The national Republican., 1862-05-29
FROM EEESBURG.
INTERESTING FACTS AND INCIDENTS.

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INTERESTING FACTS AND INCIDENTS.
A gsutlsmaa oe undouhtsd vsrscity arrived
In this city ysstsrdAy, from Lsesburg, Virginia,
from whenos hs wss forced 70 leave " day
previous on account Of the advance Of he %.
cession army, end the consequent outragss of
his neighbor, who threatened his life. He
represents Ne panic among the few Unionists
- terrible. Leesburs has not been regularly
occupied BY the Union forces for some Time
The male population Of The place have been
drafted, or voluntarily gone Into the Southern
army, to large extent The place numbsn
about two thousand Inhabitants, large mum
Der Of whom are secessionists. Our inform
ant thinks that, were the Inhabitants allowed
freely 70 express their sentiments, not more
than one tenth would be for the Union. The
county was drained early In the contest, 70
supply the rebel army, and but little Of the
uecessaries Of life could be had until The In
habltans could obtain supplies from Mary
land. Great bitterness Of feeling b manifested
BY the secssslonists towards the yankees" o.
they persist 10 calling everybody who does not
agree with them. Many outragss were Of daily
occurrence a the result Of this feeling. He
learns, from what he deems . reliable source
that on the advance Of the rebels, after the
Front Royal affair, nftesn Of ihe best and mosi
respectable citizens Of Loudoun county were
seized and hung BY the rebels on the road
beyond Winchester. Some old, gray.haired
,itizsns were among the victims Of this out
rage.
In all ,heee outrsgee the clergymen Of that
vicinity, with one honorable exception, fully
,ympathized. Rev. samuel Cornelius is one
If these rebel divines. He ls member Of the
Baltimore Conference Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, and Is blatant seceslonist. The
Presbyterian minister Is ditto. Another rev,
srend secesb, named Ely, distinguished himself
by bis outrages. He, also, is Methodist, though
Of the Southern wing Of the denomination, being
4 chaplain In the Eighteenth Mlssinlppi regi
ment. Not long after the Balls Bluff affair, h.
took dinner with clerical "brother," 10 Lees
burg, who at heart was q Union man. Af.er
dinner, be remarked TO young lady that he
was going to Balls Blun after trophies. He
wanted some bones OF the Yankee soldiers, 10
order 10 make nnger-rings, &C., TO carry as
presents TO some OF his female friends In Mis-
.issippi. One man boasted 10 our itforman,
that be had Yankee skull slung under his
wagon by two strings, using 1t for a " tar cup"
10 the vehicle. These are merely rpeci 'aens OF
the hundreds Of instances whichare well.known
occurrences 10 that vicinity.
A few days before the retreat OF Banks, the
secesh citizens Of Leesburg sent over into Ma.
ryland and procured an extra supply Of gro
,eries, &c doubtless with full knowledge Of
what was 70 occur. Indeed, the secessionists
have always kept up a constant communication
with the rebel army, and they even boast
openly that this has always been done. The
most terrible punishment Is promised to all the
Union men in the county, should they catch
them. We hope these valiant secesslonists will
not be forgatten BY the Union army when they
again march down through tba: county, as they
most assuredly will do in very short time
Let the few noble Ur!on's,s Of II, South not
be forgotten. Tseir arfferirgs In there trying
lines call to Heaven fer redress, and II will
surely come.