New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-23

foEAGERs MURDERED.
On the line Of march. today VIC found thirteen OF orr
foragcrs murdered Of them lying by the $40 o
the road all shot in the breast. and largo placad
pinned TO each, on which was written in pencil' Tbs
Is the way treat Kilpatrick's thieves"
Three OF the others Were left in the house murdered
having been shot down after they surrendered. stu
three Others were found lying by Tho roadsid' tner
threats cut from ear 10 ear On these was also pa
card ON which was written: "Sorih Carollras greeting
| to Yankee NGrdais."
| The next morning five more we've found. who bad
also been ireacherousy murdered after thoy had EUR
rendered and given up their arms.
| CoRgIsPoNDEScE.
Gen. Fitzpatrick Immediately sent noto undcr has
81 truce 70 Gen. Wheeler, stating thar unless ny
aunset OF the I'D. satisfactory explanation why TINS
thing had been DONE was received. he would select
from among Whceer's prisoners in his hands egh',en
the same number Of or men who hod been murdered
G.d cause them 70 be executed. Further that ne Wonu
not only not restrain hs men. but would encourage
them TO burn everything in his line Of march. that not
living, breathing thing should show where sneh COW
arlly scoundrcls had lived"
This brought Gen. Wheeler 20 bis 'enfes. il icIH
70 Gen. Kpetrick he used rs strong language In tine
dcnuncation of The perpetrators Of the deed at Gen.
Fitzpatrick himsclflad empIoycd-denied all KNOWLEDGE
Of tho Transaction and promised to turn over TO Gen
Kpairick tho Perpetrators so0n RS ;ley could be
discovered Tie prisoners We're not hengcd. and Tie
cayalrv pursued their Ie of march upon the let flank
Of tie infantry until the goth. when shey went into
camp at Lancaster. Hero Gen. Fitzpatrick and Gen
Wheeler a Ia Gfaut Gnd Pomlerton. had groni pow
WOW under Gag OF truce nt tie bridge crossing OF
Dc%p Creek. Gen KilpatricL was accompanied by
number Of officers rs was also Gen. Wheeler There
were mutual inroduciions. tic customary co'itesi's-
ev1Iy thing was lovely and the goose hung high Ihc
rcsul. a mutual acr, cmcni to exchange the pms
oncrs then handa kinder treatment Of each others
prisoners In future ard Interchange % other civi
tics. Under which the parties shook hands md sep'
rated with expressions OF the kiuest personal regard
for e.ek other.
EoCKiNGUAM.
From Lancaster The cavalry force moved on the ief
flank OF tie influtry until March g. when they crossed
The Great Pedce on pon:oon. at Rocky boGnt Post
Office Chesterfield District ;. C.. and moved 20 Ro' h
ingLsm. y. C.. Where the advance had fight for the
first time with Wade HamPlou's cavalry. They bad
been heard Iom oil The way from Columbia, but had
not been sccn until now
/ rSTLRiSG NORTH cARoI.sA.
A. soon The troops passed TIE border. oi North
Carolina there .uucdi.to change IN tho treat
seemed Necessary. & was taken for granted h7 tic
waole army tbs; they omqDg different
people. ard by general consent al burning and dlsiru
ion Of property wa, arrested. Nothing taken but
what wa, needed Tor subsistence Tic people remained
generally at lone and uGnlfs'od ltslc fcar o. Tie
army F,pIcssionI o. loyalty we're very common. per
ticulafly among the oder eliI1ens. Old with era,
boards would frequently come oct and TIL how
their fathers fcugh, for freedom in the Reyoll'
j fiorsry War. and ilny vould d. nothing 10 DIS.
honor the nag undcr which they bod and died
On tho 7h our forsrer we've driven in By Hampton.
Quite a number Of item wounded; several had hocn
lnled. Cen Fitzpatrick placed the command In poi
ton awaiting ID siisck which did DO. cone. Thor
moved 10 nolomon's Grove. ,weniy-nine rilcs iroi.
Fayetteville arriving TIE evening II the eil. Gen
Hafdce's rear was in our 'front.' sId Gen Hamp;ons
column composed ~ Whoolcrs forces together Will
Ruilors division end Young brigade two miles 10 ouT
!cf acIoss "a creek. ard oar rear II Wa evident
thu. We had 10 get ont of there. The Third Brigade
Col Spencer ordered forward niEe miles 70 MI
II Monro,s plantation together wish tho di,nountcd
Brigade. coIamandcd b. Liori Col Way. Tho road
was VeTy bad. the rain Io1TiLy IN torNnts
and We wen. into camp, under cream stsnces
whoih new 10 cavalry command. General
Rilp,,rct. with ~. own Leodquartcr- ocoou
country, pas,ng OVER level sandy district. crc>s~
By numerous colnry roads loading In al directions. H.
drlug.ng rain Ee cavalry lost lis way and In N"
da.kncs. went into camp between IInnip.Dn ana
Wheeler, whose force. had prccelc thcm. The ono y
ing Oh TIE right rnd the other tie ict. They bad
c1tngu...ed their fires and it, anticipation Of ouf
coming remained their sadilce all might. ready. asd
no doubt IN .angu exp, ;sion Of taking IA the eaife
Union fore Shhoui airing gun or the osso man.
/ GIN. nANPIoX'S ATTACK.
\ Aacf tie men hNl gone tito camp, Goa HsmP'oa
SEPT icr hi. officers aud snaDycd b., phin 81 So, g.
which va. a. foioWs: Gen. wbecler wa 10 h,y, the
right and r1ghi center Gen. Young was To hsvr the
LEFT oen,er anu tcD. Butter tie left ThcT ooa
formed ia n oifrlr sno,t eG,I0ring ctr camp. Ia
this order they moved their main force within SIT hui-
led yarus Of or csna. advancing their sk-nisbers 10
within one hundr,d ard s!.y and o, point, within
City yards Of our camp tres DOR meu Lay wholly
u conscious of he pfereAce d the sSsny or O.
danger su,po,in~ ID the p.olete1 there wee
any cause fyr o'as-D-wouy tbs camp bat they.
,,oor fellows had b,ea PLACED in TIE oeotrs o! Wade
U,moons Lac and weFr oil "gobbied ia FIVE minutes
after they had tocn assigned pashDns. Ite Iiebel'
rode up IN bur ciohr, With bundles Il forage tied Ia
their horses erd yrfo o taken fox ogn men.
who hal iis. been Out FOR iornge Evory nan "~
cnpturrd and disarmnJ. In tns noroing at soaooh.
I reyelle WIS sounded nv immediately ah~f
4 Gen Whe,ies moved to tho atsck on Oh, right. VITA
4 Gen Young siysnciar 'bs center The men ~srr
sroa,- from seep by the Grc Of the cnemys sArn'a'
eys GsheriI. their onrbincs ssc rushing out IN moth
in, IT,, their i;gnciothes they drove Cor. WtcIr-