Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-09-24
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The Troubles IN IredslI, and Wilkes agszE
We find the following in tbe IedeH Erp,ess

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of yesterday '7sss=
Considerable exc:tement was produced in
this place on last W ednssday morning by q 7
report coming from the re,shoorhood Of jacob d
fraley, Esq, that number OF deserters la that
section had n,assed themselves for battle with >
portion OF the State Guard from Camp Vance
commanded by Lieut. Robards.
1t appears that the people Of that region had
appointed day for a Union meeting IN the VIZ
cinIty OF Esquire Frsley's, aud had sxtended
an invitation TO the desertefs and hskdt.Ars
Whereabouts to attepd and take part in the pro-
ceedIngs The Guard uarched from near thiSo
place on Monday night and reached the place,
whsre the n,eeting wNs to be held about day. :
break Tuesday, distance of twenty miles,
Alter the meeting assembled, Ga large number
OF women being presently the Guato and mill.
tia surrounded the building and took possession
OF the ringieaders, letting the females and a
nufnb~r OF the citzens loose, retaining under
guard five deserters Who were present and the
chairman, Mr.. John Dff5e, who ia from ap.
Pearance seventy five years old and quite in
firm.
About one hundred and sixty deserters were
On their way TO The rendezvous, but would not
advance nearer than Warren's bridge, three
miles distant from the place of meetlng,) ON
learning OF the presence OF the Guard. Ths
supposition was that they were waiting for res
Inducements from Trap Hill, in Wilkes couu.
ty, and intended attacking the next day but
the Guard were disappointed CT reaching the
place OF an anticipated battle the following
mornlng, the deserters having sksdaddled to
the mountains in Wilkes. t.'' p j.
An attempt was made ON Tuesday night to
release the prisoners VITO were beng co3veved
to Camp Vance, by party Of sixteen citizens
out did not succeed in their object. one of WHOM
was captured early Wednesday nonng aud
confessed being one of the party. Two aIsilitia
officers were also arrested the same day for.
aiding and abetting deserters. On Thursday
these men were placed under guard Of militia
to be brought to TINS place, hut on rfa.4. * e.
creek Vita four miss vi here, they escaped
ltl'roughA4si iigence ct purtior of men uil1sr
whose care they had been placed for safe deiiv
erance into The Jai, prior to their. shipment
to Camp Vance. > -.
This IS something that we were in hopes OF
never having to record as having happened in
this county, but they were blasted by the,
teachings of men who should have had mere
love of country and the rights Of freemen, than
has been shown by some in this our timea of
trouble. 1t is a picture upon which we dislike
Ftodwell and spread before our readers, but ne
Hoessty has compelled us to say that some
thing should have been done long, sioce to put
down this band of tories aud traitors to their
country. s7fe Hs..'A u st3 ta@aiessB'e nse4'
We a fe glad now to see that edsqthorities
have taken the matter in hand ~ and we hope
that the force which has been sent to arrest and
bting to punishment these deserters from the
Southern army, will accomplish the undertake
ing upon which they have started. = @ r~o9~ Z
There is no doubt but there are q large nuna-
Der of deserters in this section. but some. res1
ports which we have seen are much exaggerat.
ed. One only is known to have been wounded
by the Guard, and it is not likely that he" will
recover. S@ '3 ts -" asl
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