Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-06

prison, which, judging from its outside dilaPidR-
ted appearance, is not quite as cosy and Gem
Portable 3 place to ledge in as ono woald like
who wanted = home.
Federal 0RIraEos ia E0Ffk Carolina.
The Raleigh SLATE Journal, Of tho 3Ist nit,
has authentic details Of the conduct Of tho ne
gro troops and their commanders on the oceE-
sion Of their late trip to Elizabeth City, and
while on the rotfeAt:
THE EXPEDITION
was commanded by Brig. Gen. Wilde, and con-
sisted Of two Teginants Of negroes, SIZE Of which
was commanded by ex-Gov. Todd, of Ohio.
Faey landed At Elizabeth City on Friday, 18Th
inst, and spent some eight days before ihsy re-
turned, during which thsy destroyed ten build
ings in the counties of Pasquotank, Camden
and CurTituck, md outraged and plundored the
people in the most hesrtless manner. Willie in
Elizabeth Oily, the officers Wero all quArlSTo0
ON the most respectable families, indiseTininsie-
ly, (shs commissioned officers being white, tho
nsR-eOmmissioned black,) and did not pay a
dollar for anything they received. In most
cases they compelled the white ladies to cook
and wash fer them. Reporting st Wilds's had
quarters daily, they were Questioned to kAoW if
they had been treated as " gentlemen" and
particularly if any Of the male members Of the
families they were qusTtered on talked secs5-
sion doctrine.
LADIES RsrLTED.
On Lhs streets, the ladies ef the place we've
iostitd by the negFo troops, and had to permit
them to walk by their side and converse with
them On pain Of arrest and punishment for in.
sulting United States troops" Any infoIaa-
ton laid by a negro against man or woman was
received as conclusive evidence, and brought
swift punishment upon the alleged offender.
Tho negro ran rot during ths Yankee stay in
AlbemaTle county
SOUTHERN wOMEH III TROEs.
Tho eemmsDds Of Capt. J. 7. Elliott 68.h n.
c. trocps, and of Capt Sandlin, cane M with
these viisias twice and succeeded ia killing
seme forty 70 fifty of them and W0undiEg many
more. They fad like wild deor on being Cred
uPeR and were shot IS they ran. 4 bright mu-
latt0 Was captured and mistaken for a white
man and sent IS q prisoner TO Richmond, by
Capt. Elliott. On learning this, Gen. Wilde
seized thee ladies, one : relative Of Capt. Ell
liOst and iroDed them and teok them of, notify
ing Capt. E. tbst II his negro soldier was
hanged no would hang the ladies. Capt E. Ie-
piled that he would 90 bis duty unawed By the
generals threat.
With these helpless women a number Of mon
were also captured. All Of them were kept con-
iRs1 in the garnet story Of = houso ia Elizz-
beth Ci!y-in one room-shs Wsmsn being made
to Geek fer the men, and this for several days.
A HUNG.
One Of Col J 3. 9Eifiuts men, SD Georgia
cavalry, WAS captured and on The bare strfe-
mont Of a negro Vas hanged by Cen. Wilde a.
= guerrilla. This murder was ordered and Wit
aessed by Wide. On tho Yankee retreat 10
was taken, with tie other prisoners, Is far as
II slton's cross roads, ard there in the presence
Qf sha z0D,en and fbo 49,. - -
hanged from a sroSs beam Of an old house.
where bis remains wore found fortY-four hours
afterwards By Lis eelOnel and buried With mill
tary hoBore. On the back of The murdered sol
der was s label with the following words:
Here hangs a guerrilla Of Pasquotank
ssnnty, Daniel Bright, By order OF Bug-Gen.
The unfortunate mans name was Daniel
Bright, company L, S2d Georgia cavalry.
THE EYADER's TORCH.
We have not space, Gays the JSHrnaI, 10 mar
rate the many heartless cssos Of cruelty perpe-
rated by the fsRds. They entered The house &C.
cupied by the wife of Capt. Elliott's quartermss-
ter. IA the posr woman eat at the fire she saw
them deliberately cut = hole in the middle 0f
the floor, and build a Ere thereia to consume her
house over her. Sire AsBed them if they could
do that. They replied they could snd would.
Then burn" was Ike lsdy's patriotic response,
"SBd IA DO a stronger Confederate than ever.'
a little hefore daylight the wsRan's husband
returned. He found his wife and four children
kuddlod together in q corner Of a fence, in sight
Of tho ashes Of their lsto home.
ANOTHER.
In one other cass they Cred a residence with
cut giving any notice to the sleeping inhabitants,
who were saved from death only by the timely
waking up Of = faithful slave.
We have strung those incidents together with.
out. regard to their legitimate connection end
frsm . memory. OF the general accuracy cur
readers may have nc doubt, for the facts were
received by "a in person from Col. Griffin and
Capt. Elliott. The part taken by these officers
in the matter gave them full opportunity for
knowing all the facts. Capt. Elicit and Capt.
gandin hung upon the heels of the seOundrols
for many miles, and killed and wounded and
captured Is many Of them IS tksir own com
mand consisted of.
Col, Griffin, IN consequence of circumstances
we do not feel at liberty ts mention, did rot
succeed in coming ap with them, or there would
have besu quite a different result. The Colo.
uej syows bis discrimination 90 have Yankee