The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-09
OutraSes Ceuuitsed By tha 'sGYand Army"
In Fairfax County.

fAkFAX " H., VA, July !"
TO 90 Editors Of the Dfspatch: Though full
details OF our recent glorious victories over
the army a the so-called United states have
been given to the public, have seen no pub.
lished account OF the depredatioDs committed
by these Hessians on their march and RETREAT
through this county. To IGNITION each iudi-
vidual easy would I'LL space too great fo' your
columns" Never in the annals OF the world
did An invading army commit acts more hor-
rlble than did these hordes OF the Atorth.
The hons of MIR. Albert r. Willcoxon, = brick
building recently ert ct.d and fitted up In
handsome style, was entered by them, the
window glas. and sash aimost entirely de-
moli>hed, the doors torn fro IN their hinges, the
stair ban,stsr broken DO wn, and tho furniture
not removed split to pieces. 80 with the hand-
some residence of Ihos. X. Love, Esq adj
Joining the village. Embraced in his loss, In
| addition. WAS n valuable law library. and the
entire wearing apparel OF himself aud family
The law offices of Thomas J Murray and
Capt. WIN. II. DuIany were also entered, ana
| the library and papers of each Office destroyed
But few houses in the village escaped their
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cut and spit ap, beds
| opened and their contents scattered, natures
| ses stolen, wearing apparel appropriated TO
| their own use, whole sets OF china broken to
| atoms, preserves ard canned fIuits taken or
| destroyed, books stolen, papers torn mp, gro
ceries carried OF. constitute tho complaint OF
neaFly every housekepp-r, not only IN the
| village, but all along the line of march.
The loss of MIR. Archer Broadwaier Will
| fall bat little short OF one thousand dollars.
Every article of silver belonging to his family.
and his family carriage, were taken. 80 with
| the residence of Mr.. 3eo Baily. Even the
| tops OF casters were taken, doubtless supposed
| to be silver. In his house his side board
| covered with cut-glass, was wantonly turned
| over In the floor and contents broken 10 atoms.
Nor were the wdow and orphan suffered TO
| escape the fiendish and diaboticai acts Of thes
| Immaculate followers Of old Abe and
dsnce of Mrs. Becky was entered, every
| article OF furniture she owned broken
| and destroyed, and her home lett p,rtec t
wreck or .un. 80 with the furniture and
provisions OF Mrs. Colonel John MILAN
| Here they exhibited their tiendi, purposes to
| the fullest extent, in the demoll.hlng OF furni-
| ture, breaking up Of orockery ana glassware.
| stealing bacon, and killing sheep and other
| stock. The residence OF Col. James Thrift,
| now Captain OF Virginia voiun tosrs, was n
| object of taeir peculiar hatred. Hero = so uad
| sn tered, and alter searching for arms proceed
| Ell to break open draw stsal coats, lswelry,
| towels, liquors and bacon. dee TROY papers,
| looking glasses, and sach things would
crafty their t.ndish purposes, leaving the
house. and yard strewn with the fragments OF
| their work. The Likeness OF Capt. Thrift,
| taken when u Captain in tho Mexican war,
WI. stolen by them, but this has since been
| r. sFored 10 him, having been taken from The
haversack OF one OF The killed ON tho battle
! it-id OF the 2ist.
| Capt. NJ. ID. Ball, AT the Court House, was
made subject To their especial venom aud van
daiism. After destroying most of his goods,
tn" residue were put up ut auction and sold
Tor mere nominal prices-ths piano for two
| dollars, aud beds for fifty cents. Nor did our
merchant Is escape. The stores of l.. X. Ford
and John X. Taylor suffered most. This loss
of the former is estimated At $500, of the latter
| at VI $40.
| have TINS hastily given a few of the cases
| along The line of march of the HetsIans
| through this county, To give an idea OF the
| suneTDss and loss OF our people, and 10
hibit 10 Christian world The nature of the
war b.ing now waged by 3 so called Chris tiar
President against n people " no are acting on
| the defensive and lighting tor the liberty OF
| themselves their famIhes and frestes. No
portion Of our county, where tauad had
time 20 reach before called on by INC fgh
and in9iorious retreat, escaped All have
su tereu Their in the loss of horses ssrvan rs
pre.sed in ~ their service. Ii is due, however,
10 the slaves OF this county TO say that many,
or large proportion OF them, na,s remained
true and loyal TO their owners, in many in
| stano rs preserving their property by claiming
| il AS their own. But for the servants of the
writer OF this, he would now bs called to la
ment The loss of much which to him Is invalu
able. They did all he could ask.
A SUFFERRR.