The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-10

MORE YANKEE OUTRAGEs.-We copy the follow ing
from the Raleigh State Journal of Saturday showing the
operations of the Yankees in the eastern part of this
State:
The Yankees still keeping up their old tricks about
ashingon, N. C.. They still compel Mr. Jas. r. Grist
and Mr. b. +. Harem to keep within their premises
Keeping guard stationed around their respective houses
few days before Mr Hatton was arrested, he had
cason to send his boy and horse Washington where
upon Mr Jno r. Rcspass, Lieut. Col OF the N. c. Yam
Zee regiment, seized the horse and appropriated him
ms own use, saying just the horse he wanted
The Yankees have Mr. Hatton and Mr. Alfred Stany
brother of the Military Goveno TO Fort Warren. They
mao released Mr. Allen Grist. few days ago they
rested Mr. Jesse MoOrng, very worthy aud respectable
gentleman and called upon negro (the property of Jas.
fowle, Esq, by the Of 10, who is known to be the
rascal about the town. to prove his character
10 said he knew Mr. Mooring-that he a Gentleman
ana he was then released. They to have gotten
very tired of Lit Colonel Respass-so much that they
nave revoked his commission, and he is longer
CONNECTED with the Yankee army. They say he is too
great fool to make Officer but lac is rascal enough TO
13 their dirty work Several negroes going to them
we learn that all of Mr. Jno. Z. b. Grimes negroes,
about thirty-fye in number women and children have
oeen carried TO Washington. Mr. q. had moved his
gro men up the country and We learn OF two OF them
nave left and gone to Washington The Yankee pckets
are stationed Mfr Cowper's farm-they have broken
open bis hosse and taken .,s they wanted of what was
IN the house. We learn the Yankees shell the surround
ing country about Washington nearly every evening.
1ney think that Confederate soldiers in three four
miles of the town.
We have just learned that Capt. Stcadman and Capt.
Ihgpen, with SO of Col. Sngleary' command had
fight with company of Yankee cavalry and of infantry
on Friday last. on Trantcrs creek, miles from
Washington. The enemy routed, leaving six
killed. one of whom was their negro pilot We sustained
no loss.
There lady at Mr. Cowpers in this city, Sun-
day last who left Newbern under flag of truce about
ten days ago Her husband who is a resident of Wash
ngton, belongs to the Bidger's Artillery When the
evacuation of Washington by forces took place. the
Company transferred to Newborn, and the gentle
man referred to- rented house in Newbern and moved
his family from Washington Ncwbern to be
them. When the retreat from Newborn took place, he
had to leave with his company and could not get his
wife away-so she only succeeded in getting away about
ten days ago She told Mr. COwper that the report that
the Yankees had opened tho vaults That she
went to the graveyard herself and with her own
eyes several cotns opened and the bodies exposed That
she the body of lady who died about four months
ago; that she where two Of her fingers had been cut
off, and she also exposed the body of little child
she supposed to be about two three years old She
also stated that they had opened all the except
These facts and may be relied We have in
formation from Mr. Cowper-to whom they thus told
by the lady above mentioned.
The Raleigh Register learns that Col. Geo. b. Single
tay killed at Traners Creek in the engagement with
the enemy.