New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-13
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

Rary Practice BY mar.aduke's Cavalr.
Capture Of Fifteen Wagons an,
Eiyhsy Men-Disxi bution of the Plum
der-Resurn Of the Prisoners.
~. Our Special Correspondent
RALNeH N c.. April 30 1868.
The day following our occupation of Raleigh
. party Of Aarmsdukes cavalry Champions command
captured Afteen wagons out Of . long and Struggling
train belonging to Capt CARROT. Acting Quarter mas
ter. Twenty third Army CerpA The scouts ~ 'no'
called themselves, wnSin command Of Ashoy oes
psrsde who evidently rocssssss rare qua as
AighwaynAn. These fellows were actually ua'enns a
the previous day aloag with the train from "o'''
boroagh. mngiing With tie men. and learning nsms'
officers and obtaningsother information esseh'iA 10,
them TO have. Whom az wss ready aao th'' Ia"
rsaoAsd favorable place to oarry out their pans inc
sadsr Of the gang ordered TIE tcamsters to ." U"
by road telling them that wss the order OF the ocei
4, charge of the train Not srspsctng anything wrong
N. man vcro all dressed In blue uniforms-tle
I..d wagons were tsrned Of and the rest ioi'
I.vsa. Having switched u Ill the wagons they
soald manage and taken prisoners about eisNV iou'
nan including about twenty Ave soldiers. they drove
A. At rapd rate upon al unireqnentsd road. and es-
s.ned with fifteen wagons, which were loaded with
h.rd tack susar, meet, and coffee. Another party.
also under Capt Mosby had oat loose from o'hef u
various trains some twelve mules on Whch the!
,Do.pt.d lheIr prisoners bare back, making them rice
n rapid rate 70 keep up. The Rebels were monl!ed
upoa fns, swim horses Thsy stripped our men OF
Asts shoes, watches. money. and everything vinaoe
and pasAed on for two days and night without STOP
ming to rest They drove the whole train, with the ex
ssution al two wagons which broke down. to Monroe.
.sAr the South Carolna border, where the whole plum
der vas divided. Each Of TIE twenty-five hrigands
lad about twothrds Of barrel Of rugar and lots OF
coffee and other plumber They also had
hrrs number Of wstckeA and any quantity
Of greenbGckA TIE Nssens, male and female
ehrenged cut with tie greats. aerness to get sight
and smell Of coffee They grabbed hanainls 81 It, and
ran about displaying 1t In triumph eIela1Ig, 1T Is
long time since We have sneh coffee before" The
sugar also proved great laKHT, and was eaten Iy
handful by the women end cld'aren. II brought large
prices among tho citsens whs paid In gold and silver
The WAGONS were so'i--oas Of them with the mules
for thousand dollars in gold. Having DIVIDED ano
sold their plumber, they separated for their homes
sAuckling over their good fortune
The prisoners each asroles not to take up arn'
against the Southern Ccniessracy o. or to give any In
formation % TO tie whereabouts OF Ashby Which should
lesd TO his capture and then permitted to return
via Salisbury into our h1ss. black nan belonging
a the aion party VIA shot the first day OF then
sspture, and during their crossing Of the Hadkin
white teamster. Tho names are not given The guer
rnas offered men large pay 10 Join them. ard SIN
ply 20 With tAea to take Of their captured prop
srty They intend 10 follow tie blsness.
Our men left Monro, On the 2ls., and on their arriva
Il Salisbury learned that JEFF Davis had been at Char
lotts N c. the day before as :oth) with his esesr
Wheeler's Cavalry. Il wa stated On good authority
that sope of these cavalry had hauled down the Rebe
Gag at Charlotte in the presence Of Days torn il up
and then consigned il to tbs flames seious feud ex
isted between these men aud Davis With bis g. 0O0o
In specie and 10 wac considered 10 be In danger being
robbed BY his own men. They wanted their pay
Hs was reported to be hs way TO Texas but it va
hoped that Wsonr Cavalry. or some Of cur forces II
Georgia, would intercept him.
The teams.ers and other prisoners reached Raleg
yesterday and to-day vsry glad to get out Of tie Eepe
slrtoLos.
now TIE RERELs ARE sURsESpE2IEG THEIR MUM
T1ON., &C.
These men bring word fass the Rebels at Greens
borough are exchanging 81, Acr Old skinny horses fo
che valuable animals in me artillery which they are
taxing away SIS ther "pIvats property BeanregaT'
was shere engineering the matter. They hsve also Il
a said burned, cAnountod, broken or otherwise made
away with large qusntty Of he surrendered ashi
lsry They found c. salisbury End On the road some
Of IL with trannons knocked c and the running stai
destroyed. Largo Numbers were going on to theii
homes. carrying their guEs With them. Oce brigade
from Alabama while at S1.,bury was drawn up. and
IN order read TO them that Aey woah march to Mont
somsry, Ala, and there deliver their srrs T. s.