The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-23
Yankee Ourages in Louisiana.

The Raleigh Church Iateliisencsr publishes the
following private letter from a lady living on
Mississippi river plantation in the Southwest. The
editor vouches for the thiness of his cor.
respondent:
ELKRiDGE, August 3d. 1862.
Time and language would fail me If I attempted
to give you an account of all THAI hear of thor
outrages in New Oreans and the adjoining country.
Don't believe Buffers lies aboUt Union senti.
mentS and loyal citizens there II there is place
where the Federals most detested it is here in
Louisiana. In New Orleans the ladies never go out
of their houses if they can help it, and then are al.
ways armed 49, in all parts Of the State exposed to
their inroads the woman are. believe sm the
ONLY woman in this community who bas rot arms
and does not know how to use them, and think
could shocs too, on sn emergency only have such
distaste to weapons that think would rather be
killed than 20 Kill anybody. / would not shoot in
defence of life, but would of honor. The other
day when the Federss made their raid al the house
OF one OF my relatives young girl was sick, just
covering from biiioes fever. The other young lady
oI the same as6. a widow OF one week, 3eiZsd
voiver and stationed herself ut tbs chamber door
Of her sick retatiSs determined to shoot down the
first soldier who dared to approach the room. For
tuna.ely the Office, showed humanity enough to
prevent any outras ed; but faithful servant came
to the young iadea parent after the Federais had
left, and entreate | her mot to expose her young
mistress ever again where the Yankees were, as"
she said 90 the sol. ers talked SO trsadfuly abopt
the young ladies'" At anott er house OF u relative
OF mine the first e. aston these wretches asked was
i! there were an ma-riageable daughters" In
shat house there .re two.
After tha hattla 4 Baton Rouge Fed raj IL aus
Port. laden with :. ~ wounded, was run into acei
dentaiiy by one o: .her own boats and sunk, Ger
rying al. on board she bottom Of the river. The
Fadetsis pteen'la 10 believe that il vYsA nOt cob
-iisior, bus shot fra g,err;as which had pra6uced
tbs disaster. L4n iD 81 tie Coast they proceeded
10 ievastata ana iejtrJy tie property near the
fAse". Tney eii. red the house OF Ac.
-, a gentleIna Of ano cf tie oldest sud most
respected families i tte Etate--a brother OF --
ons of r Senator Mrs. wsa
hl-had All infan Of one days age lying by her
side IN her rool WAS q maid servant in attend
ance upon her hi ,ress. Ny pen alnios. fails me.
can scarcely find .anguage delicate enough for the
heenss which fol-, ved. They intluged In every
outrsga towards he maid servant, regardless OF
Mrs. - pite, entreates TO them 10 spare
her servant and !, s.e Ler chamber. They threat
ened Mrs. i,h inaui: il she did not hold her
tongue. q, God, heu sawest ali tLisl Mc.
came in, and fndh bis wife thus exposed to nso.
ienee and outrage his proud heart s0eilej 10 with
rage and indsnad that The chords of LIE literally
snapped-his heaa broke, and he fell dead upon
The door. 'Oh l. rd, how long how long.' This
dreadful effect OF 1eir 5af6arity Iuieei those de
viia for y while; bit they soon reiurued The ser
wants had picked their matters body and laid it
out decentiy The Faderals robbed the house Of
silver, jswery, anG ail Valnables aaG then went Off
10 their boats
Another Instance of savagery ON the part of But
Ter: a friend OF Ours, in the last stages Of con
sumption carried from New Orleans to Fort
Jackson in spite of the entreates of his poor wife
tina! be might be permitted 10 die il peace, a. his
hours were numbered. The Federsls sent him Off
OF course the fatigue and anxiety put out the
faint, glmmering lamp of life His only crime was
being Seeessionist and the son.iu-lsw Of former
Confederate Colonel. All, we'll There will come
Il day of retrib'i:ion for all this.