Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-28

What We Nay Expect.

We call attention TO the following communication,
and ask our readers to reflect upon what may expect
should we unfortunately fall into the hands of Beast
BvrI,ER, the Y aplzee commander in Eastern North
Carolina:
For the Journal,
Hsast Eutle1's Reign In Eastern North CarOlsns.
HAMILTON, n. c., Jan'y 18th, 1864.
Mr EDITOR: Beast Buffers reign in Eastern North
Carolina every day approximates what it was
in Louisiana Tomorrow is the time for all to take tie
oath o. 20 10 prison. Hundreds Of the most disloyal
have already taken IT, and in many instances volunteer
ed hired 10 doubt By the hundred dollars bour-
tv of red by the Federal Government.
The situaiop of the people of Eastern Carolina and
Virginia is really Leartrendng. Men Of all ages and
classes may be seen going from to another Shedding
tears like whipped Children at the gloomy prospect
ahead of them Near the town of Plymouth they have
fixed place fog the people go and take the OATH
They have strltcL,d huge Chain across the road
where all have go and swear to support Abe in bis
Niger pr0caators, go to prison After they take
tie cath Il ey are allowed to go into town and barter
produce for Yankee notions; the young men and ne
groes being cei every inducement to volunteer. The
regular troops ore re ensng for three years, and going
home on fOyly days turlough in consequence of which
the garrison bob at tits place and Washington has
been considerably reduced.
Butler seys hlt he must extend his lines forty mes,
in order 10 teed his troops account of scarcity Of
provisocq among tie Yankees and the continually IL
creasIr prce-ba-On having recently gone up to fifty
cents pr pound in New York, within incredibly
short period The aect Of the large bounty offered for
re-en.istment will everything to go up still higher
Butser Claims to have restored justice to the czens
of North Carolina and Virginia who have come under
his rnle Here al instance CT their boasted justice
About ten days ago Miss Emma Blunt young lady
of Washington county found dead near the picket
stand 4 post IrOrtem examination showed that she
had been Culy ID aud then knocked in the head with
on axe Suspicion pointed to one Moore free negro
living near the Place He was arrested and the prem
ses EXAMINED, and an axe with the eye bloody was
found covered with somc loose CGder. l. was subse
uueny proven that the negro absent the night be
fore-that be brought home bloody axe, and lid il
under the fodder. The print of az axe was found il
the road exactly corresponding to the bloody Or
being examined he prevaricated exceedingly and tot
several different tales The one, however, that seemed
most probable to Buffers Judge (?) was that he say
several rebel soldiers armed with axes that one of then
offered lin $40 to tell him where Emma Blunt was
for be was gong TO kill her, You may naturally ask
what was done with the negro? He was told that
he would volunteer he should be molesed no further
He volunteered and was Invested with the blue badg
of tyranny and oppression, and gun placed in hi
hands with which, in all probability to murder anothe
woman. How long will Heavens thunder sleep?
ROANOKE.