Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-10
it pretty good, thought he would make his
own better, and wrote opposite his name,
sBoth legs too short. ,"
Late from Newborn.

own better, and wrote opposite his name,
Both legs too short.
Late from NeWbern.
A gentleman who has recently returned
from the vicinity of Newbern, N. c., in
forms us that the Yankees have complet.
possession of the town, and are helping
themselves freely to everything they desire
Gen. Burnside has appropriated the partia
residence Of the President Of Che Bank o.
Commerce as his headquarters. Genera
Foster has taken possession of another hand
some dwelling, and Gen. Reno occupies
the Bank of Newbern. +.
The piokets Of the Vaudals are thicklJ
stationed in every direction, for nine or ter
miles out, but our scouts and piokets are 81
familiar with the country, that not day
passes without sealing the fate Of Yam
kee. 49,
The Williams are pillaging the people fol
miles around, stealing every article Of val.
ue upon which they can put their thievish
hands. One day last week they went te
the house of widow lady, residing some
seven or eight miles from Newbern, and
seized splendid piano, placed it into q
wagon and drove off A faithful old dar
kie on the plantation, knowing the locality
of some of the Confederate pickets, slipped
away aud made known the movements Of
the thieves Onr men laid In ambush, on
the side of the road, and as the wagon ap.
preached, rushed out and demanded sur
render. The Yankees Immediately goi
out, and intimated willingness to sue
cumb. One of them, however, attempted
to run, but was halted by a well.directed
shot from one Of our men. The explosion
of the gun frightened the mules hitohed te
the wagon, and they started off at full speed,
taking the wagon and the piano safely into
Newbern.
On Friday last, three hundred Federals
landed from their gun.boats at Washington.
N. c.. and headed by band Of music
marched through the town, playing Hail
Columbia, and waving the stars and stripes
at "a lively rate. The few people who had
remained in the place since the fall of New
bern, received them with marked GOODNESS
Their music and their banners wholly fail
ed to arouse any of that Union feeling which
Marble Nash Taylor collected several thou
sand dollars in New York to set free, sc
they left without disturbing either persons
or property. -a
The people, We hear, are burning theil
cotton aud turpentine in all directions. FOL
miles and miles, our informant states, I'm
mense columns of dense black smoke, are
ascending to the heavens and darkenine
the skies ....,.-
Capt Sutton, who was taken prisoner al
Hatteras, and suffered long confinement
at Fort Warren, gathered all his cotton intt
a pile, surrounded it entirely with all the
turpentine he possessed, and then, with his
own hand, applied the torch. ...
Recent advices from the scene of battle
confirm the fact, that some of the hardes
fighting was done at Newbern, which has
occurred during the war. -
Col. Vance's regiment, also Col. Avery's
Col. Campbell's, and particularly Whit
ford's Battery, fought with tiger-like fe
rocity, piling up the Yankee dead. Whit
ford's Battery, it is said, played upon al
entire brigade as it advanced, end every
shot swept through and through the lines
as many as fifty falling at q time 1t il
stated that Burnside has offered reward
of 81, 800 for the securement of Captain
Whitford's person
The Methodist Church, both hotels, ont
of the banks, and large academy, are al
used as hospitals. Hundreds and hun
dreds of the Vandals have been put unde,
ground already, and hundreds more ye
linger in ertrensis, with no prospect of re
covery.-Petersburg Espress.