Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-20
nE.rs Ct Yrskee Crueisr.

4 letter IL the Selze Reporter furnishes &C
di,ioral proof Of the gross 0auagzs committed
by SEsrmaa's ETeichas in Mississippi. We Ok
tract IS follow6:
IconvsTged to-dsy with the Raw. Nj Eu-
rncFsor, Postmaster st Mesidsn, from Hhom l
learned some iHterssinF sc:s relative to the late
raid Of the FEDERAL army through Mississippi
Mr. FDusrs0n states that scmo cf the Yankees
tol5 tbs oilzsn5 of that place that SeermRn's
whole forcs COZ sisted Of men who volunteered
esgeei-liy for thss expedition, the OBJECT OF
which vas TO uvoTrHn he Sssse, sad ce7Ioy
.oa r,ilIsPs ths people of sil they possessed,
saeh solder being allowed to keep any spoils he
might besides hsviug the promise OF four hun
dyed dollars in "ErssnbEcks," and sixty days
/ fuyloogh wien ths expedition returned. Many
1 M shsn sduittod tbs imDcssibilisy OF eOGqueT
iu1 ths ConfedaTates, bus said they weIs wag-
/ Iny toe wsr q l5t foT the fdn Of killing re0s'
| EV5gnevsr tAey cane 10 house, tho vandsl
thieves rushed ia, bursied opea doors, bureaus
/ and trunks, Appr0prsIDg everything O. Fs!ae'
| ep4 DESTROYING what tssy could not csrTy With
| tro-n AZ .hey were passing tie Teslj ence CT
| Mr. Kiinztrjek a most cstImsbls widow lady,
| yrbo mon ell occasions, has shown the greatest
/ kip6est towsId uoidisTs, tbs villains went INTO
The bcT1se. fiYsd through toe windows ~ oGf re-
! tres,ir- csvAiry, AID then robbed the place OF
/ ali tbe blankets and other bedciothng, leaving
! the family entirely destitute.
When she heard The 6nsmy was coming, HTs-
| X took her MIA; and buried II in the garden for
| safefv. bat unfortunately trusted the secret 20
| - II ths servants, who g5ye the information
| - the Yankees, md soon they were more dill
emily engaged ia searching after the hidd n
| Raro.1 team ihey exhibited II winning oaI Torka
/ - V,chshusg HeWever, Ma. Il. beiDg deter-
| -,;rs4 list a Yankee should net bTssktasE Of
| lar meat, followed ihem out, sad as they took
i8-om ths box she jampad uPea It and stamped
i. iato She ground until they tlaaliy gave up the
st;eup. in despair. Orc Of their number asked
II shs had e son in the Tebsl array, TO Whieh she
| Tsplied: Yes, sir, have two sons in the ser
vice Of their country, and visa had toTtJ
Finding they Gould not suceeed in burning
The lanes houss El.er hsviog Get it on are four
tiues. he infamous wcesches burstsd open Mr..
rs m @ lassss barrels poured the contents oVe
/ ths haor, snd then carried mud and, mixing !
with the molGsFes, drew ali kinds OF disgusting
= figures upon the wall, AL the mills II Tue eoun
~ were destroyed, s13 many OF the cHzsns-
yTasIihy lamiiies-.Te ROW living UpoR b0GiBl
Lone. al the negroes tdst would go viii
tbsn wsre carried of, and large number Wit
sra-sszed a wish 20 remain were tskon BY tc!ce
20 p assures ME that not l5ss than iEty ehil
5-,n were lett aloag tho wsyside in the woods
, ssout twenty niles from AsTidisn, IS the Fed'
a ne9ro nan who went Of with them yoluE
.as5i~ ard who ran away g. Pearl river &c
c,rs nome, SAW lhss when they reached th'
} stIrsm the blacks, having become very mus
digsatfei, wsTe called into ms ana assoc
they wished 70 30 on with tee 1SeAe % ALLag
4 ra-.rr 10 tbeir egners, and some iTO hunofe
- hsVinr decided ia favor Of the latter they we
4 tsksn out sad shot. This negro slao ssys !a
he saw aumbgr Of small chl.dstn thf9"n 10
Pearl Ilgsr an1 drowned when crossing L, o
cause they we're unsble to keep uP N nAIenin
- 1t -as for this reasen lbAt hs made hls eeeAl
upon tie ffst opportunity whico presented Use
Can such people pfo5psTl Never!
t., ROLAND.