The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-29
PROGRESS OF THE war.
TRADING NEGROES FOR COTTON.

9hs charge that some Of ths Yankee Gen.
erals were moro intent on making money than
whipping the fsbsls though made frequently and
than ever By fasts that have o,ms b.fors the
kaDowell investigation 10 81 Louis. xhs srossesa
charge Il that mads Asalnst COL uovsy. Of I'LL.
nols Of tracing negeoss for cotton. The following
h the testimony On tbs subject,
Drics Sufasld being oallAd and sworn, tssa.Asd.
Q.-Ststs whsshse yoa svsr made IN sxpsdisiou
for cotton On the steamer Iatan ia ssptssnSsr.
1869; and u %, what occurred st that tmss
Al did. Cur company, commanded BY Capt.
Twinins wss ordsred ous fon 9 camp nsar H.
tain Of tie boat sold u tae intsatloc wss to tais
10 down 70 get some wood for fusl We landed
On tbs Atsassippl sids Of ths river. oppoAte the
eut-o6-Whits river. 1heeo w0 aboard the boat
one Brown, aa overseee OF Ool Ne6ss plantation:
he was On the beat whso We went aboard Aftsr the
boat va tied up, BsoWn went aahoee this wss al.
Ter dsxk. 6ometime aftaawardG man wearing Q
Government oysreost aud spurs came aboard tts
rebel soldier. asked him where e cot his cIo1hsa
He told them he Got than In the Mexican wa4 He
wsot to shs captain q tho boat end told him II vAs
al risht4hat he cotton would be In IN The oousDs
Of q few hours In due time Brown returned
bringing with Tim twenty stx bales Of cotton
kfser the cotton was delivered the boAtmeo, By
oscef OF the captain, put on shore fifteen nsgroes
that had been u.ea - toat hands. After getting
them On Gkoss they tied than, altar considerable
struaafins on The pazt OF ths nAgsoas. In the
tying operation one Of the negroes Sscapea. AfiAe
they were tied nrown took them away. I Was ON
picket post, and Brown, With the nssros., stopped
ON. Some time after taking ths negroes away
Heown came bsek and went aboard the boat and
stayed TIL daylight. msnber Of my company
(don't reooleot his name told mo hs aaw Osptan
Weaver pay Brown some meuey-we mppossd for
Q-Whas part did Captain fwinips o. soldiers
present take IN this transae&ion Of putting OF the
nsssossi
cut on shore 10 guard 4gsinst surprise We gossded
tho boa& That was our duty. We had nothing
70 DO with the negroes as ~.
Q.-On what dats WAS thisf
Alt was about the 2lth Of September.
Q.-Was any military officer on board the boat
besides the officers Of your company
Al think not There was man on board but
I don't think be was q commissioned ofdssr; he
was acting ~ aid to Colonel Hovsy. His name is
Wsshbrrns.
Q-How many negroes, acting % deck hands.
wsrs there On board the boss whsn you went
aboard with your company
Q-After these fifteen negroes wsrs put ashore
did any other negroes come back With you ~ deck
hands Ia the service Of the boati
A-No. sir. These negroes were taken on IN
expedition to the same place some weeks before,
Q-Undar whose charge wss that sxpeditoni
A.-O0lonel Hovey.
RAID On The RAILROAD TRAIRs- oYn. WHEEL
FRS LAST KxPLoirs.
The Mobile lsSistsy puhiishss very inseees:ins
and graphic account Of the recsat railroad raids BY
Gen. WhssasR In Tsnnsyse. The cava'ry com.
pcsins Gen. W.'s force wee from xexas, Kan.
tuoky. Alabama, Georgia, aud Tsunsssss. It LEFT
Unioavills "a tie bah mat, and reached the Gum
bselspd river on the loth. sbout ten miles from
Nashville. Hses they laid In wait for tbs train on
tie Louisville and Nashvills Railroad, which was
70 psas on The opposite sIls os he river. The co.,
respondent ssys,
Yhs battery, eommanded By Lieut.. Arthur Yus,
Was admirably masked, apd ths advance regiments
q Grow. beigaas bsirg diamo9nssd. wers PLACED
mirablv was al this preparation sxssuts6 That Tho
ssntiasls on the opposite bank. who were pacing
the railroad bsidss. and the Ysnkoes cee0pymS
the s.oekads ne.:e dssoovseed on. prsssnes. Aftse
Ing dowa. Lieut. Pus opAns his bsttssy upon
thsm, the ArSt shot 6iaabflne the engine end the
Others making Is . wsssk. In The meantime the
diDountsd nnea pou! vollsy aftse vollsy INTO ths
sSo:rd 1hs korsss wsss iatssis6 soe msassia9
thei4 iafantsy. 4 nv niDutss su0sed - accom-
Dlish ths work. 1as sivsf intaevealas. u was n.
Peslhie - reash he tsain, an1 tAls s1sls1ss enl
s. g s.s':s =: Ss: Ae.s E :s ss: ss s
we ~ ~ 0anbssianA 81 1ask ieuaA - eDpo.
ass =. sAs 1ss.itags 2. tAe PIKE. fhs cc~9ana
then sstsensd near ls1anoe. 81 ak = o'clock bi
Esetly faaisuse, Sof tkav m tsvslsl 0vse any
11sing Oessk, Shlsade & LeSaan
IL nsu - - plGkDa ~ wses 6seailed ~
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