New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-10
Inauman Treatment by the Rebels.
THE ACT WANTON AND CAu..s u..sELESS.
Intended Atis.:rck On Newport News.
FoRrsuss Noynor, Thursday, Ags; 3. ;

learn frOu deeeiter The ogect OF Inee"Pe-
d,oon is not known. He sent INTO Hanfto large
detachment lass night and Cred the town. burning the
village 10 ashts Not half dozen bnHdInes escapeu
tie ravages OF the hapes Not 10 minutes nouce was
gwen 10 the few remaining inhabitants that the town
was 20 be burned. The iOso of property must be over
500 600 The village is IN uns and deferted, save
by the enemy' pickets and negro or two. An attack
on NewIogs News is hourly expected
ANOTHER DSPAICH
HA1PToS, Va, Aug. 81 O'Clock A. NJ.
Wa BALTIMORE, Aug 9.
The entire village Of Hampton from end to end
acYOst ssle river, il wraf in flames. l am writing
thie G,s,ateh by the light Of the confagrslion-the
sight presented rs splendid and awful. hgb
wind from the sonth sweeps the burning village,
and sheets Of fame up the sky, lighting the
eoontry for miles around. The Rebels have done THEN
jocendnary work 0f arson well, ana in very short
tune smouderiDg heaps Of ruins will mark the site of
Alas beautiful village.
At aboc: hslf-past eleven o'clock company OF
Rebels fEed by secOns upon picket of the
21h Regiment on this side Of the river Our pckets
eucky dTopyed their aeee, and thus the bullets OF
the enemy passed them, juriDg one-the fence
by my SIDE is ridde6 with their bals. Our men re.
turned fire with rifles and it is believed shot down
quite number of the foe, who used only muskets. A
flames were discovered in nearly every house, which
rapidly spread and are stl increasing. zee now and
then one OF the Rebe in the glare passing from house
10 house though most of them keep OF sight Only
one building of any size but VIII be destroy ed, and that
" toe Military Academy.
The alarm instantly gwen in camp, and an at
tack from the direction Of Fox Hill was anticipated
j, was known yesterday from deserter taken TO the
fortress that CC0 Rebels were this side Of Newmarket
Bridge, and q large number Of troops had ventured
INTO the village. Col Webers Regiment were imme-
5iately snpphed with extra ammunition and sent ont in
ali directions pckets, patrols and skrnishers They
have done their work bravely and efficiently Two
companies are here watching for Rebels and guard
ing the bridge from being bfed
The bridge will be saved. 1t is dsmantled about a
rod from the further shore, and terminates there in
barricsde of boards, behind which portion of our
pielet was stationed when fred by the enemy.
Capt strouple, Of the 2Oh Regiment, has just started
across 10 the baricade with six men, in the face of
flames and foe. lie is anxously watched from this
side az IL is expected that he viii be fired npon. The
light is bright day and the figures of men seen
reflected in the water. They have reached the BARR
cade IN safety.
LArEs-3 a. MA company Of our men have just
renrped from the village where the fire is still burn
ING furiously. They report that fire has Just been
lighted in the basement of the Military Academy, and
as write j. begins to glare through the windows of
fbe building The floors covered with camphene
or bnrning fluid, and holes hacked through them
afford free draft 10 the flames.
Signaling between the Fortress and Newport News
hss been go3g for some time. An attack is antic
iTated there.
STILL LArER.-I have just returned from another
visit 10 Hampton. It presents most desolate and
n isa tofs
news disnantled brick walls scorcbed and withered
trees ard s1noldering ruins. The fate of six white
fsmiEes who persisted in remaining when the place
was evacuated short time ago by our troops, Is
unknown.
No rebels are now TO be seen. Newport News has
NOT vet been attacked an attack however expected
tonight. Our guard near the Seminary were fired up
on at o'clock this morning by rebels across the .ver
Preparations being made both there and at lie for
iress TO repel an attack with vigor
MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT.
FORTRESS MoSEoE, Thursday Aug. g. 1861.
Hampton has been burned. Scouts and fugtves
yesterday morning brought word Of the approach Of
Earce Confederate force from Yorktown. These ru-
nlors were confirmed at ) p. by intelligent de-
serter from the Rebels named Z. A. Mahew, native
Of Maine bu, resident OF Georgia until impressed
iuto the service who has furnished me an account Of
The expedition. |
Mr. Mabew has been stationed al Yorktown since |
the Jet Of June. Friday last Col. now General Ma |
grader left Yorktown with force Of : 900 men, in |
cludng 200 cavalry and eight pieces of artillery, viz:
Parrot guns, howitzers, and rihed cannon. Part |
cf the troops were from Willansport On Monday |
night they encamped Great Bethel which had been
completely deserted. On Tuesday night they advanced
toward Hampton and at Yesterday TOOK NJ poai-
ton ON Back River, some three miles from the town.
where Mr.. Mabew managed TO escape through corn |
feld and by swimming couple Of stresins reached |
fhe fortress.
He says the object Of the expedition was to draw
out forces, attack Camp Hamilton Newport |
News if practicable, and al least destroy Hampton
as to prevent using it for Winter quarters.
Gen. Butler al repaired this end Of the Hamp
ton Bridge, where he remained till II O'Clock. Col
Weber erected barricade near the Hampton end Of
the bridge and placed strong guard at various points
this side Of the creek.
few mi lutes past midnight, Gen. Magruder, with
about 500 ConfedeTates, some OF them belonging TO
Hampton, entered the town and immediately fired the
buildings with torches.
The greater part Of the 500 houses were built Of |
wood and no rain having fallen lately, the strong |
south wind soon produced terrible conhagation. |
There were perhaps 20 white people and double that
number Of negroes remaining IN the town from inability
10 move, some Of whose houses were fred without |
waking the inmates. They gave Cary Jones and bis |
wife both Of them aged and nfrm, but ID minutes 10
remove few articles Of furniture into the garden. |
Several of the whites and also of the negroes h