Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-04

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ain the lowest depth there Is q lower deep,
To which the he'll we suffer seems heaven"
sheridAns m'n came again flying from Hampton after
the rOus at TreviIan depot They came famisbed worn
down with fatigue, and parting with the rage of fear
Nov they vented on d,fenceless women and children
add old their Infatuated Ire. They could be cruel
here with impunity. They could relieve the sgonies of
their oasgalion to extent by abusing the help.
less and sweeping up the little food that had been left
By q train They made the best use Of the little time
allowed them for plumber. The last grain of corn that
could be found taken, and the last mOrse of at
Persons from adjacent sections had sent in contributions
10 the sufferers; and these swept eff b. these
hArpies. But the fear Of Hampton was before them
and they hurried on They ed TO DO making grta
haste for Gloucester Point they passed King and Queen
Court House, passed ever a portion of their men to
West Point and then hurried back with their remaining
force 10 DunkiIks. In all this marching aud couner'
marching they we're ever plundsEirg. The whootone
o. these men in their intercourse with ctzs ind
eA.6d the lowest degradation. There was nothing OF
humanity TIE ierOcious beast always prominent.
One Of them asked interesting little boy OF six Or
seven years old, near Dunkrk, If he would fight the
Yankees The child replied that when he got old enough
he reCkoned DO would. The savage drew his pistol on
him and threatehed to thoot him.
In all their rObbng and burning they gave evidence
Of the mos. ntene hatred. At the house Of poor and
respectable woman they not content to steal what
they wanted aud break up the furniture they collected
mass Of things in the centre of the floor and poured
ink over them.
At another place, after taking sll the corn from
house, they sat Ere 10 it and burned it down.
hall mile from this house, on another farm. they
burned tts stables.
Take th,m al toieshe it is not believed that history
furnishes any example in civilized ages Of such eoec.
ton of robbers and cus-throas General Sheridan
commands. Wherever he goes it Is the same uniform
story.
Il Il for you, soldiers to deed, il such to be
treated IS sold ers Your countrymsn your wives, your
families have been subjected to the injuries and OurSges
Of these monsters in human shape Is not the death Of
dog too good for thems
HUSrERs DEPaIDErIcNs IN BEDToRD
prominent citizen of Bedford writing TO his in
Law in this city, says;
"KaoW, however, that We did not have Yankee at
Wheaty, on their way sdOwn to Lynehburg, on Thurs
day Srd Friday, l6 and 18th instant and
graduating ourselves that possibly the Wreches might
not return this way. On Sunday, the 10th, however,
We were sadly undeceiVed. We learned about 10 a.
that the Yankee army had reached Liberty in full
retreat Wes and that the time for gene raj
pllagiDg Ali the morning We we're expecting them,
bu: we're disappointed, until about 24 P. NJ, when q
swarm Of 100, meuu,ed and foot, caue up and took
possession Of house, yard house. smoke house. &C.
&C.. aud commenced their usual system of piage, but
not Of WantOn destruction. Our dinner in the act
Of being carried in, and We had dinner fer very
a,gs family our house being literally full and many in
the yard ali Of which (the dinuer went into Yankee
mAHs and from that time until night you: mImma and
the servants did nothing bu. for the Wretcbes and
run about, waiting them and tell you, the old
woman showed herself not only captain, but full
general. So dined the hund ed, fed The 100 horses
aud then them load up all the bacon in the smoke
house (but not all bad, for had removed and
ted three fourths of SUPPLY aud all the they
could carry sWsy-probably so bushels-al the flour
and mealn the store room, and all tho small1r pundr
ing, aad move of. had sent Robert away before they
came into the county on their way down, with all my
valuable horses wagons harness, saddles &c. and oil
the LegrO men boys with rations, across the c0ua-
try towards Staunton TiEer Wednesday morning. the
18th, and kept them away until the retrea. had ssed
up. So we had no horse at home bu. poor old J,ho,
vi did not think they would have and who was quietly
gazing in the yard, thinking no hIrn bat alas for
all human as well a. horse calculations they took him
of being quite indignant at not finding the more vau
able horses.
The vsudals riaed the house from cellar TO gairet,
and stole many little although we had bu led
The most Of them-among other things my old silver
-. 80
straw hat gloves, 81, sc, your N IN mas g,ll spec
tacles and every It'll, vlluaols they hsd no. put in the
great CAest shch We buried b. all these details you
will receive IN due time.
We came CT 80 Nell compared to others, that It is
net worth nOisrg, lost Mt and only the
horse; sustained NJ irjury to my crops panta
ton nor was any member Of family nsulted any
way, tho some OF the rude aud imperiinen.
Our negroes d home behaved admirably, and proved
themselves TO be true what the would have done,
had they been a. home cannot tell but believe that
most if not al Of them would have remained faithful
am glad hOWsV,r, they put to TIE test Our
county has ufsied teniby, and the loss in negroes,
horses el.tle sheep, provisions. and ia tho damage aa
dssiuc lou Of crops amour. to several millions Of
dolsrs-there i5a' doubt Of it. IsuppOse not IS than
or 500 negroes alone we're taken away, and the
Of them young men. DR.. MOseey Mr.. Witt, Col. Hol.,
Mr. Il, Williams, John jones, &s, L, all lOstheaviy,
and all lost more orsi slaves and horses DE-. MOsslsy
IL almost ruined. These you perceive only few
right around M
TIE TIGRF NEAR MARIETTA.
The special correspondent. OF the Atlanta Iateligsu-
Ger, under da:e Of The 2Si, GAYS:
On yesterday morning the enemy held possession OF
ridge on the Powder Spring road, which commanded
the country around for some Fnoe, and which MSS
deemed desnabe for our army. Our cavalry held pos
session Of il previously, but the approach Of the
Yankees fell back and abandoned the important position
Accordingly, jor General Stevenson was ordered in
the evening attack aud carry the ridge BY storm Is
=. =, s,sn,se1 that tha anpmV had fortified himself