Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-08-13
,Federal Deprrelations, etc.

The depredations committed by Popes
armyin Culpeperare without parallel, even
|in.this war ofiunheard Of atrocities The
Infamous order Of the Yankee tcommandant
Of that department has been put into prac.
Etical operation, and, as result, large NUN
bers of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs; &c. have
been stolen from their rightfui owners, aud
the stock of wheat, corn'and other necessa.
ries of life, constituting the sustenance Of
the people, have been appropriated to the
use Of the invaders In some instances,
families have been left upon the verge Of
starvation. Acts Of the most Infamous
character enacted upon the negro women Of
the county are reported 10 the presence. Of
white ladies, and insome instances deedso
violence have been perpetrated upon respec,
table ladies themselyes:: Citizens are daily
arrested aud sent off to Washington, there
to be incarcerated. Among Others, the
Rev. john Cole, an aged minister Of the
Episcopal Church, was arrested on Sunday
last, and taken from his pulpit, for praying
for the Confederacy. They stole from Capt.
John Taylor, an officer in the Confederate
army, twenty:eight negroes, burntihis house
and all the out-buildings, carried of bis
stock aud everything else of value, and
desolated his entire farm, one Of the fnest
10 the county. tr.s!ltt3 S.'s'f 80 '''>:,'
A gentleman direct from the neighbor;
hood, informs us thai the Yankee Vandals
are reiroaming the counties Of 'Nansemond,
and Isle Of Wight, stealing negroes, bacon,
and horses, and arresting every citizen
whose loyalty to the Confederate States is
known. so !lss;s7s i'';'' - q
A correspondent Of the Lynohburg Re.
publican, gives the particulars Of the treat
ment Of Major s. Roberts, ayeteran Of
1912, at his farm 10 the vicinity Of Baton
Rouge. The enemy learned that his two
sons, one captain Of a guerilla company,
and the other regular Confederate soldier,
were at their fathers house. The letter
says: = f. ~ -. ..-.-
Collecting q body of his men, Col. No.
Milton, of the 21st Indiana Regiment, pro-
ceeded, under negro guidance, to the house
Of Major s. Roberts. Surrounding |; the
house, they demanded the surrender of 10.
|siah and G. W. Roberts. Knowing too
we'll what would be their fate, they deter
mined to die rather than surrender, Sci.
zing a gun, Josiah was about to make the
best, defence, when be fell at his fathers
door, pierced by several balls. Major S.
Roberts, veteran Of 1872 and 1915, and
upwards offour-score years, grasped the gun
from the hands Of. his dying SOD, and shot
down Col. McMilton. The officer, next in
command then ordered His men to charge
bayonets upon and murder the odd old
scoupdrel.'' The old Major stepped back
a pace or two, and told them that be was
lord and master OF his own house, that he
had done the deed, and that, if they ad-
vanced one step, he would fire again. Ia
ken aback by such GOODNESS and bravery,
the commanding officer told his men not to
hurt the old man under any consideration,
but to take him prisoner, for he was too
brave to kill. =. T., -. -.
But numbers prevailed, and the old man
and SOD were taken prisoners. Then COM
menced high handed pillage aud devasta.
ton. The house was set on ERE, as were
likewise barns, the gin and sugar houses,
and burnt to the ground. The mules, hor,
ses and stock were driven off; negroes taken
away; carts, wagons and farming, utensils
were seized, and the growing crops des.
troyed, Not building was left to tell
where lately Aourished a prosperous farm
I he wife of CIV. Roberts, scarcely strong
enough to rise from q bed Of. confinement,
was driven out aud forced to fly from: a
house that was burning over her head, aud
obliged to walk several miles to seek shell
ter for herselfand tender babe in the house
OF neighbor, and to procure assistance to
remove the body of the dead. That brave
old man, borne down by wrecked consti;
tuition and the weight Of oppressive years,
was compelled to walk twelve uiles, over a
uiserably muddy road, and to cap the oil:
max of brutality, father and son were hand,
cuffed together aud driven through the
streets of Baton Rouge. In the words OF
the narrator, can old man and son could
not be guarded by regiment of men with.
out binding the prisoners 10 irons"
HARD BoDIEs.-A few days ago, while
the friends, of some of the brave men who
rece utly fell victims to the insane fury OF
I,inco'n's mvrmidons were searching In