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

kHoXyILLE, April l5.--Aiter four days
el p,isouIi w.anShn., the radicals broke
~ The cUnvcntivu. HE whole affair is
scamdaiuus.
y correspondent of tn, Gazette, who
has just returned to Chattanooga lrou1
scout luto Dixie, 81 - he did hot visit Dial
ton, but icarmed irUnI rebel citizen who
lately visited .onnst,ns hcudu uuartvrs tu
see his sJu, that ihe rcbe,s IN Cur front
mumucr iU rc.IuIents, Including infant
~, cavahy and artillery. lhis citizen es
umalcd Joi,nstous numerical strength al
00,vUu, and declared that he intended to
:issu NE tie offensive IN very lev ~e.ks
Tie stated that the rebel soldiers were Uigh-
" c!a. III with the lea vi Iurestraiued uou
quest. The rcUci officers have induced
the privat,s to believe that they viii h.,
able to invade kentucky. lin, citizen
"As in high spirits, und talked freely tooer
scout, suppr=:lis hIm to DC L Texan Ran.
ger
ST. Louis, April l5-The corresl ond.
ent vi lie Union, who Was aboard tn.
steamer Platte Valley ut Fort Pillow,
. gives even a more appalling descI iption vi
:rc !EchJIshncs. han our CAIRO despatch.
Many vi the wounded wcie shot IA Tic
hospitals The remainder were driven ., 4
aud the hospital burned. On tie morui :,
after the battle, the rebels went over the
heid anu shu; the uesIocs who had not
died from their previous wounds. Mauy
I vi those who escaped from the works aud
hospitals, aud who desired To be tr-ated as
| PRISONERS Uf war, were ordered u fall into
line and lnhuniany shot down OF the
sou ,oio'ed 'roors, not more than So cs-
! capped the unassacre, and not one uihcer Of
tina COMMAND survives. Only ivur officers
oi the 18th T"nnesse escaped dca,h The
loss oi the l3ih Teniessce was 90 killed
aud the Remainder wounded aud cautured
Cen. Chalmers told this CORES puudenl
that, although he WIS against killing lie
Sro sold ers aud their officers. and hau y one
ah IN his power to stop the carnace, yet.
at the same time, he said he believed ii
WAS night. Another officer said that our
"hitc troops would lave been protected
had they not been iotnI on dnty with The
negroes. While the rebels endeavored I,
conceal their loss, II was evident that they
suffered s,vc,oly. Two negro soldiers
wounUed Fort Pillow, who were buried
Gy the rebels, an afterwards worked them
se.ves out Of tnelr graves, were among
tnose brought OH the Platte Valley, und
are now III the ho>pt;ri at Mound CITY.
We learn that gduad ci guerilas, sup
posed to be Bsnncltes, passed through
ilaIdmSburg on AloTs!ay. The circuI
curt was In ST sion. and large Iumbei
81 tie eltizens u The county were In at
tendance. q, uc..ro, armed To the teet,,
acc"mi'an cd The gan, an II Was the sun
-''son 81 many tina The sable individual
w. iJHr o;her than Bennctte III Il s.uise
i'ry entered tne place on the Louisville
t'r"hk,, uld MI a,ong ,he rosl house
"'' visitd ,nd p!undcrcd, and traveller
- ."ad on ;ne nishway Wherever II horse
'n..' .S net Woo owned = finer stcad, o,
boast, q ueitcr saddle OF bride, than an,
al the thievi < cut ,hrolts, Hc was at one,
halted aud !Orcgd 10 make an Exchange.
GreHi "x"Itcncnt prevailed when th,
gucrilins halted on the square. noweye,
they did n"t Offer any violence 10 the citi
In, ,ahd, ftcr short delay, started ou
the Litch6eld Turnrk,. Bcnnctto an,