
been brought into town tied and some hand cuffed.
Mr. Frederick p Latham (than whom a better man
never livedD was in jail. and the Daily Progress says
he arrested because arms were found concealed
in his house. and remarks that he was fit subject
for a 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 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 buryng them ever since the battle.
The Hon. Edward Stany has been appointed by
Lincoln, Governor Of North Carolina, and was ex-
pected there daily and the Linconites 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 honest polit-
clan in the world, he one He has no doubt
been appointed Governor, but must have stronger
proofs than now have, that he has, or will accept
Of it. When he does accept, shall have the same
opinion of him that Col Vance mas of INDY johnson;
'chGt that as Capt. D. S. Darcy can TELL
May 20, 1862.