The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-14

THE BrnSIsacF HAMPTON There Ia no in
| cident In the pccrress OF war that occasions a
, keensr sensation OF r"grs. than the con fisgrA-
ton OF towns n d Villages The des,rnstion OF
| hahitations aroaud which fond associations
cluster, aud cons-eEated temples within
| whose walls generations have worshipped -
Yet painful ~ sneh an event may be, IA l.
| batter 'ha. one shoaii Apply tbs torch to his
| own dwelling than leave Il 10 he polluted BIZ
| The presence OF a baIbarous TOE. 1a* 5urnsng
| -. the town OF Hsmp ton WIS au g>t IL regard
20 which there may stiii be- 4 q difference Ct
opinion aud hence we are glad to have il la
| our power to lay before the pub &c II letter,
| written by All Intelligent xsntiemsn who was
Dies poilsd by his property and driven from hls
home by The IL iseratis invaders The ststs-
u,ent below will convince every Reader Of the
necessity OF the ct. We give the letter en-.
tire. though the writer seems to have k.sn
unaware that correct Information ~ to the
burning VI the town mad already been rse.! ,,s
| IA Richmond.
lokKrowx. Aug 10th 1861.
A.ssrs. Edttors Your informs ton /. rtsbt
As TO ths burning OF Hampton, but wronr a.
to the means by which it was done. III.
town, with the exception of two or thr..
houses, is utterly destroyed. l. was dono,
however, by our own people, to prevent ~
being Appropriated TO u fAf worse end than
conf,s.ratlou-tnat ia, the ft.l and wintar
abode OF Yankees and runaway negroes The
facts AZ relate 20 Tao by reliable re rsons ,ji
resi- from the place, are. that Cen M.grud.r
(whu, tie way, has has eyes aau ears in
their Places had learned def uite,y and .at,s.
fsetoriiy that Con. Datisr had ISSUED or was
about to Issue an order that the town should
be very strongly fortified, ard oct apisd by
his Eoops as tlsir permanent sartsss This
was doLb .isss part OF Ills = uiaE Ior CAD
tsrinE itrsr number OF slaves > Csr,uiii-
- lAr4ll al Or "a VI a. Dtsfz y
probably at tLat Time H. could not aAys been
proven tsd--iu allowing the iAsaGeIA to ocua-
by Newport News and now tnat such dis
sster cOald be prevented, every consideration
Of policy and sTa 'egy demanded tina IL anouid
90. 10 occupy A. with orr own troops, would
be- to pose both the nen ami tus town to
de rue .ioh rom me guns and inor'ars OF
Fortress Monroe. The choice YVES then
tetwesr iea!lng the houses there ior the
AID ana cJ;nioIt Of the eusmy and Its
doslrucu ton by rrs. livery patiIol would
A. once say, Let II DC destroyed" II j.
true, that The homes OF manv families with
all their onde;.fing Associations, were tho2e
With not few, every earthly comfort hey
possessed, In tie way OF house AID IL ruitute
was there. Ina writer is OF that nuInssr
Yet who would not rather gee his eli utterly
destroyed than TO have it appropI lAted IL
s-sltcr wicsod crusl and rulea tlos., Ioo--.
Toe who. judging from past experience, would
have destroyed II aYy how. III th.s iikht |
bsiIsss majority Of The suzersrs how in exile
Will view IL. Many OF us, when We lsfs
certain. Had we remained Ihors, we Wo1ld
have required large mill tary force 10 FRO
tdct This TGEiu have PROVOKED its BON
b.Irdmeu from uotn the fort aEo tn sniI pi!.g
OF tho inyaders, We snUalu have been ca
urciy a. their mercy. Ii they came as doubt-
lsss they would, 10 tsks Iors, .sion, IL world
haze been necetsafy for our toI Cos 10 dislooes
them. The Z ms uence would h ave been the
sams-thc inter aestI action CT The iowa, AND
wi III it fearful lC Is OF life side AZ wall
thsrs. AS /. tarnsd DAT, the ooJexs OF .hr
enemy has been frustrated, ard SO lar - we
know, no life has heen lost. There were very
fsw white famine there, n fe " fstJhfsl ssr-
wants who had ne much 60 protect their
rnAst.Ts property And a crowd OF rcnaway
negroes. An IL, g., it i. believed, made tGsir
ss,Ape before the torch Was applied. There
we've no y aLkess ttere.
Tia Ilolrlety, the recsesity OF the burn
ing turns entirely N the rellanIiI'y Of the
To- nation 81 10 th1 ri N aud purpose of the
enemy, on which Gen. Mag ndsr ted. On
mat point he no oonotis able TO give ample
sa flefacton. }IRfu5.
AtaNUwLEDGAk We have received ten
dollars from DIR. Rt bert K. Reynolds OF Nor
fox, for the RELIEF OF lhe SICK and wounded
soldiers. Tue amount will be placed In the
hands of those who Will give ii the proper
| dirsc tion.
EsqOUKAgIsa A letter from Rn,hbri,toa