Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13
BrArrosr. N. @. June 30. 1869.

v ~ June oot icoS.
A refugee from the South arrived here last
night from Ne~bern. BE Is German by birth.
claims TO be citizen OF Maryland, and saws he is
and has ever been Union man. He appears
quite intelligent, and much confidence is placed
in his statements
The following IL his account OF himself:
When the rebellion broke out he was at work
at his trade. marble working. at Mobile Early
IN May. 1851. he LETT there, travelling norihward
ill he reached Richmond At Richmond. for
some reason unknown 90 himself. he was refused
permission To cross the Rebel lines. In June.
le6l. he LEI, Richmond and went To Wilmington.
where he has remained most of the time until the
2lst inst. when he left tor The Uuion lines He
has been cnnscriptei three times: hut by claiming
To be a foreigner he got of the FIRST and second
time: but 1T the last CONSUMPTION. which took
place on the 9th inst. though he had bought n
sick Germans certificate of foreign citizenship,
whose name he had assumed. il would not an
swer--he had 10 go into the army to Jail.
On the 2lst. getting three hours liberty from
his guards, who were taking him to the Jail. he
took advantage OF IL to get. through friend. a
pass, under new name. TO 70 TO Weldon.
Secreting himself on board OF the cars so as not
To be seen nv those who would recognize him in
Wilmington. he came 10 Weldon. aud then on
foot. through woods and swamps. he found his
way TO Newbern. Making himself known 10 the
knowledge of how the Anglo Rebel steamers
run the blockade into Wilmington, he was sent
down here. and IS now on board OF the United
States steamer State of Georga-which vessel is
here from New Inlet. cOaling ship-and will 20
down to the blockade on her.
When we left Wilmington there were seven
teen steamers-blockade runners-lying at
the wharves there, five Of which are owned by
the Rebel Government All Of the ste mers had
brought in valuable cargoes One hr1ug hit in
one hundred pieces Of brass field artillery. which
he counted on the wharf himself. together with
the field carriages, csisonS. harness, &c another
came in loaded entirely with powder; another
brought. with other merchandise. three hundred
cases of Enneld rifles Several brought cargoes
OF bacon. which hid it's way there from Cncin
natl via New York. Liverpool, Nassau and Ber
muda Tie was told lew DAYS before he lett
that there bacon CROUCH Ia Wilmington IL
last an army of one hundred thousand men a wear
The wharves aud warehouses were tull of shot
shell. provisions and clothing. all of English man.
ufacture and produce, or purchased by them tor
the Rebels
The male population there is mostly foreign
All the natives fit or military duty hid volunia
rilv gone or had been consct ipIed iato the Rebel
armies. except those who buy and sell TO the
Rebel Government.
OF the gunboatS there he has seen hut two. one
of which ready for and the other was
nearly ready. He had heard of two others some
where on the river, but had no other know ledg e
Of them The one that was ahoat mounted FIVE
guns. but was pierced for seven: but rs she was
SO low in the water they did not think it safe to
mount hut FIVE. He had measured the length Of
this craft when building aid said il WAS one hun
dred and sixty or seventy FIVE feet in length She
is fat bottom craft, with sides incl ming out at
thirty or forty degrees to three feet above the
lead line. and ncsining inboard the same to- the
top Her sides are OF three ieet solid oak, plated
with TWO inch iron plates fore and aft and then
outside OF that two Inch plates up and down
making tour inches armOr This armor extends
three feet below the water line Her ports are
not three feet above water She was all
rea, for sea except coal and one of the Govern
erument steamer s-the Cornubia-wss TO leave
Wilmington on the 22l inst for Bermuda for a
cargo for the gunhoat She was said to draw
twelve feet water with coal aud stores on board !;
but he doubted it she drew ten.
The railroads in that vicinity worn out
One train per dav in and out, and speed of ten
miles per hour. was all that could he run on them
Three weeks since, fifteen miles out of Whining
ton. a tre,tle work over ravne gave way. A
train of cars filled with soldiers was preciptated
into the ravine, and four hundred men were killed
outright and many wounded.
The Cape Fesr river il lined with batteries
and tLey have four schooners loaded with stone
to sink in the channel il the IRON clads-of which
they have great fear-attempt 10 90 up: and nj a
narrow place in the river they have heavy ca
BILE all ready. with buovs attached, which they
can stretch across the river in an hour Abreast
of il. on each biak. heavy batteries The
only de(enses of the town are ON me river. There
are hut few troops in the vicinity. The river
batteries and cable he has himself seen, also
the scbonners.