Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-12
From the Knoxville Register, Sd.
Late f. or, North Alabama.

We have had the pleasure of meeting Col Wn H Humid
ley Of Norh Alabama brother to Coz D. R. HundIey, of
the 3st Regiment Ala, Vols in camp near this place,
and II IN him ga er items Of interest which we lay
before reders Col VIM HundIey taken prisoner
by the Yankees, but made his escape, swimming his horse
the Tennessee river lie reports that the 1ak KEGS
perpatratng all m&neer Of outrages in the counties of
Madison Limestone, robbing the nitizels of money,
and in fact everything else, bot
reouenty Qu4ftrng III i horses in the houses of planter
ebusnS them, uuti. perfect reign of
has been nauGura'ed, that cit dare much
raise the e finger ny WY Of protest. against the babar
ism OF the invading foe.
Mitchell has slgGed proclamation declaring he will burn
every house in fifty miles of Hunsy O. unless bush hack
stopped, and the citizens such mortal dread Of
his executing his threat that he strongest secessonts
hhroI are now cloorDp for Submission on the part Of
III" cit zens aud many have already taken the oath while
others awaiting 1t ing opportunity to do We are
glad hear however that Hon. N N. Davis has st last
made bis escape from Huntsville and gone to COTlnth TO
take hrs place trus, III the ranks OF our bra'e army
ii re- and thereby disprova all the SANDERS which have
keen crcu ate about him since he has been living
pafenty endy terms with th@ Invaders OF his native State
at the time pal led to believe that the Hon.
Jere Clemens has to the enemy entirely. II all
that said of be true be deserves the most condgn
punishment. But while the former leaders in that sec ion
owing pale vi npmanly fear. and while the men
showing evident signs OF weakness in tbs knees thank God
the noble daughters of the South there elsewhere
OF the kind will cite the example Of only brave,
hearted woman Of tie noble old Virginia stock, whose
husband absent IN the service Of his Country and who is
sor ping with aged and infrm father
ReIrni0g his occasion she found veral
dinners when without ado she kicked their cal into
the with her delicate foot and poinDg the door with
There ID the door, get you gone, hirengs and let your
masters feed YOU Let che eks ting with sha
o. white vered towards who disgrace the OF South
on viii you read his noble rebuke from lips trail
daughter Of our Southern land
1t that General Mitchell has regiment Of Chi
cage Dutch in lis command who taken by Pice al
xagton but who have broken their parole, and
fighting with haltcTs about their necks They
to he tn utterly abandoned wretches &c
be anywhere, being guilty oil crimes which decency
sill no allow Us to make public oming from Chicago
they have also sworn vengeance agal st Colonel d. K
Hundey who residing there at the time the broke
out, and who only succeeded ia escaping Chicago yig
ence committee il guise by the help Of friends,
short twelve mon h
Not satisfied Vi cofscatiDg his properly and the pro
perty OF lis father iaw IA gentleman OF VirgiGi oval
uu at nearly million dollars, they cent on wreakoe
their ind vengeance him still should he bt
fall into their hands. But we have
fears hat their will be grated he
Jour companies that filed past office lat saturday
fac sample OF the who TO fill up the ranks
the 3t Alabama; for nobler Of mal have not t0C
the streets OF Knoxville ter many day.
miserable Yankee Dutch have already begun Il
the Deg with guns taken from the citizens, and
OF the deludsd blacks have been arrested will
guns in their hands We glad to learn, however, tina
the negroes, in the MAN, wise Than T. DIAN
OF CID and look with not i'll founded Suspicion upon tn
Creeks bearing giS,'