Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-02

We take The following from the Fortress
Monroe correspondence of the New York
7li5zaae
ssThe outrsges committed by our soldiers
ton the property. end not uBfrequently on the
persons also. of Yirginians, conceived to be
S-ce-sionists. are disgrace to our army. A
proper dzgree of discipline would insure the
shooting OF platoons of scoundrels. not all
privates, who seem to have imbibed the idea
that they came here to pillage and destroy.
The ontFages hat | could detail are calcpia-
ted to Cause every decent man to blush a
wound has been inf .cted that never will heal
so long as recollection remains 1t is in the
hope that some good may be done thereby
that L make this dsgraceful confession.
shall not hesitate to catalogue the offenders
should the OutFages continue. / do not pre-
tend to say where the responsibility should
lie; but this kaoW: if our army has not al
ready earned name for vandalism, snch as
no OF her never had, unless a sudden check is
put TO their barbarism by the summary shoot
lug of offenders, they will not BE- long with
out that distinction Men commonly deemed
respectable at home, have been guilty Of acts
thai any jury would consider worthy of bring
atCned for by incarceration in the State Pris-
on the remainder of their lives Committed
in times and places like these, such acts
ought to be followed by the summary shoot
ing OF the offenders. If Gen. Butler would
keep his record clean, be must institute Wig
orOus rule in all cases where the rights of,
persons or property are invaded. Mine is
but the Language OF others who are made To
feel that in some sort the disgrace attaches
to them, AID all supporters OF the patriotic
cause"
The following is an extract of a letter
written By Adjutsnt STEVENS of the lst Yer
smoet Resiment,, and Published in the St
-4I6osas Messenger and copied INTO the ~ Y.
papers :
IBy this time all our troops were out of
sight in the woods. b, turn in the road, and
was alone with FIR, when some negroes
came from the hOuse, having less fear OF two
men than of two thousand. On inquiry, the
slaves told me that Adjutant Whiting, whom
We had just taken prisoner. was the owner.
that he belonged to the Secession army, aud
that no white folks were in the house, all
having left-without The Ceremony of ring
ing. l entered and surveyed the premises, AID
found most elegantly furnished house. l
took hasty survey in sraTch of arms but,
finding none, left the house, aud started to
overtake our column. On reaching the
bend in the road, took survey of the
rear, to "see what l might see," and discOv-
cred single soldier coming toward me-, and
waited for him to come up. 1 found it was
Clark. of the Bradford Company. Before be
reached me. 1 observed hOrseman coming
at full speed toward me. On reaching til.
house he turned in, which induced me to
think him a SecessiOnist. | ordered Clark to
cover bin with his rifle, and revolver in hand,
ordered him to dismOunt and surrender. He
cried out. who are your" answer, t.Vrr-
mOHt,' Then raise your piece, Vermont : |
am Col. Duryea Of the Zouaves;" and so it
was. His gay-loOking red boys just app ar
ed turning the corner o. the road, coming
towards u.s. He asked me the cause of the
firing in the rear. and whose premises we
were on. l told him he knew the first as
we'll as | did, but to the last could give
ruli information: that the house belonged TO
one Adjui ant Whiting, Wh1, just lie ore. had |
sent bullet whizzing by me-, aud shot one |
OF my boys, and that my greatest pleasure |
would be TO burn the rascal's house in paw
ment. '.YOur wish will be sratifi.d at once |
said the Colonel. Il am ordered by ca
Butler to burn every house whose occupant |
or owner fires upon our troops Burn it.
He Ieaped from his horse. and i upon the
steps, and by that time three Zouaves were
with me- | ordered them to try the door
with the butts of their guns-dOwn went the
door and in went We. A well-packed travel
ing bag lay upon mahogany table. i tore
it open with the hopes of finding revolver.
bat did not. The first thing took out was
4 white linen coat: l laid it on the table
aud Col Duryea put Lighted match to it.
Other clothing was added to the pile, and
soon We had "a rOusing fire. Before leaving,
went into the large parlor in the right wing
Of the hOuse-it was perfectly splendid A
are room with a tapestry carpet, nice
piano, il fine library of miscellaneous books,
len sUfas, elegant chairs, with superior
Ieedle work wrought bottoms, what-uOts in
he corners. loaded with articles of luxury,
aste. and refinement. aud upon a mahogany
lay Bible aud a lady's pOr-
rsris- Tire last Two articles took aud have
hem now in my possession. | also took
ecanter OF most excellent old brandy from
be side boardA aud lett The burning house."