Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-01-28
Hessian Vandalism in the Valley.
A correspondent writing to the LyncLburg
fcpublicGn from Romhey under date of the 2lst

Hessian Vandalism in the Valley.
A correspondent writing to the LyncLburg
Republican from Romney under date of the 2lst
inst, says: ~4 s5-.Ea1 3o.gs Aa
when got within eight miles of Romuey
saw two men digging grave, near by were the
ashes of Baptist church which the epsmy had
burnt. From the same plsos could see thrse
or four chimneys standing as the only signs OF
what had lately been. peaceful dwelling houses,
and from tina: place to Romney hardly house
is to be seen, but numerous chisnneys are stand
ing, each pointing to heaven to call down Divine
vengeance on the perpetrators OF spch 'helish
Deeds saw also the remains of 4 store and
a tsnnerY, the property Of Mr.. French. He VAS
taken by the enemy, but never having been in
arms vas licensed on his taking the oath OF al
leglancs, / heard him say that che did not con-
slider the oath ct all binding, as he was forced 70
take it. .-,i.. III 81 co. .uIslo.s .eH III
This 10 on the Martinsburg and Romnsy road.
I am told by friend " no travelled the North
western pike, which leads from w nchestsr to
Rolnuey, that these and mora barbarons dseds
were committed on that road by the flying vans
dals..' 81 Sal no-1 81 avs ~ a
= The dwelling houses are nearly sn burnt, and
also q lsrge notwithstanding mill, containing at
the time 3 considerable quantity of grain.
But tins is not all, they were not satisfied With
such destruction, but shot down in mere wan
tonnesa everything that could be of any uss.A
Horses, cows, sheep, hogs aud everything that
happened in their path were shot, and even now
are lying In the rosds and zelda. We cannot
but bellows that such destruction will soon meet
q terrible retribution.
Ronney, heretofore beautiful village, 10 now
but q wreck. Everything looks desolsted. All
the public buildings, and many fine private rse-
licences, wee taken for soldiers quarters, and
the evidences of their presence is every where to
be found in ths ruined condition of the house,
God grant that they may yet meet the reward
of their more than savage vandalism.
.ass.s. Great Battles.
At Leipsic the allies numbered $50, coo. and
the French 260, 900. The French lost As 600
killed and wounded, and &c, 900 prisoners; the
allies 48, 900 killed and wounded.
At Moscow 1S4 900 French met l2o, Gee BUS
SLAMS. The former lo.tS0 900 killed and wound
ed, and the latter 600.
At Wsgram there we're 1877 900 Apstriaus a.
gainst9 Il 1000 French. The loss OF the Aus
trians was 90 600 killed and wounded, that Of tks
French ~, 000.gs al
AtiEsling the Austrians numbered rs, 0oo, sad
the French 81, 300. The loss Of the former vas
10000 killed and wounded, that of the l&t&es
$4,000 killed and wounded and 8 900 pFisoness.
At Austerlitz &c, 900 French desperately con
tested and finally won the Geld against 81, eo0
allies-Russisns and Austrians-yith loas Of
40 900, whilst the allies lost 26 900 killed and
wounded.
At Jena, Napoleon, with IA, 900 men, CEN
pletely destroyed an army OF 160, 900 Frussians.
The loss Of the French was 81, 600 and that Of
the Prussians Al 900.
At Waterloo the English numbered 70, 0ee msn
and held the field against 7o, 900 ell dsy. To-
wards evening the English were reinforced by
10000 Prussians, which turned the heretofore
wavering fortunes Of the day In favour of the 81
lies. The French lost rs, 900 killed and wound
ed, and the allies 81 600. sf t-
= At Solferino l2S, 900 allies-French and Rar-
dinians-net and overcame lie 600 Austrisns.-
The loss of the former vas Is, 900, that OF the
latter 16, 600 in killed and wounded. ~
A Very Neat Job By Some Of the Webster
a- County Buys.
We learn FROM Mr.. J. A. Baugman, clerk OF
Webster county, thai the Yankees having srsst-
ed log fort near the corner of W sbstAr, sWis
and Upshur COUNTIES, and garfisohsd il With -
bout eighty men, soms four hundf cd citzsns o.
the first named county volunteered 10 10 ed
''clsan them out" Thi they did in the most
thorough and satsfaotory manner on Tussdsy,
the 14th inst, killing and wounding about fifty
of the insrudsrs and starting the othsrs on lons
trot for safer Qaartsrs. This abe brave Webster
men did without the loss Of one of thsir party
They captured valssbls amount of booty, en-
bracing eighty horsss, 8 lot of arms, storssI sad
money. The Yankees bad made thstnsSlvs q
very comfortable and imsgined they were ate
The Webster men thought they had no right to
be so, aud acted ~ they thought. The Gen VA
completely b'oksn up. Well done RiaaaOnd
Whsg. ,..s. 81. t.. = ..af Ger
Fornsy, In his lsttsr to the Press, from wash
ington says:-"Sotns Of our public men do not
hesitate to sly, than rather than bring back the
seeded Slave Stats into the Union thzy would
agrees to peacstul and prompt separation"
And again
"Thsrs s m active party In tbs loyal Dtatsa
which, uCdsr cover Il being for the Unioa, are
atwork to forcs dishonorabls peace BY sowing
the seeds Of disafsction among the people,"