Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-08-18
NORTH CAROLINA.

Petersburg Express" writing from Jackson
Y. c., on the llth inst, gives the following
particulars connected with the raid on Weldon
"This narrative would be very incomplete
WITHOUT relating sulne Of the many deeds o
barbarism done by the enemy. The burning
of the Weldon bridge seemed to be the prime
object of the raid. Theft, robbery, arson and
rape the secondary object. will venture the
assertion that not one householder on the road
from Winton to Boon's Mill, distance Of
thirty-four miles, escaped being robbed by
these barburians. They robbed all clasSes--
the rich and poor--the white and the black
Horses and mules, money, watches. Jewclry ol
I'LL sorts, silver plate, brandy and whiskey,
bacon, and all kinds Of food seemed to be coVct'
ed BY them more than aught else. White meu
and negroes were robbed Of their watches and
clothes from off their persons. Mr. Samuel
Calvert and Mr.. William J. Deakins sustaipesl
greater losses than anybody else in .Iacksth.-
they took six thousand dollars Of Govern
ment funds from Mr.. James W. Newsum, and
three thousand dollars from Captain S. }.
Calvert. This Is not so. Our government
lost not dollar They burned Mr.. Dorsey
Deloatch's Mill, for which he had recently
paid four thousand dollars; took all Of his
horses and mules nearly all of his bacon,
and every negro he had (about fifteen in all J
except three that were hired out on rail
road. But am happy to say they took with
them but very few negroes from Northampton.
Many Of them told the negroes they had better
remain with their masters. From one citizen
they stole his tooth brush, the tooth brush Of
bis child and his wife's prayer book. Who
but filthy and inidel Abolitionistwoud steal
q second hand tooth brush and 4 prayer book:
Their treatment to negro women ought u
be known to the outside world, and especial
ly to the negro worshippcrs Of the North and
Exeter Hall. To the writers own knowledge,
they rarishcd ten negro women in his neigh
borhood. Some Of them they ravished most
inhumanly, indecently and publicly. In three
instances they drove negro men from their
own houses with the sword and ravished their
wives. In this connection | could but will
nnt) relate fact, so horrid and unnatura'
that it would challenge the credulity Of the
world.
Col. Ondodonk and about seven hundred Of
the enemy never went nearer to the battle
field than Jackson. Our citizens believe that
Gen. Spears commanded the fighting men,
and Col. Ondodonk the towards, thieves, rob-
bers, incendiaries and ravishcrs.
A correspondent, writing from Beaufort, n.
G., August 4, and directing his letter to the
Editor State Journal and all the good loyal
papers in North Carolina, who wish for the
success of the Confederate cause and indie
pendence," says:
Gcntlemen-I am in the Yankee lines, un-
able to carry musket on account Of my lame
ness, or l should long since have been with
my Southern brothers in the field. This,
however, does not preventive from writing Il
few lines to cnlig ghten our soldiers and good
citizens on some things perhaps they would
not dream of. AS IN opportunity now offers
for me to send line out, will write the best
/ can, but necessarily with feeble hand; but,
thank God, my heart, as we'll as those of hun,
dreds of others who are prison-boundzeB8ak
myself, with their wives and children here,
are with the South, and that she may, gain
her independence u.s. our wish and prayer above
all things on earth.
There is one company of Yankees in Beau
fort numbering not more than SO or 90; one
company at Fort Macon, numbering between
GO and IS; another at Morehead City. In New
bern, there are not over four thousand. The
cavalry that went out on that raid to Tar
boro', was badly used up when they returned
to Newborn. Gen. Potter now considers him.
self equal to Mcclellan. Some negro soldiers
that went out with the raiders never returned,
and some Yankees ditto. They are counted
prisoners, killed or lost in some creek or
swamp. Gen. Palmcr is, believe, in COM
mand at Newbern.
The worst of all have 10 tell is that there
nre some men in your city that are worse than
the Yankees. The latter are our open enc
mics, and the men speak of, whom we have
believed land some still ignorantly beieve) to
be our friends, are working in the dark and
secretly against us.
The Standard" is said to have three lines
of might cuuriers" into the enemy's lines
His papers come to Morehead City, Newbern
and Washington twice week regularly, but
to my surprise the "Daily Progress" comes in
with it, Holden should bo burned, and his
ashes sent to Boston, Massachusetts. Penning-
ton should be whipped, AMI put in the army
as conscript, for ever suffering himself to be
bought by such Black Republican as the
editor of the Raleigh Standard" Yankee
officers hero do not hesitate to say that Holden
has regular communication with them. The
late raid on Tarboro', was caused by letter,
which was understand, received by way of
Washington. 1t must have been from some
man like Holden, if not from him. What was
the matter with the editor Of the "Progrcss."
that he did not stny in the army9 The last
time saw him he WAS Lieutenant in some
company; he was one of the original Fire
Eaters" and tried to get me to volunteer; made
big speeches while recruiting, &c.
The Journal says:
The Yankees have been flooding the streets
Of Ncwbern with Extra Standards" contain
Ing the proceedings of the Tory Union meet
ngs lately gotten up by Holden, and the en-
dorsements Of himself, arritten by himss!t, for
the Progress" and copied by himself into the
Standard" Our Kinston correspondent now
learns that these Extras were printed in New,
bern for Northern and home circulation. This
looks like very pretty arrangement between
Holden L Co.
NEW COMMlSSARI SYSTEM:
The Commissary General has organized
and is putting into execution, new system
for the purchase and collection of army sup.
plies. To each State there has been appoint
ed Chief Comnissarv. The State is then
divided into Districts, to which there are ap
pointed District Commissaries These Dis
trict Commissaries then appoint County Com
missaries. The Chief Commissary for the
State has the supervision and direction Of the
whole.
The following appointments Of Chief Com
m missaries have been made:
Virginia-Maior W. H. Smith.
North Carolina-Major James Sloan.
South Carolina-Maior H. C. Guerrin.