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and the increased boldness that it is assuming.
deem it, however, Of sufficient importance
to be on the alert; and rs there are no other
forces here now but part Of my regiment
and Captains Gillesplc's and Whites cavalry,
I think had better keep my men there until
others arTiye.'s
From otler papers it appears that Woods
force at Knoxville WAS only 800 mcn-1oo cay
airy ond zoo infantry. Herc is a good thing
for the Cnlon men. Sov- 10, 1sGl, Wood
writes to ZouicolEer as follows:
Information has been received that Mr. !
Hodgson, member Of the Legislature, has /
Scyicr county. He is also suspected !
Of having a knowledge, if not an |
instiyator, Of the burning OF the |
bridges. He was here yesterday morning |
Try to get through your lines. He ought to |
l,c arrested. Five Of the incendiarlcs who |,
burned tho Lick Creek bridge have been !
arrested The bridge at Union has been de- !
stroycd, one at Charleston, two on the West !
crn and Atlanta road, below Chattanooga |
aries daefyetl taa, aud getting possession IF tcis
guns tt~'ktdem 7'riSc'te's aud accomplished their
tnds.
In !: letter 10 Adjutsnt General Cooper,
at Richmond, dated nov, II, Wood states the
above matters again, and speaks Of about 1000
,ncn that lie knows Of, organized fef rebellion
He says:
1.-THE whole country Is in state Of rebel
Gor." He further says: II need not say that
great .lar1n is felt by Tie Jse Sonthsan
'ne''. They are I'LL removing their families
10 places Of safety, and would gladly enlist
if We lad arms to furnish them. I have had
ill thc aris IL the city sclz5tl, and authorized
Major Campbell to impress I'LL he can tln1 in
the hands of Union Men, who ought now TO be
new companies. felt it my duty to place this
city under martial law, as there aaarn 1uYc
majority the7solde tch t6c eueny
aud co""""itati,9 ssf4+ them by the ant'tgsettta
Mo.tnfttsh l4'hs."
OF The forces spoken Of llc says:
" They arc not yet fully oryanizrd, and
have no subsistence TO enable 1lc,n to hold
out long. 4 few reg sinlents and vigorous mcai,s
would have q powerful effect III putting it
down. 4 mild, concilating policy would To
Of The leaders punished 10 the extent Of the
law nothing short Of this will .;uict tho coun-
try
COL WOODS 1.Eroa:T TO sEc'y BENJAMIN.
Tic following characteristic letter, and the
answer to il, are tl.e last shall copy. It is to
Secretary Benjamin., and bears Gatc Nov. Goth,
1861.
"T}c rebellion: in East Tennessee has been
put down in so1ne Of the counties. and will be
c1Ircl11}Iy suppressed III less than two weeks in
| Ill the counties. Tlcir camps III Sc
t eicr and Ha1ailton counties h:rye bcr'i
! broken 1lr sad Il large number OF
them made prisoners. Som: ire co,1tincl in
| lail at this place and some sent TO Nashville
| III former communication, I iu,ltlired Of the
Department what ! should do with theny It
is mere f,res to arrest tl.ena and turn thcn
! over 10 the conrts. Instead Of having the ef-
ltct 10 iuti.nidaie them, + really gircs encour
::,cn,cnt AID embo1dcns them III their traitor
| Gus conduct We have now in custody some
ef thrir r3ttders-ju.tge~Fattc the soti-in-
Law Of :anlrcw Johnson, Col. Piekens, the
Senator II Tie Legislature besides Others Of i'll
flue,,cc ;:aid some distinction i'll tieir counties.
These 1atn have encouraged tht rebellion. but
have So managed us not to be t1alnd in arms,
nevertheless i'll t1:air actiuns and words have
been lnIficlsdiy 10 the government Of tile Con
fcderstc States. TIE influence Of their wealth,
position and connection, has been cxertcd ii
favor Of The Lineoln Government, and they are
the parties most to bla1nc Tor thu troubles u
East Tcnncssc. They really deserve the gti:
lows, and If consistent with tLc lass, c4i!,hi
speedily to receive their deserts. But then: il
ss.ch gentle spirit Of eonciliation II the
South, and especially 1,.rc, that have no lde;
that one Of them will receive such 4 sentence
1t the lI,ads Of any jury Which conlt
bc cmparnclrd to- try them. hare beer
ut this Station for three months, lalf tue tim
/ in conl1ns,1l Of tie post. and l have had I:
r rood opportunity ct learning the sec1ing per
| vading thu country. It is hostile % the Con
J. | tcacrate Government. They viii take TIL
r oath Of 1}lcgia.ee with 10 intention to ob5ery
c il. They are the followers and slaves Of john
, son ana MAYNARD, aud sool intend to b
c otherwise. When arrested, t3ey suddenly lC
come very submissive and deslar: they arc 10
/ peace and not supporters Of the Lincoln Gov
= crument, but yet thcx claim 10 be Unio
c men. at one tiuc, whils our forces were !,
l. Knoxville, they .gavo il ont th:t E@5ea @
;. | changes were taking place in East Ter
.s rcssec, and the people were becoming yrt
> onciled and loyal. At the withdrawal {
II the first ntinlat;en that tie lincoln army WI
Il likely to penetrate the State, they were i
t. iF11ls, and scarcely man, with o1ya few ltoi
II or,blc exceptions, but what w:ls ready to Joa
:, them and make war upon us The prisoner
e tell Us that they had every assurance that til
thcln i'll Il very few days; that the property {
i Southern men was to be contiscatcl and div
ri dcd among those who would take up arms f
ar Lincoln. I have TO request, ut least, that tt
4 prisoners have taken be held, il not as trai
> ore, as prisoners Of war. To release them
=. ruinous. To convict them at this time b
III fore a court is next to an impossibiiity. 81
if they arc kclt III prison for six months
tc will have :, great effect.
is "Ihe bridge burners aud spies ought to I
~ Instructions be forwarded at as early II day
&c possible, us it needs prompt action to dispo
Of these cases.
"Vcry respectfully your oheaient servant,
a t'W. B. WooD, Col Com Post.
~, SECRETARY BENJAMIN'S REPLY.
nn WAN DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, Nov =, 1851
~ - ''CoI- IF. B. Woop-Sir: Your report Of t
-. :. Goth inst. is Gcceiyed, and l now proceed
~ give you the desired Instructions in rclatil
"r cx 10 the prisoners taken by you among t
-. | in East Tennessee.
o. "1st. iii such as can he identified as havi
~. ~" been engaged i'll bridge burning, are to
n7 tried sumInarily BY druH-lead court-marti
Ia and, if found guilty, executed on the spot
"e hanging. It would be well to leave th
FIR bodies hapging in the vicinity Of the burn
he 4'5d. All such as haze not been SO enggag'
&c, TO be treated as prisoners Of WAR, aud se
~. with au armed guard to Tuscaloosa, Alaban
s.-> there to be kept imprisoned at the depot
Snt lcctcd By the Government for prisoners OF #
In Wherever you can discover that arms 8
lsc concentrated by these traitors, you will sc
-, out dctach1ncnts, search for and seize
>. > arms. LII no case is one OF the men known
Ter have been up in arms against the Govcrnm.
The to be released on any pledge or oath Of ii
They arc all to be held as prisoners Of "
OIL and held IN Jail till the end Of the war. ST
as como III voluntarily, take the oath Of a
to glance, and surrender their arms, arc alone
be treated with 1enfcncy.
,es- Your yigilant enforcement Of these order
ion earnestly urged by the Government.
lad Your opdt scrVt, =. =. bENsAAlN, II,
1t ssclctars VI VIZ!
or P.s.-Judgc Patterson, Col Pickens
all other rlne1cadcrs Of the same class, must
- sent at once to Tuscaloosa as prisoners Of =
ad- Here the correspondence closes. Col. ".
in was after Ibis transferred ut his earnest req,
: oHo 10 to tho command of Zollicofer, a man a
bcy his own heart How many Of the prison
Ihe we're hanged, how many Of their bodies ar
en. this very moment dangling in the air at
J, scenes of their heroic struggles against il
sion, how many louEes were dcsolated
Jeff civcn up TO robbery ard rapinc, how III
ace, vile outrascs were pcrpctratcd On unProtc'
rom | women and children, will never be known
Case
s o' The "OLDrs7 IsHAB1rAssT. This rem
inc able individual l.:ls been found ID Oswcgo
!fter cordIng to modern account, which says:
r.. There is living in Oswego, New York,
,a.- named Peter RozeH, who is not Ices than
ycars old. He was born in Brooklyn in ]
Ii He Hves-ssith his second wife, who is orl
r. hc years old, and consequently SIS years you'
,fely than himself He had from his first mari
is children, and 10 from his second, g.
total Of e5. al Of whom arc now living.
Tic oldest Is ~ Years old; the youngest ~.
near Was last father at the age Of rs, his wifi
the iug 81 The said Peter is in the enioxmel
dis I good heslth, and visits lis ueipnbors, aut
lease sight and hearing arc not iu the least in mi