The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-06
The Gee eupatlen or yacksonville-.Ths Csnduct
sf the Negrs Reg in,ent

| The Augusta tGa) Csxsfitsfionslist contains
letter from an old ard highly Isss sctabls citizen
; Jacksonville, Fla, ssv!ra a account Of hs Oecr
patton Of that city BY negro regiment. waich va
lAneed frcn FEDERAL Eunbost at The whsIf Of th
dsfeuos.ss, phase. 1hs citizens were, Of sourse
! sii he'd "a psison ers. erd no eont'nusi Tor min
days, with shs saost xes su7 appfs hsrsiors Dufin
| this time every inAe Ia ste place waH marched o.
/ 3. the pont Of tho b.ycnes By negro guard 70 IL
cfass CT The COZ mander. sEt g,vca the sl.esnais
| Of taking tbs oath CT OF the prison. xhsrs wer
| be: f3uz men - tho city Vto were sbis to Sea
| sTus. Cae, Licat Batter, Of Oapt divers eor,
psn5 IA Tennessee. eacsoed. Two ware c6p.ursd
| one tf whcm wss ic priso5ed; ths cth.r vas sec,
st large Z tas city and "a he was ths son Of Parh
hood7--enns q citixen Of -ssascnv!l!e, bat VIII
left tee place On It's evacuation by tie enemy La
Apri!~k5 Was iressed With less t;Eor. TE1 forr.a
Esrssers Forbes rosssts. Of Capt. Rossr:s's com
panT Ia Virginia was pro bsh;y also taken, a. b.
Sid no. eEssrs With Lieut.. Butlsr who =. wiz,
h,n, al BIZ mo:rers rss;&sncs. The writer says:
Twas sncnss. III. la.. who waro sect !cr. spi
lad so1s hsn, AID 'hr. ;agseis ~, dassrSzinet
to see rs ii;t;> 81 t.s ens.;y AZ pczsibis rrrr
t:ii s3Ssva.- / was ec-s aooea Ly . nsrro ccrpo
ra' sad four tlaek soldiers. :znsa s.i.h .,,,sxe.
ana nsyua.ss. wac -sdsrsi re 90 Ear,ch 10 81.
w 1sict SAu hes.e tsS cAtI. tzG EEEtE on enEt
r:ae sr@ s.s AetieA -sss enrporai By sac t.ds Al
ssarv tsssug OF tbs ssrsot he ors.ssod ni- riSt,
or fis isss, ~ tie case nigh. be. 70 be 30 er
dered 5y nsSro"s was the rc.s ncs s;ns tsiei tha!
Ing ho Uo!onsis quastsrs was csderge % tske &c
o.th
remopstrs.ed taa. .-.s sn Gle c,sa, rrshl. e
bear arrs. AID scarcely abe TO cut piece ct 1ccd
for my family. Hs replied taat IL cculd not beag
Z; ma co1ld aid others aud could taxa the cath
o. walk up s.a'.s to prison. Having q large and
distressed family / was compeli.d TO yield. and
then received 6pass. Thereafter. when weAt
inio ,he streets was compelled to show Il tn q
negro ssr:i1e icl.oa =. every corner. Rsirx % r.
,nittsd 10 pes. was forbidden to walk co tbs SIDE
rslh srd was obliged to 60 IN the ssyest srou.
thsss sable gentlemen. The fe~ wonsn who
want int, the street were constantly eaEeu to By
the negroes who were off duty with come lei Q,
NY love ard cit down by me-" lei. in my lap,
aAa With cher expressions which cs1Ec ct nsn-
Eoa.
Ore old lazy. Nrs Churchill, who hsd lost e,!
bag slaves aSd everything ess taa. she had. e: f.
Xarys. ini4sorgia. wher she had resided Il ad hsd
reached JacsscEvilsc shors time bsfors, an seif
30 Esee been whipped By th0 black wrstuaes -
1'hoy also thssa:ered 20 whip tsres other vcor
women Who haa no protectors Ge:srmi1et. 10
r1u ihe pck:ts RteA.fnz cut with my f.u1i. = rs
best cord, and escape, b.t found 1t inpoeabIe.--
Fortuis.ely, houeve-, I lssrnea ths. 1t Col. Hc-
Co-Diek had rent In dkg of trace with an tffsr
70 tass ew.S Gil the citizens who eouli GO: on. to
tha HsicEyIrd Chuxch, and yvsz fatos mad by tho
!
zsuz wno Desired could leave the p.scs, zca a.d
%, with my miIy AID every other psfson who
could e., swsy.
We vvers not permitted, ncwsver, to tsks snr.
thing Int opr clothes not svsn & blanket or any
other sr.i3e to sleep upon, nor suYicg to sst ont
OF. Ttis was on the l9.i Asrch This Hon s. L.
Hurdits had previously s'iespc0 ir tie night aud
VIII sIPpcSsa to hsva HJBs Up tho r!Ter tc the
plantation Of A. b. Rect. The Federal comm srdsr
ssct feFes aftsr hids, assd threatened wheu ke
shcu'd 5e oroueht 10, 20 hang him ahe f1sas cent
ola Dot, however. aurcccd = E.G;ng Il;la, bat rs.
tus1sd, bringing Gf Ks.a' with them VINO was
held &c prisoner.
The oasrstions carried on by 0eu FIJI negan in
coinnsLc It cur foross were so PLANNED sd to not
cniv fail Ii, driving tae neg ross be nsreatly Into
thSi. gant oats bat 10 aEvg emtoi '.rs1 them 10
cus ao~n eii tae sns sasGO trsas IN the city and
tsfTicsds sha st:ests. In order, too IT, give them
. Gear view, they EST Ere 10 end burl,eS down ell
Ge houses, irchl fne necond fqusrc west VI the
judson h0usa square to the :i ick yard ;ua luEiaa
the residence and Other bc'ings ef I,r. G. s. Ea.
sly, scd .h "a il his s;1iaity AI,o ;is r.aa VISA
sad ell otter buildings OF Col o. Fart, ..ssst Wt
hesse.esy Of State and al ostess In h:s y.a;:.:; Y,
ana cas- doEh and destroyed ell tho dne aha is tcee
ssacn 80 greatly teactias1 81 thss cart of tbs
r:'y Alsc til the hcases IN tbs v,etpi,v o; Es,ss
c7eupisd By Gen. Esofsics
1ni id.ee ol tbs eu1ny in Jssa sony;i,s vss
aoois $50 -la.e ao 10 tsis aasaber By reiaforc,
,,sa.a yvaios Cane up a:scc the place sas tska
posessio: by them O., tie Iath o. sfaras rsn;.
naard se CT. oers III tbs city s..ts as tas ur;nAsr
os thair troops They we.o I'll nearos. c-n,
laapdei by white of ,eci.
Ihs marines iror, ths suabosts wsrs a:ao In tie
CITY during the Gay when not on dusv
lsgrns2 thss tho ohlsc! ef t..s I,va.so, vas to
co!onAe Eass riorida and that tnat par OF the g.
inns rva.a to Re sa::sS by GayaaaEs Oar o-oDsrtv
ss@sn ny ihe enemy ~ss to bs sold at auction 70
So purchases ss iae V3rDsDB sshsn ihsy arrived |
and fhs ptcosela 20 90 scr The benefit Of It's Gov
erHE.snt C: the Un;-sd States. |