Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08
Outrages by the Federal Troops In
Elizabeth City County, Va.

Elizabeth City County, Va.
We find the following particulars of recen
outrages perpetrated al Hampton and othe
portions of Elizabe City county, in tn
Norfo K Herald OF Wednesday:
Mr.. Frederick Jett, formerly of Elizabetl
City. left Williamsburg few days ago
where he had Just NOV with his family Il
avoid The vandals at Fort Monroe, and CAM
round by the way of Richmond to Norfolk
where he is engaged in some work on thu
Notifications.
He found at Williamsburg humber of flu
gitives from Hampton, from whom be learned
| some particulars of the villainOus doings o
the Federal troops after their descent upon
Newport News.
They commenced on the farm of Mr.. VIM
| Smith. which they left complete wreck. He
| had fine fi-ld of wheat, b, sides number oil
truck crops. These the scOundrels complete
| ly devastated, besides stealing or shooting
down Mr.. Smiths stock and poultry, which
| they found ranging about the farm Mr.
| Smith thought be would be a little before
hand with them in saving bis bacon, and had
| the cont, nts of his smoke house carted out
| into the woods. and buried it when he saw
them approaching. But in this he was foiled;
| a treacherOus darkey who assisted at the buri-
| al, ted upon him, and the robbers had the
meat disinterreG, and carried back. This fell
lew. with several Others of Mr.. Smiths ne
| groes, they took TO Fort Monroe, and set
| them to work on The Notifications. Mr..
Smith estimates his loss, including the ne
grOes, at full $4,000.
They next visited the adjoining farm of Mr..
| West which they treated as they bad done
| Mr. Smiths, cutting up and completely de-
| stroyiDg the crops of every kind. AT Mr..
| Vests they unluckily found uniform coat
Il L IL
| and sent off bis two daughters, grown women,
| to the fort as hostages" for bis "good be-
| bsvior." Nothing was alleged against them;
| but it was the simple arbitrary act of Lin
coins heII-hOunds, who in this, though in
| violation of law and civilized usage, as in all
their proceedings, but followed the example
Of the lawIess old tyrant, their Master.
From Mr.. Vests they passed over to the
farm of VIM. Lee, which had on it one of the
finest crops of wheat in the county, besides
other valuable products. This they COM
pletely devastated, as they had done the
farms we have already mentioned.
In short, they continued the work of ruth
less and reckless destruction on every farm
fronting Hampton Roads. from Newport
News to Hampton, committing every species
of atrocity and outrsging the persons of ne
gro women, girls, and even female children,
in manner too inhuman and revolving to
dwell upon.
The families residing in this range of farms
had generally moved off to the interior, and
thus avoided the insults and infamous treat
ment of the barbaric enemy.
The woods back of Hampton were for sew
eral day filled with the fugitive families from
that once smiling and happy village, and
with such of their household stuff as they
could carry with them in the hurry of the
alarm. They have probably, ere this, OBJ
tanned more desirable lodgings. Providen-
TALLY they have had fine weather.
1t is ascertained that there are full three
hundred slaves belonging to the citizens of
City, either fugitives or forced into
the service, employed as laborers in Fort
Monroe at the present time. 1t has always
been stated that Col. Mallory, of FL zabeIh |
City. went with flag of truce to the fort to |
demand the return of the fugitive negroes,
but the demand was refused. A similar ap- |
plication was made on the following day by |
another fig, and was also refused. The |
bridge over Hampton Greek was then burnt |
by our people, and the enemy made bis raid |
upon Newport News by water.
There are only of Its inhabitants remain |
ing in Hampton. who are prevented by chro-
mic diseases and other unavoidable causes of /
detention from leaving it in the entire pos
session of the enemy, who now occupy it.
The loss, (iDcluding negroes sustained by |
the county of Elizabeth CITY, at the hands of |
hese remoTseless marauders, is estimated at /
half million of dollars.
When the vandals from the North occu-
pied Hampton, an officer with a squad of men
went TO the store of AR. P. Lattimer, and de- |
handed possession. Mr.. Lattimrr replied |
hat be had purchased and paid for his stock
Of goods. and the officer might have them at
heir valuation. The officer said be would /
nave the goods aod store and not pay a cent
or them, and drawing his sword slapped
Lattimer with it On the face. Lattimer then
irew a revolver and fired it, when the officer
ell. He then leaned over the counter and |
ired three more shots in the body, causing
ieaIh. Lattimer was, of course, captured,
md taken to Old Point and hung on Friday
ast.
The officer killed is said to be a Lieutenant
q one OF the companies. and distinguished
or military abilities. He has met a dogs
Heath in dogs cause.
Mr.. W. C.. Marrow, of Hampton. was also
reated in most shameful and indecent man
her. He was c5pIured in the town, having
bis uniform on, stripped stark naked, march
"a through the streets in this condition, and
hen carried to Fort Monroe as a prisoner
Jan such things be done in this enlightened
age and not rouse to boiling heat the blood
Of every SOuthernerf