Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-15
Outfagcs at Hampton, Va.

NO uuu tno iOlI0WlnS puIticuiuio oE VIC
recent outiagcs perrotmtcd at Hampton andS'
addition to what has already been published
in the Norfolk Herald; 49,
They comnenced,on the farm of Ny. Win;
Smith, (which they left complete wreck. Ho
had fine field of wheat, besides a numbor Of
truck crops. These tho scoundrols complete
ly devastated, besides stealing or shooting
down Mr.. Smiths stock and poultry which
they found ranging about tho farm. Mr..
Smith thought he would be little before, e,hand
with them in saving Ills bacon, md had tho
contents of his smoke house cartcd out into
the woods, and buried it when he saw them
approaching. But in this he was foilcd
trcachcrous darkcy who assisted ut the burial,
told upon him, and the robbers had the meat
dsintorrod, aud cai:cd back. This follow,
with several others Of Mr. Smiths negroes,
they took to Fort Monroe, aud set them to
work on. the fortifcations. Mr. Smith csti-.
mates his loss, including the negroes, at full
$4,000.
They ncxt visited the adjoining farm of
Mr. West, which they treated as they had
done MIR. Smiths, cutting up and completely
destroying the crops of every kind At MI
Vests they unluckily found a uniform coat );
upon which they held him close prisoner,
to tho fort as " hostages" for lis " good be-
havior." Nothing was alleged against them ;
butit was the simple arbitrary act of Lincoln's;
hcll-hounds, who in this, though in violation
OF law and civilized usagcs MS in all their pro
cccdings, but followed the example of the
lawlcss old truant, their master
In short they continued the work of ruth.
less and reckless destruction on every farm
fronting Hampton Roads, from Newport News
TO Hampton, committing every species of
atrocty and outraging the persons of negro.
women, girls, and cvons female chih2ycn, in A.
manner too inhuman and revolving to dwell
upon
The families residing on this range of farms;
Il generally moved off to the interior and
thus avoided the insults and infamous treat
mct of the barbaric enemy.
The woods back of Hampton were for sew
eral days filled with the fugitive families from
that once smiling and happy village and with
such of their household stuff as they could
carry off with them in the hurry of the alarm.
They have probably ere this obtained moro
desirable lodgings. Providcntia!ly they have
had fine weather D'f
1t is asccrtaincd that there arc full three
hundred slaves belonging to citizens of Eliza
beth City, either fugtivcs or forced into the
service, employed MS laborcrs in Fort Monroe
at the present time. Tt has already been.
stated that Colonel Mallory of Elizabeth City,
went with fag of truce to the fort to demand
the return Of fugitive negroes, but the dcmandi
was refused A Sni ilarar application was made
on the following day by another flag, aud also
refused The bridge over Hampton Creek
was then burnt by our people. and the enemy
made his raid upon Newport News by watcr..
There are only four of its inhabitants rc--
manning IN Hampton, who arc prevented Dw
chronic diseases from leaving it in the cntirn.
possession Of the enemy who now occupies It'll
The loss, Gncludng ncerocs,) y Sustained hw
the county of Elizabeth City, ut the hands Of
these rcmorsclcss mnraudcrs, is estimated ,st,
half Il million of dollars.
When tho vandals from the North occupied,
Hampton, an officer with squad of mcn wcnts
to the store Of Mr.. p. Latti,ncr, and demanded:
possession. Mr.. I,atimcr replied that he. had!
purchased and paid for lis stock OF goods,
and the officer might have them ut their valu..
alton. The officer said he would have tho.
goods and store and not pay a cent for thcm,,
and drawing his sword slapped I.attimcr with
1t on the face. 14attimcr then drew n revolver
and fred it, when the officer fell. lie then
leaned over tile counter and fred three moro
shots in the body, causing dcath. I.attimcr
- >"''''N, S"l''''NI tHhch W Ott.
Point and hung on Friday last
The officer killed is said to be Lieutenant
in one Of the companies, and distinguished for.
military abilities lie has mot II dogs death,
in dogs cause.
". G. Marrow, Of Hampton, was also treat
Cd i'll ntst shameful and indecent manner.
llc was captured in the town, having his uni
form on, stripped stalk naked, marched t)ro'
the streets IN that condition, aud then carried.
to Fort Monroe rs Il prisoner. Can s,,ch
things be done in this enlightened ngc and
not rouse to boiling heat The blood of cycw
Southcrncr?
NEw " ADVERTISING MED1uM."-
Sabbath last, after tho afternoon services, tho
Rev. Mr.. Mur1uck, of tho Middle Kirk.
Perth, having received number Of notices
of public meetings, which he was requested
to reHd, gave intimat;on that Z" lie was not tp
stand in tho pulpit and he made an advcrtis-
ing journal" and he intimatctl that in future
if he received any more notices of the kina
he intended to charge the sum of IS 3d. for
each, and hand the money over to some chap
liable institution.
y liberal pATRIoT.--IIon. j. d. Waters.
wealthy planter OH the BRACES River, Texas,
and the uncle Of Hon w. w. Doyce, has
rendered to the Southern Coufcleracy the cn-
tire proceeds of his crop CATER dcduc,ing
sufficient to carry on his plantation s. a,nonnt.