Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-06
ran REoENr ExPEDIrIoS OF rHE ENEXY TO

TIE RECENT EXPEDITION OF TIE ENEMY TO
ELIZABETH CITY, n. @.
The Raleigh Safe Journal gives the following ac-
count Of the proceedings Of the negro brigade which
recently visited Elizabeth City, under command Of q
white negro named "Wilde:"
Tho expedition was commanded ~ BrigGdier General
lde and CONSISTED of two reg OF negroes, one
OF which was commanded by EK Governor Todd, OF
Ohio. They landed at Elizabeth City on Friday, Is h
nsi aud spent some eight days before they returned
during which they DESTROYS ten buildings in the coun
ties Of Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck, and out
rsgd and Duadsred the people in the most heartess
manner. Whist in EAbaIh City, the officers were all
Qukrtsrcd en- the most respectable lamiies ndiscrim
uatgly (he commissioned Officers being white the nom
comm ssiOned black and did not pay dollar for any
thing they received In most they compelled the
white ladies' to cook and wash for them. Reporting at
Wilde's headquarters daily they were questioned TO
know it they bad been treated "geL tleman," and
parcr larry if any Of the male members OF the families
hey we're quartered on talked secession doctrine.
0n the the ladies' of the place were josted by
the negro troops and had to permit them to walk by
their SIDE and converse With them, pain of arrest
and punishment for Insult ug UBited States Troopsl"
ANY iaioFmAt laid by negro against man woman
received conclusive evidence aud brought swift
punishment upon the alleged offender. Tee negro ran
riot dur the Yankee say in tho AlbemsrlS country
The commands OF Capt. J. 7. Elliott 66h n. u
troops and OF Capt SIndiD, up with these villains
twice and suco ed in killing some forty to City Of
them AID Wounding many more. They fed like wild
deer on being ed epOn and were shot as they ran
bright mulatto captured and mistaken for white
man and sent as a PRISONER 70 Richmond by Capt. Ell
lott On learning this, Geo. Wilde seE ID three lAdies
one a relative of Capt: Elliott. aud ironed them and
took them eff notifying Capt L. that his negro SOL
der was hanged he would hang the ladies'. Capt E.
replied that be wOad do his duy unaWei by the Gene
rails threat
With these helpless women number Of men were
also captured. All Of them we're kept confined in the
garrett story of house il Elizabeth Cityn one room
the being made to cook for the men, and this for
several days
One of Dol. ]. R Grifi rs men, 62l G,er ia cavalry
vas ca-tu-cd u On tho bare statement of negro was
hanged BY Gen. Wilde guerrilla. This murder was
ordered and witnessed by Wilde. On the Yankee re-
treat he WAS taken With the other prisoners far
HnOns roa1s aNd there in the preselca OF the
women and the negro troops, he was hanged from
cross beam Of sn old house, where his remains were
found fortyiour hours Afterwards by hs Colonel and
buried with military honors.
The unfortunate mans name Daniel Br ght, Co. l,
s2d Georgia cavalry.
Ooonsl Gill =, after overcoming many obstacles,
travelled sixty miles TO come upon these murderers and
thieves, but hearing OF his approach they aed.
We have no; space to narrste the many heartless
cases Of cruelty perpeirated by he5i funds. One or
two easeS will suffice as examples. They entered the
house occupied by the wife OF Captain EloIs Quarter
them deliberately Gu. hole in the middle Of the h1or
aud build fire therein 10 consume her house her.
She asked them If they could do that Tgey replied
they could and would Then burn the lady pa
tro.ic response, "and I'll be stronger Conled rate
than ever" A tie before daylight the vomans hus
band returned and iouud his wife aud four children
huddlej ogetAer in the Of fence in sight of the
ashes Of their lac homel
In ore ether case they 6red residence without Civ
ing any notice 10 he sleeping Inhabitants, who we're
saved from death only by the timely Waslng up Of
fat IA slave.
We Nv. strung these Incidents together without
gard 70 their legitimate connection and from memory.
OF t,eir general accuracy, our readers may have no
dOub: for hs flcs were received by in person from
Colonel GC,ffn and Captain Elliott The part taken by
these officers in the matter gave them full opportunity
Tor knowing all the fac.s. Captain Elliott and Captain
Snda hung upoa the heels of the scoundres for many
miles, and killed and wounded and captured many of
IN N IS thsir own com 1auds con listed Of Col Grit
n in consequences Of oircumances We not feel at lib
ery mention, did not succeed in coming up with them,
there would have been very different result. The
Colonel avoWG his determination 70 have Yankee blood
for that of poor Bright, aud he will keep his word