The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-18


NV YoRK, March lO.-Letters from
Newbefn, dated March 7th, state eve
rything in readiness for the reception
Of the enemy, whose mysterious move
ments are difficult to understand.
The Kingston correspondent Of the
Raleigh Confederate, in speaking of
the hanging on the 9Th, Of twenty-three
captured soldiers belonging TO Colonel
Fosters command, as deserters from
the rebel eOnscriptiOn, SAYS the prison
ers were accompanied to the place Of
execution by large eOncOurse of PEG
pie and a strong military escort They
assembled the scaffold with firm. elias
tic step, and met their fate with IN
flinching fortitude and determination.
They asked for no quarters and scorn-
fully spurned all Oyertures Of conees-
sion on condition of returning to duty
in the Confederate service.
After making their peace with their
God they fearlessly proclaimed their
readiness to die for their country, against
which they said they had been forcibly
conscripted 10 fight A more. sublime
exhibition of LOYALTY to the old flag
were moved to tears, and openly de-
noUnced this cruel massacre, which is
causing assertions from the Confeder-
ate service by the wholesale, and Great
ing an indignation which it is feared
will be uncontrollable
A Union soldier, who recently es-
capped from the Goldsboro' prison, in
forms General Peck that great rot
occurred at Raleigh on the occasion Of
the hanging of native Union soldiers
at Kinston, and that General Pickett's
troops from that place passed through
GoldsborO' with all possible despatch to
quell the outbreak in that city, where
the Stars and Stripes were conspicu-
ously displayed, and much violence and
excitement prevailed
The press was not allowed 90 speak
of the matter, and the Raleigh Stand
ard was suppressed soon afterwards
Refugees from the interior bring intel
ligeTice of the Rebels garrisoning the
whole State of North Carolina with
troops at all prominent points, for the
purpose Of checking the Convention
movement and keeping the people in
subsection Ii is reported that the Reb-
els intend hanging the entire number
of Union soldiers captured BY them
from Colonel Fosters command, fifty
one in number, half Of whom have new
er been in the rebel service
Ira Neal, drummer boy, fifteen
years old who had never been in the
Rebel service was among the number
hung at KinstOn on the 18th. The ma
tive Union troops have taken the mat
ter into their owns hands, and
have given such of their officers as
did not approve of severe measures an
opportunity to resign, and have also
given warning that immediate death
will be inflicted on any officer who here
after offers to surrender to the enemy,
or TO ask for any quarter
Deserters from the rebel CONSUMPTION,
and those who have been in the rebel
I service, take the ground that, after ac-
cepting the Presidents amnesty proc
| lamatiOn, they become loyal citizens Of
I the United States, to which Government
military service il justly due from them,
and which they have no desire to with
hold, but demand, as their right, % be
/ sworn into the service Being desert
ers, they expect to be hung if caught
/ by the enemy; hence their existing
[ into the United States service will not
increase their danger As for repairing
10 Fortress Monroe, for the purpose Of
being sent North, and being thus expa-
triated from their families, they will
7 not submit to it.
The North Carolina Union cavalry
1 (white,) headquarters at Plymouth, are
organizing with increasing success