The New York herald., 1863-07-09
STATEMENT OF A REFUGEE FROM RssslDoM
Our Beaufort Corrsspondencs.

BEAUFORT, N. c., juno 80. 1853.
n. Refi0xs Means of Information and Jouvwy 10 the
Onion Lines-7ae War Lepies-war and Food Sup.
p,,es-Army Navy and Defepces OF ne Rebels al and
near Wimimoton, 6c.
refugee from the South arrived here last night from
Newbern He Is German by birth, claims 70 be q citi.
Of Maryland, and says no Is and has been
Union He appears quite intelligent. and much
ndence Is placed In his statements
Tho following Is his account OF himself -
When the rebellion broke he was al work at his
trado, marble working, at Mobile Early in May. 1851
he left there travelling porthward i he reached Rich
mond At Richmond, for some reason unknown TO him
self be refused permission TO the rebel hnes
In June, 1891 he left Richmond aud went TO wming
where he has remained OF tho time until the 3ist
Instant when he left for tho Union nss He has becu
conscrpted three tines but BY claiming be foreigner
he got on the first and second time but at the last
scrption which place tho goth instant though
had bought sick Germans certificate OF foreign citizen
shin. whose name be had assumed II would not
he had /, 60 into the army or 10 Jail
On tho 2ls getting threc hours liberty from his guards
Who taking him 70 the JAIL he took advantage Of II
70 ret through friend. pass, under name to @
weldon Secreting himself board Of the
be by those who would recognize him Ia Will
mington he came 10 weldon and then foot through
woods and swamls he found hts way 70 Newborn Max
ng himself known to the military aainoritiss there
rebel steamers the blockade into Wilmington, he
sent down here and Is now on board Of the United states
steamer State of Gcorgawhich vessel here from New
Inlet. coalins ship-and will 60 down TO the blockade
her.
| ers-blockade ruuncrs-lyng at the wharves there,
Ave OF which owned by tho rebel government All
d the steamers had brought In valuable cargoes One
brought In hundred pieces OF brass field artillery
which he counted on the wharf himself together with
field carriages caissoDs. harness. &c another IN
loaded entirely with powder another brought with othor
merchandise three hundred Enfield rifles Several
brought cagocs OF bacon which had found way herc
bermuda lie was told few days before lie left that
there bacon enough IN Wilmington 70 last an arDy Of
one hundred thousand men a year Ibe wherves ara
warehouses full Of shot, SHE'LL provisions and cloth
all Of English manufacture and produce or purchased
| by them for the rebels
he male population therc IL mostly foreign All tho
natives NJ fnr military duty had voluntarily gone W had
been conscrped into tie rebel armies except those who
| buy ard sell 10 the rebel government.
ready for sea and the otncr was nearly ready He
had heard OF two others somewhere ON inc river w.
had no other knowledge of them. he one that was
a1oat mounted Bve guns, but was perccH sor seven
but ~ she low in tho water they di not THINK u
safe 10 mount hut Eve tie had measured the length OF
this craft bet building. rad said u was one hundred aud
sixty or seventy i've feet ~ length She " ia' bottom
craft with sides Dcnine ous AZ thirty or forty degrees
10 tnrce feet above the load line, sud ineluing uari
The sane 10 the top fsor sdes q three eei sod
~ mated VITA nch iron plates fnrc and AFT and
then os,sidc ~ tina, two och pm nr and dosn max M
fo inches artnsr fhs armpr extends ihfee foot bsiry
the wnte. line nea a ~. a. AZ a. e sy fsf ie@ apTs
,ha overuinnn, the rDtnHba--was 70 iea ye
wilmington he 2ad INST or Rsrmisia lor cargo for
Le g,,ubaat Size was SAID 10 draw twelve Feet xa,er
v1rh roai atl stores Hoard bat he doubte- il she
drew ten
rhe ta,roads that vicinity xrrn olL 900 ira
r day In ana and speed ol ton miles nas hour was
al thai cont1 tc,n Three weeks srcs artrpu
miles out Of With ngton, tresc rayne gave
~sv train OF llcd with soldiers was prec,ps,e
into the ravne, and tour hundred killed or,
| raj and many wounaob.
The Cane Fesy river n nei with batteries and tho,
naye four schooners loaded with stone b. sink IN IA.
enamel AZ mon .oiadsO, which they have great ge.r
attempt 20 ~ NJ aud nj Place in the river hcy
have heavy cable all ready with bucys attacned hct
they can stretch scruss the river hour. Abreast