New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-11
PROM NE wBERN.
Readiness TO Receive the Threatened At
tack Of the Rebels-Hangingo Of Twenty
three North Carolina Union Prisoners
Remarkable Instance Of Heroic For
titude-Riot at Raleigh - Military
Measures Against abe Convention
Movement.
EEwBgxx, Monday. March 2. 1eel

EEwBgHS- Monday, March y 1864.
EVERYTHING is in readiness for the reception OF
the enemy ia North Corolina whose mysterious move
nents are difficult to understand.
Kinston correspondent Of The Rsleieh CoNfdera'e
In speaking of the hanging the 9th inst in Knston OF
the % captured soldiers belonging 10 Col Charles Henry
Fosters command as descfers from the Rebel @onscrp
ton, says:
The prisoners were accompanied TO the place OF eIe'
cution y large concOurse OF people and strong mill
taIy escort They assembled tie scafold with a hrm
and elastic step and met their fate with uninchng Tor
titude and Determination ,u, =,
of concession condition Of returning TO duty
in the Confederate service After king their peace
with their God they fearlessy proclaimed Their readi
ness 10 die for their country against which they said
they had been forcibly Oonscrpted n fight more
sublime exhibition Of loyalty 10 the old flag was never
witnessed The multitude were moved 10 tears. end
openly denounced this cruel massacre which IL causing
desertons from the Confederate service by the whole
sale and creating an indignation which IL is feared Will
be uncomfortable.
conscript deserter, who came into the Union lines
at Washington and joined the ID North Carolina Vol
unteers heard Lis officers say that Plymouth was to be
the first point Of attack
A Union soldier, who recently escaped from the
Goldsboro prison informs Gen. Peck that great riot
occurred at Raleigh the occasion OF hanging tie
National Union soldiers at Kinston, and that Gen
boro with all possible dispatch TO que the outbreak in
that city, where the Stars and Stripes conspcn
ousy displayed and that much violence and excitement
prevailed.
The Press was not allowed to speak Of the matter
The Raleigh SANFORD suppressed soon after this
affair.
Refugees from the interior bring the intelligence Of
the Rebels garrsoning the whole State Of North Caro-
Lima with troops at all the promne, points for the pur
pose Of checking the Convention movement and keeping
the people IL subsection.
1t is reported that the Rebels intend hanging the en-
tire number of Union soldiers captured by them from
Col Fosters command 81 in number. half Of whom
have never been IN the Rebel service. Ira Neal. q
drummer boy Is years old who had been In the
Rebel service was among the number hung at Bnston
on the 18th.
The native Union troops have decided 20 take the
question Of retaliation into their own hands They have
given such OF their officers who did not approve Of Sc
measures an opportunity TO resign and have also
given warning that immediate death will be inflicted
upon any officer who offers hereafter TO surrender 10 the
enemy ask for any quarter.
The deserters from the Rebel conscrpton and those
who have been In the Rebel service take the ground
that after accepting Of President Lncoln's Amnesty
Proclamation that they became loyal citizens Of the
United States TO which Government military service Is
Justly due from them which they have desire to with
hold; b demand 1t as their right to be sworn into the
service.
Being deserters they expect TO be hung II caught
by the enemy, hence their existing into the United
States service will not increase their danger As for
repairing to Fortress Monroe for the purpose Of being
sent North, and being thus eIpatTatsd they viii not
submit to it,
The Sd North Carolina Union Cavalry (white) head
quarters at plymouth. are organizing with increasing
success. The 9th North Carolina Union Artillery.
Major Jameson commanding. with headquarters at
Newbern. is filing up rapidly The LIST and Cd North
Carolina Union Volunteers (white) are ready for
action.
Gen. Vessels, commanding at Plymouth, has % far
recovered bis health as TO be at his post
The Nswbern Fire Department consisting u two