Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-08

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Isuisburg bu. pushed on towards Charleston. Some
Of cur soldiers followed him to the top Of Big ssWs
Two of our men Nho had been captured and carried BY
Ihcn 10 the Falls Of KanAWhs, and sioaPed, reported
tbat they were pressing on towards Ohio, and that
their suHsrBgs from hunger we're Undesirable Tnsy
report AO that provision Was forwarded to meet
them from Charleston, but Was small In quantity q
scarcely 70 amount to q ration to each. Numbers q
them are reported to have pershed Of hunger and ia
tgpe. Il will be some time before they will DO in q
situation 10 return 10 annoy u. 1 am happy to ssy
lhAs no damage was done to the White Sulphur by
ether o. ook Or Averill coming or Hunter returning
The handsome property Of Mr. DreWry near Dry Greek,
was stripped BY them Of El the fencing, and grass
grsAsd ~ close, and left bare and naked common
The acts Of Vanda bar bary that character Hsd Hun
sl's entire march we're numerous through Rockoridge,
Bedford Roanoke, BOtteourt, Craig, Aonros.and 50 on
vest At The tine of the cruel murder OF Mt David CSegh
AVtrll was encamped the farm Of Rev Me- Morrison
and le t stripped of everything His tent pitched
under the udoW OF Mrs kOrrisOns loom, and his de.
meanor towards her, when abe ventursd to ntercede
for Mr. Cregb and to demonstrate against his doah was
that OF blOOd-thirs.y ruailn. Tia property OF Mr.
JnO Gibson, on Timber Ridge, elk miles east OF Lex
He the father of Lieut.. Colonel Gibson, Of the l4.h
Virginia Cavalry Besides the dwellings 10 Lexington
&heh burned they had several oneIs on their list
to an Colonel Pretton't, Colonel hasse's, Judge
BroCkenbrOughs, AID one or two others. Why 1t was
they did nOs turn them, am not informed. Capt. NJ
White who was SO bAIbAIousy murdered by them, re-
sid d beyor Lexington a mile or two. They brOrghs
him through 1n and carried him into the woods near
% Mrs Oamerohs two miles more in this direction,
and shot him, and lett the tO5y uncared for. The
charge against him was being bushWhAcker COLONEL
Angus n. AtDJcEld was not killed, as reported, bu,
was hrsd upon and shot through tho hand Colonel -
MD Reid perhaps sustained Gs heavy pscunsry loss a
any individual In Lexington Tee enemy campsd
upon hio Mulberry Hill farm, and erased CT his mea-
COWS and Waea. field, killed about seventy head Of
cattle, ard az mAry OF his hogs that we're intended for
tie knife this fall de lost soma negroes, large guam
,ity of bacon, and aour, corn, ~. AL houses we're
anFacked and plaged. There were several extensive
nsighborhOods in R0,kbiige they did NOS enter, ana
hus more properly escaped than was at srst believed
to have been spared The estimate made OF the number
Of negroes taken away BY them must have been much
exaggerated. Some 400 10 500 passed through Lewis
sbwg, of all ages and descriptions number OF small
children are said to hive been drowned BY them. Qte
considerable number Of negroes escaped and returned
Zone soldier informed tie writer be twelve Of
Ne RAnk JlriGLs in one parcel HemsAnt Mr. SAmuei
Jordan perhaps. The negroes seemed perfectly dis
gustsd and were very industrious in trying to persuade
others net 60 with Them. Some soldiers in pursuit
Of Hunter through Amherst Inquired of negro where
they could get something to eat Ha I'D them to bis
cabin ami ted them bOuntifuly, and quired Of
what they had 10 pay. "0S, nuia, massa, NJ fl at ST.
only d. yOu 6OS den dem YaHksss, dat is oil charge
you" Whilst all correspondents enumerating the.
-eaehsry and hypOcri OF slaves. it ia well to record
al instances Of aiihfulnesa and tustwcrhinss, They
are an Ignorant and ersduOus Glass; easily imptSsd up.
on by the Willis and plausible representations Of the
envy. The intelligent among them are having their
eySs opened the consequences of being deceived by
them, and " Il exercise favorable Influence on ths
crsdulouR, and diminish the number who may be die
posed 70 Iun away. AUGUSTA.
NILSSON COUSTY. Va, July 6;h, 1854
MR EDIroR-AS | have seen nothing said in the
papers Of the many barbarOuS AOts committed by Hun
tars eutthroas and murdsrers during their stay in
this County will give you short account of the man
nsr in which they treated some Of the respectable
deeds as Am abcu. TO relate have been committed In
almost every county in the State where the ruthless in
Ta1sIS have been, and all have been made to suffer
more or less my the hands Of these mAraudsr where
they have been temporarily under their rule.
Tn, column Of the enemy which crossed TIE Blue,
Ridge from Augusta into this cou1ty, was a portion
Of AverPS forces commanded by Colonel Starr, acting
Big. General, and numbered about two thousand.
Their intention seemed to be, to cut the Lynchburg
road 70 prevent reinorcemsnts from being sent there
aud to strip the citizen Of Nelson OF provisions ard
horses for their army. The damage to the road ives
very trApg but the destruction of property Of all kinds
was complete in every respect. They encamped Mrs.
Nass farm for several Gays and stripped her of all her
grain some four thousand pounds of bacon, eight or
ten negroes and stock CT all kinda. The 6ends, no.
satin fed with this sacked her hOuse from bottom to
Top then put ere TO il three times and attempted to
bu,n down over her head; but fortunately the fines
we're eIingushed and the house saved The loes sus-
Ained by Mrs.. AssSe, at present prices will amount to
vns huadred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Joseph H Shelton, wealthy and patriotic clti-
&c ahs s.uus ssssnOOrnOod, EustAined very hedvy
loss Ako Mr. 8. was very EsalOus in our cause, aud
sas the soldiers friend everywhere, and at the time
YES away from homo in the service Of his county
Many Of our brave boys who have been supported by
his Rbsralty, will deeply sympathizs with him in his
leases His daughter and niece knowing tee treatment
that many Of their eek had received by the hands Of
the unnercfu devils Hed to the woods for safety, and
remained concealed four days. not being able to return
TO their homes in that lime. Numbers Of citizens in
tho county sustained heavy Losses and were robbed CT
nearly everything in their possession. Thousands Of
refugees from the valley had to Nelson for safety
but they we're being OvsrhAulsd by ire
my and robbed ofeverything Ladies' trunks were bro
hem open and rid ID OF their sWely and such other ar
cls ss pleased their fances And what was LEFT Destroyed
by fire. There seemed be no hiding place for the poor
refugee Driven from his homo to the pahless woods,