Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-08
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soad ale 80 prepare dinner for them This was
on nly DONE and zfter the meal was over the table
80 e. ed over and the croekery broken to pieces,
And knives and forks pocketed ana carried en-.
Passing on 70 hRIOr Meals, they robbed MN OF his
horses and mules number Of negroes, robbed the ne
oTo oaests, and carried away the Asjor. Taxing bis
oo,s rom his feet and his watch from his pcckets,
hav act him upon an unbroken cell, without saddle,
md compelled him 10 several miles on the route,
/ when lhsy released him.
Az Gibson they burned the stores, and scattering
hrouSh the vicinity robbed and puL dsIed ind s,tni-
natsIy A poor man OF God assaulted and robbed
| Of his watch and horse, winch Was about his III.
The moor log hut, as wen IS the more pretending
aWslli z, alike suffered from their relentless FaVsg's
Toe country 10 one vast scene OF desoiaion ano rum
IN MANY places nothing but dwellings, are left upon the
fms. q lady remarked 10 ~ that she had not
m, hiul OF prUvs lett and this Was bus the day
nstore the abode OF luxury and Wta.tl .Durng Ito
pursuit they always bad Tune 10 Piier and rod what
cotbpg and bed furniture they could not carry on was
| burneu OF Torn u. The Infamous ufeicnes even
o.,cbAd finger rings ind watches from delicate females
,ra,abu win irgnt. Uases of other and baser out.
| 800 nam resp abls females reported, bat
tbSv are not Wtp AuInentOated torbear 70 speak OF
1 thtm.
letter in the Macon Confederate from serg't VT
Rioius Rutchsns OF tho An Kentucky Mounted Imam
trv Ss,cribes the conduct OF the Yankees plan
tAnon of DOL G. b BInsy, in Wilkinson county. He
says;
They tntsrsd his house without mony, demanded
the kerr and ssArcht every drawer close, and uu1k
sppropriatlng everything Of yalnF. They next TOOK
me bunss IL, m The barrels and tmpisd boTgtHn on
he dJor AitGr loAdil their animals with provisions
ana other plnnasrsd piopar,y, they rsgraa, aiming
nat lnSs was not thar last Sisis. Accordingly tteg
,s,pfnSp In the stIsThsen Of tbs n,Ki Gar, Tbet
0opdaOS sss no sane ks hstofp rAEisa ths 0isaoy
tT Of slsVsn hidas1 ululss--isn Of NJ, hs end enc
mi hr a, llen No. fas
add, ihsy concluded their asS'e Srsiss ~
psiars the syssot COL Bnuey, ha AnlJ and bis guests
20 the leader of Le iibennss ma rohReEs the Voics
OF bsedlng sounGry iisn clear above the intono
100 OF 1Snnsn, tie cry VI Ins orphan and the wal Of
The WidOa, exUAlmsi
"Lst no y, ceive you, riVeted 10 chains,
Damned to tie h0Ittst ttcus II Ia q lmet ~
The felouing is al extract from private letter
dat Clinton, NV &c:
81 snAtcb moment 10 advise JOu Of the destruction
eommitso By the ENEMY here. May Of Us are utterly
suinedLuGdIeds OF Gus people ate Without anything
10 eat--ther sock OF cLLis hogs. are klec; horses
and mules with Wag0Sa Ieken Lf-an through cur
arrests and commons are TO be seen dead horses
nulss-tnLrals OF hogs AMI cattle killed, and in many
instances the hams only ttk,n--tx, n aad cT.s even
tsken away that We are not able W rtmOys this Of
ien.iVe matter--our school hou1es and most OF the
caufchss buIned-Oaptan Bemsrs beautiful residenCe
IN Asbes &c gelhGr WIlh everything OF mis- that Cud
most hsl GUS we're committed clothes taken Of the
oa h of some of the negroes aad female ssrsalts ia
kan and violated Without mercy BY their officers, and
IN some instances when they ware reared tsnderly
AZ whites Bat cannot recapituAte in dslal the many
ou.ragea.
NOTHING LATE FROM GEORGIA.
10 to late hour, last nighL, no Ci,al dispatches
had been received at the War DEPARTING mt from Geor
ga. We are COZ asnt that, this evening or to NOR
70 morning, We will have TIE satisfaction Of announo
il < the thorough disct m6tuYe of Sherman and his
host OF libeTtiues and thieves.
THE 6RAHAMVILLE VICTORY.
The Savannah NeOs says that tn fight ct Graham-
y lie was enc Of The most complete triumphs of the
war; Tho en- .my came against US vi fully Eve 20 our
,wo large portion OF forces we're raw, undril-
led militia, who had never seen a battle. They waded
into tbs work vigorously and heroicay, aud covered
themtelve with honors immortal Their ;aise is on
the lips of all When the full history of that battle
8 written, i! will be shown to have been one of Il Q
most hoty onested, sgainst the most Whelming
Odds ard resulting In the most complete triumph, Of
any fight during this war.
GATHERING THEM IN.
The people throu h whose country S5ermans army
passed are picking up the Yankee stragglers The Al
eusa Sentinel is informed that they had committed no
i'm proper act they trea ed prisoners of war; Bat
when it is ascertAined that they have bsen g-ity o..
outrageous indeCenoiesor inhumanItes, Gen. sooums
order Ito shoot suggero" has been carried out Four
sragplers Who misbehsvsd thenssvCsn the
some ladies near EltontOn few days since we're altar
wards taken out and summarily dispose Of.
PIDELITY PTHE NEGROES IN GEORGIA
Warrenton Letter 10 the AusuJta OOnsttutionalist
"a .f.t..A q. i
the general devotion OF the slaves to their ownorf
Often upon the route in the rear OF the advancing
armea large groups Of fsithfu slaves o,uld be seen
shouting With JOY upon icing able to escape and re-
u,n 10 cold Master aud Misssi" These niger lovers
With unspeakable mssnntss, robbed the poor creatures
Of All the money they had aud in some instances Of
hats and shoeS"
THE GALLANT wA5RLER.
When the history Of slermab's iavasion of Central
Georgia is written, no Confederate olRcr will occupy
mora oonFpIcuou or distinguished poztion than The
intrepid and indogitAble Wheeler who, whatever his
dsRo ENJOY the lader Of raid, has proved msslf
10 be among the best OF our esvslry commanders in
defensive campaig,. The letter. in the Constitutional
ISL from which We have quoted in this column, says
"Afer this invasion let one trsdups the military
genius of Wheeler Ga this march for rapid cGnoen-
ia ion al celebrity of movement be has not been ex
oelled BY " commIrdoF. Al SAME svile he struck
the advance Of large force Of the enemy droYs back
the mounted upon I've infantry fell back Fos,ed
over to oolfy Wayne of bis danger of NIX in time
10 ave bin and his command; beard o. fitzpatrick on
another Io1te moving towards the Q nker road for
Wa,nesb ro Ovsri' Oh ard fought HIM with bril- auoy
aud vim, dd.oJs hi ia gallcp bsyond w, ynGsto.
o. the result OF which is at tus tia here unknown.
Fae Yankees Sere badly whipped Wing The fight
d por, uit made under great disadvantage. "a
for nately QUE D, ople on that ng no of travel snd
ia veal by country, failed 10 get q their horses and
muss th So supplied the places of the horses worn
out In the Chase and nous hf for the pufsuers
GAIN the N.Y. after resting and feeding their stock
on of the abundance Of the barns and cribs destro Ell
the balance by ars leaving bus little for Wneeer ut
notwithstanding these great disadvantages. on be