The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-05-05
sss 49,
NORTEEERN NEWS.

KNOXVILLE. April l5.-Aiter four days
ef pclsouIi w.anStin., the radicals broke
~ the cUnvcntiou. lie whole affair is
scaiIdaivus.
y correspondent of III, Gazette, who
has just returned to Chattanooga lrou1
scout into Dixie, say he did not visit Dial
ton, but learned from rebel citizen who
lately visitod .oiiustDn's headquarters tv
see his sou, that The rcbe,s IN Cur front
numUcr lU regiments, Including infant
~, cavalry ant artillery This citizen es.
tiinated JuhnsIonS numerical strength at
6o,QUu, aud declared that he intended to
assn,ne tne oIensive IN very lew ~eoks
He stated that the rebel soldiers were nigh
" Ella III with the lea vi uurestruit,ed con
quest. The reOci officers have induced
the priyat.s 70 believe that they viii be
able to invade kentucky. lhl, citizen
vas IN high spirits, ana talked freely to osr
scout, surprising hun " DC u Texan Ran.
ger.
ST. Louis, April l5.-The CORRESPOND.
ent oi lie Union, who was aboard the
steamer Platte Valley ut Fort Pillow,
gives even more appalling descr ptlon vi
:re .rchJIshness ,han our Cairo despatch.
Many vi the wounded wcle shot ~ the
hospital. The remainder were Driven U, L
aud tile hospital burned. On tie morniI :,
after the battle, the rebels went over the
held auu shu; the negroes who had not
died from their previous wounds. Many
oI those wLo escaped from the works aud
hospitals, aud who desired to be IL lated as
PRISONERS vi war, were ordered to fall into
line aud inhuniauly shot down. OF the
5oo .oio.ed 'ro"ps, not more than So cs-
capped the nassacre, and not one oshcer Of
tina comhand survives. Only four officers
oi the 18th I"nnesse escaped dca,h The
loss oi the l3ih Tenhessre was 100 killed
aud the remainder wounded aud CAPTURED
Gen. Challnc told this CORES pondenl
that, althou IA he WIS against killing Ee-
gro soldiers aud their officers and had one
a'i IN hls power to stop the curhace, yet.
nj the same time, he said he believed il
was right. Another officer said that our
white troops would have been protected
had they not been iounI on duty with The
negroes. While the rebels endeavored t.
conceal their loss, ~ was evident that they
suffered severely. Two negro soldiers
wounGed u Fort Pillow, who were buried
| by the rebels, an afterwards Worked them
se.ses out of tneir graves, were among
those brought OH the Platte Valley. and
are now IN the hospt;al at Mound City.
! We learn tia, sdiad cf guerilas, sun
posed TO be Bsnnettes, passed through
iiaIdmsburg on AloTday. The circuit
curt was IN Sc sion and large Lumbe,
oi the citlzens u The county were in at
Tendance. :, fc.:ro, armed to the teeth
accpnpan ed the gans, an 1t was the sun
: / s;'.on al many tha The sable lnllvidua
"'S lone other than Bennette IN d s.uise
t"ey entered the place on the Louisvill,
'or"pike, aud all aiong the road house.
were visit.i and plundcrcd. and travelcr.
/ fo""ed on ihe ashway. Wherever IA horse
'n's.' w.s met Woo owned liner stccd, o,
( boaStcd ueitcr saddle or bride, than an,
oi the thievi,g cutthroats, Se was at one,
halted aud forced ro make an Exchange.
Greai excitement prevailed when th,
guerilias halted on the square However
they did n", offer any violence to the citi
IN, and, ftcr short delay, started ou
! the Litchdeld Turnr'k,. Bcnncito anc