Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-05
From the Chattanooga Rebel, May 24.l
The Yankee Occupation Of the City OF Jackson
Tarrihla Dastrurtion Of Pronartv

From the Chattanooga Rebel May 24l
The Yankee Occupation of the City Of Jackson
Terrible Destruction Of Property
In order to ascertain the amount Of damage
done by the Yankees during their forty-eighD
hours occupation of the city of Jseks,il, The
editor of the Brandon (Miss) R-pnhIicsu
went over and tooklA carefal survey of the place
and gives below the result OF bis observations
The following buildings we're burned:
Green's on-factory, together with ali
the machinery, 300 bales of cotton, aud all
the buildings connected with the factory;
Phillips factory, and ali the small buildings
connected Herewith; j. A. Stearn's foundery;
BaiIey's cottou-shed, containing a large guam
tity of tar, lime, cement, &C. the Catholic
Church parsonage; Mrs. Bakewell's house and
contents; the Confederate House, together with
the furniture, and every thing else in it; the
railroad depot and all the buildings immedi-
atsly south and west Of it; the State Penten-
tiary, with all the machinery; fouring-m mill
near Philips factory; all the houses on State
street, from Shaw's store to Graves corner,
including Green's banking house; AmbrOzier' 8
grocery; Allen 4 LegOn's store, aud Graves
large brick building, with number of small
side of Pearl street, from State street to the
Mississippi Baptist office, including the Con
federate Quartermaster's Office; number of
sheds and warehouses near the old depot of
the Eastern Railroad, containing an immense
quantity Of sugar and moasses, and other
stores, and a number of cars belonging to both
railroads; all the houses in front of the City
Hall and market-house and one or two small
shops; Lembry's hat factory, Robinson's ware
house, General Freeman's dwelliDg-house, all
the buildings belonging to the the Fair Grounds
rope factory and satpetre works, the railroad
and city bridges across Pearl River aud all
the bridges and trestle-works on the Southern
Railroad for several miles; all shops where
Government work was being carried on. All
the stores in the city were pillaged, and their
contents either carried off or thrown into the
streets aud burned. The Mssisspian office
was broken open, the type thrown into the
street, and the presses and furniture broken up.
The Post Office was rifed of its coateDts,-
The Governors Mansion was broken open,
and pianos and furniture destroyed.
TIE Episcopal Church was entered, and the
whole interior defaced. Nearly all the private
residences were entered, and trunks broken
open, fine dresses torn to pieces, and all the
jeweiry, silver-ware, and provisions taken
Dr. Knapps Office was broken open, his dental
instruments carried off. and his furniture des-
troyed. Captain L. Jullien's book store and
bindery was destroyed j. W. Gray & Cos
drug store was partially destroyed. Joseph
Morgridge was an extensive sufferer by the
depredatiens of the Vandals H. Vorden's
loss in sugar, molasses. &c, is estimated at
5000 900. D. W. Bassick lost heavily in his
tabacco and commission stores Allen g. Lg-
on lost all their books, papers, money, and
merchandise. DR.. Farrar lost his horses and
mules. j. w. Rawlings lost his carriage and
carriage-horses. Almost every horse, mule,
COW, and hog in the city was taken. Negroes,
from three to five hundred, were taken from
the city and the adjacent country; and, as an
indueement for them to go, they were promis-
ed commissions in the Federal army, and
about one hundred of them were armed before
they left the city,
Intelligent gentleman estimate the total
of property destroyed in the city at five millions
of doll ars.
1t is asserted that, in the retreat between
Jackson and Clinton, many houses were burn
ed, and nearly all the horses, and mules, and
cattle driven away.