The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-04-05

or the water OF the pond, Knocked in the
heads Of the barrels Of vinegar and talIow
hidden there. found all the meat and mo-
lasses (thirty live barrels.) which had been
secreted, took all the corn, -four, in short,
every msuthfulof any thing eatabls on The
plantation. We subsisted on parched corn
which their horses left when eating. This
was scraped upat night. Thsy were SO
much afraid of Wheeler's cavalry that the
did not remain long after dark. Their
camp was six miles from the house, and the
whole encampment was here during the
three days, for they did not leave until
Tuesday night. There were at least four
hundred men in the house and yard the
whole time, and some times from 600 to |, ,
900 Kilpatrick's cavalry, said to be G, 600
strong, besides mounted infantry, were
here. Mrs. IA. bad niece yesy i'll with
scarlet fever. girl Of thirteen; We were
worn down nursing and sitting sp with
her before the ruiIians came. She was fast
recovering. but the excitement and con-
slant noise, the rlanking of sabres and
jingliDg OF spurs. we're ton much for her
weak frame. She died on Tuesday even
ing. W. hal no mraf Tor pauliices, no
suitable nourlshment; little Cologne with
water was the last spoonlal prepared for
her. Que wretch cxne in as she was IN
the act Of dying, To emptya trunk. ask
ed him to wait until she was dead. mo,
can't wait any longer" Several Of the
ladies. who werr afraid of taking scarlet
fever. remained IN the par!ar just opposite
the sick reoi,.; these I've raams were COM
paratiyely unmoiested. Every drawer,
trunk, table. in the res, af the house, we're
cInpued. e,erY letter nprnrd. SHOES cut in
hall. silk dresses torn up 10 wrap meat in !.
ink empted. every iasurrsot,pe tak-n.
lsoking glasses brokrn. eyery Article VI
genueinen's were taken aud nan, vi the la
dies .Nol a servant could be pur.uaded 10
stay si,h ~; III. Yankee, had, threatened
~ ill them il they w4iieh on ~. They
,nns Via. Ms bpotsi asl hlt;G, searched
him. threairned his life .eYsrsl. tunes.
threatened 20 burn the house 10 make a.
tell whrle Ns. M g,dd VAS buried, (ae
had nore;l appl,e.i tae torch rw,ce !; We
were aboat {, leave The hoase, when then
utsisAtu. VIZ. vi. sflus VI Nau OuTn tue
house yau will ct nn gold. Batu will
he such pleasure 90 see il burn, aud ysu
>hani take any M sn,S'
Mr.. ". had given Tie srrsaats mi,0ns
snr ,wn months. thrust they would urt
plumber them, baS ,l'-y Jared na brtter than
the whites. they trok all thrir provisions
aud all The slolhiug marlh taxing. sh.e,,
boot. &c.
'rhry took The carriage. rnckawaY and
two bugsys. We have no srhirl~ bsi =
cart, found At THEW camp alter they han
apandoned il Soa- asandnnrd horses, too.
70 have. W ai..witii wooden knives and
silver forks Nhirh aefr buried. | can't
trli YOU the hundredth part Of their vile
d,,ngs Th.y NAKED up nywood aud lip.
ped clothing in il. ripped dp-n pi!luw~ an.
holsters. iook every tswri. hag. nrarlv all
a. blankets. All hut Those ~ the SICK. bed !.
fhi, destruction extend. Tor milrs and
mile, ar.aad. We have ssmr ,cry iai ba-
c.H and Corn bread. l.r which W. are very
thankill, Tue meat was hung ia tree
and escaped observation.