The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
AFFAIRS IN THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

AFFAIRS m rHE VALLEY or VIRGINIA

AfFAtHS IN TIE VALLEY OF virginia.
arer portion Of the Southern oonfsderacy than che
valley Of Virginia has yet bssn given up the tread
Of the Yankee Invaders The wrtsr Of this article had
occasion very recently 10 through the valley and
the Of it, most respectable residents hoard many
narratives OF their outragss and robberes and fact
No sooner had Banks ana hs horde entered The valley
than . wholesale system Of robbery was commenced.
The farms were invaded By struggling squads, and the
owners, sscresy being attempted. The slaves have
also BEEN stolen suticsd away, and in In
threats Of dcetA have compelled them fee the
tans The horses selected BY these narauders the
valuable for blood and speed this Information being
obtained from the slaves Of thu owners.
So extensive have been the Yankee Expectations In
this respect that the farmers have been unable to get in
their usual crops Of corn and oas their horses being
stolen and their slaves running at large.
But this Is ALL The houses OF the residents have
Of demanding the keys OF the corn crib and smoke home
than would the owner himself. Corn and bacon
taken In such quantities - suits them without the least
show OF authority. In such dread Of invasion do tho
families stand that all the silver and vauables have
been buried, except such articles are actually
cnarly Benkers division Of Dutch, its march
from Bells farry In the direction OF Rompey Some OF
on tho route and Selecting oins leave the carcass
lying the highway. Poultry was wantony slaughtered
in the farmyards and eaten raw.
1t IL asserted and has been proven by eye witnesses
that even the dogs, cats and rats encountered the
Of this horde were killed and eaten with
raciousness that betoksned starvation. Indeed they
had conmssary and II Is believed that their conduct
was attributab 70 directions from their officers who
were totally unable 70 control Thorn. These robberiss
and ourages not thoss OF day, but are OF daily
Occurrences aud they will continue until Jackson returns
TO sweep down the valley, and the vandss be driven
into the Potomac THIS 10 the prayer OF every
patriotic heart the valley; and, n the Confederate
government be true to ts obligations, IL will be done
and spsedilTss the other movements Of the army
will admit. As lady remarked to the writer, even
the mountains hook sbashsd and Inundated at the desc.
GRAFTON Of the lovely land they snviron.n
Unless the valley be cleared by fall OF tho Yankee
vsrmln that infest u, the immense crop OF wheat
growing thsrs wiz fall into YANKEE hands and 70 70 feed
The enemy.
iron the Richmond Dispsch, May 2l.l
FROM The VALLEY DISTRICT
Sincc General Jackson Handsomely defeated the
invaders under the federal hireling Mroy. little has
been allowed to trsnspirs Of the movements Of
forces In the valley For some cause or c'hor, more
than usual caution with regard 70 operations In that
quarter has existed We noticed yesterday report that
the remnant OF Mroy's army had been reinforced by
Fremont that ths combined force had taken poslt IN
the Of Franklin IN rendlston county and
that was probable eight would that point
Yesterday there other the street rss.
tive TO General Jscksons movements, which do not
deem 10 prudent TO mention We have every confidence
that old tstonswalP 10 ready for any movement Tie
enemy may make, and We think II not unlikely that
few weeks will witness the enemy again tesng before
him.