New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-24

Marshslps men, with the guerrilla band rom
Bresibitt County, commenced coming into our come
ty by Proctor, taking horses, cattle, and every
thing they could get bold Of; came on TO bonneville,
burned tbe JAIL destroyed the records in the Clerk
offices, cut the books up and scattered them through
the Streets came ON TO my house, took every horse
snd mule I Mountaineering thirteen-hesdsd by
Jack Nav, Jerry Souths son, WIN. y. Lacy, james
II ard, and Robert Allen. They got after my two
Oldest sons, up The branch from my house and shot
most of their ammunition at them. Lacy then
charged upon my oldest con with bis musket in
hand, cursiDg bim-swore he would hang bin. My
son drew his pistol, rho, Lacy through the srm and
into hi. cau,een. Lacy threw up his hand, halooed
out, 4" Don't"
My son fred again, took Lacy under the ear, and
dropped him off his horse dead. The boys then
broke the mnsket balls cutting all round them, ran
down steep chf that their horses could not charge
down, and made their escspe into the woods. The
Rebels then pet fire to my houses, burned every.
thing l bad, avipR my wife and chi dren with
nothing but the clothes they bad on. Ny wife got
down on her knees 10 them, aud offered them 700
ia each not TO burn her houses They would not
hear her. She then tried 20 get Der things out Of
the house. They kept her off with their muskes.
Some few thngs. however. which che did get out
were taken from her by the Rebels, consisting prin.
cipally Of SO bed-bsnkets. The balance all went 70
the flames. l was in Jackson County ct the time,
and am still here. Ny wifi. is in a scbool.houee,
below wDefe my nOubo stOou Win NY tnEtc young
est children, my two boys being hid ont IN the
mountains with nothing TO eat, wear, or sleep on,
except wnst the neighbors can furnish her.
Neither Of US can get TO see the other "a the
Rebels are still passing. Mine, understand, was
the seventeenth bouss they have barned on The
route mp as far 40 my place. 1 understand they
burned Clarke's salt-works and also Gen. Theopbi-
lus Il. Garrard's houses. How true this 10 10 not
know. The damage done 30 far up "a my house is
certainly true. My son came 70 me laet night AID
gave ME all The particulars.
have begged and plead hard with the authorities
below for help. Tia only comfort 1 get is, we are
not worth taking OF, and ought 10 leave. One
thing YOU know, aud that IL, that the people here
ore 80 poor that they cannot get away. aud II they
could, how are they " live when they have no
means sfter they leave to 20 upon.
those counties that are suffering so much are the
most loyal portion OF toe State-Cisy. Owsley aud
jackson turning Out, upon an average, five hundred
volunteers 10 the county, and not one OF them per-
United TO cotce here 10 the OF their famlies
and friends bat ali sent to Nicksbcrg. Murrees-
boro and other points out OF the State.
have not seen my wife for some three weeks,
and don't know Yslat IL do. We have no meat nor
grain TO live on here, and horses mules to take
us awsy-nor no means TO buy with. All my pa
pers, notes, acconbts, deeds and everything i had
burned ap, and not left any clothing even for a
clsnge. | am going TO try and geI through 10 my
family tonight, If can, and will few DAYS dc.
eide what we will do--ior have gwen up ell hope
Of any pro ection from the Government here, sui a
number Of families are bound TO staTve.
Yours, truly. ABIJAH GILBERT.