The New York herald., 1864-10-13
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.


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OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
BAcHrloRs cRsEx 0cTrosr or EEwRrRS, n. C.,l
Oct. I, 1864
FEVER yRwDYRx
crisis In the history OF New bern since its occupation
BY the Union forces 10 passing that peselence
stricken city. When the fever nrst made s appearance
was termed congestve one and entirely bailed the
skill Of the physicians, has continued to do ever
since, and from six deaths per diem the mortality rap.
Idly increased to forty and upwards. All persons who
were able to fee the city hastily departed with the
exception Of few notorious money seekers, who, clutch.
ing for the last cent With the rspacy characteristic or
their Glass; fingered behind amid the epidemics terrible
fatality. The city until now has been blessed with
remarkable immunity from disease since ts capture and
the present dreadful psstsnce and sweeping scourgs
will be forgotten BY those who are provdcntlay
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trees on an open elevation Of ouud and has been aud
Among those who have fallen by the FEVER is Major
vsen Chief Provost Marshal Of the district Of North
Carolina noble hearted man. thorough gentleman and
abatement Of tho fever looked for until the heavy
froess visit o. and NOT until then will business be re-
'umsd 10 the CITY u,,u,.v.m
10 this department are stu progressing with the usual
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enemy and looking after guerl9
OF late, Colonel Whtford OF the Sixty seventh North
Carolina robe1 regiment has deviated from his system
many Of his fellow soushsrnsrs This dasisrdy coward
engages bis attention n paging and plundsrns tho
poor whites OF his native state under tbe plea OF
Furnishing disloyaity He Glasses refugees par with
Yankees Hence without Hesitation he plants orpedoes
beaten roads and paths travelled only by refugees and
very seldom By Union troops Our men have been on
gagged for few days their removal during which opc
portance hsve yet been reported with the excep
ton Of the killing Of few horees and slightly woundng
q few men.
ARRIVAL or McArRD UNION PRISONERS
Last weck, 10 the surprise OF the picke tho Twelfth
New York cavalry, several Union soldiers struggled into
lines at Deep Gully They reported that they were
caped Union prisoners from Andsrsonvilc, Georgia
They say that over ono hundred escaped the tight
They heartrendine accounts OF tho sue hev
exerenced ~ their route whpe sselna rot the horrore
o. PRISON lHe They vouch for tho truthfulness o
The accounts already published In Northcrn journals Of
the terrible suffering and barbarous treatment Of
brave men "M Andorsonvis.n .gN
TrMALR RxrrCRHs
The great innrx from Wilmington OF female refugees,
which has continued for two weeks given insight
into the system or Tyranny carried out by the rebel
authorities at that place. Que OF the women "a Phila
depha lsdywhcsc husband had previously 1ed 10 the
North bad been maeatcd ia the most bar oaro us
ner her head had been shaved house burned, bersef
subjected 10 other insults for aiding and succorng Union
prisoners. Her escape into Chr @tiau community has
restored her 70 an enjoy meut of those privileges from
which she has been so long dcbarred Most OF the vo
men we're bountfuly supplied With gold aud syer CON-
From Their representations which bear avery evidence Of
being well grounded the rebel declining rapidly,
and soon will ebb away 10 rise In rebellion
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