Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-05


a vi !. 10 pssLsHss vsSsr. Ia every direction
ihsh Bsssssjss 70 ht Sssidsses Of ssnAsss 1uasss,
hon vhisA hs family hsd just essspsd. kAd after
Affecting en- entrance, took a number Of valuable
articles too numerous to MENTION one Of bis house ser
and bis carriage and horses having first RECALLED
her taste with some fifteen gallons of choice wi1e,
which they found dscenty inferred nesr his dwelling
the place Of cOncealmsus being discovered to them BIZ
negro, whOss life was threatened II he refused to
make it known. No doubt all Yadkeedom rtjo,ced a.
the losses sustaised by tbs distinguished statesman,
a. they were inflicted under express orders OF the
Northern Government The capture of his person ives
no doubt part Of the programme, but fortunately he
vas beyond their reach. From Dandli5ge Sale, Esq,
in the neghborhoOd of Loretto they took every article
Of clothing and mulattd his furniture, and from one
Of bic farms, carried eff the greater part of his stock
and some Of his saves-fom Dr. A. H. GArnett, several
articles Of Clothing and suky-irom Colonel VIM B
Beverley all his clothing number of negroes hores,
Sc, and killed some of his cattle. Here too, they
found large quantity Of old vine of excellent flavor,
which freely imblbed that many of them, after
their symposium bseams beastly drunk, and on their
return to tder boats bad to be taken up and lifted in
should have stated, that their visit to Col. BIS
few days prior to their going to Loyd's.
Ga the night OF the Is h ultinO they dropped down
to the town OF Tspplhannsck, and the re1t morning
Sunday) at an sEriy hour, discm6arked their whole
Orcs entered al the houses Of the oisIsns excepting
few that were occupied, and appropriated to them
SsVes everything Of value that they could conveniently
cary e About l25 negroes some of whom were free.
took shipping this place; slo threswnito persons,
Mrs Sylvester, her d,ughser and another woman, with
miscsgeuacu prOcFvit,es From Mrs. Ars:in BSocken.
brOush, while her house was being guarded by Of
their officers the Hungarian aud the other Ger
man, we're tAkea thrive CHS OF her slaves leaving her
large farm contiguous the town without force ro cr
sVats is AID save the wheat cop then lela % hsr-
s.s,iLg ErOm d. Thomas q. Gordon, six valuable
slATt5 from George T. Wright Esq six slaves, horse
and eight barrels of corn /; from Thomas S. Waugh,
Esq, nav bdggy,' several unfinished buggy bOdieE,
tools paints, g., hon Robert s HiPkins, Esq., fire
buggy aud ValuAbls house servant; from James Roy
Mcou E.q tie clerk OF the county, ten slaves; from
Mrs Lucy A. Brsmh1m, all her slaves but two men,
every article Ct clothing family portraits, mirrOre
blankes sheets, Is, and every article Of subs stsnce
Tnis lady ies indignant at sseing negro sodieTs
ter her house. that though slone and unprotected, she
ordered them out calling for the oapau protect her
from loss and insult Sac might as well have called
spirits from the vaity deep, Tor captain responded
to her call and she forced to abandon hex premises
to page Just before leaving faithful old servant
an adjoining Lt overheard what pass,d between this
lady aud the imhguted soldiers, and thinking il gou,d
be better for ker DO concisory in her department
to her enemies aVaied himself of the frat opportunity
and passed unoossrved TO her residence, to give her
some advice. o. meeting with Mrs.. B. he said, Look
here, Mrs. BrSuhRp, are Standing il shallow water,
aud ny advice 70 you is to behave yourself and ac
mlre maansrly towards these. people" From ], 4.
Matthew'S O. we're stolen several articles o. furniture,
faulty Portraits crockery ware, g.; aud fsom other
psss NJ in the place and eircum lcsnt country, num-
Der Of slaves, horses and other property. so
The exodus of CSlared persons would not, it's sup
sad have been so great but for the fact that they
we're enticed away by negro, former resident. who
was tried and convicted year tao ago, Of a crim
nal offence and ordered to North Carolina from which
ssats be made his escape and returned with the Yam
KEGS carrying of his children bus having his wife, who
had fOLmsd another alliance
The joy Of the negroes St tler liberation, ii they
so esst med H. vas of short duration, Tor when taken
to the gun boats the we've put on one, the wcmfn
and ehidrel on others and it doubted whether they
have seen each other since, except from he decks Of
the steamers as they passed down the river Toe vail
OF AmeutaOn that went up when they discovered the
imposition pras:iced upon them by their pretended
friends and sympabzsr Whe promised them social and
political equality, AMI all tho comforts of life, made
the Welkn ring, and sOrrOwluly and earfuy they sub
ued to their fate, and row sigh for the comfortable
homes they deserted aud the hind masters whose con-
6dsDcs they haVs abused.
Under the late government Of the United States,
Tappahannoek the port OF entry for the ds:rc. Of
that name, where the Custom Houle was located. The
books aud papeiS belonging it deposited in house
which the enemy fcrebly tered were ovSrhaued and
registers emolumsns, Licenses, and ether papers,
ranged with care aad syst'm, thrown into pi. Many
of these papers were Of value to ctzsna NUM-
mems Of tile to vested property.