Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-01-09
THE RECENT RAID OF FOSTER.
Co-respoudenca of Petersburg Daily ExprAsx

Correspondence OF Petersburg Daily Express.
GoLDsBoEo,' N. O. Dec. ~.
Mr.. Tho loss of private property in the
late yankee raid from NeWbern to this place, has
been immense. A prominent gentleman of Lenoir
county, in position to observe, thinks that at least
1000 negroes passed down with the army ON is 70
turn to Newbern.
The following persons were robbed heavily,
many Of them of everything they possessed that
could be moved, viz David Green, Nathan McDan
iel, Mrs. Cabb, Gen. Cox, Thomas Bscton, A Rouse
Retis Jones, Pinckney Hardee, jesse jackson, VIA
Sutton, John A. Sutton, Mrs. II. M. Groom, Col.
James Davis. John s. Davis, Calvin Rouse, Allen
Wooten, Geo, W. Jones, II. B. Whithfeld, James
Whitfield and Bryan Whitfield. These all livsdi in
the counties of Jones and Lenoir.
At White Hall all the houses in the village were
burned down. The names of the saffcrers I have
not learned, except Mr.. Joseph Hill, whose family
barely escaped with only the clothes they had On.
IN Wayne county. David Everett and Major
scores of others, whose names have not learned
The tswn of Knston, containing usually about
TOO inhabitants, was completely picked OF every
thing that could be moved or destroyed. Four
houses were burnd. two Of which belonged to Ma
thias Harvey, and two to Henry NoDnniel. Tho
beautiful residence Of the latter gentleman barely
escaped. All the safes found in the business and
private houses were broken open. and
from the safe of Mr.. Evan Wilams, was stolen -
600 in gol9 and $43 900 in notes against private
individuals. s@tzasa.sett
The dwelling, together with al theouthouses on
the Beasly Farm, near kinston, and owned ~ Rev
W. B. Wellons, Of Virginia, were dsstroysd BY
burning, ~ was also the lsta fesdcncs 81 Lcondas
Desmond, Esq.
Indeed it may be said that the whole country
from Newbern TO Eversttsville, over which the enc
emy Travelled, has been desolateG. Ladies were IN.
suited and outraged, aged and infrm men treated
cruelty and no set Of barbarians could have exceed
ed the yankee army, under Gen. Foster, in its ~
trocitise .sss69f4
In Kinston two vile creatures of Northern origin
named Moses and John Patterson, received the
Yankees gladly, and conducted them around town.
They left with the Yankee army These mon were
warmed into life and accumulated fortunes in Kns
ton, and then sought an opportnnityto betray IT.
These were the only parties positively known to
have given aid to the enemy in their raid.
| could fill columns with the particulars OF tho
atrocities committed. go 4.
| CoMrNe 10 An EsD.-The Northsis last COM
inc to the end Of its rope. OF the effect ct tbs
| recent reserses in Washington. the New York
| Herald's correspondent says: va
/ There arc here number Of weak backed
Republicans, who are steady crcaking about tho
necessity ofrecognizine the Sopthern Confedsrs
acy. In this list are fonnd p number of Repub
| lican members Of Congress who cperly exprsss
despair Of the success ef fhe Federal govern
meat snder its present military administration.
ard dscIars that, under existinK circunnstsnsss.
20 more trosps cSn Be rsiss6, svsn " drsfts u
~ States which they reprsssntAaa g