Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-22

hoRl SPECIMENS or YAyKsE BLRsARrY "A Latter
from a lady res ii 6 on a Mississippi ~plautni'n Is pib.
ish 4 ia the Oh rles on Mercury. We copy tia follow
Jag extract:
Time ard language would fail me II ! attempted to
give you an AGO uni. Of all HI: ~ h,ir o. lhsr oqt'ag,s
Ia New 0rlelns arc the adjoining ~c9uatry. Dou't be-
lieye Butlsrs lie about zion 80 .tim;n ts and loyal
ciiz IDS lh,re. l. there is g FL CO where the F,dmal'
ara most detested, IL is hers In Louisiana. II New Or.
leans the lad;eI nsver 70 out OF their houles II they eau
htlp Il, n d then are Always arm d. az, 10 all arts OF 20
Sac exposed 10 thsr inrolds, the women are. | b.
lisve / am tls on y Womtn In this ccmniuiJ who has
not arms aud does no. know bow to ue them sn |
think | could EhIo! too on an emergency, oblj | have
.u h a di tle 10 weapons that / think | would rather be
killed than TO Kill anybody. would lot shoe. in defence
Of life, bu.I would Of nonor. The other dry uhe1 the fSit-
rails made their rad, a. the hous, OF one OF mJ relaiV.s
a Young girl was sick, jus. recovering from bilious fs
YER. TIE other young lady OF the same age, a widow OF
one week, ssiE d a revolvsr and stationed herself at the
chamber d,os of her sick relative, determined to shoot
down the fsst sol5ier Who dared 10 approach the room.
Fortunately, tbs oi ,e's sho sed uniaity enough 10
prevent any ou,raga; bu. d fsi.hful servant came to the
younZ ladies' p,ren, after the Fedsrals had LEFT, aod 6n
treated her " no; 10 eXpoSs her yourg Inis.ressel ever
again where the Yankees were, as" she faid, "she col
disrs talked 80 ~dresdlully abou. the youog ladies" At
another houss Of q relrive Of mino thu q .. q les ioa
these wre.chss asked was. II "sh'r, vera any IN irrisgs'
bl, d,uph.ersY" II that hou % ,hsrs are two.
After the battle Of Baton Rouge q Federal transport,
laden with tKo huadrcd md q ~ wounded, Vas run into
accidentally by ooe OF th,ir own boi's and sunk, carry.
ing al on board 10 the bottom Of the river. The Fsder
ais prssendei 10 believe ths, It was not a c,lisioo, but
shot from g%usrillts which hS1 produced the disss9er.
Lindisg at the ooas, they proceeded 10 devasti.e sed
destroy the properly nssr the Plice. Tney entered the
house OF NJ. - gentleman Gf one Of tho Oldest
AID most Respected families IN the STATE, q brother Of
- OLA Of our S Jnato s. Ma - was il-had
m inf,nt Of ooe days age lying by her eide. 10 her
room was a maid servant Ia Attendance up,n her mis-.
tres.. Ny pen almost failsm ne. / can schc ly 6ud Ian
gusge delicate enc jgi for the SC mes which followed.
They INDUCED in every ou'r,gs towards the miid servant.
regardless OF Me-. - pie JUS entrsatet to them 10
spar, htr eervant Bni leave hsr chamber. They threat.
ii, I'd Ms. - with iutul5 IL che did not hold her tor que.
o God, Taou eaweh all t1i.i Mr.. - came in and
fudipg his wifs thus expostd to iusolen % AID outrage,
his proud hear. swell,d 50 with rage and indignation,
that ID, csords Of lf, literally s~uapped-his heart broke,
aud be fell dead upon the foo. oh Lord, how long,
how long?' This dreadful Ell ct of ter barbarity qu'-
e,ed tn sse devils for q While but they soon returned =
The servants had p'ctei up their masiers body and laid
1. out deca My. The Fsderals robbed the hou,s OF ell
var, jswelry, and 81! v~sllabIss, and then vent OF to
THAR boats"