Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-05
INVASION OF IRONTON, M0.-LINC0LN'S TROOPS
SHOOT AT AND TAKE CITIZENS PRISONERS

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The following extract from a private letter to gen.
tleman in Memphis dated Ironton, Mo-, May %, 1861
gives the particulars of the invasion OF that by the
iucolutes aud affords faint picture Of the blackre
publican atrocities being perpetrated in Missouri.
We are inclined believe that it was the invasion Of
Ironton and the atrocities herein detailed, that gave
rise to the reports about Jim Lane being between Po
cahontas and Jacksonport 1t be that General
Harvey commands troops pefperatng such ouLTages as
are here detailed The letter says:
Yesterday "Wednesday, the 22dl was day never 20
be forgotten by W. in Arcadia Valley. pray that
may never such anObsr day OF horror Lincoln has
guerilla soldiers, composed Of The lowest class CT Dutcl,
which he has turned loose the Border States to make
war all the SeCessionlssto take frcemen az prison
ers and courtmara them for treason If they fail 10
take the oath OF allegiance TO the Federal Government
Early yesterday morning gentleman came gsllopipg
I'D 10 our house. warning US TO hide that the Lincoln
soldiers would be on US shortly He said they had already
shot at him. Que of my in the field poughiDg
and ran out to tell him hide. By the time returned
heard the guns firing in every direction, and the women
in the valley screaming. then ran off and hid myself
where could see the soldiers. They soon came along
some Oh horse aud some on loot
Nv son, Who was pioughng in the ned, vas seen by
them running through the rye field and Immediately two
soldiers on horseback started after him. They threw
| down tho ien0es and pursued HIN. They commanded
him to stand and yield himself prisoner ne PAID no
attention to them but on. They then shot at bim
and came striking him. Finally, ne gained the
| woods and escaped
Up to this time they had committed no depredations
in the house. The horsemen then returned from the
chase to the house. They got axe and broke up my
furniture stole every cent Of money we had split open
my closet DOORS aud scattered groceries all round
| gold watch was hanging in one OF the rooms They
stole that. They also stole a new coat, pair OF new
| boots, pair of pants also rifle, saddle and one
| horse.
Nv son who escaped is still in the wood and dares not
| into II il become
They tock an old Doctor of our town prisoner They
even took his pocket knife from him, but III considera-
lion of his deorepude and age released him after two
| hours detention.
An old gentleman named Brown very strong Seces.
sonist aged so years. they knocked down, jumped
upon him. ramped on his breast, and injured SO much
| that he is obliged to die.
Two male members of my family $50 are still hiding
out of town. ard will leave as soon as possible.
Such some of the incidents OF civil war in our
midst. | am strongly reminded, by what has taken
place here Of Cromwel's times. The Round Heads be
turned loose the Royalists, compare to the Black
Republicans and the SecesSonists the Border States
only the Round Heads went about their depredatons
with whining hypocrisy, while the Black Republicans use
| the utmost profanity.
The Elack Republican soldiers are armed with Minnie
rifles and bayonets They shot at negro boy and said
| they tried to kill him.
The GREAT EARTHoUAKE IN SOUTH ANERInA.-Losi
of TOenty Thousand Lives.-Each additional arrival
from South America swels the dreadful account OF the
numbers destroyed by the recent earthquake in the Ar
gentine republic At first were told seven or eight
thousand then not less than eleven and now by an ar
rival at Boston from Montevideo with dates to tue
utmo we learn that the number destroyed at Mendoza
and several small towns in the neghborhood OF thai
city, cannot be less than 90 600. The Centines Pun
tano, of March 10th, says: The reason 10 obscured
the soul saddened to hear these phrases. Mendoza /
to-day mountain of ruins, under which remain sepul
chered 900 of her nhabitants, Human intelligence
cannot describe the sad picture that Msndoza and bel
adjacent villages present. Senior Don B. Orellano thu
last who has arrived from there and who merits entir
confidence says that Mendoza comprehending the cap
ita San Jose, San Vicente, Infernillo, Psnquiqua
PIunsris, and ~ the othT Inferior DISTRICTS ta-da'