Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-17
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
HAMPTON BURNED by the REBELS.
EYos Hundred Houses Loid aa Ashes bg a
Force Under Gen. lfograder.
EoRreRss MoNaoE, Aug, 8

hy the arrival OF nn intehiReut uese.'er "ou
the Secessiorists, named r. A. Manew, D
native Of NJ siDe, but resident ot georgia
pnt,l IMPRESSED into the service, who furnish
ed vour correspondent an account OF the
sxnsdltion. MIR. NJ ahew has been stationed
at Yorktown since the lst of June. On
Friday last Gen. Magtuder left YORKTOWN
with a force Of seven thousand men, including
two hundred cavalry and eight pieces OF
artillery-three Parrot guns, four howitzers
and one riaed cannon, Part Of these troops
were trnm Williamsburg.
On Monday uigbt the force encamped OF
Great Bethel, which had been completely
deserted. On tuesday night they advanced
towards Hampton and at noon took up
position on Back river, some three miles
from the town, where Mabew managed to
escape through coru6eld, swimming d
couple of s,reums and fnnlly reached the
Fortress. LIE says the object OF the exP~dl'
tlou was to draw uur forces, attack Camp
Hamilton or Newport News, It practicable,
aud at least to destroy Hampton, 50 as to
prevent the Federal troops using IL Iur winter
quarters
General Butler at once repaired to this end
of HAMPTON Bridge, where be remained until
elpveu o'clock
Colun-l Weber erected q oarricsde near
q strong guard at various points this SIDE OF
the creek,
A few minutes past midnight Gen. Magru
der wlh about five hundred Coniederates
some OF tnem briungiug IN Hampton, entered
the tuwu aud Immediately fired the buildings
with torches
tn. greater part of the FIVE hundred
houses, being butt OF wood and very Dry,
there having been 10 rain lnteiy, we're soon
10 flames aud the strong south wind quickly
tunued them to terrible coutaRratlup.
There were perhaps twenty white people
sod double that number OF uegroes remaining
IN the town from inability to move away
Some of the houses of these poor creatures
were fred without waking them.
The ucendary soldiers gave Carey Jones
and his wife, both of them aged aud lnhrm,
bat fifteen minutes to removed lew articles
Of furniture to their garden.
Several Of the whites aud also OF the
negroes were hurried away to be presented
into the Confederate service.
WIN. ScuGeld, merchant, took refuge 10
the swamp above the town, and thus escaped.
-Four negroes were drowned while attempting
to cross the creek.
A company OF Rebels attempting to toIce
the passage of the bridge. but were rppulsed
with "a loss Of three killed aud seven wound.
cd.
The fire reged all night with terrific
aspect.
The greater part Of the Confederates with.
drew towards mornlag, and at n0oD to-day,
when | visited the place, but seven or eight
building were left standing
The obstruction of the town was wanton
act OF cruelty to the resident UDIonlsts. and
moreover entirely useless, as General Butler
intends 10 winter his army many miles
beyond Hampton. An attempt viii be made
to lasten this act Of vandalism upon the
Gru4ra, but after ten O'Clock on ednesday
uipht there was not Federal colder IN
Hampton.
A dag OF truce, just in from Norfolk, with
Mayo, ueice ot Lieutenant General Scott
Ell her way from Rchmond TO New York,
stutes that the Coutrderales attribute the
act to General Butler.
General Magrude: has escamped near
New NJ Market Bridge. lie will hardly VEN
lure TO attack Newport News.
MIR Mah4w says there have been abou,
1000 Coulederutts stationed at yorktown
Some ten days ago battalion came down
to the outskirts of Hampton aud carried
away one hundred and eighty negroes.
Provisions are abundant at 4uIktown, auc
most of the regiments are receiving new
uniforms for the winter campaign.
DESTRUCTION OF HAMPTON VILLAGE GENERAL
MAuRUDERs TnREAT ExECUrED.
The steamer Adelaide Captain Pearson
reached her wharf at Baltimore, on Friday
muru.ur, uud brought up about Fifty passeu
gers, nearly all at. whom were either officers
or pr.vntrs OF the army. halt dozen, how
ever, we're refugees from the little village 0
. liamltun, which Is now IL runs, having beer
Guratd toy order ot General Mugruder
Suup weeks siuce It was rpurted quite
freely at YuIkI"wn, according ~ the state
mrth o, desrtt"r from the Conipderat,
urms. that although the village was ol NJ
use fII the prrstut season to- the Uuitet
states troops. yet II would hr IN the cole
season, aud they would occupy II us quarler
Tor tbeir regiments.
We have cunversei with the refugees, ant
thy give most distressing account o
auairs which have occurred within the pas
two WEEKS. Al the commencement oi iha
time several ot the weaithleSt Uuiou men u
that place, anticipating the DESTRUCTION Ut tn
town, wisely Determined 10 leave, and a'te
gathering up their pollu6te goods, consisting
III part ui mtIchduuiZ- Hud household tuTn
ture removed 10 tins city, whete nearly al
iemaIurd, h"~-var, ut LEAST SIXTY parsuus
two thirds u! ~EuuI were aegrurs, mDd III
reniaiudrr meD oi business who have bee
JesiJiug NJ tn place tor the last ten year
OF more The tltst positive iulurmatlO
which the Writes had of the destruction
tha place was by an advance guard Of th
Confederate troops, who after setting fire I
IL uunluer Of buusvs, proceeded to the UccI
MED residences aud told the families lha
they had liberty To leave the place, prov
dug they would do 50 10 u quarter Vi u
hour.
Unprotected ny the military. and scarcel
knowing what might be the Consequences
they remained beyond the prescribed tim
general stampede took place, and but fe
minutes elapsed before the eatlre place W,
in Aaues, aud out of at least AGO, not mo-
than ten have escaped at least partial d
structiou. Among these ore about tiftes
public bu, u,ldlugs, including three hotels, f.
churches, u lecture hail, &c' OF the churc
es three were Of the Methodist deuomuatlt
onA being rebuilt, one Baptist aud the 9th
Protestant Episcopal, which had stood {
more than one hundred years.
Concerning the value OF property destroy,
by the fire II Is almost impossible to tell, b
surely n can scaTcply be less than $500 VI