The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-21
THE YANKIrs IN HvRTH oAkoLIxl
Their Raid upon Hli.wbsth City.

ac. of the Yankees on the oce esion OF tneir
.scent visi, 70 E,izabsth City. Vae iettss is
tried south Mills, N. o.. Arrtll+f
On Iaet Nfouday night slept ih Elizabeth
<aty. Very eariy In the morning ives
aroused and told to look out and sec tbs fan:
aut, ard there they went. about two hundred
Zouavee, travelling at quick pace tow irus
the "rsbeP' plili.ia camp, about mile ifcm
Town, where there Were sbout epe nuDoreu
reen militia. was also Informed tnas large
transports had just passed mp the river
In about two hours one If the companies
returned flushed with p giorieus victory,
having with them about thirty prisoners,
while b>htBA-ske<a- ns-others driving In
cattle, which they had stolen on their way -
shortly after this in came the other company
that l had seen go by, singing drunken
song and keeping sten 70 the mngtc- waited
until the last straggIer had passed. ard
these were all h q seen go ous in the morn
ing, concluded that bad better march iI
hat before aac reached ths bloody battle:
'isld--the rebel camg--lo. and benoid !
saw " MAI ching towerds ms q large to3y CT
'ay. mortal enemies, with awords, mussets,
and bayonets CLEANING, and having no
'gsapon mora deadly than pen. Knife! To
;'un was Impossible; so l faced tha mrsic
boldly The stars and stripes were HoatinE
ovsr them; aise, T. beautiful silk ise. having
on it, "Sixth Regiment New Hampshirs Vo'-
In.eers." Fronting tae column Were tour
N Gun ted Eeu, one Of whom was TIA 'oionel
Griffin or Griffith , by the side Of the Colo:
nsl walled d sweet sanipie OF q traitor, named
Phsrtx Gpry. Reing unknown By Spry, AID
offnR but country cftfzsn, was al.
loved, after q little, 10 pasg. which did -
fassiag this bo9y. N 1t strsgsiers for about
! mile. when came to a SKIRT Of woods, be-
yOnd which ] heard rapid but Irregular fir-
ing l imagined that it Mleht be- a gusr-
siiia war going Oh. but Whss.t passed on I
iseovsdea a. eas. one sIl es s. 4
iieid., some shooting ehiesers tri kiss, xc.,
scme after larger game, such-0s cxeu, cows
hogs, &C., while others were sosnpariag all
over the fields after fowls Here 1 saw asad
sight.
In the house OF Iny old ard respected friend,
Mr. u. 3. Whitenurst, the rafcais were
swarming NV heartfelt kympathies were
with him, kut could render him nc assist.
ance.
a short dis.ancs from there was the house
If another raspectab'a citiZen, whcse nare.
for reasons that may hsrsaftsr be seen, tor.
bsar to give Here acts we're per formed Cf
he most shameful. cowardiy. aId bGa:at
character. The house was filed with he
wretchee, WAC ED, oll: pIDnd cred all they
coaid lay their aead3 upon, but after using
The most brutal and heRstly language to she
old man's wiY5 and daughter, Gctuafiy az
tempted 10 outrage them, The adies begged,
iIipiOred, and even gof on :peiT kneeE. hGt to
80 purpose. Their cries and screGms were
heartreni.ipg, but tbere was no mercy ,hsre,
and no earthly protection but Old gray.
haired father. The seoundrsis tGok The Young
lady ano attsrn}Eed 10 throw her down, Int
she succeeded In reaching corner where he
crou2hed and dragged her Old father urcn
her to shelter nsr from verse than death
In the meantime the mOtber was assaulted
! In the same lnsnaer. but having grsater
strength than her daughter, succasded at las
in tearing herself way. Failing IN this, the
Yankees went to the old mna and deina nded
sis money, threatening death upon his refu-
sal 20 give T. up He gave them all ne ad--
Sl20-and his terrible ysTrecu.ors lsf. him.
During 1 his time, as have said, :hsy were
sWaruinE III the hoass OF nr. Whttehurst
The first 70 enter this house was Lieut.. Rala
or Hays. He ssooc in the Goor way, in full
view III his mea, Who were gathering around
and said to hlr. W. ''aaye you been robbed
or Inoiss.ed by our soldiersf'' Ro, was the
| answer. The Lieu tenant then walked In
where the Old man and MS daughter SGT, fol.
lowed by swarn Of his roo5ers, and
here she LIEUT. tenant might nave ada
ed, '.as you have not already been rob
bed, have brought men 20 do yea
| that kindness.' That was certainly his in
| tention, for he had 20 sooner sat down tina n
| the plunderars begun. Every room, from the
| ground to the attic, was Gro oHded with nen, +,
| who were stealing everything they con;d find;
l bed clothing. crockery, spoons, kaives aud
| forks glassware, BASKETS, raznrs, brandy,
! combs, paper to haeeo. window Gu taIns, his
own and his eaildrea's eaothif q, ana every
thing they could carry OF From the house
they want In to taG yard and comm ancea e.
war with the fowls. stole the honey Rni turn. :.
| ed over the bee hivsS. Thsy then opened the
l OhfheS, EUu stClb Il siiaii SUSIIlty OF cobtOii,
| some baes, farming utensils, and even the
keys In the doors Tney then weat out and
| shot & fine yoke OF oxen, some other ca lie. n
| HUN Der OF hogs, agd to cap the climax, the
Colonel came along, took and frisG of all
the Dad gen :leman's horses. (four,) riding tn 2
| bast one himself and giving the others to his
| oficars. Two OF the borses were splendid
animals, worth i've hundred dollars
| They next went into the house OF old mr..
Jonathan Sawyer, where they found his
l wife and thres pretty daughters, ID issss
lhollis, Kixzie, and Jennie. Ihe greatest
| damage they did here was 10 steal ali III old
genIlsnan's bacou, some hxas, hoes, e.,
| kitcLen furniture, and poultry. Soma very
| amusing scsles took place here When they
| went In 70 The house, one Of tha ratca.s wen.
l up to tIiss Mosiie~apd asked her II she was
"Union - mo said sne, Il anu q saces.
| stonist." ''havs you any brothers in the
Con iedsrate Armyf'' al have no brothers
but wish l had forty in the Confederate
| Army" Here was pause. ~ last he re-
sumed "Uur troops expect 10 march 70 nor
1 folk soon - .Yes. expsc. your troops will
maleh - Norflik ike they did 10 Richmond
| You Will meet a ManassaR on the way Pr
This was dampsr. aad the fel,o y suyyea.
drsd.
The writer gives some t1r,hsr account II
the dcings Of the Infamous scoundrels liz the
neig ghborhcod, and CLOSES As follows:
| Shortly sitter this the troops returned t.
Eiizabs;h CRY, come 10 their land vessels
j
anow how Eany There were, oDt there was
at isas. Il large portion OF the n New aamp.
.hirs regiment ard ID ne 250 New Yorh
| Z1uaves / have beeu soid tn4t IS soon as
| tney r r-eched iowa they embarked and iett
for Roanoke. ] bad 5orgo. 20 say tia. they
| ,rieo every afSuh1eni to persuade hr. White
| hursss negroes 10 80 with them but "the y
/ all refused aad thus ended this outrs gs0u.
| Yankee raid into North Carolina
| aoRx OF TxEIa ooIxas.
| The Wilmington Journal publishes n letter
'da ed Unsiow coanty. n, q, A pTll l1th, from
| which We maze some extracts. I: Is vel
enough to let tho panpis know what thsiy
| fate will BE- II they fan iuto the hsnds OF the
| naathen Liucola hirsliugss
| On Saturday last, the l2ta Inst, some o1
| Capt. wards cavalry were sent through the
| county TO notify his pickets that the enemy
| were IN he county, on their way either &c
| Unsiow Court House Or Swsnboro' and &c
| eli the Tickets to set aoros1 New river a,
1 soon Us possible. The intelligence that q
| regiment was 70 invade tins county, TO destroy
| propsrty, and heap all manner OF insults
| upon the people, naturally srstted much ex-
| oitenen..
| On the same day tthe l2th, some ton 10 TT
| teen Fedora. soldiers went TO ths house o
| Richard Oiddeld, IN Jones county hir. Old.
field had Just returned rem ktnstoE ana
Colds b ,ro', whsrs IA had besn To carry away
| what tew ueGroas he b. left, Ri Il having Ii
wi,h some os bis usiSbb3rs tnat rad en- eTed
| tue service, ne had kindly bTeuSh, home some
letters from them 20 thsir tr,ands. Mr Oid.
ed was ding over the letters 20 Rlr w
| 4. Unmmtngs. ore of his ne,s aoofs, when
! the susmy's party came up They aeixed tne
| iettara and tuoa bo.h u df1eid q na Cumming
| prisoners, and SAID hey would Lot ,sse dTs
| Thousand dollars for the letters. They :aeu
| went to work destroying MIR. OIalaid's pro.
perty, emitting np h.s ess, &C., &c. They
| then Wsns into hts hosse and into every scom
| Ia tie house, unlocked every c13r, trusk and
drawer, teGiAg everything % pieces They
l found n bucket OF Gags; Ihey br ke and suck