The New York herald., 1862-11-17
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
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Adventures Of One OF Our
Correspondents.
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NO SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY.
Four Days, Experiences Within and
Without the Rebel Lines.
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Condition Of Life at Kingston
and GOldsDorOugn,
Ac., &c., &c.
Our Newbern Correspondence.

NfwBERNs NOv III 1907.
You people OF the North who live in fine houses and
fare sumpuoasy every daywho toy with soft tresses,
oimmacuate" dresses Paris moustaches and chidhoods
fair hair-who eager et satiaed with war news)
that an engagement all the force and circumstance
OF battle unless the laureate wreath OF victory s found
bahed in the gore of ten thousand vctimswho think
general general except he Stays his thousands ike
Samson Of old and perhaps with the same instrument,
too) and who foolish enough imagine that resi-
dence the SOUTH al this particular time, is much to-
be coveted uxurycau scarcev form an adequate iaea q
the monotonous and unavorabc existence which daily
led by both officers and within the confines
Of this Department of North Carolina. IT is true there
are some who live we'll and perhaps happiy--who
sport fast horses and toerabe looking carrages-who
have scontrabands" abundance, and more, too, and
who not only show oil pretty their wives, and
interesting young misses rs their daughters but who also
possess that degree of satisfaction which good mother
and kind woman is ca able Of bestowing receiving
But by the greater portion OF our officers only
blessedn with drills, reviews recon nossances raids
runaway horses fevers qninne contrabands and whs-
KEY Now aeter witnessing such sights for very long
time past, it is not strange that your correspondent
should attempt TO lind something newthe wherswithl
to instruct and amuse TIE readers Of the HERiLpeyen
at the risk OF life and liberty.
With this object in view resolved visiting Colds.
jeff Davis any other Confederate traitor After several
days of anxious inquiry and resoute perseverance
arranged plan for carrying my object into practical
effect and succeeded in securing the services Of faithful
contraband whom managed TO make still more laith!u!
by lining his pockets with the "tbrty pieCes Of silver
and his belly with heap Of good living
To avoid wearyng the reader with minute dc tails, will
refrain from fully explaining how commenced, and,
IN part prosecuted journey Ist it suffice, wre'
that Hne November afternoon myself and sonbye
guide left Newbern in the Neuse road, pro-
ceeded thus for several miles, then struck blind path
through the woods reached the Neuse river just about
dark crossed that stream and travelled slowly and
tousIy all night through woods and amidst swamps and
over brush covered roads--more properly patLsthat
felt though they sprngng up but to let spring
dewn often meeting runaway slaves and tar burners,
both Of whom were easily senced with few
pieces Of 4" white" money, and reached Swift
Greek, below the bridge, and at iurn above the
enemy's vdetes, during the carly hours OF the
morning succeeding the day which started Ia
crossing the creek we experienced considerable diff
Guilty. In one two instances not only came rear
injuring ourselves, but also losing our horses.
A few miles further on, and We reached tho habi,a-
ton--perhaps may call II tho planation---oi good
letters of Introduction. / say gentleman but accord
ing to the limsy conception of the diseased southern
mind presume would only be justified IN styling him
plain John Doe from the fact that the standard OF tho
chivalry knows no fellow being gentleman unlers he
is slave Confederate soldier and
traitor otherwise and is Of the poor miserable
white trash Of which God knows there Is plenty in this
neighborhood.
Al this house remained several hours In the into.
rim squadron OF cavalry termed ''light horsemen,"
passed the place without stopping cid not see them
approach all the doors and windows in the house
were closed, and SO efec,ualy that il would
have been hard matter for auy other than
the initiated imagine the building Inhabited. 10 the
outset my guide got frightened at the approach OF
the enemy rushed up stairs and ot Oh the roof shutting
In In on Ouf lrq
he looked rs relieved as though lie had taken box Of
se,dz powders, and the effect had been INSTANTANEOUS.
changed both front and rear My costume consisted Of
old slouched hat with the top hair ont Of ~ pair OF
white pants, and coat pme sort Of awully rough ma
teria In fact was completely rgsed cut TO represent
one nsn me 10 nason in p
dated two wheel wagon by dint OF bresking numerous
~ 9ggS sfsEs aK s, KBsscn Bps sss was introduced TO sev,
raj persons 0! the poorer class as the son OF my
Union friend az having just go back from the North by
hair breadth escapes through the clutches Of Yankee
dom 1be reader must know ths: the son represented
died in Bos.sn during April last ard that my Onion friend
play my part with success The people asked me all
kinds Of questions, and some Of these were Of such ~
dicpQgs character as @ convince me the poorer classes
have bat unquai6edly tsgle idea ot Yaksedorn end
It's nsstati0ng Even thcee IN tosraby good circifD.
sanses possess not great deal intelligence on 'be
same subject While ~ breakfast somo gossiping dam.
sells dropped IN 10 see the curiosity They boasedand
"a ;e ss g1 81 ss ss sre I
mented they hadn't got any pins.
Everything in readiness to burn the bridges adjacent
TO Kingston on the approach of the Yankees.
got pass 10 so 10 and return from holdsboro1gh
went there in the was much surprised % ar
rival to find the place but comparatively small one.
Neither II pleasant at thie time for residence.
There are great many people at Goldiboroash aside
from the soldiers.
No matter where went or In wha, direction Looked
found immense quantities of As regards this
article, there n not the slightest evidence Of tendency
toward starvation or so much as lack Of y The heds
are full Of II and so are the barns.
did not see or End the whereabouts OF great deal n
bacon although was told there plenty hand TO
suffice for year TO come.
On every plantation there s supeIatundanee Of pork
ers ] asked one gentleman why they were not salea'
or all the nscessares Of lie this was ihe only thing
found that they actually stood in immediate aeed Of To
supply this deficiency the Southerpers far as saw
have resorted ingenious mode of getting salt They
hard TO work digging the bottoms of their snokc
houses. At Kingston. Captain Carroway or the Ton
foderae cavalry has by this procured
immense quantity or salt so much as TO surprise All his
IN co,or and poor in quality but the people re
signed 10 everything, and s ~ "it VIII do y
The soldiers ,oleraby wei, dressed All Of them
something oi gray UNIFORM saw no bare
footed ones Mary had good warm stockings aud
dressed quite neatly for pri,a,ts The women
are doing everything they TO supply the troops with
stockings under clothes and other ceierss uk these
female creatures that appear mainly 70 Keep 0p The seces
sos d m hs h"v sere yor Se
Yankees except the vicst terms, and u thus thai
found the widest cmbatcrnept against the people o
the Norih. N
To Distinguish officer from private Is of,eo s,n
cult matter. AZ cloth high aud tnse dear the oaters
appear full uniormcr any degree "i uniform
except on epccia occasions.
To my surprise saw several lraamen ald Dutch
doing infantry duty 10 The rebel service
was surprised, frem the fact that the nations thas
Represented have been and are now seekiug ihe vide
field Of freedcm something Dot AT al auainAbs under
southern rule sst,A 4sts
when the rebela happen 10 take 'ew q onr
prisoners, Acy convey them 10 Kingston and there
march them Though The streets. Ths they cal "t,kng
them 10 the railroad depot But II seep,s 10 that
this railroad Jordan is exceedingly long road TO t.age
On these occasions the people out ~ tbt houses
10 see the damned Yankees, and make s;eh fernks
the ~ oaspriugs Of an evi mud AID misgUliel
heart
There not many people iu Kirgsou, ana hose
there say they viii eave the place the ley hear
the Yankees are coming.