Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-16


The following are some extracts from a private let
ter Of 3 young lady who remained in Frsderieksburg
during the late bombardment, 70 a neighboE at present
sojourning as a refugee In Lynchburg. They possess deep
interest for Our readers:
On Thursday, December uth, we were awakened by
two cannon. At five o'clock We arose and dressed
About six the firing began In earnest We packed our
trunks amid it all, made 6 FIRE in the cellar, end thtEer
repaired We had not been there an hour when a she'll
went through our attic room, breaking bedsteads, etc
One shot went through the parlor FIVE in all through
the house. As they passed through the crash they
made seemed to threaten instant deathto all tsounded
as though the house was tumbling in, and would bury
us in It's ruins We knew the danger, but our trust
was in Sod, and we we're calm. Aunt Clara Che col
ored woman who lives opposite) was with us DARKNESS
came on, and the cannonade ceased Is went 70 Ile
gate and returned with the news that there was FIRE in
different parts Of the city, and that a company OF our
men were at the corner firing on the pOntoOn bridge.
Though the bombardment had ceased, the mu sketry
sounded TO my ears yet more awful, Tor / knew they
were fighting in the streets. lily ears were suddenly
shocked by a shout Of demoniacal glee-" Here are ths
rebels, here are the DID rebels FIRE, boysi fire q Two
dreadful cries rend the air-our gallant Capt. Cook is
killed at our corner To bear the hendish cry Of the
enemy unneTEed me more than the explosion Of the
thousand shelB that burst around rs.
All being now quiet for a time, we he dowH, but not
to sleep for hark they are breaking into houses Ike
90 many demons. With terrible force they throw
themselves against our dOors-baek and frOut-but
an officer yankee, though he wss1 saved Us We
hear them break into your hOase, but dare not utter q
word, lest they Stay Us OIL who can tell the horror OF
that nightf = They order my father out de-
clare that he has wine in his cellar, etc He assures
Them he has o1ly bis unofending vile and eight chill
5ren there.
Thus passes the night, the fire still raging. About
eight o'clock the flames burst forth in our viciaisy, and
we expect every moment tO,hnd our own roof an ire.
In the midst Of the exeitemenEa soldier rushed in with
his bayonet, which be pointed At my fathers breist and
ordered him 10 follow bin Ny father asked Wbyl
but the mannerin which be repeated she order con
vineed HIS that he must fellow or Gle. This occurred
10 the back perch Twas at thattme in the front porch
watching the sparks AMI expecting our houss every mo
ment to take FIRE. TheY carried father to headquarters,
and, after accusing him Of firing on them from his house,
he was released, the officer before whom he was ar
raigned reading a lie on the face Ct tbsacclser, and in
nocence in that Of the accused. While hs was gone
soldiers came to ne at the front door, sndt TO mother be-
hind. and assured Us that the house was on hTe bat
such was not the case. The Trick did not succeed, nor
did the story afford then the opportunitythsy sought to
rob the house.
The pext day every unoecupisd houte was ~pluudered
and every piecs of furniture destroyed. IN order to
save your furniture VS. told Aunt Clara TO move 70 your
house, which she did. You wouldha e had nothing left
but for this. The first night they took a crock Of lard,
and ate up your preserves and pickles. Your candles,
also, they made way with, but we do not know q any
thing else. They pulled everything Outo your draw
through your house, and if you saw the snherinss Of
most Of the people you would think you had indeed
Jared well. Br. A has lost everything-his store fnr-
niture, etc, his house ia ridd'ed with she'll and bis wife
Hundreds are in the came situate. a snol were
being thrown by our men on Friday, Saturday, SUNDAY
and Monday, we spent each Of those days chiefly Ii the
cellar, as well as Thursday, TINS. 1--WE deysi in all
Mary Price, 9 black woman, was killed BY q Shell
cut quite in two. She ha1 gotten, for protection nndel
a bed in a room through which q shell passed. j saw
her on Wednesday She had been killed tho previous
Thursday, but there was no one to bury her.
Every house not inhs lited has been sacked ard ruined
inside. They committed every species Of outrage.