Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-06-18

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We fpd the following Iparticulats Of
heSrecent outfages pefpetiated at Hamp |
tonand other portions offEliza5sth Cit
cphptY in addition 10 what has ALREADY
been published instie Norfolk Herald of
yesterday ::
Mr.. Frederick Jett. formerly Of Eliza
beth City, left williamsburg 4 few days
ago. where lie had Just moved with his
family to avoid the yandals at Fort Mon
roe, and came routd by lib way Of Ricl
rnond 70 Norfolk, where lss Is engaged ID
some work on the for1fiesiions. III
He found at Williamsburg number
Of fagitiYes from Hampton, from whom
he. learned some particulars Of the villain !
loiis doings Of The Fedetal troops after
! their descent upon New port News.
They commenced on The farm Of MF.
NM Smith. which they left complete
wreck. He had a fine fell wheat. Be-
sides number Of truck crops. These
the scoundrels completely devastated, be-
sides stealing or shooting down Mr.
Smiths stock and poultry, which the5
found ranging about the farm, Mr.. Smith
I thought be would be d Little before, hand
with them in saving bis bacon, and had
the contents Of his smoke house cartea
outinto The woods, and hurried ii when
{ he saw them approaching. But IN this
he was foiled a traacherous darkey who
assisted at he burial ! told upon him, and
the robbers had the7meat Idisinterred, and
carried back This fellow, with several
others ol5 Mr. Smiths negroes, they look
to Fort Monroe, and SET them TO work On
The fortifeatioas. Mr. Smith estimates
q bis loss. including the negroes. At full
$4,000.
ETheY next visited The adjoining farm
ofI Mr.. West Which they treated as tfey
had done Mr.. Smith $, cutting up and
completely destroying lhs crops of every
kind. AT Mr. Vests they unluckily
found a-aniform coat; upon which. they
held him close prisoner and sent off his
two daughters, grown women. to the fort
as hostages forhis good behaviour
j Nothing was alleged against them; but
]. it was the simple arbitrary act Of Lin:
! coins ell5houuds, who In this, though
an violation of law and civilized usage. es
IN all their proceedings, but. followed, lie
example ofthe laWless Old tyrant, their
From Mr.. Vests they passed over to
Il tic farm OF VIM Lee, which had omit one
ofihe finest crops ofawlseat:in the coun.
try,@ besides other valuable products r
This they completely devastated. as they
had done the. farms We have already men
toned. Fl
Ia short, they continued the work pf
ruthless and reckless destruction. on every
farm fronting Hampton Reads, from New
poft d ews to Hampton, t5mmittingeyery
apecies ofasrocity and onlragmg the per-
cons Of negro women, Oils, and even fe-
male children, in MANNER too inhuman
and revolving to dwell upon.
The families residing pn this range pf
.hrmsthad generally moved OFF to the in
terior. and thus avoided tIle insults and
Infamous treatment of The bafbaric ep-
envy.
The woods back Of Hampton were for
several days filled with the fugitiye5fan
y lies. from that once smiling and happy
village. and with such of3their household
stuff1as they could carry OFF with them
in tie hurry Of the. alarm. They have
n probably ere this Obtained more desirable
lodgings. ProyidentlallyI they have had
i fine weather. u MI
It is ascertained that there are. fdll
4 three hundred slaves belonging to CHI
zens Of Elizabeth City. either fagitiyes pfT
d forced into the service, employed as H.
d bofers in Fort Monroe lat the present
: time. It has already 5been Stated THAT
Colonel Mallory. Of Elizabeth City, went
with flag OF truce4o tile fort 10 demand
demand, was srefiusea. Asnnlsar ApbblfaJSale
ton was made on the following day ~
another flag, and also refused. The
i bridge over Hampton Greek was then
burnt by our people. and the enemy
made his raid upon Newport News by.
water. III
There are ohlgs four Id It's inhabitants
r{IAaining=in Hampton. who are prevent
ca by chronic diseases md other ma
II voidable causes from leaving it in the en-
]. tire possession Of the enemy who now
occupies it,
tI The loss, (including negroes.1 sus-
tainsd by the county of Elizabeth City,
at the hahds Of these remorseless ma
RAIDERS is estimated at half million of
dollars.
a trading character. named Mellon.
who had formerly held the suttlerSs
berth at Fort Monroe, and till recently
/ had been leo frequently exchanging Wis
its between thefFort and Hampton, was
at last admohished BY Mr.. Cooper, Of
Hampton, that he was Strongly suspect
! ed ofbeing a spy, which Mellon denied
I A few days, however, satisfactorily con
weed him ofzthe charges for when the
Yankees troops entered Hampton. Mr..
= 6oopef's was The first house they broke
into, and the one worst served, as they
H seemed 70 pay particular attention 10
!. smashing his furniture and destroying
every ether article that came in their
way. 3t.:
he luther Outragss a Hampton.
| when thesyaudals from the North oc.