The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-05-03
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and under The Gag q Truce the rebel
oofnm4ndef secretly made ssch e
movement q his troops IS 10 make
The holding a tie fort Impossible and
The capture 4 i easy. 4 portion q
the ret.el troops sere ordered 70 creep
along tbs raFias that partially sur
Foassas ghe tort and station themselves
close 80 the hteasiworks, behind which
oar troops were resting unsuspeciingly
on their arms. tlleir commander being
IN conference with the rebel comman-
der IN go8d faith under The whiie flag.
Al 3 given signal the rebel troops
thus per6dionsly located we're 70 pour
over the sails. The conference end
Cd. Tie flag Of truce was withdrawn.
The signal was given. Instantly the
rebels we're in the fort. As might
have been expected, and a. WAS at
terry unavoidable, VI the appearance
81 the enemy in such formidable mum
bcrs and in such magic svddenness, in
tie very midst Of our garrison, the
garrison vas thrown into confusion
and fell back oyerpowered 10 the
banks Of the river. The fort was i'm
mediaiely surrendered but what was
the horror and amazement Of Major
Bradford to see bis troops mastered,
burned and buried aiive before his
facc Beside the rebel troops that
were stationed where and when as We
have described, there was NJ the same
time, and Under he same flag of truce,
another squad so stationed as to pour
their fire upon our troops when they
we're driven back TO the river. Be-
tween these two fires our helpless
soldiers persisted by scores, after the
surrender, and crying in vain for
quarter. No quarter was given them.
No quarter was intended for them.
The blacks and their officers we're
shot down, bayoneted and put TO the
sword IN cold blood, The helpless VIC
inns of the perfdy by which they
we're oyerpowered, and the savage,
barbarous, brutal. deyilish blood
thirsiiness that burned IN the hearts
and impelled the arm Of their victors
--revelling in their iraudulently got
ten victory.
Out of four hundred negro soldiers
only about t.centy surrire' AT least
three hundred Of them ,eere destroyed
after The surrender This IL the state
ment OF the rebel General Chalmers
himself TO our informant. Negroes
were compelled TO dig trenches into
which they we're thrown alive Our
Informant an officer in whose pro.
bity aud moderation we have entire
coniidence--ssys he saw the charred
remains Of negro soldiers mingled
with the ashes of their tents Their
tents were fired. and they were pre-
vented from escaping.
They were deiiberaiely burned 10
death Z The spectacle, as presented
to the eyes Of our informant, was one
that no human being and no inhabi-
tant Of perdition imagined within The
range Of human or inhuman possibil.
lilies on the face of the earth. The
wounded with great gashes in the
head and with limbs discovered FROM
the body, wrnhed and yelled with
agony that terrified the horses, but
made the rebel iends in human shape
laugh, and jest, and jeer.
We have no heart for more words
Words may convey the iacts--they
are inadequate to the PREPARATION OIL
them. Loyal men, The spectacle Of
1 Fort Palop on the l2h is before you
--,ohat sciH you DO about M Satmil
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