The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-24
Atrocities or the Enemy in Eliza
beth city County, Va.

beth city Cosnsy, Va.
The Norfolk WAY Herald. Of tn.
I'D inst. has the following:
Mr.. Frederick J.,.. formerly of
Elizabeth City. left Williamsburg a
few days ago. where he had JUS.
moved with his family to avoid the
Vandals 1t Fort Monroe. and came
| round by the way Of Richmond to
Norfolk. where he is engaged with
some work on the Notifications.
He found at Williamsburg num-
Der OF tugi'ivcs from Hampton. from
whom h. learned some particulars Of
the villainous doings "f the Federal
troops after their descent npon New
| ports News.
They commenced on the farm Of
Mr.. WIN. Smith. which they left a
complete wreck. He had "a fine field
Of wheat. besides n number of truck
crops; these the sc"undrcls com
rl-t.Iy devastated. besides stealing or
shooting down Mr.. Smiths stock and
poultry which they found ranging
abou, the farm. Mr.. Smith thought
. he would be little before hand with
them in saving his bacon. and had the
content. Of his smoke house carted
out int" the woods and buried it
~iirn h- 81" them approaching. But
in this he wa. toilcd; a ,rrachcrous
darkcy VIII" assisted a, the burial.
told upon him. and the robbers had
the meat disin,erred and carted back.
This fellow. with several others of
Mr.. Smiths negroes. they took I"
! For, Mouv"c, and SET chem TO work
on III" Notifications Mr.. Smith cS-
Inmates his loss. including the negroes,
a, full SlJ,0nO.
They mex, visited the adjoining
farm Of Mr.. West. wh!cl. they trra,-
I'd A. they had done Mr.. Smiths.
cutting mp and completely destroying
the crops "t every kind. \, Mr.
Vests they unluckilv found uni
form coat. upon which they held him
close prisoner and sent "ff his two
daughters. grown women, to the fort
As hostages for his good bcla-
vi"r.' Nothing was alleged against
them. bu, it was the simple arbitrary
&c, of Lipc"ln's hcll-h"unds, who in
this. though in violation nf law and
civilized usage. rs in all their pro-
cerding>, but followed the example
of the lavlcs- old ,yran,, their mas
ter,
From Mr.. West, they passed over
:" the farm of VIM, Lee. which had
on i; one Of the tincs, crops of wheat
. in the county, besides other valuable
products. This they completely de-
vasta,,d rs they had done tn. farms
We have already mentioned.
I In short, they continued the work
If ruthless and rockies, destruction
on every farm fronting Hampton
Roads. from N"~por,'s News to
Hampton. committing every species
Of a,ruciry and "utrasing the persons
Ut negro women. girls. and even te-
NAL. children. in Il manner too inhu-
man and revolving TO dwell upon.
The families residing OH this range
"f farms had generally moved off to
! the interior. and thus avoided the in
suits and infamous treatment Of the
( barharic enemy.
| The woods back Of Hampton were
| for several days filled with the fusi-
tive families from tia, once smiling
and happy village. and with such of
I their household stuff AS they could
carry OF, with tlrcn1 in the hurry of
the alarm. They have probably ore
I this obtained. more desirable lodgings.
Iroviden,ially they hav" had fine
weather.
1t is asccrtaincd that there are full
three hundred slaves belonging 10 the
citizens of Elizabeth City, either fu-
gitivcs or forced into the service, en-
plovrd rs laborers in Fort Monroe at
the present time. 1t has already been
stated that Col. Mallory, of Elizabeth
City, went with 4 flag Of truce to the
for, to demand the return Of fugitive
negroes BIZ, the demand was refused.
\ similar application was made on
the following day, by another flag.
and also refused. The brids" over
HAMPTON Creek was then burned by
our people, and the enemy made his
raid upon Viewpoints News by water.
There are only four of its inhabi-
tants remaining in Hampton. who are
prevented by chronic diseases and
other unavoidable causes of detention
from leaving j, in the entire posses
sion of the enemy who now occupies
it
Tho loss. Including negroes, SITS
tanned by 'hc county 1T Elizabeth
Ci-v, a, the hands cf these rc,norsc-