Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-02
FROM beyond tho Mississippi.


rae SUCCESSES
From. Beyond Mississippi.
The following extracts from letter received by a
gentleman at present residing here may not be late
as scple but it is genuine and truthful and i'll, TO
doubt be rad with interest. II is indeed pity that
single of Barks motley heard ever returned
alive to New Orleans, or any other point.
NArcH1rocHEs MAY %, 1864.
MY DEAR BROTHER -
Abou. six weeks sir &c, 1 saw Mr.. NJ, old
College iend Of yours, who told that you at
Wilmington. Il the last nineteen months have writ
ten incredible lumber Of letters to you but have
never had the happiness Of reply. With somewhat
of tbe courage of despair | write agaIa
spent three weeks in. he Yankee ln's God forbid
that should be unfortunate as 10 live for anoth
or day il tier brutal company Could tell you OF
bali the dangers which have been subj cted, but
from which mercjfu Providence has rescued me-, be
lief would be confonndt and charity rease to credit
that such atrocities could be perpetrated By human
beings
| Ar c. went to Texas with tie lew negroes be bad
saved leaving Us just opp site Natchochts, broad
river intervening isolated and uDpro'ected. The Yan
kees entered Nacbitocbes the 3lst Of March with
| high heads and brave with flying cOors end martial
music. they remaiIed for six days. In that period
more denominations were enacted than degmed possible
FOR the Imagination OF demons to Conceive. On
the evening of April the 5h they began their advance
At mido light We we're AWAKENED by a furious knocking
at the eSSa1IDg party 10
if rot admitted. Preparations even made to fire
the DWELLING Imagine the feelings of Two lone women
at this awful juncture Earthly aid there was nome
With a hurried cry to Coo for protection, we
dressed quickly possible, the rufians meanwhile
battering at the door. Ope ing the door with tremb
ling fingers, in salked two Z uaves-the most hdeous
Tobecs that ever met my gozo They Informed Us that
they bad been sent search the house. Ole was arm
ed with life, his companion with enormous knlle
They threatened to these upon US if we did not de-
liver up all aims, gold vauGbes secret papers. We
told them to search but the chief spokesman was so In
toxicated that he med bewdered at the invitation
They remained until half past O'clock ard then de-
parted, informing u.s. however that they would soon
return for further examination. Remembering dag
ger that ] lad IN my trunk, long cherished as tails
man against woman's last emergency, ran to Sc
cure it. Scarcely bad cu ched it, when the uproar
without resumed, and thereafter terrible
visitors reappeare,l. This time their manaces OF
murder, and violence than murder. They ran
sacked armors, broke lccke empted trucks and threat
ened to kill US if did not give them gold. l tried
to escape, but of them brandshed an over me
AMI sWore he would "eplit my skull" ResgniDg my
self to fate with eeiing OF despair, such as hope
may never crush me agnio seated myself and leciting
an acs OF contrltion prepared for death. Releasing
me for the the ruian babe bis comrade Hc0U
The blacks! :" At these words hope forsook sad
vainy stTove TO dissembIe their awful import. Mad,
dened by futile search for treasure they ed that
the D.gros bad info med them that Mr. G. was Cfi-
Ger in the Confederate army and had big box of gold
ard silver hid there. Very Dave, Fred and Val
ein three OF our slaves into bedroom Dave
was the who told them these fables which reused
their greed Luckily for him. be left with the Yam
But let ne finish with this night CT agony. The
Z0uaves put US in our room, under guorl, while the
negroes escorted them ttrough the house. My room
escaped their pollution, by miracle. Suddenly,
one Of the groes who had accompanied the ZJuave
stole back where prsoned, and, with the most
obscene gesturts raised club Madam O. as it to
strike her dead She Appealed to the Zouave guarding
IErth
der" Some human instinct must have conquered his
efoci.y, for jnmt dateg nang bis conlrere, who
rushed the eccre they combined to har the negro
10 the floor AS soon as be WAS PROSTATE they ham
mered him with their fists and boots ruthess:y tha
forgetting or wi!d moment sne justice OF the act
We impoTed ban to let him go. Thy yielded, tut as
he SUNK towards the gallery, the Z9uave with bowie
knife smoe him so shrewdy that the weapon shivered
! On bis ribs. Our bed room and my garments were
stained with his blood. After that ey dismissed the
negroes and sat down quietly. Picture alone With
two such abandoned wefches and completely in their
power. God, however, took care Of u.s. end perhaps
Cur very innocence ataehed them for
80 ris said that the lion will turn and fee
From maid ia the pride of her purity -
At lest-at last they left us Just the morning star
went down. We NOV d Natchitochfs immed ia:el7
as We were determined not to spend another night be-
yopd the rivet
Really, it cid carts good % witness the Yankees
hang down their beads on the retreat from Mansfield
ne POnp ana circumstance or that bril- liant pageant
OF week two before had shrunk into a cowtd and
| filthy rabble. Such demon ozed set never existed
They did their best to steal everything and burn tue
town, but happily their design was Illustrated. You
car not imagine what crushing and splendid victories
raylor's little army of ragged rebels has gained
over this magnfcentjy appointed force of Banks
at Mansfield, your College friend, Leopold Armant,
was slain at the head of his regiment leading rium-
plant charge. He died Ike hero, AID has gone to
join that celestial army whose name in Heaven s the
Southern Dead: Our forces hemming the invaders
H. and 1t IS to be hoped that should any reach New
Orleans it will be by bloody Fragments
M. E. r.
The balance of this letter is Of private character,
full OF that pathos which springs from the wounded
spirit OF true woman bat LOO sacred Tor publication
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