Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-16
ENQUIREFS CORRESPONDENCE:
Correspondence oil Tho Ricbmcnd Enquirer


sloHrKoss, VA, May l, 1862.
The Yankees hayo been in cir midst ct las.
Eighteen ulrunied men paid us visit las;
week. We had expected this ever since The
| evacuation OF fredericksburg, ard mad resi- m
cd ourselves to endure for season ihn pc
senco OF our "Unou rcStGreTs." Tho lIrst We
heard Of :hein "aS ut the Residence Of h!r.
JOHN Crichoi'1, wi.cro 10 further ''.riaE"
was dune imam .k,nnine and eating hog
They linen lui, feeling thar way !owa on the
Pot, lu=c bLl u: The Neck, Until tllrT reached
Curry omen. tisro llicy spent ,heiE h:::; nlsh!
and commenced tEclr nnprada;Iohs III asin"ll
way After supplying themselves with 'i:c
neediul, the: occupies mo old o as: oI.cs
owned by lie CniitalIa', but no" "ssnad hy
Col. Sanford They ,iecanp=d ite Hs,t r'0-n
ing. Probing oyor this country, They i0adu
the residence nf Mr.. Jn F. Brnckun :irougf
tier next nights hssd 4uarsa-a. Here lticy
began the destruction OF furniture, the break
lug open CT doors, rIr:aaCkins old truLk' and
stealing crGrylhli!i. III = portah.n character
they could lay their hands % prvat. letters
were read and DID iiriIly relics. u i':ilc value
70 any u1o hIt Ia. nTurr! were taken uHay.
The damage Is supposed 20 he hatscea Jour
aiId five hurdf,'a dali"7s, Thay' ;uit G..ro a
cuiious little .p:e:uen c! T.:!ktG ll=aEr.;.' - /.
receipt for tSn C'!,iirs Il ,ori. (n.l.,.,. u! iEu
barrels) and sonio meat, IN I'D Es':j f:c y; the
| Omitted States. 'rilcy rGhbed several sitting
hens Of their hlit-!",ined chickens, ind had
| them cooked ior supper; ana iLoy pvomrsel
all tbs negroes their f.Cciunl very coon.
no could hardly bzliev., MS To-. rs VISA tho
estimate Of Northern morss NO h..l fGrmcG,
| lot I'M. H., nf
OF rrgnrTT as The following - Calling SO \
poor mans house, End finding little elsa 0: value
they stole his hammer. Mea:ing black boy
win ";5eccsh" cap 81, ;h2Y proposed a trade.
The boy, suppcsing they were going To lradn
fairly, consented Taking the negroes cap,
one Of them pulled an old zap cut OF his pocket
and throw it to tho rtgro. they lhs: left.
| At Montrc2s lhay tarTi:'i Tor III honr, aid
had conversation on tho affairs OF the ccnn-
try; declaring that they :rcre frionaz and ,.i;l
not caro- which section corq lerec. Tie Lieu
tenant said he lad been oiIsrsd :. Lieu iaii.i.cy
by tia Confederate GoVcTnmtE:. .ndi "a:
strongly tempted 10 tnks il, &C., bii. iheg had
| pcGvsd themselves such notorious liars no ore
believed Any ihing they said. F:o'n hiiontr.,as
they made sheir way lack Calling at u.
WA. Tay l0r's thay fcun'l fig aad uniform
belonging 10 him, (no, by~rhe- way, making 3
narrow escspr from their c!u:chcs.) A!tor
destroying his furniture and taking his hoTse,
they loft for h;s brothcr'.', Mr.. Henry Tay
lo7. Hero they we'.:. through TIC agreeable"
again, of breaking up furniture, &c, with the
addition Of finding 4 dcmijohn OF brandy over
which thcy danced and 60; "g!criona" Fill>
irg their cantaans VIII brandy they passed
on. At this point llGJ' waro joined % two
negroes, wills tic carriage hofncs belonging to
Mr.. phaa. ,Ia:t. M7. Jolt pursued ,ho .-sT'
dsls and recovered bic horses, hui on:' friends
told hn negro boys ;hay could return Will,
their master, i they though. proper; il '.ot,
they woald protect them o. 2nuiac Mr. Jet;
lost his negroes This sac:ip ,ring happened
to Mr. Geo ". Carter The las, ne hoard 81
the Yankees they wsr. still under Tho intl.-
ence Of the SAME old drink. AID :hn5 h;a
cIased The ffst drama in this Gactio1 Of Fr-
GINA.
Inc lcas OF New Orleans lbs had lnpTcss.
irg Influence on our peapie. Let Us hear M
more about impregnablr positions until thoy
are pro"ei So Such assertions have bouyed
US up to bring on greater depression "hcn
the forts prove tire reverse. II