Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-27
Yankee 1t .aling expedition.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial gives
the following account of mirauding expedition into
Virginia by the Yankees. No gentleman in the Confed
crate service Ia the subject Of much hate and the
of IS much with the Yankees the intrep
i'd and dashiDg Col Albert G. Jsnkins-and few, may
add have rendered such effective service or incurred as
heavy sacrifices
Nine miles above Guyandotte, we came opposite the
farm Of Col Albert jenkins, whose cavalry By their
continued outrages eliminating in the massacre Of Guy
andotte have become the terror Of the whole country
Union men and rebels alike execratng them. The boat
Stopped at the landing, put out plank, and four oompa
MES Of the Forty-6rst under command Of Lieut. Col
Wseman, started for the house double-suick, ho
ping to surprise and capture come of jenkins troops
TIE expedition Was handsomely coduoted. Skirmishers
were thrown out, who Immediately occupied the
hills In the Of the house, while the
dwelling, closely guarded, entered and searched
Nothing was found. The house is now occupied by
Judge Boin the fs,herin-law Of Jenkins who claims
be Union man, and is probably stationed there to pro-
tect the property of scoundre under the shield Of his
responsibility and principles. Mrs. Boln highly
cited An Eastern Virginan, she rejoiced in being
cessonist Her houJs had been repeatedly visited she
sad and she believed and hoped that one two repe
utinns Of these military morning calls would make her
husband rabid secsssonist which she added would be
the happiest day OF her life. She resented the nsnua
ton that her son.nlaw would engage in anything dis
honorable, and denied that he had anything 10 do With
the Guyandote massacre though she must have known
better. An educated woman she diseoursed earnedly
of species Of Towering exotic the violet blooming
ivy, of Aexco and gracously permitted those boian
icaly inclined to pluck the flowers, and vines
to send home for propagation.
After careful search, the were called to and re-
turned TO their boat: taking with them ten horses the
property Of jenkins. The ysukins' es.ste owned by
three brothers, Albert "the Doctor" and Jesrs,n a
in the rebel army stretches along the river shore dis
lance Of three miles Fields Of whea. and corn stood
ungathered and unhusked There was an abundance Of
everything about the house. The house Is substantial
two story brick, very spacious aad comfortable,
rounded by fine old oaks and sycamores-s very desra
bic country residence.
When the reconnoiterng party approached the house.
to take to his heels aud disappear in the
direction of tho hills detachment set out in pursuit.
but il failed to capture him. /! turned ont however
that he tenant and not obnoxious by any partic
p.ton with the rebels.
There wa, something suspicious in the fact, that in
every house visited In the neighborhood not man was
to be found though the and children at the
house to receive military calls. And alter our boat
steamed out, at two or three houses, a mile or two
above several horses saddled and bridled were
standing at the bars and urtivey standing about