Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-03
Yankee Outrages.

correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer, wri-
ting from Orange Courthouse, under date August
22d, gives the following account of one outrage
affords fair illustration of hundreds perpetrated by
the soldiers of Pope in that region of Virginia:
"On my return from visit to the Stonewall Brigade"
weary and hungry called at fine mansion, three miles
below Rapidan Station 1t beautiful residence sur
rounded by rich bottom lands and what gave evidence of
indicated that the Nero Pope had visited that section.
Arriving at the house. an aged servant woman met me
at the door, and on inquiry informed me that Mrs Rob
ertson and her daughter Mrs. ROney widow ladies'
the sole white occupants OF the house, Mrs. Robertson
Frustrated on bed of grief and her daughter had
gone some miles to procure the family some food
soldier was at the door, she from her bed and with
feeble steps, approached asked her for few mouth.
fuls Of bread and meat She said You shall have it if
She added Popes army out of large supply of bacon,
have only left small shoulder and ajo, the balance
was carried off. They also robbed of all my poultry
hogs and subsistence generally" encouraged the
old lady by saying that the tears of the widow and walls of
the orphan would make giants of pgmes and heroes OF
She then escorted through her house. marked by the
tracks Of the despoers The elegant rooms furnish
ed with good taste and at heavy expense were one
Of destruction fine mahogany secretary was broken to
pieces and The drawers carried into the yard and used as
troughs in which to feed their horses mahogany side
board was smashed spnters with an axe Gilt CHINA
dessert pans ice stands gobes and decaners OF the
best quality were broken into tragmens-almost literally
ground to dust. Her wardrobe destroyed and the
contents stoen The thieves carried off every vesge of
clothing OF these pous ladies' except what they were wear
ing from the finest silk dresses d0wl to nghtgowns and
caps and their shoes and stockings Rocklngchars
destroyed and tides into shreds and streWn
the yard Damask window curtains were converted
into horsecovers. Bed Blankets counterpanes, sheets,
quilts pillows and carpets packed horses and car
RED Popes camp. The family Bible the most precious
and sacred of all family relics and the religious books,
whose perusa pleasant these pous ladies, esca
ed the ruthless hands of the brutes they were all
taken and those they not disposed keep were torn
to pieces and the leaves scattered the premises 10
add still to their nfamy, they robbed this moth.
er in Israeli of her only spectacles steefamed
ones Thus this family reduced from auence to want
and despoed of all the necessares of life. 1t reminded
me of the description read of plunderlng Arabs
Mrs. kope- guitar and accoreon destroyed The
piano. alone was saved From the latter of the CONF
uapy made music while the others danced upon the floors,
and amused themselves by kicking the panels out OF the
DOORS True their instincts, these hellhOunds MPpN
up the currant eles and jars Of sweet meats In the
midst of these evelries the ladies became alarmed for
their personal Safety and Mrs. Roney, Bonded Knees
impored the aid of Heaven, not Knowing ut what moment
she and her aged mother might be slaughtered and the
house burned over their beads. In the midst of her sup
picatun gentle breeze waited into her lap that beautiful
ballad NV MARYLAND" She clasped it to her bosom and
exclaimed "Heaven has sent this !" aud and
portion of those soustrrpg in the hearing
of her tormentos 1t was more than they could BEAR
acted to expose their hdeous deformity They
grew pale and tremulous and left the premises we hope
never again to return"