Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-25
HUNTERS BARBARITY IN VIRGINIA.

The annexed letter written by the youngest daug
ter of the Hon.. ALI xAHDER T. BoTELER Of Jefferson
county Virginia, detailing to her asters the burning
their home by order of Gen HUNTER and also the resi-
deDce of Edmund Lee whose place adjons Mr. Bote
les Fountain Rock, alluded to below, belonged to Mrs
Boteler who with Der daughters and grandchildren
been thus ruthlesy deprived Of their only home Mr. A
T. Boteler will be remembered member of the Fede
raj House Of Representatives in lS6061 and actively
engaged with Mr. Crittenden and others resisting
sop but after the call for seventyve thousand men BY
the President Of the United States acted wi his ate
Capt. Martudale was inorraed by Of Mr. Botelers
daughters that the property MT her fathers but that
OF her mother having been conveyed to her mary
since. She aterward sent word TO Gen Hunter that he
had not succeeded in destroying dollars worth. Ali
he bad destroyed belonged to Mrs Boeer who absent
from home at tho tine. No was there except Mr..
B0teeTs two daughters and three little grandchildren
This 10 the letter Of Miss Boteler:
SHEPHERDsTows, JEFrtRsos COUNTY VIRGINIA
July 90 Wednesday night
MI DEARKsT SISTERS suppose you will hav- heard be-
fore this you that our dear beautiful home in ashes
Yesterday Just after dinner Lizzie children aud
being home fifteen Federal the First New York
cavalry under Captain Martindae with orders
of A. H. Botser and Edmund J. Lee hey us st
aud in twenty minutes after their arrival it ould have been
two little rocking chairs and three other chairs from The
porch This ia literally all The barn In which
the books cabinet Of minerals valuable historical papers and
doeuments-a gone The meat house and dairy still
standing, the wind blew from them Writing th is hard
work than thought would be after all hsye gone through
with They piled mp the furniture and with camphene etc
built the Are that has burned deep into hears Meta and
at aunt Rannies night Lizzie End chi dren the
Grove Mrs Lee has joined her husband, aud Fountain
kock and Bedford both desoated MY heart aches
have UGH terrible tdngs Of the dearest spot in all the world
to you fear love too much but greatest grief
for darling parents We young and bear such
changes better their life ties were ormed an rveed
here I'll write In the morning when fitted for 1t
How many VIII be sorry I, hear all this read Hunters
papa, but it was taken cut Of my hands,
Your devoted sister, SIPPr.
have read with pain the sad and touching letter o
Sippe," youngest daughter Of the Hon Alexander r.
Boteler OF Jefferson county Virginia detailing to her sis
ter the burning of the beautiful of herr mother
Fountain Rock had the pleasure but few weeks since
Of learning from Mrs B0teler description OF two battles
fought her resideuce and Immediately her own
grounds On both occaaions the wounded brought
TO her h0use and received all the assistance it in
power to give Her beautiful aud accomplished daughters
like minsterng angels and smoothed the pillows Of
the bleeding and dying soldiers happy to hear from
her own lips that the two medical officers Of the Union
army left in charge Of the wounded polite and
teols gentlemen During of these battles il said
that Gen Lee, seeing the Confederate shells bursting in
clio proximity to the house, rode up TO the ocer
nandng the battery and directed him change The drec
ton Of his pieces Igas this occasion that Miss
Lofty" saved the lives of fourteen sodies who driven
BY the Conederste we're led to place of safety BY this
The not the property Of Mr. Boeler but be.
oneed to Mrs Boteler, who, like spartan mother has
remained through oil the dangers of war protect her
property and children With the exception OF the gal
ant Mroy, who deprived her Of her servants she and
her daughters have received every courtesy from the Gene
rails Of the ooDtendng Mcclellan, like gallant
soldier who makes only men, ordered her house
protected while his victorious troops in pursuit Of
The enemy IL left for Gen. hunter to make desoate
this beautiful house, and to bring poverty this interesting
family. j..