The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-02
scenes beyond u S1lssissippi.

The following extracts @ : iet,es, may not be
A. late ~ some, but II h sseas snd stu,hfai, md
will, no doubt. be read w1fA1nasscss i II indeed
a pity that single man Of tsnks's motley hesde
ever retasncd alive 10 New Osseaas, or any other
point
Ny Dear sso.her Asoat sss weeks since, 1 raw
Mr a ------, 60 sd College friend Of your, who
told rac that yan wsre 1t nlMiEsion. 10 the last
uineisea mouths have s.ssssR incrs jski-
bar OF i@t.ers Il, you hi. nav nrser sa.i The lisp
piness oil rep:y. tvnh satae~fiat ef the eoafags
OF despair write again.
tSpent three weeka In tbe Yankee iiaas; God
fortd ina. should ever b: u:iottunaie as ,o
live for another day In their brutal coB.pany. Could
tell you Of halfthe dangen % which 1 have been
subjected, buI from which Mefctful Prosid~nce
has rescued me, belief would BE- confNuRaed ard
charity refuse 70 credit that sGeE atrocities could
he perpeiratcd by huMan tktegs
Mr. g. Waat to isxa2 VIA The lew 1esr3ti lie
had saved, irasing Us just opposite Natch,i5cEas,
broad sivs.f iat.rseisgY tss,ttied aad npsu,sct-
cd ft.s Yankees eusergss Natabitaeaes On the 3ist
al Has,h witt, .ish heads ind brave, with dying
eol.ss lad maIti asrEic They remain ed for six
day. Ia that u, ted nfore HsGm:na.iGas were en-
acied than dees g. possible for the ina .ination
even of aan,aHs i. conceive Dn the eveaing cs
Aps.i 5ih tncy beg az TIER aIsshes 4, Ia:daight
&ssEerF. ssa&eneJNSs q a. @sa1s khuesiHg at the
door; ,he assa liu. patty threatening 10 break in
If not admitted Preparations ~e.o even mace
to fire the dweiug. Imagine The Feelings of
two lone women at this awful juncture Eanhl,
aid there was none. With hurried cry to God
for protection, we dressed as quickly pos
sitle, the rutfians meanwhile bate:ins At the
door. Opening The door with trembling iia-
gers, IN ria'ked twe Z,uaves~-thc post hid.ous
abjnCts t.ts ever mel my gaze. Tl,ey informed us
That !hey ht4 been mt 10 search .:e he,ise Une
was afi;eo with riff :, Ms companion with en
eno!mohs kiiifc fh-y threatened To Use t!rr-e
upon us il we dill rot deliver Up ali as.as, geld,
yainabes ard secret pagers. We told then, To
H.. If SupE q
;cd that ne seemed bewidered at the Invitation
Thoy remained Until hall past one O'Clock, and
the" departed, informing u, however, that hey
would soon return tor tur:her examination Re
memheiiug dagger that had In my trunk long
cherished as a td;ismla against a WOman's last
emergency, ran IL secure I. Scarcely had
cu .ched II when the uproar withou. was tesumed,
and soon thereafter our terrible visitors reappeaTej.
This time tht if meaaces were Of murder, uad To-
:ence worse than murder. They ransacked armojrs,
b!oke locks, cmpted t'unks and threatened to aiii
us ii We did not stvc ibfm gold. tried TO escape,
but one o: them braad.shed IA axe over
and sWoye he woad sspiit nay skull - Re S!gEing
myself TO fate with feeling Of despair suc!, as
hope may never crash c,c again, seated myself,
and rsciiHg IN act OF c0H;riiGa, pre- Paied for
death, Eeleasing INC for II moman,, the ru:han
bade his comrade ''eaA in tae tlacks." At these
words hope fursook me, aud vaiE.y strOye TO dis
scmble their awful import. Maddened by futile
search for treasure, they declared ihat the negroes
had informed them that Xr q. was an officer In
the Confederate army, and had big box Of gold
aud silver hid there Very soon Dave, Erred and
Va:sin, three Of our slaves, came into our bed
room Dave was the one who had told thcE, these
fables which reused their greed. Luckily for him,
he ie.i with the Yannces.
Hut let me finish with this night OF agony. The
zouaves put US in our room, under guard VI bile
the negroes escorted them through the house. My
room escaped their pollution by some miracle -
eu ideniy, one Of the negroes who had accompanied
the Zouaves stole back where we were prtsoned,
and, with the mos. OBJ .ceGc gestures, raised ciub
Madam q her r.
peand 10 the Zouave guarding US 'if 1t were posi-
bic that he ceu!d allow this murder" Some ha-
man instinct must have conquered his fer0city, for
int0eaiaie haiiing his cnntfere, who rushed up 10
the scene, they combined 30 huri tho negro to the
fioor 4s soon as he was PROSTATE they hammered
him with theif fists and ba0,s go ru,hicssy that,
forgetting for wild moment the justice of the
act, We impIored them to let lin 90. They yield
ed, but as he SUNK towards the gallery the Zoua;e
with the bowie knifs sn:o.e him sarcwGiy that
the weapon shivered on his ribs. Our bed room
and my garments were stained with his bio d -
Alter that they dismissed the negroes aud sat down
quietly Picture us alone with TWO such abandon
Cd witches and completely In their power. God,
o"cver, took care Of US, and perhaps cur very In
nocence abasne.s then foi
- IT'S said that the lion will turn and fee
From maid in the pride Of her purity.'
AT last--at last they left us just as the morning
btar went down We moved 10 Natchit0ches Inn
as We were determined not to spend an-
other nigh! beyond the river
Really, ii DID our hearts good TO witness the
anke1s kang down their heads the retreat
iron, Mansiieii. The pump and circumsIahce Of
ha: biiilidn. pa SseaE. CT week Or two before had
s:!vunk into coWaa and filthy rabbe. Sneh de-
Gorai.zed set never existed. They did their best
o steal everything an: burn the town, but happily
he!E design was tIus,ra ed. You cannol imagine
what csustiag aud splendid v;ctariea iayiors little
army OF "raggsd lebeis" has gained this mag
ntceniy appointed forac Of Blnks
AT hansiisld Your co.I.ge f,iead. i.copold ar
n AT, Was stain nj tiie hrGd OF his ge ni lead
mg triumphant cha.sc. lie died like a hero,
tnd bas gone I'D join that celestial ars,y whose
e",'. In iietvtB Is The Southern Dead Cur forces
s hcii'alrg ii'n inVaegs IN, ana il is 10 be h6Dci
maj shoiiid any roaci NcD Oy!saas Il viii, b.. Ly
bloody tiagmeats. M. {. K.