The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-03-03
FROM THE ALBEMARLE REGION.

EDENTON, n. g., Feb II, 1868 1t will be
gratifying to you and to your numerous readers to
learn that the Partizan Rangers (infantry) OF
Chowan county, known as the "Yellow jacket u
under Lieut.. Richard Keough, have opened the
campaign in that down-trodden and much oppress-
ed country in the most brilliant manner On
Saturday, 7th inst, Lieut. Keough, with nine of
his men, met fifteen of the New York Mounted
Rifemen about three-q quarters of mile from Ed
enton. in an open field, and routed tEem complete,
y, killing Lieut.. Fuinger instantly and danger
ously, supposed mortally, wounded Capt. Chur-
chill, notorious character who had been to Rich
mond twice as a spy and robbed our citizens on
various occasions. He was also correspondent
Of the New York Times. He is confined to his
bed in this town, having one buckshot in his right
ear, one in the forehead and one in the neck
The remainder of the Yankee cavalry skedadled in
their usual style, leaving the dead and wounded ip
the hands of our gallant men.
On Monday after the fight, 1t. Flusser, of the
Yankee steamer Com Perry, arrived at Edenton
and ordered all the male citizens of the town be-
tween the ages of Is and As to assemble at the
Court House for the purpose of taking the oath of
allegiance to the United States or remove five
miles from town, thirty -one of whom did meet to
consult on the propriety Of doing So After some
consultation the following named persons agreed
n.
j. Norfeet, Rev. MIR Amis, John NJ. Jones, Sr.,
William Badham, ST., William R. Skinner II. G.
Mitchell, Joseph Scott Jones, Samuel T. Bond,
Henry A. Bond, Richard Paxton, VIM. 4. Bond,
James Britt, James Norcom, and Daniel Mellow
el-fourteen. The following gentlemen much to
their credit declared they would not take an oath
under any circumstances DR.. VIM. j. Lesry.
VIM G. Wood, Joseph Mccoy Charles Manning,
Nal. Haughton, Thos. Robinson, James Manning,
Joseph Floyd, Thomas Badham, James Skinner,
G. Sawyer, James Mccoy, William Haughton, M
Rogerson, William Mccoy, Joseph Ellis, and one
whose name is not remembered. The remainder
of the citizens were absent from town or would not
attend
On Tuesday 1t. Flusser having ascertaned that
It, Keough had been regularly commissioned by
Gov. Vance, did not carry out his threat, stating
that they had as much right to fight and kill he
had, and viewed them as carrying on an honorable
warfare.
The Yankees when about to leave the town
arrested and carried off with them Mr. Edward
Wood, on account of his strong Southern princ-
Piles, supposed to be done at the instance of no.
ted Buffalo, Jack Glover and another Buffalo who
vas with them throughout the day, and who took
passage with them with his i'll gotten gains for
Newbern.-Cor. of Raleigh Progress.
To THE CLERKs-The Comptroller of the
State urgently requests the Clerks of the County
Courts of the several Counties, to forward him i'm
nediately by mail the number of Tax Collection
Districts in each County.
MURDER--A correspondent writing from
Hillsboro, says:
An atrocious murder was committed on Tues
day of week before last, upon Mr. Lockhart, Of
this county, residing about fourteen miles from
this place. on his farm. Mr Lockh Was walking
out 10 his field, when one of his negroes came up
stealthily behind hin and gave him a blow upon
his head with an axe, from the effects Of which he
fell The negro left him but returned again after
some time, and finding him still breathing gave
him several more blows with his axe, thus CON-
peting his fcndsh work. The murderer aud
several other negroes engaged in the affair, have
been brought here and placed in confinement
One of these negroes confesses that every negro
on the plantation was knowing to the fact that
their master was to be murdered From all that l
can learn of this case there seems have been no
provocation whatever on the part of Mr. Lockbart,
but on the contrary he has had the reputation of
being good man, and kind and merciful master.
| trust it will teach our people lesson which
they will not soon forget, or fail to improve. The
murderers will be tried here in March.
THE BATTLE AT FREDERlCKsBURG.-The
London Times Richmond correspondent has been
writing account OF the battle of Fredericksburg
for that paper. We do not copy it-as we did his
first etter-because it contains nothing of partcu-
lar interest There is one new statement in 1t viz
that in the heat of the battle some confusion vas
created by the running Of regiment OF North
Carolina conscrpts. OF course there is no truth
in this for North Carolina has no regiment OF con-
scripts. There is one such battaliou-COl. NAL
le letts-whieh was not at Fredericksburg, never
having been out of the State, but about that time
was fighting as galantly as regiment of veterans
at Kinston Observer.