Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-17

D.; the. c:sizenE were ell ordered IN doors,
and tTeh cvm!nruenccd the destruction of
ammunition supplies, Huge hrsys Of pow
, der zero fired, sld a terrific b5IpbardfDent
! OF exploding smells w.s kept up for FIVE
hours. II was found to be impossible to
Empty :ha accumulated sturra which had
beal depo,ited here for Tbs tupuo.: -; IN
army Of onr hrndfr.l thousand msU, ED tho
/ buildings cnf.Ainirg ileu, were a. CT. Thu
Building containing sa powGe. n.ca2'a"
! caught on h"r. cen-'r- (. m1st vih'etr gXplc-
rslon, which kncclicn J"1!! mo pissisrins AID
| shiTe-td r::.f ps"e Gf glass COT: iguous /: it.
! Al tiv- o'rircf, 7. ", lien Van D,Ir .-ayng
pSroled IT,. prison ~, assembled his cou,-
lGa"G sni took up hs line Of narcii, hav;I &
destroyed (accordins IL tie enefny's ca'cula-
tin") ten millions worth OF property belong
ing to tho Federsl Government.
Thls tee consuming flames sve,nei La
Threaten thu entire destruction ct our devJ-
tod city, - gathered together our r.luabIes
| snf Eittc:E and bravsly determined to ab,r.-
don our hum:n HS wiling aacsitco !cr 50
much CORY for .lEce tho beginning # tho
war itisr. has nssor h.-n 80 mach glory
crowded into the brief space o. one shnr.
day. This was but the prologue 10 lvsil's
grand drama; tho sior pjrc' Iiuve the da' u
| est tragedy.
At 10 O'clock The following morning Il
Largo srrcy Of infrntry, cavalry and artillery
poured into cur tnpT, anil t; en- commenced
seuns which ggsis d. cr,plinn; a hungry
and ds'noralizsd mob soldiery Was turned
| loose upon us with licursB IL. In the con-
Inandia, Gsncrsl t, coInmi, every depreda.
ton sasa taking hu,aan iifo. For two days
s;l nights g 'e'G Of terror wss enacted,
which mas no parallel ia history. Pil5tsd ~
| tho paroIed soIdisre, who had sworn Yen
goanco against tho ctiz-ns. the iufuli.ted
mob burst opa'; the doors cf private house,,
| scarching and pitlnging t,s.u Ct sYery s,ti-
cin, fom the most worthless to the most
WI ab!o. G:ey-haired fathers were dishon-
| sreN; innocent srd hol pless wtnyu ard chill
DION we're insultvd with the most psofsre
ard abusive language, and often had tho last
! morse tskef: from them our beautiful
| chus shcs, which w,;s IN ornament to our
town, were dssscrsted in thu most shameful
! ,nnnu-r, aud made tee rendezvous for tho in
fiel dogs. At nisat the heavens were ms o
land by the ascending Nsnes Of burning
homes.cadt; mothers casped their little ones
TO .heir boGous. and with .gonizing tears plea
did f,r tho roof that protected them FROM the
severtles Of nid-winteI; thus, for fo'ty-=isht
horre, tho unbiidl d ami fsndish passions
af tho COB wers allowed unrcs,renad sway,
diving which tina they pe.pstra.;d eve, {.
OUTRAGE thnt ve- liz. k.Eed toe catalogue IF
crime. Our town was ,nen PLACED Under Tho
most risii miii'srr ii cipli1s, and the yckS
.. Tyranny WAC pressed uioa u5 with the
nGst unf.ieut,rg cruelty; osery man was
!Ic prisoner IN hla own house, snJ not
s,llwnL ~ wal; &c streeta without "ner-
m;t' ffclu the provout marshal; every cru
city, prompted By revenge, aid tho c.Pri.es
of military dr:iiotism was heapsd upon us.
This state Of things continued wit. III f1r
three weeks bcf.!e tho army svacue': d Luz
towH: no citiz,c bad any g,cI.',y aK.i,;at
out .aacons deprejati ,7s a:,.i ia, u bcsad,
ualcss 30 could aarn'1 its piesepcD Il IN
fhrar IL his nbue 20 protecC Lila propaI q.
Daring this dasX hour OF tsisl, Cur c':iz is
ccnGuciCi .h+uselyea in the m,.st heroic
manner; CIR g'"y htiicd sires aad young
br0thsTa grctrGd ID hptrlt snd gnAsftd their
thch rtus - fe-l tnerl5elvsy 81 the mercy Of
ruthless 1Iunv; III. b'ave women being
compiled, dlEp'nad :'olLhcsH hospitality to
their to:thhrn guest, with the most Jis7i-
demaud-5, prrschef sere>scr Se.mons
with tho m,at perfect enthusiasm, uirh
w!;nt elcc::J nay be judged from a remik
of Can. Giants after he had res1ho; Mem
pnis. lie said: 81 will never make aoo her
EXPEDITION through Mississippi Wis Holly
SPRINGS. for the sacess yemen have con-
verified NY whole army, and verify believe
il thsy do net embrace ,ha new faith, .hoy
will all stack srms and 20 home" lie had
sufficient cause for complaint, for bis man Ie-
Ii:ei te 20 Co Virashurs, and bad to hs fnrcsd
on ha.'d ths boats 1t tie point Of the h"yo-
nat They Tworo thsy would not go to "Jef
Davis Slaughter. pon," as they termel Vi?ks-
burg
The ladies were accused Ct shooting out Of
thei- windows st tbs eoldie's on tie morning
OF tho Doth end upon this pretext they or
de1cd the family of orr able Congressman,
the Hon. 3!r. y , from their residence, assert
irz thst MrH q. had shot one Of tbeic uen on
tho morning Of the ::id This however, was
only an excuss 10 cloak their y!ainy, ior
thcv rxnited Al The Opportunity Of pcrsecu-
ting rhe f.m;iy O. a noInheT Of the t;onfnde
rats Congress. Every residence of any eI-
tent wss taken as hospital az headquarters
for some ofic,r and staff and the occupants
we-o turned ont of doors TO seek shhlter
whore thoy might be able to find it.
a General remarked to me one day, that the
expedi .ioa undertaken by Gsn. Grant hsd rever
nat with his appreciation, ond boastingly nd
ded we will leave nothing t. represent Jour
nnce pop ilous and forti]e country, but power
IT," Teplici Ipre ute, sir, that yon found
nothing 10 mpka war npan but women and
children An officer near by responded, "and
We are deter ,nintd TO have them. for We will
never aen the md Of this WAT hio eheIe are
such mothers t t-a;n np warriors fur the bat
tlefield.' 7 rep,ira 10 hin when you under
take that. ~, yon wiii Hnd that you have
-FOUR bcolira. battle 70 fight. I was conve:s-
ing wit, an officer Of high Tsrk, in T ss1d to
tina ln~;ess depredstiors Of the soldiers.
whom he asked me If we did not begin
to feel tiet We gc-e corqEorsd people
I replied
I'ee Ike s :.Non Espsl'on way ell |, 'houiM:
mi, pre,e 1t llie ry 81! Helena blight Dixie M lost
You csa nevor conquer rs. sir ; you may null
,iDiv Ti.us from ita creation by Eternity, End
then you will never be eblo to force Us back
into m odiou7 Un'on with tboss vino stand
as.hor.ad By me and dresdfdl even unto
rods It took Rome three hundred yonre to
dts. and it will taho three timas three hun
dred wears Tor the liberties Of the South tn
esriYe on tho alter of ETs=dcu.
u. .ben csndidly confessed that it was his
firm conviction that the South never could he
cornI :sl and Eaid that rho lswless dspreda
,nn5 which Gen. Grant suffered his army IN
commit had more tendency TO democrat u ii
! han three lost battles.
For or extent Of Is niles slong Tho ronte
G: tho retreating army, ruin ard dssols,ior
Carried off ard it III estimated that 10, 900 ns-
groes Yers .-arriad of f-rln the northern part
ii our STATE. May perfone Injured TO lux.
W std Ease XII! nave IN 'aii foe thei.
bread; yet We estc7m our losses but q