New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-01


From the Memphis Bulletin Of the 30th7
The following extract from a private letter to a
gentleman in this city, dated Ironton, No, May %,
1861, gives the particulars of the invasion of that
town by the Lnco!nites, and affords faint picture
of the Black Republican atrocities now being per
petrated in Missouri. We are inclined to believe
that it was the Invasion of Ironton, and the afro
cities herein detailed that gave rise to the reports
about Jim Lane being between POcahontas and
JacksonpOrt. 1t cannot be that General Harvey
commands troops perpetrating such outrages as
are here detailed, The letter says
| Yesterday "Wednesday, the 22d) wns a day
| never to be forgotten by US in Arcadia Valley |
| pray that I may meyer such another day of
horror. Lincoln has guerilla soldiers, composed of
the lowest class of Dutch, which he has turned
loose on the Border States, to make war on all the
| SecessiOuists-to take frecmcn as prisoners, and
court martial them for treason if they fail to take
the oath OF allegiance to the Federal Government,
Early yesterday morning gentleman came gal
looping up to our house, warning us to hide-that
the Lincoln soldiers would be on US shortly. He
said they had already shot at him. One of my sons
was in the field blowing, aud | out to tell him
to hide. By the time returned, heard the guns
firing in every direction, and the women in the
valley screaming. | then ran of and hid myself
where COnld plainly see the soldiers They soon
came along. some on horse and some on foot. My
son, who was blowing in the field, was seen by
them running through the rye field, and immedi-
ately two soldiers on horseback started after him.
They threw down the fences and pursued him.
They commanded him to stand ard yield himself
a prisoner. He paid no attention to them, but
on. They then shot at him, and came near striking
him. Finally, he gained the woods and escaped.
Up to this time they had committed no del reda-
tons in the house. The horsemen then returned
from the chase to the house. They got an ak and
broke up my furniture, stole every cent Of money
we had, split open my closet doors, and scattered
my groceries all around. A gold watch was hang
! ing in one Of the rooms, They stole that. They
| also stole new coat, pair of new boots q pair
| Of pants, also rifle, saddle and one horse.
| Ny son, who escaped, is still in the woods, and
| dares not come into town. 1t is dreadtul-what
will become of US? They took old doctor Of
| our town prisoner They even took his pocket
knife from him, but in consideration Of bis de-
crepitude and age released him after two hours
| detention.
An Old gentleman named Brown, a very strong
| Secessionist, aged near 50 years, they knocked
| down, jumped upon him, ramped on his breast,
and injured him SO much that he is obliged to die.
Two male members of my family = are
| still hiding out of town, and will leave as soon as
| possible.
Such are some of the incidents of the civil war
in oHr midst am strongly reminded by what has
| taken place here Of CromWell's times. The Round
FIledds he turned loose ON the RoyGliss. compare
to the Black Republicans and the SeCoSsiou5ts on
| the Border StNtC5 only the Round lIeod5 went
about their deprcdatioas with whining hypocrisy,
| while the Black Republicans use the utmost pro-
| family,
The Black r republican soldiers are armed with
| Mime rifles and blyOnct5 They shot at Il negro
| boy and said they tried TO kill him.
GENERAL Observation-Disclosures gucd rumor
hath H. that Charleston IS about to lose this uistill-
guished officer. Whose gain will be our loss, it is
| not our purpose to inform enemies over the
border. Suffice it say, the Contedcracy will not
| lose him, and that is our comfort
| In parting, it surely becomes US of Carolina to
| give him hearty Gud-spCed. Atthe right time he
came amongst the right man in the right place
arf1,y
the lilusttlOu9 troops he commanded, to say, that
no one could have been a greater fAvorre- and
that our success, under his military administration
l has been complete and what none had even hoped
bIooApss. Regular officers are not usually favor,
ties with volunteers but Gen. Beauregnrd was not
more distinguished by his victory over the enemy,
| than by the manner in which he won the hearts of
| his command. Few combine more of the ty17iitl'
| in re with the S4auHc' in U9OdO. We are very
sure the parting eXcltcs mutual regrets with con-
-mander AID people; ANA that the General is not
| more DESTROYS, ~ he is reported, of leading Caro-
| liuans than they to follow him. We speak what
| we know l. the universal sentiment of soldiers and
people, in bidding him kind and friendly farewell,
and invoking for him, well rs for the great cause
he CbnOpiOn9 glorious achievements in arms, with
| long life. [ChHTicstOn Mercury.
. ss--
Han The Nashville Patriot is responsible for
the following:
The prfgateer Calhoun has captured Two more
Yankee prizes. She is evidently destined to cause
| mauy p'juate tedys to start ON their cruises.
The New York Commercial Advertisers Wash,
ington special dispatch, of the 2Sth ult says the
! Seventy First Nvw York Regiment left the Navy
Inrd this morning in armed steamers, to take pos
session OF Aqua Creek.
The first shot at the enemy ut Sewell's Point was
{ fired by Lieut.. Otey, of Lynchburg graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute, and nephew of