The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-24
FEDERAL ourRAGEs Ar HAMPTON.
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NsAR HAHFToS, J nne =, 1881
IN your rsrer Of the 18th instant you quote
from a correspondent IL Hampton, 1ao ad-
vises those who have loft that vicinity 70 re-
turn and take care Of their property, ntima-
ting that II they had remained at home Iheir
proneT' ; would not have been pillagad and
dretrCyed Gs l. has been. This sounds very
well 70 the Ear and Ohs very well
IN paper 1t is also perfectly ia accord.
aHCe vgi tn proclamation that have been issued
| by tbe Federal authorized aDd perfectly in
accordance with the rules Of civilized War-
| fare. Bat bow does Il accord with the facts
! that have actually taken place IN the gen
"-al ettfn pede from Hampton ard vicinity,
| there were many families VINO cCGld not get
away ard not 4 few who, trusting 10 The
/ faith OF .hs proclaim atoms &uG other pToynt-
/ SEQ ut the -aDdai IL vadere, remained 1t home
| 10 " protect their property. How did these
! citizens fa~et Not WutL better than thOse
who left. IndisCrimlu+to piundeT has been
/ tho rule and occasional exemption the s1cep-
tion. " 10 prove thI>, let facts o. , bfntt tad
| e 2 candid world Col Cary =. J CueS
| stad q home e pro tscs his property, aud yet
! The ya1ca'a rot only stole his property before
! his egee, 0U + actually Eisd 1t rim cr shoJs,
either With sirw 10 EIi him or scars him
as ~, -kas they taigb2 oIuEd5r the tTeel Y.
/ ! os. SeSar VIE a hCse when tbry encaInp-d
on his f@rr-, ard yet the" nc only piilaGsd has
/ property u me I&s Il poGl,g, pgs, &c, but
| tcrs 10 IN his uCaC Gcd out houses icr fuel.
| Pui-@- Was. was = HON whra they inca rapet
On his prem ises 81 p pCr5 News yet BIS pres
ScCo and ma Ci has VIE and daughters, did
not urevsu. their stealing nearly Or 4 ute eve
~ ,sv.ng tniag on ais fa-r. End uhs2 this
gen tazran corr plain ed 20 CCl Pie! % u these
! leprsdati,ns, ai tho atatacJlcn he could 90
tam YES hat Il he NJ. " ahCuld prove
tln s9!f 5000 aiCp rl&r, ne raIght be paid
tor the dam. - be hA+ sustained. And when
/ N officer under Oct. ;. y II ascertalned TO
have CONS ont with his mea on pirnde! ins
| ..-.,rt.'t-a and sum nou-h IA to the presence
81 tne Colonel, this Ofttcer not only uiu not
| deav tbs charge. but oOOll7 remarked tliLt
| '' war always r2Gde plGader free" The Col,
q q
ba. Gid not, perhaps dar,d pot, even tvuu nr 9iS
| 81 bordlnate. tN&Ac Jones @ud nIs noIgnpuF,
| Nr Vets have remained 81 BONE; yet che
| sand 4ls st0l~, Ctten III broad day Asho 5anC ali
| the presence q. Lhei~ EtEailies F0rssf. mules,
! cars, PIGS, lGmb9s&ha poultry. Nj. fE5L'. 70
| manned - hCr~e W.th :. sex Gtte and Ii cniid
! NOS cve- -.vC weeks Gsd. and yet &b0uL IOTry
| Z9uavqs came one u:Rhs aud demanded, and
| f0oy lotgirg II rls house though, GO la2 a.
| an informed, they offered 70 personHl 10
! leECG 20 .ua family. Er, AlEarrGC ~ hitting,
! though Z pI4vIts citizen, r7s6 =. ho":e Ubsm
| they came . h.o A0Es7 AJolc clyor- - and
| took him 2 prisoner, aud burns his &orsa and
] furniture.
| Let re tel your co~rarp rpcaGen,, however
hon0et hc may 1t, that tls Tras9nc" of (. Gag,>-
! i!- .s re guarantee for The protection Of tte-r
/ ,,-oparty S.yer;,, Of tbel~ ct-cors bATe ''!i
| me he sl--o .tlng. g., u I3uAVe Captain.
! tod th0 writer % this, t[&t he vas aurrf5sed
/ hat th8 usople chouli have ls-t ,heiE prep
erLy unprotected scat rhey we're net htTbh-
rams. ard id net C.Cre there 70 ,;iUuder Or de
! stroy. llrt that !a I'll ;, .Intron piunder aud
d"1t~n"HC1 H~V@ en ire lie - NE IN st.C~T5
ever since they st2ppec 81 fI9Sl"la = soil.
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| mt the rL~talty poruuu 90 -hoEn irpiH doing
| TEat they piCaes.
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