The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-04
Atrocities of the Enemy in Eliza
beth City County.
T URTHER TRACES AT HAMpT
ONE or LINCOLN'S OFFICERS SHOT.

We find the following particulars of the re-
cent outrages perpetrated at Hampton and
other portions of Elizabeth CITY county. in
addition to what has already been published.
In the Norfolk Herald of yesterday:
Mr.. Frederick lett, formerly of EliZabetb
cry, LETT Williamsburg faw DAYS ago
where he had Just moved with his fam
ny 10 AVOID the yandals at Fort Monroe
and came round by the WAY of Rich,nond ~
Norfolk, where he is engaged in some work
on the fortilcationS wa
lie found ~ Williams burg n number of fu
gtt'rs from Hampton, from whom he iaarneo
some particulars of the YillaiDous doinye ut
Ia" Federal troops after their descent upon
Newport News. f
They commenced on the farm of Mr.. VIM
Smith. which they left complete wreck ".
had line field OF wheat besides a pumber of
Uhck crops. These the scoundrels completalv
devastated, besides stealing or shooting down
"I. 3"!ith STOCK and poultry, which they
found ranging about the farm Mr. Smith
thought he would be 4 little before. h and u IN
them IN saving his bacon, and had the con
tents OF his smoke house carried out into the
"oou1' an" buried 1t when he saw them APP
preaching. Bot in this he was foiled: a
Ueacherous daTkey who ASST sted at the I'm rial
toid upon hun, and the robbers had the mea
disihteTred, and carried back This fellow
MN seEerai others OF MIR. Smiths negroes,
lhey LOOK TO tort Monroe, and set them to
work on the fortifications. Mr. Smith esti-
SIS 900. ' " "
They next visited the adjoining farm of Mr.
West, which they treated as they had done
hF. Smlths $, cutting up and conn letely de
tlroylng the crops of every kind At Mr.
vests they uniuckily found a uniform coat :.
upon which, they held him a close urisonar
and sent off his two daughters grown wnrna,
10 the Tort AS hostages for his good haha.
Fior.' Nothing.wa alleged against them bu I
II was the simple arbitrary act of Lncoln's
hell hounds, who in this thouph in viola :
N
proceedings, but followed the exam pie of the
IaWless old tyrant, their Master
from MT Vests they passed over to the
farm OF VIM. Lee, which had on it one of the
finest crops of wheat in the county besidas
other valuable products. This they com
pleteiy devastated,as they had done the farms
we have already men tioned.
In short, they continued the work nf rntt,
less and reckless des trnction on every far,n
fronting Hampton Roads, from Newport
News 10 Hampton, committing every species
ot atrocity and outraging the persons of ne
gro women, girls, and even female chtldre,,.
IN manner too lnhuman and revolving 10
dwell upon.
The families residing on this range of farms
had generally moved of TO the interior, and
thus avoided the insults and infamous treat.
inent OF the barbaric enemy.
Inc woods back OF Hampton We're for sew
erai days filled with the fugitive families from
that once smiling and happy village, and with
such OF their household stuff AS thew coutd
carry OF with them in the hurry of the alarm
They have probably ere this obtained more
desirable lodgings. ProvidentialIy they have
had line weather.
1t - ascertained that there are full three
hundred slaves belonging to citizens of Eliza
beth CITY, either tugitives or forced in to the
service, employed as laborers in Fort Mon
roe AT The present time. 1t has already been
stated that Colonel Mallory, of Elizabeth
city, went with a flag of truce to the fort
To demand the return of fugitive negroes, but
the demand was refused. A similar applica
ton was made on the following day by
another flag, and also refused The bridge
over Hampton Greek was then burnt by our
people, and the enemy made his raid upon
Newport News by water.
There are only four of its inhabitants re-
manning IN Hampton, who are prevented by
chronic diseases and other unavoidable eau ses
"i detention from leaving it in the entire pos
sesslon OF the enemy who now occupies it.
The loss, uncluoing negroes,) sustained by
ths county OF Elizabeth City, at the hands of
these remcrseless marauders is estimated al
nall million OF dollars.
trading character, named Mellon. who
had formerly held the suffers berth at Fort
Monroe, and till recently had been too fire.
quentiy exchanging visits between the Fort
aud Hampton, WAS al last admonished by Mr.
cooper, OF Hampton, that he was strongly
ted of being spy, which Mellon de-
hitd Few days, however, satisfac-
toniy convicted him Of the charge for when
Inc Yankee troops entered Hampton, Mr..
Coopegs was the first house they broke into.
ana the one worst served, they seemed to
pay particular attention 10 smashing his fur
hiture ana destroying every other article that
came IN their way.